Monthly Archives: April 2011
Just Around The Corner – 4/27
Greetings Folks. Stopping by to finally post the new events. Still on break from the blog as I try to get some content and contests together for my subscribers. So if you still haven’t subscribed yet, you will definitely want to make sure you are on the list so that you do not miss out on the upcoming goodies. Also note the Poetry out Loud semi-finals & Finals are this week. Please feel free to check out the website for more information.
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
- Friday – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre
- Friday – Carolyn Malachi @ Montgomery College Performing Arts Center
- Saturday – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
- Saturday – Community Cinema Screening of “Welcome to Shelbyville” @ Busboys & Poets 14th & V
- May 2nd – Alice Walker @ Busboys & Poets 5th & K
- May 3rd – Talib Kweli @ Blackcat
- May 6th – Ojay’s @ DAR Constitution Hall
- May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley
- May 10th – Eric Benet @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley
- May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club
- May 12th – Eric Benet @ Birchmere
- May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
Down the Road:
- May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere
- May 18th – Raheem Devaughn & W Ellington Felton @ U street Music Hall
- May 19th – Stephanie Mills @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- May 19th – Avery Sunshine @ Blues Alley
- May 19th – ZooFari @ the National Zoo
- May 19th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere
- May 20th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley
- May 21st – INfieldFest at the 136th Preakness Stakes f. Bruno Mars
- May 21st – DC 101 Chili Cook-Off @ RFK Stadium
- May 24th – Raphael Saadiq @ Ramshead live Baltimore
- May 25th – Raphael Saadiq @ 9:30 Club
- June 1st – 13th – DC Jazz Festival
- June 2nd – 5th – Gil Scott Heron @ Blues Alley
- June 2nd – Aisha Tyler @ DC Improv
- June 2nd – Bill Cosby @ Wolf Trap
- June 4th – Steel Pulse @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
- June 4th – An Evening with Spike Lee @ Lincoln Theatre
- June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
- June 11th – DC Jazz Festival f Bobby McFerrin @ Warner Theatre
- June 12th – Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere
- June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana
- June 20th – Good Charlotte & Yellow card @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- June 22nd – Sade w. John Legend @ Verizon Center
- June 23rd – Bootsy Collins @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- June 24th – Alice Smith @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv
- June 26th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Wolf Trap
- June 30th – Cheryl Pepsi Riley @ Blues Alley
- June 30th – 7/3 – Mamma Mia stage play
- July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere
- July 4th – A Capital Fourth @ The Mall (concert acts TBA)
- July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Improv
- July 9th – Frankie Beverly & Maze w. Rachelle Ferrell
- July 13-15th – Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil @ Verizon Center
- July 31st – Morris Day & the Time @ Birchmere
- August 12th – Art Sherrod jr. f Chante Moore
- August 19th – Kindred The Family Soul @ Birchmere
- August 20th – Kindred The Family Soul @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- September 27th – 10/30 – Les Miserables @ The Kennedy Center
- October 12th – Boyz II Men @ Birchmere
- October 13th – 16th – Guy Torry @ DC Improv
- October 15th – Paula Poundstone @ Birchmere
Just Around The Corner – 4/27
Greetings Folks. Stopping by to finally post the new events. Still on break from the blog as I try to get some content and contests together for my subscribers. So if you still haven’t subscribed yet, you will definitely want to make sure you are on the list so that you do not miss out on the upcoming goodies. Also note the Poetry out Loud semi-finals & Finals are this week. Please feel free to check out the website for more information.
