MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Jan 14, 2012

MAJOR MINOR: Singer's death inspires nostalgic concerts Columbus Other Paper The suicidal death last year of Mark Farmiloe, former lead singer and provocateur of Pica Huss and the Econothugs--two bands that figured prominently in Columbus's punk scene a couple of decades ago--has indirectly brought a New Orleans-style response. ... See all stories on this topic »

Local singing group Stambandet brings Scandinavian music to the region Daily News Transcript The joke among the group's members is that many of the songs are depressing, depicting the lost loves and even a mother singing to her baby, which she is burying. But the group's signature song, an Icelandic tune called “A Spregisandi,” strikes more of ... See all stories on this topic »

Her music changed lives - Concert to honor Debbie Friedman's memory Washington Jewish Week Song leaders from all over the country were gathering and singing and paying tribute. Baydush and Katz connected with Sally Heckelman, Liz Kruger and Jill Moskowitz and within weeks performed a sing-a-long concert in front of over 250 people at ... See all stories on this topic »

Music Sings to Students Through Bravo Waukegan! Patch.com “The smiles on the faces of the parents at the spring music concert, and the confidence that I see on the faces of the young musicians is incredible,” said Batiste. One little girlwho had just sung at the theatre with her chorus was overheard by a ... See all stories on this topic »

Leaderless, A Hybrid Swings Forward New York Times The drummer Terri Lyne Carrington put out an album last year called “The Mosaic Project,” with all female musicians and singers from different aesthetic areas and generations, swing and backbeats, melodic improvising and rapping, the whole thing ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Thirty-three years after her first win, reclusive Kate Bush is up for another ... Daily Mail The star, now 53, has been short-listed in the Best British Female Solo Artist category. She is vying for the accolade with contemporary singers Adele, Jessie J, Laura Marling and Florence & The Machine. Miss Bush has won the Best British Female Solo ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Arts and entertainment calendar for Jan. 12 Chicago Sun-Times New Philharmonic will present a concert staging of Giacomo Puccini's “Madama Butterfly” at 8 pm Jan. 27-28 at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Guest artists include soprano Michelle Areyzaga, ... See all stories on this topic »

Grassroots bluegrass band coming to Rockville Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online “It's a nice colorful visual addition to a show,” he says. “It kind of breaks up the all thesinging and the picking.” Lynch prefers to touch on a wider world than just bluegrassmusic in the shows, and is happy to add Schatz's clogging and hambone ... See all stories on this topic »

A band of many talents St.Petersburg Times.ru By Sergey Chernov Markscheider Kunst has managed to keep its sense of humor and have fun at its concerts, while its peers have grown deadly serious, the veteran St. Petersburg band's singer and guitarist Sergei “Yefr” Yefremenko says. ... See all stories on this topic »

Audition list for Jan. 13 and beyond Plain Dealer (blog) Singers: 6-9 pm Friday, Jan. 13. Come prepared with 16 measures of both a gospel and contemporary song to be sung a cappella. Dancers: 6-8 pm Friday, Jan. 13. Come prepared to dance and be ready to dance barefoot. Director: Sharolyn Ferebee. ... See all stories on this topic »

Live Music Roundup – January 12, 2012 Tweed Shire Echo Community News Now Carlotta brings you her brilliant one-woman show Carlotta Live for one unforgettable night at the Currumbin RSL on Saturday. Irish singer-songwriter Mick McHugh has clocked up over twenty nominations in international, national and regional ... See all stories on this topic »

Aural Fixation: What Really Constitutes A 'Joyful Noise'? Film School Rejects But again, the song ended up taking me out of the moment rather than drawing me into it. A gospel choir singing, “Up in the church with my homies, trying to get a lil' praise on” (instead of, “Up in the club with my homies, tryin' to get a lil' VI”) ... See all stories on this topic »

Why music matters: A breathless Musiqa concert makes the case for contemporary ... CultureMap Houston Art will do what artists want it to do, and this Musiqa concert, like others I have attended, reinforces the tenant that performances like these keep audiences reflecting many days after the curtain falls. See all stories on this topic »

Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum and more added to 2012 CMA Music ... NewsOK.com (blog) CMA Music Festival celebrates the unique relationship between countrymusic artists and their fans in the heart of Music City USA. The artistsparticipate for free, and on their behalf, CMA has donated half the net proceeds of the Festival to support ... See all stories on this topic » NewsOK.com (blog)

David Johansen to play rare acoustic show in Long Branch The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Then came his most improbable reinvention — into Buster Poindexter, a lounge lizard singing standards, old R&B and world music. As Poindexter, Johansen scored a big hit with “Hot Hot Hot,” a remake of an international soca blockbuster. ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Claire Lynch Band at Putney's Next Stage Bennington Banner The musicians, collectively, have gained accolades including the International BluegrassMusic Association Female Vocalist of the Year and two Grammy nominations for Best Bluegrass Album (for Lynch), two IBMA Bass Player of the Year awards (for Schatz) ... See all stories on this topic »

How Singing Can Reduce the NHS Budget Huffington Post UK (blog) I'm lucky because part of my work involves producing musical events so I know professional opera singers and a brilliant pianist, Emily Leather who can play almost anysong you request. If you want a thrill try hitting some high notes in a duet with an ... See all stories on this topic »

Most anticipated albums of early 2012, from Nicki Minaj to GBV AZ Central.com Lead singer Matthew Caws says, "to name a few, with this album, we made a conscious decision to preserve what it felt like in the practice room, when you play with that new-song energy."(Out Tuesday, Jan. 24) The iconicsinger-songwriter, ... See all stories on this topic » AZ Central.com

Entertainment listings Vancouver Sun River Rock Show Theatre, Richmond . Jan. 20, 8 pm . $64.50/$54.50, Ticketmaster, riverrock. com Waiting For: A group exhibition featuring four female artists, marking the 100th anniversary of the former BC Electric Railway Company Terminal where the ... See all stories on this topic »

Spring 2012 Milwaukee Arts Guide: Music ThirdCoast Digest Also eyecatching is a concert May 4 and 5 featuring Qigang Chen's Iris dévoilée, which brings in guest artists on traditional Chinese instruments like the pipa and erhu. The Skylight Opera will begin 2012 with a revival of last year's Gershwin and ... See all stories on this topic » ThirdCoast Digest

Community Calendar | Jan. 14, 2012 The State UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: USC Gospel Choir and the Hallelujah Singers, 6 pm Sunday at the Koger Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $10; students, $5. Day of Service, 9:30 am-3 pm Monday; 1-4 pm Friday and 8:30 am-3 pm Jan. 21. ... See all stories on this topic »

Winter Arts Preview 2012 Santa Barbara Independent The list of their collaborators reads like a who's-who of classical and jazz and includes such outstanding artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, and Paquito D'Rivera. Tuesday, February 14, at 8 pm Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com. ... See all stories on this topic » Santa Barbara Independent

'Battlestar Galactica' and 'The Walking Dead' composer Bear McCreary would ... Death and Taxes Also you hear singing in Irish Gaelic, as well as a song that I wrote in Armenian, which is heard in the beginning of season three. They were there because the show needed a multicultural sound, but they were also there because that was my way of ... See all stories on this topic » Death and Taxes

Modern and classical, hand in hand: Israeli Chamber Project bringing verve ... Jweekly.com The Chamber Project, which is based in Israel and New York, performed last year at San Francisco State University as part of the Morrison Artists Series, a lineup billed as “cutting-edge classical music concerts by internationally acclaimed chamber ... See all stories on this topic » Jweekly.com

Concert to benefit Interfaith Ministries Anniston Star Rather, The Dill Pickers are a theatrical music group that plays everything from doo-wop to jazz. They even throw in some costume changes for good measure. “I like to say that we're a vocal band that happens to own bluegrass instruments,” Dill ... See all stories on this topic »

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