It's been 4 years since "Until", Raheem DeVaughn's 'sweep around your front door' advisory set to the Isley Brothers "Footsteps in the Dark" pulled my coattails to the DC bred soul singer* and 2 years since his very memorable full length debut but I didn't get around to hearing him live until just last night. More on his B.B. King Blue Club set and opener Julie Dexter at Hello, Babar.

*I'd gotten a taste of DeVaughn's voice a year earlier on Asheru's "Mood Swing" but didn't connect the voice to the person until some time later.