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• Jun 7, 2024 - Aug 10, 2024
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String instrumentalists Black Violin will be expanding their U.S. tour into 2024 behind their most recent album 'Give Thanks' . The Black Violin Experience Tour gets started again January 26th in Tucson and stretches into April visiting other cities like Las Vegas, Denver, Milwaukee, Houston, Louisville, Cincinnati, Albany and Englewood. Joining the tour on select dates will be special guest Αbraham Alexander. The tour originally launched in early 2023 while being joined by drummer Nat Stokes, DJ SPS and keyboardist Liston Gregory.

Black Violin released their fifth studio album 'Give Thanks' on November 20th, 2020 via Di Versatile Music Group. The new album features a guest appearance by De La Ghetto on the track 'Celebra' . Back in 2022, the band launched their Impossible Tour after wrapping up their Give Thanks Tour the prior year. Since forming in 2004, the SoFlo-based group has collaborated with artists like Kanye West , Lupe Fiasco , Wu-Tang Clan and Aerosmith among others.

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Black Violin showed up on to the Jazz / Blues scene with the release of tour album "Black Violin", published on N/A. The song was instantly a hit and made Black Violin one of the new great concerts to go to. After the debut of "Black Violin", Black Violin released "Classically Trained" on N/A. The album "Classically Trained" remained one of the more admired tour albums from Black Violin. The Tour Albums three top tunes included , , and and are a hit at every performance. Black Violin has released 7 more tour albums since "Classically Trained". With over 0 years of albums, Black Violin best tour album has been "Black Violin" and some of the best concert songs have been , , and .

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Oct 17, 2023

Black Violin: The Black Violin Experience Tour

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The  Black Violin Experience  Tour showcases the two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible.

On stage, Kev Marcus gives an electrifying violin performance along with Wil Baptiste's magnetizing viola and vocal performance. Joining them are Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keys. Together they are reconceptualizing what a violin concert looks and sounds like, building bridges to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye, and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist. Black Violin invites you to think outside the box.

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Son Little, praised by an American Songwriter as "one of the best songwriters working today," conceived his latest album, Like Neptune, in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River in upstate New York. Trading in the existential dread permeating his previous work for unbridled joy and self-acceptance, Son Little transmutes the chronic pain of self-doubt into a beautiful and freeing opus about overcoming generational trauma. Hailed by Afropunk as "a stunning statement of purpose," Like Neptune decorates the altar of the primordial blues and elevates the labor of healing to high art. "I've always felt as though I was making music because I had to, something inside compelled me. Fueled me," Little shared. "This the first time in a long time I'm making music for the pure joy of creating."

Son Little and his band, comprised of Little on the vocals/guitar, Steve McKie (drums), and DeShawn Alexander (keys/bass), will tour North America for the first-time in support of Like Neptune through November and December.

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• Date Mar 28 , 2023
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The Black Violin Experience Tour showcases the two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin , brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible. On stage, Kev Marcus gives an electrifying violin performance along with Wil Baptiste’smagnetizing viola and vocal performance. Joining them are Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keys. Together they are reconceptualizing what a violin concert looks and sounds like, building bridges to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye, and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist. Black Violin invites you to think outside of the box.

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For nearly two decades, Black Violin has been merging string arrangements with modern beats and vocals and building bridges in communities along the way.

This February, the classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin embarked on “The Black Violin Experience Tour” across the US. The tour follows their recent GRAMMY nomination for “The Message,” a collaboration with Blind Boys of Alabama. The song is up for Best Americana Performance at the 65th  GRAMMY s, marking the duo’s second  GRAMMY  nomination after their 2019 album Take The Stairs was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. In the past few years, Black Violin has been interviewed by  PBS  Newshour, Morning Edition, CBC’s Q, 1A,  MSNBC , Here & Now,  CBS  This Morning,  CNN , and many more.

For nearly two decades, Black Violin has been merging string arrangements with modern beats and vocals and building bridges in communities along the way. Members Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste first met in orchestra class at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, becoming classically trained on the violin and viola through their high school and college careers. Post-college, they reconvened to produce beats for South Florida rappers, and began building an audience in local clubs. They later went on to win Showtime at the Apollo in 2005, and eventually sold out headline performances at venues across the country, including a sold out two-night headline run at The Kennedy Center in 2018.  NPR  took note and declared “their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation.”

