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Gil Scott-Heron
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Gil Scott-Heron
Friday, May 1, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772; Saturday, May 2, Oriental Theater, 303-455-2124; Sunday, May 3, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.
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Q&A with Gil Scott-Heron
In advance of his two shows this weekend (Saturday, May 2nd at The Oriental and Sunday, May 3rd at The Fox Theatre), we were able to have a few words with jazz/proto-hip-hop legend Gil Scott-Heron about his influences and his work. Westword: Your music is known for being socially conscious. When an ... More >>
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Over the Weekend: Gil Scott-Heron at the Fox Theatre
Photos by Tom Murphy Gil Scott-Heron w/Zin Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Fox Theatre, Boulder Better Than: The actual extended winter in America. When I got to the Fox, Zin played a set of funk and jazz mixed with soulful, hip-hop-inflected R&B. While the act sounded a bit like a jam band, with the requis ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
That's a Rap: Nofrendo pays tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, Qknox takes on Nas and more
This week in rap, the beat makers are holding it down. We've got Nofrendo, with his KMD drum-and-bass remixed track featuring a Gil Scott Heron sample that's most appropriate with the poet laureate's passing. Mass Prod from Food Chain shows a bit of his Donald Byrd/Roy Ayers influence with hi ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
Bill Callahan on misunderstandings and his collaborations
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Swedish documentary The Black Power Mixtape tells it like it was
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