Chimurenga Renaissance

Saturday’s NYC-area shows include Queens of the Stone Age, Gojira, Mastodon, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Rakim, Rina Sawayama, Lionel Richie, Earth Wind & Fire, and more

The fest happens on September 2 & 3 at the Seattle Center, marking its 50th anniversary and first edition since 2019.

The fest happens on September 2 & 3 at the Seattle Center, marking its 50th anniversary and first edition since 2019.

Seattle’s Bumbershoot also has Ride playing ’Going Blank Again’ in full, plus Benny the Butcher, Descendents, Dandy Warhols, Phantogram, Valerie June, A-Trak,and more.

Happening in February and March of 2022, the festival will also feature performances from Kelsey Lu, Angel Bat Dawid, and more.

Seattle’s annual Capitol Hill Block Party returns in 2015 from July 24-26. This year’s lineup includes Ratatat, TV on the Radio, The Kills, Father John Misty, Jamie xx, Toro y Moi, Built to Spill, Wye Oak, The Julie Ruin, Shabazz Palaces, Flatbush Zombies, Deafheaven, BADBADNOTGOOD, Lower Dens, Girlpool, Protomartyr…

Seattle’s 2015 Bumbershoot Festival will happen on Labor Day Weekend (September 5-7). This year’s lineup includes Faith No More, The Weeknd, Brand New, Social Distortion, Flying Lotus, Babes in Toyland, The Melvins, Neko Case, Minus the Bear, Chance the Rapper, Atmosphere, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mikal Cronin, and lots more…

Chimurenga Renaissance is the project of Tendai (“Baba”) Maraire of avant-rap group Shabazz Palaces and Hussein Kalonji, who put out their debut album, riZe vadZimu riZe, earlier this year on Seattle’s Brick Lane label…