Concert Review Stevie Wonder American Airlines Center Dallas, TX March 22, 2015 Glib and galvanizing, pitch-perfect yet passionate, Stevie Wonder regaled over 10,000 eager fans when he brought his “Songs In The Key Of Life” tour to Dallas’ American Airlines Center on Sunday night. Considered one of the most defining and influential albums of all… Continue reading Stevie Brings Wonder and “Songs” To Dallas’ AAC, The MOC/ST Concert Review
Tag: Motown
Feb. 26, 2015: Diana Ross Reigns Supreme At Verizon Theater
Diana Ross Verizon Theater Grand Prairie, Texas February 26, 2015 “‘I love it when the house lights are on and I can see your eyes, all your faces. I feel all of the love and energy you’re giving me and you’ve been such a great audience….” The encore song was “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s… Continue reading Feb. 26, 2015: Diana Ross Reigns Supreme At Verizon Theater
Shanti Das: Executive-Level “Hip-Hop Professional,” The MOC Preview/ST Story Link
……”I called the book The Hip-Hop Professional because I started working in the hip-hop culture,” the Atlanta-based industry vet shared during a recent stop in Dallas. “but the tips I include in the book can transcend to fit any industry. I want everyone to draw inspiration from it because there are tips that we all… Continue reading Shanti Das: Executive-Level “Hip-Hop Professional,” The MOC Preview/ST Story Link
Smokey Robinson Brings The Heat At Dallas’ Meyerson, The MOC/ST Concert Review
Earlier in the evening, William “Smokey” Robinson made the audience a promise: “We’re going to have a good time, get intimate, touch, feel and boogie.” And charity event or not, that’s exactly what the Motown architect and Hall Of Fame inductee delivered in his hour-and change set for the sold-out crowd of nearly 2,000 at… Continue reading Smokey Robinson Brings The Heat At Dallas’ Meyerson, The MOC/ST Concert Review
India.Arie’s “SongVersation” CD Review, MOC Preview/Soultracks Review Link
……..The result of that self-imposed hiatus, Songversation, makes India.Arie’s fifth studio CD all that her fans will probably expect: the wisdom of womanhood, the polish of an industry vet and unbridled optimism of the re-purposed and newly-recharged. With the exception of a remake (the effective and evocative reimagining of “Strange Fruit”), practically every song was… Continue reading India.Arie’s “SongVersation” CD Review, MOC Preview/Soultracks Review Link