Sri Lankan folk singer Bhi Bhiman has been steady receiving rave reviews for his Bhiman album, and this summer the San Francisco based artist will be kicking off his first headlining tour.

If you don't yet know about this dude, get familiar right now with this "Freedom Highway" video featuring guitar genius Charlie Hunter. All we got to say about this joint is: *screwface!*

Tour Dates
July 12 - Washington D.C. - Jammin’ Java
July 13 - Easton, MD - Night Cat
July 14 - New York City - Joe’s Pub
July 15 - Somerville, MA - Johnny D’s
July 17 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
July 18 - Chicago, IL - Uncommon Ground
July 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
July 21 - St Louis, MO - Plush
July 22 - Kent, OH -Kent Stage
July 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theatre

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Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane today releases his newest project, Spirit Fiction, produced by the luminous Joe Lovano. Expect to hear music that is rich, layered, and expressive. Ravi brings versatility and a fresh flavor to each track by utilizing two different bands throughout the album. In the end you have some great summertime jazz - nothing like it.

Head over to NPR for a full stream of the album!

Ravi's tour is also now in full swing - be sure to take a look below for dates in your city.

Enter our contest to win Spirit Fiction.

Tour Dates
May 29-June 2 — Birdland — New York, NY
June 22-23 — Bohemian Caverns — Washington, DC
June 29 — Fort of Wolfisheim — Wolfiseim, France
June 30 — Festival Jazz de La Defense — Paris, France *
July 2 — Jazz a Vienne — Vienne, France *
July 4 — Centro Cultural de Belem — Lisbon, Portugal *
July 6 — North Sea Jazz Festival — Rotterdam, Holland *
July 7 — Comblain Jazz Festival — Comblain-la-Tour, Belguim *
July 21 — Black Sea Jazz Festival — Batumi/Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
July 25-26 — New Mexico Jazz Festival — Albuquerque, NM
July 27-28 — Dazzle — Denver, CO
July 31-August 1 — Jazz Alley — Seattle, WA
August 2-5 — Catalina Jazz Club — Los Angeles, CA
August 6-7 — Yoshi's — Oakland CA
August 11 — Richmond Jazz Festival — Richmond, VA
September 27-30 — Jazz Showcase — Chicago, IL
October 2-7 — Village Vanguard — New York, NY

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We are very excited to be presenting two NYC shows featuring the marvelous miss Selah Sue. You may have heard us raving about her after sharing her most recent tune featuring J. Cole.

In just a few days, Selah will be embarking on a mini US tour, which will include show dates with her full band, as well as acoustic performances opening for Emeli Sande. Below are details on the NYC shows and more tour info is after the jump.

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Event Details
Selah Sue Live on Wednesday, May 30th

Doors 6.30PM / Show 7PM
Tickets: $10

Bowery Electric
327 Bowery (@ 2nd St)
New York, NY

Selah Sue Live on Thursday, May 31

Doors 9PM / Show 9.45PM
Tickets: $10

Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen Street
New York, NY

Tour dates after the jump

Singer/producer Colin Munroe today premiered his new track "Your Eyes" featuring K. Flay on none other than Life + Times. The track is a precursor to his upcoming mixtape, Unsung Hero, out later this summer via Karmaloop.

Folks may have already heard a couple leaks from the mixtape, including “The Fight of My Life” with the indelible Pusha T as well as “Invincible" featuring RZA and Memoryhouse.

In addition to the summer mixtape, folks can look forward to a debut album out early next year as well! In the meanwhile, listen to "Your Eyes," download for free below, and take a peek at Colin's tour dates with K. Flay after the jump!

Colin Munroe - "Your Eyes" ft. K. Flay [Listen on Life + Times]

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Two British sisters comprise a shoegaze brand of alternative pop duo known as 2:54. Their upcoming debut album's leads single, "Creeping," has recently dropped and it's a perfect whirl of guitar riffs and echoey chilling vocals. If you like The XX, you are most definitely going to dig these lassies.

Their self-titled album will drop on May 28. While you wait, perhaps a little rock and roll around to the "Creeping" stream below? You already know what we're doing.

The US tour will kick off on June 9 in Brooklyn - more dates below.

Tour Dates
05/15 Chats Place, Hackney $
6/9 Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory !
6/10 Washington, DC - Rocknroll Hotel !
6/11 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge !
6/13 Boston, MA - TT The Bears !
6/14 Montreal, QUE - Divan Orange !
6/15 Toronto, ONT - NXNE/Lee's Palace !
6/17 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle !
6/18 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock !
6/21 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile !
6/22 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge !
6/23 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore !
6/25 San Francisco, CA - Independent !
6/26 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour !
6/27 San Diego, CA - Casbah !

$ = The xx
! = Widowspeak

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