Kwes

”Overlooked” is a tricky word to define, but here are five albums released this year that we think deserve some more attention...

”It's basically my experience of growing up [in the UK]; of having a family that were immigrants originally, of the stories they've told me, of my childhood and how I've lived my life,” slowthai says of his debut album 'Nothing Great About Britain.'

This week's Notable Releases include Foxing's masterful new art rock LP, Tomberlin's impressive Saddle Creek debut, Tirzah's impressive Domino debut, and more.

British artist Georgia is a real multi-hyphenate, a multi-intrumentalist who played drums for Kate Tempest and Kwes, and who is also a producer, singer and MC on her own...

R&B great Bobby Womack blessed the Apple Store in Soho yesterday (9/18), roping in Damon Albarn and XL Records exec Richard Russell, Kwes, and TV on the Radio's Jaleel Bunton and Remi Kabaka to perform a short, five-song set and Q&A. The te...

Bobby Womack, whose first new album in 18 years came out earlier this year, is performing a free show at the Apple's recently expanded and reopened SoHo Store on Tuesday (9/18)...

Ra Ra Riot in Brooklyn in 2011 (more by Toby Tenenbaum)

today in NYC
* Whiplash @ UCB
* Hot Tub @ Littlefield
* Naked People at UCB
* Ra Ra Riot @ The Rock Shop
* Gomez, Turkuaz @ Brooklyn Bowl
* New Music Observatory @ The Stone
* Parisii Quartet @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Kwes, CHLLNGR, Beacon @ Cameo Gallery
* R…

We've got some news on the Django Django front. As you may remember, BrooklynVegan is presenting the band's Stateside debut at Glasslands on March 10...

We've been waiting to see Scottish quartet Django Django ever since hearing their debut single two years ago, so Brooklyn Vegan is pleased as punch to be presenting with Popgun Booking the group's first-ever U...