He said his concern stemmed from a complaint from a Cincinnati parent who had problems purchasing tickets to the Hannah Montana show. “When my staff and I investigated further, we found the problems of rampant scalping and immediately sold-out shows are happening across the whole industry, from concerts to sporting events,” he said in [...]
For many hip-hop fans, that’s what hip hop is - beats, rhymes and life. For a generation that grew up with a brand of music that was born in the ’70s, only to grow in popularity in the ’80s, before it’s cultural explosion in the early ’90s; rap, or hip-hop, some might call the [...]
He’s one of the biggest names on the Quebec music scene, and now Jonas is set to spread his wings and try to become one of the biggest names in Canada and beyond. Bringing together old-school hard rock and roll, with a contemporary vibe and production qualities, Jonas will be bringing his no-holds-barred, high-energy [...]
Italian metal band LACUNA COIL played the final show of its “Karmacode World Tour” on Saturday, December 1 at the Rolling Stone club in the group’s hometown of Milan. The set lasted one hour and it was described as “amazing” by most people in attendance. Singers Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro introduced each song [...]
ART LIT If You Go Out in the Woods Today … Paul Petro curates an exhibition of Canadian and British artists exploring fairy tales and the natural world on canvas, textiles and paper. Featuring works by Lady Sasquatch creator Allyson Mitchell, U.K. painter Paul Morrison, Rae Johnson, Nancy Kembry and more. Today through Jan. [...]
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The result should be available for the world to inspect next Aug. 8 to 10. It’s set to be called the Vineland Music Festival, and the current plans call for lining up 30 or so top-shelf rock and pop and alternative rock bands a day to play on four stages set up around that farm [...]
Mohsen Namjoo is probably the best underground artist, with his unique blend of mystical Sufi music and Western rock and blues. The government initially refused to give him a license to perform, contending that his music was political. But because of Namjoo s enormous popularity, the government s Arts Council eventually relented and agreed [...]
Dump Thy SUVs Yet again, the North-South divide dominates climate meet Raiders Lost The Arc Old Bangaloreans rage against the new IT bratpack, blaming them for all that’s gone wrong with the city A Salad Of Sounds A uniform national policy for culture? Who in our diverse, federal system would agree? Lumberjack’s Law Will [...]
SILVER SPRING, Md. Fortified by caffeine and good will, the volunteer construction crew at Love Fellowship Tabernacle in Brooklyn worked long hours to transform a dingy storage area into the Kingdom Cafe. The hammering and plastering created a restaurant and gathering spot for young people at this Pentecostal church in the struggling East New [...]