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Afropunk Festival 2012 in pictures: day 1 with Erykah Badu, Das Racist. Spankrock, Cerbral Ballzy and more

Yasiin Bey joined headliner Erykah Badu on the first day of the 2012 edition of the Afropunk Festival, going down at Commodore Barry Park near the Navy Yard in Brooklyn on Saturday (8/25)…

the Afropunk Festival 2012 schedule & a Rain Machine show

Rain Machine at BAM in 2010 (more by Vincent Cornelli) As mentioned, the free Afropunk Festival returns to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park on August 25-26…

Afro-Punk Festival expands lineup (TV on the Radio, Sinkane, Alice Smith, food trucks, art vendors, bike show & more)

TV on the Radio at Catalpa 2012 (more by Toby Tenebaum) As mentioned, the free Afro-Punk Festival is returning to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park on August 25-26…

Afro-Punk Fest 2012 line-up announced: Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Das Racist, Toro Y Moi, Reggie Watts and more

The 2012 Afro-Punk Festival is returning to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park on August 25-26 at Commodore Berry Park in Brooklyn. The initial line-up includes Erykah Badu, Gym Class Heroes, Janelle Monae, Das Racist, Skindred, Toro Y Moi, Reggie Watts, Spank Rock, Ninjasonik, The Memorials, Bad Rabbits, Gordon Voidwell, The London Souls, Cerebral Ballzy, Phony People, and Body Language, with more to be announced…

Action Bronson isn't playing Rachael Ray's SXSW party (maybe he didn't want to share a bill with TRAIN)

Action Bronson said in an interview that he would be playing Rachael Ray’s SXSW party at Stubb’s this year. That lineup is now out, and Action isn’t on it, which is probably a better look for him anyway considering who is (Spank Rock doesn’t seem to mind though, and I guess Jimmy Cliff is also on the billl…

Santigold played 2 shows @ MHOW w/ Spank Rock (and surprise guest Karen O!) -- pics & video

Santigold, who is releasing her new album, Master of My Make-Believe, this spring on Downtown/Atlantic, performed material from it at her two sold out MHOW shows which happened last night (1/17) and Monday night (1/16)…

Skream likes Skrillex (and is opening for him in NYC); Rusko says new album is in reaction to brostep (and is touring)

Dubstep originator Skream recently talked to UK mag the Quietus:Quietus: A lot of people would say with the Skrillex stuff, that it’s damaging to dubstep, it’s perverting the sound…

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 -- Day 1 in pics (part 2) -- Passion Pit, Reggie Watts, Omar Souleyman & more)

It’s now Saturday and Fun Fun Fun Fest‘s second day is already underway and streaming on Pitchfork. Yesterday, Friday, while BBG was holding down the black stage (which Danzig eventually played), Tim (who ran into Ryan Gosling more than once), was handling most of the other music the Austin fest had to offer…

Check Yo Ponytail is this Friday @ The Mid, win tix via Pictureplane's contest

The Check Yo Ponytail Tour will hit Chicago’s The Mid this Friday (10/28), featuring Spank Rock, Big Freedia, The Death Set, Pictureplane, and Franki Chan…

Check Yo Ponytail Tour coming to The Mid (w/o Big Freedia)

What was once a weekly club event in LA dubbed Check Yo Ponytail, has now expanded into a complete multi-city tour. The crew (sadly, minus Big Freedia) will hit Chicago’s The Mid (aka mini-Terminal 5) on October 28th…
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