Washington, DC-born alt-R&B singer Kelela is best known for blending spacey takes on soul and R&B with glitzy, futuristic EDM, but on her upcoming live album, she’s taking a different tack.

As Kelela comfortably settles into the show, she shares that her first time at the Blue Note was to see Amel Larrieux, the vocalist from Groove Theory. She “taught me how to sing,” Kelela says.

Kelela is back with news of a live album, nearly a year after dropping RAVE:N, the Remixes, which itself came a year after 2023's shadowy RAVEN. Arriving on February 11, In the Blue Light captures ...