Carl Carlton Songs & Stories Pt.II Tobacco Road to Graceland new concert dates →
Carl Carlton and the Songdogs are back on the road.
Read MoreJam Base : Going Symphonic: 5 Guitarists Performing With Orchestras →
For years rock guitarists have crossed-over into the classical realm to pair up for performances with symphony orchestras. This week Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio appeared with the Nashville Symphony for a concert featuring three new orchestral arrangement of the guitarist’s songs. This edition of Sunday Cinema presents Trey and four other axemen collaborating with symphony orchestras.
Rolling Stone : See Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson Play Hangover Ode, ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’ →
Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson reunited on the latter’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” for the 2016 tribute concert, The Life and Songs of Kris Kristofferson: All Star Concert Celebration. The show will be released as a concert album and film October 27th. CMT will air the full show that same night at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific.
IOL : Angelique Kidjo headlines Macufe Festival →
The light behind Angelique Kidjo is bright. Skyping me from New Jersey, where she was to deliver a keynote address for the Segal Foundation, the global music icon looks like a nubian angel.
Read MoreThe Core: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams →
After spending many years supporting the likes of Levon Helm, Little Feat and Hot Tuna, the “First Couple of Americana” strike out on their own with another album of original material and classic covers.
Read MoreRolling Stone : Steely Dan’s Quiet Hero: Inside Walter Becker’s Troubled Life, Wry Genius →
He was a brilliant perfectionist behind one of rock’s most eccentric bands – even if he preferred life in the shadows.
Read MoreThe Georgia Straight : The Blind Boys of Alabama sing a stormy history →
Founding member Jimmy Carter’s tales of the Deep South and the civil-rights fight now form a musical memoir
Read MorePitchfork : Jane Birkin Announces Serge Gainsbourg Tribute at Carnegie Hall →
Earlier this year, Serge Gainsbourg’s widow and collaborator Jane Birkin released Birkin/Gainsbourg: Le Symphonique, a collection of symphonic arrangements of some of Gainsbourg’s iconic works. Now, it’s been announced that Birkin will take the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the Wordless Music Orchestra on February 1 to perform songs off the album and more.
Read MoreNME : White Supremacists have been banned from using Johnny Cash’s music →
Johnny Cash‘s record label has delivered a cease and desist letter to a white nationalist website after it repeatedly used his music during an online radio show.
Read MorePost Gazette : New Anti-Flag album to address what they call Trump's 'racism, bigotry and socioeconomic injustice' →
Justin Sane, of Pittsburgh punk band Anti-Flag, spilled some details on the new album when he spoke to us before the Warped Tour in July.
Read MoreBillboard : Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Gives Update on Walter Becker's Health, Talks Solo Tour With New Band →
As Donald Fagen prepares to kick off a tour with his new band the Nightflyers -- named after his first solo album, 1982's The Nightfly, he's being circumspect about Steely Dan partner Walter Becker's health.
Read MoreUNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo and Benin’s music stars say NO to child marriage! →
COTONOU, Benin, 20 July 2017 - UNICEF international Goodwill Ambassador, Angélique Kidjo and UNICEF Benin national Goodwill Ambassador Zeynab Abib, along with seven of Benin’s greatest artists have joined forces to create a song calling on the population to say NO to child marriage, as part of the national Zero Tolerance Campaign against child marriage.
Read MoreLos Angeles Times : Ringo Starr celebrates 77th birthday with help from his friends — including Jenny Lewis →
That maxim was proved true anew on Friday as Ringo Starr drew hundreds of fans and dozens of fellow musicians, including Jenny Lewis, as well as friends and family members to his annual “Peace and Love” birthday celebration, centered this year once again in Hollywood.
Read MoreRolling Stone : Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash Lead John D. Loudermilk Tribute Album →
With songs that have been recorded by an impressive range of artists from George Jones, Skeeter Davis and Roy Orbison to the Raiders, Jefferson Airplane and Kanye West, writer and artist John D. Loudermilk was one of the most diverse and prolific tunesmiths of the 20th century. The author of such iconic hits as “Tobacco Road,” “Indian Reservation,” “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” and “Abilene,” was the subject of a stellar tribute concert in March 2016 at the Franklin Theatre south of Nashville.
Read MoreNRZ : Prächtige Stimmung und viel Musik →
Das 115-jährige Bestehen des Waldhotels „Tannenhäuschen“ wurde am Wochenende gebührend gefeiert. Den Auftakt machte Gregor Meyle (siehe rechts), das Sommerfest startete Samstag. Live mit dabei die Rockschule Hamminkeln mit einem ihrer bekannten Sofa-Konzerte. Auch die Weseler Band „Meine Zeit“ gab ihre Visitenkarte ab. Mit im Gepäck hatten sie ihre neue Single „Feuer und Meer“. Später wurde die Bühne frei für Sarah Straub und Carl Carlton.
Read MoreNPR : Blind Boys Of Alabama Announce 'Almost Home' — Hear Four Songs Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email →
When you're a group that's performed together for more than seven decades, it might be a daunting task to keep crafting music that feels fresh. No doubt that hill is even harder to climb when you're working within a tradition like gospel, with its well-loved, and well-worn, harmonic and lyrical conventions. Yet the singers who make up Blind Boys of Alabama have always risen to the challenge with utter grace — and the group's forthcoming album, Almost Home, places a capstone on that history.
Read MoreUltimate Classic Rock : GUITARIST SONNY LANDRETH SHARES MEMORIES OF WORKING WITH ERIC CLAPTON, MARK KNOPFLER, GOV’T MULE AND MORE: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW →
Over the course of a recording career that's spanned more than 40 years (and counting), Sonny Landreth's distinctive slide guitar has added a little extra sting to a lengthy list of albums — including a stack of classic releases from a roster of distinguished artists as well as the growing list of LPs he's put out as a solo artist.
Read MoreHuffpost : Emmanuel Jal, A Child Soldier-Turned-Entrepreneur, Explains How Refugees Help Canada →
Emanuel Jal was a child soldier in South Sudan. Now he's a Canadian businessman. In between, he's been an acclaimed rapper, author, and documentarian, and he also co-starred in a film with Reese Witherspoon.
Read MoreThe Guardian : Jimmy Barnes: biography of the year winner says writing makes sense of life →
‘Booze and narcotics are all well and good, but if you really want to get out of your head, write a book,’ says Barnes, while Jane Harper wins Gold ABIA
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