Health, Life, and Balance
Summer in New York is unbeatable in terms of live, outdoor music shows. Prospect Park Bandshell has a great lineup this year and with a suggested donation of $3, it’s easy on the pockets as well. Upcoming headliners include Metric (pictured) and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. Make the most of your summer! Prospect Park has a great vibe and as someone told me this weekend, “the most good looking people in all of New York”. Click here to see what’s poppin’ in other boroughs.
Photograph by David Atlas
Summerstage has historically taken place in good, old Central Park. Each year brings free and benefit concerts with musical artists ranging from opera to hip-hop. This year they’ve diversified and brought acts to other parks in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx AND Staten Island!. Salsa heads are going to love all the live acts this year! So get fresh, call a friend, pack a lunch and enjoy summer at its best. Click here for all lineup details.
Si*Sé released their new EP today, titled “Gold”. This is the NYC group’s third studio album. As always, vocalist Carol C sets me adrift a wave of memories and emotions, grounded in sensuality. If you’re in need of some dance therapy, head straight to the album release party this Friday and call me in the morning. All this goodness can be yours by clicking here.
Photograph by Sophie Muller
This week Sade released ‘Soldier of Love’, her sixth studio album in twenty- five years. There are two things I really admire about her. First, she has managed to achieve success AND stay out of the limelight for most of her career. It’s refreshing to see an artist that lives like, well, an artist. Her process is an inspiration to me, knowing you can create and walk your own path in this world without submitting to the cookie-cutter pressures of society. Secondly, I am consistently amazed at her gift of expressing love, joy and pain in her lyrics. There’s a great article in this past Sunday’s New York Times where she talks about her emotional process in songwriting, facing life’s difficult decisions, and capturing the moments between dreaming and being awake.
What path are you creating for yourself in this life?