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Comedy show storms back to town
DUE to public demand, the highly acclaimed musical comedy show, The Loser, is back in East London. Starring Johannesburg-based comedian Aaron McIlroy, the show starts tonight at the Alexander Playhouse in Cambridge.
Daily Dispatch
Bo Diddley's Memorial Set for Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL -- Touring musicians and band members will pay their respects to Bo Diddley in Gainesville this weekend.  Some events are open to the public.
First Coast News
Music Review: Mike Zito - Today
One of St. Louis' best-kept secrets may not be a secret much longer. With the tragic, unexpected death of Sean Costello, the blues world lost a guy I and others thought was the Next Big Thing in that idiom. The good news is that there are still others out there working hard to put their own stamp on the blues with a level of passion and prowess that approaches Costello's. One of those guys is ...
Blogcritics.org
Martha Wainwright Teaming Up With KT Tunstall For Tour
Singer songwriter Martha Wainwright will be touring with KT Tunstall starting August 4 in Northampton, MA.
antiMUSIC
Bo Diddley dead at 79
Fearless visionary took percussive musical style from South Side streets to hugely influential, if underappreciated, heightsJagger: 'We will never see his like again' Rock 'n' roll is the story of amplified personality, but even in an art form that celebrates outsize characters, Bo Diddley was a larger-than-life innovator.
Chicago Tribune
T-Pain Launches Indie Label
T-Pain steps into the forefront of the digital music world with the launch of his full service, independent record label
antiMUSIC
Driving force of rock, Bo Diddley, dies at 79
Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79.
The Palm Beach Post
BO DIDDLEY 1928-2008
HE ROCKED, WE ROLLED Bo Diddley was as essential to the creation of rock ‘n’ roll as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Little Richard, though he seldom got the credit or the accolades that were showered on his better-known peers. The singer-guitarist, who died Monday at 79 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., had been ill since last year, when he suffered a stroke and later a heart attack. ...
The State
Willie Nile Remembers Bo Diddley
A true rock legend has passed. Bo Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida, according to a statement from his management company. He was 79. Willie Nile has issued a statement remembering Diddley
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Pinetop Perkins, the Eveready Bunny of the blues
Pinetop Perkins, the Eveready Bunny of the blues
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Polka losing popularity in northern Minn.
WINTON, Minn. (AP) — The draw of polka music just isn't what it used to be.
Winona Daily News
Stars in Cambridge for DJ’s marriage
THE quiet East London suburb of Cambridge will be turned into a “little Hollywood” when the cream of the country’s entertainment industry descend on it to witness prominent DJ Tulz marry his longtime girlfriend this weekend.
Daily Dispatch
UDM says no to ‘jumping and jiving’
THE official opposition in the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) Municipality is up in arms after the council spent hundreds of thousands of rands to stage an HIV/Aids benefit concert featuring top gospel artists.
Daily Dispatch
Belvidere City Council approves Heritage Days necessities
In a few brief moves Monday, the City Council set the table for this year’s Heritage Days festival.
Rockford Register Star
Van Halen concert 'all about attitude'
GRAND RAPIDS -- Halfway through Van Halen's raucous "You Really Got Me" opener on Monday night, lead singer David Lee Roth shook guitarist Eddie Van Halen's hand, with both veteran rockers beaming broadly.
The Grand Rapids Press
Obituary: Bo Diddley / Pioneering rock guitarist whose beat had wide influence
Primal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Spiralfrog.com To Offer Downloads From EMI Artists
SpiralFrog Inc., which operates an ad-supported, free music and video download Web site, said Monday it will soon begin offering content from Coldplay, Keith Urban and other recording artists as part of a new licensing deal with EMI Music.
CBS News
Poohkwang concert, tons of surprises at the Music Museum
Everyone is looking forward to the " Poohkwang " concert of comedic icons Pokwang and Pooh , Fridays and Saturdays of June, 8pm at the Music Museum.
ABS-CBNNEWS.com
An Original Rocker
Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died yesterday after months of ill health. He was 79.
Winston-Salem Journal
Rock 'N' Roll Icon Diddley Dies At 79
Bo Diddley, 79, a singer and guitarist who invented his own name, his own guitars, his own beat and, with a handful of other musical pioneers, rock 'n' roll itself, died Monday of heart failure in Archer.
The Tampa Tribune
Weiss given prison time, told to pay $9.7 million
LOS ANGELES -- Prominent lawyer Melvyn Weiss was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison after authorities accused him of helping orchestrate a lucrative lawsuit-kickback scheme targeting some of
Winston-Salem Journal
Talk: Finding just the right words to say about us
Is this a great city or what? Every four years or so, just like the country picks a new president, the city of Columbia begins the process of picking a new slogan. Really, you can almost book it that city leaders will be searching for a new catchphrase when they realize the one they spent so much time and money on is a total dud. Look at the storied history. In 1998, Columbia idea man Marvin ...
The State
Obituary: GORDON BADE
Gordon Bade found pleasure in the alto saxophone and clarinet, and one could say the winds of those instruments carried him to a wife and music partner — Becky Bade.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5
Take5 Today
Guitarist Marc Keller is one of Asheville's true veteran musicians, playing around here since 1985. Catch him tonight at the Bistro at Vincenzo's Italian restaurant, 10 N. Market St.
Asheville Citizen-Times
Spiralfrog.com to offer downloads from EMI artists
SpiralFrog Inc., which operates an ad-supported, free music and video download Web site, said Monday it will soon begin offering content from Coldplay, Keith Urban and other recording artists as part of a new licensing deal with EMI Music. Terms of the deal between the New York-based company and Britain-based EMI Music, a unit of EMI Group PLC, were not disclosed. The EMI deal gives SpiralFrog ...
The State
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