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Concert news: Fiona Apple, Summer Spirit Fest, Firefly Music Festival, Ledisi, and more
The Baltimore SunFiona Apple played a short series of promotional shows earlier this year to support her upcoming album. Now, she's launching a full tour for "The Idler Wheel is Wiser" that includes stops in Baltimore and Washington D.C. Apple's mini-tour, her first...Tags: Taking Back Sunday (music group), The Killers (music group), Minivans and Vans, Slightly Stoopid (music group), Death Cab for Cutie (music group)
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2011 Gems: A rejuvenated Nas proves he can still get 'Nasty'
Let's face it: there's too much new music in a year for any one human being to digest. "2011 Gems" is a December feature on Midnight Sun where I highlight some of the tracks that might have flown under your radar. Next: Nas' throwback to excellence,...Tags: Music, Jay-Z
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Update: Concert news: Lady Antebellum, Common, Nickelback, Hendrix Tribute Tour, Sleigh Bells, Guster
The Baltimore SunUpdate: Merriweather Post Pavilion has announced its second show of the season: Lady Antebellum, the hugely successful pop-country trio. The band, out with "Own the Night," which was released last year, will perform May 20. Darius Rucker, the guy...Tags: Jeff Garlin, Guster (music group), Concerts, Music, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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Rapper Diggy grows up while Rev. Run cheers from the sidelines
When your father is the "Run" in Run-DMC and your uncle is Def Jam Records co-founder Russell Simmons, it's a gift and a curse to pursue a career in hip-hop.
The gift is obvious: unlimited connections, a built-in brand name and hopefully some skills from...Tags: MTV (tv network), Kanye West, Fine Arts, Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Television Industry
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Drake and 'Headlines': A charming surprise with real bounce
What was the highlight of Drake's weekend? Ask him, and he'd likely answer hosting the second OVOFest, the one night of the year Toronto becomes hip-hop's Mecca. Or maybe he'd get more specific and say having Nas come out to perform "Made You Look" was...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z
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Concert news: Ziggy Marley, Pigtown Festival, Crooked Fingers
The Baltimore SunAt least one Marley will perform in the area this Fall. Damian Marley had been scheduled to perform at Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather this August, but the show, which also had Nas on the bill, was unexpectedly cancelled. Then on Monday, it was...Tags: Ani Difranco, Pigtown, Ziggy Marley, Music Industry, Festive Events
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Grading the Leaks: New songs from Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nas and Big Sean
Wesley CaseHere’s an understatement: the rap blogs were busy yesterday. It seemed like every hour, there was another leak from a big-name artist. Kanye West, Nas, Big Sean and Lil Wayne were all victims of Hulkshare liberation. But now for the important part:...Tags: Facebook, Kanye West, YouTube, Mass Media, Eminem
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Summer Spirit Festival with Damian Marley , Nas and the Roots cancelled
The Summer Spirit Festival, which was to be headlined by Nas and Damian Marley, has been cancelled.
The one-day event was scheduled to take place at Merriweather Post Pavilion August 14. Common and Erykah Badu performed at the festival last year....Tags: Festive Events
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Review: Mac Miller, 'Best Day Ever'
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Best Day Ever, Rostrum
Rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
The cornerstones of Mac Miller’s raps are weed, women and partying. It lacks sophistication but that’s the point: this is the world of a fun-...Tags: Postal (movie)
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Concert review: Lauryn Hill, Tribe & Wu Tang @ Rock the Bells
Baltimore Sun reporterFrom the Midnight Sun blog: Rock The Bells had the potential to be epic. The tour, which came to Merriweather Post Pavilion last night, boasted some of hip-hop's most legendary acts: Lauryn Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg and A Tribe...Tags: Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Ol' Dirty Bastard, John F. Williams, Music
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Ian "Eyekon" Mattingly
Sun StaffHometown: Baltimore Current members: Eyekon Founded in: 2003 Style: Underground hip-hop with a little bit of conscious flavor Influenced by: A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, Notorious B.I.G, Nas Notable: At the Sonar show Saturday, Eyekon will play songs...Tags: Rakim
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SoulStice
Sun ReporterHometown: Columbia Current members: Ashley Llorens Founded in: 2000 Style: hip hop, rap and indie Influenced by: Common, Black Thought, Nas, Rakim, Miles Davis, Big Pun, Radiohead Notable: With three solo records under his belt and a new mix tape...Tags: Genres, Rakim, MySpace, Radiohead (music group), Miles Davis
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