Black Violin plays roughly 200 shows a year; many of which are performances for young, low-income students in urban communities. In the last year alone, the group has played for over 100,000 students with the goal of challenging stereotypes and preconceived notions of what a “classical musician” looks and sounds like. “The stereotypes are always there, embedded so deep in our culture,” says Wil. “Just by nature of our existence we challenge those ideas. It’s a unique thing that brings people together who aren’t usually in the same room, and in the current climate, it’s good to bring people together.”

In 2019, the group launched the Black Violin Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth by providing access to quality music programs in their community.  BVF  believes that music and access to music programs should not be determined by race, gender, or socio-economic status. Black Violin Foundation’s inaugural program The Musical Innovation Grant for Continuing Education will provide scholarships to young music students to attend a program of their liking that fosters musical creativity and innovation.

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• One Premium Reserved ticket in the first five (5) rows – OR – General Admission ticket to see Black Violin live (varies by show)
• Invitation to a private pre-show experience including:
• Access to view a portion of soundcheck
• Moderated Q&A
• Photo opportunity with Kev and Wil
• VIP  access to the merchandise booth and a 20% discount on any available item
• Commemorative  VIP  laminate
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Black Violin is donating a portion of their ticket sales to The Black Violin Foundation Inc.

( BVF ) is a non profit 501 c3 organization dedicated to empowering youth by working with them in their communities to provide access to quality music programs that encourage creativity. Your donation helps support the organization’s long term goal to empower youth to color outside of the lines and push the boundaries of music through innovation. For more information visit   https://www.blackviolinfoundation.org/

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The Black Violin Experience Tour showcases the two-time Grammy nominated duo Black Violin, brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible. 

On stage, Kev Marcus gives an electrifying violin performance along with Wil Baptiste’s magnetizing viola and vocal performance. Joining them are Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keys. Together they are reconceptualizing what a violin concert looks and sounds like, building bridges to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist. Black Violin invites you to think outside of the box. 

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The Black Violin VIP Soundcheck Experience

VIP Soundcheck Experience includes:

• One Premium Reserved ticket in the first five (5) rows
• Access to view a portion of soundcheck
• Moderated Q&A
• Photo opportunity with Kev and Wil
• VIP access to the merchandise booth and a 20% discount on any available item
• Commemorative VIP laminate
• Early entry to the venue

The Black Violin Foundation Inc.

The Black Violin Foundation Inc. (BVF) is a non profit 501 c3 organization dedicated to empowering youth by working with them in their communities to provide access to quality music programs that encourage creativity. Your donation helps support the organization's long term goal to empower youth to color outside of the lines and push the boundaries of music through innovation. For more information visit  https://www.blackviolinfoundation.org/

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The Black Violin Experience Tour showcases the two-time Grammy-nominated duo Black Violin, brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible. 

On stage, Kev Marcus gives an electrifying violin performance along with Wil Baptiste’s magnetizing viola and vocal performance. Joining them are Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keys. Together they are reconceptualizing what a violin concert looks and sounds like, building bridges to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist. Black Violin invites you to think outside of the box. 

The Black Violin Foundation Inc. (BVF) is a non profit 501 c3 organization dedicated to empowering youth by working with them in their communities to provide access to quality music programs that encourage creativity.

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VIP Package Includes  ● One (1) premium seat to the show in the first 5 rows  ● Invitation to a private pre-show experience including:  ● Access to view a portion of soundcheck  ● Moderated Q & A  ●  Photo opportunity with Kev and Wil  ● VIP access to the merchandise booth and a 20% discount on any available item  ● Commemorative VIP laminate  ● Early Entry to venue

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“We had a wall that we wrote stuff on,” says Wil Baptiste, describing the process that led to Black Violin’s new album, Take the Stairs . “We had all the ideas about what story we were going to convey. And it kept coming back to the idea of hope—songs that spoke about going against the grain, carrying through struggle, being optimistic. We wanted to say, ‘it’s tough now, but hang in there.’ ”

Much like the ways their instruments interact on stage, Wil’s creative collaborator Kev Marcus echoes this theme, and then expands it. “Hope is the thread that keeps this thing together, it’s the heartbeat of this album,” he says. “But then a lot of tentacles went different ways—the song ‘Impossible is Possible’ is about challenging people. So it went different directions from just being hopeful, we took it a little further.”

