KID ROCK got into another fight this weekend, although this one wasn’t in quite as classy a joint as the Video Music Awards. He was arrested early Saturday morning after getting into a brawl at a Waffle House in Atlanta. Authorities say he visited the restaurant a little after 5:00 a.m. after performing at [...]
but may i point out that it’s a Dobro in the clark bros. band, not a steel guitar. they are great players but the Dobro and mandolin solos were too fast/flashy. take off some speed and add a little more taste. sixwire is way too polished for me but they are tight. i’d like to [...]
The album is book-ended by two takes of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” with Hilton’s solo piano showing classical flourishes on the opening version. The full quintet appears early on, and the presentation is rather routine bebop on Hilton’s Over and Over Again.” On another original, Just Want to Be with You, the horns [...]
With the “Jersey Boys” Broadway phenomenon taking their popularity to a whole new level, Frankie Valli [ tickets ] & The Four Seasons continue to bring the real thing to concert venues around the US. The veteran pop/rock group’s current schedule includes shows from coast to coast through next spring. The Four Seasons’ next [...]
Actually, you can. Some orchestras have yet to jump on the pops bandwagon. There are classical musicians who take an elitist view that playing movie soundtracks and popular songs are beneath them. They’re in the minority. Google “pops series symphonies” and prepare to be surprised. It’s a long, long list.
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Pop on October 10th, 2007
The Satinwood Band recreates authentic performances of many artists, including Harry Chapin. With accomplished musicians from all over the New York, New England area, they have thrilled audiences in the most exclusive music arenas throughout this area. The brainchild of Paul and Melanie Motter, The Satinwood Band have performed acoustic folk/pop music together for the [...]
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Opera on October 10th, 2007
Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: * * * * Three of the dances have not been done in Vancouver: What the Wind Whispered, Bird Bones and When Skin Separates from Bone. What the Wind Whispered is danced to an aria by Jessye Norman, with whom Gillis has collaborated on a number of [...]
After the show we all went to the Russian Tea Room for the party, and I posed for some photos feeling very A-list. I then saw one of the shots online and noticed that nobody opted to tell me that I had a post-performance t-zone shine that rivaled the lights of Broadway. Note to photographers: [...]
Despite its picturesque Bolton Canyon surroundings and musical landmark status, the Hollywood Bowl is hardly an ideal venue in which to experience a rock show. High-energy music tends to lose its punch and muscular definition in this type of massive, open-air environment. The 18,000-seat amphitheater and summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is [...]
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Rock on October 10th, 2007
Kid Rock and his posse fled the scene in the celebritie’s tour bus but were tracked down by area police soon after. The entourage collectively received misdemeanor battery charges which carries a possible six month jail sentence.
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Rock on October 10th, 2007