Ellen Reid Taps Shabaka Hutchings on 'Spiritual Sun'
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 7, 2024
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid — best known for her works that span opera, sound design, film scoring, avant-pop, and more — shares 'Spiritual Sun,' the latest preview from Big Majestic, which is out August 30. Accompanying Reid on 'Spiritual Sun' is the musician and composer Shabaka Hutchings.
Video: Kamasi Washington and Jenn Nkiru Debut 'Get Lit' Short Film
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 20, 2024
Kamasi Washington and artist and director Jenn Nkiru have debuted the short film for “Get Lit”, starring legendary musician Saul Williams, longtime bandmember Patrice Quinn and Washington himself, with appearances from funk icon George Clinton, Inglewood rapper D Smoke, Willow Smith, Raphael Saadiq, Robert Glasper and a number of others. Watch the video now!
of Montreal Unveils “Soporific Cell” Single
by Josh Sharpe - May 14, 2024
of Montreal will release the brand new studio album Lady On The Cusp this Friday, May 17 on Polyvinyl Record Co. Now, the band offers one more early taste of the new collection with the devotional R&B surrealist fantasy of “Soporific Cell”, influenced by the Afro-Futurism of Saul Williams' 'Neptune Frost', the novels of Ursula K Le Guin, and the band Hot Chocolate. Listen to a new single!
Allen Ginsberg Tribute 'The Fall of America Vol II' Out Now
by Michael Major - Oct 12, 2023
The album features performances by Ai Weiwei, Philip Glass, Anne Waldman, Thurston Moore With Saul Williams, Devendra Banhart, Miho Hatori, Jack Dangers, Yoni Wolf, Fennesz & Taylor Deupree, Stephen Hillage & Miquette Giraudy, Kai Campos & CJ Mirra, DJ Spooky / Aka That Subliminal Kid Feat Antoine Drye, and more.
Opera Parallele & Transgender District Announces EXPANSIVE 2023 Showcase Artists
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2023
Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Expansive initiative, Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District have announced plans to renew their collaboration and present a showcase of transgender and non-binary classical artists for two performances at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 3 and Friday, August 4 at A.C.T.'s intimate Strand Theater.
Harlem Stage to Present 2023 Edition of E-MOVES in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2023
Harlem Stage will present the 2023 edition of E-Moves, the institution’s signature dance series, which for more than 20 years has convened choreographers, dancers, artists, and musicians of color in an exploration of movement and message.
Santigold Announces 'Noble Champions' Podcast Featuring Idris Elba, Olivia Wilde & More
by Michael Major - Oct 24, 2022
The first season features guests: Tunde Adebimpe, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Sanford Biggers, Bun B, Idris Elba, Mary Anais Heglar, Dan Kovalik, Resmaa Menakem, Questlove, Rebecca Walker, Olivia Wilde, Saul Williams, and Angela Yee. Listen to the podcast trailer now!
Mykki Blanco Releases New Album 'Stay Close To The Music'
by Michael Major - Oct 14, 2022
Their new full-length album Stay Close To Music, available today via Transgressive, is unlike anything they have released before. Adventurous and expansive, it shatters any previously held assumptions about Mykki’s artistry, leaving them free to define their sound for themselves.