The first single released ahead of Take the Stairs was the timely and inspiring “Dreamer,” with a message that was immediately embraced by several commercial campaigns. “This is the day when I go all the way/I make it my own/Here’s to the dreamers,” sings Wil. “That just really hit home,” says Kev. “It got to the heart of what we’re about .”

For more than a dozen years, Black Violin has been all about taking things further, exceeding expectations, challenging conventions. The classical-meets-hip-hop duo has steadily built a devoted following and a diverse touring base, while occupying a musical lane that’s entirely its own.

“When you do something you love, it’s not difficult,” says Wil. “I’m just going on stage and being who I am. When people want to listen, when you touch them and make them want to keep fighting—to see that spreading out to more people, it’s about way more than just the music.”

Indeed, Black Violin’s work extends far beyond the stage, reaching deep into urban communities with numerous free performances for students and hands-on engagement with youth symphonies and community centers. Through the TurnAround Arts program, Wil and Kev connect with more than 100,000 students throughout the year, mostly at low-income and Title 1 schools, and adopted Bethune Elementary, in Florida’s Broward County (near where they grew up) to initiate an ongoing mentorship program.

Wil expresses the idea that, no matter how unique Black Violin’s music may be, it is ultimately more than just a creative enterprise. “It’s really a movement,” he says, “an organism that’s its own thing and really feels necessary.”

With Take the Stairs , Black Violin are striving to take their message of unity and inclusiveness even further, moving Wil’s vocals further forward while continuing to explore the possibilities of merging classical virtuosity and structure with modern beats and tones. “We wanted something different, beautiful songs that could go to radio,” says Wil. “I sing every night, so that’s nothing new, but we felt like we’ve never had that one song that can help elevate us to the next level. This album has records like ‘One Step’ that can appeal to everybody, so we lean a bit more on that, but we still had to keep that quintessential Black Violin sound.”

“When you’re a creative musician,” adds Kev, “when you press record, you let the music lead you. The vocals have definitely stepped up each time—Wil becomes more of a vocalist on each album and finds his voice a little more. It solidifies us as artists, too, trying to make a bigger stamp.”

The members of Black Violin first met in Ft. Lauderdale, and played together in the orchestra at the Dillard High School of the Performing Arts. (Baptiste originally wanted to play saxophone in the band, but the orchestra teacher got him assigned to his class by winning a golf bet with the band instructor.) Classically trained by day, they faithfully put on their headphones and listened to the hottest rap records each night. They went to different colleges—Marcus attended Florida International University and Wil B went to Florida State—but then reconvened, moved into an apartment together, and started trying to produce other musicians.

They developed an act covering hip-hop songs on their violins, which became popular in local clubs. Two years after sending in a tape to Showtime at the Apollo , they were invited to appear on the show—which they won, and kept winning.

They were approached by the manager of Alicia Keys, who asked them to perform with the singer on the Billboard Awards. Other offers followed—they toured with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, opened for the Wu-Tang Clan, scored an episode of CSI: New York . Individually and together, Wil and Kev have worked with everyone from Kanye West to Tom Petty, Lupe Fiasco to Aerosmith. All the while, Black Violin continued touring non-stop (playing as many as 200 shows a year) and released two independent, self-financed albums before putting out the acclaimed Stereotypes in 2016.

The 13 tracks on Take the Stairs reveal the range and diversity of their influences and vocabulary, from “Showoff” (which Wil calls a “classic instrumental”) to the Curtis Mayfield-inspired “Lost in the Garden.” One favorite is “A Way Home”—“That record should be the Olympics theme song!,” says Wil. “I can see us going from country to country, engaging with different cultures. I played it for my wife and she started crying—that’s a special song right there.”

Kev notes that “inspiration can come from anywhere—the cable guy played me an Ethiopian tune when he was fixing my modem.” He points to the track “Al Green” as an example of the journey that Black Violin songs can take. “I had a Dvorak piece called ‘Slavonic Dancers’ and I was into that vibe,” he says. “I played it for Salaam Remi [who has worked with the likes of Nas, Amy Winehouse, and the Fugees, and co-produced and is featured on several Take the Stairs tracks] and he said ‘That has a cool bounce to it—let’s funk out that groove and put an Al Green-style bass line on it. We both played violas over that, which I’d never heard. So that one is funk mixed with a Czech Slavonic dance, with an Al Green sample and viola solos.”

