Bilal blew my mind Tuesday night during his concert at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. What is it about artists such as Bilal, Andrew Bird, The Grateful Dead and Lettuce? How do they take your soul to a new high with every show? Some say it’s their passion, dedication and love for music that … Continue reading
I fell in love with local radio again thanks to WYBC right here in lovely New Haven, Connecticut. The hits and oldies station has been serving the New Haven county for decades with the best in real r&b, soul and gospel music. On an average day you can hear fan favorites from Whitney Houston to … Continue reading
Happy New Year! Like most Americans I got a late start today. I am taking it easy after late night dancing in Brooklyn and an early morning train to New Haven. It is time to shake off holiday mode and return to reality. I struck mood stabilizing gold in the Robert Glasper, Questlove and Solange … Continue reading
I learned the joy of jam bands in college. My close friend is a huge fan of the Grateful Dead and she would play their records all the time. It didn’t take long before the peace and love rubbed off. Next thing I knew I was traveling around to catch Ratdog shows, visiting Alex Grey’s … Continue reading
You would think since it was a snow day I would be deep in new music discoveries. Instead I spent some time creating music of my own and reading a few articles in the New York Times. I am also obsessing over Barry Sings who I mentioned in an earlier post. Since Benny was such … Continue reading
It is the end of the year and blogs are buzzing about the best and worst songs of 2012. However some bloggers are highlighting the songs that slipped under the radar. While reading NPR’s post about the Top Five Slept-On R&B Songs of 2012 I discovered the fantastic voice of Benny Sings. Frank Ocean was … Continue reading
Raphael Saadiq is one of the most fashionable musicians in the industry. His style is as classic as his music. The soulful songbird was once the lead vocalist for the 80s r&b group Tony! Toni! Tone! and later Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson of En Vogue. Since 2002 the leading man has been creating quite … Continue reading
In my Christmas post I alluded to the genius of Trombone Shorty. The New Orleans native is one kick ass trombone player. When you add his funky band Orleans Avenue you have what he likes to call, Supafunkrock. I have a personal sweet spot for the brass instrument as I was once a trombone player when I was … Continue reading
Music played an important role in my childhood. My mother would always blast music when cleaning the house or driving in the car. She loved the Mary J. Blige My Life album, Stevie Wonder’s Conversation Peace and the Faith Evans self-titled debut release. I can see her now dancing in the living room with the vacuum cleaner … Continue reading
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