I had the pleasure of seeing mr Saadiq perform live at the Paradiso, as Lucy Pearl almost a decade a go. To this day, that Lucy Pearl concert is legendary! Unfortunately this time around I keep missing the train to any of the concert Raphael did in the Paradiso, I did pick up a bit during North Sea Jazz, but never just him and the band. During a ticket fiasco, me and my friend decided to travel passed the Dutch border and catch him in Brussels, and combine it with an awesome city trip.
Long story short, Raphael Saadiq is still legendary and Brussels is A PLUS!
8 Years gone by, but the her presence is still felt, her music is timeless and her persona is still missed! And to pay tribute to Aaliyah Dana Haughton, here is a cover of one of my favorite songs on the ‘One in A Million’-album , ‘Hot Like Fire’ bij the XX, who by the way will be peforming in the Paradiso on Oct 10.
It used to be my favourite thing to do when I was younger. I would just grab my bike (a rusty old thing that got handed down to me via a multitude of previous generations) and follow the signs, which led me as far as Haarlem, Hilversum, Utrecht, Zandvoort and even the Hague at one point. Now I just used it to cycle to and from the trainstation. The whole fixed gear hype and this video, makes me want to get on my rusty old steed again, and hop on off to the sunset going on adventures. I miss you.
Yes yes I’m back, I know it’s been a while me leaving my mark in my virtual home,jeez you can see the cobwebs already.Not much has been going on here, until….. yesterday! Yeah I finally did something (been busy thesis writing).
And I did the best thing I could do… I went to see Solange Knowles or should I say Sol Angel and the Hadley st Dream in concert. If you missed it maaan you missed a stunna show. It was awesomo!
I’ve been playing her album since I think September last year, and loving it ever since. My friends dragged me to an Alicia Keys concert in Antwerp last year. It’s no secret I kinda like Alicia’s music but didn’t really feel like going (budget problems hahaha). So I was thinking of ways to get out of the obligation, until I saw who was supporting (can you even say that). It was Solange and I thought AWESOMOOOOO!! And it was nice, looking around I was probably the only one singing allong to well, pratically every tune. (since it has been playing almost on repeat on my trusty iPod).
So when I saw she was going to drop by one of my favourite venues and that for only €15,- , shoot well I just had to go! Too bad not a lot of people had that same idea in mind. Either they didn’t take the time to listen to the album, said ‘well she prob just a cheap knockoff of big sis’, were broke, or had no time. Basically THEIR LOSS! ‘Cause Solange is one of the freshest people out there. It’s just too bad that the Melkweg was filled only half way, but that didn’t stop Solange and the band. No way JOSE! They killed it, straight out murdered it! Even though there were maybe a little over 150 people in the venue, all of them 150 people knew almost every song, and sang along loud & proud.
Solange used to remind of Big Bird,in my mind she was tall & a bit goofy like Big Bird and her eyes in my mind stood the same way as his. But I take that back, in real life up close (she jumped off stage to dance with the audience so I saw up close), she looks far from that yellow bloke. I ment no disrespect saying she looks like Big Bird, cause I think Big Bird is fun and dope, goofy too. But Solange is doper than him. And for all those who keep comparing her with Big Sis, DON’T! She in a league of her own, and that league is pretty mighty impressive. Solange is my favourite Knowles by far, matter fact one of my favourite singersongwriters by far.
DON’T MISS THE NEXT CHANCE YOU GOT AT SEEING SOL ANGEL AND THE HADLEY ST DREAMS IN A VENUE NEAR YOU!
Kimster What Is This?
It's Kimster P's stories and happenings,word vomit and just overall random thoughts distilled from the brain.
Typos once again absolutely free!.
