PACK YOUR PICINIC BASKET FOR PHILLY

Here’s a quick assignment. Find the nearest calendar, snag a thick red Sharpie, and circle…big and bold now…Saturday June 7th. Got it? Good. Now mark it “Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier”. That best be your destination if you’re a supporter of all things Hip Hop and happen to find yourself within, say, 200 miles of the city of Brotherly Love. Of course, it would probably behoove you to check in with your nearest ticketing outlet this Saturday at 10AM before you make the trek. Tickets for The Roots Picnic are going to go fast. Lineups that feature the Philly legends, along with Gnarls Barkley, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Santogold, Diplo, The Cool Kids, and even Bay Area rockers Deerhoof (plus more to be named later) generally lead situations of the sold out variety. – David Pitz