Dear Gabby: Backflip On Your Haters
byNow y’all know SoShaydee will provide snarky commentary and “shayde” folks but it’s almost always done in fun, love and admiration. I draw the line at bullying people.
Celebrity
Michael Blackson: ‘The African King of Comedy’ Makes Money with Laughs
byMichael Blackson, the “African King of Comedy, ”sat down with Adesewa Faleti, of Crown of Excellence Entertainment, between Blackson’s headlining comedy shows at the…
Austin Impresses Kirk Franklin as He Brings Down the House at ACL Live
byAward-winning gospel artist, songwriter, producer and trailblazer Kirk Franklin performed his critically acclaimed 20 Years in One Night Tour on Jun. 10 at ACL…
Lashonda Lester: Hustler First, Comedian Second
byLashonda Lester, recently crowned the Funniest Person in Austin by Cap City Comedy Club, is a Detroit native who arrived on the local scene as a result of pure hustle and grit.
RIP Legends
byI’ve been trying to understand why certain entertainer’s deaths hurt me so much. Luther Vandross…Gerald Levert…Michael Jackson…Whitney Houston…and now Prince. I think it’s because…
Queen Bey to Rachel Roy: Don’t come for me unless you are called
byLawd JESUS! I JUST got in the Beyhive like yesterday and already…on the heels of our Queen of ERRYTHANE that is holy, just and…
Damn Gina!
byI shoulda taken off today so I could bask in them people’s afterglow, cuz Bay Bay, y’all know it’s been my lifelong dream to…
Lauryn Hill performs live in Austin for Austin City Limits
byMs. Lauryn Hill graced the Moody Theater stage for Austin City Limits Saturday night. Austin City Limits, the PBS program that local KLRU television station has produced since 1974, recorded Ms. Hill’s performance for broadcast on PBS stations around the U.S.
Through the Lens with Maria Soccor
byMaria Soccor will make her Austin debut as a film director on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Palmer Events Center when her documentary, Lords of BSV, is presented during the Capitol City Black Film Festival.
The Gospel According to Kirk Whalum
byKirk Whalum is brilliant, and it is an honor to have him headline Austin Jazz Festival for the year 2014.
In the Flow: Althea Rene
byDetroit native Althea René does not take ‘No’ for an answer. So, when the jazz industry said that flute was not a jazz instrument…
LisaGay Hamilton Creating the Truth
byLisaGay Hamilton is present. Present in all the ways you’d expect from a person who trained at the Juilliard School, who has starred in Hollywood films, and who is a mother and woman of color married to a historian and living in Los Angeles.