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• Chance the Rapper Live in San Francisco [Review]

  October 29, 2016

  

  Chance the Rapper… … has become an overnight sensation. I discovered his mixtape, Coloring Book, in the ‘New Music’ section on Apple Music back in June and haven’t looked back since. Here’s the thing about Chance. He’s an educated rapper from a working class family in Chicago with a church upbringing. As a... Read more »

• Jill Scott LIVE at The Mountain Winery

  October 20, 2016

  

  My girl! Jill Scott! I’m what you call a Jill Super Fan… I know all the tracks of every album since ‘This is Jill Scott’. So when I learned she was coming to town… and at a winery, no less, there was not much of a discussion! The Mountain Winery is such a... Read more »

• ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway, a Magical Night in New York

  December 7, 2014

  

  I don’t spend much time in NYC but when I do make a trip, my biggest challenges are 1) which street food cart to stop at and 2) which Broadway show will I see? As a huge Disney fanatic, especially the childhood classics, it was a no-brainer when I realized Aladdin had hit the... Read more »

• Stop Kiss Stage Play [Review]

  November 28, 2014

  

  Wasn’t sure what to expect when I saw the promotions for the play, Stop Kiss at the Pasadena Playhouse but being the theater buff that I am, I was open to giving it a try… Especially since Goldstar was promoting discounted tickets! Without giving too much away, it’s the love story of two women in New York City... Read more »

• Outkast, Jill Scott and more at the 2014 BET Experience LA LIVE

  November 10, 2014

  

  The BET Experience at L.A. LIVE is just that… an Experience! BET hosts hundreds of thousands of people for a jam-packed weekend of concerts, giveaways, outdoor festivals, seminars and more. I call the weekend the “Black Folk Takeover at L.A. Live” considering every venue in the Downtown LA area is raining with the black community. This... Read more »

• Fantasia and Fried Chicken at the Playboy Jazz Festival 2014

  November 9, 2014

  

  If you’re like me, when you think of the Playboy Jazz Festival, you think Hugh Hefner will be there in his silk red robe with a group of half-naked women where they jam to local jazz artists… No? Just me? Well, although Hugh never showed up, I was not expecting to jam to Cuban music... Read more »

• Taraji P. Henson Stars in Stage Play ‘Above The Fold’

  February 15, 2014

  

  From the baby mama of a freeloading, cheating, thug named Jodi in the 2001 film, ‘Baby Boy’, to the morally-challenged New York Times reporter in the new stage play, ‘Above the Fold’, Taraji P. Henson has come such a long way! SN: For all of you new-age folk, “above the fold” refers to the... Read more »

• Lion King Broadway Makes It’s Way to Los Angeles

  January 3, 2014

  

  When I heard that Lion King Broadway was making it’s was to Pantages Theater, Los Angeles for the entire 2013 Holiday Season, it was like Christmas came early! I’ve seen Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway now on four separate occasions over the past 20 years and it still ranks in my top 3... Read more »

• Verizon Brings Gospel Back at How Sweet The Sound 2013

  November 4, 2013

  

  Verizon’s How Sweet The Sound annual gospel competition, brought the best gospel choirs in the country back to Los Angeles this year for a chance to win a $25,000 grand prize. Now in it’s 6th year, HSTS toured the country from Sept. to Nov. auditioning finalists to perform at the grand finale at Nokia Theatre... Read more »

• Don’t Rain on My Parade – Broadway Classic, Funny Girl Resurfaces in SoCal

  October 10, 2013

  

  SoCal residents got a treat when 1964 Broadway production of ‘Funny Girl’ stopped by the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Production was presented by 3D Theatricals. Honestly, Rachel Berry’s rendition of ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ on Glee is what brought ‘Funny Girl’ back to light for me. So I was excited to... Read more »