Brooklyn Vegan — Mad Decent Block Party, which Dillon Francis just played (more by Chris La Putt) Dillon Francis is playing Barclays Center on January 16. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 10 AM. Ani DiFranco and Jenny Scheinman are... more info

Stereogum — The Tupac-inspired musical Holler If Ya Hear Me closed on Sunday after only 55 performances and a month on Broadway. The show starred Saul Williams, who talked to Rolling Stone about the musical’s closing and put the blame on a lot of people. First... more info

NME — Saul Williams also states the musical was too adventurous for Broadway more info

NME — Acotor, poet and musican will play the rapper in the non-biographical drama more info

Stereogum — The New York Times reports that singer, poet, and actor Saul Williams — perhaps best known for his 2007 Trent Reznor collaboration The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust! — will play the lead role in Holler If Ya Hear Me, a new musica... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/actor Saul Williams has been tapped to lead the cast of a long awaited stageshow inspired by the music of late rapper Tupac Shakur.Williams... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako The Ecstatic Music Festival continued at Merkin Concert Hall last night (2/26), offering another unique mix of genres. Last night it was poet/spoken word artist Saul Williams joined by string quartet Mivos Quartet. First, they... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Janelle Monae at The Apollo in 2013 (more by Luis Ruiz) As discussed, Moogfest returns to Asheville, NC from April 23-27, and since we last spoke, more additions to the lineup have been made. Keith Emerson, who was already scheduled... more info

Stereogum — The eternally badass Tuareg desert-blues band Tinariwen recorded their new album Emmaar in Joshua Tree when the political climate Mali, their hometown, made it impossible to record there. The LP includes a deeply random collection of American guest m... more info

Consequence of Sound — Saul Williams explores his first love during this spoken word performance. more info