Tag: arts and entertainment
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Black Music History |A&E| LSG
LSG: A Legacy of R&B Excellence In the world of R&B, there are collaborations that become unforgettable — and then there’s LSG. Formed in the late 90s, LSG was a supergroup that brought together three of the genre’s most iconic voices: Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat, and Johnny Gill. Their name, a simple yet powerful acronym,…
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A&E| DJ Nasty Nes Rodriguez (R.I.P.)
Today on social media, I learned of the passing of a Pacific Northwest and West Coast music industry legend, Nasty Nes Rodriguez. As far as I can remember, I never met him in person, although I know people who have. At times, I feel like I actually have met him or that we’ve been in…
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A&E | Financially Able To Thrive or Just Barely Surviving
There is a fundamental difference between thriving and surviving. Surviving means “to continue to live or exist,” while thrive can be defined as “to grow or develop well, to prosper or to flourish.” The difference between these mindsets is relatively straightforward. Surviving is doing what is necessary to live. A starving artist is an artist…
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A&E | Who Do You Support That Knows Your Name?
Well… #SomethingToThinkAbout #SupportLocalArtists Who influences you in what you pay attention to, support and spend money on. Your #Priorities and What you choose to #Value 🤔 #Mainstream #MediaSpotlight vs #Independent #Local #WordOfMouth GIVE UNKNOWN TALENTS A CHANCE! #IAdvocateForUnknownCreatives #Cheerleader I have always been a sucker for the underdog… Being a small business owner at points…
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A&E | Do Other People Determine Who You Value In Arts & Entertainment?
I am curious to find out what is the determining factor for you to decide to step out and either attend an event or to make a purchase of something a creative soul has produced. I wonder if some of us don’t even think about our why we choose to do something or why we…
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A&E | It Takes A Village…
First posted on August 24, 2016 If it takes a village to raise a child…I would say the same thing in regards to supporting up & coming artists…It takes a village to push them out into the spotlight! Lady FlavaThe Indie Artist Cheerleader and Advocate As I was coming up, I always heard my elders…

