(l to r: Karma Johnson, Lisette Santiago, Lynne Procope, Abena Koomson, Aklebulan, Tamar-Kali, Latasha Diggs, Onel Mulet) 4 pm on a sunny August Sunday afternoon in Damrosch Park--and no shade--is not a good look. It was hotter 'n a mugh....
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Alright, Oakland and San Fran: Don't say we didn't tell you. Additional links: Tickets via Yoshi's Martin Luther MySpace Cody ChesnuTT
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Stew always keeps 'em guessing. Stew has made a career out of it - first with The Negro Problem, then later as solo artist. He later confonted all expectations when his first stab at a musical, 'Passing Strange' had a...
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Can it be? Can it really have been 10 years of Burnt Sugar? Damn. I remember when maestro Greg Tate performing with his first band, Women in Love. Anyway, time flies. This Saturday, Burnt Sugar will be celebrating its first...
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It's called nationwide on-demand, baby! Yes, New Yorkers will have the pleasure of seeing Passing Strange (the Spike Lee joint) at the IFC Film Center starting on Friday. Spike will be at a couple of the Friday screenings. For those...
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So, today's the day, folks. The PanelPicker for SXSW 2010 is live as of today. The music conference is doing something new this year: They're letting fans and attendees have a say in the programming. Here's how it works: Fans...
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This is the first single from the new Living Colour album, "The Chair In The Doorway," which drops on September 15. The song is growing on me. Also, happy to report that as good as this song is, there are...
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I've always said that the musical Passing Strange was the bomb. Here's what The Onion's AV Club says about the film version: Like Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense it captures with visceral power the sweaty intensity and raw intimacy of
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A very cool discussion is taking place next Tuesday, August 18. Passing Strange collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald will be participating in this program, which explores the nature of collaboration in the arts. They'll be joined by Bill T. Jones...
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Living Colour's Corey Glover Monday was a night of great music as Living Colour and Fishbone's Angelo Moore joined The Roots at their regular jam session at NYC's Highline Ballroom. Living Colour got things rolling with a short, three-song set--"Cult...
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As I mentioned Friday on Twitter, this blog has been selected as an EbonyJet.com Editor's Pick, one of their Favorite Blogs. This is quite an honor to be recognized by a media outlet that's an institution in our community. In...
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I liken the state of black rock to that of hip hop 30 or so odd years ago: At first, you couldn't get arrested writing about it, but now it's a billion dollar industry. One of the things that helped...
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On Tuesday, August 11, our friends over at Imagenation are presenting an advanced screening of Spike Lee's film of the black rock musical Passing Strange. You'll recall that the musical won a Tony Award last year. The film went to...
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The Roots have long been a favorite in progressive music circles because they are a live hip hop band that's not afraid to take on the issues of the day. And it's cool to see them doing what live musicians...
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The BRC's Native Sundays series has moved to Fontana's on the Lower East Side. Of the bands playing this week, I'm looking forward to seeing Analogue Transit, who I only know from their album, Gearheart, which is a really great...
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Another album that makes my "Best of 2009" list. I wear a hat made of tinfoil so they can't steal my thoughts -- Divisible, "Love Is The Cost" from Less Than Lion When it comes to Black rock bands in...
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The Bots are two brothers, Mikaiah Lei, 16, and Anaiah Lei, 12, sons of a Chinese father and an Afro-Caribbean mother. Shout out to '68's Brian Tate, who sent me the link to this video. It was forwarded to him...
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Maybe mainstream hip hop will stand for something. This is a good start. It's very Bamboozled.
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l to r: Farai Chideya, Rob Fields, Boston Fielder, Barry Jenkins photo: Yemi Toure So, the first things first: It was an honor to participate in this year’s National Black Arts Festival. Thanks to Leatrice Ellzy, the programming director and...
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