Lalah Hathaway Live at The Highline Ballroom

My girl did it again! She surprised me with tickets to see Lalah Hathaway live at The Highline Ballroom on  October 21, 2011. I had a great time this woman is a true vocalist just like her father the late great Donny Hathaway.  Her voice is rich, soulful, smokey, sensational and will knock you off your feet.  She's a singer's singer, a true musician who really knows how to use her voice.  She sang most of my favorites, including her take on classics like Anita Baker's, Angel,   Earth Wind & Fire's  Love's Holiday,  and paid tribute to her father with the always moving A Song For You.  Other jams included  Baby Don't Cry,  I'm Coming Back (see video below),  For Always Forever For Love a Luther Vandross song that she in my opinion she has turned into her very own signature song. The show was one to see if she's in your town be sure to check her out and please get the new album  Where It All Begins, in stores now.

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ARETHA FRANKLIN - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Coney Island, 08/04/11.

Now this is what I call a performance. At 70 years old Ms. Franklin still knows her way around the stage.  Aretha gave a rousing free summer concert in Coney Island Brooklyn. Please watch this to the end she took it to church with this one. This is stuff that legends are made of.

Hot New Artist: Avery Sunshine!!

Last month my girlfriend surprised me with tickets to see singer Rahsaan Patterson at B.B. Kings here in NYC.  Opening for Mr. Patterson was this beautiful young lady by the name of Avery Sunshine. I never seen an artist  win an audience over so quickly.  From the very first second that she hit the stage she had us in the palm of her hands. This was a hell of an opening act, she was funny, sassy, soulful and engaging.  Her her voice is simply beautiful.     Below is a little snippet of her playfully covering the Jill Scott classic, "He loves me".  I would have recorded more but I needed my hands free so that I could groove properly.    Please people if you love good music go out and get this woman's album and found out when she will be in your town, this is one sister you have to see live.   www.averysunshine.com