Monthly Archives: February 2011

28
Feb

Just Around The Corner – 2/28



Happy Monday. A new week, new events and new playlist. Its also the last day of black history month but I like to celebrate it year round, personally. Its also going to be an awesome week because I will be attending the Esperanza Spaulding concert this friday. She will also be on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight. I’m also looking forward to checking out the new Marsha Ambrosius album after reading the review on Soulections.

Here are the events. Remember new events are in red and free events are in blue. Feel free to subscribe to the blog and get this listing every week. Thanks for your support.


Upcoming Events:



  • Today – May 1st – America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit @ National Geographic Museum

  • Today – Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (play) @ National Portrait Gallery

  • Thursday – Anita Hill Guest Lecturer for Sojourner Truth 2011 Lecture Series @ GMU’s Center for Art

  • Friday – Rahsaan Patterson @ Birchmere

  • Friday – Esperanza Spalding @ Weinburg Center for the Arts

  • Saturday – War @ Ramshead Live Baltimore

  • Saturday – Rahsaan Patterson w Avery Sunshine @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 10th – New African Films Festival @ AFI Silver Spring

  • March 11th – Sinbad @ Warner Theatre

  • March 12th – Ashford & Simpson @ Birchmere

  • March 13th – Boyz II Men @ Birchmere

Down the Road:



  • March 17th – 19th – March Madness @ Verizon Center

  • March 17th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Birchmere

  • March 17th – Average White Band @ Ramshead Tavern

  • March 18th – Average White Band @ Birchmere

  • March 18th & 19th – Kem with El Debarge & Ledisi @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • March 18th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 19th – Mike Epps & Sheryl Underwood @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • March 20th – Kem @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

  • March 22nd & 24th- Janet Jackson @ Constitution Hall

  • March 24th – Art & Soul of South Africa f. Carolyn Malachi @ Smithsonian Art Museum

  • March 24th-27th – Kevin Eubanks @ Blues Alley

  • March 25th – Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble @ Lincoln Theatre

  • March 26th – Bradford Marsalis Quartet @ Kennedy Center

  • March 26th – Elton John @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • April 2nd – Ginuwine, Tank, Carl Thomas & Case @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • April 5th – House of Pain @ 9:30 Club

  • April 6th – N’dambi & W Ellington Felton @ U streel music hall

  • April 7th – 17th – DC International Film Festival

  • April 7th – Marsha Ambrosius & Melanie Fiona @ Ramshead Live Baltimore

  • April 9th – National Cherry Blossom Parade

  • April 22nd – June 5th – Ruined stageplay @ Areana Stage

  • April 29th – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre

  • April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere

  • May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley

  • May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley

  • May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club

  • May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere

  • May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere

  • May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley

  • June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

  • June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

  • June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv

  • July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere

  • July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Impro


February 28, 2011 Leave a comment , , , asmoothpoet Events
28
Feb

Just Around The Corner – 2/28



Happy Monday. A new week, new events and new playlist. Its also the last day of black history month but I like to celebrate it year round, personally. Its also going to be an awesome week because I will be attending the Esperanza Spaulding concert this friday. She will also be on the Jimmy Kimmel show tonight. I’m also looking forward to checking out the new Marsha Ambrosius album after reading the review on Soulections.

Here are the events. Remember new events are in red and free events are in blue. Feel free to subscribe to the blog and get this listing every week. Thanks for your support.


Upcoming Events:



  • Today – May 1st – America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit @ National Geographic Museum

  • Today – Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (play) @ National Portrait Gallery

  • Thursday – Anita Hill Guest Lecturer for Sojourner Truth 2011 Lecture Series @ GMU’s Center for Art

  • Friday – Rahsaan Patterson @ Birchmere

  • Friday – Esperanza Spalding @ Weinburg Center for the Arts

  • Saturday – War @ Ramshead Live Baltimore

  • Saturday – Rahsaan Patterson w Avery Sunshine @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 10th – New African Films Festival @ AFI Silver Spring

  • March 11th – Sinbad @ Warner Theatre

  • March 12th – Ashford & Simpson @ Birchmere

  • March 13th – Boyz II Men @ Birchmere

Down the Road:



  • March 17th – 19th – March Madness @ Verizon Center

  • March 17th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Birchmere

  • March 17th – Average White Band @ Ramshead Tavern

  • March 18th – Average White Band @ Birchmere

  • March 18th & 19th – Kem with El Debarge & Ledisi @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • March 18th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 19th – Mike Epps & Sheryl Underwood @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • March 20th – Kem @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

