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Blowin' through the changes (The Sacramento Bee)
Jerry Martini performs with local blues-rock band Stonehouse recently at a Rancho Cordova nightclub. Although he was once a funk pioneer with the legendary Sly & the Family Stone, he has always considered himself a saxophone player, not a star.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Star to Rock with 'Scrap Metal' All-Star Rock Band: More Speci...
Celebrity Rock Group Scrap Metal announces more special guests including Lynyrd Skynyrd star Artemus Pyle ("Sweet Home Alabama"); Matt Scannel of Vertical Horizon ("She's Everything You Want"); Jim Peterick of Survivor ("Eye of the Tiger") and CJ Snare of Firehouse ("Love of a Lifetime") scheduled to perform with them during appearance at 2007 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival concert in ...
Musicians' cover story (The Record)
WHO: Shaw Blades. WHAT: Pop-rock. WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday. WHERE: B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., Manhattan; 212-997-4144 or bbkingblues.com.
Foster, Gass and Thorell to Star in Rock of Ages Readings (Playbill)
Hunter Foster, Clarke Thorell and Kyle Gass ? Jack Black's partner in the band Tenacious D ? will star in two by-invitation-only readings of the '80s rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages on March 14 and 15. As previously announced, the show is seeking a producing partner for its planned fall Off-Broadway bow.
Join them, won't you? (Riverfront Times)
On June 27, 2000, an impressive yet unheralded group of underground bands coalesced in Kansas City. The bill at the all-ages club El Torreon included Nintendo-theme wizards the Minibosses; a heavy, predance-makeover incarnation of the Rapture; and Bright Eyes, with Conor Oberst seated in a folding ...
Counselors, visitors and guest stars (Seattle Times)
Camp counselors (each of these rock musicians leads a band of campers): Teddy Andreadis, keyboards, Guns N' Roses; Jeff "Skunk" Baxter...
CD reviews (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
POP/ROCK Amy Winehouse, "Back to Black" (Republic) At first, the songs on Winehouse's second album could almost be unknown soul oldies from the 1950s and 1960s. The drums, strings and horns have a vintage production style, and Winehouse's tart voice and sly, sultry phrasing sound largely unprocessed. Then the anachronisms kick in, from current slang and beats that hint at hip-hop to four-letter ...
Brad Delp's soaring vocals (Salon.com)
The lead singer for Boston dies at 55.
Rockshow! to perform at Cannery Casino (KVBC Las Vegas)
Yellow Brick Road, long-time favorite classic rock band, has created a full-scale production show that captures the excitement of Rock's greatest legends. RockShow! The Ultimate Tribute Concert is one night only - Saturday, March 10 at 9 PM, at the Cannery Casino Showroom.
Hi, I'm the drummer for Blondie, and I'll be your camp counselor (Seattle Times)
Five minutes till showtime at the House of Blues and something is amiss. The lead singer of Lisa & the Street Survivors is not talking...