Vibraphonist Cecilia Smith premieres "Crossing Bridges" tomorrow, 4/29 Rob Fields Live Music/Shows April 28, 2009 0Why am I writing about a jazz vibraphonist on a Black rock blog? Because Cecilia Smith is my homegirl. My...
Defining Black rock/Defining excellence Rob Fields Community April 27, 2009 0Up in the T-Dot (Toronto), fellow traveler Laina Dawes gives her take on a definition of Black rock: My definition...
Tomorrow: Afro-punk's EPIC/SMASH @ Webster Hall–4/28 Rob Fields Live Music/Shows April 27, 2009 0Afro-punk & Bronx Underground return to NYC's Webster Hall tomorrow with their monthly showcase. It's a cool concept: EPIC is...
Tour dates: Whole Wheat Bread Rob Fields tour dates April 23, 2009 0 Catch them in a city near you. More dates after the jump. 04/23/098:00PCircus w/ MC Chris Columbus, Ohio 04/24/099:00PSubterranean...
Now on TheRoot.com: Rock is Black Music, Too! Rob Fields writing beyond boldaslove.us April 21, 2009 11Here's an excerpt from my first piece on TheRoot.com: Know what the problem is with black folks? No imagination. Sounds...
REVIEW: Michael Hill and Colin John–"Fresh Folk Blues" Rob Fields Reviews April 17, 2009 0By Earl Douglas Michael Hill is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and bad ass guitarist with nearly a half a...
New episodes of PBS' "Soul!" now online Rob Fields News April 16, 2009 0Just got a heads up from the folks at Thirteen that three new episodes of of the "Soul!" series are...
Listening Post: Free Era–"The Fix" Rob Fields Listening Post April 16, 2009 0 This is young band I've seen a couple of times. One of the things I like about this gig...
Meet our newest black rocker: Lil Wayne Rob Fields Black rock in the media April 15, 2009 8The singing's terrible and the guitar-playing ain't great, but we should still applaud Lil Wayne's rock effort. So Weezy is...
Nona Hendryx keynotes the 2009 Pop Conference–April 16 Rob Fields Uncategorized April 14, 2009 0The 2009 Pop Conference at EMPSFM kicks off with "A Conversation with Nona Hendryx". This should be a cool session,...
