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SXSW 2013: Prince throws a party to end all parties
AUSTIN, Texas -- On the last night of this year's South by Southwest music festival -- when many attendees were probably thinking about spending the next several weeks lying down in a quiet room -- Prince threw a party that nobody wanted to leave....
Tags: Entertainment, Dennis Quaid, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Prince (music artist), Janet Jackson
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Album review: Justin Timberlake, 'The 20/20 Experience'
RedEye special contributor***1/2 (out of four) When you're in love, there's no way to look cool. In theory, love's a graceful, sophisticated experience, but in practice it's full of silly pet names and stupid inside jokes – things that make the other person laugh and...Tags: Entertainment, Timbaland, R. Kelly, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel
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Aretha Franklin revives memories at Harrison Opera House in Norfolk | Review
Was Aretha Franklin's concert at Harrison Opera House in Norfolk on Saturday a triumphant romp through R&B history or an expensive disappointment? That depends, I suppose, on your expectations. Franklin, 70, brought a big band to Norfolk. There were...
Tags: Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Music
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Performance/Q&A: Cody Chesnutt
RedEye Sound BoardCody Chesnutt believes in taking his time. He earned widespread critical praise for his first album, the lo-fi, double disc “The Headphone Masterpiece” in 2002, when Chesnutt also lent his voice to the Roots’ “The Seed 2.0”-...Tags: Frank Ocean, Entertainment, Suge Knight, Stevie Wonder, Al Green
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Springsteen looks beyond loss to bring magic to Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGPHILADELPHIA -- Last time Bruce Springsteen came through Philadelphia in March, he had a lot on his mind: The June 2011 death of his longtime sax player and onstage foil Clarence Clemmons and his somber new album “Wrecking Ball,” which...... -
Lupe Fiasco a voice of reason amid the violence
For Lupe Fiasco, it was in some ways a heartbreaking year. In an interview last summer with MTV he broke down as he watched a 2006 video of himself and friends in his old West Side neighborhood, the laughter and easy camaraderie undercut by the...
Tags: Entertainment, MTV (tv network), Che Smith, Common, Cultural Development
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121212: Bruce Springsteen kicks off Concert for Sandy Relief
After a hearty "1, 2, 3, 4!" Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band dived into "Land of Hope of Dreams," in which the rocker opened "121212: The Concert for Sandy Relief" on an inspiring note, singing: Leave behind your sorrows Let this day be the last...
Tags: G4 (tv network), Entertainment, David Grohl, Pink Floyd (music group), Leonard Cohen
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Meshell Ndegeocello talks Nina Simone ahead of Royce Hall date
Meshell Ndegeocello's place in pop culture has shrunk since her mid-'90s days on MTV. But her talent has only grown. In October the New York-based singer-bassist released the stunningly beautiful "Pour Une Âme Souveraine," a collection of songs written or...
Tags: Entertainment, MTV (tv network), Radio, Sinead O'Connor, Prince (music artist)
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Terry Callier dies at 67; vocalist, musician
Terry Callier, a singer-songwriter who captivated a cult following with his quietly hypnotic baritone voice and hard-to-classify music that combined elements of folk, blues and jazz, died of cancer Oct. 27 at a hospital in Chicago. He was 67. Callier...
Tags: Entertainment, Near North Side, Opinion Research Corporation, University of Chicago, Music Industry
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Tobacco Road at 100: A few more reasons to celebrate
There are many reasons to genuflect at the humble altar of music, booze and camaraderie known as Tobacco Road that have nothing to do with its unlikely centennial, being celebrated with a party on Saturday. No. 1 is its mere existence. If it’s been...
Tags: John Lee Hooker, South Miami, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Mose Allison
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Cody Chesnutt, 'Landing on a Hundred' album review
RedEye Sound Board*** (out of 4) If you yearn for the days of the signature sound from classic record labels like Stax, Volt, or Vee-Jay, then holy hell is this is record right up your alley. Chesnutt actually record a lot of his long-awaited follow-up to 2002’s...Tags: Burt Bacharach
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Terry Callier: Farewell to a distinctive Chicago voice
Chicago singer-songwriter Terry Callier never received a fraction of the acclaim he deserved, but nobody who heard him ever forgot him. The imploring, incantatory quality of his vocals distinguished him from peers, as did his knack for mixing elements of...
Tags: Entertainment, Opinion Research Corporation, Howard Reich, Radio, University of Chicago
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