A cursory listen to typical radio playlists might lead folks to believe that true soul music is on life support and few true ‘sangers’ are left to revive it. But if you were at Grand Prairie’s Verizon Theater last night, Anthony Hamilton and Fantasia served up plenty of rib-sticking Southern-fried soul, nourishing the cravings of… Continue reading Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton Dish Up Southern Soul At Verizon
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Anthony Hamilton’s “What I’m Feelin’,” CD Preview/Review Link
…..Six CDs into a stellar career (seven including 2014’s Home for the Holidays), Anthony Hamilton’s spent a decade building a reservoir of hearty, slow-burning soul grooves, modern in theme yet brimming with traditional grown-man sentiments cloaked in the ambience of the ‘lived-in’ and the ‘down-home.’ It’s been years—four and some change—since Back to Love, and… Continue reading Anthony Hamilton’s “What I’m Feelin’,” CD Preview/Review Link
Anthony Hamilton’s “Home For The Holidays,” The MOC Preview & Knowshi Review Link
…..Did I already mention that Brother Anthony’s vocals are the truth? Well, they are: he doesn’t recite the material as if he’s sending a text, the man slays it, knowing just when to pour on or pull back (if you can’t place his voice, think Bill Withers with a slight sand-papery edge/twang). The first two… Continue reading Anthony Hamilton’s “Home For The Holidays,” The MOC Preview & Knowshi Review Link
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)
MOC/Soultracks Concert Review: Anthony Hamilton At Dallas’ HOB
“Oh no he didn’t!” “You betta’ do it Boy!” “LAWD I can’t take it, he’s killin’ me!” If you can’t imagine Anthony Hamilton eliciting screams, palpitations and impromptu flashes of lingerie (more on that later), then you were absent from the building when he brought his gospel-grown, funk-fringed, down-home soul sangin’ to a recent show… Continue reading MOC/Soultracks Concert Review: Anthony Hamilton At Dallas’ HOB