Brooklyn Vegan — The 2015 edition of Wilco's Solid Sound Festival happens June 26-28 at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, with performances from Real Estate, King Sunny Ade, Mac Demarco, Bill Frisell, Parquet Courts, Shabazz Palaces, Jessica Pratt, Wilco thems... more info

Stereogum — Chimurenga Renaissance — the duo of Shabazz Palaces’ Tendai “Baba” Maraire and rapper Hussein Kalonji — explore the Great Zimbabwe ruins in their video for “Pop Killer,” off their Defenders Of The Crusades EP. In the clip, the Zimbabwe-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos: Eaters @ Rockaway Beach Surf Club in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) Brooklyn electronic duo Eaters are doing a few dates with Seattle hip hop act Shabazz Palaces starting tonight (6/5) in Milwaukee. That tour will hit NYC on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Pixies second show at Beacon Theatre are on fanclub presale now (password: SNAKES) and go on MGSE Insider and Bowery presales tomorrow (3/25) at 10 AM. Toadies, who have been revisiting their past in cool ways... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Shabazz Palaces in Chicago in 2014 (more by Kari Terzino) Earlier this month, Shabazz Palaces announced a tour, and the closest those dates were set to come to NYC is a Newark, NJ show on August 4. Now they've... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Shabazz Palaces at Afro-Punk 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Avant-rappers Shabazz Palaces are heading out on an extensive international tour this spring and summer in continued support of last year's great Lese Majesty. The tour includes stops... more info

Stereogum — It wouldn’t surprise anyone to learn that bleeding edge rap duo THEESatisfaction hail from Seattle. They share a similar cosmic aesthetic with labelmates and occasional collaborators Shabazz Palaces, and are fellow members of the avant-garde collec... more info

Stereogum — Seattle art-rappers Shabazz Palaces only ever make great videos, and their new clip for the Lese Majesty track “Forerunner Foray” is a fine entry into a growing body of work. The singer-songwriter and animator Chad VanGaalen put together the vide... more info

Stereogum — Seattle avant-rap duo THEESatisfaction’s video for “Recognition,” the half-chanted first single from their forthcoming EarthEE album, places the group within a historical black-bohemian continuum. The song was already a community affair, with c... more info

Stereogum — Shabazz Palaces has shared a new track called “Ham Sandwich” to round out the end of the year in style. Featuring the duo’s characteristic vaporous production and pointed lyricism, it serves as a good reminder to revisit this year’s great Les... more info