MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Jun 30, 2012

Five questions with Annabelle Road singer Amanda Bailey Detroit Free Press Since bowing half a decade ago, Annabelle Road has emerged as one of Detroit's best-loved country music outfits, a regular on the area festival schedule, Michigan club scene and even national circuit. See all stories on this topic »

Oklahoma City area barbershop chorus singers get hooked on harmony of music ... NewsOK.com Music Central is one of four barbershop choruses that performs regularly in the Oklahoma City metro area, offering concerts, appearances for school and civic groups, singingValentines and, above all, that rich barbershop sound. Music Central and OK ... See all stories on this topic »

The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne on record-breaking tour, Erykah Badu and ... NOLA.com The band's eight-shows-in-24-hours marathon concludes at the New Orleans House of Blues. ... The concert marathon is in conjunction with the inaugural O Music Awards, a production of VH1's parent company meant to honor innovators in digital music. The ... See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

Plus-Sized Fashionista Dancin' To The Music NPR DOLAN: And I'm also listening to "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees. (SOUNDBITE OFSONG, "STAYING ALIVE "). BEE GEES: (Singing) Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk. Music loud and women warm, I've been ... See all stories on this topic »

July concert guide: Mayhem, Miranda Lambert, Beach Boys AZ Central.com Here's a look at those concerts and more, including a handful of smallerartists well worth checking out (Bass Drum of Death, Simon Joyner, Ava Luna and Ed Schrader's Music Beat chief among them). Loading list... ALT ...A review of "Gangs" at Drowned ... See all stories on this topic » AZ Central.com

Song Premiere: The Raveonettes, 'Observations' RollingStone.com "'Observations' is sort of the blueprint for this album," singer/guitarist Sune Rose Wagner, one half of the Danish duo, tells Rolling Stone. "It captures a ... Wagner, who was inspired by the simplistic musicalpatterns of the Doors, was also ... See all stories on this topic » RollingStone.com

Iron Maiden Summon 'Seventh Son' in Massachusetts and New York - Concert ... Loudwire After Alice Cooper performed a solid opening act, which consisted of classics such as 'I'm Eighteen' and 'School's Out,' and featured female lead guitarist Orianthi Panagaris, New York's Jones Beach Theater was buzzing with 15000 maniacal fans. This ... See all stories on this topic »

Opera singers tune-up before cycling away Canada.com It's not uncommon to associate the opera with heavy-set women in grand old concerthalls, belting. ... “We also want to dispel the notion of who a typical opera singer is. ...Instruments will be stowed away in small trailers, which will be attached to ... See all stories on this topic »

Sibongile's soulful journey in song Independent Online Because of her father, who was a professor of music and taught throughout his life, she has turned this mini tour into an educational opportunity, using theconcerts to mentor 12 up-and-coming choristers who were chosen in a vigorous selection process ... See all stories on this topic » Independent Online

Concerts Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Bay Street Brassworks, performing classical, Dixieland, show tunes, patriotic songs and big-band music. Wildflower Music ... Miranda Lambert, country music's reigning Female Vocalist of the Year with guests Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett. Toyota ... See all stories on this topic »

'Journeys' goes along for the ride with Neil Young Kansas City Star p><p> This is the third concert film Demme has done with the multiple Grammy winner, who wrote the Oscar-nominated title song for the director's 1993 AIDS drama "Philadelphia." Documentaries in ... This film is all about the instruments, from Young's ... See all stories on this topic »

Conservatory concert series announced Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (blog) Fort Wayne, IN: Today Al Moll, Director of the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department and Mitch Sheppard, Manager of the Botanical Conservatory, announced the summer concert series at the Botanical Conservatory. This season the music takes an ... See all stories on this topic »

It's summertime and the reading gives way to live music phillyBurbs.com It is time to grab a lawn chair and head to the library amphitheater for Friday and Saturday night concerts as the sun goes down. Tribute bands, party ... July 30 (2:30 p.m.): Librarian Dawn Ferris will show you how to turn your digital camera ... See all stories on this topic »

