Music Park: Earth, Wind & Fire @ Capital One Arena — 8/9/17

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Capital One Arena, disco, Earth Wind & Fire, funk, Philip Bailey, R&B, Ralph Johnson, soul, Verdine White.

Ralph Johnson, Philip Bailey, and B. David Whitworth sing with Earth, Wind, & Fire at Capital One Arena on Aug. 9, 2017. (Photo by David LaMason)

Earth, Wind & Fire swept into the Verizon Center, newly renamed Capital One Arena that very same day, and dazzled a large crowd on their 2054 Tour on a double bill with Nile Rodgers and CHIC on last Wednesday.

Music Park: Earth, Wind & Fire @ MGM National Harbor — 2/18/17

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Chicago, disco, Earth Wind & Fire, jazz, MGM National Harbor, Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson, soul, Verdine White.

Verdine White and Philip Bailey perform with Earth, Wind & Fire at MGM National Harbor on Feb. 18, 2017. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Philip Bailey absolutely stunned me at MGM National Harbor on Saturday, when gave the full range of his voice to a sold-out crowd in The Theater.