Danity Kane Announces ‘No Filter’ Tour

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I am admittedly surprised that Diddy hasn’t stopped this movement yet. The now-foursome will be heading on tour in May, and fans can check out the promo above along with the dates below.

May 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
May 18 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove of Anaheim
May 21 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
May 22 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
May 24 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
May 25 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
May 28 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
May 30 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
May 31 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Jun 1 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of The Living Arts
Jun 3 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Jun 5 – San Diego, CA – Humphries by The Bay

Hudson Mohawke Announces World Tour

According to Earmilk, HudMo will be setting out on a “world tour” starting next Friday, with a bunch of destinations in North America and Europe.  Check out the tour dates below, the tour goes on until August.

Hudson Mohawke 2014 Tour Dates:
04/04 – Warsaw, PL @ T-Mobile Electronic Beats Festival
04/05 – Stockholm, SE @ AKA Presents
04/11 – Milan, IT @ Elita Festival
04/25 – Rotterdam, NL @ Perron
04/26 – Bristol, UK @ WLTP
05/02 – Paris, FR @ YOYO
05/03 – Oslo, NO @ Bla
05/04 – Nottingham, UK @ Everywhere Festival
05/27 – Washington, DC @ UStreet Music Hall
05/28 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05/29 – Denver, CO @ Vinyl
05/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw
06/06 – Reading, UK @ CUBED
06/08 – Amsterdam, NL @ MTV Openair Festival
07/11 – Ferropolis, DE @ Splash Festival
07/18 – Dour, BE @ Dour Festival
07/20 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/24 – Montreal, QC @ SAT
07/25 – Toronto, ON @ Hoxton
08/02 – Hamburg, DE @ Spektrum Festival

King Los Announces North American Tour

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After some fact-checking, it looks like King Los is hitting the road in support of Kid Ink for Skype’s Ones to Watch tour. Nonetheless, you will be able to see the Baltimore emcee in action following the release of his latest project, Zero Gravity 2. You can check out the dates below.

April 4th – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
April 6th – Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues Sunset
April 7th – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
April 8th – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
April 13th – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues New Orleans
April 16th – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
April 18th – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
April 19th – Boston, MA – House of Blues
April 20th – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
April 22nd – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
April 23rd – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
April 25th – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
April 27th – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Center
April 30th – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
May 1st – Toronto, Canada – The Phoenix
May 2nd – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
May 24th – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
May 25th – Houston, TX – House of Blues
May 31st – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

FULL LINEUP: TDE To Takeover This Year’s Pitchfork Festival

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I say that in the header because 4 TDE artists — Kendrick Lamar (headlining), ScHoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad & SZA — are scheduled to take the stage on 2 out of the 3 days, and you can be almost sure that the remaining Black Hippy members will be close by. In addition, Kelela, FKA Twigs, Danny Brown, Beck, Pusha T, Hudson Mohawke and many more will be present…you can check out the full lineup below and lock in your tickets over at Pitchfork’s website.

Friday
Beck
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks
Giorgio Moroder
Sun Kil Moon
Factory Floor
Death Grips
The Haxan Cloak
Sharon Van Etten
Isaiah Rashad
Hundred Waters
SZA

Saturday
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Field
FKA Twigs
St. Vincent
Danny Brown
Kelela
TuneYards
The Range
Pusha T
The Julie Ruin
Cloud Nothings
Mas Ysa
Wild Beasts
Circulatory System
Empress Of
Ka
Twin Peaks

Sunday
Kendrick Lamar
Hudson Mohawke
Grimes
DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn
Slowdive
Real Estate
Jon Hopkins
Schoolboy Q
Dum Dum Girls
Earl Sweatshirt
Majical Cloudz
Deafheaven
Perfect Pussy
DIIV
Speedy Ortiz
Mutual Benefit

Eminem & Rihanna Announce Dates For Their ‘Monster’ Tour…

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…of which there are only 3 4. Hopefully, you don’t live too far….check out the dates below and get your tickets here when they go on sale March 29th at 10am (Facebook and Live Nation users can purchase earlier, on the 22nd and 27th of March, respectively).

