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Ricky Jay keeps his magic tricks, and thoughts, close to the vest
About midway through the documentary "Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay" (opening Friday at the Music Box Theatre), Jay emerges backstage after a performance and is greeted by a roomful of people. As he acknowledges his well-...
Tags: Chris Jones, La Pirogue (movie), Daniel Day-Lewis, Film Festivals, Chess Playing
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Blues captured in sights, sounds
Looking at the walls around her, it's apparent that Orlando artist Brittany Schweizer has a passion for portraits. "I love faces," says Schweizer, whose evocative charcoal drawings of legendary blues musicians will be the foundation of a unique...
Tags: Music, B.B. King, Folklore and Mythology, Entertainment, Muddy Waters
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For Chicago Stone Lightning Band, path has been long, winding
Even when Chicago Stone Lightning Band was active, it was barely active. The group was an occasional band, at best, a weeknight kick-back dad band that brought a party vibe to the stage. CSLB played a kind of muscular, '70's blues boogie that has never...
Tags: Music, Entertainment
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Blues legend James Cotton tells his story, in song
Bluesman James Cotton has lived the kind of life they make movies about. He toiled on a Mississippi plantation from earliest childhood, found himself orphaned at age 9, practically was raised by blues master Sonny Boy Williamson II and flourished as a...
Tags: Music, Mayne Stage, Entertainment, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), James Cotton
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Kennedy Center Honors Letterman, Led Zeppelin
CNNWASHINGTON -- An array of talents was on display Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors gala where President Barack Obama toasted the lifetime achievements of an iconic ballerina, a famed comedian, a timeless actor and two chart-topping musical acts. In the...Tags: Yo-Yo Ma, John Paul Jones, Rock Hudson, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Jack Black
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Third Annual 'Wang Dang Doodle' Set for Roxbury
The ‘Wang Dang Doodle’ on Derby Street has a funny name, but a great purpose. The Wang Dang Doodle, or WDD, is a one-day music, food and car cruise event held on Derby Street next to Roxbury Park. The WDD provides an admission-free festival...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Human Interest, David Letterman, Open-Wheel Racing
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Carbon Jam, Anthony Rosano and his Conqueroos win at Blues Challenge contest in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach youth band Carbon Jam and Norfolk's Conqueroos on Sunday were picked as winners in the Hampton Roads round of the International Blues Challenge. The competition, held at the Virginia Beach Jewish Mother and presented by the Natchel'...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Rory Gallagher, Music, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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Guitarist Pete Anderson pulls some strings at the Moose
When guitarist Pete Anderson straps on his ax, it's a loaded, calm-before-the-storm moment. When he gets down to business, conjuring an eruptive musical cascade of flawless technique, seductive understatement and indigo-hued atmosphere, it's a...Tags: Lucinda Williams, Music, Music, Entertainment, Dwight Yoakam
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75 Years Young: This is Buddy Guy
WGN NewsIf there's such a sound as "authentic" Chicago blues, there's one player, one man, one artist who still delivers that musical genre like no one else. Buddy Guy is now the nation's most influential blues guitarist. He's won six Grammys, he's in the Rock...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Jeff Beck, Muddy Waters, Arts and Culture, Eddie Jones
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Team of local blues all stars recording with sax man Eddie Shaw in Norfolk
Norfolk blues singer Jackie Scott is using her clout in national blues circles to bring attention to some of Hampton Roads' top musicians. Yesterday (Feb. 27) and today (Feb. 28), Scott has been in the studio producing a recording that links top local...Tags: Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Music, Entertainment, Hampton Roads
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