Stereogum — It's been nearly three years since Seattle art-rap greats Shabazz Palaces released Lese Majesty , their last album. This summer, they'll return with a new LP called Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star. The new album appears to be a sort of Brother From... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Shabazz Palaces are back to shine a light on the fake. Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star is out July 14th on Sub Pop. Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — On May 11-13, Upstream Music Fest + Summit will descend upon Pioneer Square with over 300 local and national acts. Back in February, the first wave of artists whet our appetites with names like Flying Lotus, AlunaGeorge, Shabazz Palaces, Bea... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — KENZO drops their spring/summer 2017 short film Music is my Mistress, written + directed by Kahlil Joseph, and starring Kelsey Lu and Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces, and featuring Shabazz Palaces' "...down 155th in the MCM Snorkel" + Kelsey L... more info

Stereogum — Seattle rapper Porter Ray is set to drop his label debut, Watercolor, for the storied Sub Pop in a couple months. Ray is Seattle to the bone, continuing the tradition of Sea-Town rappers with malleable flows and unorthodox sounds that bend along with... more info

KEXP Seattle — Erik Blood has been a vital figure within Seattle’s music community, emerging as a solo artist in 2009 to explore the cosmic intersections of shoegaze, dream-pop, and electro-pop, while frequently displaying his nuanced production talents with loca... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — The man responsible for imagining Magic Johnson surfing through outer space on a slice of pizza in Shabazz Palaces' epic "Forerunner Foray" video creates a whimsical and bittersweet animated vid for one of the most charming jams from Canadian An... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Doug will also play two other NYC shows while in town. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: Wild Nothing, Shabazz Palaces, Still Corners, Fruit Bats, Kristin Hersh, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rapper Finding Novyon is also flying in for this BrooklynVegan curated Red Bull Sound Select show. Continue reading… more info