The flames of the brightest fires float into the sky to leave an ember of impact, a piece of presence, […]
“To Whom This May Concern”; Jill Scott’s Concert Revolution
To Whom It May Concern,
A love letter to the soul can be sung and strum as well as it can be penned and pronounced for all the world. With the rising presence of digital devices in every experience, this love letter rarely remains in the mind for long. A recent study supports that one’s brain tends to outsource their memory to technology when they become more absorbed in capturing the moment instead of living it. All of that scientific speak means that the crowds of phones and selfie sticks raised high at concerts account for a large number of lost memories. Born in Philly, Jill Scott, a three-time Grammy award winner and acclaimed neo-soul artist, returned from more than a decade of musical hiatus to inspire her beautiful people to reclaim their memories and identity.
Open Hearted: “A PERFECT WORLD TOUR” Review
In a perfect world, we’d have it all figured out. Born in Sydney, but raised in the outlands of the New South Wales city, Broken Hill, The Kid LAROI flips the script from his leaked, scrapped album, “Watch This!” to an intimate, vulnerable display of vocal and melodic versatility in his “BEFORE I FORGET (DELUXE)”. Featured in A PERFECT WORLD TOUR, the deluxe album follows the ups and downs of maintaining and, ultimately, losing love in the seemingly perfect world of fame. His lyrical flow, soulful rifts, and masterful storytelling drew a nearly sold-out crowd into a larger-than-life story that encouraged clinging tightly to love, to community, and the zeal of life.
Samara Joy: A Wordless Love
To redefine a word, one has to know its roots. Samara Joy, a six-time Grammy Award-winning jazz artist and NAACP […]
Leslie Odom Jr: The Real Reason for the Season
From audience sing-alongs to group clapping sessions, Leslie Odom Jr. and the Galaxy Defenders proved that the holiday season is not about the tangible gifts that we receive from others. Instead, it is about the intangible gifts that we give to those who matter most. Even if the year has come to a close, it is never too late to give our gifts to the world as that is what connects us all.
Closure: I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Tour Review
Teddy Swims brought the gift of music, for sure, but he also brought the gift of closure to his audience. That gift is more expensive than a concert ticket will ever be and more fleeting than a concert if not held on to tightly.
Music on the Brain: An Undercover Therapy
The phrase, “Music is my therapy,” gets thrown around often in our society constantly inundated with musical entertainment and media. […]