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Friday, November 20, 2009
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Singer-pianist Norah Jones collaborates with a new producer and new group of musicians for the new sound of The Fall. Her voice tastefully blurred by reverb, Jones sings with warm, relaxed presence.
This year’s new batch of music box sets contains many gems. In hopes of luring buyers back to traditional record stores and spurring online sales of physical product, record companies have filled the sets with audio upgrades and extras. Songfest Foundation, Inc., a New Orleans-based charitable organization founded to benefit Louisiana and Gulf Coast music and musicians, recently announces its second annual New Orleans Songwriters Festival. Drummer Stanton Moore tours the globe with New Orleans funk outfit Galactic. Propelled by Galactic’s genre-melding, funk-meets-hip-hop 2007 album, From The Corner To The Block, the band spent the past two years playing places it had never played before. It's amazing the R&B/hip-hop foursome Pretty Ricky even had time to record their latest self-titled album "Pretty Ricky." All that wooing of women has got to be taxing on the body and soul. For its aim, this is a very good album. It wouldn't have worked if the quirky quartet of Spectacular, Diamond Blue, Slick 'em and — ahem — Lingerie had held back. They don't. NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death. She told ABC News in an interview to air Wednesday that Murray should no longer be allowed to practice medicine. Murray faces manslaughter charges for the pop star's death this summer. A spokeswoman for the doctor, Miranda Sevcik (SEHV'-sick) said Monday he continues to maintain he neither prescribed or administered anything to Jackson that should have killed him. Norah Jones ditches her old band, and most of her trademark piano playing, for her latest release "The Fall." Jones sounds more confident and stretches her songwriting muscle on her fourth solo record and the second in a row where she wrote or co-wrote all of the songs. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring Jennifer Lopez's first husband from distributing 11 hours of home video footage from their marriage that the singer-actress claims includes sexual situations. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Allen knows he's not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert — and that's OK with him. Since foiling Lambert at the "American Idol" finale last May, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Conway, Ark., has not appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and declared he's gay. His music can't be heard during the credits of the apocalyptic action flick "2012." And you won't find him posing in a racy Details photo shoot with a naked woman. On Kris Allen's self-titled debut album, the "American Idol" presents a collection of pop-rock tunes that are cool and simple — a reflection of what we saw from the married 24-year-old on the eighth season of "Idol." NEW YORK (AP) — The success of Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" not only made the British-born singer an international star last year — it also helped her branch out and toughen up. "I'm quite a sensitive person and I'm quite introvert, but I've learned that I'm stronger than I thought and I can take more than I thought I can. Sometimes I have to push myself, but like I am definitely stronger than I thought I was," the 24-year-old says. LAFAYETTE — Just minutes after Downtown Alive! with Chubby Carrier ends today, nearby Grant Street Dancehall is offering a three-act rock show starting at 9 p.m. In Glee, the hit TV series set at fictional McKinley High School, a glee club led by Mr. Schuester sings a repertoire that runs from classic rock to Broadway to hip-hop. Despite forces that conspire against the glee club, Schuester believes the group can be great. This year’s new slate of Christmas and seasonal CDs and music DVDs includes newly recorded discs by pop-opera star Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Tori Amos, Bob Dylan and former American Idol contestant David Archuleta. Bill Gaither is bringing a special edition of the Gaither Vocal Band to Baton Rouge next week. Famous for his harmony-filled Gaither Vocal Band concerts and recordings and his marathon Homecoming concerts, the 73-year-old group leader recruited popular former members of the Gaither Vocal Band. Monsters, the second CD from Baton Rouge band Cohen and the Ghost, contains doomy but playful songs, inventive melodies and shifting tempos. The baritone voice out front belongs to 20-year-old singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cohen Hartman. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts. NEW YORK (AP) — Relax, Aerosmith fans: Steven Tyler says he isn't leaving the band. Tyler made a surprise appearance with guitarist Joe Perry and his band Tuesday night at a New York City venue. Tyler told the crowd: "I am not leaving Aerosmith." Baton Rouge rapper Torrence “Lil Boosie’’ Hatch’s inability to follow a judge’s instructions means he will serve about two years in prison instead of one, prosecutors and his attorney said Monday. 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. In the underground world of hip-hop, the purity and passion of the artist establish credibility and longevity. Two longtime commanders in that underground army -- Keith Murray and Canibus -- have each created nationally known albums and worked with everyone in the rap realm from LL Cool J to the Lost Boyz to Busta Rhymes and R. Kelly. 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. 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. 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. |
