“I always put a lot of things on the stove and whatever starts to bubble…we stir it up,” says Faith Evans. The ever-multi-tasking entertainer is calling from her homebase of California, excited about the projects she has in the mix and that first-ever headlining appearance in July at the Essence Music Festival. So while other… Continue reading Her Grind, Family & Future Plans: Gotta Have Faith (Evans)
Category: Contemporary Soul/R&B
Faith Evans: New “Divas,” New Music & Headlining At Essencefest
If you’re a music fan who reminisces fondly about 1990s R&B, your recollections wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Faith Evans. Not only did the multi-faceted singer and songwriter carve out her musical legacy behind the boards for some of the biggest and brightest in the business (Mary J. Blige, SWV and Usher, to name a… Continue reading Faith Evans: New “Divas,” New Music & Headlining At Essencefest
Fantasia Barrino’s “Side Effects Of You,” The Soultracks/MOC Review/Preview Link
Is she maddening? Misguided? Even slightly on the messy side? Sure. But what stands out the most about Fantasia Barrino is her way of channeling those raw edges and unguarded emotions into song. It’s been these undeniable qualities that have sustained her since her historic 2004 American Idol victory and won her a standing ovation… Continue reading Fantasia Barrino’s “Side Effects Of You,” The Soultracks/MOC Review/Preview Link
Keyshia Cole & Chrisette Michele Bring It “Woman To Woman” At Verizon Theatre: The MOC/Soultracks Concert Review
Two sets, two ladies and two opposite approaches to making the music: that’s what devoted fans experienced when Chrisette Michelle and headliner Keyshia Cole brought their Woman To Woman tour to Grand Prairie’s Verizon Theater on Tuesday night. In just under an hour and a half, Ms. Cole delivered five albums worth of hits, walking… Continue reading Keyshia Cole & Chrisette Michele Bring It “Woman To Woman” At Verizon Theatre: The MOC/Soultracks Concert Review
Vintage Anthony Hamilton Q&A: Music, Matrimony & “The Point Of It All” (2008)
When someone is as authentic and as humble as their music, it not only makes my job easier, that performer has earned lifetime loyalty from me as a fan. Anthony Hamilton is one of the singers and songwriters who fits that bill—-not only is he warm and witty, that ‘down-home’ quality that makes his music… Continue reading Vintage Anthony Hamilton Q&A: Music, Matrimony & “The Point Of It All” (2008)