 NewsOK.com And what Muppet tribute would be complete without Kermit's gentle theme song of tolerance and acceptance, “Bein' Green,” done with country-tinged acoustic breeziness by singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. This is all an effort to call attention to the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| At the Gardner, new venue and new vitality Boston Globe Among the many other highlights of the season is a visit by the early music ensemble Anonymous 4, whose four singers will be marking 25 years together (Jan. 29). The Filipina pianist Cecile Licad returns to the Gardner for two concerts mixing works by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lena Prima performs 'Concert for the Community,' salutes legendary father Las Vegas Review-Journal Backed by her six-piece band, Prima, 47, will belt out original songs from her CD, "Since the Storm," that was dedicated to Hurricane Katrina survivors -- including "Silly in the Middle," nominated for best jazz song of 2010 at the Hollywood Music in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Archives: Remembering Aaliyah Washington Post (blog) That song bodes well for Aaliyah's future and the themes she has yet to tackle. By Teresa Wiltz, Washington Post Staff Writer From the start — even when, to quote from her first CD, she was just a teenager with “a '90s swing” — Aaliyah knew how to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Music producer makes singing debut Danville Commercial News Bell has been playing drums since he was 5; at 11, he played keyboard and wrote his first song. At 15, he began producing music for local artists. Bell got his nickname, Doc Sizzo, from rapper BB Jay, who described his music as “sizzling hot. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Just a zealous guy Herald Scotland Which, given the former Roxy Music singer and style icon's aristocratic social connections, his place in the Sunday Times rich list and his recently acquired CBE status, is a perfectly reasonable observation. In a rare burst of August sun, Ferry, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Plainfield performer sees 'Celebrity Status' Chicago Sun-Times Abshear is also excited about his upcoming 10-song CD with his label, Broken Records, and is certain people will thoroughly enjoy its electronic dance and hip hop tracks. “Each song will be perfect,” Abshear said. “My producer, Jesse Saunders, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Peeples Place at KHTS, Aug. 26, 2011 KHTS Radio And so on the new album, there's a little song called "Soul Meeting" by a group called Soul Clan, and that band was actually five lead singers — Joe Tex, Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Ben E. King and Don Covay. So, what we did was we got five lead ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bluesy singer Marsha Evans has been a performer since childhood STLtoday.com "I remember it so well from what I was wearing, this blue sleeveless dress, to the dance part in thesong to the roar of the audience," she says of their recital of "Five Little Pennies." Evans comes from a musical family. Her mother, Justine Bolar, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Classical Streaming's Fitful Baby Steps New York Times Fire up the Spotify player, type in the name of an artist, album or song, and presto. Select a track and hit play: the music streams instantly. No downloading required. Sound quality, though not equivalent to a CD's, is acceptable for casual listening ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| At Wolf Trap Opera gala, enough star wattage to power operahouse 40 more years Washington Post Even the usually fine Emily Pulley was a little pale in Rusalka's “Song to the Moon” from Dvorak's opera. One wondered if Wolf Trap's distracting amplification — which here, as in “Sweeney Todd” earlier this summer, had a way of changing levels while ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A conversation with Amy Grant, who's coming here Sunday Destin Log and Walton Log “I laugh with my husband (country star Vince Gill) all the time because he'll come in with an idea for asong, and he'll start to play it for me. And I can tell that he's choked up, not because it's sad but just because music moves you. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World of WarCrafts: The musical compositions of Daniela Joystiq Daniela, or Starwarspunk as she's known on YouTube, has been gaming for a long time and creatingmusic even longer. In addition to creating songs, she also collaborates with other YouTube artistswho remix her work with an electronic flair -- I love ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Songs I like by artists I hate Schenectady Gazette (blog) “Golgi Apparatus” by Phish I do not like Phish at all, but once upon a time I possessed the Phish CD“Junta,” and it contained this fine song, about the part of the cell that processes and packages macromolecules, such as proteins and lipids. