Heritage Album News
- Coming attractions: A short list of the campus's enticing fall events Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:55PMThis semester's rich range of cultural offerings at UC Berkeley includes a daylong cornucopia of free arts performances Sept. 26. It also holds appearances by violin virtuoso Christian Tetzlaff, the much-loved Mark Morris Dance Group, director Peter Greenaway, and bestselling writer David Sheff.
- Best entertaiment bets for Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:46PMThrough Sunday: To be clear, I'm not a particular fan of this particular staging of the Tennessee Williams classic. The human drama of Stanley, Stella and Blanche is obscured, rather than elevated, by the overblown theatrics of director John Miller-Stephany's production. But "Streetcar" is part of the canon, and whatever its flaws, the Guthrie offers a credible production. As summer wanes, so ...
- Jazz Seasons Announced Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:07PMJazz lost some great artists this year, but Santa Barbara can still look forward to seeing some of the remaining legends in two important upcoming concert series.
- Nicki Minaj just a mirage? Not to Wild 94.1 FM's DJ Orlando. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:08PMBy Stephanie Hayes, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Orlando Davis was loading his whites into the washing machine when he heard something coming from the cable music channel. It sounded like Annie Lennox's No More I Love You's , he thought. Why would that be on the hip-hop channel? And then … Is that Nicki Minaj? He ran out of the laundry room. As program director and morning show ...
- Heart Returns To Adult Contemporary Chart Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:05PMThe Seattle rockers revisit a survey on which they've now placed 11 titles dating to 1977, including four top 10s between 1986 and 1990.
- CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: "India and Africa": Coltrane Tribute by Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:06AMFor the last dozen years, percussionist-composer Anthony Brown's innovative Asian American Orchestra has reinvented classics of American music by composers Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and George Gershwin from a Pacific Rim perspective by mixing instruments of European and American vintage with those of various Asian cultures. Now, with the September 28 release of India and ...
- World Briefs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:27AMA rare deep diving whale rescued from a Maui beach earlier this month has died after spending two weeks at a dolphin and whale hospital on Hawaii’s Big Island.
- Today at the Fair Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:16AMIN THE GRANDSTAND: In recent years, pop parodist Weird Al Yankovic has used the Internet to release tracks one by one, although once his summer tour wraps, he has plans to release his first full-length album in more than four years. 8 p.m.; $22.
- CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Bohemian Philanthropy: Songs from the East Village Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:28PMBohemian Philanthropy: Songs from the East Village Taps Deep Roots, Bolsters Unique Public School Most public schools facing the current funding crunch mount desperate donation drives or bake sales. But at the arts-based East Village Community School in the heart of one of New York's historically bohemian and global neighborhoods, parents, students, and school staff opted instead to raise money ...
- Deer pose problem Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:15PMCitizens please Google: problem with deer in Cranbrook, B.C.
- A Brief History of Vijay Iyer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:17PMThe past year has certainly been eventful for Vijay Iyer, but one recent instance in particular encapsulates the 39-year-old pianist/composer's special confluence of achievement, intellect, and globetrotting cool. A month ago, GQ India named him one of the "50 Most Influential Global India...
- "Now You Know": 'Sondheim on Sondheim', the Two-Disc Album, Gets Aug. 31 Release Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:29PMPS Classics officially releases the two-disc Broadway cast album of Sondheim on Sondheim on Aug. 31. The biographical musical revue that featured video clips of the composer-lyricist sharing stories of his career, craft and life is preserved on a recording that mixes spoken audio tracks by Sondheim, plus his songs.
- Mix Position: Neptune Festival will include free concerts by Marshall Tucker Band, Edgar Winter and Tonic Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:22PMThe Neptune Festival's Boardwalk Weekend Sept. 24-26 will include lots of free concerts along the Virginia Beach oceanfront. The lineup announced today includes Southern rockers Marshall Tucker , blues man Edgar Winter and modern rock act Tonic .
- Archos 28, 32, 43, 70 & 101 Tablets Announced, Feature Android in Range of Sizes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:36PMWe can probably safely assume at this point that tablets are here to stay. At least for awhile. And considering the effort that Archos has already put into the Android-based “tablet” market, there’s no surprise here that they’ve just pulled the curtain off five (5!) brand new tablet devices, all featuring Google’s mobile Operating System. Ranging in sizes and prices, as well as plenty of Archos ...
- Archos unleashes five (five!) new Android Froyo tablets, we go hands-on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:58PM"How do you tablet?" Oh yes, that's Archos' new tag line when it comes to its growing number of Android tablets. Good timing since, you know, it just went ahead and released a quintuplet of new gadgets. The offerings range from small PMP-like devices with 2.8- and 3.2-inch screens to higher-end 4.3-, 7- and 10.1-inch tablets. All will ship with Android 2.2 " Froyo " and will include ...
