SUMMERTIME IS ALMOST HERE and the fourth season of Bodega LA is already in full swing! The next Bodega fiesta goes down this Sunday, May 19..

Here comes trouble... here comes the danger… here comes the rasta youth coming to capture the Toronto reggae massive for the very FIR..

MONDAY MAY 20 MOM LA presents James Brown vs Motown w/ special guests JEREMY SOLE (KCRW / theLift / Afro Funke') MAKER (Galapagos 4 / Now A..

Reggae Bash - Every Monday @ Bourbon Beach Only $500J Adm Guest Artists Every Week Showtime - 9PM

  THE SHOW immerses you into a passionate display of live music and dance vignettes emerging from every corner of the space, taking yo..

KNOW THE LEDGE && EWE OF NOW presentA Very Wonderful Evening of Fun && Adventure!!!!Featuring the Captivating Personalities ..

Join Hidden Beach and On The Vine Events as they present platinum Grammy winner The Tony Rich Project as he performs his classics and select..

  2013 YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL SEASON LINE-UP The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announced the programming for the 2013 Season at ..

MAY's Installment of Boston's best & only DISCO monthly: DISCO-NNECTION at Middlesex Lounge. TUESDAY, May 21 {9pm-1am} swing through &..

On this night the Hip Hop Community Stands as One!THE FOUNDATION Open Mic Starts @ 10:00pm (Get there Early cause sign up slots go quick!)$1..

  Hot Water Cornbread Presents  Mouth Off Oakland's Longest Running Spoken Word and Music Open Mic (Since 2006)  Hosted..

CHERRY POPPIN' WEDNESDAY'S   Guest DJ ANTHONY VALADEZ   Celebrating the Bday of our MC KGSUPERSTAR   Resident DJ"S T..

May 1st 2013Resident Djs Louie Vega & Kevin Hedge plan on starting MAY the right way! May 1st represents the start of warmer nights..

SPECIAL EDITION OF PROPS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST BOOGIE BLIND! Rich Medina (Jump N Funk) and Akalepse (Truth &..

The "Jet Lounge" series kicks off every Wednesday at House of Blues. The event is meant to mimic some of the organized hip-hop showcases i..

Artists: Afrika Bambaataa (New York), Egyptian Lover (Los Angeles), DJ Magic Mike (Orlando), DJ Assault (Detroit), DJ Funk (Chicago), Scott..

Mavado, the gully gad will be live and in concert at The Shrine on Thursday, May. 23rd. Get ready to hear big tunes such as "So Special",..

  2013 YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL SEASON LINE-UP The Yerba Buena Gardens Festival announced the programming for the 2013 Season at ..

LA's longest-running party for 80's-based funk, boogie, electro and modern soul expands its signature sound to the Virgil, right in the he..

Danny Soto and R. Ernie Silva join forces to bring you...  Brooklyn to LA! A day of extraordinary dance and theater! Only 20$ for..

Join Us as we preview the Sophomore album of Detroit native and DC-based Zo! The Producer & Keyboardist of The Foreign Exchange Music ..

Peace, Love and House Music. DJs Francesco Spagna and Cruzz bring UNITY to Good Life.An memorable mix of deep soulful filtered sexy afro la..

The Known Unknown x The Main Ingredient Proudly Present:SHI WISDOM LIVE IN CONCERTWith Special Guest Performers: LION BABE from NYCOpening A..

    ADV.TIX @ http://www.djscratch.eventbrite.com MIGHTY presents DJ SCRATCH (Scratchvision.com | Brooklyn Bandits | EPMD) &..

Friday May 24th 2013React and the Mid present....Mayhem at The Mid:: QBERT ::[ www.djqbert.com ]:: SHORTKUT ::[ www.twitter.com/shortkut ]::..

Un día, un sueño, una esperanza, un solo corazón, un amor, un mundo Come as we celebrate all that is Latin once ag..

Friday May 24, 2013: 10pm-3amWe Love Soul Memorial Day Weekend Celebration! and The Official Bilal, Avery Sushine, PJ Morton After Set..

We're turning things up this month, it's the return of the BOOM! With The Boom Bap Djs, Case Bloom & lil' Dave. For a very special look ..

Day Weekend Passes & 3-Day VIP Weekend Passes: www.Movement.us  MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES RED BULL MUSIC..

Join Danny Soto, dance captain of the Tony award winning Broadway musical FELA, for this Afro Beat Carbio workshop! Expericece the fusion of..