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
- Friday – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre
- Friday – Carolyn Malachi @ Montgomery College Performing Arts Center
- Saturday – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
- Saturday – Community Cinema Screening of “Welcome to Shelbyville” @ Busboys & Poets 14th & V
- May 2nd – Alice Walker @ Busboys & Poets 5th & K
- May 3rd – Talib Kweli @ Blackcat
- May 6th – Ojay’s @ DAR Constitution Hall
- May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley
- May 10th – Eric Benet @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley
- May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club
- May 12th – Eric Benet @ Birchmere
- May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
Down the Road:
- May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere
- May 18th – Raheem Devaughn & W Ellington Felton @ U street Music Hall
- May 19th – Stephanie Mills @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- May 19th – Avery Sunshine @ Blues Alley
- May 19th – ZooFari @ the National Zoo
- May 19th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere
- May 20th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley
- May 21st – INfieldFest at the 136th Preakness Stakes f. Bruno Mars
- May 21st – DC 101 Chili Cook-Off @ RFK Stadium
- May 24th – Raphael Saadiq @ Ramshead live Baltimore
- May 25th – Raphael Saadiq @ 9:30 Club
- June 1st – 13th – DC Jazz Festival
- June 2nd – 5th – Gil Scott Heron @ Blues Alley
- June 2nd – Aisha Tyler @ DC Improv
- June 2nd – Bill Cosby @ Wolf Trap
- June 4th – Steel Pulse @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
- June 4th – An Evening with Spike Lee @ Lincoln Theatre
- June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
- June 11th – DC Jazz Festival f Bobby McFerrin @ Warner Theatre
- June 12th – Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere
- June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana
- June 20th – Good Charlotte & Yellow card @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- June 22nd – Sade w. John Legend @ Verizon Center
- June 23rd – Bootsy Collins @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- June 24th – Alice Smith @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv
- June 26th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Wolf Trap
- June 30th – Cheryl Pepsi Riley @ Blues Alley
- June 30th – 7/3 – Mamma Mia stage play
- July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere
- July 4th – A Capital Fourth @ The Mall (concert acts TBA)
- July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Improv
- July 9th – Frankie Beverly & Maze w. Rachelle Ferrell
- July 13-15th – Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil @ Verizon Center
- July 31st – Morris Day & the Time @ Birchmere
- August 12th – Art Sherrod jr. f Chante Moore
- August 19th – Kindred The Family Soul @ Birchmere
- August 20th – Kindred The Family Soul @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- September 27th – 10/30 – Les Miserables @ The Kennedy Center
- October 12th – Boyz II Men @ Birchmere
- October 13th – 16th – Guy Torry @ DC Improv
- October 15th – Paula Poundstone @ Birchmere
Just Around The Corner – 4/18
Happy Monday Folks. Rolling with the same playlist but got a few new events. I also must announce that I will be taking a blogging vacation for the next three weeks. I will continue to post the events every Monday as concert season heats up and I will also be making some tweaks here and there. If you haven’t done so already check out some of the old posts.
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
Tonight – Eric Roberson & Vivian Green @ Birchmere
Friday – June 5th – Ruined stage play @ Arena Stage
Friday – The Foreign Exchange @ The State Theater
Saturday – Step Afrika @ National Geographic Museum
Saturday – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley
April 29th – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre
April 29th – Carolyn Malachi @ Montgomery College Performing Arts Center
April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
April 30th – Community Cinema Screening of “Welcome to Shelbyville” @ Busboys & Poets 14th & V
Down the Road:
May 2nd – Alice Walker @ Busboys & Poets 5th & K
May 3rd – Talib Kweli @ Blackcat
May 6th – Ojay’s @ DAR Constitution Hall
May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley
May 10th – Eric Benet @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley
May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club
May 12th – Eric Benet @ Birchmere
May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere
May 19th – Stephanie Mills @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
May 19th – Avery Sunshine @ Blues Alley
May 19th – ZooFari @ the National Zoo
May 19th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival @ Kennedy Center
May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere
May 20th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase @ Kennedy Center
May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley
May 21st – INfieldFest at the 136th Preakness Stakes f. Bruno Mars
May 21st – DC 101 Chili Cook-Off @ RFK Stadium
May 24th – Raphael Saadiq @ Ramshead live Baltimore
May 25th – Raphael Saadiq @ 9:30 Club
June 1st – 13th – DC Jazz Festival
June 2nd – 5th – Gil Scott Heron @ Blues Alley
June 2nd – Aisha Tyler @ DC Improv
June 2nd – Bill Cosby @ Wolf Trap
June 4th – Steel Pulse @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
June 4th – An Evening with Spike Lee @ Lincoln Theatre
June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 11th – DC Jazz Festival f Bobby McFerrin @ Warner Theatre
June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana
June 20th – Good Charlotte & Yellow card @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
June 22nd – Sade w. John Legend @ Verizon Center
June 23rd – Bootsy Collins @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
June 24th – Alice Smith @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv
June 26th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Wolf Trap
June 30th – Cheryl Pepsi Riley @ Blues Alley
June 30th – 7/3 – Mamma Mia stage play
July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere
July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Improv
July 9th – Frankie Beverly & Maze w. Rachelle Ferrell
July 13-15th – Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil @ Verizon Center
July 31st – Morris Day & the Time @ Birchmere
August 12th – Art Sherrod jr. f Chante Moore- August 19th – Kindred The Family Soul @ Birchmere
Just Around The Corner – 4/11
Happy Monday People. New events and a new playlist full of soul music to get your through the work day. I’m also excited because season 2 of “Treme” starts on April 24th. I had to break out with my “ReNew Orleans” shirt today. It’s getting warm out , so I will need to soon break out with a festival list. Likely to come next week. Also still working on the pre-sale code listings for subscribers. Keep an eye out for your email. If you have not subscribed, what are you waiting for? Check the upper left corner.
