Earlier this year during the K’naan show at Metro we told you how, a fan, 13-year-old aspiring singer-songwriter Kate Diaz from Chicago, was invited on stage to sing and play guitar for K’naan’s excellent African folk-pop ballad “Be Free”. During that song, like everyone else around me, I watched amazed at the skill and composure [...]
How Is This 13-year-old Musician Using “Christmas Smiles” To Help Fight Children’s Cancer?
December 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
Does Rock ‘N Roll Fantasy Camp Help Concert Fans Live Their Dreams?
November 30, 2010 By 6 Comments
Popmatters Live Review: Kid Sister in Chicago
January 25, 2010 By 2 Comments
This article originally appeared in Popmatters. It’s been a long wait for Melisa Young (aka Kid Sister) since she released her first single “Pro Nails” via MySpace in 2007. It was a catchy track complete with sassy rhymes, a chopped and screwed chorus and guest appearance by rapper/producer Kayne West. Since then, the 29 year-old [...]
Look What I Found At A Matisyahu Concert
November 7, 2009 By 6 Comments
Seeing Matisyahu on Tuesday night was just like I thought it would be. Communal. Eternal. Spiritual. It also was a very busy night filled with rare fan-to-fan interaction. I came across some very interesting fan inventions and had a full-circle and unexpected connection via Twitter. Ingenious Reflections of Matisyahu: Short Concert Fans Stand Up! My eyes bulged out and [...]
Live Preview: Matisyahu at House of Blues
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A few hours later, it was time to enter the holy realm of bearded and baseball-capped Hasidic Jewish rapper Matisyahu. He dropped my jaw instantly with his awe-inspiring beat boxing performance using his mouth as a nimble multi-instrument to bridge together a set of spiritual transcendence. Everyone in the crowd seemed to be lifted [...]
