It's the talk of the town, or more like the whole nation. This weekend will be one of the craziest weekend to experience. Yes, it's Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, but it's also the kick-off weekend to the Inauguration Ceremony, welcoming Barack Obama into presidency. Even if you didn't vote for the man, you must admit, we are witnessing a part of a historical moment, the first black president of the United States.
So much uproar that celebrities and performers are coming into DC. It will be one of the biggest all-star events coming to the District. If you want to know who's all coming here's a lineup of what I know, thanks to TeamBBC, the Presidential Inauguration Committee and Kelly Tsai.
Friday, January 16, 2009
* Jay-Z - 8pm @ Love the Club - One of the inaugural galas
Saturday, January 17, 2009
* Diddy - 8pm @ Love the Club
Sunday, January 18, 2009
* Open Inaugural Ceremonies @ Lincoln Memorial (Gates open 8am, Event starts 2:30pm) [HBO and HBO.com will telecast live] - Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington. The Rt. Reverend V. Gene Robinson will give the invocation.
* NAACP Welcome Center Celebrity Poetry Slam @ 7pm @ Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th St NW) - Common and Kelly Tsai
* TI, Young Jeezy, Akon - 8pm @ Love the Club
Monday, January 19, 2009
* Kids Inaugural Concert @ Verizon Center (Doors open 5pm, Event starts 7pm) [Disney Channel, Radio Disney and Disney.com will telecast live at 8pm EST] - Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bow Wow, Billy Ray Cyrus, Keke Palmer, and Usher
* Common - 8pm @ Love the Club
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
* Swearing in Ceremony @ 11:30am @ West front of Capitol Hill - Barack Obama, the United States Marine Band, The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus, Aretha Franklin, John Williams, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill
* Inaugural Parade @ 2:30pm @ Penn Ave
* Neighborhood Inaugural Ball @ 7:00 p.m. @ Walter E. Washington Convention Center [ABC will telecast live at 8pm EST] - Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Stevie Wonder and Nick Cannon (as DJ)
More celebrities and performers will be around, so you may get a chance to see the following also:
Dionne Warwick, Ludacris, Yolanda Adams, Big Boi (Outkast), Chaka Khan, T-Pain, Monica, Athena Cage, George Clinton, Cedric the Entertainer, Fantasia, Marvin Sapp, Kirk Franklin, Jalen Rose, Smokie Norful, The Temptations, Howard Hewitt, Chuck Jackson, Nancy Wilson, Peter Paul & Mary, Jason Taylor, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, The Caravans, Isaiah Washington, Taraji Henson, David Banner, Bella Steez, Goapele, Tracey and Alonzo Mourning, Carlos Pena, Tito Puente Jr, Bootsy Collins, Eve, Mya, Spike Lee, Fall Out Boy, Jessica Alba, Oprah Winfrey, Citizen Cope, Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson, Macy Gray, LLCoolJ, Russell Simmons, Halle Berry, Ashton Kutcher, Rihanna, etc.
For more official Inaugural activities, visit pic2009.org
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
2009 with a bang
Happy New Year!!
Sorry for the lack of updates :(. Been so busy with the holidays and job hunting that I haven't had time to write anything.
So briefly here are my thoughts for the past couple weeks.
1. JenBabe got me a signed copy of Soulchild's new CD (yay me!). Listened to it, not so awesome, but still has some nice jams, and it's signed (so can't complain here).
2. "Dead & Gone" by TI ft. Justin Timberlake - Heard the song when the album was released, now it's finally out on the radio. So hot. Request it on your radio!
3. Soundtrack to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - So touching and moving = Great in my book.
4. Got a chance to see Traffik perform "Hercules" on NYE at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando. I have heard the song before (very catchy, dirty, and ridiculous), but it was NYE so I don't remember the performance that night.
5. Notorious, the movie, coming out January 16th. Movie about Biggie, can't wait to check it out.
6. Will come up soon with my top hits/playlist of 2008.
Now wish me luck on the hunt! I need it!
Peace out! ^_^
Sorry for the lack of updates :(. Been so busy with the holidays and job hunting that I haven't had time to write anything.
So briefly here are my thoughts for the past couple weeks.
1. JenBabe got me a signed copy of Soulchild's new CD (yay me!). Listened to it, not so awesome, but still has some nice jams, and it's signed (so can't complain here).
2. "Dead & Gone" by TI ft. Justin Timberlake - Heard the song when the album was released, now it's finally out on the radio. So hot. Request it on your radio!
3. Soundtrack to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - So touching and moving = Great in my book.
4. Got a chance to see Traffik perform "Hercules" on NYE at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando. I have heard the song before (very catchy, dirty, and ridiculous), but it was NYE so I don't remember the performance that night.
5. Notorious, the movie, coming out January 16th. Movie about Biggie, can't wait to check it out.
6. Will come up soon with my top hits/playlist of 2008.
Now wish me luck on the hunt! I need it!
