This Tuesday, July 23rd, Brooklyn-based MC Talib Kweli will headline a concert at Charleston Pour House – 1977 Maybank Hwy – in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Black Star member will be joined by rapper and songwriter Gregory Skyler Taylor, known professionally as Skyzoo, and indie touring artist Landon Wordswell. As a bonus, there will be opening sets from R Dotta and Trvy & The Enemy. Click here to buy tickets.
Recently, Chicago MC Common, and music producer, deejay, and rapper Pete Rock got together and worked on a fifteen-track record called The Auditorium Vol. 1. It was officially released on July 12th and is already getting an overwhelming amount of positive reviews. Click here or on the image above to check out the music video for All Kind Of Ideas, one of the songs featured on the LP.
To further promote the project, both Common and Pete Rock will be doing a sixteen-city tour commencing on August 28. See all confirmed dates and locations below.
8.28 | THE SOUND
Del Mar, California
8.29 | UNITED THEATER ON BROADWAY
Los Angeles, California
8.30 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL
Napa, California
9.03 | RIALTO THEATRE
Tucson, Arizona
9.06 | THE ECHO LOUNGE & MUSIC HALL
Dallas, Texas
9.07 | TOWER THEATRE
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9.09 | BROOKLYN BOWL NASHVILLE
Nashville, Tennessee
9.10 | THE FILLMORE CHARLOTTE
Charlotte, North Carolina
9.11 | BUCKHEAD THEATRE
Atlanta, Georgia
9.13 | THE NORVA
Norfolk, Virginia
9.14 | BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE
Baltimore, Maryland
9.15 | 9:30 CLUB
Washington, District of Columbia
9.17 | THE VOGEL
Red Bank, New Jersey
9.18 | CITIZENS HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON
Boston, Massachusetts
9.20 | THE FILLMORE PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9.23 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB [EARLY SHOW]
New York, New York
9.23 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB [LATE SHOW]
New York, New York
9.24 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB [EARLY SHOW]
New York, New York
9.24 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB [LATE SHOW]
New York, New York
9.25 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB [EARLY SHOW]
New York, New York
9.25 | BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB [LATE SHOW]
New York, New York
This Sunday, July 14, famed hip-hop duo Method Man & Redman will perform at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre (2600 E Atwater) in Detroit, Michigan. SPG, Danny Brown, and Nasaan are also on the program.
The show will be hosted by Comic Jwill and Jackpot The Juice. Starting time is 7:00 p.m., and passes can be purchased from Ticketmaster.
American vocalist Lalah Hathaway released her eighth studio album, Vantablack, last month, on June 14. Presented on her own Hathaway Entertainment label, the sixteen-track project has collaborations with MC Lyte, Rapsody, Common, Michael McDonald, Phonte, Gerald Albright, and Willow.
Next month, in late August, Lalah will commence a nineteen-date U.S. tour to support the record. See all confirmed shows below, and visit her website to purchase tickets.
Aug. 24, 2024
Birmingham, AL
BJCC Concert Hall
Aug. 25, 2024
New Orleans, LA
Orpheum Theater
Aug. 27, 2024
Fayetteville, AR
JJ’s LIVE
Aug. 28, 2024
Dallas, TX
Majestic Theatre
Aug. 29, 2024
Oklahoma City, OK
Tower Theatre
Aug. 31, 2024
Houston, TX
Arena Theater
Sep. 5, 2024
Sacramento, CA
Crest Theatre
Sep. 7, 2024
Portland, OR
Newmark Theatre
Sep. 8, 2024
Seattle, WA
Benaroya Hall
Sep. 11, 2024
Berkeley, CA
The UC Theatre
Sep. 12, 2024
Los Angeles, CA
The Wiltern
Sep. 19, 2024
Cincinnati, OH
Ludlow Garage
Sep. 20, 2024
Cincinnati, OH
Ludlow Garage
Sep. 21, 2024
Detroit, MI
Sound Board Theater
Sep. 22, 2024
Chicago, IL
Outset
Sep. 25, 2024
New York, NY
The Town Hall
Sep. 26, 2024
Washington, DC
Warner Theatre
Sep. 27, 2024
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage
Sep. 28, 2024
Charleston, SC
Charleston Music Hall
On Wednesday, July 3rd, eighties rhythm-and-blues star Regina Belle will perform at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre (2600 Atwater Street) in Detroit, Michigan. This is a R&B and jazz event that will also see Jonathan Butler and Jarrod Lawson performing. Click here for tickets.
Hip-hop legend, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor André 3000 has announced that he will be performing across North America this fall. The tour is in support of his debut solo album, New Blue Sun, released by Epic Records on November 17, 2023. Below are all the confirmed dates and locations.
09-19 New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
09-21 Dallas, TX – Winspear Opera House
09-22 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater
09-25 Houston, TX – The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
09-27 Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium
09-28 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts Center
10-01 San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
10-02 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
10-04 Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theatre
10-05 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
10-09 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
10-11 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10-14 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10-16 Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles Theater
10-17 Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera House
10-19 Minneapolis, MN – Northrop at the University of Minnesota
10-21 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
10-22 Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre
10-25 Brooklyn, NY – BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
10-30 Boston, MA – Wang Theatre at Boch Center
11-01 Philadelphia, PA – The Met
11-02 Akron, OH – Akron Civic Theatre
11-08 Richmond, VA – Altria Theater
11-09 Washington, D.C. – The John F. Kennedy Center
11-12 Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
11-14 Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
T-Boz and Chilli, the two surviving members of the R&B group TLC, will celebrate the ensemble’s seminal album, CrazySexyCool, and its megahits Creep, Waterfalls, etc. at Wolf Trap this summer.
On Friday, July 5th, they will perform songs from the record alongside fellow female R&B stars En Vogue (My Lovin’ – You’re Never Gonna Get It, Free Your Mind, etc.) and Jody Watley (Looking For A New Love, Real Love).
This concert will be at the Filene Center – 1551 Trap Road – in Vienna, Virginia. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m., and tickets are currently going for US$42.
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