Citizen Cope is playing two solo shows at World Cafe Live at the Queen in Wilmington on Friday and Saturday, February 17th and 18th. Doors both nights open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $41-$51 including service fees. For more information and to purchase tickets go here . Below, watch a fan video of Cope and his band playing "Hurricane Waters" from his WXPN Free At Noon performance from February 2010.

Freedom Fighter by Raheem DeVaughn He is the voice of people who have an informed perspective. The Grammy Nominated self proclaimed neo soul r&b hippie rockstar, Raheem Devaughn, understands that progress requires the ability to be fearless. On October 15, 2011 alongside colleague/friend/America's profound thinkers, Dr. Cornell West, and 18 other participants, he was arrested on the steps of the United States Supreme Court for protesting with Occupy DC. As he described his experience as one of the most enlightening moments of his life, it fueled a fire [...]
The trailer for Stalley's "Assassin" film and music video directed by Jonah Schwartz and starring Citizen Cope. Remastered version of Lincoln Way Nights coming November 1.
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There is something wonderful about this song. Not only does it remind me so much of one of my favorite artists, Citizen Cope, but it brings that feel with a sound that is completely unique. The same piano-backed, edgy-voiced, beautifully melancholy pop music is infused with flourishes of electronic. Clay Hughes released The Whether Machine last month, and my only regret is that it took me this

Today is the third day of the WXPN XPoNential Music Festival . Today's lineup includes Emmylou Harris, Ben Folds, Other Lives, Ra Ra Riot, Jukebox The Ghost and more (schedule below) You can stream the performances and watch videos of all the artists from the weekend so far - some of the highlights include: Listen to Citizen Cope here Listen to Givers here Ted Leo & The Pharmacists played the entire Tyranny of Distance [...]

Photo by Jaci Downs Joseph Arthur Yesterday, WXPN's Mike Vasilikos interviewed 2011 XPoNential Music Festival headliners Citizen Cope as well as Gary Clark Jr. and Joseph Arthur. You can listen to the full interviews by clicking the links below. Interview with Citizen Cope Interview with Gary Clark Jr. Interview with Joseph Arthur

Photos by Eric Ashleigh, Mitch Berger, Jaci Downs, and Jim Rinaldi.
Every year at the XPoNential Music Festival we introduce you to some new musicians. This year, one of those artists is Gary Clark, Jr. from Austin, Texas. Clark can sing some sweet R&B but mostly he's a blistering blues and rock artist at heart. Check out the two videos below that from a live performance he did at Bardot in Hollywood, California. Clark recently signed to Warner Brothers records and he peforms on Friday, July 22nd with the North Mississippi Allstars Duo, Joseph Arthur, Citizen Cope, The Smithereens, and locals Nicos Gun, Johnny Miles and The [...]

Dar Williams Dar Williams, Citizen Cope and Gary Clark Jr. have been added to the lineup for the 2011 XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru. You can get the full details regarding the festival here . "WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and a noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, today announced that tickets for the XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru are now on sale to the general public. More than 30+ bands will play the [...]

Thursday night, May 19th, 2011, was opening night of a three night, sold out stand at the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood , starring Citizen Cope, aka Clarence Greenwood. I discovered his music via Napster accidentally in 2002 (as so much of my music has been discovered... so thank you mis-labeled music) and was immediately captivated by his voice and the soul in his songs. Needless to say, when I learned he was playing at The Troubadour , not just one, but three nights, I was pretty fired up to say the least. The Troubadour was [...]
► Austin dream-pop trio Love Inks , who just released their debut "E.S.P." this month, visit the Echo, along with Black Elephant and Sister Crayon . ► Lavender Diamond is resurfacing — Becky Stark says the band has all new songs — and will be playing at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. ► Citizen Cope has another sold-out show at the Troubadour. ► And at the Hollywood Bowl, it's a sold-out party with Kylie Minogue and Kaskade . Also: [...]

► Vieux Farka Touré , the son of Malian guitar legend Ali Farka Touré, visits the Satellite behind "The Secret," his third album, due next Tuesday. The album was made with Eric Krasno of Soulive and features a collaboration with his late father, as well as contributions from Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Dave Matthews and Ivan Neville. ||| Check out, via Popmatters , Touré's song "Aigna": ► Citizen Cope plays to a sold-out Troubadour. His "The RainWater LP" came out last year. ► It's a night of [...]

W.A.R- an acronym for 'We Are Renegades' is the third solo LP from the experienced Queens lyricist with the points at issue throughout deal with rebellion, government, lies, betrayal and principles. London-born Hollywood actor Idris Elba set things off on 'The Warning' with a spoken word intro, while other guests are Immortal Technique, Vernon Reid on "W.A.R", Showtyme, DJ Boogie Blind on "Clap (One Day)", Styles P and Phonte on "Black Hand Side", Mela Machinko on "Shine", Mr Porter on "Haile Selassie Karate", Jean Grae and Royce Da 5'9 on "Assassins", Citizen Cope on "The Grand Illusion (Circa 1973)" and [...]
Photo by Steve CohenThe Jayhawks' Mark Olson and Marc Perlman at the Basilica Block Party in 2009This morning, Cities 97 filled in a few gaps on the schedule for this summer's Basilica Block Party, w
Citizen Cope ::: Solo Acoustic Tour 2011 - Washington, DC, Philly, Kauai…Alice Smith dates We're happy to announce new Cope Solo Acoustic shows in June at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., the TLA in Philadelphia and the KCC Performing Arts Center in Kaua'i, Hawaii. Also, Rainwater Recording artist Alice Smith will be performing her own solo shows at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles (5/22), Highline Ballroom in NYC (6/23), Ramshead in Annapolis , MD. and at the Tin Angel in Philadelphi a (6/25). ========================== 04/14/11 - [...]

Clarence Greenwood AKA Citizen Cope returns to Philadelphia for two solo acoustic shows on Tuesday, June 21st and Wednesday, June 22nd at the TLA . Tickets are available today at Noon. This past January Cope sold out four solo acoustic shows at the Tin Angel and this time returns for a larger play in Philly. Below, a couple videos of songs he performed at Tin Angel including a cover of Neil Young's "Out On The Weekend."

Straight dopeness from Pharoahe Monch, so looking forward, to this album drop. About: Lieutenant Gaviston speaks of a recon mission in Kabul, Afghanistan where he discovers classified information that changes EVERYTHING that he believes about this W.A.R. This information is uploaded & transmitted through time. If you eventually hear this; you have been ordained or genetically pre-exposed to have received this information. What you will eventually hear is a WARNING. Previous Posts On Pharoahe Monch •J• [...]

The time has come to whittle down all the albums I've listened to over the year and cut it down to the 20 best. I'll be publishing 20-11 today, and 10-1 tomorrow, so be sure to check back tomorrow for the rest of them! First off though, here are 5 albums that were on the bubble but just didn't quite make it: Sungha Jung-Perfect Blue / Kina Grannis-Stairwells / Willy Mason-So Long Baby Shoes / Joe Purdy-This American (free download until the end of this month) / Dark Time Sunshine-Vessel [...]