Lenny Kravitz

Suziemay

This was announced today:

Lenny Kravitz to rock NYC - for free

If you'll be in New York on August 31, get ready: Lenny Kravitz will be in town putting on a free concert (register for tickets at SamsungSummerKrush2011.com).

As part of Samsung AT&T's Summer Krush 2011 concert series, Kravitz is headlining the New York event. The rocker's highly anticipated album "Black and White America" drops the day before his performance on August 30.

Other stops include Coldplay on August 3 in Los Angeles, The Band Perry on August 8, and Luke Bryan in Nashville today, July 20.

And if you miss Kravitz in NY, don't sweat it - he's also heading on a world tour this fall.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/20 ... -for-free/

However, there seems to be a need to enter in a promo code. Any ideas where one might get this?

*edited to change title!

Suziemay

Nevermind, his FB page says tickets won't be available till mid-August.

helplessdancer

still a good tip though

lenny fucking rocks

Suziemay

Tickets up now! Ignore the promo code field. Just got a pair!

http://www.samsungsummerkrush2011.com/l ... New%20York

samjam

Damn!! 6 days after I leave for school, would have been awesome to get tickets to! Lenny is a badass and a really talented musician! Have fun and let us know how the show goes!

Suziemay

samjam wrote:

Damn!! 6 days after I leave for school, would have been awesome to get tickets to! Lenny is a badass and a really talented musician! Have fun and let us know how the show goes!

Aw, that's too bad. I sure will let people know how it goes. And for others still trying, here's a code from Lenny's facebook page in case you do end up needing a code: Krush2011

The ticket page is a bit of a mess, but it says there will be limited amount of tickets released each day until 8/30 so no harm trying. I got mine this morning a little after 10am EDT in case that might help. They weren't available before that.

dcfaithful

I've always enjoyed Lenny. The guy can rock, that's for sure. Should be a good time for all involved.

helplessdancer

i've raved about his cd "5" before but if you don't have that cd...hunt it down

his new cd drops next week!!
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Lenny Kravitz's new track Black and White America was inspired by American racists who threatened to kill Barack Obama if he became U.S. President.

The Are You Gonna Go My Way singer was appalled by one TV documentary he saw shortly after Obama announced his intention to run for the White House and it brought up all kinds of mixed emotions about his own mixed-race upbringing.

Appearing on late night U.S. talk show Tavis Smiley, he explains, "There was a group of people somewhere in Middle America saying that this was not America to them and that this was absolutely disgusting, and what they were gonna do to make sure it doesn't happen, down to death.

"(They said), 'If the black man wins, we're gonna riot, we're gonna make sure he gets killed and this is a travesty... We all know this (racism) exists but to hear it like this, to hear it so strong in this day and age, it kind of shocked me for a second.

"That's what inspired the song, and then I started going into my whole past with my parents and what they went through. They got married in 1963 and they were in New York City... and they had hard times - walking down the street, comments, people spitting, yelling."

And the rocker admits the fact that his black mother played half of an inter-racial couple on TV show The Jeffersons didn't help matters: "That was 1975 and that was the inter-racial kiss on primetime television... and I remember the mail that she used to get back then. It was really bad, really bad."

Suziemay

Lenny TOTALLY kicked ass tonight! I'm just a casual fan, have seen him twice and it gets better each time. He's one super cool dude.

Sucked that the whole line to get it was a colossal clusterfuck plus if they said Samsung/AT&T one more time I was about to shove one of those giveaways down somebody's throat.

That being said, still so glad we stuck it out, got in and had a blast! Lenny rocks go see him if you can.

helplessdancer

http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/09/01 ... cret-show/

not a clip from the show boy i dig this nugget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmENMZFUU_0&ob=av2n
It Ain't Over Til It's Over

dpmay

so, black and white america . . . thoughts?

i think it's a pretty good lenny record - certainly better than a lot of what he's done this century. the first two songs are pretty awesome, and i was very excited for the rest of the record, but i think it peaks early...

Suziemay

dpmay wrote:

so, black and white america . . . thoughts?

i think it's a pretty good lenny record - certainly better than a lot of what he's done this century. the first two songs are pretty awesome, and i was very excited for the rest of the record, but i think it peaks early...

I like it a lot! I'm a casual Lenny fan but have seen him twice and was blown away by the NYC show I was at. I don't remember him having such a big ensemble of musicians on the stage with him 2 years ago. They were totally jamming at points. Still like the old stuff but the new stuff seems more funky. Haven't listened to it much since the concert but I plan to put it back on heavy rotation, probably after the upcoming Foo Fighters shows

I should probably change the thread title since Lenny deserves a full thread in my opinion!

Suziemay

Just saw this:

Lenny Kravitz w/ very special guest Raphael Saadiq
Radio City Music Hall
New York, NY
Sat, 01/28/12
08:00 PM

93.9 The River's Winter Icebreaker with Lenny Kravitz, Raphael Saadiq
The Fillmore Detroit
Detroit, MI
Mon, 01/30/12
06:30 PM

The Chicago Theatre
Chicago, IL
Tue, 01/31/12
07:30 PM

Tickets go onsale 10am local time Friday 12/23. Presale 12/23 if you have a code

Suziemay

Selling 2 tickets to this Saturday's Radio City show: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=181989

Suziemay

Suziemay wrote:

Selling 2 tickets to this Saturday's Radio City show: http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=181989

$90 for 2 tickets / $50 for 1, way below face

Suziemay

Wow, tonight's Radio City show was fantastic! Raphael Saadiq was pretty darn awesome too. If you're thinking about it, GO!!

Suziemay

Fly Away: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJf6BJugiw0
Let Love Rule: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQCXRpptV8w

Too bad the crowd couldn't join in PJ style, not sure why, it's not like the lyrics were that difficult to repeat

Hoping more good quality videos emerge!

helplessdancer

A+++
Lenny Kravitz Tribute to Prince - 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1zQcsuOnJc

helplessdancer

and that lead to this
prince is truly diggin & groovin on this
Lenny Kravitz & Prince American Woman LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shzcdCVdgOc

PJ_Soul

I am DYING for Mama Said to be reissued on vinyl. The originals are going for $100 for acceptable condition, and I am actually willing to spend that on this album, but I'd much rather not! I am not quite sure how long to wait before folding and buying OG off discogs. I don't suppose anyone had heard rumours as far as his reissue plans go?

goldrush

There was an expanded edition of Mama Said that came out on cd about 4 or 5 years ago, but I haven't heard anything else about any Lenny reissues.

It's such a great album! Always On The Run is still one of my favourite songs, it pops up on random on my phone all the time. The 7" single is also the only Lenny vinyl I still own.