Stereogum — NOLA soul-rocker Benjamin Booker is releasing his sophomore LP Witness this summer. Last month we heard the album's Mavis Staples-featuring title track, and today we are being treated with the project's opening joint. "Right On You" takes about 45 se... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Benjamin Booker has a new album, Witness, coming out on June 2 via ATO Records. This is his first album since his self-titled debut back in 2014. This new album, produced by Sam Cohen... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The New Orleans-based musician Benjamin Booker will release a new album this year. It's called Witness, and today Booker shared the titular track with along with an artist statement of sorts. The piece opens with a James Baldwin quote, and recounts B... more info

Stereogum — Dear Georgiana is the songwriting project of Lauren Balthrop, one-third of the girl-group doo-wop trio the Bandana Splits. Over the past few years, she’s served as a backing vocalist for Bob Weir, Kevin Morby, Benjamin Booker, and more, and she’s... more info

Rolling Stone — Ice Cube, George Clinton and Tyler the Creator are set to headline the annual AfroPunk NYC Festival this year, which will take place on August 27th and August 28th at Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene. TV on the Radio, Flying Lotus, J... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Flaming Lips at Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Montauk restaurant/hotel/vacation spot The Surf Lodge is once again hosting free concerts this summer from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. A few of this year's.... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — It's easy to forget how much momentum can be created with just one bass, one guitar and one percussionist. New Orleans guitarist and singer Benjamin Booker and his two-man band served a tight, chunky reminder in the Gobi Tent on Saturday afternoon. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Taking Back Sunday shows with The Menzingers at Best Buy Theatre and The Paramount are on VIP presale now. Tickets for Dustin Wong & Takako Minekawa's show at Palisades this Friday (11/14) with Ricky Eat Acid, Tristan... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Will Butler isn't the only Butler brother in Arcade Fire experimenting with solo work. Will's older brother Win, who also happens to be Arcade Fire's frontman, performed a DJ set at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans at the... more info