by Amy Argetsinger | Washington Post | Feb 24, 2009
As Dave Chappelle’s publicist, Carla Sims has one of the more interesting jobs in D.C. — the lady we’re always calling to ask, “Someone saw Dave smoking a cigarette outside…Read more

“Starting close 1:45, the nearly two-hour set kicked off with a tease — the opening progression to “Purple Rain,” which brought out the diminutive Prince, strolling onto the stage carrying a blinged-out baton. He soon traded it in for a…Read more

“It was 1:39 a.m. when the band at last took the stage, and teased with the opening chords of “Purple Rain” before transforming them into a funky jam anchored — as was much of the night — by the extraordinarily…Read more

French harmonica player Frederic Yonnet reverses the cultural migration pattern, bringing French soul to U.S. shores
by Abdul Ali | The Root.com
Feb 9, 2009
“You may not think I’m French, but I am,” said a latte-colored man with frizzy hair over…Read more