  • March 22nd & 24th- Janet Jackson @ Constitution Hall

  • March 24th – Art & Soul of South Africa f. Carolyn Malachi @ Smithsonian Art Museum

  • March 24th-27th – Kevin Eubanks @ Blues Alley

  • March 25th – Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble @ Lincoln Theatre

  • March 26th – Bradford Marsalis Quartet @ Kennedy Center

  • March 26th – Elton John @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • April 2nd – Ginuwine, Tank, Carl Thomas & Case @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • April 5th – House of Pain @ 9:30 Club

  • April 6th – N’dambi & W Ellington Felton @ U streel music hall

  • April 7th – 17th – DC International Film Festival

  • April 7th – Marsha Ambrosius & Melanie Fiona @ Ramshead Live Baltimore

  • April 9th – National Cherry Blossom Parade

  • April 22nd – June 5th – Ruined stageplay @ Areana Stage

  • April 29th – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre

  • April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere

  • May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley

  • May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley

  • May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club

  • May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere

  • May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere

  • May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley

  • June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

  • June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

  • June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv

  • July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere

  • July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Impro


February 28, 2011 Leave a comment , , , asmoothpoet Events
25
Feb

The Box Fridays: A Tribe Called Quest

Happy Friday. Sorry for the thin content this week, its been a very busy week. I’m just hitting you off with a classic video today. Something to get you hype for the weekend. The Scenario video with A Tribe Called Quest featuring Leaders of the New School. Peep how young everybody is in the video. Happy Friday


****Pause the IPOD**** 







February 25, 2011 Leave a comment asmoothpoet Music, The Box Fridays
23
Feb

Repost: The Savoy Ballroom

So why we Stompin at the Savoy…

Well those that know me know I like to go out and have a good time… And the Savoy was a club back in the times of the Harlem Renaissance. It was one of the few racially integrated clubs of its time. If I could have lived during any time in history, just to experience the culture, the Harlem Renaissance would have been it. It was an era of black enlightenment, creativity and self examination. It was the explosion of literature, art, poetry, music and intellectuals. I could see myself racing to check out what philosophers Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Dubois were speaking on. Checking out the words of writers like Zora Neal Huston, Claude McKay, & Langston Hughes. Heading over to the Apollo for amateur night to check out Billie Holiday and experience my first crush. And you know I had to run over to the Savoy Ballroom because the battle of the bands was going to be jump off.

In case you were wondering, that is indeed when the term was coined. For all the high schools and colleges having their battles these days, at the Savoy is where it started. They would square off in a packed house. I’m talking standing room only. At the end of the first set they would trade music. At the end, the crowd would vote for their favorite.

When the Savoy was not packed from the battles between Count Basie & Chick Webb’s Orchestras it was one of the most popular clubs in NYC. And please believe you better come dressed to impress. No I mean REALLY dressed to impress. None of that jeans and a polo shirt type garbage. Matter a fact if you came with jeans on to the club back then folks probably would have looked at you funny because who comes to the club in their work clothes. Jeans were not casual wear until the 50’s. And depending on your generation maybe you do the dougie, the superman, the wop, the mash potato, or the twist. Well imagine coming home from the club after a night of swing dancing.

I already know some of you would be calling your bosses the next morning …The Savoy was such a good time that Benny Goodman & co. immortalized it in song. “Stompin’ at the Savoy” check it out…

Benny Goodman – Stompin’ at the Savoy

OK I know some of you may be thinking it sounds a lil like the music soundtrack to a Tom & Jerry Cartoon. I assure you its not. But with that being said I’d like to introduce you all to something else that is an old concept. The Remix … Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong remade the song. Don’t worry this remake is definitely one of the good ones.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louie Armstrong – Stompin at the Savoy  


 

February 23, 2011 Leave a comment asmoothpoet Events, Music
21
Feb

Just Around The Corner – 2/21


Happy Monday. A new week, new events. Rolling with the same playlist. Also remembering Nina Simone on her Birthday.

Remember new events are in red and free events are in blue. Feel free to subscribe to the blog and get this listing every week. Thanks for your support.


