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Sled Island 2018 in pics & review (Owen Pallett, Grouper, The Body, Shabazz Palaces & more)
Check out photos from all days of the Calgary fest, along with the rest of reviews from the final two days.
Lauryn Hill reveals tour openers: Nas, M.I.A., A$AP Rocky, De La Soul, Big Boi, SZA, more
Plus: Santigold, Shabazz Palaces, Talib Kweli, Dave Chappelle, Busta Rhymes, and still more.
Deerhoof list What They're Listening To In The Van (in NYC now)
Deerhoof land in NYC this week for 2 shows (BrooklynVegan Northside showcase included) before heading to Canada for Sled Island Fest which they helped curate. Meanwhile, we asked the band what they’ve been listening to, and guitarist John Dieterich made us this very interesting playlist. Check it out…
Mudhoney, Beach House, Afghan Whigs & more playing Sub Pop's 30th anniversary
Seattle indie rock label Sub Pop is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year by throwing a festival called SPF30 which happens August 10-11 that includes a big all-day free show on 8/11 along Alki Beach in West Seattle, featuring Mudhoney, Beach House, Wolf Parade, Shabazz Palaces, Fastbacks, Loma, LVL UP, METZ, Moaning, and more. Plus: the cast of Bob’s Burgers, and more.
Mouse On Mars, Kelela, Jon Hopkins & more added to Moogfest 2018 lineup
Plus: KRS-One, Author & Punisher, Suzanne Ciani, Drexciya, Shabazz Palaces, Psychic TV, Torres, Smerz, and more, plus this year’s eight-hour sleep concert, robots, and more.
Father John Misty, Oh Sees & more playing Kurt Vonnegut festival in Indiana
Indiana University has announced it will be hosting Granfalloon, a new festival celebrating the life and work of author Kurt Vonnegut, which runs from May 10-12 in Bloomington, Indiana. The fest takes its name from a word Vonnegut coined in ’Cat’s Cradle’ and Damien Jurado, Shabazz Palaces, Baths, Waxahatchee, and more are on the bill.
watch Pierre Kwenders’ video for his Shabazz Palaces collab, see him at SXSW
Quebec-via-Congo musician Pierre Kwenders, who won us over at M For Montreal last year, completely defies genre or easy categorization. He sings in four different languages, and he takes influence from hip hop, African pop, Congolese rumba…
Lushlife & Botany are Skull Eclipses (hear 3 songs from their debut LP)
The album features Open Mike Eagle, Laraaji, Shabazz Palaces’ Tendai Maraire, Ava Luna’s Felicia Douglass, and more.
Kelela played Irving with Oyinda (pics), who opens for Shabazz Palaces soon
Kelela played a sold-out GovBall-presented NYC show ahead of her upcoming appearance at Governors Ball, and likeminded opener Oyinda soon plays NYC again with Shabazz Palaces.
Sled Island announces initial 2018 lineup
Deerhoof is the this year’s Guest Curator and the initial 2018 lineup includes Dirty Projectors, 40 Watt Sun, Wye Oak, John Maus, Shabazz Palaces, Cherry Glazerr, Mount Eerie, 2017 Polaris Prize winner Lido Pimienta, Wand, Grouper, Tyondai Braxton and more.
