Rock the Bells brings the hip-hop to Detroit (6/28)

By Michael Denslow on June 30th, 2009

This past weekend, our resident hip-hop guru, Michael Denslow, traveled to the Motor City to take in the sights and sounds of this year’s edition of Rock the Bells. His experience follows…

Nine reasons to hit up Rock the Bells

By Michael Denslow on June 23rd, 2009

Good ol’ Michael Denslow paints the facts…

Rock the Bells shell out additions, dates

By Alex Young on April 29th, 2009

We now know when we’ll be able to take in the sights and sounds of Nas, Big Boi, The Roots, House of Pain, and the rest of Rock the Bells 2009. Today, organizers unveiled the dates and venues for this year’s edition, which as we know, will officially get under way on June 27th [...]

Rock the Bells plans summer full of Nas, Big Boi, The Roots, and more!

By Alex Young on April 7th, 2009

This summer, Rock the Bells will return for its fifth incarnation, and what better way to celebrate than with a bill that features 1/2 of Outkast, T.V.’s favorite house band, and America’s favorite Irish hip-hoppers…
Yes, Big Boi, The Roots, and House of Pain (featuring all three original members and La Coka Nostra) are among those [...]

Rock the Bells heads to Europe

By Alex Young on October 16th, 2008

After captivating U.S. audiences over the summer, Rock the Bells will now takes its hip-hop-friendly styles and sounds abroad. Beginning October 31st in Prague, Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, EPMD, Supernatural, Scratch, and the recently reunited Pharcyde among others will kick off a 10-date European tour that will see the traveling hip-hop festival makes [...]

Rock the Bells kick off tour (7/19)

By Michael Denslow on July 22nd, 2008

Rock the Bells is generally considered the premier North American hip hop festival, pretty much by default.  The tour kicked off at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL last weekend with a full day of beats, rhymes, and all the confusion and technical difficulties that have come to define the festival.
Guerilla Union, [...]

Rock the Bells + Bumbershoot = ?

By Alex Young on April 30th, 2008

A few people have thought it, but Ear Candy’s Travis Hay is probably one of the first to actually say it. Could Bumbershoot and Rock the Bells be joining forces later this summer?
The [Rock the Bell's] tour ends Aug. 30 in Vancouver, B.C.
Could a Bumbershoot main stage spot be an unannounced destination for the whole [...]

Rock the Bells reveals 2008 lineup

By Alex Young on April 22nd, 2008

Rock the Bells, the annual and critically acclaimed hip-hop touring music festival, has revealed its 2008 lineup. Headlined by the legendary and once again reunited hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, the lineup features a quality mix of both young and old act along with DJs and a special guest appearance by The Pharcyde.

A Tribe [...]