As we stood in line to enter the club, my friend’s observation stopped me short. “You’ve been going to a lot more comedy shows than music concerts lately, haven’t you?” The question slapped me in the face like a cream pie. Earlier in the day, I’d been thinking the exact same thing. Was this [...]
NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) — Broadway’s theater community presented a free New York concert to celebrate the end of the stagehand strike and the reopening of many of its shows. Most of Broadway was dark during a work stoppage that began Nov. 10 and ended Wednesday. To mark the shows’ return, the theater [...]
Nov. 30 - Video game sales are looking rock solid this holiday season, thanks to smash hits like Guitar Hero 3 and Rock Band. Guitar Hero 3 is the veteran– the third edition of a solid performer released by game maker Activision. Rock Band, distributed by Electronic Arts, is the rising star. Bobbi Rebell [...]
but better The Big Blog: Music Black Friday: Party with Hit Explosion at the mallMembers of defunct Blood Brothers and PGMG’s new projectMemorial tribute set for Ian Fisher Reader blog: Ear Candy Travis Hay on Seattle music Cool show alert!: The Globes, Yeltsin & The Transport Assembly @ Cafe Venus & Mars Bar tonightOne of [...]
The music is always Funkier than most rock bands-and born a Bipolar ******* child of Mr. Zeppelin and Mrs. Beatles.” The Grammy-nominated EXTREME have released four albums, plus two greatest hits sets-selling over 10 million records worldwide-and completed multiple world tours.
It’s not the shot heard around the world, like what Black Sabbath did to metal. Not was it a revolution in sound like Judas Priest or what Metallica delivered. The music, quite frankly, was not that revolutionary into itself. Not that the music was bad. It was good. Fun, good old fashion fist pounding anthems. [...]
The Wilton High School Madrigal Singers, comprised mainly of juniors and seniors, will delight the audience with a potpourri of festive numbers. Also representing the high school will be the Bottom Line, a four-year-old ensemble of young men. These talented groups are directed by Betsey de Groff, who recently moved from Santa Monica to take [...]
• “The Ritz.” A revival of Terrence McNally’s 1975 comedy about a Cleveland garbage collector on the run from his Mafia brother-in-law. He finds sanctuary in a gay bathhouse in Manhattan. Kevin Chamberlin and Rosie Perez star. A Roundabout Theatre Company production. Studio 54. 212-719-1300. Closes Dec. 9.
Legendary singer Paul Rodgers ‘ New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) performance at the El Dorado Casino in Reno, Nevada will be webcast live via The Equilibrium Project beginning at approximately 9:30 p.m. With a soulful, bluesy swagger, the multi-talented Rodgers not only belts out his songs, but he also plays piano and guitar. The [...]
• Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah! — Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive in Saddlebrooke; 8 p.m. Dec. 7-8, 2 p.m. Dec. 9 at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. Tickets: $50 for SaddleBrooke through www.saddlebrooketwo.com; $38 for Tucson shows through the TSO, 882-8585 or www.tucsonsymphony.org. [...]