My writings are getting crazy edited lately..maybe I need to take a writing class or something?! Enjoy!
Adele, Philadelphia Citypaper, 4/30/09: http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/04/30/adele
With a retro-soul voice echoing Joni Mitchell, Britain’s Adele is taking a victory lap to confirm her Stateside success. Her 2008 hit, “Chasing Pavements,” exposed her range of vocals and emotions, while her cover of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” proved she could hold her own on classics. Get used to her America — Adele isn’t going anywhere.
Sun., May 3, 8 p.m., $29.50, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 215-627-1332, ticketmaster.com.
Del the Funkee Homosapien, 4/30/09: http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/04/30/del-tha-funkee-homosapien
The Monkees-inspired “Mistadobalina” carried his 1991 debut album, and “Clint Eastwood” made that Gorillaz CD a must-have in 2001. But Oakland MC Del the Funky Homosapien trajectory has gradually been slipping over the past two decades, thanks to some dull recordings and lackluster live shows. Regardless, fans still come out to get a glimpse of what hip-hop used to be.
Sun, May 3, 7:30 p.m., $14, all ages, with Bukue One and Mike Relm, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., 866-468-7619, r5productions.com.
Reef the Lost Cauze/King Magnetic, 4/16/09: http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/04/16/reef-the-lost-cauze–king-magnetic
Between their zillion other projects and tour dates, MCs Reef the Lost Cauze and King Magnetic found time to make Shadyville, a mixtape with walk-ons by Brother Ali and Edo G. Says Reef: “We heard the ’80s were back but all we saw was the nerd version of the ’80s, so this is our contribution to the retro movement — the birth of gangster rap.”
Fri., April 17, 9 p.m., $10 (free for ladies before 10 p.m.), with E-Life, Capo, Scholar and more, Tacony Billiards, 6201 Keystone St., 215-338-4733, taconybilliards.com.
extraordinary machine in hi-def 