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The Roots

The Roots Picnic 2010: The Roots, Vampire Weekend

March 3, 2010
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The Roots have announced the Third Annual Roots Picnic, with Vampire Weekend joining them at the top of the lineup. This year’s Picnic will take place on Saturday, June 5 at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier (Penn’s Landing).
?uestlove announced the event and initial lineup via Twitter with the following video where he also hints at a [...]

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2009 Halloween Concert Round-Up

October 28, 2009

Like New Year’s Eve, Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, touring bands [...]

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Video: Beastie Boys – “So What’cha Want” (with The Roots)

May 28, 2009
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I’ve heard a lot of people dish heaps of negative gripes on the new Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but there’s one thing that nobody can deny — The Roots. Their power as a backing band may not be immediately obvious, but if you watch the show more than once you’ll see that this [...]

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The Lonely Island Rock “On A Boat” With The Roots

May 13, 2009
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – The Lonely Island (5/12/09) [NBC.com]
I really have been obsessed with the comedy of Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island over the past year or so. Check out their performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, with The Roots as the aptly-costumed backing band.

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Loki Festival 2008: Review and Photos

October 27, 2008

Mike Swanson went to Loki Festival after giving us a nice preview of the event, and he definitely came away psyched with what he saw.
The Halloween spirit was in full effect at the inaugural Loki Festival. This weekend (10/10-10/12) further established Deerfields, NC as one of the most ideal small festival settings. Despite [...]

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Loki Music Festival | Schedule Announced, Mystery Headliner Revealed

October 6, 2008

Mike Swanson is going to be hitting up the Loki Music Festival this weekend and dropped a nice preview on what he’s going to be checking out…
The inaugural Loki Festival, running from October 10-13 in Deerfields, NC, will be headlined by Cake. The schedule has also been posted for this weekend. Loki is sure [...]

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