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The music community reacts to the death of George Jones
Artists as diverse as Kelly Clarkson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson are among those speaking out about the death today of celebrated singer George Jones. "It's a sad day for country music," said Loretta Lynn, while Paisley noted that Jones'...Tags: Ricky Skaggs, Kelly Clarkson, Johnny Cash, Substance Abuse, Academy of Country Music Awards
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George Jones had contrarian appeal for young country fans, artists
George Jones reminded Andrew Dalton of his dad, for better and for worse. "I came out of your typical teenage punk past, and though I liked Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, I didn't really 'get' George Jones until I was about 22 or 23," said Dalton, a...
Tags: Johnny Cash, Music Industry, Music, Entertainment
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Bobby McFerrin, Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau break barriers at Symphony Center
Is there any kind of music that Bobby McFerrin does not sing? Certainly jazz, blues, spirituals, classical, pop and R&B fell easily in his purview Saturday night at Symphony Center, where the protean musician reminded listeners that there are...
Tags: Gillian Welch, Music Industry, Genres, Music, Entertainment
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Record Store Day's most curious releases: A list of vinyl to chase
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticThe annual music geek holiday known as Record Store Day arrives Saturday, and with it precious rewards for the fans and collectors looking to hold in their hands music that could be easily heard for free on the Internet. That, of course, is missing the...Tags: Dave Brubeck, The White Stripes (music group), Brian Eno, Music, The Doors (music group)
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Kurt Braunohler's kind of comedy hits streets, heights
Comedian Kurt Braunohler has promised, within a matter of minutes, to rearrange the downtown Los Angeles sky. It's 2:23 p.m. and half a dozen people on a recent Saturday crane their necks and squint into the sun as they wait outside a Hill Street high-...
Tags: Chelsea Lately (tv program), TBS (tv network), Comedy Central (tv network), Cirque du Soleil, Media Industry
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No Age's 'Weirdo Rippers' sign on the Smell mysteriously repainted
Though far from iconic, the hand-painted sign on the face of downtown music club the Smell has long held a place in the hearts of Los Angeles experimental rock fans. It reads, in big, bold letters, "No Age," and below it, "Weirdo Rippers." Like the Silver...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, No Age (music group)
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Latest Coachella rumors: Rolling Stones out, Rodriguez in
It's only a rock 'n' roll festival, but evidently they don't like it. Despite a series of suggestions to the contrary, the Rolling Stones will not play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, according to Rolling Stone magazine, which cited a...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Music, Roger Waters, Entertainment, Paul McCartney
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Singer-Songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs Can Find Sadness in Strange Places
Jenny Owen Youngs w/ Mirah and Jaymay. $12 advance, $14 doors. 7 p.m., Nov. 11. The Space, 295 Treadwell St., Building H, Hamden, (203) 288-6400, thespace.tk. As a frivolous pop song, "Call Me Maybe" happily aspires to be nothing more than that....
Tags: YouTube, Green Day (music group), Nirvana (music group), MTV (tv network), The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Boston-bound on my birthday
I wanted to turn 23 in Boston. Or maybe I wanted to try to end the 22nd year of my life on a good note — the kind of "good note" that even a maestro would appreciate. But first I needed to arrange a way to travel from Pennsylvania to...Tags: Travel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie), Trips and Vacations, Music, The Wall Street Journal
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Grand Band Slam 2012: BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER
Best Singer-Songwriter: Becky Kessler Becky Kessler's sound is moody and low, electric, resonant, and influenced by a combination of folks like Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Morphine, Chris Whitley, Tom Waits and Nina Simone. She's been in the process...
Tags: Tom Waits, Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, Morphine (drug)
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Dr. Dog keeps its rough edges
After years of gaining fans the old fashioned way — self-produced albums, incessant touring — the time came in the summer of 2009 for Dr. Dog to graduate from low-fi psychedelic folk group to a fully formed band, with the confidence to rise...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), My Morning Jacket (music group), Woodstock Festival (1969), Music Industry, Animal Collective (music group)
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Influences: Pianist (and NPR host) Christopher O'Riley
Culture MonsterChristopher O’Riley, classical pianist and host of National Public Radio’s show “From the Top,” will be joined by cellist Matt Haimovitz at Cerritos Center. Here, Christopher O’Riley shares some of his influences....
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