A Thievery Corporation show is like your first hit of weed; it opens up doors. While marijuana may lead to some other, interesting mind-altering substances, Thievery Corporation will lead to exploring worldly genres from dub/reggae to trip-hop to bossa nova. With a variety of sounds from around the globe and tons of talented singers providing authentic peaks in to the world’s music, we’re going to explore these genres and make some suggestions based on a Thievery Corporation

In many ways, I’ve been waiting to see last night’s show for a decade. As I found my way in to a dark manhattan basement, I was greeted with the experimental sounds of dub reggae that I discovered in my early teenage years, while really diving in to bands like Streetlight Manifesto and Less Than Jake. To take just a step back: dub is kinda like reggae on acid. It’s stripped down, instrumental reggae with crazy effects on the instruments that make really trippy noises. To be c

311 and Cypress took over the FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago last night. The lakeside venue played home for thousands of weed-heads as Cypress Hill got things goin’ with their stoner rap. “Insane in the Membrane” and “Hits from the Bong” had the crowd whippin’ out blunts, bowls and brownies for a celebration of the herbal essence. The 4-piece act is pretty damn solid for a rap group. B-Real, DJ Muggs, Sen Dog and Eric Bobo use live processions and som

Next month, 311 will embark on another massive tour, bringing their diverse sound to amphitheaters and arenas around the country. The yearly “Unity Tour” is entering in to its 10th year and has seen acclaimed acts such as Snoop Dogg, Slightly Stoopid, The Roots, The Wailers and many more holding the prolific opening spots. This time, the tour will feature Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce, with Sublime with Rome and Pennywise joining on a few select dates. You can purc

Take a peak behind the scenes of Rusko & Cypress Hill’s new music video for “Roll It, Light It”. This is the first of 5 songs the two have collaborated on and it melts rap / dubstep together better than most others who have given it a try. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_3GlB-BWqZ0#!] WATCH OFFICIAL FULL VIDEO #cypresshill #marijuana #rusko #weed