Upcoming Events:



  • Today – May 1st – America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit @ National Geographic Museum

  • Today – 27th – National Habor Resturant Week

  • Today – 27th – Annapolis Resturant Week

  • Today – 27th – DC Fashion Week

  • February 23rd – Higher Achievement DC Metro: 6th Annual Literary Love Poetry Performance @ The Kennedy Center

  • Febraury 24th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Kennedy Center

  • February 24th – 27th – Charlie Murphy @ DC Improv

  • February 26th – DC Youth Slam @ Busboys & Poets 14th & V

  • February 26th – Salt-N-Pepa & Legends of Hip Hop @ DAR Constitution hall

  • Febraury 27th – “Brother Outsider” Film @ Busboys & Poets 5th & K

  • February 28th – Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (play) @ National Portrait Gallery

  • March 3rd – Anita Hill Guest Lecturer for Sojourner Truth 2011 Lecture Series @ GMU’s Center for Art

  • March 4th – Rahsaan Patterson @ Birchmere

  • March 4th – Esperanza Spalding @ Weinburg Center for the Arts

  • March 5th – War @ Ramshead Live Baltimore

  • March 5th – Rahsaan Patterson w Avery Sunshine @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

 


 Down the Road:



  • March 10th – New African Films Festival @ AFI Silver Spring

  • March 11th – Sinbad @ Warner Theatre

  • March 12th – Ashford & Simpson @ Birchmere

  • March 13th – Boyz II Men @ Birchmere

  • March 17th – 19th – March Madness @ Verizon Center

  • March 17th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Birchmere

  • March 17th – Average White Band @ Ramshead Tavern

  • March 18th – Average White Band @ Birchmere

  • March 18th & 19th – Kem with El Debarge & Ledisi @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • March 18th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 19th – Mike Epps & Sheryl Underwood @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • March 20th – Kem @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

  • March 22nd & 24th- Janet Jackson @ Constitution Hall

  • March 24th-27th – Kevin Eubanks @ Blues Alley

  • March 25th – Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble @ Lincoln Theatre

  • March 26th – Bradford Marsalis Quartet @ Kennedy Center

  • March 26th – Elton John @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • April 2nd – Ginuwine, Tank, Carl Thomas & Case @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • April 7th – 17th – DC International Film Festival

  • April 22nd – June 5th – Ruined stageplay @ Areana Stage

  • April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere

  • May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley

  • May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club

  • May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere

  • May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere

  • May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley

  • June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

  • June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

  • June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere

  • July 31st – Morris Day & the Time @ Birchmere

February 21, 2011 Leave a comment , , , asmoothpoet Events
18
Feb

The Box Fridays: MJB Real Love

Happpy Friday. Today I thought I’d toss out an easy one. Most folks know about Mary J Blige. I’m just taking it back to her first album. From Directory Assistance operator to over fifty million albums sold.





 ****PAUSE THE IPOD****


Mary J. Blige ~ Real Love ~


February 18, 2011 Leave a comment asmoothpoet Music, The Box Fridays
17
Feb

Happy Birthday Huey P Newton




“If you stop struggling, then you stop life.”

February 17, 2011 1 Comment asmoothpoet Commentary
16
Feb

Artist Profile: Caroyln Malachi





If I started with a base of Jazz , then added in Neo Soul, Pop & Spoken Word and presented it with smooth vocals Carolyn Malachi would be the result. Ms Malachi is fresh off a trip to the Grammy’s, nominated for her single “Orion” from her 2010 release of EP “Lions, Fires & Squares”. This nomination was the result of alot of networking and a beautiful song. According to the Washington Post, “the singer began networking with the 400 voting members of the Washington chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which also includes Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.”. She also attended many mixers where she was able to put her single in front of Grammy voters. The networking paid off and she was even invited to the exclusive Clive Davis pre-Grammy soiree.

Carolyn Malachi is another blossoming talent from the Washington, DC area and also the great-granddaughter of late Washington jazz musician John Malachi. Her desire in music did not spark until 2005 when she took a sound design class, her junior year at Shepherd University. Her inspiration flourish when some friends encouraged her to sing at a local fair. This led to the release of two albums; Revenge of the Smart Chicks & Revenge of the Smart Chicks II. The second album influenced Carolyn to found Smart Chicks Inc. which  ”aims to develop visibility and leadership opportunities for women in the arts.” The blog for Smart Chicks Inc is pretty nice as well and has been added to the blog roll.

I once had the opportunity to meet Carolyn Malachi and see her perform live. In 2008, I was looking for ways to expand and get the word out about my t-shirt business (Consciously A-Wear to be relaunch later this year). A friend of mine who runs Make it Happen consulting introduced me to Carolyn. I stayed to watch her perform and have been a fan ever since.

Check her out at http://carolynmalachi.com/

I also have her in the new playlist rotation

Support Good Music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

February 16, 2011 Leave a comment asmoothpoet Music
14
Feb

Just Around The Corner – 2/14



Happy Monday. A new week, new events. A new playlist will be updated tomorrow. One of the new events I’m really excited about attending will be Esperanza Spalding’s show on March 4th. I caught her big win yesterday at the Grammy’s and could not be more excited. Only a hand full of folks on my facebook feed even knew who she was and this morning everyone is asking “Who is Esperanza Spalding ” ?   I will be profiling another grammy nominated artist whom folks know little about, Caroyln Malachi. So next year if she gets another nomination, you will not be in the dark about this great artist.

