CoS End of Week Recap: May 24-29

By Emma Ramsay on May 28th, 2010

You know, just in case you missed anything.

Wu-Tang, Slick Rick, Rakim head Rock the Bells ’10

By Alex Young on May 25th, 2010

Lauryn Hill not included.

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 in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]