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
- Tuesday – 24th – The Color Purple Musical @ The National Theatre
- Thursday – Tina Fey @ Sixth & I Synagogue
- Sunday – Eric Roberson & Vivian Green @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- April 18th – Eric Roberson & Vivian Green @ Birchmere
- April 22nd – June 5th – Ruined stageplay @ Areana Stage
- April 22nd – The Foriegn Exchange @ The State Theater
- April 23rd – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald tribue @ Blues Alley
Down the Road:
- April 29th – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre
- April 29th – Carolyn Malachi @ Montgomery College Performing Arts Center
- April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
- May 3rd – Talib Kweli @ Blackcat
- May 6th – O’Jay’s @ DAR Constitution Hall
- May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley
- May 10th – Eric Benet @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley
- May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club
- May 12th – Eric Benet @ Birchmere
- May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere
- May 19th – Stephanie Mills @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- May 19th – Avery Sunshine @ Blues Alley
- May 19th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere
- May 20th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley
- May 21st – INfieldFest at the 136th Preakness Stakes f. Bruno Mars
- May 21st – DC 101 Chili Cook-Off @ RFK Stadium
- May 24th – Raphael Saadiq @ Ramshead live Baltimore
- May 25th – Raphael Saadiq @ 9:30 Club
- June 1st – 13th – DC Jazz Festival
- June 2nd – 5th – Gil Scott Heron @ Blues Alley
- June 2nd – Aisha Tyler @ DC Improv
- June 2nd – Bill Cosby @ Wolf Trap
- June 4th – Steel Pulse @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
- June 4th – An Evening with Spike Lee @ Lincoln Theatre
- June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
- June 11th – DC Jazz Festival f Bobby McFerrin @ Warner Theatre
- June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Arena
- June 22nd – Sade w. John Legend @ Verizon Center
- June 24th – Alice Smith @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv
- June 26th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Wolf Trap
- June 30th – Cheryl Pepsi Riley @ Blues Alley
- June 30th – 7/3 – Mamma Mia stage play
- July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere
- July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Improv
- July 9th – Frankie Beverly & Maze w. Rachelle Ferrell
- July 13th – Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil @ Verizon Center
- July 31st – Morris Day &a
mp; the Time @ Birchmere - August 12th – Art Sherrod jr. f. Chante Moore
- August 19th – Kindred The Family Soul @ Birchmere
Artist Profile: Alice Smith
One day I was watching a rerun of “Entourage” and a song played at the end of the show, as the credits rolled, that caught my ear. After some research, I discovered Alice Smith. Her youth was split between Washington, DC and Augusta, Georgia. She studied classical piano and loved 80′s pop. After high school , she moved to New York and attended Fordham University. While at school she got the opportunity to sing backup in the improv band, Moomtez. From that experience Alice knew she wanted to be a singer.
The song that led me to Alice, “Dream”, is a track on her album “
For Lovers, Dreamers & Me” released in 2006. Its an excellent mix of soul, blues and pop. In 2007, she was a Grammy nominee for “the Best Urban/Alternative” category. You’d think that being a Grammy nominee would propel your career but she seemed to disappear after a few tours. After some digging, I found a post on her Facebook page that reports she has a new album album in the works called “The Last After”. She is also making the rounds again, as she will be at Ramshead Live in June. I’m glad she didn’t completely fade from the music scene after all her early success. She is definitely someone to check out. I have posted a live performance of her new track “Martha” and the track that lead me to her “Dream”.
Ivorian Hope
This year it seems more attention is being paid to unrest in countries around the world. At different times there have been eyes on Egypt, Libya, Yemen, etc. As the people make their voices heard in these countries they have also had to endure violent resistance from those in power. Côte D’Ivoire has been going through this at least since the coup in 1999. The civil war in 2002 and the continued uncertainty in the government have displaced thousands of people. Although it looks like Laurent Gbagbo is finally ready to cede the presidency to Alassane Ouattara, after some military pressure from France and the U.N., there are still many people in need of shelter, clothing & food. The nonprofit Ivorian Hope was created to assist the people who have been displaced.
