Two signs that The Fugees' return is imminent: A free performance in Los Angeles and posters on 6th Avenue in Manhattan (pictured). The advertising is for Verizon's new VCast mobile music store, which is streaming clips of the concert as well as past Fugees concerts. The first single, "Take It Easy" (iTunes link) is already available at online stores, but subsequent singles will be available only at VCast.

A Fugees concert in LA -- at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine -- kicked of Grammy week. From all reports it was a great show, though, as Rolling Stone noted, they were a bit rusty. MTV.com on which Lauren Hill showed up: "The Hill onstage last night was definitely L. Boogie: The Lauryn who, years ago, was not only one of music's most captivating singers but also one its most dynamic lyricists, standing right behind the likes of Jay-Z and Nas as one of the best MCs of the then-new millennium."

The group has reportedly been working on an album for months and at one point it had a 12/27/05 tentative release date.