Archive for the ‘World Tour’ Category
Keys no ‘It’ girl in an arena — unless she’s at the piano
Thursday, May 1st, 2008The judges on “American Idol” talk about pitchy this and oversinging that. But what they’re really looking for is that hard-to-define quality known as “It.” Of course, Randy, Paula and Simon, like you and I, all know “It” when they see It.
Chris Daughtry has It. So does Beyonce, and even Britney Spears had It for a while. (more…)
REVIEW: Alicia Keys finally hits her stride
Sunday, April 27th, 2008At first, it seemed that Alicia Keys might have been swallowed up by her machine. At last night’s concert at a half-filled Value City Arena, she initially showed up gamely singing and dancing with six dancers dressed as mimes, a quartet of backup singers, a full band, and a light show worthy of Vegas. The production was slick, but Keys’ personality was swamped by the show.
Then she sat down at the piano, and the world righted itself. (more…)












