LargeHeartedBoy — Decider Chicago interviews Femi Kuti. Paste has turned over its website to Wilco coverage today (in honor of the release of Wilco (The Album). Features include their five favorite nonsensical Wilco lyrics. Yesterday's updates to the 2009 Bonnaroo mus... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti and The Positive Force played a free show for Celebrate Brooklyn last night at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Thankfully the rain gave up for one day and it was beautiful out. The place was packed and everyone seemed to be enj... more info

MVSW — Femi Kuti, Santigold, Raphael Saadiq @ Hollywood Bowl Shellac @ Echoplex Circle Jerks @ Key Club “Grand Ole Echo” w/ Steve Casper, Dave Gleason, Nicole Gordon @ Echo Trevor Garrod, Amy Correia, Christopher Fairman @ Hotel Cafe SEN DOG @ Roxy more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Yesterday's updates to the 2009 Bonnaroo music festival live show downloads page include mp3s of performances by Wilco and moe., and bittorrent downloads of lossless shows by Booker T. and the Drive-By Truckers, The Mars Volta, and moe.. Decider Bay.... more info

The Newsroom — The New Africa Shrine, a music venue owned and renovated by Femi Kuti, a son of the late Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti, has re-opened one week after the Nigerian authorities closed it down. It's a mecca for lovers of Afro-beat, the synthesis of jazz, fu... more info

Femi Kuti and his band, Positive Force, performed at the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on Thursday night. more info

All About Jazz — Nigerian Authorities Shut Down Femi Kuti's Club The Shrine Femi Kuti On the eve of Femi Kuti's tour, which begins in NYC next week, Nigerian authorities have just shut down his Africa Shrine club, much as they often did to Femi's father Fela. Th... more info

JamBase — Nigerian Authorities Shut Down Femi Kuti's Club The Shrine Femi Kuti On the eve of Femi Kuti's tour, which begins in NYC next week, Nigerian authorities have just shut down his Africa Shrine club, much as they often did to Femi's father Fela. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Two nights in a row at Irving Plaza and a free show in Brooklyn over the summer did seem like a lot, so it's not too surprising that..."Due To Scheduling Issues, Femi Kuti Regretfully Has Canceled The Wednesday, June... more info

JamBase — BLK JKS MYSTERY EP RECEIVES CRITICAL ACCLAIM SPRING/SUMMER TOUR DATES CONFIRMED LIMITED EDITION "MYSTERY" REMIX 12" OUT JULY 7 "Four tracks isn't enough. We need a full CD from these guys—and soon." —New York Daily News "...MYSTE... more info