Event Type Parks & Public Spaces Date September 4, 2024 Time 12:00PM — 1:30PM Location 2+U Cost Free Description Genre: Hip-Hop, Rap Address: The Square at 2+U / 1201 Second Ave. Chimurenga Renaissance is a Zimbabwean-centered hip-hop project formed in 2012. Squishy, wet synth lines burble and wheeze against the organic sounds of mbira thumb […]
Event Type Parks & Public Spaces Date September 5, 2024 Time 4:30PM — 6:00PM Location Occidental Square Cost Free Description Genres: Hip Hop, Rap Address: Occidental Square / 117 S. Washington St. At this special Downtown Summer Sounds concert, performers Gabriel Teodros and Prometheus Brown will be joined dance crew Massive Monkees for an action-packed […]
Nectar & Solid Sound Present: NIGHTMARES ON WAX (DJ Set) with DJ Kid Hops (KEXP) $25 - $27adv 8pm, 21+ Where do you start with Leeds-born Ibiza based producer George Evelyn, the man from N.O.W that pioneered British electronic music? Well for those already hip to his world the following will serve as a timely reminder. […]
AFROPUNK Seattle Pier 62 at Seattle’s Waterfront Park KEXP is excited to announce a new partnership with AFROPUNK and Friends of Waterfront Park; presenting AFROPUNK Seattle. This all-ages event will take place from 2-8:30 PM on Saturday, September 7th at Pier 62 at Seattle’s new Waterfront Park. Featuring a headlining performance by Cautious Clay with support from Black Ends, […]
BLACK & LOUD FEST IS A CELEBRATIONOF BLACK-FRONTED BANDS THATEVERYONE IS INVITED TO. Categorically, through the entire history of music and American culture, Black folks have not received proper love or credit, and if they do it is not until decades after their passing. From Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Seattle's Tina Bell to the contemporary pioneers Fishbone, […]
Saturday, September 14, 2024 14th Annual OFF THE WALL 2024 at ON THE BLOCK 1-vs-1 Piece Battle $500 Prize *Deadline to register is Friday, Sept 13th *Limited to 20 artists Performances by: Combatt/Mommy Falon Sierra Jaiden Grayson Mika’il Skrr Skrr Slime Tyrants Wish Baby 4C Collective Hosted by Julie-C With Creative Marketplace and Vendors! 11th […]
Exploring the Roots & Evolution of Hip Hop Dance Sunday, September 22, 2024, 4:30-5:30 PM Location: Meeting Room #1 at Bellevue Library/KCLS, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA Admission: Free for all-ages. Featuring B-boy Free a member of SoulShifters and Circle of Fire, both world-renowned Hip Hop dance groups. B-boy Free will take you on a journey exploring styles of Hip Hop dance […]
Cassandra Monique Batie, better known by her stage name Andra Day, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Edmonds, Washington, Andra and her family moved to Southern California, where she spent most of her time in San Diego, California. Her family was religious and attended church every Sunday, where Andra began singing. Growing up, […]