Meshell Ndegeocello’s Synonym Reimagines Classic Songs with an All-Star Cast
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve always been impressed with Meshell Ndegeocello’s music, not simply because of her musicianship, but because she has always seemed to have something meaningful to say. While her first major crossover hit was “Wild Night,” the duet with John Mellencamp that…
The Hollywood Bowl Goes Big With Televised Juneteenth Celebration
LOS ANGELES, CA- It took decades of steady lobbying, but on June 15, 2021, the Congressional Black Caucus got the Senate to unanimously pass the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act; a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. While communities and states have…
Common, Robert Glasper And Karriem Riggins Are August Greene & They Brought The Old-School Hip-Hop Vibes To SXSW
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts: (1) Why…
Robert Glasper Experiment Defines Genre-Jumping At The Hollywood Bowl [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Hollywood, CA — When your name holds this much weight, opening at the Hollywood Bowl is a walk in the park. Grammy Award winning keyboard player and record producer Robert Glasper joined Jill Scott for the LA Phil’s 2017 Jazz…
When Robert Glasper Say He’s Bringing A Few “Friends”, Be Prepared [PHOTOS+REVIEW]
AUSTIN, TX- For every artist we decided to catch at SXSW, we decided to review each performance with our own version of “Five Ws and One H” answering the questions: 1) Who are they, 2) What kind of music do they play, 3) When did they play,…
The Post Mortem Reflections Of A SXSW Newbie
AUSTIN, TX- I’ve been working in the music industry for over 20 years, but this was the first time I was personally able to attend the annual conglomerate of film, interactive media and music festivals and conferences in Austin, Texas. Friends and associates have always…
