ContactMusic — The Roots drummer Ahmir Uestlove Thompson has been left stunned by the death of RB singer Vesta Williams because he had an eerie desire to play one of her songs out of the blue on the same day her body was found in Los Angeles The Congratulations s..... more info

NME — Weekend dates for the Dave Matthews Band Caravan are postponed as evacuation of New York is advised more info

VH1 Blog — On Tuesday night, the wildly talented musician and singer Gary Clark Jr. stood in with The Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, jamming on his guitar and singing “Bright Lights” from his newly released four-song EP of the same name. Later that ... more info

Altsounds — Announced, just this week, The Roots will be hitting the studios to begin work on their thirteenth album "Undun". Hailing from Philadelphia and in existence since 1987 they boast a discography so impressive it is matched only by the bands live show. ... more info

Stereogum — You could see this tUnE-yArDs performance on Fallon with Questlove and Black Thought coming from a year-and-a-half away, when @Questo tweeted “omfg!!!!! watching tune-yards on stage now. this is some of the GREATEST ish I’ve seen in a minute!!!!�... more info

Nialler9 — YES. With Questlove on drums and a verse from Black Thought and all on her televisual debut. (Via) more info

Stereogum — Big tune, rendered faithfully by the Roots crew and Beyoncé herself on Fallon last night. The only person having more fun than the aforementioned during this performance was the girl on piano, who’s dancing so enthusiastically it’s practically u... more info

Stereogum — Big tune, rendered faithfully by the Roots crew and Beyoncé herself on Fallon last night. The only person having more fun than the aforementioned during this performance was the girl on piano, who’s dancing so enthusiastically it’s practically u... more info

WHOA Mag Online — Words | Mitchell Davis BATTLES: 4:35, GREEN STAGE The weekend’s schedule contained a glaring conflict early on with Battles and tUnE-yArDs playing simultaneously on Friday evening.  Adding insult to injury, Chicago traffic led to our group arrivin... more info

Said the Gramophone — Railcars - "The Big Sky" Kate Bush - "The Big Sky" The Organic Compound. All manner of pipe, reed, steam, and synth came here to find themselves, came here because for one reason or another, they were lost. Led... more info