Souled Out at Blender Theater

James Hunter took the Blender Theater by storm last night. After a lovely set by Tift Merritt, Hunter and his 5-piece band played rhythm and blues grooves alternating with melodic ballads. These guys are tight and so hip! Then, New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint came out to sing and play a little electric piano. They did a rendition of Lee Dorsey's "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" followed by two Hunter originals off the new album 'The Hard Way,' which came out Tuesday.


Here's James spinning a yarn for Shore Fire's Matt Hanks and soul/jazz journalist Ashley Kahn.
















Whoa! James and indulge our zombie sides together!





It's been a busy week for James; Monday, he appeared on Conan O'Brien; Tuesday, he headlined World Cafe Live in Philly, Wednesday in NYC. This morning, James, GO Records' Steve Erdman, James' lovely mother Daphne, and I made our bleary-eyed way over to the CW11 Morning News, where James performed. Here he with CW11 entertainment anchor Emily Frances.