All posts tagged rhonda nicole

The first Monday of April 2012, I was winding down my whirlwind birthday celebration week in NYC, which kicked off with a mind-blowing performance by Joan Osborne at

To label the recent trend of musicians putting a modern or contemporary spin on songs and sounds from generations past a sudden resurgence would be a grave misnomer;

In a popular music landscape proliferated all too often by indistinguishable mechanical-sounding production and paper-thin lyrical content, it can be difficult to find new fare that truly stands

Most artists, with years of practice and live performance experience under their belts, can reach an audience; they can step onto the stage, sing or play their songs,

As the screen rose to reveal a stage bathed in blue and purple light, Saul Williams emerged pounding a hide-covered hand drum of sorts with a gigantic

The San Francisco Bay Area is notorious for churning out an impressive array of artists across the decades; from Sly and the Family Stone to En Vogue, Sheila E.

Grammy weekend 2012 was no stranger to incredible highs and unspeakable lows, with benchmark events hosted by the Recording Academy (the MusicCares concert featuring Sir Paul McCartney, among

Oscar Micheaux.   It’s a name with which we should all be familiar, as it is the name of one of—if not the—most important film makers of all time. 

According to my elementary school social studies class, the most crucial indicators of civilization are language, art, and literature.  Depending on whom you ask, the measure of a