The members of Black Violin both point to their own personal evolution and maturity, and to the ways this growth came out on Take the Stairs . “This time, every I is dotted and T is crossed,” says Kev. “There was a rush to the last album, a deadline we had to hit after we signed our record deal. This one we funded and produced ourselves, then shopped the record. So it was a really well-thought out and more deliberate process; we had more time to live with everything and feel comfortable with it.”

Wil says that Black Violin isn’t always explicit with its message, but that they don’t have to be—that the creation of an audience that is multi-generational, ethnically and economically diverse, is a powerful statement of its own. “The stereotypes are always there, embedded so deep in our culture,” he says. “Just by nature of our existence—the Idea that these black guys who could be football or basketball players are playing the violin—we challenge those ideas. It’s a unique thing that brings people together who aren’t usually in the same room, and in the current climate, it’s good to bring people together.”

It’s all wrapped up in the name of the album. “For sixteen years, we’ve slowly been taking the stairs,” says Kev. “It’s a gradual kind of snowball where now we have control, we can tour in Alaska—we took the hard way for so many years, now we can look back and see what we’ve learned.

“You’ve got to work hard to get what you want. But you shouldn’t be looking for the easy way, anyway, because the hard way is where the real lessons are.”

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Student tickets starting at $27.50. Opening for Black Violin is singer/songwriter, Abraham Alexander. With over 5.5 million Spotify streams for his song, “Stay,” Alexander’s music is shaped with components of soul, hip-hop, and blues. Dallas Observer described his style as “elements of John Legend, Michael Kiwanuka, and Moses Sumney.” NPR Music declares “his soulful, blues style voice brings listeners into a personal journey, evoking emotion in the deepest sense.” Alexander instills his music with a joyful passion and irrepressible spirit, ultimately giving way to songs that radiate hope. The Black Violin Experience Tour showcases the two-time Grammy nominated duo Black Violin, brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible. On stage, Kev Marcus gives an electrifying violin performance along with Wil Baptiste’s magnetizing viola and vocal performance. Joining them are Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keys. Together they are reconceptualizing what a violin concert looks and sounds like, building bridges to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist. Black Violin invites you to think outside of the box. $1 of your tickets price will support the Black Violin Foundation. The Black Violin Foundation Inc. (BVF) is a non profit 501 c3 organization dedicated to empowering youth by working with them in their communities to provide access to quality music programs that encourage creativity. Your donation helps support the organization's long term goal to empower youth to color outside of the lines and push the boundaries of music through innovation. For more information visit https://www.blackviolinfoundation.org/ Attendees Under 18: Children aged 5 and up with a ticket can attend performances at The Smith Center. All patrons must have their own ticket, regardless of age (no babies held in arms or children sitting on laps). Patrons aged 16 or older may attend the performance without an accompanying adult with their parent’s or guardian’s permission. Know Before You Go: This show's special effects include; haze, fog and strobe effects.

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Kev Marcus still remembers the “genius moment” with his high school orchestra that set him on a path to musical revolution. Marcus discovered how to program the melody of Busta Rhymes’ “Gimme Some More” onto his flip phone – and his classmates enjoyed it so much, he transcribed the song for the whole orchestra to play.

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The  Black Violin Experience  Tour showcases the two-time Grammy nominated duo Black Violin, brought to life by Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, invoking a mystifying musical fusion of exquisite classical sounds and exhilarating hip-hop beats. A concert performance that boldly merges centuries of music and unites audiences with a message of hope and possibility. Fans can expect to be immersed in a sound that transcends categories and celebrates ingenuity and ambition, proving anything is possible. 

On stage, Kev Marcus gives an electrifying violin performance along with Wil Baptiste’s magnetizing viola and vocal performance. Joining them are Nat Stokes on drums, DJ SPS on the turntable, and Liston Gregory on keys. Together they are reconceptualizing what a violin concert looks and sounds like, building bridges to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist. Black Violin invites you to think outside of the box. 

Opening for Black Violin is singer/songwriter, Abraham Alexander . With over 5.5 million Spotify streams for his song, “Stay,” Alexander's music is shaped with components of soul, hip-hop and blues.

