Harry Connick Jr. plays it off the cuff on Broadway and at Hollywood Bowl
The Bowl shows with his big band and the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Friday and Saturday could include a different mix of music each night, and Connick prefers it that way. — It's coming up soon, but Harry Connick Jr. isn't exactly sure yet what program he, his big band and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are going to be performing at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday and Saturday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:54:40 -0700

Tribute to The Band will kick off jazz and blues festival
Canadian blues all-stars will take the stage together for a tribute of The Last Waltz, The Band's last performance to kick off the Orillia Jazz and Blues Festival in October. Jerome Avis, god-son of The Band member Levon Helm, will be playing the drums during the tribute.[...] Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:56:12 -0700

Renowned Danish musician sues Pepsi
Lee Oskar and the other original members of the band War are suing Pepsi Cola’s parent company for $10 million for using their song ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’ in its latest advertising campaign in the US. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:51:24 -0700

5 Questions With Ann Denny
Delightful local musician/comedienne Ann Denny/Anna Danova makes the leap to the Plutonium Playhouse starting tomorrow with her band, the Rescuers, in the Fringe show Emotional Condom . The show features Danova's original music (including the title song .)… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:46:07 -0700

The Johnson Family Band enjoys playing gengres outside their bluegrass tunes
This summer, Moorhead, Minn., bluegrass group the Johnson Family Band played at a festival one day and a rodeo the next. The diversity in venues shows the growing popularity of bluegrass music, says Pierre native and musician Tom Johnson, 27. "It's really taking off," Johnson says during an interview last week. Last week, the band was preparing to play with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the group ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:48:59 -0700

Hall of Famers sing the blues
The glam metal band Black ’n Blue, singer Linda Hornbuckle, side musician Peter Dammann and longtime radio deejay Les Sarnoff are among the inductees for the fourth annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Roseland Theater. Tickets, $25 ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:16:34 -0700

[music] Mad ’Monica : Kyle Rowland Band stars a 17-year-old phenom and other blues lifers. - Monterey County Weekly
When Sacramento bluesman Gary Mendoza – playing at Sly’s on Saturday with the Kyle Rowland Band – was 16 years old, he heard Muddy Waters’ Hoochie Coochie Man for the first time and it forever enveloped his soul. “Listening to [Waters] really changed my world,” Mendoza says. “It was inspiring.” But it wouldn’t be until 1995, when Mendoza was going through a rough divorce, that he began singing ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:07:24 -0700

Local musician plays on TV
Jason Webb, formerly of Hamburg, and 1993 graduate of Wallkill Valley Regional High School, recently appeared on Channel 7 Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park. He performed with six-time Grammy winner John Legend and Grammy winner band The Roots, the house band for Jim Fallon’s show. Two of the songs from Legend’s new CD entitled, “Wake Up,” which will be released Sept ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:54:29 -0700

Sale pending on A7-X musician's condo
A sale is now pending on the oceanfront condo in downtown Huntington Beach that belonged to musician Jimmy Sullivan. The 968-square foot condo started out priced at $599,000, then was slashed by $50,000. It’s now listed at $549,000. . Sullivan,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:15:34 -0700