Sunday is mostly free of notable conflicts, but you'll have to make some decisions on Saturday. Fortunately Solange's set only conflicts with a DJ set.
The annual Afropunk festival in Brooklyn's Commodore Park happens this year on August 27 & 28, and since we last spoke, the lineup has been expanded. Among the additions is British singer Laura Mvula, whose great new album The Dreaming Room is out now...
Also: Angel Haze, Downtown Boys, Skunk Anansie, Skye & Ross of Morcheeba, Young Fathers, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, a superjam featuring members of Bad Brains, Fishbone and Living Colour, and more.
Atlanta's Shaky Knees festival already announced its 2016 lineup, but that's not all we're getting from them this year. The festival organizers are also putting on the rap/electronic-focused Shaky Beats festival the following weekend, ...