Photos by Joann Gomez, Music Looks Like This Photography (@MLLTPhotos). Words by Suley Cruz (@NycSueBee) My Paid Dues ticket should have come with clones, because there was no […]
LIVE: Les Nubians at La Maison Française, DC
Les Nubians – Afrodance by Giant Step NYC I had the wonderful experience of seeing my very first Les Nubians concert at La Maison Française, which is located […]
NEW MUSIC: MonicaBlaire
Photos by gravity508. Please support. There are singers in the world that have a talent to convey emotion and transport you to other worlds, other moments in time. […]
SXSW Artist Preview: Marques Toliver
I think I just fell in love with Marques Toliver. The Afro’d violinist with the sweet, clear, passionate and haunting vocals has indeed captured my musical sensibilities. I […]
SXSW Artist Preview – Shabazz Palaces
Bold, experimental and dark, and absolutely fitting for a festival like South by Southwest, an insanely immense microcosm especially good at highlighting fringe genres. Shabazz Palaces emerged onto […]
TV REVIEW: Breakout Kings
Let’s welcome our new TV writer, Joseph Riley Land as he reviews A&E’s new series Breakout Kings, which debuts Sunday, March 6th. Follow him on Twitter (@josephrileyland) I […]
FILM: The 2011 Best Picture Oscar Nominations for the Cheapskate DVD Renter
Can you review a movie in 140 Characters? Our new movie guru Benjamin Earl comes to us with his short, yet poignant movie reviews. With the Oscars this […]
DOWNLOAD: Carlitta Durand – Monster
Carlitta Durand – Monster [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Carlitta_Durand-Monster_prod_Daru_Jones.mp3|titles=Carlitta_Durand-Monster_(prod_Daru_Jones)] You’ve heard her sing hooks for her North Carolina cohorts Little Brother, as well as Buckshot, Skyzoo, M1 Platoon, and Tanya Morgan. Now […]
Album Review: Adele – 21
Adele may be sorrowful after two painful breakups, but she’s certainly not going to wallow in self-pity or drown in a destructive celebrity cocktail of abuse.
A Valentine for Mum: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company members in “Revelations.” For as long as I can remember, there is only one present my own Tiger Mom wants for Christmas […]