FRESH MUSIC FEST “Your Lifestyle Plugged In…Live!” Kicks off summer with a party at Toronto’s Air Canada Center, June 9th, 7PM. FRESH MUSIC FEST features POP, R&B, and Hip Hop Royalty. Tickets on sale now! Keith Baker, Co-founder of FMF says, “We wanted to bring the best to Toronto.” Taking center stage, performances by American [...]
The lineup for this year’s Annual JazzReggae Festival has been announced and it includes The Roots, Gary Clark, Jr., Bobby Womack, Shaggy and Sonnymoon among others. This is the 26th year for the festival that takes place on UCLA’s Intramural field during Memorial Day weekend. Tickets are currently on sale at UCLA’s Central Ticket Office [...]
Las Vegas – It’s been said that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and this weekend won’t be any different when the Secret Gentlemen’s Club hosts a “Fight Weekend Grand Finale” of official after party events for the electrifying fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto.
Washington, DC – Determined to honor their commitment to produce an intergenerational affair, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) has tapped award-winning actress, singer and songwriter, Demetria McKinney (Tyler Perry’s House of Payne), to perform at the 15th annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala on Thursday May 17, 2012 at the [...]
April 30th is International Jazz Day and various cultural workers, artists, educational institutions and fans will observe it with concerts, workshops, film-viewings and exhibitions. The Jazzday website will stream the Sunset and Sunrise concerts tomorrow live from their New Orleans and New York City locations. Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Ellis Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Ron Carter, [...]
Minnesota rap crew Doomtree is going on their first European tour next month. Check the tour dates below. No Kings European Tour Dates: 5/5 – Varazze, Italy – Vans Off The Wall Spring Classic 5/6 – Brussels, Belgium (headlining) 5/8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands (Opening for Yelawolf) 5/9 – Heidelberg, Germany (Headlining) 5/10 – Bern, Switzerland [...]
(April 19, 2012—Los Angeles, CA) Grammy award winning rapper/producer David Banner will appear at The LA Riots: Twenty Years Later Conference taking place on April 27 & 28 at Harvard University. The conference brings together leading scholars, activists and artists to look back at –and forward from- the LA Riots. It will combine a critical [...]
Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition), today announced the recipients of the prestigious 2012 Spirit of Democracy Awards which will be presented during the 15th annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala hosted by actress and producer, Vivica A. Fox (Set It [...]
SWV is releasing their album I Missed Us tomorrow and in celebration of the event fans will be able to stream their concert at S.O.B.’s from Livestream. Pre-order I Missed Us at iTunes or Target SWV Concert Dates 4/14 Denver, CO Wells Fargo Theater w/BBD & Blackstreet 4/17 New York, NY 98.7 KISS Album Event [...]
DURHAM, N.C. — More than a dozen prominent African-American scholars will participate in a conference on the role of social media in cultural studies, April 6-7 at Duke University.
