Event Recap | Just’Us x Chrisette Michele Take Over The Howard Theatre!

This show was NOT to be missed – here’s why…

 

For starters, I was pleasantly surprised by the opening act Just’Us (signed to Mary J. Blige’s Matriarch Entertainment Label). These ladies hail from the DMV area and showed an unbelievable amount of confidence. Anyone in music knows that opening up with En-Vogue classics such as Who’s Loving You, Dont Let Go (love) and Hold On could be the ultimate career suicide move. But not for these ladies – they combined great energy and harmonization skills like seasoned professionals. Through their set – Just’Us gave us a taste of what to expect from them in the future. I personally loved the “Worth A Damn” single. That song had beautiful lyrics, not to mentioned showcased their individual vocal abilities. Did I mention they gave us some sassy choreography as well? Oh yes, these young ladies definitely put on quite the entertaining set. Every single Just’Us gave had their audience attentively wanting more…

Speaking of more – here is a preview of one of their singles “When Should I Call”:

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Speaking of Chrisette‘s performance – I must admit at first I was speechless. She approached her audience with such grace and poise. From the second she introduced herself she combined her singles into her story with such honesty – you almost felt like family watching her set. Of course, she performed all of her classics (and we all sang along). She took the time to shoutout her parents, their beautiful union and how their love tied into a more “blissful” sounding project coming soon. After releasing several (in her words) “bitter” sounding projects – she wanted to give her fans something “Better” (which I believe is her next album’s title – but shhhh.. thats off the record of course *winks*). What I can say confidently is that the Chrisette I witnessed at this DC stop – is brand new in a fabulous way. I can NOT wait to see what else she has in store for DC when she comes back in the fall. Maybe. Possibly. All I will say is this is definitely NOT the last you have seen of Chrisette Michele or Just’Us.

Be ready for fierce style and powerful vocals coming to a city/radio/blog near you. Sooner than you think

-Vixen.