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Saturday, November 7, 2009
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Always good for an exploding chorus, Rivers Cuomo and Weezer are more out of their shell than ever for Raditude. Driven by frenzied drums and acoustic guitar, sunny opening song “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” throws the door open to this frequently loud, hard-kicking collection.
Singer, songwriter and master guitarist Richard Thompson co-founded British folk-rock group Fairport Convention in the 1960s, formed an acclaimed duo with his then wife, Linda, in the ’70s, and carried on through ensuing decades with a solo career that brought him more accolades. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The late trumpeter Al Hirt, who had his own club on Bourbon Street for more than two decades, will be inducted posthumously into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame this weekend. NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets returning to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during an April assault, warning other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves be blinded by love. Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, "Cowboy Casanova," a put-down of a playboy that slyly references a famous quarterback Underwood briefly dated. But everything else about the bold, sassy tune looks forward, a reflection of "Play On," which aims to illustrate Underwood's maturation and growth. The Louisiana Sinfonietta billed its Sunday concert at First Baptist Church as “When Salieri Meets Mozart.” Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, of course, were musician peers of the late 18th century, both respected and successful. LAFAYETTE — By early 2010, Sonny Landreth will have his own signature slide-guitar Stratocaster series, an honor normally reserved for the Eric Claptons and Jeff Becks of the world. From Eminem to Kiss to Lenny Kravitz, big music names are visiting New Orleans this weekend for the 11th annual Voodoo Experience. The 11th annual Voodoo Experience returns to New Orleans’ City Park today, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 1. The event features eclectic music on eight stages, more than 25 Louisiana food booths and 40 local craft vendors. The 2009 lineup includes national acts Eminem, Kiss, Jane’s Addiction, Wolfmother, Lenny Kravitz, Widespread Panic, the Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, the Pogues, Ween, George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic and many more. Spawned from the early ’80s pre-alternative music scene in Phoenix, Ariz., the Meat Puppets were the ultimate musicians’ musicians. Featuring brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood and drummer Derrick Bostrom, the maverick trio and its country-punk-rock. LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend is going to the World Series. Major League Baseball says the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter from Springfield in western Ohio will perform the national anthem before Game Two at Yankee Stadium Thursday. New York natives Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will warm up the audience with their single "Empire State of Mind" before Legend sings. With soaring choruses, four singers who share lead vocals and perform precision harmonies, new country group Gloriana follows the tradition of such great vocal groups as the Beatles, Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. Ladies and gentlemen and Cajun boys and girls, now playing the caterpillar: Grammy-winning zydeco artist Terrance Simien! Yes … the caterpillar. But don’t call PETA yet. Pleasure P has the skills to heat up an audience, and that's why he is on the "Ladies Make Some Noise Tour,” which will make a stop at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena Saturday, Oct. 31. “I just got off of the Lil Wayne tour. I got the opportunity to perform for a crossover audience. And now, I'm on a tour with R. Kelly," P said. If you want Slim Shady in your trick or treat bag, be at the Voodoo Experience. Rap superstar Eminem is set to wow the crowd in what he said will be his only full-scale performance of 2009. The Voodoo Experience: Worship The Music Festival hits New Orleans on Halloween Weekend 2009. Headliners include Kiss, The Black Keys, The Flaming Lips, Jane's Addiction, Ween and Lenny Kravitz. among others. The story is his, but she’s keeper of the memory. Her grandfather’s memory, which he mapped out on a cassette tape before he died. That was on Dec. 28, 1981, just three months after the LSU Tiger Band spelled out his name mid field during halftime. Antonio Salieri’s meeting with W.A. Mozart will be the theme of the Louisiana Sinfonietta’s second concert of the 2009-2010 season. Members of Baton Rouge’s Neal family have been playing the blues together on stages all over the world for decades. Kenny Neal tours internationally with his band of talented brothers. Whenever possible, he invites other Neals, including his daughter, Syreeta, to the stage, too. Punk-rock-dance trio Gossip got a college-radio hit with the primal, alluring “Standing In The Way Of Control,” title track for the group’s 2005 CD. As much as a traveling musician can, Ryan Bingham, a 28-year-old new addition to the Texas singer-songwriter tradition, has a home. His permanent address in Topanga Canyon, Calif., is the first place he’s settled since his mid-teens. Country music stars Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney are coming to Tiger Stadium during Memorial Day weekend 2010. Bayou Country Superfest unveiled the inaugural line-up Wednesday for what organizers project will be a major annual country music festival in Baton Rouge. Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift will headline a country music festival in Baton Rouge next year. NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne is appearing in a Manhattan courtroom, but DNA science is taking center stage. A hearing on a DNA profiling technique used in the rapper's 2007 gun-possession case started Wednesday. It concerns a process used for identifying people from tiny amounts of DNA — including some that prosecutors say ties the Grammy Award-winner to a gun found on his tour bus after a concert. Two weekends ago, country star Tracy Lawrence visited the United States military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It was a quick trip: early afternoon arrival; load-in, as they say in the concert business; sound check; an early show for military personnel stationed at Guantanamo; and then two hours of signing autographs at the PX. Not many 67-year-old singers release No. 1 albums these days. Sharing the charts with artists old enough to be her grandchildren, Barbra Streisand’s latest album, Love Is The Answer, made a No. 1 debut last week. The songs of Jim Lauderdale have been recorded by George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Dixie Chicks, Mark Chesnutt, Kathy Mattea, Vince Gill, British talents Dave Edmunds and John Mayall and classic soul man Solomon Burke. For some bands, making music is just a job, but with Needtobreathe, you get the impression that music is as vital to them as, well, their next breath. Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, which is several festivals rolled into one, will embrace downtown Lafayette this weekend, Oct. 9-11, with days and evenings of music, food and good times. Easily among the most successful female recording artists of the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s, Madonna, the singer, dancer, songwriter and provocateur, has sold 200 million records and sent 37 songs to the Billboard Top 10. Aliens invaded a vacant lot on Baton Rouge’s 20th Street last week. Nearby residents, showing a wary mix of shock and curiosity, stared at the noisy, gnarly creatures from their cottage and shotgun-house porches. There’s Alice Cooper, the mascara-stained, snarling godfather of shock-rock. And there’s the orchestrator of Alice Cooper’s madness, a thoroughly professional singer-songwriter and entertainer who, when he’s not stalking stages throughout the world in the guise of Alice Cooper, loves to play golf. |
