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The Roots

How J Dilla Turned The Sound of Error Into a Brand New Beat

By Robert Christgau
Method Man @ Roots Picnic New York

NY Roots Picnic Brought Protest and Hip-Hop to Bryant Park

By Justin Joffe
Laura Veirs, k.d. lang and Neko Case, a.k.a. case/lang/veirs.

Neko Case/k.d. lang/Laura Veirs Catch Lighting in a Bottle on an Impressive Debut

By Jim Farber
(Photo: Getty)

Tributes to David Bowie Spring Up Across New York

By Parker Richards

Stephen Colbert’s New Bandleader Could Change Late Night TV

By Amanda Wicks
Artist Mickalene Thomas and guests at MoCADA's inaugural Masquerade Gala on Thursday night. (Photo: MoCADA)

A Masquerade Ball Ushers in a New Era for a Home-Grown Brooklyn Museum

By Terri Ciccone
Andrew W.K. drumming at the Oakley store on Time Square. (Photo by Hugh Bassett).

24 Hour Party People: Andrew W.K. Demands Champagne After Drumming for a Day Straight

By Hugh Bassett

Which New York Techies Came Out to Support Obama at Last Night’s Splashy Fundraiser?

By Nitasha Tiku

Roundup: Schumer Is Optimistic; More Troubles For William Boyland Jr.

By Hunter Walker

The Roots to Become Jimmy Fallon’s House Band?!

By John S.W. MacDonald

The Week in Music: Madonna, Portishead, The Roots, Robyn, Constantines

By Jake Brooks
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