Sax Powerhouse Mindi Abair Tours with Rock Legends Aerosmith Voice of America (blog) Diaa Bekheet | Washington, DC – American saxophone powerhouse andsinger Mindi Abair is on concert tour with legendary rock & roll band Aerosmith. Abair, who is also a songwriter and bandleader, is the featured saxophonist on the group's six-week ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America (blog)

Live: Concha Buika Plays With Pronouns... And You Village Voice (blog) What she failed to add, which she's previously confided in interviews, is that she believes serious singers should also study theory and play instruments. While on tour she is writing new songs and preparing to record tracks with two different symphony ... See all stories on this topic » Village Voice (blog)

Dianne Mower Promises Trinidadian 'Sound Of Music' At Japanalia Hartford Courant It can be a totally new take on a song, a varied mix of genre flavors from bop to Broadway or surprise additions to the personnel in her mini-troupe of talented friends who sing or play musical instruments. Past guest best friends, for example, have ... See all stories on this topic » Hartford Courant

Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' The Guardian Millions have been spent to create a gargantuan scenic machine of creakily moving planks, which overshadowed the singers, even cowed them." He'll spend ... There will be songs from musicals and two concerts of unbridled Welshness, with a 500-strong ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Esperanza Spalding: Daring art under strained circumstances Chicago Tribune Jazz singer-bassist Esperanza Spalding shocked the music world last year when she won the best new artist Grammy Award, topping Justin Bieber. On Monday night, she played her biggest Chicago-area show to date, at the Ravinia Festival, in Highland ... See all stories on this topic »

Out & About Canada.com Influenced by Piaf, Fitzgerald & Holiday, Keizur presents a jazz show in both French and English at the Diners Rendezvous downtown, 8 p.m. For reservations/tickets in advance, call 250-740-1133 ext. ... Join the concert and/or dance band. ... CAMERATA ... See all stories on this topic »

Arts and entertainment calendar for June 28 Franklin Park Herald Concerts may be canceled due to inclement weather two hours before performance and a banner will be hung on the stage to let the public know. Visit www.oakparkparks.com. July 1: Classical Blast combines rock music with classical instruments. July 8: ... See all stories on this topic »

Beach Boys surfing by on nostalgia The Virginian-Pilot Once upon time, way up in an ivory tower in a far-off place, a group of self-important rock critics must have gathered and determined which musicalacts are sacrosanct. ... "Senior Citizen" Virginia Beach Boardwalk Flash Mob promoting Beach Boys 50th ... See all stories on this topic » The Virginian-Pilot

On YouTube, Amateur Is the New Pro New York Times For some, it is an infinite museum of moving images: Patti Smith singing“You Light Up My Life” on a 1970s kids' show; Mike Wallace puffing Luckys through an interview with Salvador Dalí; forgotten teenage dance shows. For others, this ... Aside from ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Spellbound by Jason Mraz The Sun Daily LAST week's concert at Stadium Merdeka by US singer-songwriter Jason Mraz was a celebration of his two favourite themes, music and love. At hisshow, part of his global 'Tour is a Four Letter Word' concert, Mraz performedsongs from his latest album ... See all stories on this topic » The Sun Daily

Rock Star Skills Danville Commercial News Five professional musicians, including Tom Grassman, Michael “Guido” Estevez and Jeff Markland of the The Chicago Blackhawks Band, the official band of the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, and another eight guest musicians spent the week with the ... See all stories on this topic »

Preview calendar: Theater and auditions for June 28-July 4 North County Times "Hoodoo Love" ---- Mo'olelo Performing Arts presents Katori Hall's play with blues musicabout an aspiring young black blues singer trying to make her way during the Great Depression; previews, 8 p.m. June 14; regular performances 8 p.m. June 21-23 ... See all stories on this topic »

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