At one time opera was as much a part of American popular music as were the Hit Parade and show tunes. Most people could not only name a few operas but whistle or hum a fragment of the best-known tunes, and the opera library was well-known enough that people got the joke when it [...]
This was the year that the play stood up for itself, reminding us that it can go places inaccessible to other art forms.
If the singer’s most recent award show appearance demonstrated anything, however, it’s that Winehouse keeps cool — some might even say sedate — in the face of victory. Last month, the singer seemed to be at a loss for words, accepting the Artists’ Choice Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards. After being handed her [...]
Also, Irish eyes will surely be smiling when Riverdance returns to Winnipeg for three farewell shows at Centennial Concert Hall Feb. 26-28. Tickets to are available Dec. 15 for $46-$76 through Ticketmaster.
All are invited to come along to join in singing some of your favourite carols and also have an opportunity to listen to some not so well-known Christmas pieces sung both by the choir, and their special guests, the ‘Soundzgood’ children’s choir. As a special treat, the choirs will be combining to tackle some [...]
After a preview of the album at Criteria Studios in North Miami, a reporter sat down with Juanes, 35, to talk about what inspires his music. Q This record is full of songs about disillusionment and falling out of love. What happened? A My music is a reflection of my reality, and each record [...]
The songs are grouped thematically: “Man V. Machine” on disc 1, “Man V. Nature” on disc 2 and “Man V. Man (And Woman, Too)” on disc 3. “These songs are crude and rudimentary pulp,” singer Tom Waits writes in an admiring introductory essay. “These were the oral tabloids of the day.” With 30 of these [...]
Columbia Pictures is sending John C. Reilly, the star of its upcoming Judd Apatow-produced comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story , on a tour of the U.S. in character as Cox, a fictional rock ‘n’ roll icon whose music influenced the country. The actor will perform live with his band, the Hard Walkers, [...]
Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: Relativity, 8 p.m. Thu. Kris Johnson & Friends, 9:30 p.m. Fri. Carl Cafagna & Northstar Jazz, 9:30 p.m. Sat. Kris Lynn, 3 p.m. Sun. Jammin’ with Nanci Davis & the Cats, 7 p.m. Sun. The International Detroiters, 6 p.m. Mon. Kenn Cox Trio, 8 p.m. Tue. Spencer Barefield & Friends, 8 [...]
All of it came, of course, with Disney’s safely rounded edges: sunshiny songs performed by a polished four-piece band and a limber cast of eight dancers. There’s a bright sassiness to Miley’s Hannah Montana persona, and a bit of bite to her real-life act, which played out the show’s final stretch. But the festive show, [...]