Sunday, April 7, 2013
New York — Call it satisfaction: The Rolling Stones have announced a nine-city tour. The veteran rockers said Wednesday their “50 and Counting” tour will kick off in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. The date will be …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Lexington, Ky. — Throughout band’s 30-plus year history, the Meat Puppets have taken great delight in throwing stylistic curve balls. Born at the height of pop’s New Wave movement during the early ‘80s, the trio would shift course from ribald punk to folkish psychedelia to all manner of …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
It’s only been three years since the Carolina Chocolate Drops, the bluegrass band that brings to life the African-American bluegrass traditions that flourished in the Piedmont region of North Carolina in the early 20th century, last played at …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
In an age of milquetoast, pickup-truck-obsessed himbos, Brad Paisley is one of the few country artists to regularly wrestle with race and class, and what happens when those issues intersect with some of Southern culture’s darker impulses. He’s …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore’s smash …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Chicago — The Cure will make their first Lollapalooza appearance in the festival’s more than 20-year history this summer, joining fellow headliners Mumford and Sons, The Killers and Nine Inch Nails, Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell announced yesterday. “It is so exciting to have The Cure at Lollapaloooza for …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Los Angeles — He didn’t quite hit the million-sold mark, though he came awfully close. Capping a whirlwind promotional run that included hosting Saturday Night Live, performing on five consecutive episodes of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and playing an intimate club gig at the South by Southwest …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Washington — Audie Cornish heads into the office for Tuesday’s broadcast of All Things Considered but slows down to hear some rock ‘n’ roll. California band OK Go is riffing away on a stake-bed truck parked in the …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Los Angeles — The producers at American Idol wanted to shore up a dramatic slide in ratings for the show’s newest season, so they added three star judges and even allowed viewers to vote online for favorites up …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Los Angeles Times The self-described “messfest” of Nickelodeon’s annual Kids’ Choice Awards happened in Los Angeles on Saturday. Hosted by Josh Duhamel, the awards were decided by 387 million votes cast from 22 countries around the world. The prize may be a bright orange trophy in the shape …
By Don's Early Light
