Aloe Blacc Earns that Dollar

Here we have Aloe Blacc and friends with a Parisian coffee shop a cappella version of I Need A Dollar. This performance is part of the Take Away Shows series put together by La Blogotheque, which is really worth checking … Continue reading

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Beyoncé Strips Down

Musically. Beyoncé strips down musically. Sorry for any misunderstanding. The problem with concerts of pop megastars is that you are likely to see one of three things:  1. They dance around on stage while their record plays, 2. they sing … Continue reading

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Otis Redding Don’t Want to Go

Before Otis Redding played Monterey Pop in 1967, his shows had been primarily for black R&B audiences. But Monterey was mostly white flower children (you can get a good idea of the demographic from the first couple minutes of the … Continue reading

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