Stereogum — Knife Knights is the new creative union of Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler and musician/engineer Erik Blood. "Give You Game," their latest recording and Sub Pop debut, is the production duo’s take on displacement and "sceneism" in 2018. It’s a we... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Seattle indie rock label Sub Pop is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year by throwing a festival called SPF30 which happens August 10-11 that includes a big all-day free show on 8/11 along Alki Beach in West Seattle, featuring Mudhoney, Beach Ho... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — All photos by Dave Scholten Seattle hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces kept plenty busy in 2017, releasing not one, but two albums with Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star and Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines (both released via Sub Pop). On March 19 they stopp... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — He's inventive as both a producer and a rapper, and he gives Veteran an experimental, abstract feel that should have Shabazz Palaces fans at the edge of their seats. But he also rivals any handful of conscious rappers and hardcore rappers, dishi... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: KRS-One, Author & Punisher, Suzanne Ciani, Drexciya, Shabazz Palaces, Psychic TV, Torres, Smerz, and more, plus this year's eight-hour sleep concert, robots, and more.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Indiana University has announced it will be hosting Granfalloon, a new festival celebrating the life and work of author Kurt Vonnegut, which runs from May 10-12 in Bloomington, Indiana. The fest takes its name from a word Vonnegut coined in 'Cat'... more info
Stereogum — Indiana University Bloomington's Arts & Humanities Council is hosting something called Granfalloon: A Kurt Vonnegut Convergence, a conference celebrating the work of Vonnegut, in May. And, for some reason, that conference will feature musical perform... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Stella Donnelly, Four Tet, Australian bands RVG and Totally Mild, Shabazz Palaces, Weedeater, and more Monday show options.
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Brooklyn Vegan — Quebec-via-Congo musician Pierre Kwenders, who won us over at M For Montreal last year, completely defies genre or easy categorization. He sings in four different languages, and he takes influence from hip hop, African pop, Congolese rumba...
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