Instrumental Analysis — Caught your breath yet from Friday night? Saturday and Sunday are no let down. Let's get to it.Two one-day festivals Saturday dominate the scene. The Metro Gallery in Baltimore is the place to be for Rufustival. Local acts galore fill this line-up al... more info

Live Daily — VH1 will honor the achievements of hip-hop label Def Jam Records for its sixth annual "Hip Hop Honors" celebration this October. The homage to the 25-year-old record label will air Oct. 13 from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera Hous... more info

Stereogum — They performed it on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, so the One-Trick Pony track has something conceptual to its joyful, horn-lined lilt. Even if Fallon's jokes don't always work, his sound people generally do, and it's not surprising the Roots hand... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Roots @ Highline Ballroom (photo by Nathan Miller) tonight in NYC * Phish @ Jones Beach Theater * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Mandy Moore @ Highline Ballroom * Neil Innes of the Rutles @ BB King's *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Roots @ Highline Ballroom (photo by Nathan Miller) tonight in NYC * Mandy Moore @ Highline Ballroom * Neil Innes of the Rutles @ BB King's * Phish @ Jones Beach Theater * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom *... more info

All About Jazz — The Greatest Rocksteady Event Ever Seen! The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal is thrilled to invite fans to the Grande soire XM Radio Satellite, a free outdoor Rocksteady megaconcert live from the General Motors stage on Tuesday, July 7, 9... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are still on sale for the July 16th Dead Weather show at Terminal 5. Tickets are on presale and AmEx presale for the July 17th Dead Weather show at the same venue. The Hip Hop Legends Series continues at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — GG Allin & Tesco Vee "Throbblehead" dolls (on sale now at Aggronautix) tonight in NYC * Momus @ Highline Ballroom * Estelle, DJ Cassidy @ MoMA * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Jenny Scheinman & Robbie Fulkes @ Barbes... more info

My Old Kentucky — Yeah Yeah Yeahs have made the video for their forthcoming new single Heads Will Roll. The video was directed by The Mighty Boosh actor Richard Ayoade, who also directed Arctic Monkeys' 2008 DVD release Live At The Apollo. Yesterday the band announc... more info