MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Jan 21, 2012

Soulful R & B bad girl Etta James crossed genres Montreal Gazette Her voice was "an instrument of overwhelming power," wrote David Ritz, who helped pen thesinger's autobiography Rage to Survive in 1995. "Her word pictures exploded with violence, sex, and above all, music." Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, ... See all stories on this topic »

Jay-Z's New Single Features Baby Blue; MusiCares Honors McCartney Voice of America Music has provided a good life for me and hopefully it can help make life better for others with this donation.” Emmylou Harris Plans Nashville Anniversary Concert On January 21, Country singerEmmylou Harris will celebrate her 20th anniversary as a ... See all stories on this topic »

Music to their ears Muskogee Daily Phoenix By Wendy Burton Phoenix Staff Writer — WAGONER — Carol Smith moved quietly from one group of musicians to another Thursday with her mandolin, singing a different song here and there. The Skiatook woman was attending the 33rd annual Western Hills ... See all stories on this topic »

Beth Peerless: Always on the 'Cruz' for the best music for your consideration Monterey County Herald Wednesday — Only You (Rachael Fannan's all-girl band), plus Blackstrap Molasses, The Crepe Place presented by FolkYEAH!, all ages. · Wednesday — Jim Malcolm (Robert Burns 253rd birthdayconcert, Scottish singer fetes Scotland's national poet), ... See all stories on this topic »

Still, the Music Played On Wall Street Journal Verdi's Requiem was performed with 150 singers. About 2400 lectures were offered. Plays, chambermusic, jazz and cabaret were presented regularly; the last, under actor Kurt Gerron, who co-starred in the world premiere of Kurt Weill's "The Threepenny ... See all stories on this topic »

Kelly Clarkson Gets Personal at Atlantic City Tour Stop: Concert Review Hollywood Reporter Indeed, Clarkson is still thanking the audience for voting for her, and as a nod to her fans, is including them in the evolution of her live show. As the singer told a sold-out Atlantic City crowd at Trump Taj Mahal's Mark G. Etess Arena, ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Beyond the Roaming and Rambling, The Sensitive Side of Woody Guthrie New York Times One song, “My Flowers Grow Green,” is a sad folk waltz that Ms. Brooke described as having been written from the viewpoint of a “pining female.” Ms. Brooke's high, thin soprano, which hovers on the edge of a sob, is an ideal instrument for filtering ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Audition list for Jan. 20 and beyond Plain Dealer (blog) Seeking six women and three men for principal roles, plus a large singing-dancing ensemble (including children ages 7 and up) for a variety of roles. 6-9 pm Sunday, Feb. 5 and 6:30-9:30 pm Monday, Feb. 6. Come prepared with 24 bars of a song and dress ... See all stories on this topic »

Into musical realms familiar and new | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-15 Philadelphia Inquirer In it, seasoned journalists, musicians, music critics, and enthusiasts cover the traditional genres - classical, jazz, country, metal, pop - as well as styles that blend and bend them. The best musicwriting makes you want to listen to artists you have ... See all stories on this topic »

Poetic license Haaretz Singer-songwriter Yarona Caspi sets the powerful words of poets to music on her latest album. By Uri Zer Aviv Yarona Caspi's interest in poetry "is a meeting of souls," says the singer and artist in a conversation about her fourth and latest album, ... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Martin Sexton, Joan Osborne, Daughtry and more coming to region Albany Times Union (blog) If you've already seen him, you know the singer-songwriter's voice can go from a blues growl to a soulful croon to a gospel-tinged falsetto, often within the same song. Get a primer when his five-songEP “Fall Like Rain” drops next Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Concert Picks: Toys and Tiny Instruments, Har Mar Superstar, Fujiya & Miyagi… BeatCrave.com Our favorite tidbit about the singer/songwriter is that his tongue-in-cheek single “Tall Boy” was originally written for Britney Spears, although with slight bias we can say that it fits his swagger much better. If you live in Los Angeles and don't yet ... See all stories on this topic »

