6/25/20 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY:   Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody (1975)

Wake Up Everybody is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in November 1975.
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SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: James Brown and Friends – Set Fire To The Soul (1987)

James Brown and Aretha Franklin perform together on stage for the first time. They are joined by Wilson Pickett, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer, and Billy Vera who are interviewed with Franklin before the concert. Taped at the Taboo Club, Detroit.
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6/4/20 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Come Back, Barack (2017) – SNL

Come Back, Barack reliving the 90’s R&B Boy Band, starring De-Von-Tré featuring Chance the Rapper, Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd. The video wishes President Barack Obama would come back. [Season 43, 2017]
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5/16/20 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Marvin Gaye Live in Amsterdam 1976 (Full Concert)

Motown R&B legend Marvin Gaye brings the house down in this 1976 live Amsterdam concert Continue reading

1/10/20 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Alicia Keys – Underdog

Alicia Augello-Cook also known as Alicia Keys is an R&B artist and songwriter. A classically trained pianist, Keys was composing songs by age 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. Cast includes Bessie Awarding dancer/choreographer Storyboard P. Continue reading

11/19/19 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Jhené Aiko – None Of Your Concern

Jhené Aiko  is an R&B artist, who embarked on her music career contributing vocals and appearing in several music video for R&B group B2K. At the time, she was known as B2K member Lil Fizz’s Cousin, though she is not actually related to him. Continue reading

10/31/19 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Fabolous ft. Tamia ‎- So Into You

So Into You is the third single by Hip Hop artist Fabolous  from his second studio album Street DreamsIt is also on Tamia album More.The song stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart throughout 2003. Continue reading

10/14/19 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: October 14- 21, 2019

Fall is finally here! In New York that means cool mornings, sweater weather afternoons, jacket evenings and the arts. We have street art in Da Bronx, 90’s R&B in Harlem and Dance honors its own in the Village.  Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading