It looks like the years D’Angelo took playing guitar during his hiatus has paid off. Afropunk has announced their 2014 lineup and it’s a doozy. You’ve got futurist […]
LIVE: Alice Smith at The Howard Theatre [DC]
Photos: Victoria Ford/Sneakshot Photography R&B, rock, jazz, blues, it’s hard to say what genre Alice Smith’s music falls into but it’s easy to say it’s good music. Howard […]
EVENT PREVIEW: Art of Cool Music Festival
When you hear of Durham, NC, you probably think of big tobacco or its reputation as a hotbed for college basketball. The people behind The Art of […]
LIVE: Afro-punk Festival, Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn, NY
Only a force of nature could stop the cultural movement that Afro-punk embodies. Hurricane Irene had the dubious honor of slowing the movement last year. This year, sunshine […]
LIVE: Alice Smith at the Howard Theatre
Photos: Corey Thompson/Photoleer In this day of microwave pop tart hits, its absolutely wonderful when a singer comes along with the real deal, and singer/songwriter Alice Smith got […]
CMJ Preview: Alice Smith- The Songbird with An Authentic Soul
I remember when I first heard her sing. It was during the Presidential Inauguration week for President Barack Obama in Washington, DC. At a small jazz venue in […]