When Yasiin Bey stepped on stage at about half past midnight, the crowd was hungrily awaiting his arrival, freshly energized from an impressive set by Binary Star and ready now for the main event. Dressed in fitted white slacks, white … Read more→
The futuristic project known as Deltron 3030 and consisting of Del The Funky Homosapien, Dan “The Automator” Nakamura and DJ P-Love (sitting in for Kid Koala, who was apparently stuck in Canada) took over the stage at Cervantes last night … Read more→
Antonio Valenzuela At the end of their set last night at Cervantes’, DJ Premier’s Houston Astro’s hat was dripping with sweat, while Pete Rock appeared to have barely broken one. Over the course of their set, though, the two matched … Read more→
Britt Chester Emerging onto the stage one by one — Crooked I first, followed by Joell Ortiz and then Royce da 5’9″ and, finally, Joe Budden — the members of Slaughterhouse came together like a perfect storm and immediately proceeded … Read more→
Laura Allen The first strains of the Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Til Brooklyn” started blaring through the speakers as Yasiin Bey shook himself onto the stage to thunderous screams of applause. Wielding an red old school “drop mike,” … Read more→
De La Soul brought the noise to Cervantes this past Saturday. There was a notable air of nostalgia for ’90s-era hip-hop, and people simply lost their minds when Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo rocked classic tracks like “Me, Myself and I” … Read more→
The crowd last night at Cervantes brought their dancing shoes for a bluegrass breakdown. The Shwillbilles were up first, and the quartet came out fast and furious building the energy up for the intimate crowd with intricate banjo and mandolin … Read more→