DeQn Sue To Perform Live From UAB’s Alys Stephens Center In Free Concert March 18

From the University of Alabama at Birmingham:

March 5, 2021

By Shannon Thomason

Alabama native and Time Magazine’s “Queen of Quirk” DeQn Sue will perform live onstage from UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center in a free, streamed concert.

The show, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18, is available virtually to anyone who registers. Reserve your spot online.

DeQn Sue’s music is alternative pop with hints of funk, R&B, and even vaudeville with a sharp lyrical edge bursting with message and humor. A deft song-maker whose quick lyrical and sonic turns create surprise, she transcends style, spinning words and sounds purely engaged in the now, according to her artist statement. Her music has been featured by T-Mobile and in the series “Orange is the New Black,” to name a few.

DeQn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and “almost” won the 2015 Tiny Desk Concert Contest — NPR Music wrote, “What you’ll hear is a witty soul and a powerful singer backed by precise beats, melodic bass and electronics, all wrapped in humor and heart.”

More upcoming free, live virtual concerts presented by the Alys Stephens Center include:

• Red Baraat live from the ASC on April 1
• Stefon Harris + Blackout on April 9
• Rollin’ In The Hay on April 15

Blues legend Keb’ Mo’ will perform a livestreamed concert May 13; tickets are $20 per device. Viewers can reserve their spot and tune in to the shows from home. For more information, to buy tickets or to see more free events, visit AlysStephens.org.

This press release was produced by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The views expressed here are the author’s own.