

Following performances from his opening acts Chrisette Michele and Common, R&B singer/songwriter Maxwell performed Monday night (Sep 28) in concert in his hometown of New York City at the world-famous Madison Square Garden in support of his BLACKsummers’night fall tour.


The homecoming for headliner Maxwell was sweet: The Garden went completely dark for a few seconds as the chorus from Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” warmed up the arena. Max walked out in a dark three-piece suit. The singer started his set on the main stage, but later took to a runway that split into a Y-shaped fork. He had a giant video screen behind him that broke into four smaller screens and later into two ones. “Even though she pays me no attention/ All I wanna show is my affection/ Lose myself inside her ebony,” he sang during “Sumthin’ Sumthin’.” “She ain’t even checking me,” he continued, dropping to his knees to add drama. On cue, women in the audience started screaming.
(...) Continue Reading »
Add your comment