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Jazz/swing duo to play at Dickson Mounds
LEWISTOWN -- According to Duke Ellington, "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." Dan Zahn and Kate Moretti are certainly in agreement about this and will bring their special gypsy-influenced jazz and swing to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
The Canton Daily Ledger |
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Live/Remix Ulrich Schnauss brings his organic techno to River to River
Ulrich Schnauss Dorit Chrysler & Chiaki Watanabe June 24 at 9 pm Presented by the River to River Festival World Financial Center Winter Garden 220 Vesey St.
The Villager |
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Hall of mirrors?
I wasn't at the National Performing Arts Convention in Denver last week, but I've faithfully read the strategies for the future that the conference produced . (If you follow the link, keep scrolling down to read all the strategies that were proposed.)
Arts Journal |
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Roses - Guns N Roses Hit Back At Internet Leaks
Rockers GUNS N' ROSES have moved to halt a series of internet leaks which threatened to disrupt the launch of their new album CHINESE DEMOCRACY. The Mr Brownstone ...
ContactMusic |
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The Long Blondes - Long Blondes Star Hospitalised
British rockers THE LONG BLONDES have been forced to scrap a series of gigs after guitarist DORIAN COX was admitted to hospital in a "serious condition". The star is ...
ContactMusic |
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Summer symposium brings musical talent to Braden stage
Four summers ago, eccentric banjo man Bela Fleck brought himself and his three Flecktones to the stage of the annual Music for All (formerly Bands of America) Symposium at Illinois State University.
The Pantagraph |
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Plucky couple revive rural blues, winning rave reviews
From a one-bedroom apartment on E. Fifth St. comes a new album called “Some Cold Rainy Day,” with some of the most faithful renditions of 90-year-old, rural Southern country blues that you are going to hear nowadays.
The Villager |
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Calling All Guitar Heroes to the Conductor's Stand
Two U.S. professors have created "Virtual Maestro", which allows a player to use the Wii console made by videogame company Nintendo to virtually conduct the Verbier Festival Orchestra.
PC Magazine |
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BET News' Critically Acclaimed Town Hall Series Returns With 'HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II: WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?' to ...
On Wednesday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m.* BET News premieres the second installment of its popular town hall series, HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II: WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?, a no-holds-barred discussion focusing on music videos, misogyny within the hip-hop culture, race vs. gender, the strained relationships between black men and women and the media's role in shaping the perception of African Americans.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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East and West elements in fifth annual concert by People's Association
SINGAPORE: The People's Association's (PA) annual concert promises to be a uniquely Singaporean musical. The people behind ‘Soundawaves’ have combined elements from both the East and West.
Channel NewsAsia |
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iTunes: Thanks 5 Billion
Apple's iTunes digital media store has now sold more than 5 billion songs since its 2001 debut. And with downloads of digital movies having reached 50,000 a day, the service has become the leading purveyor of online music and videos.
AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance |
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Turkey acquits choirboys charged for singing Kurdish rebel song
A Turkish court has acquitted three teenage schoolboys of "spreading separatist propaganda" after they sang a Kurdish song during a U.S. tour.
CBC |
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NA convention opens Friday at Pointe resort
Recovery-related workshops, speakers, music to highlight event
Ironwood Daily Globe |
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Weld County Democrats to Hold Garden Party
Weld County Democrats plan to hold a Garden Party Sunday complete with live music and food.
Greeley Tribune |
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Terra Community College to host classical vocal recital
FREMONT - Terra Community College faculty member vocalist Dr. Kirsten C. Kunkle with pianist Catherine O'Shaughnessy will present a recital...
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune |
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BG fest picks top quality art
Anne Monheit is very familiar with the Black Swamp Arts Festival. A jeweler from Ann Arbor, Mich., she's exhibited in...
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune |
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80s icons R.E.M. and Johnny Marr hit Madison Square Garden
R.E.M. and the Smiths were big rivals in the 1980s. But the Athens, Ga.-based band and Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr are now touring together. They'll be at Madison Square Garden Thursday night.
New York Daily News |
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Project AWAKE spotlights unique gardens in area
Project AWAKE’s annual Garden Walk is slated for Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29, and this year’s walk throws the spotlight on country gardens.
Newton Daily News |
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Last Minute Bluegrass Band A Perfect Fit For Socorro Music Scene
The Last Minute Bluegrass Band, one of Socorro’s biggest and most versatile bluegrass bands, was formed in June 2005. ...
Small Town Papers News Service |
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Music on the Lawn opens 12th season Thursday
It is that time of year again when the David A. Howe Library lawn is filled with song. Music on the Lawn will get underway with the Celtic and traditional Irish songs of Step-In-Time, a duo from Youngstown who have a wealth of experience when it comes to performing.
Wellsville Daily Reporter |
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Music top help others
Three individuals who are fighting cancer will get a helping hand when the Trinity Lutheran Church hosts its annual fund raiser starting 2 p.m. Saturday and lasting throughout the early evening at the church on North Main Street.
Wellsville Daily Reporter |
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Good Microsoft wins one
Back in April, I contrasted Good Microsoft, which released its Live Mesh service for public consumption, with Bad Microsoft, which decided to pull the plug on its MSN Music customers who had purchased DRM-protected music files from its store. It took a couple months, but it looks like Good Microsoft...
ZDNet |
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How The Music Album Shrank In Value
Less than 10 years ago, it was common for albums to cost $15 and above. Apple helped redefine what the price of an album could be in the minds of consumers, but Steve Jobs' company is far from the only reason that albums are costing less and less.
Arts Journal |
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Bonnaroo experience includes yoga, shadow puppets
Though more than 150 musical acts are performing at Bonnaroo, it's possible to be entertained without hearing a note. Music, of course, is the main attraction for the tens of thousands of fans at the annual festival, held south of Nashville on a 700-acre countryside site. But this year's Bonnaroo, which opened Thursday night, is especially reflective of a new kind of festival-going where fans ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica. Metallica's Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett introduced Rock, and the comedian in turn introduced who he called "the baddest ... band in the world." Both acts were unlikely fare for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which began in 2002 as primarily a jam band event. But in recent years, ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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