Delores Shante

A night of life for and by L.I.F.E. I really didn’t get to the bottom of why Chrisette Michele wasn’t at the Pageant for a benefit concert, mainly because I was so glad that because of her absence, I was able to catch another one that I would have been even more disgusted than I […]

Now before you assume that this is good news, let me tell you right out the gate that when I say, “did it again,” I’m speaking of recycled jokes. But let me start with the good news. It was so packed up in that late show for DL Hughley, I thought I was going to […]

Because I figured the Doug E. Fresh set would end first, I made my way there instead of stopping by the July edition of Hey Luv, the monthly set presented by Shadzilla, DJ JMo and DJ Reminisce. They outgrew Lucha a few months back. This time they held it at the Bronson House over near […]

I made it my business to see if the second installment of Café Soul’s Trap Soul Paint would live up to its triumphant debut. I know you already know from the headline that it did, just indulge me anyway. After having The Gallery by Troy look more like Gallery By Trap for its June debut, […]

Am I the only one who feels like they are still caught up in that wonky mid-week holiday? It was a mess logistically, but y’all started that turn-up on Tuesday without hesitation. I scooted over to the Pepper Lounge for Fireworks, the sexy set powered by Shift58/Ono Celebrations/Story. I was thrilled to see BFree on […]

I was sad that Mint Condition front man Stokley Williams didn’t have the sold-out show he deserved when he played St. Louis at the Touhill on Father’s Day. It happens I suppose. It didn’t matter, because those of us who stopped through had the time of our lives, do you hear me. I was so […]

Since I’m mentioning birthdays, I might as well let y’all know that I stopped by my girl Linda Robinson’s 50 & Flawless birthday luncheon Saturday at the Real World Banquet Hall. Some of my faves were in attendance for Linda – who gives back in ways that I wouldn’t be able to imagine as a […]

Saturday night I made my way to Variety’s 52nd Annual Dinner with the Stars at the Peabody Opera House. I’ll go see John Legend if he comes to town every week, because he’s only failed me once in all the time he’s been crankin’ out hits and coming through STL to sing them. When he […]

I was reminded of how Pharrell Williams was the king of the banging tracks when I stopped by James Biko’s tribute to him Saturday night at Blank Space. That 702 jam “I Still Love” you goes down as one of my all-time favorites, but Skateboard P had some heat. You could tell by how folks […]

Look, I know y’all don’t check for jazz, but I must hip y’all to what is in the running for my favorite concert of 2018. Ferguson native Marcus Baylor and his wife, Jean Baylor, were nominated for two Grammy Awards thanks to their album “The Journey” – and if the Academy voters had seen them […]