Gift of Gab

Public Assembly, a trendy music house in Williamsburg, Brooklyn will come alive for the holidays. Read More

A couple of years ago, West Coast turntablist Mike Relm made it fairly easy to have some people into your living room and turn a low-key social outing into a depraved, beer-ridden music trivia match. Read More

The former Blackalicious front man and member of the Bay Area's Quantum Crew, will be playing at three20south on December 31, as part of a tour to promote his latest solo album, Escape 2 Mars. Read More

New Orleans' multi-tasking funk outfit Galactic is set to return February 9 with its sixth studio album, entitled "Ya-Ka-May." Also joining in are lesser-known local musicians such as hip-hop artists Cheeky Blakk and Katey Red. Galactic drummer Stanton Moore told Billboard.com that the sessions for "Ya-Ka-May" began immediately after the release of 2007's "From the Corner to the Block," a set that also featured a host of collaborations, but drew from artists who are popular within the alternative hip-hop genre (i.e. Boots Riley, Mr. Lif, Gift of Gab). Read More

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Also joining in are lesser-known local musicians such as hip-hop artists Cheeky Blakk and Katey Red. Galactic drummer tells Billboard.com that the sessions for "Ya-Ka-May" followed immediately after the release of 2007's "From the Corner to the Block," a set that also featured a host of collaborations -- but drew from artists that are popular within that alternative hip-hop genre (i.e. Boots Riley, Mr. Lif , Gift of Gab ). Read More

The Swell Season performed several concerts in one on Wednesday at the Michigan Theater , treating a very nearly sold-out audience to a delightful evening of gorgeous harmonies, inventive arrangements and perhaps a little more rock'n'roll energy than most expected. Read More

Galactic's new album will be released on February 9, 2010. Read More

Escape 2 Mars combines various mundane elements intermixed with an electronic sound scheme." Read More