Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

5/1/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Diana Ross – Muscles

Muscles (1982)  written and produced by Michael Jackson, and performed by Diana Ross. 

The single’s erotic music video featured Ross in bed dreaming of muscular men. In one scene she is shown floating through the air over a landscape which turns out to be a man’s musclebound body. The video features a young Gil Birmingham (The Twilight Saga film series) in one of his first-ever media appearances.

Diana Ross – Muscles

5/1/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: This Ain’t A Eulogy: A Ritual for Re-Membering


Taja Lindley’s This Ain’t A Eulogy: A Ritual for Re-Membering draws parallels between discarded materials and the violent treatment of Black people in the United States. Continue reading

4/30/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Glory- Karen Clark Sheard and the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra


Glory performed by Karen Clark Sheard and the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra featuring Jessica Care Moore, and the University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club. Continue reading

4/30/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Sarah Vaughan – Someone to watch over me (1978)

The Divine One Sarah Vaughan sing the George and Ira Gershwin classic Someone to Watch Over Me.   Continue reading

4/29/17 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStyle: Dance Hall-The A-Z Of African Dance


The Dance Hall, an urban dance center in Senegal, put together a definitive a-z list of African dance moves. It includes everything from Azonto to Zoropoto.
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4/29/17 O&A NYC MUSIC: Marvin Gaye- What’s Going On From Motown 25 (1983)

What’s Going On pleads for understanding. Marvin Gaye’s voice is markedly detached; a lonely, but passionate, voice in the crowd. The result of Gaye’s complex songwriting, combined with his abilities as a producer and an arranger was startlingly different from anything previously released by Motown.  Continue reading

4/28/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Ciara – Like A Boy

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Like A Boy is a song performed by R&B artist Ciara for her second album Ciara: The Evolution 2006. Written by Ciara, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, J. Que, Ezekiel Lewis, and Calvin Kenon, it is the third release in the U.S. and second single in Europe.
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4/28/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Palace 2017 Summer Lookbook

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Palace London-based brand  announced a few months ago the brand will be opening a new store in New York City, Palace has unveiled its 2017 summer lookbook that is packed full of quality offerings for summer. Continue reading

(Repost) 8/30/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY- TRIBUTE: Three Black Kings- An Ailey Classic

By Walter Rutledge

3-blk-kngsThree Black Kings was the last dance and music collaboration between choreographer Alvin Ailey and composer/musician Duke Ellington.  Continue reading

4/27/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Chanel’s Gabrielle Bag Campaign Film Starring Pharrell Williams

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 

Chanel’s Gabrielle handbag ad campaign with Pharrell Williams.Pharrell Williams has made history by becoming Chanel’s first bag campaign male model. Continue reading