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Revive Video: Sidewalk Chalk Deliver A Jazz Take On Kendrick Lamar's "Alright"

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Known for their creative obfuscation on the lines between groovy genres, Sidewalk Chalk logged a major achievement last week with the release of their new "Alright" video. The clip features the ensemble in the back of a pickup truck amidst some rustic train tracks and silos, showing us that Kendrick Lamar's motto of urban resistance and affirmation can play well just about anywhere--even those out of the way places. Fueled by tap dance drums, a couple of brass horns and earnest vocals (oh, and that old piano(, the track is a creative and sparse take on the Pharrell-produced hit, which has gone on to be one of the most-beloved tracks off of To Pimp A Butterfly.

Sidewalk Chalk will be embarking on their Carry the Weight tour, which includes stops all over the nation and is one of the most intense live itineraries we've ever seen. Check out the tour's official poster below, and Sidewalk Chalk's video for "Alright" in its entirety over at Revive.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Tour Dates:

9.16 Columbus, OH @ Brothers Drake Meadery

9.17 Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail

9.18 Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater

9.19 Chicago, IL @ Goose Island Urban Block Party

9.23 St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House

9.24 Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard

9.25 San Antonio, TX @ Brick at Blue Star

9.26 Austin, TX @ Stubbs

9.27 Denton, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf

9.28 Dallas, TX @ Sundown at Granada

9.29 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa

9.30 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry's

10.1 Tupelo, MS @ Blue Canoe

10.2 Steele, AL @ CukoRakko Festival

10.3 Marietta, GA @ Marietta Jazz & Jokes

10.4 Durham, NC @ Motorco

10.5 Richmond, VA @ The Camel

10.6 Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

10.7 Syracuse, NY @ Funk 'n Waffles

10.8 Burlington, VT @ ArtsRiot

10.10 Princeton, NJ @ Terrace Club

10.12 Boston, MA @ Cuisene en Locale

10.15 Toronto, ON @ May Cafe

10.16 Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch

10.17 Marquette, MI @ The Racket

10.20 Billings, MT @ Rocky Mountain College

10.21 Missoula, MT @ Stage 112

10.22 Eugene, OR @ WoW Hall

10.23 Novato, CA @ Hopmonk

10.24 Caspar, CA @ Caspar Inn

10.27 Boise, ID @ The Reef

10.28 Denver, CO @ Walnut Room

10.29 Lincoln, NE @ Zoo Bar

10.30 Iowa City @ Yacht Club

10.31 Louisville, KY @ Tim Faulkner Gallery

11.5 Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's