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Janelle Monae: On the Wired Side of Town | written by Alisha Tillery
Just when you thought music was starting to sing the same old song, along comes a petite Cybergirl, named Janelle Monae. It's hard to put her into a box of neosoul or R&B because she's so eclectic. Apart of the Purple Ribbon entourage, this Kansas City native has been compared to Andre 3000 for her vivid imagination and music style. You may have seen Janelle, or her alter-ego, Cyndi Mayweather on Outkast's Idlewild soundtrack or Got Purp? Volume I.
An Evening With the Fly Nerd, PJ Morton
Imagine how excited I was to log on to Grammy-winning songwriter and artist, PJ Morton's Myspace page and see Memphis listed as a tour stop. I'd been on PJ for awhile and now I could finally skip Myspace and Youtube and listen to him LIVE. Apart of the Def Jam promo tour with headliner, Johnta Austin, PJ became a one-man show after Austin didn't make the Memphis show. For more than an hour, PJ and his awesome band took fans on a journey with unadulterated live music that flowed from one song to another. It was live music at its best.
