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Jamila Woods performs at Union Stage on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Will Colbert)
“What will your legacy be,” poet Margaret Burroughs asked in her poem of the same name. It’s a lofty question, but one not lost on Chicago singer, songwriter, activist, and award-winning poet Jamila Woods during a recent sold-out show at DC’s Union Stage.
Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis perform at The Anthem on April 28, 2019. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)
I had the great honor of covering Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith last year in 2018 (check those posts out by clicking on the artists’ names). When it was announced that they would tour jointly together, I thought ” What a perfect pair!” Luckily, the tour started in Kali’s hometown recently, and we were in for a treat from both ladies in a sold-out show at The Anthem.
Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Following a sold-out run across North America last year, Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis is teaming up with English R&B singer Jorja Smith for a show at The Anthem on Sunday, April 28.
Emily King performs at the 9:30 Club in DC on April 4, 2019. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)
Emily King kicked off her Scenery Tour recently at the 9:30 Club. It’s been almost four years since she last came to DC — since the release of The Switch in 2015. And DC embraced Emily with with lots of cheer and couldn’t wait for the night to begin.
Erykah Badu performs at The Anthem on March 16, 2019. (Photo by Chris Castillo)
Erica Abi Wright, better known as Erykah Badu, dropped by The Anthem recently, and Chris Castillo took some pix of the actress and singer-songwriter.
Erykah Badu (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Most folks likely most recently saw Erykah Badu in the comedy “What Men Want,” but the R&B artist is touring her music, and she stops at The Anthem on Saturday, March 16.
Cat Power performs in Victoria Park in London on June 2, 2018. (Photo by Raph_PH)
“She is in the zone tonight.”
You could truly say that of Cat Power at 9:30 Club on Sunday. But in the past, that wasn’t a comment one might expect to hear at her show. Although she’d long produced great work in the studio, indie rocker Chan (pronounced Shawn) Marshall’s live sets had a tendency to go off the rails. Before she got sober, alcohol compounded Chan’s stage fright, which she faced by taking the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax — the two do not mix especially well.
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