On Wednesday, July 17th, Stephen Marley‘s tour will be making a stop at Bernie’s Beach Bar (73 Ocean Blvd) in Hampton, New Hampshire. The Tour, which has dates all across the United States, also features Jo Mersa Marley and will run right through to the Fall.
The Bernie’s Beach Bar show is a 21 and older event, with tickets going for $29 USD.
On Wednesday, July 31st, recording artist Protoje will perform at The Met (858 N Broad Street) in Philadelphia, PA. There will also be performances by U.S. based reggae band Rebelution as well as Collie Buddz.
Tickets, which start at $39.50 USD, are available via Ticketmaster. Doors will open at 6 pm and the show will start at 7 pm.
Singer / songwriter Bilal will be doing three back to back sets at Oakland’s popular live venue, Yoshi’s, this September. The artist is confirmed for two sets on Saturday, September 14th (one at 7:30 pm and the other at 9:30 pm); with an additional set on Sunday, the 15th at 7 pm.
For tickets and additional information, click here.
Rockchild & New Vybz Promotions will be hosting the king of lovers-rock, Mr. Beres Hammond, on Friday, August 2nd, at Woodbine Mall (500 Rexdale Blvd.) in Etobicoke, Ontario. As this is a part of Beres’ Never Ending Tour, he will be supported by his full band.
Tickets, which are available online via Ticketweb.ca and TicketGateway.com, are priced as follows: $40 earlybirds; $60 regular; $80 seated (1 drink complimentary special seat area); $150 VIP comes with food & 2 drinks (standing front stage).
A couple weeks ago Philadelphia’s Broad Street, between Spruce and Locust, was renamed Patti LaBelle Way. The renaming was done during the Wawa Welcome America Festival, and it was done to honor the legendary singer’s accomplishments and ties to the city.
Patti LaBelle has won two Grammy Awards and is considered the godmother of soul. In addition to her singing career, LaBelle also has a successful line of cakes and pies.
The 2019 Foxy’s Hemp Fest will take place on Saturday, July 13th at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar (Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke) in the British Virgin Islands.
This event will kick off at 2 PM with a local vendors market that will display arts & craft, organic food, literature, hemp products, oils and more. Additionally, in the daytime there will be entertainment on the beach with DJ Dean and DJ Shak, as well as a Sunset Fashion Show.
In the night, at approximately 10:30 PM, there will be a live performance by Jamaican reggae artist Luciano, who is the headlining act for the festival. Get more info here.
Mary J. Blige has signed a first-look TV deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce television series via her newly launched Blue Butterfly Productions Company. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is a global content platform that brings films, television series, movies etc. to audiences all over the world.
Blige, who currently stars on Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy and VH1’s Scream, is no stranger to acting and the movie culture. That being said, now, in addition to everything else she’s involved with, MJB will be wearing a new hat as TV producer.
