Posted on 07/28/2008
On Memorial Day weekend The Roots invaded the UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival alongside Goapele, Amos Lee, Stephen Marley, Capleton, Mr. Vegas and more.  Los Angeles OkayplayerTV crew Greg The Dude and Tunji were once again on hand to capture interviews with Black Thought and ?uestlove as well as live performance footage.   Check out the results! Episode 5 of okayplayerTV.

Posted on 07/27/2008
Ok, so we've been stretching out our follow up to The Roots Picnic a little while now but we swear this is the last of it.  Here are all the Webisodes of okayplayerTV in one place for your viewing pleasure. Webisodes feature: The Roots, The Cool Kids, Esperanza Spalding, J*DaVey, and plenty of shots of the crowd.  Don't hate on our mic flag!  A very special thanks to

Posted on 07/22/2008
The world class, Hip-Hop music event you’ve been waiting for all year is back! The 2008 Rock the Bells Festival series, powered by SanDisk, is ready to crush your city with performances by A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def and special guests, The Pharcyde, along with MANY more. For the full Rock The Bells line-up and tour date list, see after the jump.

Posted on 07/14/2008
The 2008 Afro-Punk Festival came to a glorious close over the weekend with its main stage concert at Fort Greene Park and Block Party on Clinton Avenue. Saturday's free concert featured an eclectic mix of rock, soul and punk with performances by Sophia Ramos, Little Jackie, Tamar-kali and The Dirtbombs.  Sunday brought The Carps, J*Davey and Kudu.