At the beginning of the evening I was talking with two very sweet ladies when the one asked me "Are you Honey from Honeysoul.com?" She said she recognized my voice. How funny and cool is that? We hung out during the concert and a bit after (well except for the time I was up near the stage dancing and pretending like I was Dwele's backup singer and singing all his songs word for word, lol). I have to admit that I did feel like a bit of celebrity (without all the ego-tripping) when a few more people recognized me. I guess my Dwele love is known all over the world now, lol. Seriously, I was really taken aback. It's a little strange when people you don't know, know you. It's an unbelievably good feeling when folks just want to show you love or show appreciation for what you do. One guy said he was a musician but I cannot remember his name, sorry. Another was a local DJ named Bobby Phats which was really cool! More about that on another post.

Back to the show. The first act was a rapper named Realness. He wasn't bad but I can't say I was really feeling him. The next act was a Houston group called Savvi. Two brothers rapping with a band and background singers. I dug their show. Next was the man of the hour although I think he performed more like an hour and a half (including the encore). My memory gets a bit fuzzy for details at this point because I was awestruck by just how incredible a live performer Dwele is. From the moment he walked, or should I say strolled onto the stage it was pure magic. His voice was in top form and his band was on point.

Here are some of the song highlights I remember. Him performing "Without You" which floored me. He sounded ten times better than the record if that's possible and the guitar player gave an incredible solo performance. I also remember Dwele doing Pimps Dream, Subject, Truth, Weekend Love, Down Jimmy, My People, Holla, and Flapjacks which tore the house down! Houston showed him so much love. His band was amazing. He had one male background singer who was great. Dwele played keyboards on some songs. He asked a guy from the audience to get onstage and beatbox with the band. He had a lot of audience participation. He explained the different greetings between Houston "whatitdew?" and Detroit "whatupdoe?" He gave us a little insight into "Flapjacks." Think round and fluffy. He had the women about to faint. He had the fella's noddin their heads. In his encore he performed A.N.G.E.L and that song alone was worth me draggin my butt out of bed fighting a cold (not that I was going to miss it anyway). It was the best show ever, I kid you not. Dwele delivered! After the show I had the pleasure of hanging out with Dwele and he is a very nice, humble and sweet gentleman. I am so glad I had this opportunity. I will never forget it.