- ARCHOS Introduces Five New Android Tablets Starting Below $100 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:23AMLaunching Five New Android Tablets With Two Revolutionary Products, the ARCHOS 28 Internet Tablet, First Android MP3/MP4 Player Promoted Below $100 and the ARCHOS 101 Offering the Largest Screen on the Android Market, ARCHOS Now Offers New Ways to Tablet Your Way
- ARCHOS Introduces Five New Android Tablets Starting Below $100 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:16AMDENVER, CO--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - ARCHOS, an award-winning technology innovator and leader in the portable media player market, today announces five new Android-based tablets. From the ultra affordable and ultra portable ARCHOS 28 and 32 Internet tablets, to the multi-media marvel ARCHOS 43 Internet tablet, and the wide screen ARCHOS 70 and 101 internet tablets, ARCHOS' new range offers a ...
- Karen Coleman Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:43AMDublin born, Karen Coleman got her first professional job in a jazz club in Spain, just aged 19, since then she has toured worldwide with Andrew Strong, joined The Commitments Touring Band and recorded with many of Ireland’s top musicians.
- Robert Plant Turning His Back on Rock? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:40AMFiled under: News , UK Robert Plant has revealed that he is no longer a fan of heavy rock music, and that he hopes to continue with the world music, country and blues direction that has characterised his solo career thus far. Speaking to the Independent , the former Led Zeppelin singer described going to a concert by Them Crooked Vultures , who of course feature his former bandmate, John Paul ...
- Latin American band Eco Del Sur to perform in free concert at Shippen Manor in Oxford Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:03AMShippen Manor OXFORD — Eco Del Sur will be bringing famous musical sounds of South America to the Shippen Manor Lawn in a free concert 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5. Eco Del Sur’s seven member band provides music that includes...
- Todd Snider: A Busy Man Comes to Bloomington Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:58PMI hate musical labels. But I can use them.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
- "Now You Know": Sondheim on Sondheim , the Two-Disc Album, Gets Aug. 31 Release Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:16PMPS Classics officially releases the two-disc Broadway cast album of Sondheim on Sondheim on Aug. 31. The biographical musical revue that featured video clips of the composer-lyricist sharing stories of his career, craft and life is preserved on a recording that mixes spoken audio tracks by Sondheim, plus his songs.
- The joke that is NZ On Air funding Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:04PMI tend to stay out of arguments relating to the behind-the-scenes aspects with music. Funding? Not really my problem. Same with record companies. There are a couple that won't even return my calls or emails these days. I've named them before, might as well mention them again. They are Warners and Sony . Warners told me off for being mean about Midnight Youth . Sony? Not sure what I did there.
- Kanye & Jay-Z Planning EP Together Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:22PMKanye West's prolific recording sessions yield a new track, "Monster," featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and indie folk act Bon Iver. Also, Kanye's Justin Bieber remix debuts.
- Troubadour: 'The Storm is Passing Over' captures resilience of U.S. Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:55AM"The best I can tell you about 'The Storm Is Passing Over' is that it's where I hope we are in America right now," musician Fran McKendree says about the song.
- Bushwick Bill teeters on the brink of deportation Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:03AMA Southern rap pioneer's resident status is now in the hands of an immigration judge in Atlanta by Ben Westhoff Most people didn't even know that Bushwick Bill lived part-time in Atlanta these days. The revered one-eyed dwarf, a member of the pioneering Southern rap group Geto Boys, was in the process of relocating here from his longtime home of Houston.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the ...
- American troubadour sings 'The Storm Is Passing Over' Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:25AMHENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina -- In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's galleries covering smaller bands from the '60s and '70s, you'll find McKendree Spring featured for its innovative folk-rock music that included early use of electric violin.
- The world of the Rastafarians Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:25PMThe movement which grew from the slums of Jamaica in the 1930s made considerable impact as a political and social force.
- Standing tall Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:51PMThe indie band Sandhaus wants to go where no Israeli band has gone before. But for now, the chief beneficiaries are the concertgoers.
- DID YOU KNOW? Giant dog, and the color that makes babies cry Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:09AMThe tallest living dog is Giant George, a Great Dane, who measured 43 inches tall on Feb. 15. Giant George is owned by David Nasser of Tucson, Ariz. The color yellow is associated with laughter, happiness and good times. But studies have shown that babies cry more and tempers flare more easily when the yellow is bright.
- Litchfield County Roundup: Gallery exhibit focuses on animals Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:13AMNEW MILFORD — As far back in history as pre-historic man, cave paintings reflected his fascination with wildlife, one that continues today. "Art of the Animal," a group show that opened Aug. 28 at Gregory James Gallery in New Milford, celebrates this beauty. It will hang through Sept. 25. The exhibiting artists include Melody Asbury, Clayton Buchanan, James Coe, Mally DeSomma, Carol Brightman ...
