In addition to featured Belvedere drinks served all evening long, there were also special food pairings, not to mention live music by Rocky Wilson and the DJ duo Champion Superior Soundsystem.
I ended up purchasing a few items from Ms. Elise Peterson of Style Me Elise. One of the items I purchased for an all white party Saturday which I must say was chic and def one of a kind!
Other than Ms. Peterson there were a few other stylist available to provide consultation and showcase their flyest gear. FIVE local sartorial up-and-comers — Hugh & Crye, Style Me Elise, SAINTCHiC, The Good Kin, and UnTietled.
The event over all was really cute and I enjoyed myself and the pieces that were purchased.
Beautiful Entrepreneurial event showcasing local Entrepreneurs. This event was super cute and hosted by The Board of Professional Black Females. Granted the event is in start up phases but over all the event was a smash showcasing 39 businesses in the DMV area.
Event was hosted by DC Socialite and media personality Sunni and the City and co-hosted by Khaliah Sharif. Check out the BPBF (www.theBPBF.com) website for participating businesses and future events. Below I’ve highlighted my favorites from the showcase. I’m hoping next year I’ll see @SheSoGlamorous, @IRockFox and @birdbathcabal at the event.
ShoeBarDC : “Where Your Shoes are the Life of the Party”
Summary: Let’s just say you won’t need oils/lotion for a candle lit massage. Light the candle and the candle turns into a moisturizer with the wonderful fragrance of the candle. The thing that I absolutely love most about these candles is that they are made of soy. LOVE IT!!!
Summary: Customized accessories for the unique. Personally love these accessories and have featured them in the gallery. The earrings alone are creative yet simplistic, I would rock these with just about anything honestly.
The crowd was absolutely crazy last night but that was expected from this eccentric “Soul. Swagger.Rock.Sneakers” compilation of talent. Black Alley not only started out with a bang, they sold out the “rooms” in the Rock and Roll Hotel.
Prepping the audience before taking the stage, a projector was displayed playing all of the Black Alley footage you could possibly imagine; from personal interviews from each band member to some of their performances, it was classic. This group is well on their way and I can’t even imagine what to expect when they drop their second album.
I’m still high off the energy that was pumping through that place last night so I’m going to rush into it and summarized what you missed from the performance.
Opening for Black Alley were a group called the FUNKMNKYZ. The group reminds me of a Beastie Boyz/Nirvana/ DeLa Soul compilation. (http://www.facebook.com/funkmnkyzDC?ref=ts) They performed a variety of songs getting the crowd turned up for the Black Alley performance and accompanying the entertainment madness was DJ Jerome Baker III; taking it back with a little B.I.G., Junior Mafia and Foxy Brown to name a few cuts. (see write up)
Black Alley Concert Playlist:
Bad Girl
Artist Prayer
Ghetto Acapella
Virgin Suicide
You Got It
Used
Heavy Hitters
Excuse Me
Kacey Montana
NnP/Cake
Black Alley CRANKED the audience with of course my favorite the Artist’s Prayer featuring Nicholas Ryan Gant and then of course Raheem DeVaughn hit the stage to show some love to Black Alley. Raheem is also featured on “Soul.Swagger.Rock.Sneakers.”
There was so much that took place during this show, I can’t begin to capture it all other than in photo album. (see link)
Don’t forget to pick up the album “Soul.Swagger.Rock.Sneakers”! There are a few cuts on there that you may not be familiar with if you are a die hard Black Alley fan.
Congrats to Black Alley on the new Album and a memorable show!
