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Soundcheck: Jtx - By Jeff Niesel
Having worked as the personal assistant for Marilyn Manson, singer JTX has seen his share of rock-star antics. To some degree, that inspired his tune "(I'm Gonna) Party Like a Rockstar" from his self-released 2007 debut, With Love From Detroit. But JTX, whose father was Jay Thomas, a popular New York City DJ and a guest star on the sitcom Cheers, isn't a one-trick pony. He's written songs for ... Cleveland Free Times
Review: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
UPDATED: 09 :57 a.m. EDT, August 06, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more! The Plain Dealer
Music: All The Rage - Nineties Acts Make Impressive Showings At Lollapalooza
By Jeff Niesel CHICAGO -- Looking at the names of the headliners at this year's Lollapalooza, you could be forgiven for thinking it was 1998 and not 2008. Acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine were all big back then. Not that there's anything wrong with any of the bands. The line-up was as solid as any of the previous festivals that have visited Chicago since ... Cleveland Free Times
Music: Apocalypse Now - Jake La Botz Comes To Town On His Third Tattoo-parlor Tour
By Brian Baker Delta/Piedmont blues translator Jake La Botz possesses the kind of résumé that would seem like fiction if it weren't for the facts. Raised by his radical leftist union organizer/journalist father in Chicago, La Botz loved acting early on, ushering at local theaters at age 8 just to see free plays. He tried high school fine arts for a year, got into punk, then stole a car at 15 ... Cleveland Free Times
Music: Culture Jamming: Bank Shot - A Botched Heist Tops This Week's Pop-culture Picks
By Michael Gallucci TOP PICK The Bank Job (Lionsgate)This complex movie, based on a true story, weaves together petty thieves, dirty cops, some dude who calls himself Michael X and a member of the royal family caught in a threesome. Things go horribly wrong for everyone involved. The brooding Jason Statham stars as the mastermind behind a bank heist … or is someone else really pulling the ... Cleveland Free Times
Italy: Sultan's royal band to perform in Palermo
Italy: Sultan's royal band to perform in Palermo (AKI) - The royal band of the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos Bin Said, will perform a free concert in the Sicilian capital, Palermo, on Wednesday evening.The sultan, one of the richest monarchs in the world, arrived at the city's Falcone and Borsellino Airport on his private Boeing 747 for a brief vacation on Tuesday.Details of his visit ... Adnkronos
Music: Local Disc Reviews
Mark Freeman,/strong> Cold Feet (self-released)markfreemanmusic.com After taking a long break from performing, Mark Freeman made his way back to the music scene to deliver a folk-rock album that delves into American history. Backed by a tremendous band called the Devil's Herd, Freeman unveils stories of love, sorrow and adventure. Whether he's singing about Pancho Villa in "Senorita" or a ... Cleveland Free Times
Music: The Boys Of Summer - Boston Band Headlines Soundtrack Of Your Summer
By Brittany Moseley The Boston-based band Boys Like Girls doesn't have time for haters. Call its music predictable, naive or cookie-cutter, and the group - singer Martin Johnson, guitarist Paul DiGiovanni, drummer John Keefe and bassist Bryan Donahue - won't mind. It's too busy selling albums and selling out shows. After two years of promoting its self-titled debut, Boys Like Girls finally has ... Cleveland Free Times
Music: The Byrds, John Hiatt, We Are Scientists, And More - This Week's Concert Previews
John Hiatt There are two songwriters coexisting in John Hiatt's body, one magnifying his quirky charm and the other swelling his bank account and raising his profile. On the one hand, Hiatt has a propensity for writing incredibly personal songs, brimming with intimate details of his life and populated with his patented brand of challenging phrasing, loping syncopation and breathless lyrical ... Cleveland Free Times
Concert Box: Your Concert Calendar
THIS WEEKTHURSDAY, AUG. 7A Change of Pace/Houston Calls/Socratic/Trillit: 7 p.m., $10 ADV (all ages, add $2 at door under 21). Musica, 51 E. Market St., Akron, 330-374-1114.Matt Costa: 8:30 p.m., $15 ADV/$17 DOS. Beachland, 15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124.Ferras * CANCELED: House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583, www.hob.com/.Anthony Green (of Circa Survive): $12. Grog Shop, 2785 ... Cleveland Free Times
Discourse Feature: Mad Max - Cavalera Returns To Form With Soulfly's Conquer
By D.x. Ferris As the former bandleader/mastermind of Sepultura, Max Cavalera left a mark on metal like few others. Since he left that band in 1996, not so much. In 1997, he convened Soulfly, announcing a new project that would be a rotating lineup of players who would play his music, his way, whichever way struck him. And the ideas that have hit him since haven't always grabbed headbangers by ... Cleveland Free Times
