There’s no easy shorthand for James Brandon Lewis’ musical M.O. Ever since his early releases — 2010’s Moments, 2014’s Divine Travels — the saxophonist has balanced a deep, gospel-informed spirituality with free-jazz abandon and hard-hitting funk-meets–hip-hop underpinnings. “Sir Real Denard,” a track from his new album An UnRuly Manifesto, shows …
Read More »Teddy Pendergrass Doc to Premiere on Showtime This Month
A new documentary about seminal soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, If You Don’t Know Me, will premiere February 8th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. Olivia Lichtenstein directed the film, which will feature rare archival footage of Pendergrass, as well as interviews with the singer’s friends, family and music industry colleagues …
Read More »Brad Paisley Sets 2019 Summer Tour Dates
Brad Paisley has announced the details of his upcoming 2019 World Tour, which kicks off May 30th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and will include stops in the U.S., Europe and the U.K. Joined by rising talents Chris Lane and Riley Green, Paisley’s 2019 trek will find him crisscrossing the nation …
Read More »Big Boi Reunites Dungeon Family for Spring Tour
Fresh off his Super Bowl LIII halftime appearance in his native Atlanta, Big Boi will hit the road this April with the Dungeon Family in tow. Goodie Mob, Sleepy Brown, Organized Noize and KP the Great will all join the OutKast rapper on the 10-date “Reunion Tour,” which kicks off April 14th at …
Read More »Unsealed Documents: El Chapo Accused of Drugging, Raping Young Girls
A witness testifying against alleged drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán told prosecutors that Guzmán drugged and raped underage trafficking victims as young as 13, referring to the youngest girls as his “vitamins” because he believed that having sex with them gave him “life,” according to previously sealed court filings …
Read More »Watch Bob Mould Evade Drones in New 'Lost Faith' Video
Indie rock stalwart Bob Mould tries to escape the ever watchful eye of the surveillance state in the new video for his song, “Lost Faith.” The track will appear on the former Hüsker Dü rocker’supcoming album,Sunshine Rock, out February 8th. The Philipp Virus-directed clip was shot in Berlin and follows …
Read More »Lil Baby Announces 'The New Generation Tour' With City Girls, Blueface
Lil Baby will embark on a tour this spring with special guests City Girls and Blueface. The New Generation Tour will kick off on March 13th in Houston. The 24-year-old rapper’s North American trek comes on the heels of his November mixtape Street Gossip. Along with City Girls and Blueface, the tour …
Read More »Vampire Weekend Plot North American 'Father of the Bride' Tour
Vampire Weekend will promote their upcoming fourth LP, Father of the Bride, with a massive North American tour. The 35-date trek kicks off May 17th with a slot at Alabama’s Hangout Music Festival and launches in full on June 5th in Toronto, Ontario; after a month-plus break in July, the …
Read More »What Are We Learning About Kamala Harris?
The field of 2020 presidential candidates is growing by the week, but no one has declared their intention to take on President Trump with more gusto than Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). The former prosecutor held a rousing kickoff event in front of 20,000 supporters in her native Oakland on Sunday. …
Read More »Minnesota Introduces Bill for Marijuana Legalization
Lawmakers are planting the seeds of legal weed in Minnesota—introducing legislation on Monday that would end marijuana prohibition in the state, creating a system of taxation and regulation for adult use. Senator Melisa Franzen and Representative Mike Feiberg, both of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, and Senator Scott Jensen, a Republican, sponsored …
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