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6Black Announces No More Lonely Nights Tour in 2024

by Em Casalena April 30, 2024, 10:45 am

R&B artist 6lack has just announced a brief US tour this summer! The seven-date trek will feature intimate performances in Hawaii, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. According to 6lack’s Instagram announcement of the tour, the short series of performances will lean “more into live music, improvisation, the art of storytelling, and has some extra surprises.” 

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6lack will also be touring with fellow artist Russ this year. No supporting acts have been announced for the new tour.

The 6lack 2024 Tour will start on May 18 in Honolulu, Hawaii at The Republik. The short tour will close after seven sets on June 27 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania at Roxian Theatre. Additional tour dates could be announced, so keep an eye on 6lack’s social media for updates if your state didn’t make the cut!

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Ticketmaster is going to be your main spot to get tickets. The presale events are currently live, so pop over there and get in the waiting room as soon as possible.

General on-sale will begin on May 3 at 10:00 am local. If Ticketmaster sells out, you can always give Stubhub a try. Stubhub is a great third-party ticketing platform for finding last-minute tickets, especially for sold-out shows. It’s worth a shot if you can’t find tickets elsewhere!

This brief tour will sell out fast, so get your tickets now before they’re gone!

6lack 2024 Tour Dates

May 18 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik

June 9 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center

June 11 – San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater

June 18 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

June 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

June 22 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall

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Aespa World Tour 2024: Dates and Cities of K-Pop Concerts Revealed

S M Entertainment’s girl group  Aespa  has announced their 2024 world tour details, including dates and cities. The group will release their comeback album on May 27 and embark on their 2024  SYNK: Parallel Line  tour in June.

Aespa  concluded its first Synk: Hyper Line world tour in Paris on September 30, 2023. The “Black Mamba” crooners toured through 21 cities in 12 countries and held over 31 concerts. One of the highlight points of Aespa’s concerts was their carefully curated setlist, which included a solo track of each member.

Dates and cities of Aespa World Tour 2024 explored

K-pop girl group Aespa has announced 19 concerts in thirteen cities for their second world tour in 2024. The SYNK: Parallel Line tour will start in Seoul with two back-to-back shows. The tour will conclude in Bangkok. As per the official poster, more dates will be announced soon.

Dates and cities of Aespa World Tour 2024 include:

• June 29, 2024: Jamsil Indoor Stadium, Seoul, South Korea (6 p.m. KST)
• June 30, 2024: Jamsil Indoor Stadium, Seoul, South Korea (5 p.m. KST)
• July 6, 2024: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
• July 7, 2024: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
• July 10, 2024: Aichi Sky Expo, Nagoya, Japan
• July 11, 2024, 2024: Aichi Sky Expo, Nagoya, Japan
• July 14, 2024: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
• July 15, 2024: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
• July 20, 2024: Singapore
• July 27, 2024: Asue Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan
• July 28, 2024: Asue Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan
• August 3, 2024: Hong Kong, China
• August 10, 2024: Taipei, Taiwan
• August 17, 2024: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• August 18, 2024: Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan
• August 24, 2024: Jakarta, Indonesia
• August 31, 2024: Sydney, New South Wales
• September 2, 2024: Melbourne, Victoria
• September 21, 2024: Macau, China
• September 28, 2024: Bangkok, Thailand
• September 29, 2024: Bangkok, Thailand

In other news, Aespa will release their forthcoming full-length album Armageddon  on May 27 at 6 p.m. KST, 5 a.m. ET, 2 a.m. PT, and 10 a.m. BST. The pre-released single, "Supernova," will drop on May 13 at 6 p.m. KST.

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FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes perform during Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm on September 23, 2023 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)

The Black Crowes Set Off On Their ‘Happiness Bastards’ Tour – Setlist & Dates

The Black Crowes have begun their extensive tour in support of their highly anticipated upcoming album, Happiness Bastards.

Spanning nearly three dozen dates, the tour will kick off with a performance in Nashville in early April and is currently scheduled to culminate on June 9 with an appearance at a festival in Spain.

Happiness Bastards will mark The Black Crowes’ 10th studio album and their first collection of new music in 15 years. Their previous album, Before the Frost … Until the Freeze , showcased live recordings of new material performed in front of a live audience. Since then, they have released an album that featured reimagined renditions of their older tracks and an EP comprised of songs from 1972.

