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Win Tickets! NYE with Erykah Badu, The Coup at Oakland's Fox Theater

Published on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Last updated on 10:39AM, Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Photo credit: http://www.erykah-badu.com

By Debi Mason

What a way to ring in the New Year! The incredible Erykah Badu and The Coup will be in concert at The Fox Theater in downtown Oakland and we have tickets!

 

Your luck for 2013 could be on the upswing if you win a pair.  Enter to win by emailing us at wintickets2@gmail.com. Please make sure to include your full name and phone number. Winners will be chosen at random on Dec. 26.  Enter now ... enter often!

Another Planet Entertainment writes:

 

"There is perhaps one story that explains Erykah Badu's cyclical outlook on her new album, "New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh," and it involves a visit to a Santeria priest in Cuba in 1999. When Badu says 'return of the ankh,' she doesn't mean she's returning to wearing the head wrap or any other accessory that evokes 1997's Baduizm epoch. She means much more. The return of the ankh is the return of a feeling, what makes her creative, what makes her passionate, what makes her Badu. Indeed, diehard fans of Badu will love New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh and newcomers to Badu's world will be curiously intrigued by the mystique and authenticity of an artist who is totally comfortable in her own skin. Whether directing a dope music video or exposing her vulnerabilities in rhyme, Badu transcends image. Just like the Santeria priest she met in Cuba, Badu no longer tries to be, she just is."   



If You Go

Erykah Badu and The Coup

When: 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31

Where: Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland

Tickets available: Click HERE 

 

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the co-founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, a popular speaker and facilitator, and a consultant to media, non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland with a rescue dog named Cazzie, a little dog named Violet, a fat grey cat named Gracie, a very cool housemate, and a yard in serious need of soil remediation. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.