Discourse Review: Scars On Broadway, Ida, Black Light Burns, And More
Scars on Broadway Scars on Broadway (Interscope)With System of a Down on hiatus, drummer John Dolmayan and backup singer/guitarist Daron Malakian are biding their time in Scars on Broadway. The group's self-titled debut should please System fans that have little patience for the band's schizophrenic sideways leaps between new metal, old metal, erratic rock and traditional Turkish flourishes. ... Cleveland Free Times
Arts Lead: Worlds Collide - Time For Three With The Cleveland Pops At Blossom
By Michael Gill Violinist Zach DePue and his Time For Three bandmates dwell in that musical realm populated by Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, the double-bass adventures of Edgar Meyer and other topflight musicians who have plied their classical chops to the world's vernacular music to synthesize something new. Librarians and record shopkeepers call it "crossover," and the history of DePue's ... Cleveland Free Times
Biography
Born in the UK and now residing in Barcelona, Spain, Dave Wilkinson (aka David Philips) is a hyperactive guitarist, singer songwriter, so unable to sit still for 5 minutes that he needs 2 names! All About Jazz
Arts: When Granny Met Sonny - Musicalizing The Cult Film Harold And Maude
By Keith A. Joseph A long time ago, before John Travolta conquered the discos, there flourished a movie repertory house in Little Italy called the New Mayfield. In this distant epoch, films couldn't be downloaded or rented on DVD or video. Thus, those with an adventurous cinematic palate had to seek out antiques and esoterica at the aforementioned venue. Whenever this feisty little theater ... Cleveland Free Times
Dining Lead: All That, And Jazz - Live Music And Smooth Service Bode Well For Jazz 28's Future
By Douglas Trattner Rare are the occasions that I feel like I've stumbled upon an obscure hot spot. I'm often one of the first through the turnstiles at new restaurants, eager to sneak an anonymous peek at the latest culinary offering. Trustworthy spies divulge which ones are best saved for a later date. But there has been almost zero intel on Jazz 28, and frankly, the joint wasn't high on my ... Cleveland Free Times
A Swell Party , with Sunday 's Evans and Friedman, Begins London Run Aug. 6
Daniel Evans, the Tony-nominated star of the recent Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George and Maria Friedman (who starred in the original London production of that Sondheim musical) co-star in a short run of A Swell Party, a concert celebration of the work of Cole Porter, which begins performances Aug. 6 at Cadogan Hall, off Sloane Square. Playbill
Sony buys out Bertelsmann share of music business
Sony has announced plans to purchase Bertelsmann 's 50 per cent stake in Sony BMG. After the acquisition, the music company, to be called Sony Music Entertainment, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. Infomatics
Stage director calls to support Persian Gulf artworks
Iran -Persian Gulf Artworks Noted stage director said that Persian Gulf is the spiritual heritage of the country and people should support artists whose works feature the huge waterway. Islamic Republic News Agency
Good Day Baltimore: Jonas Brothers take Baltimore by storm today
A live performance of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" takes place today. The story is about a baby elephant's curiosity and desire to learn, and the show is backed with a full musical score and decorative costumes. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $6-$7. Carroll Arts Center, 91 West Man St., Westminster. Baltimore Examiner
Limestone briefs
The Flashbacks will perform a benefit concert to raise scholarship money for Tennessee Valley area students interested in attending Florida College. The Huntsville Times
Other Local News Section
New home, down home In their minds, they heard haunting strands of banjo music. In conversations with friends, they endured jokes about road-kill rodents and north Georgia backwaters. Forsyth County News Front Page
Christian Singer: Daughter's Death Made Me Question My Faith
Grammy-winning Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman says the tragic death of his 5-year-old daughter Maria Sue made him question his faith. "My son said the other day, we are a family of great faith, but we're a family with a lot of questions," he said in an interview on ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday. "But that's what faith is — it's living with the questions," Chapman ... US Weekly
The Harpist
Bette Vidrine’s musicianship took her on an adventure to the top of the world — but she’s always content to share the music at home. The Times of Acadiana
O'Fallon to celebrate Homecoming
Music, parades, pageants, athletic events, carnival rides, food and more will be on tap in O'Fallon this weekend as the city celebrates its 89th homecoming event. St. Clair County Journal