Music lives! That declaration could not have been more apparent to me than last Saturday evening when I happened to make my way down to the Saturday Soul Social @The Speakeasy Lounge. The event hosted by Jarrard & DJ R.Simms has been happening for the past three years and has continued to grow and just recently found a new home base at The Speakeasy Lounge. As always I’m late to the party, but quite literally because the event is monthly it seemed like every Saturday over the last few years I’ve been out playing myself or out of town or blah, blah, blah. This time I was undeterred and I was glad that I was able to make it out. (more…)

With the indie soul music scene steadily paving its way through the rough, it is inevitable that different platforms will flourish in order to give these burgeoning artists a place to share their artistry with the masses. Out of this need, surfaced the birth of Rock, Paper, Soul, the brainchild of Richard Johnson and Speek Greene.  Both have the expertise of promoting and DJing and producing respectfully, under their belt.  By bridging the two together with their love for music, Rock, Paper, Soul is gearing up to bring you an indie experience that has long been talked about, but never produced – until now.
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If you’re in NYC today, be sure to checkout the tribute to Luther on his 58th birthday, f/Kenny Wesley, V, Brad Marquis, & the very talented Gordon Chambers at The Blue Note. Check out ONUTTS for more information.

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