Saundae Service (Saundae Rowe) and Kristina Webb — the women behind R&B Brunch Atlanta — sit down with the Black Privilege Podcast to talk about building a sold-out live music experience from the ground up, navigating a male-dominated industry as Black women, and why authentic community beats a 20K follower count every time. From humble beginnings at Atlanta's Hot Dog Factory to headlining City Winery and expanding to Philly, Nashville, Chicago, and NYC — this is the blueprint nobody handed them. They get into the Mount Rushmore of R&B, what "Black privilege" really means, handling haters, finding undiscovered artists, and what's coming next.
🎙️ Chapters:
00:00 – Cold open & intro
01:11 – Meet Saundae Service & Kristina Webb
03:30 – How they linked up & started curating events
05:09 – Hot Dog Factory to City Winery: the origin story
09:23 – What separates the R&B Brunch from everyone else
13:44 – Challenges: too many artists, not enough shows
14:46 – Dealing with haters (and loving it)
18:17 – Black women dominating a male-dominated industry
19:40 – The road to festival level: Roots, Coachella & beyond
20:45 – Cities served & what's next (LA 2026!)
22:01 – Advice for event curators & aspiring artists
24:27 – Is there such a thing as Black privilege?
44:00 – Mount Rushmore of R&B (heated debate 🔥)
1:00:42 – Mental health check-in
1:12:35 – Final shoutouts & where to find them
📍 Find R&B Brunch Atlanta: / rnbbrunchatlanta
📍 Saundae Service: / saundaeservice
📍 Kristina Webb: / iamkristinawebb
SOCIALS
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Matt: / coeworld._
Tiger: / theothertiger_
Jordan: / real_life_dreamer
Filmed at: / lionsden_studio
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