With a first quarter that saw none of 2009’s releases reach platinum status, and tax day also right around the corner, the current economic crunch is showing no signs of ending soon. Peter Rosenberg and Vanderbilt University are respectively offering separate options for those hoping to see some quality, live Hip Hop and still keep the bills paid.
Rosenberg kicks things off on April 15, with the third installment of his Noisemakers series at 92Y Tribeca; Wednesday’s session will pay tribute to
Q-Tip [click to read].
“I never do my taxes on time, so for me [the date] was a coincidence,”Rosenberg joked, while speaking with HipHopDX. “For the responsible people who turned their shit in on time it’s a nice way to celebrate. From a Hip Hop perspective, it’s a pretty chill, engaging night.”
As usual, Igmar Thomas and The Cypher will provide a live musical tribute, and the event will also feature a question and answer session with Q-Tip.
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“We always end up talking about random Tribe and Native Tongue stuff, that even I had no idea about,” Rosenberg explains. “And he’s got a ton of those stories, which always come off well. When you think about all the things that have or already did happen to those Tribe records, you really get an appreciation of how near and dear they are to the average Hip Hop head’s heart.”
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for Noisemakers featuring Q-Tip, and admission is $15. For more information, visit www.rosenbergradio.com, www.92YTribeca.org or call (212) 601-1000.
For those in or around Nashville, Tennessee, during the upcoming weekend, Vanderbilt University offers a diverse and competitively priced prequel to Bonnaroo. Vanderbilt‘s Annual Rites of Spring Music Festival takes place Friday, April 17 and Saturday April 18. The festival features a list of scheduled performers which ranges from T.I. [click to read], Q-Tip [click to read] and N.E.R.D. to Santigold, Grand Ole Party and the Flaming Lips.
“We always like to show love to what everyone else calls the secondary markets, since we’re from Virginia Beach,” noted N.E.R.D. front man Pharrell Williams.
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Single day tickets are $20 for Vanderbilt students, with general admission single day tickets priced at $40. Weekend passes are $45 each if purchased in advance and $55 if purchased during the day of the show. For more information on scheduled performers and ticket prices, visit www.ritesofspring.com, www.ticketmaster.com or call (615) 255-9600.
Rites of Spring Scheduled Performers:
Friday, April 17, 2009
Battle of the Bands winner
Electrik Red
Run with Bulls
Blueskyreality
K’Naan
Okkervil River
Santigold
Q-Tip
T.I.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Pico vs. Island Trees
Stardeath and the White Dwarfs
Erick Baker
Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek)
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Grand Ole Party
N.E.R.D.
Flaming Lips
