March 13, 2009
Roots Picnic to Feature The Roots Backing Public Enemy
Though, technically speaking, The Roots Picnic features The Root plus whoever they invite, backing up Public Enemy as they perform It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back in its entirety with Antibalas also pitching in should be a wild experience.

Public Enemy will also appear with The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, March 16.

Additional acts appearing on one of two stages during the June 6th Roots Picnic at Festival Pier in Philadelphia include TV On The Radio, the Black Keys, Santigold (formerly Santogold), The Pipes featuring Zoe Kravitz, Busdriver, Cash Money, Jazzy Jeff, Writtenhouse, Back to Basics, Making Time, Kid Cudi and Asher Roth.

I love the fact that last year The Roots gave The Cool Kids the cosign and this year includes Asher Roth.

Some people move forward. Others keep trying to relive past glories.