Every Drop Counts: The Making Of A Haiti Benefit Concert

AJAMonet

In the last few weeks, one of the ways the global live music community has shown their support for Haiti earthquake victims is by putting on benefit concerts. But how exactly does a community pull together in such a short span of time? And how does a live music community unite for a common cause [...]

The Triple Threat of Chicago's FM Supreme

  Last fall, the live show of Chicago poet/emcee Jessica Disu (aka FM Supreme) beautifully blindsided me.  In this review of her performance at Decibelle Festival, I rightfully gushed about how her show inspired my hopes for the next generation of female emcees to rise up in hip hop.   And ever since that show I’ve gotten to know [...]