Tone News

Portishead member and noted producer Geoff Barrow has announced plans to release an album of hip-hop tracks he's crafted under the Fuzzface moniker in collaboration with 7STU7 and DJ Katalyst .

Nearly 12 years after the release of Voodoo , Michael Eugene Archer, better known for his stage name, D'Angelo, has emerged out of his self-imposed exile.

The timeless Curtis Fuller has been a brand name trombone player for about 50 years now and he's never sounded better than he does on his two new releases, Up Jumped Spring and Keep It Simple , which will enhance his standing as one of the bright and enduring stars in the jazz firmament.

Portland police, in a proactive messaging play, are sounding an early alarm over an anti-police-brutality event planned for tonight at Southeast's Colonel Summers Park - tying it to Occupy Portland and warning they'll be prepared to make "arrests as necessary." The unpermitted rally and march - in solidarity with the 400 protesters arrested last ... (more)

Bay area rap veterans The Grouch and Zumbi will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a new collaborative EP with Santana's trumpet player, Bill Ortiz.