Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Presented by Rough Trade, Indieplaza happens September 17 & 18 and features Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Automatic, Claud, Horsegirl, Claud, They Hate Change, Yaya Bey, Mary Lattimore, and more.

Sasquatch founder Adam Zacks’ festival THING also features José González, Faye Webster, Wet Leg, Hiatus Kaiyote, Yves Tumor, Helado Negro, Dry Cleaning, Lido Pimienta, Mdou Moctar, Nation of Language, Spellling, Arooj Aftab, and more.

Meanwhile, one with T.I. and Jeezy goes down this month...

Today's picks for live videos to watch while you're home and every show is cancelled include TLC in 2000, A Tribe Called Quest in 1990, Blondie and Steel Pulse in 1979, and more.

This week's stacked Notable Releases include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Phoebe Bridgers, Owen, Teyana Taylor, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Protest The Hero, and still more. Some of these albums help support Bandcamp's Juneteenth fundraiser...

Vibraphonist and jazz/soul great Roy Ayers will release Roy Ayers JID 002, his first album in nine years, this Friday. He made the record with psychedelic soul producer Adrian Younge and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad for their new label, Jazz is Dead...

The Midnight Hour are also planning to release a new album this year.

Plus: Cypress Hill, Toro Y Moi, (Sandy) Alex G, Frank Turner, Charly Bliss, MIKA, Alice Smith, The Menzingers, Shovels & Rope, Charli XCX, and more tickets on sale.

Of all the ”jazz albums that hip hop fans would like,” the latest from Robert Glasper drummer Chris Dave is among the most accessible, as it's filled to the brim with guest rappers and R&B/soul singers.

The God MC premiered new song ”Kings Paradise” in Marvel's 'Luke Cage' and played it in a new NPR Tiny Desk Concert, joined by Adrian Younge, A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and more.