Tour Date Info.

If you thought John was done touring, you're wrong. The singer has added a few more U.S. dates for the summer. This time around, he'll be joined by India.Arie. The dates are below:


Tuesday, July 14 - Portsmouth, VA (Happy birthday to me!)
Wednesday, July 15 - Charlottesville, VA
Monday, July 20 - Toledo, OH
Monday, August 10 - Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center
Wednesday, August 12 - Red Bank, New Jersey
Friday, August 28 - Woodinville, WA
Saturday, August 29 - Goldendale, WA

Also, Anthony Hamilton will continue to tour. This time around, he'll be joined by Chrisette Michele and Musiq Soulchild. Dates below[HS]:
May 28: Houston, TX - Reliant Arena
May 29: Dallas, TX - Nokia Live Grand Prairie
May 30: Southaven, MS - DeSoto Center
May 31: St Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
June 4: Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Live Theatre
June 6: Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
June 11: Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
June 12: Detroit, MI - Opera House
June 13: Chicago, IL - Arie Crown Theatre
June 16: Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts
June 18: New York, NY - WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden
June 19: Washington, D.C. - DAR Constitution Hall
June 21: Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
June 25: Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
June 26: Augusta, GA - Bell Auditorium
June 27: Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall
June 28: Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium

Anthony Hamilton Interviewed By Soul Conversations

Soul Interviews, on WPFW 89.3FM in DC,  had an interview with Anthony Hamilton.  Also he has released a new album titled "The Point of It All".

Download Interview

Anthony Hamilton's The Point Of It All Available Now.

Y'all know the deal. Get it on Amazon, iTunes(Regular, Deluxe Version), or go to the store and pick it up!

A Few Little Updates...

Goapele & Nas will be performing in San Francisco on November 28th. Get tickets here. Goapele also has a new official site.

According to the blog Chrisette Michele posted on MySpace, she is working with Ne-Yo for her upcoming album. After reading her entry, I'm very anxious to hear the song.

Esperanza Spalding has tons of concert dates lined up, check them out over at her MySpace.

Musiq will be performing at the Apollo in NYC on December 9th. Enter the contest for a chance to see him. You must be 21 or older.

Anthony Hamilton is blogging about his Playin' It Cool Tour. Make sure you visit it on the regular.

Anthony Hamilton- The Point of It All Cover.

The album drops December 16th, don't forget!

Thanks to dajaz1.com.

Anthony Hamilton News...

His upcoming album, The Point of it All, which was originally slated for a December 9th date has been pushed back a week later to the 16th. Also, Hamilton will be embarking on the "Playin' it Cool" tour. The dates are:

Nov 7th - Minneapolis, MN - Epic Event Center
Nov 9th - St Louis, MO - House of Blues
Nov 11th - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Nov 13th - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theater
Nov 14th - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Nov 15th - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
Nov 16th - Buffalo, NY - Tralf Music Hall
Nov 18th - Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live
Nov 19th - New York, NY - Blender Theater
Nov 21st - Greensboro, NC - Music City
Nov 22nd - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
Nov 23rd - Charlotte, NC - Amos Theater
Nov 27th - Louisville, KY - City Block
Nov 28th - Atlanta,GA - Centerstage
Nov 29th - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theater
Nov 30th - Nashville, TN - Wild Horse Saloon
Dec 3rd - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theater
Dec 4th - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Dec 5th - Austin, TX - Paramount Theater
Dec 7th - Houston, TX - Arena Theater
Dec 10th - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

Dec 11th - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Dec 12th - San Deigo, CA - House of Blues
Dec 13th - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

Thanks to OKP.

Video: Anthony Hamilton- Cool.

Here is the video for the first single from his upcoming project (which drops December 2nd). The video is very simple, but I like it. I had said that I could do without David Banner's rap in the song, so I could definitely do without it in the video. Watch it below:

A Few Updates.

Musiq and Mary J. Blige's video for "If U Leave" should be debuting very soon.

India.Arie is working hard on Testimony Vol. 2, Love & Politics.

Musiq and Anthony Hamilton are both releasing new albums on December 2nd. Check out Anthony's first single, "Cool" HERE. (I could do without David Banner).

Word on the street is New Amerykah Part II will be released in February of '09. I haven't seen or heard any solid proof, so I don't believe it just yet.

These last two are for the West Coasters.

Alice Smith will be at a couple of shows with Santogold this week:
October 14, 2008 at 6pm – The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
October 13, 2008 at 6pm – House of Blues Anaheim, California

Also, Me'Shell Ndegéocello will be a doing a few shows in December:

Dec 7 2008 at 8pm – The Fillmore San Francisco, California
Dec 8 2008 at 9pm – House Of Blues West Hollywood, California
Dec 9 2008 at 8pm – House Of Blues San Diego, California
If more shows are added, I'll be sure to update this.