Mos Def
Mos Def's new name, Black Star tour dates, free Restoration Rocks! Fest, a Duck Down vs Blacksmith CMJ showcase & more
The artist soon to be formerly known as Mos Def
at Rock The Bells (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Countdown is on. Only 3 months and 10 days left of “Mos Def“:Following a lengthy line of rappers that have hung up their show names, rapper Mos Def says he’s definitely giving up his rhyme alias come 2012…
'Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star' again, playing HoB twice (!) on Friday
Black Star @ Rock The Bells 2011 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)
Like the two did at Rock the Bells earlier this month, rappers Mos Def and Talib Kweli will be Black Star in Chicago this week…
pics from Rock the Bells 2011 @ Governors Island (Nas, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Raekwon, Ghostface, Mobb Deep, more)
Last year Rock the Bells, the touring hip-hop bonanza, picked up on the voguish festival concept in which an artist performs an old record from beginning to end…
Brooklyn Philharmonic 2011-2012 season announced (Mos Def, works by Sufjan Stevens, Alan Pierson & much more)
members of Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Seaport in 2010 (more by Chris La Putt)
The 2011-2012 season for The Brooklyn Philharmonic has been announced and you can browse the full schedule below or at that site, but we’ll highlight a bit…
Mos Def headlines Fort Greene Festival Saturday
Mos Def performing with Gorlliaz (more by Bao Nguyen)
Mos Def will headline the free ($3 suggested donation) Fort Greene Festival in Brooklyn on June 25th…
Rock the Bells expands lineup, NYC tix on presale now
Havoc of Mobb Deep @ the kick-off in LA (more by Graeme Flegenheimer)
In addition to initially announced Rock The Bells lineup (Nas playing Illmatic…
What's going on Friday?
Lauryn Hill @ The Wellmont Theatre in NJ (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
today in Chicago
* Brett Dennen, Dawes @ the Vic
* Lauryn Hill, Mos Def @ Aragon Ballroom
* Raphael Saadiq, Kids These Days @ Park West
* Thao & Mirah, BOBBY, Led to Sea @ Empty Bottle
* Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Chamberlin @ House of Blues
* Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Bukue One, Serendipity Project, Abstract Giants @ Abbey Pub
What else…
Weekend Show Roundup (6/3 - 6/5)
This weekend marks the return of Chicago’s Do Division Street Festival. Taking place from noon to 10PM on both Saturday, and Sunday; most other shows will take a backseat to the festival’s schedule…
Rock the Bells 2011 dates & lineups announced, Mobb Deep & Souls of Mischief & Cypress Hills played the kickoff (pics)
The line-up for the ROCK THE BELLS 2011 FESTIVAL SERIES–presented by Boost Mobile in association with GUERILLA UNION and powered by BlackBerry–will feature an array of seminal and up-and-coming hip-hop artists on three stages…
Mos Def adds 2 more Blue Note shows, Aloe Blacc on sale
Tickets are on general sale for the show Aloe Blacc is playing at Highline Ballroom on June 3rd.
Tickets are also still on sale for the show Mos Def is playing at Highline Ballroom on March 25th too, but Mos added two more NYC shows, and they’re back at the more intimate Blue Note on March 9th (early and late)…
