Jazz Fest 2010 has featured numerous acts whose connection to the genre is, to be generous, a loose one. Hip-hop, R&B and funk are more like cousins of jazz than siblings. But at least there is a familial bond, some shared musical DNA that links, say, De La Soul and Alex Cuba to Charlie Parker […]
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Jazz Fest: De La Soul and Friends Kick Things Off
They were trying. Make no mistake, they were trying. As nominal frontman Posdnuos kept reminding the rabid crowd at the Halifax Jazz Festival tent last night, he and DJ Maseo were doing their level best to carry the De La Soul banner with the third member of the legendary Long Island crew unable to perform due to a leg injury. But as they said way back on their 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising three is The Magic Number for De La Soul. And with MC Dave’s absence leaving the group one Plug short, their headlining show wasn’t
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Sunny De La Soul
In the suburbs, summers are characterized by a few things: the lukewarm tang of rum and cokes poured into plastic bottles; the smell of the grass in the empty soccer fields near your house and the insistent thud of hip-hop from your friend’s dad’s Jeep. And for many summers, there were only three groups that […]
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The Coast does NXNE: A preview
This ain’t Toronto, or at least not the Toronto I remember. There’s a chain link fence cordoning off a large swath of the downtown core. Kites and radio-controlled aircraft, I’m told, are strictly forbidden. Poorly-marked CCTV cameras track every movement south of bustling Queen Street. Two-week summer condo sublets cost roughly $8,400. And there are […]
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Here’s Where You Can Get Your De La Soul Tickets
Here’s the Ticketpro link to this rather exciting event. You can buy them NOW. They are $35/$30 each. The event is Friday, July 9th, 2010 at the Festival Tent. I just bought mine. I can’t afford it and I don’t care. I’m SO EXCITED JUST THROW ME IN JAIL. More jams below.
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Um, De La Soul is Opening the Halifax Jazz Festival
Sue Carter Flinn just told me that De La Soul is opening the Halifax Jazz Festival. The fest runs July 9-17th this year. I don’t know anything else and they don’t have anything else up on their website. But apparently this is happening and is for real. More info soon. EDIT: They’re playing with Ali from A Tribe Called Quest and Extremities. Eeeee! Tickets on sale this Thurs. If you have no idea who or what I’m talking about, click this link and close your eyes. Welcome to summer city.