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Route 66 Rendezvous Cruisin' Hall of Fame to welcome prolific drummer Hal Blaine, who has deep roots in San Bernardino
Hal Blaine, who played drums on many of the biggest rock 'n' roll hit records throughout the 1960s, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Route 66 Rendezvous Cruisin' Hall of Fame Dinner in September.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Rich history, vivid jazz
That sound you hear coming from WNSC-FM out of Rock Hill is no longer jazz. It's getting harder to hear this original American art form on local radio. But if you were among the crowd of about 75 at the Excelsior Club on Sunday night, you heard trombone and voice engage in a friendly competition over which could hold the opening note of Dizzy Gillespie's “A Night in Tunisia” the longest. ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Downtown Venue To Hold Jazz Jam
Where: SoZo, 256 E. Beaver Ave. Details: Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. The show is smoke and alcohol-free. Coffee and espresso are available.
Penn State Collegian |
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Annual Festival Celebrates Jazz
When: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and all day Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. Details: Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at Websters Bookstore Cafe, 128 S. Allen St.
Penn State Collegian |
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Rockingham residents have a world of choices - from bugs to badonkadonk
Enjoy a fun summer weekend with the family without leaving town or spending a lot of money by listening to music at one of the free concerts or festivals in the Rockingham County area.
Danville Register & Bee |
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Candlelight and Conversation: Laurie Anderson's 'Homeland'
Laurie Anderson calls it a "concert poem." Depending on your point of view, you might categorize it as an art-rock song cycle or a spoken-word performance set to music. But whatever you term it, Ms. Anderson's "Homeland," which opened on Tuesday in its Lincoln Center Festival incarnation, is the work of a consummate artist at the highest level of her craft. "Homeland," staged with austere ...
The New York Sun |
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Nameless, Homeless, Borderline Soulless: Ralph Fiennes Does Beckett
One's musical preferences speak volumes about one's outlook on life. Beatles versus Stones, Copland versus Schonberg, Biggie versus Tupac, Rodgers and Hammerstein versus Rodgers and Hart: Each offers a digestible (if occasionally — and sometimes self-consciously — misleading) primer on the values and aspirations of the respondent. But what if the answer is "None of the above"? Such is the state ...
The New York Sun |
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With gas prices high, Lowell Folk Festival fans get in gear
The food, the heat, the beat – the Lowell Folk Festival has been known for more than two decades for its three-day celebration of world music, song, crafts and culinary fare.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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Alumni Fest '08 Brings Wapahani Alumni Together in Musical Harmony
I could hear the strains of "America the Beautiful" as I walked through Westminster Presbyterian Church looking for the Wapahani Alumni Band rehearsal. When the music changed to "God Save the Queen", I knew I was in the right place.
The Star Press |
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CUISINE, MUSIC, DANCE AT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AUG. 16 IN VINELAND
An around-the-world panorama of sight, sound, and taste will be yours to enjoy in downtown Vineland at the second annual International Food & Cultural Festival, to be held on Saturday, August 16, from 3 to 8 p.m., on the 500 block of Landis Avenue, in Vineland.
Daily Journal |
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Festival Miami showcases multicultural rhythms
Fans snapped their fingers and tapped their feet as the "swinging Brazilian jazz machine," Nosso Trio, jammed through the evening.
The Miami Hurricane |
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West's music needs to be more original
I’ve figured out Kanye West’s songwriting formula: Ego + catchy, well-mixed beats + someone else’s material + more ego/over-the-top showboating. In his latest single, “Homecoming,” featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay fame, West calls back to his hometown of Chicago.
The State News |
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Eclectic Beaux Arts festival draws many to UM campus
A boy walks toward a 7-foot sculpture of a rusted, Terminator-like eagle, surrounded by people in awe saying, "marvelous" and "I would buy that." He takes one look.
The Miami Hurricane |
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Education feature: Singing for a grade
In the minimal light backstage, Caleb Brandon took his place behind a podium and placed a headset on his head. He took a deep breath as the first song began.
Clovis News Journal |
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“SO WHAT” SINGER P!NK RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE Fifth Studio Album Is Scheduled For October 27th Release
Çѹ·Õè 24 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2551 09:19 ¹. Grammy winning, platinum-selling singer P!nk, will soon return to radio airwaves with her newest single, “So What.” The anthemic song is the lead single from her forthcoming untitled fifth studio offering, set for release on October 27th.
Thaipr.net |
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Summer's biggest party
If rising temperatures are not making a day on the lake look attractive enough, maybe the addition of food, fun and music will. On Saturday, July 26, Russell Marine will host Sea Ray’s Aquapalooza event on Lake Martin.
The Alexander City Outlook |
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Fox Jumping With 'Glee,' Murphy
Fox is giddy with excitement over a high school musical from "Nip/Tuck" creator Ryan Murphy. The network has ordered a pilot and four scripts for "Glee," a one-hour comedy from 20th Century Fox TV that revolves around the apparently cut-throat world of high school glee clubs.
TV Week |
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City prepares for 'Summer of Love'
Downtown Woodstock merchants will spend one night next month reliving an event that made its name a part of pop culture. Merchants will continue their monthly Friday Night Live series with a "Summer of Love" festival from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1.
Cherokee Tribune |
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Growing Full Compass will move to new Madison building
MIDDLETON — The economy may be sagging, but musicians need to sing, preachers need to preach and TV stations need to create and broadcast programs. What they all need is professional audio, video and lighting equipment, and Full Compass Systems is there to provide it. Business has stayed so strong for Full Compass — with 160 employees and close to $100 million in annual revenue — that the ...
Wisconsin State Journal |
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Martin County Commission candidates court young voters
Organized by the Young Professionals of Martin County and the Martin County Future Group, “So Why Vote?” was designed to answer questions about the most important issues for voters in their 20s and 30s.
Stuart News |
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2 eagles named by Miley, Billy Ray to be set free
Two 14-week-old American bald eagles named by Disney star Miley Cyrus and her country singer father, Billy Ray Cyrus, will be released into the wild Thursday at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
WPVI-TV Philadelphia |
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Lyn Yarows Run/Walk Saturday at Hudson Mills
The Lyn Yarows†5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday with all the proceeds going to Hudson Mills Metropark. "We†will be placing a bench, a table and a tree in her honor," said Katie Jazwinski, one of the event organizors.
The Chelsea Standard |
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Love the roots you grow from
We all have ancestors. No matter for how many generations our families have lived in this country, it could be said that we were all immigrants at some (distant or near) past. Even the First Nations people of this land descend from those who came here from elsewhere, probably from Asia.
Orangeville Citizen |
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Yankee Homecoming notebook
Greek Food Festival Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on Harris Street will host its annual Greek Food Festival from Friday, July 25, through Sunday, July 27. The menu includes gyros, lamb shanks, moussaka, chicken, lamb and pork kabobs, keftethes, spinach pie, pastichio, Greek salad, plaki (fish) and Greek pastries. Festival hours are Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 ...
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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Comstock organizer: shows will go on
Most of the last two weeks have been a nail-biter for Jim Proskocil, the new organizer of the Comstock Music Series.
Grand Island Independent |
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