Oh, New York! To say Rock Paper Soul is on a roll would be an understatement. Please get ready (and get tickets) for one of the hottest shows the city will see for a long time. Thursday, May 3rd, the incredibly talented duo and Foreign Exchange contributors Sy Smith & ...

On the heels of a another successful March Madness, where we featured a LOT of the old school R&B we grew up on, we've decided to make this month all about the new--events, music, shows, personal posts. . .you name it, and it'll probably be up here as part of ...

Here's why you should be excited if you're an independent soul music fan right now: the collaborations. Lately, we've been blessed with so many great artists that have emerged and excelled on the indie front, and now that they are front and center, they don't mind sharing the spotlight. This latest ...

It was about three years ago when I boarded a plane and headed to Los Angeles for a party thrown by a then 22-year old Austin Brown. I knew who he was (the son of singer Rebbie Jackson) but, being from New York, I really wasn't sure what he was ...

If you've been following this site at all over the past few months, then you know the love affair in my head that I have going on with the ladies of KING. Their sound is so smooth, so rich, so soulful. You can tell that they're students of music by ...

Last March, after a month of songs and celebration and voting, Philly diva Jill Scott, the top seed in the EAST DIVISION, won the inaugural Dawson's Ink Presents MARCH MADNESS. The tournament was two-fold, as it helped us celebrate the greatness that is our female artists, and also celebrated Women's ...