DISCLAIMER: Like last week’s disclaimer, we recorded this prior to Kanye’s…..er….enlightened views on slavery. So even though we tried to rush this podcast out, we’re still late! This […]
Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, The Roots and more turn the 2016 Summer Spirit Festival Into A Party
Photos courtesy of zenarfoto On a sweltering hot Summer day in DC, thousands crowded into Merriweather Post Pavilion to enjoy the annual Summer Spirit Festival. This year, CD Enterprises, […]
EVENT PREVIEW: 2016 Summer Spirit Festival (August 6th & 7th)
The Summer Spirit Festival rolls into the DMV in early August for a two-day extravaganza at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD! To get you geared up, here’s a sampler platter […]
MUSIC: Afropunk 2016 Lineup Announced
Time to break out your best in kente cloth couture; the festival/fashion show/all around good time Afropunk Festival returns to Brooklyn for another year. On August 27-28th at […]
MUSIC: St. Beauty – Going Nowhere
There seems to be something in the water in Atlanta that’s giving it a fantastic run as far as black music is concerned. While it already firmly established […]
MUSIC: Roman GianArthur – OK Lady
While the archandroid herself and most recently the classic man Jidanna are currently the standouts on Janelle Monae’s Wonderland record’s the hidden weapon among that clique is Roman […]
MUSIC: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
What makes Chance the Rapper fascinating is that he came into the game without alot of the rapper cliche’s. You won’t find him dissing past hookups, bragging about […]
LIVE: Summer Spirit Festival 2014 [DC]
photos: Sneakshot Photography Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD was the place to be this past Saturday. The weather was gorgeous, unlike other years when it seemed to be incredibly […]
MUSIC: DJ CUZZIN B – Summer Spirit Fest Mixtape ’14
It’s time for the Summer Spirit Festival where every year they turn Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD into a showcase of the world’s best R&B and […]
REVIEW: Paris Jones – March EP
Like a faithful postmaster, Paris Jones delivers the March EP -a post-equinox ardor perfectly timed as the weather thaws and warms our mood. His commitment to release a […]