Erykah Badu Show

Awwww what a delight to see. Erykah came to perform at the DAR and it was such a treat to finally get to see her. She was there with The Roots. I don't own any cd's of this group and I only know one song of theirs. I was sitting there thinking they had a very similar sound to Go-Go. So I could listen and groove to them while they were on stage. They had this one guy on stage who had a mic also. His job was to come in here and there with a "uh" and "yeah". You know what I am talking about. I think the show would have been better without him. He wasn't needed in my opinion. They had a guitarist who put a pretty good portion of the show too. He was so tiny and petite. He was all over that stage when it was his turn to shine. So all in all, I was entertained a bit. They kept my attention for the time they needed to. Will I go out and get their cd, not likely but they were ok to listen to.

Now the main event star came out with her little outfit on. It was like a strapless, layered, balloon dress in black with black tights and black high heeled ankle boots. She wore a head piece in black. Just those little hats our grandparents wore that were small and fit just on the crown of your head. She comes out sashaying about the stage. She sang most of her new songs off the current cd. I for one love the new cd. You have to get past the superfuturistic sounds and skits that come on before each track. It's about the words. You have to listen to what she is saying. The beats that go along with the tracks are on point too. It definitely is a new Erykah, a different Erykah, but still Erykah, LOL. She hit a few old songs but I noticed she went more along the slow, chill route. She didn't hit but maybe two of her fast fast paced songs. She is a great performer and I will go see her again with no hesitation. She rocked the joint. Then she thanked DC and left the stage. I figured she would come back on but left anyway. There was a chick next to me with so much freakin' perfume on that my sinus were on fire. So I don't think I could have stayed even if I wanted to. I got word from friend that Erykah came back on and did another three songs. Well, I'll know next time.

Katt Williams

I had the opportunity to see Katt Williams on stage at the Constitution Hall on May 8th. I have never laughed so much in one hour in my life. He is just down right hilarious and if you ever get a chance to see him, do so if you are into comedy like that. I had tears in my eyes the entire time. He had two female comedians come out prior to him who were funny also. But the tears didn't come until this crazy man got on the stage. I would definitely see him again if he comes back to DC. He talked about everything from the running candidates for presidency, riding motorcycles, Flava Flav, smoking weed and of course, the white folks. There was a show added immediately after. I wonder if he had time to get his permed hair done over again because his do' was all sweated out when he was done. His facial expressions along with the jokes make the show priceless. Go see him