Her name is legendary. Her music is timeless. Her lyrics touch you at the core. Her voice possesses rich warmth that soothes your ears and h..

LORI WILLAMS  www.lorijazz.com RETURNS TO  Washington DC's Blues Alley Sat. May 25, 2013

soulfactorypresents.comFacebook Event PageRich J whose successful partnerships with Urban Soul Connection & Soul Excursions, is at..

Bringing you the finest in live music and Hip Hop in Los Angeles. Shafiq Husayn and the Dove Society will be laying it down every 4th Saturd..

saturday may 25th theLIFT - LA GILLES PETERSON (BROWNSWOOD / BBC RADIO 6 - UK) co-creators / resident deejays: JEREMY SOLE (KCRW / AFRO FU..

  WET: SAN DIEGO PURCHASE EARLY BIRD TICKETShttp://www.flavorus.com/event/WET-San-Diego-Miguel-Migs/167373Saturday, May 2..

Wax Poetics magazine, with Halcyon, and Fusicology, present I Love Vinyl, a jumping monthly all-vinyl oasis at the Gallery Bar at LPR, featu..

After celebrating its fourth anniversary, Uniquity returns with an impressive lineup of R&B talent. Self taught keyboardist/songwrit..

NDATL continues it's 5th annual late night for true deep house lovers, with top notch exclusive afterparty sets from Norm Talley, Kai Alc&ea..

    *Saturday MDW 2013*West Coast Soul Events presents Mi Casa Holiday L.A.  The famous Mi Casa party makes a stop in Los ..

The JazzReggae Festival at UCLA is celebrating its 27th year this Memorial Day Weekend! The amazing music is just one of many bril..

Sonic Diaspora is back for the summer. Turn the heat up and add some flavor to your summer.Sonic Diaspora presents:::Africana Endless Summer..

A great opportunity to get a taste of the historic community of Leimert Park. Home to the World Stage, the legendary 5th Street Dick's, the ..

The STOMP the HOUSE! Series has consistently ranked among MOVEMENTS (DEMF) TOP 5 after-parties by media, party-goers and DJ’s who&rsqu..

Sunday night, May 26th, on Memorial Day weekend, we bring you another edition of DANCEHALL ROCK! DJs Higher, Expo, & Sloe Poke along wit..

Chicago's Deep House monthly is comin to Detroit during MOVEMENT weekend! EXCURSIONS: Detroit (2nd installment)... A monthly ..

  Big Boi Antwan Andre Patton aka Daddy Fat Sax aka Sir Lucious Left Foot aka General Patton- but best known as Big Boi-is an MC who,..

Deep Secrets, nomad, and Stranger Than Paradise (STP) presentDelano SmithThreeD'JulzFrancis Harris (aka Adultnapper)San Proper (exclusive)Ke..

The original daytime holiday experience in dance and dine is back starting our sixth season, just in time for Memorial Day. On Monday, Ma..

WET: LOS ANGELES PURCHASE EARLY BIRDTICKETShttp://www.flavorus.com/event/WET-Los-Angeles-MIguel-Migs/164860Memorial Day, Monday / May 2..

DRY - THE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY FOR WET - FREE WITH RSVP FREE entry with WET wristband or RSVP here!10pm - 2am Couture - 1640 N. Cahuenga Bl..

  Tuesday, May 28, 20138:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. + PartiesHotel KabukiSan Francisco, CA » Register Early for SF MusicTech Summit ..

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Mobb Deep is an American Hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S. that consisted of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is one of the ..

(New York, NY)- On Wednesday, May 29th Singersroom presents a new and exciting event series entitled, “The Rhythm Effect”, which..

The Town Entertainment PresentsThe Official FELA! After PartywithBig World BreaksThe Good SinDJ AlexDance with the cast and raise a glass to..

http://ticketdriver.com/shrine/buy/tickets/event/86445   The Shrine's 4 year Anniversary Week! Julian Marley & Richie Spice liv..

Vintage Trouble is a sensational, soulful four-man band whose very essence screams out loud of the late 1950's to 1960's. Turned on by ..

The award winning music documentary, “FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade (The Story Of A Movement)”, will host an exclusive..

  BUY TICKETS  Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland rose to fame with the success of Destiny's Child during the late '90s. Du..

It might be more than 40 years since Lee Perry built an unassuming studio called The Black Ark in the Washington Gardens neighborhood of Kin..

