LISTENING POST: Amul 9 — "DNA" Rob Fields Listening Post May 20, 2009 0Amul 9 brings their not-so-strange vibrations from the Atlanta hardcore Had a chance to catch these guys at the last...
LISTENING POST: Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity — "Mojuba" (feat. Amayo and John Medeski) Rob Fields Listening Post May 7, 2009 0Call yourself a DJ? This ought to be one of your go-to tracks. This is an exuberant, danceable track from...
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...
Listening Post + Weekend preview: Tamar-Kali vs. Jean Grae Rob Fields Artists/Bands March 27, 2009 1Looks like Santos is the place to be on Saturday night. It'll be good to see these two women: The...
Listening Post: Saul Williams–"Raised To Be Lowered" Rob Fields Listening Post March 11, 2009 0"Was I raised/to be lowered?" What a great question. Actually, this is one of my favorite tracks from Saul's 2007...
Listening Post: Labelle–"Dear, Rosa" Rob Fields Listening Post February 25, 2009 0I'm excited to see Labelle on Thursday night at the Beacon. So, I figured it'd be a great idea to...
Listening Post: Death–"Politicians In My Eyes" Rob Fields Listening Post February 11, 2009 1From The Fader: In 1975, Death, the trio of Hackney brothers from Detroit, recorded an album. Predating Bad Brains by...
Listening Post: Honeychild Coleman–"Never Goin' Home Again" Rob Fields Listening Post February 5, 2009 0An excellent album kicks off the 2009 year in Black rock. First, an admission: I completely forgot that Carolyn "Honeychild"...
Listening Post: V.V. Brown–"Bottles" Rob Fields Listening Post January 29, 2009 0"do[sic] wop indie, whilst traveling on a rocket, all the way up into the deepest part of outer space." That's...
LISTENING POST: The Caesarz–"Four4" and "Take Me Away" Rob Fields Listening Post January 15, 2009 1Tomorrow the biopic of slain rapper Biggie Smalls hits the theaters. I’d like to see “Notorious” even though, as my...