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.

2/16/17 O&A WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Public School x Air Jordan 12 Will Re-Release Pop-Up Location In New York City

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Public School is re-releasing its highly-coveted Air Jordan 12 collaboration from last year. Honoring PSNY’s latest apparel collaboration with the Jumpman, the shoe will be available at its 220 Hudson Street pop-up location on February 16, 2017. Limited quantities will be available for $300. Continue reading

2/16/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Nowness- Robert Battle Choreographer

AAADT Artistic Director Robert Battle choreographed Nowness on dancers Jamar Roberts, Christopher Taylor and Jeremy T. Villas in this new film from director Anna Rose Holmer, known for her 2016 drama The Fits. Continue reading

2/16/17 O&A NYC DANCE- BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Bad Blood by Ulysses Dove

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Bad Blood received its World Premiere, in 1984 on Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal. Featuring music by Laurie Anderson (Gravity’s Angel and Walking and Falling) and Peter Gabriel (Excellent Birds) the work in an erotic tour de force battle of the sexes. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre premiered the work in 1986. It is one of seven Dove ballets in the Ailey Company repertoire.  Continue reading

2/15/17 O&A WITH WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Wale – Groundhog Day

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Today being Groundhog Day, Wale sees fit to release a new video for his track of the same name, Jake One produced the cut that he used to respond to J.Cole’s False Prophets back in December. Continue reading

2/15/16 WHAT THE FUNK!: Sly & The Family Stone – Higher And Higher Live (1969)

I Want to Take You Higher, a song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly and the Family Stone, which also featured Stand! on the B side. Unlike most of the other tracks on the Stand! album, “I Want to Take You Higher” is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one gets from music. Continue reading

2/9/22 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Richard Pryor Show- Mojo Healer

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Richard Pryor shows up with energy and comic timing as Mojo the medicine man, who attracts his cult with the divine words “Let Mojo heal it!” Continue reading

2/15/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez AUTOMOBILE: The Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet Unveiled

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

The 2017 Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet has been unveiled ahead of its debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show and after breaking cover last week in a leaked video. And as you can see another G-Wagen stunner from Stuttgart has officially arrived. Continue reading

2/14/17 O&A WITH WaleStylez VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL: Quincy Jones, Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, El Debarge – The Secret Garden

O&A NYC and WaleStylez wish you all a special Valentine’s Day. Continue reading