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Luke Bryan -- A Day in the Life The Boot "The music that I grew up loving, I always hope is in my music. I grew up really gravitating to the fun country songs that were big hits, and watching artists like [Kenny] Chesney and [Tim] McGraw, who had big, fun up-tempos." Speaking of Tim McGraw, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CD reviews: Buddy Holly's retro mix Aspen Times Buddy Holly's songs were created before anyone could even float the argument that rock 'n' roll was art. Holly's songs, then, were simple and straightforward, and on the compilation “Rave On Buddy Holly,” a wide spectrum of singers see the songs as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gospel festival and concert totakeplace next month in Berlin Ocean City Today Tindley was a Methodist minister and gospel music composer, who wrote such songs as “We'll Understand It Better By And By” and “I'll Overcome Some Day” (later changed to “We Shall Over Come”). The festival honors Tindley's legacy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| One-man band Preston Smith has two new CDs on the way and a gig in Ventura Ventura County Star We do a lot of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, and a lot of funk songs like Sly Stone and all that electric stuff. But solo, it's more freewheeling; I can try out songs I just wrote or a song I wrote 15 years ago. I don't have to think who knows what with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The Big Gigs: Aug. 26-Sept. 1 Minneapolis Star Tribune The moniker comes from his dad's helicopter unit in the Vietnam War, and the songs come from his own unit in the western 'burbs, where he serves alongside a wife, kids, dog, etc. (There's even a songcalled "Dog.") The album is charmingly whimsical and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CD review: Pistol Annies 'Hell on Heels' NewsOK.com The 10 tracks strike much deeper than the sassy kiss-offs and power ballads that female singerstypically belt out in the pop-infused contemporary country era. “Housewife's Prayer” crackles with escalating desperation, “Trailer for Rent” builds slowly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Mr. Big brings matured sound to HOB Myrtle Beach Sun News The song's chorus leads with, “I'm the one who wants to be with you. Deep inside your heart, I hope you feel it, too …” Sheehan called Mr. Big's reunion to celebrate its 20-year anniversary “a beautiful thing” for him, guitarist Paul Gilbert, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Hank Williams' Life After Death CMT.com He later decided to contact other artists to finish and record the songs. In an interview with MTV in 2008, Jack White mentioned that Dylan had told him about the project and asked him to finish one Williams song. When I was working on Music Row at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Steve Smith: Classic rock, pop and country Long Beach Press-Telegram QUEEN HONORED British rockers Queen will receive the BMI Icon Award at the music song right group's annual awards show in London on Oct. 4. Celebrating its 40 th anniversary, the band has been re-mastering and reissuing its entire album catalog. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Alameda community calendar Alameda Times-Star Monday 11 am-7 pm, Tuesday through Thursday 11 am-12 am, Friday 11 am-1:30 am, Happy Hour 4-7 pm, Saturday 7 pm-1:30 pm, featuring local, national, and live music from upcoming artists of all musical genres, available for catering & special events. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Cracker Barrel Congratulates the Grascals on IBMA Nominations from Their Joint ... MarketWatch (press release) In July of this year, Cracker Barrel released Jason Michael Carroll's Numbers with 11 new songs and one previous hit. In May, Cracker Barrel released Teddy Gentry's Best New Nashville with originalmusic from 12 talented new artists. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hamilton Music Notes View Magazine This weekend, he offers his newest songs but shuns the spotlight of a release party. Motëm is performing a show as part of a group of artists mixing art and music into an atypical event – to which Motëm fans are accustomed. “Dan [Rivero] asked me to ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Get en-Tranced with Melissa Loretta « Songwriters Association of ... By Lily C by Lily C. Melissa Loretta is a professional trance music recording artist. While she may be off your radar, she's already making a huge impact in the trance world, including hitting #34 in the Top 100 Trance Charts at Beatport.com, #33 on A State of Trance 2010 Top 100, ... Melissa offered to give us an overview as a Trance singer/songwriter. Maybe you'll be inspired to try to write a song in this relatively new genre. In Melissa's Words. “Trance Music?! What's that?!” ... Songwriters Association of Canada |
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