Christine Hall, the president of Ivorian Hope, initially started this nonprofit in response to affect the civil war in Côte D’Ivoire had on her family and other villages in the country. She is assisted by local college students who gather clothing, raise money, ship food, clothes, & medicine and also promote awareness. They also work with the United Nations, sending aid requests and assisting in organizing food distribution to villages devastated by the fighting. Ivorian Hope is recognized by the UN and the Ivorian Embassy. You can contribute to this very worthy nonprofit by contributing money, clothes or even volunteering to travel the Ivory Coast to assist in distribution of food & clothing. To learn more about Ivorian Hope visit the sites below.
Just Around The Corner – 4/4
Happy Monday. New week new events. It seems that the amount of new events is picking up as the weather is starting to break. I also have an artist profile coming up this week. I’m also looking into a presale code list for my subscribers, so you will definitely want to sign up if you haven’t already.
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
- Tuesday - House of Pain @ 9:30 Club
- Wednesday - N’dambi & W Ellington Felton @ U streel music hall
- Thursday – 17th – DC International Film Festival
- Thursday – Marsha Ambrosius & Melanie Fiona @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- Thursday – Acoustic Africa @ GW Lisner Auditorium
- Saturday - National Cherry Blossom Parade
- April 12th – 24th – The Color Purple Musical @ The National Theatre
- April 14th – Tina Fey @ Sixth & I Synagogue
- April 17th – Eric Roberson & Vivian Green @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- April 18th – Eric Roberson & Vivian Green @ Birchmere
- April 22nd – June 5th – Ruined stageplay @ Areana Stage
- April 22nd – The Foriegn Exchange @ The State Theater
- April 23rd – Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Ella Fitzgerald tribue @ Blues Alley
- April 29th – Poetry Out Loud – Spoken Words National Finals @ Lincoln Theatre
- April 29th – Carolyn Malachi @ Montgomery College Performing Arts Center
- April 30th – Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
- May 3rd – Talib Kweli @ Blackcat
- May 8th – Angela Johnson @ Blues Alley
- May 10th – Eric Benet @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- May 11th – Anthony David @ Blue Alley
- May 12th – Adele @ 9:30 Club
- May 12th – Eric Benet @ Birchmere
- May 13th – Anthony David w. Yahzarah @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- May 15th – Maceo Parker @ Birchmere
- May 19th – Stephanie Mills @ Ramshead Onstage Annapolis
- May 19th – Avery Sunshine @ Blues Alley
- May 19th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th & 21st – En Vogue @ Birchmere
- May 20th – 21st – Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Emerging Artist Showcase @ Kennedy Center
- May 20th – 22nd – Chuck Brown @ Blues Alley
- May 21st – INfieldFest at the 136th Preakness Stakes f. Bruno Mars
- June 1st – 13th – DC Jazz Festival
- June 2nd – 5th – Gil Scott Heron @ Blues Alley
- June 2nd – Aisha Tyler @ DC Improv
- June 2nd – Bill Cosby @ Wolf Trap
- June 4th – Steel Pulse @ Ramshead Live Baltimore
- June 4th – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
- June 4th – An Evening with Spike Lee @ Lincoln Theatre
- June 4-5 – Capital Jazz Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
- June 16th – Sade w. John Legend @ 1st Mariner Areana
- June 22nd – Sade w. John Legend @ Verizon Center
- June 24th-26th – Last Comic Standing’s LaVell Crawford @ DC Improv
- June 26th – Earth, Wind & Fire @ Wolf Trap
- June 30th – Cheryl Pepsi Riley @ Blues Alley
- June 30th – 7/3 – Mamma Mia stage play
- July 1st – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere
- July 7th – 10th – John Witherspoon @ DC Improv
- July 9th – Frankie Beverly & Maze w. Rachelle Ferrell
- July 13th – Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil @ Verizon Center
- July 31st – Morris Day & the Time @ Birchmere
The Box Friday’s: Another Bad Creation
Happy Friday folks. Today’s video comes from one of my favorite groups back in the day. Now I know you see the title and think “playground” or “iesha” but I’m going with the New Edition cover of “Jealous Girl”. This video was on the box constantly. It was on the same album as their more well known hits and that album did reach platinum status. After their cameo in “The Meteor Man” we all know they fell off big time. In 2006, they started their own label, Another Bad Creation LLC, but it has yet to produce anything to hit the charts on Billboard’s top 200.
****STOP THE IPOD****
