Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Chandler Music Hall stage in Randolph has borne witness to every step of singer-songwriter Myra Flynn’s career, from her first performance at age 8 in one of Chandler’s children’s musicals to her annual appearances in Chandler’s Mud …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Barnard — The second annual Tour De Zack on June 23 will feature live music, barbecue and bicycling. The event supports Zack’s Place, a nonprofit enrichment center for people with special needs. Cyclists can choose from two supported rides. Both begin and end at Silver Lake in Barnard. …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Los Angeles — Petite powerhouse Jessica Sanchez enjoyed singing ballads on last season’s American Idol, where she placed second. But the 17-year-old says ballads aren’t her only interest: Sanchez is hoping to capture a new — and younger …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Washington — “I’d like to get past May 11th,” Philip Setzer said. Setzer is a violinist and a founding member of the Emerson String Quartet. He’s 62 years old — something he hardly believed when he saw it …
Friday, May 3, 2013
New York (ap) — He’s rock royalty and likes to keep it old-school: Keith Richards says he doesn’t own an iPod. The Rolling Stones guitarist says he isn’t a fan of the ultra-popular music device. “I don’t have an iPod. ... I still use CDs or records actually. …
Friday, April 26, 2013
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles — Jeff Bridges took home the lead actor Academy Award for his portrayal of down-and-not-entirely-out country singer Bad Blake in the film Crazy Heart, but that star turn on the big screen wasn’t entirely an act. Bridges has been as passionate about music …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Several houses of worship in the Upper Valley will be filled with melodic tones this weekend when two of the area’s foremost choral groups perform their spring concerts. The Bel Canto Chamber Singers will provide a three-course meal …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
New York — When Fall Out Boy learned that Elton John was a fan of their music, they jokingly thought he might want to record with them. As it turned out, he did. “We were nearly done with …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Cuban jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez had already distinguished himself as an improvisational wunderkind by the time the legendary producer Quincy Jones came knocking. Between his in-home musical training — he has the same name as his father, …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Washington Post Colin Davis, the British conductor who guided some of the world’s leading orchestras in often-revelatory performances of Mozart, Berlioz, Sibelius, Britten and Tippett, died Sunday in London. He was 85. The London Symphony Orchestra, where he was principal conductor for 11 years before stepping down …
Maggie Cassidy
By Don's Early Light
