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J Events: WNBA All-Star Game, Saturday, July 27

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Halfway through the first quarter we were standing outside with no tickets, ready to head home (thanks to a mix-up by Mohegan Sun). Five minutes later, we were courtside!

These girls can really ball, definitely don’t get the respect or viewership they deserve.

Trevor Jackson served as the halftime entertainment. Performing for an audience of mostly middle-aged white folks with blank expressions couldn’t have been easy, but he didn’t let it affect his energy. Members of both the East and the West came out of the locker room to support him, dancing and cheering from the tunnel.

Trevor may look familiar as he recently appeared in the Disney hit movie, Let It Shine, as Kris McDuffy. I also got the chance to see him years ago as Young Simba in the Lion King on Broadway.
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I can see him and up-and-comer B. Smyth going round for round to fill the void Chris Brown left in the R&B space – the clean-cut Disney image and the McDonald’s endorsement don’t hurt!

You may have heard his debut song “Like We Grown,” but check out his new single “Drop It” and his recent interview with Global Grind’s Brittany Lewis.

He’s a cutie!

J Music: Clarity (Zedd Cover) – Tori Kelly

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Tori, my inspiration for Introduction to Guitar. The course started July 19, but check it out if you don’t mind playing catch-up. (I’ll keep you posted.)

Coursera: Introduction to Guitar

Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You’ll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the instrument, performance technique, and basic music theory.

                         by Thaddeus Hogarth (Berklee College of Music)

J Music: My Heart – Paramore (Cover)

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Watch a cover of “My Heart” above and check out all the tour dates and details below:

OCT 15 SEATTLE, WA @ Key Arena (TICKETS)
OCT 16 VANCOUVER, BC @ PNE Forum *
OCT 18 SAN JOSE, CA @ HP Pavilion (TICKETS)
OCT 19 ANAHEIM, CA @ Honda Center (TICKETS)
OCT 22 FRESNO, CA @ Save Mart Center (TICKETS)
OCT 23 SAN DIEGO, CA @ Viejas Arena (TICKETS)
OCT 26 DALLAS, TX @ Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre (TICKETS)
OCT 27 HOUSTON, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (TICKETS)
OCT 29 KANSAS CITY, MO @ Independence Events Center (TICKETS)
OCT 30 ST. LOUIS, MO @ Fabulous Fox Theater (TICKETS)
NOV 01 AUSTIN, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater (TICKETS)
NOV 02 – 03 NEW ORLEANS, LA @ Voodoo Music Festival (TICKETS)
NOV 04 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL @ BB&T Center (TICKETS)
NOV 05 ORLANDO, FL @ UCF Arena (TICKETS)
NOV 08 CAMDEN, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center (TICKETS)
NOV 09 FAIRFAX, VA @ Patriot Center (TICKETS)
NOV 11 BETHLEHEM, PA @ Sands Bethlehem Event Center (TICKETS)
NOV 13 NEW YORK, NY @ Madison Square Garden (TICKETS)
NOV 15 BOSTON, MA @ DCU Center (TICKETS)
NOV 17 UNCASVILLE, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena (TICKETS)
NOV 18 MONTREAL, QU @ Bell Centre *
NOV 20 TORONTO, ON @ Theatre at Air Canada Centre *
NOV 21 DETROIT, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills (TICKETS)
NOV 23 MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium (TICKETS)
NOV 24 CHICAGO, IL @ UIC Pavilion (TICKETS)
NOV 26 NASHVILLE, TN @ Bridgestone Arena (TICKETS)
NOV 27 ATLANTA, GA @ The Arena at Gwinnett Center (TICKETS)

Find more information here.

J Music: Legends of the Summer Tour

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I had been going back and forth about buying a Legends of the Summer ticket for months. I really wanted to experience a stadium concert and who better to see than two of my favorite artists?

The problem? The cheapest seats (in a stadium that holds 50,000) cost around $60-70.

Legends of the Summer Stadium
My view from the ether aka the 400 section.

To me, what is special about a stadium tour is the ability to reach as many fans as possible, and as more people means more revenue (and less intimacy), I would like to think it would also mean a more reasonable ticket price.

But I guess if you can still sell out a stadium charging $60-300+, why not. Moving on.

What I Loved:

• Sold-out show!

• Justin showed the range of his talent jumping on the keys and even pulling out his acoustic guitar. Vocals were on point.

• The Tennessee Kids were showing out! (Would love, love, love to see Justin perform with them in smaller venue – the 14-piece band’s individual sounds get lost with the terrible stadium acoustics.)

• Though they both just put out new albums, Jay Z and JT chose to focus more on a “best of” from their respective catalogs and performed around 40 songs.

• As my Mom pointed out, no one was the bigger star. They were able to take their two different sounds and find the common threads that made for a great show!

My Critique:

• Everyone without floor seats has to rely on the screens on either sides of the stage to really get a feel for what is happening on stage, however, the screens seemed to be positioned for those who can already see what is going on by focusing on close-up shots of the pair.

Favorite Moment:

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I got those shoes for free at Bob’s! Great find.

I missed the Trayvon tribute, but “Holy Grail” definitely sets the tone for the night! And of course at least 40,000* people singing a mash-up of “New York, New York” and “Empire State of Mind” in Yankee Stadium – can’t beat it.

Words of advice if you are attending?

• I would definitely suggest binoculars, as ridiculous as that sounds.
• Keep it casual and comfortable. It is too hot to do otherwise.

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