The Time Is Now For Craig David

• The Sunset Strip’s venerable Roxy was rocking on Wednesday night as Craig David set up shop — and proceeded to tear the joint up. Armed with (to borrow a lyric from Beck) “Two turntables and a microphone,” David took the stage, immediately cranked the energy level up to that mythical “11” — and for the next 90 minutes it never let up. The delirious wall-to-wall crowd eagerly matched his enthusiasm as David ripped through what he described as “a musical journey,” skillfully mixing old school tracks (like “Fill Me In”), samples (“Jump Around”), assorted snippets and cuts from his new RCA album, The Time Is Now, including his terrific new single, “I Know You” featuring Bastille.

Before the show, David graciously spent time chatting with a greenroom overly filled with well wishers. Pictured, back row (l-r): DJ XXXL (KIIS-FM/Los Angeles); RCA’s Mike Boccuzzi and Wendy Goodman; Steve Resnik (RAMP); Craig David; Beata Murphy (KIIS-FM); Kevin Carter (RAMP); Kristin Yasuda (Radio Disney) and Brandon Bell (KBIG).

Front row (l-r): RCA’s Lori Giamela and Danny Cooper; Krystal B and Rebecca Lopez (Power 106/Los Angeles) and RCA’s Sophie Goveia. [Photo credit: Sarah Vance-Tompkins]. When you get a second, the Associated Press posted a rave review of David’s new album.