Show Review: Black Pumas
House of Blues Houston
My artist’s solo date of the month? A concert for a genre I don’t typically listen to: Psychedelic Rock.
The Grammy-nominated American soul and psychedelic group from Austin delivered stellar vocals and a musical experience that provided the psychedelic high I didn’t expect to get. Vocalist Eric Burton artfully blended a sound that felt like a long lost brother to Kendrick Lamar and Andre 3000. He spoke messages and he sang melodies to our hearts and our minds. They made us move more than just our feet and hands.
The Set List:
Gemini Sun
Know You Better
Fire
Touch the Sky
More Than a Love Song
Chronicles of a Diamond
Mrs. Postman
Stay Gold
Oct 33
Colors
Encore: Rock and Roll
Part of the reasoning for taking a solo artist date is to engage myself in expressions that call me deeper into a connected state where fear of sharing art and ideas vanish. This concert was the epitome of that kind of expression and I was inspired and motivated. The transcendence it made across my heart, which is typically…