The time is now for one of the industry’s best-kept secrets: PJ Morton. The Maroon 5 keyboardist/backing vocalist makes his major labe..

Toronto's ONLY all vinyl vintage R&B, Northern Soul, Mod, Garage, Popcorn and Rockabilly dance party! On the last Friday of every month..

WE HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT AND HELP US CELEBRATE... 3 YEARS OF OUR MONTHLY EVENT SERIES WITH THE FINEST TASTEMAKERS FROM COAST TO COAST ..

Soundclash presents Slum Village Dirty Slums TourHosted by jusCookie and Mark CaesarSounds by E.F. CuttinAdv tickets $10Also performing:Red ..

Joann Jimenez presents... ¡WEPA! CLASSICS PARTY Garage/Loft-Style Resident DJ / Producer: Antonio Ocasio (Tribal Winds) Special G..

Starring: The Roots, Gary Clark Jr., Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Grimes, Naughty By Nature (backed by The Roots), araabMUZIK, DJ Premier, S..

Join us at the ALL NEW Saturday Soul Social! This Singer/Songwriter Acoustic Soul series features the Best & Brightest young talent from..

http://ticketdriver.com/shrine/buy/tickets/event/86449   The Shrine's 4 Year Anniversary Week! Jesse Boykins III & The Beauty C..

The Town Entertainment PresentsThe Official FELA! After Party& Seattle Birthday Celebration for core FELA! ensemble member, Danny Sotowi..

  More Than Enough is a classic NYC dance party that returns to the essence of what that really means, good music. F..

ll the way live from Jamaica, the #1 Dancehall/Reggae Sound System in the world...STONE LOVE will be at The Shrine. DJ Rory + special gues..

USE CODE KUTI4 10% off for the Friday-Sunday shows! TUESDAY, JUNE 4 @ 8:00 PMTHURSDAY, JUNE 6 @ 8:00 PMFRIDAY, JUNE 7 @ 8:00 PMSATURDAY, JU..

Tuesday June 4th MOBB DEEP with special guests: Ante Meridian (Rozewood and Mr. Enok) DJ Dug Boogie Doors 8 / Show 9 18+ $2..

Sean Healy proudly presents hip hop legends Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) & Redman (of Def Squad) live at the Belasco, Thursday June 6t..

Antone' "Chooky" Caldwell Returns To Blues Alley for his CD Release Party: "Subject 2 Change" Thursday June 6th 8pm and 10pm Shows ..

  WIN TICKETS! We are giving away tickets to see Dwele at Yoshi's Oakland on opening night (Thursday, June 6th) at 10 ..

Chicago get ready for LATINIQUE! (FREE ENTRY BEFORE 10:30pm w/ RSVP) RSVP at www.theshrinechicago.com At Latinique enjoy live bands + l..

ETANA - The Strong One LIVE IN TORONTO JUNE 6, 2013 MosKito + Bite $10 ETANA - BETTER TOMORROW TOUR PREVIEW SHOW   Etana, m..

  It was almost 18 months ago that the full cast and band of the Broadway cast of FELA! , rode a bus from San Francisco to Oakland for..

Friday May 3 sees the return of StanZeff's S C U L P T Music from Tambor's STANZEFF http://stanzeff.com With guest DJ BE   ..

Nordic Trax PresentsJIMPSTER - Porchlight & Rockingchairs LP LaunchOne of the UK's most established and consistent deep house producers,..

Scribe, Wax Poetics, Turntable Lab, Halcyon, 180 Proof, Great Weekend and Fusicology present the loftyI Love VinylOn the B-Side   at ..

_________________________Afrodisiac _________________________   ~~~~~~EVERY SECOND SATURDAY~~~~~ 3Eleven Lounge - 311 N. Sangamon fr..

Shock Entertainment, Rumba Miami, and Grand Central present LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLEShttp://www.amigosinvisibles.com New Record Release Show..

  m.a.m.a. earth presents ONE PEACE A Celebrity Charity Art Event at JNA Gallery at the historic Bergamot Station in Santa Monica,..

The 2nd Official Beat Swap Meet Portland Sunday afternoon June 9th, 2013   Join us for an afternoon of fun, food, & digging in ..

Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer Zo! is Detroit-area born and raised, Lorenzo Ferguson. Music was always present in and around the ..

On Tuesday, June 11, SOB’s Summer Splash Concert Cruise series invites you to spend the evening on a luxurious yacht with one of R&a..

  On Thursday, June 13th, escape the summer heat aboard SOB’s luxury yacht with the amazingly cool Cody Chestnutt and fellow art..

