Posted on: Sunday, 12 October 2008, 18:00 CDT By LEE GIBSON FEW, if any, bands share the philosophy of Brighton-based British Sea Power. Correct me if I’m wrong, but noone else out there decks out the stage in shrubbery and stuffed owls for their gigs. And I can’t think of anyone penning ditties inspired by [...]
On Halloween night, the party begins in the early evening with Arts District galleries open late for trick-or-treating. The festival s three stages will offer an array of music, including African drumming, a cabaret, folk-rock artist Brett Dennen, the voodoo-bluesy Papa Mali, and Grateful Dead co-founder Bill Kreutzmann. Costume and jack-o-lantern contests are also scheduled. [...]
Recently, cyclist Neila Stewart twice encountered an aggressive tom on Hidden Valley Drive. “As I slowed, he came right up to my bike and fluffed his turkey foliage to show that he was bigger and tougher than my bike and that this was his territory,” Neila recounted. “As I rolled passed him, he started trotting [...]
Opening the show were two Florida boys. Brothers Brad and Brett Warren were raised in Tampa. They played an acoustic set that included four songs two songs they wrote that made it onto Tim McGraw s last album. A personal favorite is the dark, murderous The River and Me, and the weeper If You re [...]
* Emerging young pianist Aryo Wicaksono will preview his Washington, D.C., debut at a Tucson recital on Sunday. The concert, hosted by La Zarzuela Bed & Breakfast , will feature Wicaksono playing piano masterpieces by Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff, as well as the U.S. premieres of Ananda Sukarlan’s Etude No.
Sunday, 12 October 2008 San Diego-based independent record label, Pacific Coast Jazz (PCJ), announces the addition of San Diego-based Brazilian jazz pianist, Danny Green, to their roster of distinctive artists. Green’s own independent label, Alante Recordings, will now be an associate label under the Pacific Coast Jazz umbrella. This affiliation anticipates the release of Green’s [...]
Sunday, 12 October 2008 Auturo O’Farril Auturo O Farrill will perform at Yoshi s in Oakland on Friday, October 17th through Sunday, October 19th. Jim Seeley, Ruben Rodriguez, Luis Bonilla, Vince Cherico, Joe Gonzalez, and Ivan Renta will be erforming with perform with O Farrill. Arturo O Farrill was born in Mexico and grew up [...]
As part of NY1’s Jazz Lives Here coverage, Arts Reporter Stephanie Simon took a day-long tour of the world of jazz in New York City. Following is Part 4 of her six-part series. After pulling an all-nighter, Arts Reporter Stephanie Simon jazzes up her 7 a.m. breakfast in the Upper West Side’s Metro Diner with [...]
The Turtle Island String Quartet has been at the forefront of classical crossover for two decades, winning two Grammy awards in the eclectic category. They join the Assad Brothers for the “String Theory” program next Sunday. Crossover. Fusion. Call it what you like. To violinist David Balakrishnan of Turtle Island String Quartet and Sergio Assad [...]
AMMAN, Jordan : Some of the world s biggest classical and pop music stars are performing a private benefit concert in the ancient red-rock city of Petra to honor the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, with proceeds going to aid Afghan refugees. Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli and Sting were among the headliners paying tribute to [...]