Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars touring, playing NYC with Debo Band (dates)
Actual Sierra Leonean refugees Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are hitting the road in celebration of their tenth year together, and in continued support of last year’s Libation, their fourth album…
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars expand tour, playing Highline Ballroom in August (dates)
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have been on a roll this year, having already played NYC twice, and they’ve recently added even more US dates including a return to NYC on August 19 at Highline Ballroom…
Celebrate Brooklyn Dance Parties happening in May (Cibo Matto, Balkan Beat Box, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars)
Cibo Matto at Brooklyn Bowl in March (more by Adela Loconte)
Celebrate Brooklyn, the people behind the ongoing BRIC House shows and the upcoming Prospect Park shows, will be throwing more shows in between, the Celebrate Brooklyn Dance Parties at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1…
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars releasing a new album, going on tour, playing AFRICA NOW! at The Apollo (dates/streams)
This album celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the making of our first album Living Like a Refugee. Since that first album we’ve lived a life that once seemed unimaginable; we have toured the world, released more albums, and shared our music with thousands upon thousands of friends and fans…
Blue Note Jazz Festival starts today, runs all of June (Yasiin Bey, Wayne Shorter's 80th Birthday, Saul Williams & more)
The 2013 Blue Note Jazz Festival starts today in NYC and runs the entire month of June at various venues around the city. Now in its third year, the fest includes a wide range of music, not just strictly jazz…
free East River Park shows are underway (updated schedule)
East River Park Summerstage in 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair)
Free Summerstage shows at East River Park are underway and will be going down throughout this week and n…
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars playing Two Boots 25th Anniversary concert ++ more East River Park shows in August
The first job I had when I moved to NYC was in an office building at Bleeker and Broadway and, at the time, the nearby cheap lunch options were a really greasy hotdog joint right on the corner, fast food chains up the street…
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars released an LP, touring (dates)
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars released their new album, Radio Salone, on Tuesday (4/24) via Cumbancha. The album was recorded using analog equipment in New York…
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are on tour
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are on a “Positive Revolution Tour” that hits NYC this weekend. Catch them Saturday May 28 at The Bell House…
What's going on Sunday?
Tune-Yards in Montreal (more by Ryan Muir)
tonight in NYC
* Social Distortion @ Starland Ballroom (NJ)
* Rufus Wainwright @ Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park)
* David Crowell Ensemble, Jerseyband @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Darlings, ArpLine @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Julian Lynch, The Sunsheds, Baby Alpaca, Binary @ The Delancey
* St…