Chicago get ready for LATINIQUE! (FREE ENTRY BEFORE 10:30pm w/ RSVP) RSVP at www.theshrinechicago.com At Latinique enjoy live bands + l..

Supreme Street x RedBull presentsThe 4th Annual IMPACT NOLA 4on4 BasketBall TournamentLast Year Was Amazing!!! Team A-1 - The Winn..

Hugh Masekela has covered the globe and played with just about every top star you can think of. He has written a number of international hit..

FRIDAY JUNE 14, 2013 FOOTLONG DEVELOPMENT & KEISTAR PRODUCTIONS PRESENT WHAT THE FUNK?! JAMES BROWN vs. FELA   DJ SPINNA &..

The Recording Academy® Washington, D.C. Chapter Presents: Business, Beats & Inspiration™: An Indie Guide to Making Money in ..

Supreme Street presents THE PEACE TOUR - NOLA SUMMER JAMMusic FestivalDetails Coming SoonFollow our social media pages:@thepeacetour on..

Beat Swap Meet's Only Night Show, Returns to Sin City this June. Celebrating 1 Year of Diggin In The Desert! Saturday Evening, Jun..

  saturday june 15th theLIFT - LA FALTY DL (NINJA TUNE - NYC) JEPE (JOHNWAYNES/BLOSSOM KOLLECTIV - PORTUGAL/BERLIN) theLIFT co-..

The Songbird from The Original Movie Soundtrack "LOVE JONES" Returns to the Nations Capital: Trina Broussard  Live in Concert Wed...

AMC2013: Media Strategies for a More Just & Creative World  15th annual ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE JUNE 20 - JUNE 23, 2013 ..

The Birchmere Welcomes: RAHSAAN PATTERSON LIVE IN PERFORMANCE FRIDAY JUNE 21, 2013 7:30 Tix: www.ticketmaster.com www.birchmere.com..

Nu-Soul Magazine and Soul Union presentSTRICTLY SOCIALFriday June 21, 2013 Strictly Social is back with another special event. Zo returns..

On Friday, June 21, the TD Toronto Jazz Festival will present its first-ever FREE-FOR-ALL FRIDAY where admission to th..

Future Music Movement Presents THE EDGE Friday, June 21st, 2013 A Night of Underground, Deep & Tech-House With DJs Myxzlplix & Jo..

TV ONE's R&B Diva Returns To Washington, DC SYLEENA JOHNSON Live at The Howard Theatre www.thehowardtheatre.com  

Nordic Trax & TD Vancouver International Jazz Fest PresentJAY TRIPWIRE - LIVE ENSEMBLEAs part of this year's Jazz Festival, Vancouver el..

On Sunday June 23, the Summer of Poolside-Popsicle-Partyin' Begins @ The Standard Rooftop!PRIVATE EVENT! RSVP REQUIRED FOR ENTRY atwww...

In association with Okayafrica Femi Kuti & The Positive Force have blended Funk, Jazz, and African Folk throughout their 27 year caree..

R&B DIVA SYLEENA JOHNSON RETURNS TO NEW YORK At The Highline Ballroom www.highlineballroom.com with Special Guest Sean Black ..

One of the most versatile artists of his time, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) has become an international sensation in theater, film, television,..

Described by Jazz Times Magazine as “a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a turban,” Dr. Lonnie Smith’s mastery and ..

In this first installment of Acoustic Sessions with Teedra Moses, singer-songwriter, Teedra Moses aka The Lioness has teamed up w..

Tickets go on sale WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH! Ticketing link for Tues, June 25th: http://www.bellyup.com/event/damian-jr-gong-marley-and-s..

  Very few musicians are able to deftly straddle the line between jazz and hip-hop, yet Robert Glasper is one of those rare wunderkind..

After playing to a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd last summer, Trombone Shorty is back again for another powerhouse performance. With ..

Pianist Jason Moran teams up with renowned bassist and vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello for a raucous party with an open dance floor and plent..

The Island Sounds Come to Washington DC via Indie Soul SuperStars: JULIE DEXTER and  HESTON In Tribute and Celebration of The Musi..

  Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings have almost singlehandedly revived soul and funk music. Their four critically acclaimed albums captur..

Instrumental in defining the sound of hip indie record label Ninja Tune, The Herbaliser brings it diet of hip-hop, rare groove, funk and j..