Peace out! ^_^
Thursday, December 11, 2008
scamness, i'm missing some musiq
Ugh, I'm stuck here at work and need to stay late tonight to finish up my project, which is due tomorrow. Usually this isn't so bad, if it wasn't for the fact that I will be missing my chance to see Musiq Soulchild for free. :( *sadness* He'll be at the Best Buy in Alexandria, VA at 7pm tonight promoting his album, ONMYRADIO, and giving his fans a performance. Not only that, but he'll be signing CD's and meeting the fans also.
Sigh, I'm definitely missing a chance of a lifetime (or so I think.) Tonight makes me wish I was a bum, and didn't care about my responsibilities. But alas, I do. Let's hope JenBabe will get something for me. *cross fingers*
Well, if anything I can hope and dream that I'll have another chance to meet Soulchild.
Sigh, I'm definitely missing a chance of a lifetime (or so I think.) Tonight makes me wish I was a bum, and didn't care about my responsibilities. But alas, I do. Let's hope JenBabe will get something for me. *cross fingers*
Well, if anything I can hope and dream that I'll have another chance to meet Soulchild.
Monday, December 8, 2008
maybe a new direction
If you haven't seen it or heard it yet, check out Ryan Leslie's new music video, "How It Was Supposed To Be." I can't say it's a work of art, but then again, in plain terms, it doesn't suck. And by the way, I do love the song. I really love how his music is incorporating the rock qualities, but I have always been biased towards his work =P. If RLes continues in this direction with his music and mass marketing his material, it will definitely hit off in the mainstream.
So, something's been boggling my mind now, since listening to the song. There's a sample of a beat that repeats over and over again. If you listen to the first couple seconds of the song that's the beat I'm talking about. It's making me crazy because I just can't put a finger to it. But I think it reminds me of Timbaland's "Scream," especially the chorus part of "Scream." Am I right or am I wrong? Or hopefully somewhat close. Just give me some peace of mind to my craziness.
Also, thanks to my co-worker and her husband, I checked out this bookstore called Second Story Books. Small hidden gem in Dupont to find used books, they even have a small music section, which I immediately headed over to. Now as as an AmeriCorps member, we all know I don't really get paid much. And it doesn't help when I have to save money this month, big time for the holidays. But, alas, I gave in to the power of the books and my passion for music. I bought a hardcover of Raising Hell (about Run DMC), and let's just say, I'm thankful for not paying the retail price (well at least now with my AmeriCorps allowance =P)
I've determined for myself this book will be one of my investments for my passion for music. I know I can always google or wiki information about the artists out there, but just having the hardcopy to refer back to is nice. I'll also admit that I did buy the book to get a little more knowledge about RunDMC. I didn't always grow up listening to Run DMC, until high school/college. I was a little kid who loved her Vietnamese, Disney, soft contemporary pop music and classic r&b, like Mariah and BoyzIIMen (and even then I didn't know all their music). Only did I reach middle school was when I was more exposed to different genres of music. So any time I can get my hands on something that I should have known more about back in the day, I just get it now, and take it whole heartedly. I'll tell you how Raising Hell is, and you tell me if I'm right about RLes's song being similar to Timb's song.
Like I always say to my volunteers, we never stop learning. Every day we're always learning something new.
So, something's been boggling my mind now, since listening to the song. There's a sample of a beat that repeats over and over again. If you listen to the first couple seconds of the song that's the beat I'm talking about. It's making me crazy because I just can't put a finger to it. But I think it reminds me of Timbaland's "Scream," especially the chorus part of "Scream." Am I right or am I wrong? Or hopefully somewhat close. Just give me some peace of mind to my craziness.
Also, thanks to my co-worker and her husband, I checked out this bookstore called Second Story Books. Small hidden gem in Dupont to find used books, they even have a small music section, which I immediately headed over to. Now as as an AmeriCorps member, we all know I don't really get paid much. And it doesn't help when I have to save money this month, big time for the holidays. But, alas, I gave in to the power of the books and my passion for music. I bought a hardcover of Raising Hell (about Run DMC), and let's just say, I'm thankful for not paying the retail price (well at least now with my AmeriCorps allowance =P)
I've determined for myself this book will be one of my investments for my passion for music. I know I can always google or wiki information about the artists out there, but just having the hardcopy to refer back to is nice. I'll also admit that I did buy the book to get a little more knowledge about RunDMC. I didn't always grow up listening to Run DMC, until high school/college. I was a little kid who loved her Vietnamese, Disney, soft contemporary pop music and classic r&b, like Mariah and BoyzIIMen (and even then I didn't know all their music). Only did I reach middle school was when I was more exposed to different genres of music. So any time I can get my hands on something that I should have known more about back in the day, I just get it now, and take it whole heartedly. I'll tell you how Raising Hell is, and you tell me if I'm right about RLes's song being similar to Timb's song.
Like I always say to my volunteers, we never stop learning. Every day we're always learning something new.
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