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.

4/10/17 O&A NYC MONDAY MORNING FUNNIES: The O’Reilly Factor with Donald Trump- Saturday Night Live

Bill O’Reilly (Alec Baldwin) and President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) discuss the sexual harassment scandal surrounding O’Reilly.
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4/10/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Cab Calloway- Minnie The Moocher (The Blues Brothers 1980)

Cab Calloway’s performance of his million selling 1931 jazz classic Minnie the Moocher in the 1980 comedy The Blues Brothers. Continue reading

3/7/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Phyllis Hyman, Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle- It Don’t Mean a Thing! From Sophisticated Ladies

Tony Award nominated Phyllis Hyman performing Ellington classic It Don’t Mean A Thing From Sophisticated Ladies. She’s accompanied by Tony Award Winner Hinton Battle and Gregg Burge. Continue reading

4/6/17 O&A NYC WITH THROWBACK THURSDAY: Hiroshima – One Wish

Hiroshima is a Japanese-American jazz band formed in 1974 by Sansei Japanese American Dan Kuramoto, Peter Hata, June Kuramoto, Johnny Mori, Dave Iwataki and Danny Yamamoto. Continue reading

4/5/17 O&A NYC OUT WILDIN WEDNESDAY: Black Dynamite – “Sweet Bill’s Badass Singalong Song” or “Bill Cosby Ain’t Himself”

When BD’s old buddy, maverick “Sweet Sweetback” filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, gears up to shoot his next blaxploitation movie in the Community, everyone’s excited to help out – except Bill Cosby! Continue reading

4/5/17 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Flatbush ZOMBiES – This Is It

Flatbush ZOMBiES is Hip Hop group from the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York City, formed in 2010. The group is composed of rappers Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice and Erick Arc Elliott, the latter of whom also serves as their regular record producer. Continue reading

4/3/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Aimé Leon Dore’s New Store Opens In Soho, Manhattan

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Aimé Leon Dore’s new store is located on 179 Mott street in Soho, Manhattan. The store reflects the designer’s eclectic, chic style combining exposed brick, a basketball hoop, mini potted succulents, framed pictures from Aimé Leon Dore’s previous collections and, of course, lots of clothes. Continue reading

4/3/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like

That’s What I Like, a song by singer and songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album 24K Magic (2016) was released as the album’s second single on January 30, 2017. Continue reading