Chicago get ready for LATINIQUE! (FREE ENTRY BEFORE 10:30pm w/ RSVP) RSVP at www.theshrinechicago.com At Latinique enjoy live bands + l..

Our annual reggae night returns, this year featuring three-time Grammy-winning ragga/dancehall superstar Jr. Gong, and five-time Grammy-winn..

Navasha Daya, former lead singer and founding member of the critically acclaimed independent band Fertile Ground, is back debuting new music..

LIVE NATION AND NUFUNK PRESENT FEMI KUTI & THE POSITIVE FORCE w/ GROOVE INSTITUTE (SOLID GARAGE) Tickets available at Rotate This and So..

MAIN STAGE: BRANDY CHARLIE WILSON JILL SCOTT KEYSHIA COLE LL COOL J MAXWELL NEW EDITION SUPERLOUNGE: ANTHONY DAVID BIG DADDY KANE..

Starving Poets: Poetic House PartyPoetry, Spoken Word & SoulFriday, July 5th at 8:00PMPurchase Tickets: 1-866-811-4111www.starvingpoets...

AFRICA UMOJA: The Spirit of Togetherness is a pulsating musical celebration of South African song and dance. From the potent rhythms ..

The Chosen Few™ Old School Reunion Picnic 2013 Join more than 30,000 dance music lovers for the 23rd annual Chosen Few™ Old S..

  Movie star, rapper, Grammy-winner, Emmy-winner and Oscar-nominee Queen Latifah is also an entrancing vocalist known for singing coo..

Multi-Grammy winners and long-time musical friends Sergio Mendes and Herb Alpert & Lani Hall share the Bowl stage for a night of sublime..

Friday July 19th KLYMAXX PRESENTS: BERNADETTE COOPER -DIVA & a TURNTABLE LIVE IN WASHINGTON, DC Tix: www.bluesalley.com 8pm and 10..

SATURDAY JULY 20, 2013 KLYMAXX PRESENTS: BERNADETTE COOPER- DIVA & A TURNTABLE LIVE IN WASHINGTON, DC 8PM AND 10M SHOWS TIX: www.b..

A MEETING IN THE LADIES' ROOM: Klymaxx Presents Bernadette Cooper  With Special Guest  YahZarah Live At The Baltimore Sound..

A WEEKEND WITH SHANICE FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY July 26, 27, 28 SHANICE www.shaniceonline.com TICKETS AVAILABLE: www.bluesalley.com &n..

The Rock Steady Crew celebrates its 36th anniversary of being a true Hip-Hop brand ambassador by bringing its annual free concert to Summe..

  On Tuesday, July 30, SOB’s Summer Splash Series is bringing you Allen Stone, the small town, Washington raised soul singer who..

Originally founded in 1977 in the Bronx, by Jimmy D and Jimmy Lee, Rock Steady Crew has become one of the most well-known and recognizable B..

José James is a forerunner in the fusion of modern jazz and hip-hop. His 2008 debut The Dreamer and its 2010 follow-up..

  Singer and songwriter, Raheem DeVaughn, has quickly burst onto the music scene.  Each week Raheem hosts “The Raheem D..

Bruno Mars brings his “The Moonshine Jungle World Tour” to Scottrade Center August 8 with special guest Ellie Goulding. The ann..

DJ Kool Herc is considered by many to be the “first hip-hop D.J”. In the early stages of hip hop music, DJ Kool Herc brought h..

Shuggie Otis is a musician’s musician, a reclusive genius from Los Angeles whose name has been spoken in reverential tones by h..

Fifty years ago, the legendary Stevie Wonder released his first single “Fingertips”, which reached number 1 on the Billboard Pop..

On Thursday, August 15, set sail on sultry seas with Jose James, performing live aboard SOB’s Summer Splash Series luxury yacht. Tho..

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For decades Bobby McFerrin has broken all the rules. The 10-time Grammy winner has blurred the distinction between pop music and fine art,..

  On Thursday, August 22nd, SOB’s Summer Splash Series is bringing the sounds of Africa to its luxury yacht- that is, the sounds..

Bhakti Fest is a festival which celebrates a devotional path that has its roots in yoga, kirtan, and meditation. Bhakti Fest West is ..

  One of the world’s great jazz guitarists and vocal stylists, George Benson celebrates the release of a new CD paying tribute ..

  theLIFT presents a rare evening with JAZZANOVA (LIVE!) featuring PAUL RANDOLPH! DJ sets by theLIFT creators/residents: JEREMY S..