André 3000 performs at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco on Feb. 20, 2024. Courtesy Stephanie Port. SAN FRANCISCO — “I never thought I’d be onstage playing flutes,” André 3000 told the audience two thirds of the way through his early show at The Independent on Saturday. After a moment…

André 3000, “New Blue Sun.” In a move almost no one had on their 2023 bingo card, OutKast rapper André 3000 released his first new record in 17 years—an album of instrumentals, with Benjamin playing flute. New Blue Sun Andre 3000 Epic Records, Nov. 17 9/10 Get the album on…

Big Boi and André 3000 of Outkast in 1995. Photo: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images. Last weekend I was in Atlanta for a work conference. It’s a great town, but it’s in the Eastern time zone and it was humid, so I was in no condition to be writing anything. I…