UPCOMING: Tanya Hamilton's "Night Catches Us" Rob Fields blog December 1, 2010 2Tanya Hamilton's debut feature gives us reason to look forward to going to the movies.
Now on TheGrio.com: SXSW shows it's good to be black and alternative Rob Fields blog March 26, 2010 1Lisa Kekaula of The Bellrays My first piece for TheGrio.com ran on Monday. Here's an excerpt: When asked about The...
Thoughts (pre- and) post the National Black Arts Festival Rob Fields Community August 3, 2009 6l to r: Farai Chideya, Rob Fields, Boston Fielder, Barry Jenkins photo: Yemi Toure So, the first things first: It...
Talking Black rock at the National Black Arts Festival Rob Fields Connections July 29, 2009 0Today, folks from all over the country are converging on Atlanta to kick off the National Black Arts Festival, a...
2009 Afro-punk Festival lineup features Pure Hell, Whole Wheat Bread, Living Colour, Earl Greyhound, Saul Williams, Janelle Monae + others Rob Fields Afropunk June 4, 2009 0I hear there will be some tweaks along the way, but this what I understand to be the basic–and pretty...
Kandia Crazy Horse's Southern Rock Symposium @ Princeton — May 8-9 Rob Fields Connections May 3, 2009 0First, much belated congrats are in order to fellow traveler and award-winning rock critic Kandia Crazy Horse, who is the...
SXSW09 Panel Recap: "A Dream Deferred: Black rock" Rob Fields Community April 5, 2009 1I had a great first experience at SXSW. Austin's a great town (at least what I could see of it),...