You Can’t Do Hawai’i in 3 Days…

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That's what my coworkers said to me when I said I was going to Hawai'i over the Labor Day holiday (yes I know this blog post is late don't judge me). via GIPHY But if you got a flight deal from DCA > HNL for $362 you probably would go with whatever free time you had too. We only went to the island of Oahu and while certainly more time in any place would be helpful to really get a full experience, I believe that you should take what you can, when you can, and return more informed. After all, I...Read More

She is E.L.L.A. M.A.I.

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Ella Mai is currently out on her debut album tour as a first-time headliner. I've seen her live twice before (with Kehlani and then Bruno Mars) and each time I've seen her she's never disappointed. She's still such a sweetheart from when I got to meet her two years ago. On her debut tour stop at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, she brought with her two budding artists Lucky Daye and Kiana Ledé (all these ā endings 😂). Lucky Daye I feel like I've heard his music on Sirius XM but I wasn't entirely sure. His songs sounded familiar...Read More

I Used to Know Her

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The artist known as H.E.R. kicked off her “I Used to Know H.E.R.” tour (titled after her most recently released EPs) in Atlanta, GA. Held at the new Coca-Cola Roxy Theater, H.E.R. was accompanied by Tone Stith and Bri Steves on her tour. Tickets options included standard admission (with or without a seat), early entry into the venue, or Meet & Greet (which came with early entry). The Roxy is a beautiful spacious place with a capacity of about 3600 people. The first artist on the stage was Tone Stith. His act was very similar to the performance he put...Read More

A Hiding Place

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Tori Kelly recently dropped a gospel album and went on a 20 city tour named after the album "Hiding Place". Performed in smaller, more intimate venues, most of her dates sold out rather quickly. Like her last tour, she offered a meet and greet package in addition to standard ticket prices. There also seemed to be a "Tea with Tori" opportunity which, I'm not sure how the winners were selected, but they we able to have tea with Tori prior to the show and got second-row seats to her show (at least in Charlotte). Her M&G was rather rushed compared...Read More

24K Magic

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I have attempted to see Bruno Mars twice in this past year - the first time was during the original 24K Magic Tour dates when he came to DC (I ended up having to go to Chicago that weekend); the second time was buying tickets for the Philly showing of the relaunch of the tour with (originally) Cardi B. This time I FINALLY went to see him - in Nashville, TN (a whole 6 hours away from Blacksburg but I digress). Once Cardi B had her baby, she pulled out of the tour to be a mom (#duh) - thus...Read More

New York, New York!

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Sometimes when people think of *Travel* and vacations, they think about international destinations or places near a beach. However, a quick weekend getaway to a nearby state can be just as fulfilling as going out of the country or laying out in the sun. I took a trip to New York City, New York to see Drake but I also made time to explore the city as well. I've been to NYC a number of times and every time that I've gone, I've seen a different part of the city. This time, I spent part of the day walking through the...Read More