August 7 – Los Angeles, CA – Rose Bowl
August 16 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
August 22 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
August 23 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park

JAY Z & Kanye West To Kick Off Samsung SXSW Concert Series

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Mashable got word that Jay Z & Kanye West will be headling the first of four SXSW concerts this week, courtesy of Samsung. The specific locations will not be announced until the day of each show.

Here’s how to get access:

Samsung plans to distribute concert wristbands only to owners of Galaxy devices with the newly launched ad-free radio service called Milk Music downloaded on their devices. They can pick up their wristbands at the Galaxy Experience pop-up location at 2nd Street and Trinity Street starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. CT.

This news comes in addition to a concert that Kanye & G.O.O.D. Music will be doing with Yahoo!

LINEUP: Soundset Festival 2014

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Every state has its day, and on May 25th, the party goes down in Minnesota. Hometown heroes Atmosphere will be headlining this year’s Soundset Festival, which also includes higher profile artists Nas (who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Illmatic), Wiz Khalifa, Ab-Soul, 2 Chainz, Chance The Rapper, Earlwolf (Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler The Creator), Pusha T, Cypress Hill and a lot more. The event will be hosted by Sway, Brother Ali and J. Pratt and tickets go on sale this Saturday.

Slick Rick Announces Tour To Celebrate 25th Anniversary Of His Debut Album

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The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick is a bit past the 25 year park I think (I could be wrong and I’m too lazy to check), but nonetheless, the British-American emcee is set to go on tour this Spring to celebrate. You can check out the dates below.

April 2nd – Headliners Ballroom – Louisville, KY
April 3rd – Exit Inn – Nashville, TN
April 5th – Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL
April 6th – LIV- Miami, FL
April 10th – The Maison – New Orleans, LA
April 11th – Warehouse Live- Houston, TX
April 12th – Korova – San Antonio, TX
April 14th – Sister Bar – Albuquerque, NM
April 16th – Constellation Room – Santa Ana, CA
April 17th – Yoshis – San Francisco, CA
April 19th – Alhambra Theater – Portland, OR
April 20th – Neumos – Seattle, WA
April 22nd – Cervantes Ballroom – Denver, CO
April 23rd – Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
April 25th – The Loft – Lansing, MI
April 26th – The Key Club – Detroit, MI
April 30th – Westcot Theatre – Syracuse, NY
May 1st – Middle East Club – Boston, MA
May 7th – BB Kings – New York City

Justin Timberlake’s ’20/20 Experience’ Is Headed To Australia

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No specific dates yet, but this message was recently announced on his website:

“We’re…like sweating with excitement….to announce Justin will embark on The 20/20 Experience World Tour starting October 31, visiting cities throughout North America, Europe, Australia and South America!!!!!”

Feel free to keep your eyes peeled here (or at LiveNation) for confirmed dates.

DMX Reveals Upcoming Tour Dates

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It’s always good to see with Earl Simmons is making moves with his music. Starting on the last day this month and moving well into March, DMX will be hitting several tour stops, mostly in Texas (with a sprinkle of North Carolina and Louisiana for good measure). You can check out the dates below.

February 28 – Charlotte, NC at Midnite Rodeo
March 6 – Abilene, TX at Lucky Mule Saloon
March 7 – Houston, TX at Scout Bar
March 8 – San Antonio, TX at Backstage Live
March 9 – Pharr, TX at Pharr Events Center
March 10 – Laredo, TX at Club Annex at the Laredo Energy Arena
March 11 – Corpus Christi, TX at Brewster Street Ice House
March 12 – Dallas, TX at Trees
March 13 – New Orleans, LA at The Howlin’ Wolf

Kanye West To Headline Bonnaroo 2014

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Looking at the lineup, this could be a top 3 festival for this year easily (at least in the United States), with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean, Elton John, Vampire Weekend, Jack White and more…..and now they’ve locked in Kanye West.

Get your tickets here….the festival goes down in Tennessee June 12th-15th.

Drake Announces 5th Annual OVO Fest With OutKast

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Drake announces the lineup for the 5th annual OVO Fest that will go down this year on Saturday, August 3rd, and Sunday, August 4th. In addition to the festival’s creator, the 2-day event will also be headlined by OutKast, who will enter the stage on the first day at Toronto’s Molson Ampitheatre. Drizzy headlines day two, with special guests set to join him.

Tickets for the two-day festival goes on sale February 21st via Live Nation.