Whatever it is, it’s not much of a telling name for a band with such a wide array of musical backgrounds and interests. Their debut I Am the Fun Blame Monster! was characteristically all-over-the-map in its creativity, but erred on the side of goofy and even a little obtuse. Then came Under an Hour, [...]
“I could have kept running with it but I stepped back and took a breather,” she says. Eight years later, she recorded “Careless Love” and received unreserved praise for her throaty and bittersweet vocals. With tunes from Leonard Cohen to Hank Williams and her own, Peyroux’s latest album, “Half the Perfect World,” samples from [...]
The first concert will be held Saturday at La Placita Village from 4-6 p.m. and will feature Lamont Arthur Quartet with SLY! and Pete Swan and Evan Dain on drums and bass. Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for students. For more information, call 203-7901 or e-mail Tony Frank at tucsonjazzradio@hotmail.com .
Indian music and dance has captivated people all over the world for its striking ability to communicate emotional complexity - the swing of a hip, twist of a hand or mischievous flutter of a performer’s eye can express and celebrate the most intricate aspects of the human experience. UC Davis is home to a [...]
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“Panic” and the previous album, “The Sunlandic Twins,” have sold more than 70,000 copies, an impressive feat for any indie band. And considering a recently aired Outback Steakhouse commercial featured the band’s music, Of Montreal is definitely a band on the rise. But it’s Of Montreal’s live shows that have propelled the band to [...]
But the name only seems strange until it becomes familiar - and it is becoming increasingly so. The three-piece from Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, currently hold a unique position in British music as the only band to convincingly straddle both hard rock and pop. In many ways, they are a proper, old-fashioned rock band: hairy, [...]
You hear all the bands now and they’re all thrashing chords. They’re not smart and they’re not trying to be intelligent, so basically they make us look better. It means that we don’t sound dated and it shouldn’t be that way.
“When Elmo Grows Up” is scheduled in the SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. Performances will be at 7 tonight; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. tomorrow; 10:30 a.m. and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $11 to $24. Information: 419-321-5007 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Adjust font size Save for Later Email to Friends Print Mode Submit your own content on this or any topic. Get started . The American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting Exposition will be held in Washington D.C the week of November 5-9 and two of the studies that will be presented on Wednesday November [...]