Summer in the city means roof deck parties, picnics in the park, and, most importantly, live music! After the great find last weekend (see Lovewhip), I realized that I needed to update my calendar, buy some tickets, and make some plans for the next few months before I miss all the good shows. I picked up Time Out New York’s “Summer Concerts” issue and Billboard’s “Summer Preview Issue” to get myself sorted. So, who’s on tour and who’s worth seeing? Too many for me to mention, but here are a few of the SWIKest summer tours.
Archive for May, 2009
The SWIKest Summer Tours
Posted by DJKyrawoman on May 31, 2009
Posted in Live Music | Tagged: Blondie, Live Music, Pat Benatar, summer tours, women in music | 9 Comments »
Lovewhip
Posted by DJKyrawoman on May 25, 2009
To leave or not to leave NYC for the weekend? That is the question. Every New Yorker faces it, particularly on the holiday weekends. After some bouts of indecision, I chose to visit a good friend and grab a little beach time in CT. But I also wanted to hear some live music this weekend. There was plenty in NYC, but what would we find in New Haven? We found Wild Women of Radio’s 15th Anniversary Celebration at Cafe Nine featuring Lovewhip and their energetic and booty-shaking tunes.
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Trina’s Single Again
Posted by DJKyrawoman on May 17, 2009
I’m a little behind the times with this tune. Trina’s album Still the Baddest came out a year ago and this was the first single. I heard “Single Again” where I discover most hip-hop music these days, in a dance class. The instructor is a great choreographer and I like her music. By the end of the class, I’m deluded into believing that I could be a back up dancer for Janet or J.Lo. While that will never happen, it is where I find out that Janet and J. Lo have new albums and discover new hip-hop tunes. She played “Single Again” a few months ago and I was hooked. It also made me realize that I hadn’t heard a female rapper in a while. Was it just my ignorance or was there something more to it?
Posted in Music Trends, New Music | Tagged: Trina, women in music, women in rap, women MCs, women rappers | Leave a Comment »
Meddle by Little Boots
Posted by DJKyrawoman on May 10, 2009
Often things converge to point you to something that is worth, at the very least, further investigation. This week two people, who’s musical tastes I respect, pointed me to Little Boots and her song “Meddle”. If you don’t want to read the whole story – cut to the chase – I like the song (fast and catchy). I can’t stop listening to it. More on why below. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in New Music | Tagged: Berlin, Little Boots, Meddle, The Metro, women in music | 2 Comments »
Why the SWIK?
Posted by DJKyrawoman on May 9, 2009
It has come to my attention that there are very few women authoring music blogs. I’m here to join the small and growing community. Each week I’ll pick an artist, album, or song and blog about it. Visit the About section for more on my musical tastes and to see if you’ll care about my choices. Some weeks I’ll also expand on different topics, like ‘where have all the female rappers gone?’ or propose debates like ‘is Britney Spears relevant?’. We’ll see how it goes. I’m new to the blogosphere. Thanks for reading.
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