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  Watch Gary Clark Jr. Turn 'Fallon' Stage 'Blak and Blu'

  October 26, 2012 – Gary Clark Jr. has been on a tear this week. First he performed two short sets at last weekend's Bridge School Benefit, then his new album Blak and Blu dropped, then he stopped by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. …
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  Watch Gary Clark Jr. Tear Through 'Third Stone From the Sun / If You Love Me Like You Say'

  October 25, 2012 – A month ago, we posted footage of festival king Gary Clark Jr. performing "Numb" at Wille Nelson's studio in Spicewood, Texas, just outside his hometown of Austin. That song was a cut from his then-forthcoming debut full-length, Blak and Blu, out last week via Warner Bros. Below, watch Clark Jr. …
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  Stream Gary Clark Jr.'s Full, Golden 'Blak and Blu' Album

  October 17, 2012 – Gary Clark Jr.'s major-label debut album, Blak and Blu, isn't out until October 23, but you can stream the whole thing right now over at iTunes. …
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  How the Ghost of Tupac Guided Gary Clark Jr.'s Major Label Debut

  October 3, 2012 – The opening declaration of Gary Clark Jr.'s forthcoming album, Blak and Blu, goes, "I don't believe in competition, ain't nobody else like me around." The lyric draws from the years the prodigious vocalist-guitarist, now 28, spent woodshedding his mix of guitar-heavy blues and expressive soul on indie releases and the Austin, Texas, club circuit, where he says "everyone is a guitar player" showing off. …
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  See Gary Clark Jr. Play Incendiary New Cut 'Numb' Live

  September 26, 2012 – This past summer, festival king Gary Clark Jr. used an early afternoon set time on Bonnaroo's final day to incinerate a Tennessee pasture that had been soaked with rain the night before. It was as as if the entire fest grounds woke up at once. …
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  Gary Clark Jr. Is Summer 2012's Festival King

  August 29, 2012 – Yesterday, Gary Clark Jr. announced that he can boast something that Jay-Z, Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Drake and the rest of his Made In America festivalmates cannot — he gets to play both Saturday and Sunday. Gary Clark Jr.'s mix of Texas blues, sweltering hard rock, harder funk, and exploratory jammage could shake the moneymaker off of anyone. …
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  Coachella 2012: Kendrick Lamar, Wallpaper., and 5 More Acts We Missed Last Friday

  April 21, 2012 – See our best live photos from Coachella's second weekend here now! Kendrick Lamar The rapper of the moment, Lamar is feted for his emotive mix of lonely stoner vibes and effortlessness with tough topics. But on the main stage he was simply raw skills, an impossible flurry of words coming across crystal clear through the impeccable Coachella sound system. …
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  Grouplove, Gary Clark Jr. Playing SPIN Sessions at Bing Bar During Sundance

  January 18, 2012 – SPIN is teaming up with Bing, the Official Search Engine of Sundance, to present SPIN Sessions at the Bing Bar throughout this year's film festival. …
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  Breaking Out: Gary Clark Jr.

  October 27, 2011 – Every few years, someone, be it the White Stripes or the Black Keys, finds a way to kick the blues further into the future. And between the instrumental chops, the mellifluous hook-ready vocals, and rakish handsomeness, it's easy to understand why Gary Clark Jr. might be next in line to do just that. …
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