What we have here is the first taste of
Rising Down;
The Roots highly anticipated 10th album. With
Rik Cordero rolling tape,
Black Thought gets his interrogation on
?uestlove standing by
in this brand new, video treatment of the recently previewed track 75 Bars (Blacks Reconstruction). My oh my
do these dudes have one mighty inconvenient fate in store for one poor sap. Youve seen Reservoir Dogs, right?
Rising Down hits stores April 29th. To celebrate the album, The Roots hit the road, hell bent on bringing their Philly flavored hip hop to the masses
mostly, the college masses. Check out the dates below.
David Pitz
The Roots On The Road
03/01 - Western Washington University - Bellingham, Washington
03/07 - Langerado Music Festival - Homestead, Florida
03/08 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
03/09 - Janus Landing - St Petersburg, Florida
03/12 - TBD - Jakarta, Indonesia
03/14 - Mosaic Jazz Festival - Singapore
03/15 - Sunburst Jazz Festival - Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia
03/29 - Millikin University - Decatur, Illinois
03/30 - Kool Haus - Toronto, Canada
04/05 - University of Texas - Austin, Texas
04/07 - Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana
04/09 - Higher Ground - Burlington, Vermont
04/11 - Pickle Barrell Nightclub - Killington, Vermont
04/12 - Northeastern University - Boston, Massachusetts
04/16 - Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
04/17 - Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
04/18 - Webster University - Washington DC
04/26 - Tigerfest Towson University - Towson, Maryland
05/03 - Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana
05/04 - House of Blues - New Orleans, Louisiana
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