10 Noteworthy Releases
- Anderson .Paak – Oxnard (Aftermath)
- Robert Glasper x KAYTRANADA – ArtScience Remixes (Blue Note)
- The Internet – Hive Mind (Columbia)
- Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo (Dead Oceans)
- Kiefer – Happysad (Stones Throw)
- Yazmin Lacey – When the Sun Dips 90 Degrees (S/R)
- Tom Misch – Geography (Beyond the Groove)
- Nas – Nasir (Mass Appeal)
- Noname – Room 25 (S/R)
- Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth (Shoto Mas)
10 Noteworthy Shows
- BADBADNOTGOOD – Prospect Park Bandshell, 8/2
- Digable Planets – Yoshi’s, 11/18
- Greta Van Fleet – The Masonic, 9/19
- Khruangbin – Fox Theater, 11/9
- Pete Rock – Rumsey Playfield/Central Park, 7/28
- R+R=NOW – Prospect Park Bandshell, 6/22
- Saba – Slim’s, 5/3
- Tyler, the Creator – The Armory, 1/31
- The War on Drugs – Fox Theater, 9/11
- Kamasi Washington – The Warfield, 10/19