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.

11/6/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Ain’t It Like Him (That’s Just Like Jesus): Edwin Hawkins & the Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Walter and Tramaine Hawkins

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Ain’t It Like Him (That’s Just Like Jesus): Edwin Hawkins & the Edwin Hawkins Singers featuring Walter and Tramaine Hawkins –  Piano: Edwin Hawkins Organ: Daniel Hawkins Continue reading

11/4/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Fat Joe Opens New Sneaker Store UP NYC In Washington Heights

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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UP NYC, rapper Fat Joe’s new uptown sneaker store opens tomorrow Saturday, November 5th  in Washington Heights at 158 and Broadway.  Continue reading

11/4/16 O&A NYC DANCE: Alex Smith Jr. Honored At Bessies

By Walter Rutledge

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In life there are no detours, it is always the course appointed. Despite all of our plans and dreams we can count on the universe to add some unexpected twists and turns. Thelma Hill Preforming Arts Center’s Executive Chairman Alex Smith Jr. knows this all to well. In 1995 Smith become the guiding force of the organization by proxy, now twenty-one years later he was honored with a Service to the Field Award at the 29th New York Dance and Performance Awards- The Bessies. Continue reading

11/2/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Solange – Don’t Touch My Hair

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Solange released two music videos for her album A Seat at the Table. Cranes in the Sky and Don’t Touch My Hair are both visually stunning depictions of stripped-down, ethereal dreamlands. Continue reading

11/3/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Nat King Cole – Autumn Leaves

Throwback Thursday logo 2 mgid-uma-artist-mtv-com-504837 Autumn Leaves, appears on the 1955 album Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love, arranged by songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote the English lyrics in 1947, and the song quickly became a pop standard. Continue reading

11/2/16 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Shady Cxvpher

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Later this month, Eminem will be releasing his new double-disc Shady XV album that will feature one CD with all brand new songs from the Shady Records lineup and one CD of the label’s greatest hits. To help build the anticipation, Shady has put together a special series of cyphers that will showcase different members of the label doing what they do best.  Continue reading

11/2/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Envisioning President Trump’s First Term With Trevor Noah

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Trevor Noah and The Best F#@king News Team at the Daily Show take a terrifying look into the year 2020 to find out what America could look like if Donald Trump is elected president. Continue reading

10/30/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez HALLOWEEN SONG OF THE DAY: Evanescence- Going Under

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr. amy-lee-vocal-range

Going Under, a song by American rock band Evanescence released on September 9, 2003, as the second single from their debut album Fallen. Continue reading