Remember new events are in red and free events are in blue. Feel free to subscribe to the blog and get this listing every week. Thanks for your support.


Upcoming Events:



  • Today  – May 1st – America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit @ National Geographic Museum

  • Today  - Lizz Wright @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • Tuesday 15th – 27th – National Harbor Restaurant Week

  • Tuesday 15th – John Mellencamp @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • Saturday 19th – Salt-N-Pepa & Legends of Hip Hop @ 1st Mariner Arena

  • February 21st – 27th – Annapolis Restaurant Week

  • February 21st – 27th – DC Fashion Week

  • February 23rd – Higher Achievement DC Metro: 6th Annual Literary Love Poetry Performance @ The Kennedy Center

  • February 24th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Kennedy Center

  • February 24th – 27th – Charlie Murphy @ DC Improv

  • February 26th – DC Youth Slam @ Busboys & Poets 14th & V

  • February 26th – Salt-N-Pepa & Legends of Hip Hop @ DAR Constitution hall

  • February 27th – “Brother Outsider” Film @ Busboys & Poets 5th & K

  • February 28th – Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (play) @ National Portrait Gallery


Down the Road:



  • March 3rd – Anita Hill Guest Lecturer for Sojourner Truth 2011 Lecture Series @ GMU’s Center for Art

  • March 4th – Rahsaan Patterson @ Birchmere

  • March 4th – Esperanza Spalding @ Weinburg Center for the Arts

  • March 5th – War @ Ramshead Live Baltimore

  • March 5th – Rahsaan Patterson w Avery Sunshine @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 10th – New African Films Festival @ AFI Silver Spring

  • March 11th – Sinbad @ Warner Theatre

  • March 12th – Ashford & Simpson @ Birchmere

  • March 13th – Boyz II Men @ Birchmere

  • March 17th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Birchmere

  • March 17th – Average White Band @ Ramshead Tavern

  • March 18th – Average White Band @ Birchmere

  • March 18th & 19th – Kem with El Debarge & Ledisi @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • March 18th – Rachelle Ferrell @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • March 19th – Mike Epps & Sheryl Underwood @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • March 20th – Kem @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

  • March 22nd & 24th- Janet Jackson @ Constitution Hall

  • March 24th-27th – Kevin Eubanks @ Blues Alley

  • March 25th – Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble @ Lincoln Theatre

  • March 26th – Bradford Marsalis Quartet @ Kennedy Center

  • April 2nd – Ginuwine, Tank, Carl Thomas & Case @ DAR Constitution Hall

  • April 7th – 17th – DC International Film Festival

  • April 22nd – June 5th – Ruined stageplay @ Areana Stage

  • April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere

  • May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis

  • May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere

  • May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere

  • June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

  • June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

  • June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana

  • July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere

February 14, 2011 Leave a comment , , , asmoothpoet Events
11
Feb

The Box Friday’s: Da Honeys


Happy Friday. Do I ever have a true Jukebox video for you today. It even has the scroll across the bottom with the video listings as the video plays. Back in the day Another Bad Creation (ABC) took a lot of heat from rival groups like Kriss Kross, The Famlee, Da Youngstas among others. But there was also a girl group called “The Honeys” who made a rebuttal to ABC’s song ”Iesha”.  I was starting to think I would never find this video but last night I got lucky. I’m so hyped that I found this video, I’m posting it even though it’s missing the first verse.
I could not find ANY current information about the group. They never put out a full album but its looks like they had two promo cassettes, the second cassette was five songs which included the title track called “Chil Lee Mak”, a dis on Kriss Kross. Now if someone finds that video I’m really going to be shocked. I found a site where you could buy three songs from the Honeys, including the one from the video below “How Low”.

http://www.reverbnation.com/dahoneys





****PAUSE THE IPOD****

February 11, 2011 Leave a comment asmoothpoet Music, The Box Fridays
10
Feb

Remember When: Funhouse

I was just surfing around youtube and ran across one of my favorite shows growing up as a kid. Before Double Dare there was Fun House. I know I wasn’t the only one watching this show on saturday mornings wishing that I could get on this show to win some British Knights and slide down that big slide. Skip to about the 4 minute mark where they describe all the awesome prizes they can win before they take on the fun house.



****PAUSE THE IPOD****

February 10, 2011 1 Comment asmoothpoet Commentary
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