Canadian crooner K.D. Lang is continuing to support her 2008 album “Watershed” with a tour of the US in the spring
of 2009. She commenced a world wide tour earlier last year in support of her 13th album. Grammy award winning Lang, became a national sensation when she was asked by legendary songster roy Orbison to [...]
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Combined Concert Band tour to south Gippsland (Euroa Gazette)
On Monday 8 December, a combined Concert Band consisting of nearly sixty students from Alexandra Secondary College, and McGuire College embarked on a tour of Philip Island and South Gippsland.
TV show gives Brea woman a second chance at fame (Orange County Register)
Heidi Elliott tried out for ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ 20 years ago.
Rock tributes mesh at Coliseum (The Pantagraph)
Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and AC/DC will share the same stage when pigs fly, right?
Bjorn Again brings note-perfect ABBA renditions to Bloomington venue (The Pantagraph)
Chad Holtzman is a Canadian employed by Australians to play a Swede on behalf of dancing queens everywhere — from here to Timbuktu, in fact. But the extreme global demands haven’t dampened his enthusiasm and bemusement over spending the past seven years carrying the titular burden of Bjorn Again, the world’s first and most successful ABBA tribute band.
In this section (Streatham Guardian)
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My Vitriol talk about album two, the music biz and more… (Drowned In Sound)
As a little Christmas gift from us to you, we thought we’d catch up with one of DiS’ most beloved bands. Despite a seven year gap since their debut album and people calling it the Chinese Democracy of Brit-rock, My Vitriol are due back in 2009….
Savor the sound of the Crescent City (CNN)
New Orleans without music? That’s like Venice without canals — and just as hard to imagine. Music weaves New Orleans’ past with its present, and the infinite jazz variations — from the ethereal warble of classic Dixieland to the tuba-powered street funk of brass bands — serve as a soundtrack to this storied city.
Saturday, February 21, 2009 8 p.m. (All About Jazz)
The Camel 1621 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 353 4901 thecamel.org RVAjazzfest is sponsored by RVA Magazine and Urban Views Weekly
Chapter Index (All About Jazz)
“The octet has been my flesh and blood for 12 years now,” says Weiss. “It always will be important, as long as the guys keep writing and as long as still do some gigs with Freddie Hubbard. It’ll still be there…
Thinking for yourself (Daily Pilot)
Japanese Motors sometimes sounds like a feel-good Southern California band in the long, proud history of Dick Dale and the Beach Boys (with a twist of Gang of Four and Richard Hell to make things interesting), and they’ve been compared to TSOL and Social Distortion, but that doesn’t mean the Costa Mesa-based foursome doesn’t have some deep thoughts on their minds as they tour America.
Rock tributes mesh at Coliseum (The Pantagraph)
Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and AC/DC will share the same stage when pigs fly, right?