- Another Fil-Am cast in ‘Camp Rock 2’ Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:40AMLOS ANGELES – There’s another Filipino-American actor in the “Camp Rock” TV movies aside from Anna Maria Perez de Tagle. His name is Roshon Fegan.
- Our Neighbors: San Pablo Mexican arts center director lauded for work Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:09PMThis has been a memorable summer for Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center in San Pablo.
- North Pinellas religion briefs Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:05PMTimes staff writer Friday, August 27, 2010 Bruce G. Blowers, a Christian musician-songwriter, will appear Sunday at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Musician-songwriter to perform Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2001 Rainbow Drive, Clearwater. Call (727) 446-6210. Visit trinityclearwater.com. • Bruce G. Blowers, a classically trained American contemporary Christian musician-songwriter from St ...
- Holt festival inspired by late bluesman Johnny Shines Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:39AMThe late great bluesman Johnny Shines knew every road ran two ways, including the one on which he lived out the last two decades of his life, 11th Street in Holt, now Johnny Shines Street.
- Today Cho dependent SaturDay Classic chrome Saturday Bark in the park Saturday-Sunday Hempfest Saturday Splendor in ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:23AMS
- Band haunts stage at Mass MoCA Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:23AMFriday August 27, 2010 North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Musician Tim Rutili and his band Califone play ghosts in their new film "All My Friends Are Funeral Singers," as well as on stage where they play alongside the movie as the audience watches. The band performs live during a screening of the film at Mass MoCA on Saturday, Aug.
- Best entertainment bets for Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:08AMAs summer wanes, so does this run, and if you want to ease yourself back into the serious business that fall brings, "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Guthrie is a pretty good way to do it.
- Country Picks Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:02PMSince 1977, Grammy-winning Cajun band BeauSoleil has ranked as a foremost ambassador of Louisiana's traditional Cajun and Zydeco musical culture.
- What's On Today And Tomorrow Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:13PMA round-up of events countrywide
- Cassar-Daley performs at carnival Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:11PMGOLDEN guitar winner and ARIA winner Troy Cassar-Daley is heading to Toowoomba to celebrate the onset of spring.
- Re-creation of 'Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos' Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:51PMJazz greats give 'Latino Jewish' sound new spin In 1961, Riverside Records released the album "Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos," recorded by a band of Latin and African American jazz superstars under fake names to try to make a buck in the Jewish record market. Juan... Mazel Tov - Riverside Records - African American - Jazz - Judaism
- Rockers 4 Knockers: Local musicians play with purpose Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:09PMGREENVILLE, N.C. — There aren’t many of us who haven’t been changed by breast cancer.
- Hanesbrands Theatre in the New Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts Announces 2010-2011 Season Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:45PMSALEM, N.C., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Hanesbrands Theatre in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts today announced its 2010-2011 season, filled with plays, dance, opera, films and other visual delights.
- Los Lobos: Tin Can Trust Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:51AM[Shout! Factory Records] On their debut album for Shout! Factory, the gifted L.A. quintet (David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Louie Perez, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin) does best what they've always done well: combine the members' Mexican Folk/Cumbia heritage with an unflinching love of Blues, Rock, Country and R&B and make a brilliant hybrid sound that's unmistakably Los Lobos.
- Jamie Cullum on his Proms debut Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:40AMJamie Cullum, the best selling jazz musician, radio host and tv talent judge is about to make his Proms debut alongside the Heritage Orchestra
- EUR DVD Review: Biracial, Not Black, Damn It! Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:11AM*You know you’re watching a groundbreaking documentary when it not only forces you out of your comfort zone but also manages to persuade you to reassess your point-of-view without resorting to potentially-alienating polemic. This is the case with Biracial, Not Black, Damn It!, a poignant, thought-provoking and ultimately most-enlightening film directed by the brilliant Carolyn [...]
- Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release of Monster Hunter Tri Original Soundtrack Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:27PMMonster Hunter Tri (Wii) Music composed by Yukko Miyama and Tadayo Shinmakin featuring performances by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague.
- Los Lobos, The Magic Numbers, The Budos Band, 3 Leg Torso and Gasoline Silver Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:51PMThe massively talented Los Lobos formed in 1973 and shot to prominence with their magnificent debut, 'How Will the Wolf Survive?.' The band has been answering that title question for the past quarter century, oblivious and impervious to prevailing trends, making the music they love for a multi-cultural audience that loves them for it. On their latest, 'Tin Can Trust,' Los Lobos continues making ...
- Chelsea-Lyn Rudder: The Responsibilities of Being Young, Beautiful and HIV Positive: HIV Allegations Place Pop Star on ... Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:55PMThere are valid arguments that show the potential counter productivity of criminalizing HIV when the issue is viewed from a societal perspective.