Don't Forget R&B! Here Are Five Shows Happening This Summer

By Leandra Cameron

Today’s music scene is all about hip hop.

It dominates and remains the underpinning and consistent recurring source of inspiration for artists and music enthusiasts across all genres. Hip hop is a culture all its own. But what about R&B — Rhythm and Blues in its purest form? What about Lenny Green, The Quiet Storm?? While the days of an undiluted R&B track might seem to be over, au contraire! This genre is not dead and current music by newer and seasoned artists continues to provide the rich listening experience we all know and love.

So! Call it R&B or call it Neo-soul! Here’s a shortlist of artists who will be live in concert this summer to serve up that just right sound:

Thursday, May 5 at 8pm: NE-YO with Jazmin Sullivan at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Buy Tickets

Part of the GRAMMY Park series, multiple GRAMMY Award winner NE-YO teams up with Philly’s Jazmin Sullivan for a concert in that beautiful theater on Flatbush Ave.

Friday, June 10 at 8pm: Musiq Soulchild, Lalah Hathaway and Raheem DeVaughn at NJPAC, Newark, N.J. | Buy Tickets

Saturday, June 25 at 7pm: Allen Stone at Daryl’s House Backyard, Pawling, N.Y. | Buy Tickets

Saturday, July 9 at 8pm: Maxwell at The Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Free Price Quote

Now with new material led by his latest “Lake By The Ocean” single, the Brooklyn native comes home to help open the inaugural season of The Ampitheater at Coney Island.

Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28: Afropunk 2016 at Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Buy Tickets

Just go to Afropunk 2016!! Soul listeners can indulge in a few nuggets among an always eclectic lineup, including Cee Lo Green, Janelle Monae and The Internet, the California-based band which continues to pick up traction for its R&B-rooted melodies and infusion of acid jazz tones.

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