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*latest videos from The Family Stand, plus SSV post regarding Bandcamp:

Go to Bandcamp, NOW!!!

I’ll try to keep this website updated. If I fall lax on that pseudo promise, feel free to pull my coat strings over on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, where I’m a bonafide addict.

Covid-19 came through and wiped all concerts off the playing field. A necessary move, for safety purposes, but a hard hit for The Family Stand, and all other artists.

So what to do, what to do, in my Harlem AirBnB, during stay-at-home orders, not being able to get a flight home? Make a video, “Pray For Peace“. Do a couple of DJ sets. Why not?

The Family Stand, staying in the fray. “When we go high, if they go low, we gonna *uck them mutha *uckas up”. Time to VOTE. THEM. OUT.

“SONG FOR MICHELLE”

It’s gonna be a beautiful night …

The Family Stand 2020 LIMITED CONCERTS

*POSTPONED – stay tuned for new dates

Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith, and Sandra St. Victor present the “Full Moon In Scorpio” album set!

TFS perform their seminal album, “Moon In Scorpio” in its entirety for the first time.

Set will include other fan must-have cuts from additional TFS albums.

The Cutting Room New York City
https://tickets.thecuttingroomnyc.com

City Winery Washington DC https://citywinery.com/washingtondc/thefamilystand3272020.html
*more dates to come

In a NY state of mind. The last couple of months, I’ve been burying myself all up into the live music scene of my beloved New York. Jumping on stages everywhere I can, and soaking up the bottomless well of talents, old and new, in this city that really never sleeps. I mean, really. No. Sleep. These are just some of the memories I’ve savored.

In a zone, at sound check. Shelley Nicole and Everett Harp chilling on the BGs, LaFrae bout to bang dem skins. – photo: Paul Lobo

Then this happened. Trying to hide in the corner, but MamaFunk RockStar, Nona Hendryx, was not having any of that. I love vibing with her on stage, anytime.
After the show, there are the shenanigans, always. Nona Hendryx had just ripped up the stage, as per the norm. Maritri, and The Soulfolk Experience were as magnetic and fabulous as usual. Then, yes, the shenanigans commence backstage.

You know what. Just dig up into what I been falling off up onto this fall. Here are a gazillion pictures. Have at it.

The Met photos are by Andrea Watts Photography. Others are selfies, or taken by friends.

  • Black Rock Coalition Presents: History of Our Future
  • Corey and Vernon of Living COlor
  • Darrell McNeill of BRC
  • Wade In The Water –
    but not in these shoes! Kicks pimped by Christine Tol
  • Gold cape designed by Fleur Ouwerkerk – Amsterdam
  • backstage at The Met
    ear pieces by Fleur Ouwerkerk
  • The Family Stand
  • The Family Stand
  • black goat shawl designed by Vanderwilt – Amsterdam
    ear pieces by Fleur Ouwerkerk
  • V. Jeffrey Smith & SSV at rehearsal in Brooklyn
  • Rocky Bryant and Leslie Lemon at rehearsal in Brooklyn
  • Peter Lord at rehearsal in Brooklyn
  • Ronny Drayton at rehearsal in Brooklyn
  • Marcus Machado at rehearsal in Brooklyn
  • Tom Hammer at rehearsal in Brooklyn
  • The TFS fam!
  • SSV & badass rocker, Sophia Ramos
  • with Leslie
  • SSV & FABulous voice, Shelley Nicole
  • with my buggaboo Jeff
  • This Is Us –
    I adore the ear pieces of Fleur Ouwerkerk!
  • Pete and I
  • TFS with lovely Melanie Athena
  • This Is Us
  • with sweetiepie, Yumi Akiyama
  • with the fam, Guy Routte & Chanae Routte
  • with hood hippie sista Yvonne Salgado
  • TFS LIVE
  • I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up
  • The man of The Met hour, DMc
  • Glasper is a big ole bear size of a talent
  • Yvonne and I
  • Ain’t we cute
  • Stanley Jordan, Kenwood Dennard and I
  • Stanley Jordan, Kenwood Dennard and Gary Kelly
  • Stanley Jordan Plays Jimi
  • Hood Hippies at it again
  • BRC’s Prince Participatory Experience was killer
  • Right as Nona Hendryx spotted me in the audience
  • Loving up on Felicia Collins
  • More Felicia love
  • Singing FOOL, Ada Dyer
  • At Felicia Collins’ Jukebox, Cutting Room
  • Alec Shantzis, Felicia, Jeff and I
  • I heart he
  • Jeff!
  • My new lovebug, trumpet master JS WIlliams
  • With sistagirl, Maritri
  • After The Soulfolk Experience show
  • LOVE Alyson WIlliams
  • with Will Downing, and Frank Sheffield, after the Kindred event
  • Guy, Will, Aja and I
    leather top by Vanderwilt Amsterdam
    ear art by Fleur Ouwerkerk
  • These two, Aja and Fatin are truly special
  • Kindred Presents crew in Philly
  • With brothaman, Will Downing
    THAT VOICE!
  • My homie
  • At Steely Dan’s show, David Crosby popped up
  • Steely Dan bassist, and looongtime good friend, Freddie Washington
  • with mix engineer and keyboardist, Shinya Miyamoto
  • After another Wednesday at Felicia’s Jukebox
  • After another Wednesday at Felicia’s Jukebox with another looongtime buddy, and pianist extraordinaire, Alec Shantzis
  • My BOO BOO, Lisa “Sangs Her Face Off” Fischer
  • We be trippin’
  • I love entertaining
  • My babyboy, the insanely talented, Marcus Machado
  • black goat vest by Vanderwilt – Amsterdam
  • Nothing but love
  • So much love and respect for this young man, decades of love for Guy Routte
  • Marcus!
  • Muah!
  • Heyyy
  • After show smiles
  • This Is Us