This was my first time seeing Leela James. She reminded me of Tina Turner in her early years- southern, bluesy soulful. Her vocals and range are second to none and possibly the best in the industry. The atmosphere was like an old West Oakland “Sweet Jimmy’s” night club, dance yo’ass off party. Leela was engaging, and totally into the moment- asking the engineers to turn on the lights so she could get a look at the crowd. At one point in the show, her crew started pouring brown “Likka” (Crown Royal) to her partying guests. She was on fire- Funkin at the Fox in Oakland. The show was incredible, I left totally satisfied. If you have a chance to see her? Do it!