Erykah's Vortex Tour Dates

Sat-April-19 Moscow, Russia B-1 Maximum
For More Information: http://www.b1club.ru/

Sun-May-04 Detroit, MI Fox Theater w/ THE ROOTS
2211 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48201


Mon-May-05 Toronto, Canada Massey Hall
178 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 1T7


Tue-May-06 Montreal, Canada Jacques Cartier Parkw/ THE ROOTS
Kinf St. and Jacques Cartier Street Sherbrooke, QC J1E 1G9

Thu-May-08 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater w/ THE ROOTS
1 Hamilton Pl Boston, MA 02108


Fri-May-09 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall w/ THE ROOTS
1260 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020


Sat-May-10 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion w/ THE ROOTS
731 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21202

Sun-May-11 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater
69th and Ludlow St. Upper Darby, PA 19082


Wed-May-14 Washington, DC Constitution Hall w/ THE ROOTS
1776 D St NW Washington, DC 20006

Thu-May-15 Washington, DC Constitution Hall w/ THE ROOTS
1776 D St NW Washington, DC 20006


Fri-May-16 Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall w/ THE ROOTS
215 St. Pauls Blvd. Norfolk, VA 23510


Sat-May-17 Greensboro, NC Special Events Center w/ THE ROOTS
1921 West Lee Street Greensboro, NC 27403


Sun-May-18 Richmond, VA Landmark Theater w/ THE ROOTS
6 N Laurel St. Richmond, VA 23220


Tue-May-20 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheater w/ THE ROOTS
Boca Raton, FL

Wed-May-21 San Juan, PR Coliseum of Puerto Rico Tom Joyner Show w/ John Legend
500 Calle Arterial B San Juan, PR 00919


Fri-May-23 Atlanta, GA Fox Theater w/ THE ROOTS
66 Peachtree St Atlanta, GA 39901


Sat-May-24 Montgomery, AL Jubilee City Festival
300 Bibb St. Montgomery, AL 36104

Sun-May-25 Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival

Tue-May-27 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium w/ THE ROOTS
116 5th Ave. North Nashville, TN 37219


Wed-May-28 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theater
203 South Main st. Memphis, TN 38173


Thu-May-29 St. Louis, MO Fox Theater w/ THE ROOTS
527 North Grand Blvd Saint Louis, MO 63101


Fri-May-30 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater w/ THE ROOTS
175 N State St. Chicago, IL 60601


Sat-May-31 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater w/ THE ROOTS
175 N State St. Chicago, IL 60601


Mon-Jun-02 Denver, CO Fillmore w/ THE ROOTS
1510 Clarkson St. Denver, CO 80218


Tue-Jun-03 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot w/ THE ROOTS
13 North 400 West Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Thu-Jun-05 Redmond, WA Marymoor Amphitheater w/ THE ROOTS
6046 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy. NE Redmond, WA 98052


Fri-Jun-06 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
868 Granville St. Vancouver, BC V6 1K3


Sun-Jun-08 Oakland, CA Paramount Theater w/ THE ROOTS
2025 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612


Tue-Jun-10 San Diego, CA Humphreys w/ THE ROOTS
2241 Shelter Island Drive San Diego, CA 92106


Thu-Jun-12 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theater w/ THE ROOTS
2700 North Vermont Los Angeles, CA 90027


Fri-Jun-13 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV 89119


Sat-Jun-14 Phoenix, AZ Mesa Amphitheater w/ THE ROOTS
201 North Center Street Mesa, AZ 85201


Sun-Jun-15 Albuquerque , NM Kiva Auditorium w/ THE ROOTS
401 Second St. Albuquerque, NM 87102


For More Information: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/781503

Seattle Soul: Choklate on Vibe.com

Soul singing has become an increasingly fraught vocation; the Brit revivalists are cracked out or allegedly boinking for tracks and the run of the mills mask their mediocrity with Auto-Tune, designer beats and chest-popping choreography. But as Barry O and India.Arie remind me, there's hope. Moments of brilliance lurk in overembedded corners of MySpace, the low rent live circuit, DIY labels and occasionally a major label worth their weight in surplus jewel cases. I've recently been intrigued with Seattle-based soul singer Choklate. Her full-bodied voice, laid back melodies and judicious storytelling recall Jill Scott and Georgia Anne Muldrow. Check "Now What" on Choklate's MySpace page for a sample or if you're in the New York area, stop by the Highline Ballroom Saturday night when she opens for the inimitable Bilal. I caught up with Choklate via e-mail as she prepped for the Highline show and a number of Southern dates, including SXSW, after which she'll return to Seattle to record a follow up to her eponymous 2006 release.

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Dwele I Got Soul Conf. Promo

Dwele I Got Soul Conf. Promo

New Raheem DeVaughn Video

I Got Soul Conference 2008 Announcements: Dallas Visitors & Conventions Bureau, Sonicbids & Malcolm Jamal Warner

IGS 2008 is shaping up to be an exciting weekend of good music, panels and events! They have partnered with Dallas Visitors and Conventions Bureau, City Arts Festival and Sonicbids in the last couple of weeks. The DVCB brought together IGS and City Arts. What this does is give the incoming artist more options than performing in the tribute show and artist showcases. They now have spots in a outdoor festival that has the potential to expose them to 80k over a two-day period. www.dallascvb.com

The Sonicbids partnership(Thanks Fiona) will provide increased accessibility of the IGS talent to other gigs and events nationally and internationally. IGS Talent committee now has the ease of viewing the multiple genre talent on Sonicbids electronic epks. This digital tool bridged enormous gaps for the conference and the talent interested in performing or attending the conference. http://www.sonicbids.com/IGotSoulMusicConference


Malcolm Jamal Warner has signed on to host a IGS event! This multi-talented brother is an actor, spoken word artist and musician. Other talent committed are Eric Roberson, Choklate, Yazarah and Allison Crockett just to name a few. Stay locked for more information soon about the title sponsor.

SXSW Soul Austin, TX

So SXSW has decided that it too appreciates what's going on with the soul scene. Next week there will be 3 nights and 3 venues worth of performances by some amazing artists on the soul music scene. I'm excited about Heavy, Choklate, J-Davey, Yazarah and the other equally amazing artists performing next week. Bavu Blakes, Fiona Bloom(The Bloom Effect) and SXSW partnered for this momentous occassion. NYC owns Sat. w/Russell Taylor, Miz Metro and Maya Azucena. Bavu Blakes will spotlight his ep release. Oooh, I hope I can catch all this good music. Neo Soul Cafe along with Fusicology will be helping to get the word out about these events in Austin.