Gospel icon Kirk Franklin made it a very special Mother’s
Day for two sold-out sittings at the inaugural Kirk Franklin’s Gospel Brunch at
House of Blues on sunday in West Hollywood, CA. 
Mr. Franklin, who for the past few months has been hard at work
alongside House of Blues producers creating a new Gospel brunch experience, was
at the club’s West Hollywood location to oversee the debut of the reinvented
Sunday institution, currently celebrating its 20th year.

The Grammy Award winning performer couldn’t be kept off the
stage as he led the band and choir through a number of inspirational
classics.  Kirk Franklin’s Gospel Brunch
at House of Blues is a celebration of the audience as much as one of America’s
most distinctive genres of music.  Mr.
Franklin encouraged audience involvement throughout the set, bringing up music
fans young and old to sing and participate in the festive performance.  The result was an uplifting, get-on-your-feet
celebration heavy on love and celebration of friends and family.

Similarly, House of Blues clubs in 10 other cities debuted
the new Gospel Brunch this past Sunday. 
Each location’s song selection and theme were carefully curated by Mr.
Franklin.  Much of the southern cuisine
at each location was also new for music fans. 
A particular favorite was “Kirk Franklin’s Chicken and Waffles,” which
are new to the menu.  The menu also
features other morning feast favorites such as cornbread muffins and maple
butter, Creole chicken and shrimp jambalaya and carving stations.

Kirk Franklin’s Gospel Brunch at House of Blues will
continue on Sundays at House of Blues locations nationwide, including Los
Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Chicago,
Cleveland, Myrtle Beach, and Orlando. 
Check www.houseofblues.com for show times and additional information.  Mr. Franklin is expected to drop into select
locations periodically for special performances.

Founded in 1992, House of Blues are located throughout the
United States and form the country’s pre-eminent group of intimate music
venues.  Each features state-of-the-art
sound and lighting technology in one-of-a-kind custom designed environments
aimed to bring fans as close as possible to the artists.  Every location’s restaurant and bar is
adorned with signature original folk-art – part of the world’s largest collection
– combined with the House of Blues legendary hospitality and tantalizing
cuisine.

A portion of ticket sales are being donated to the
International House of Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization that
provides arts and cultural educational programs and resources for youth in
communities across the United States.

For nearly two decades, Kirk Franklin has been a
multi-platinum-selling pioneer in gap-bridging musicianship, uniting audiences
across gospel, hip hop, pop and R&B. His irresistible rhythms and
rhapsodies have resulted in albums that consistently top both Billboard’s
Gospel and Christian charts, as well as ascend triumphantly into the Top 10 of
the R&B/Hip Hop chart. His unprecedented penetration into the mainstream
has fortified him to also become a New York Times bestselling author for The
Blueprint: A Plan for Living Above Life’s Storms (Gotham/Penguin). Franklin is
also the host and executive producer of the gospel talent show “Sunday Best,”
the highest-rated gospel program in BET network history now heading into its
sixth season. To date, the trendsetter has garnered nine Grammy Awards, 39
Stellar Awards, 16 Dove Awards (CCM), eight NAACP Image Awards, two BET Awards,
an American Music Award, a Soul Train Award and numerous others.

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