Early-music stars set to shine Victoria Times Colonist MacIsaac will also be joined by guest singers, soprano Annette Lampson and tenor Ian Bullen. Though its repertoire spans more than half a millennium and includes new, commissioned works, Continuum specializes in early music. Saturday's concert will ... See all stories on this topic »

Submitted by Girlie Action Media(5) The Grateful Web Legendary guitarist Mark Knopfler helps drive the epic “17 Hills,” a song about a pair of hapless lovers and a jailbreak. Natalie MacMaster, the Cape Breton fiddler, adds spice to two songs. Scottishsinger Eddi Reader takes a front seat on the ... See all stories on this topic »

SSO brings Beatlemania to the symphony stage StarPhoenix The concert also promises Beatles karaoke in the lobby and prizes for the best retro costumes. In advance of Saturday's show, The StarPhoenix asked symphony musicians and staff to choose their favourite Beatles songs. I have two. ... See all stories on this topic »

Going out Calgary Herald At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Epcor Centre. 7p.m. $35 - $55. 403-294-9494, epcorcentre.org. Buffy Sainte-Marie Friday, March 10. Presented by the Calgary Folk Music Festival. At Grace Presbyterian Church, 1009 15th Ave. SW Doors 7p.m., show 8p.m. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sue Perkins: Tried to master the piano to concert standard 25 years after she ... Daily Mail With a troubled background, ex-Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder never had the luxury of childhood music lessons, so his revisiting of his childhood dream – to play the saxophone – is especially touching. And then there is Alastair Campbell, ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Ballagh portrait strikes chord with Eleanor's heart Irish Independent "In 1966 when I decided to make a break with the music I sold my instrument and there was a young singer then who had just taken up an instrument . . . so I sold him my bass guitar,"he told the Irish Independent. "That fellow was Phil Lynott," he said. ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Independent

Capitol's spring concert series opens Saturday Northumberland Today It inspired us to sort of put down the truth in songs.” Madison Violet have been involved with musicsince they were young. “I've always been a singer...I've pretty much sang since I was a little kid,” says MacEachern. “But I never really took it ... See all stories on this topic »

Squeeze the Day 1/20 Cincinnati CityBeat Together for just over a year now, the three singer/songwriters' music (sometimes performed live with additional musicians) is as charmingly adorable as their personalities appear to be, mixing classic Americana, old-timey Jazz and Girl Group shimmy ... See all stories on this topic » Cincinnati CityBeat

Neutral Milk Hotel's Frontman Does Most of the Work Himself, Including Horns New York Times Mr. Mangum performed most of the concert solo, playing one of four acoustic guitars and singingloud and clear, including some of the album's horn parts. Nearly every song started at full throttle and stayed there. That kept the music straightforward ... See all stories on this topic »

29th season of Mountain Stage debuts The Daily Athenaeum During her original composition "Runaway Soul," Foster engaged the crowd in the song's infectious call-and-response chorus, inciting some of the evening's loudest cheers. Bhi Bhiman, a Sri Lankan-American singer-songwriter who was also making his ... See all stories on this topic »

ABC Slammed For Shithouse PJ Harvey Review Pedestrian TV The two other band members swapped instruments between guitar, bass and piano. Singing songsas high in the mix as PJ at times, they worked as a strong team of musicians. PJ did mix in a selected few of her early classics like 'Down By The Water. ... See all stories on this topic »

Stunning world premiere at Hill Presbyterian Church Chestnut Hill Local (blog) HILLER SINGS SINATRA: Chip Amodie, who grew up in Chestnut Hill and attended Our Mother of Consolation School, is a virtual one-man band. A full-time musician for many years, Chip is a finesinger, songwriter, impressionist and guitarist. ... See all stories on this topic »

Classical meets pop-rock with 2Cellos Philippine Star So many people saw it, music labels, TV shows, and (big artists like) Elton John. We basically made a breakthrough,” Luka told The STAR in a phone interview from Japan, where they performed in a series of concerts prior to their one-night show here at ... See all stories on this topic »

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