Band leaders Chris and Rich Robinson reunited in 2019, ending a four-year hiatus that saw the brothers estranged from each other. The planned 2020 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker , was postponed due to the pandemic. However, the tour eventually commenced in 2021 , and the band has remained active with additional concert dates and an expanded reissue of their seminal first album.

The Black Crowes’ debut album, Shake Your Money Maker , originally released in 1990, achieved tremendous success and has now been reissued in multi-format sets through UMe/American Recordings. Strengthened by hit singles such as “Jealous Again,” “Twice As Hard,” “She Talks To Angels,” and a cover of Otis Redding’s “Hard To Handle,” the album has surpassed five million copies sold.

Below, see the full list of tour dates:

April 2, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House April 3, 2024 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre April 5, 2024 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall April 6, 2024 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory April 8, 2024 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium April 10, 2024 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre April 12, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre April 13, 2024 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater April 15, 2024 – Seattle, WA – McCaw Hall April 16, 2024 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre April 19, 2024 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom April 20, 2024 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit April 23, 2024 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS April 24, 2024 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall April 27, 2024 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall April 28, 2024 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway April 30, 2024 – Washington, DC – The Anthem May 1, 2024 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium May 3, 2024 – Bethlehem, PA – The Wind Creek Event Center May 4, 2024 – Atlantic City, NJ – Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort May 7, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia May 14, 2024 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo May 15, 2024 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo May 17, 2024 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall May 18, 2024 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Civic at The Halls May 21, 2024 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique May 22, 2024 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live May 24, 2024 – Paris, FR – L’Olympia May 27, 2024 – Milan, IT – Teatro Arcimboldi Milano May 29, 2024 – Frankfurt, DE – Alte Oper May 30, 2024 – Stuttgart, DE – Liederhalle June 1, 2024 – Berlin, DE – Verti Music Hall June 4, 2024 – Copenhagen, DK – Falkonersalen June 5-8, 2024 – Sôlvesborg, SE – Sweden Rock Festival June 9, 2024 – Mérida, ES – STONE & MUSIC Festival

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• Kept My Soul
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa, Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron & More Among 2024 Asian Hall of Fame Honorees

The honorees will be announced at the Celebrate Asia Festival, which is being held May 1, the first day of AAPI Heritage Month.

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The late, Grammy-winning conductor Seiji Ozawa ; Matt Cameron , drummer for Pearl Jam ; and Grammy-nominated concert violinist Anne Akiko Meyers are among the Asian Hall of Fame ’s 2024 honorees. The roster will be announced at a kick-off event, “Celebrate Asia Festival,” which will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles and stream live on Roku GAME.

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Grammy-winning japanese conductor seiji ozawa dies at 88.

Ozawa, who died Feb. 6 at age 88 , was recognized internationally through his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Vienna State Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  He won a Grammy in 2016 for best opera recording for Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade. Ozawa is an In Memoriam inductee.

Cameron first gained fame as the drummer for  Soundgarden , which he joined in 1986. He appeared on each of the band’s studio albums until its breakup in 1997. In 1998, Cameron was invited to join Pearl Jam’s Yield Tour and then became a permanent member of the band. Cameron has won two Grammys for his work with Pearl Jam: best metal performance for “Spoonman” and best hard rock performance for “Black Hole Sun.”

Meyers, who is Eurasian, received her first Grammy nod late last year for Fandango , a live recording with  Gustavo Dudamel  and the L.A. Philharmonic, which was nominated for best classical compendium. Her 2023-24 season includes performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic.

Here’s a quick look at this year’s three other music-connected honorees:

John Paris, drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire since 2001, played on Asian Hall of Fame’s Down by the Water charity album for human trafficking rescue. (Cameron and Paris are not Asian, but are being honored as Goodwill Ambassadors.)

Lydia Lee, choir director at John Muir Middle School in Burbank, Calif., is recipient of the Asian Women in the Arts Prize for her work in music education. Lee is Chinese. Her choir will perform Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in German with a professional adult choir and ensemble at the Oct. 19 induction ceremony, to be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in L.A. It will stream live on Roku GAME at 5:00 p.m. PT.

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