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The Saga of 'Crazy Heart'
was my first phone call," Burnett, 62, said, settling his imposing 6-foot-4 frame into a black couch in the study of his Los Angeles house. "He spent the last 10 or 20 years of his life driving around in a Suburban. He drove around the country with his
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SOUND CHECK: Goober and the Peas reunite after 15 years
Notes from the music beat ...
What brings Goober & the Peas back together after 15 years? It depends on who you ask.
According to frontman Goober and guitarist Junior, this weekend’s reunion show is the result of duress and a need to address federal
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The Year In Reviews: Concerts in and around the Valley
It was a year for big concerts.
When the collapsing economy should have forced shows to be smaller, it was milestones that kept them big this year: The Spectrum in Philadelphia closed. Coca-Cola Park in Allentown opened. And The Jonas BrothersÂ'
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Good to be the King
Stephen King’s long-gestating musical theatre collaboration with John Mellencamp, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” has been on the radar, in one form or another, since 2000. Now it seems to be getting closer to reality, with a première set for next
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Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello To Star In John Mellencamp Musical
Kris Kristofferson and Elvis Costello will lead the cast of John Mellencamp's new musical, Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County.
The rocker has been working on the project with author Stephen King for years, but now the stage show is ready for its debut
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Grace Bumbry
Grace Bumbry, Kennedy Center Honors ceremony originally held on Sunday, December 6th, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.
This year’s honorees are Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, and Bruce Springsteen.
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Other voices, other places
WE ARE INSPIRED by the bravery of Iranians who continue to demand their rights, even in the face of their government's relentless and shameful brutality. Iran's leaders are so desperate to repel a rising tide of popular unrest that even Ashura -- which
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Kristofferson & Costello to Star in Mellencamp Musical
a sultry Southern gothic mystery with a blues-tinged, guitar-driven score
Kris Kristofferson and Elvis Costello will lead the cast of John Mellencamp's new musical, Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County.
The rocker has been working on the
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King & Mellencamp's GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY Resurrected; Cash, Kristofferson et al. Set for Alliance Opening, Sept. 2010?
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a musical written by novelist Stephen King with original music written by rock musician John Mellencamp, will get a new lease on life, it seems. The musical was set to premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta,
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Elvis Costello + Neko Case + Stephen King + John Mellencamp = Musical Theater?
Weirdness: author Stephen King and musician John Mellencamp are working
together on a musical theater collaboration entitled "Ghost Brothers of
Darkland County," set to debut in Atlanta this September. Sound bizarre? Not as
much as you'd think--King, a
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Stephen King Casts Musicians in Ghost Brothers
In a new theatrical collaboration from John Mellencamp and Stephen King titled Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Rosanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson will be married. Mellencamp will be their son. Elvis Costello will be some sort of devil and King will
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Willie to play Concrete Street in first Caller.com show of 2010
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Willie Nelson will be back in Corpus Christi on Feb. 26 when the country music Hall of Famer plays the main stage at the Concrete Street Amphitheater in the first Caller.com show of 2010.
Nelson, who played at Whataburger Field with
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Nick Jonas Jams With Brothers, Thrills Fans at New York Show
At his Friday night solo show at New York City's Beacon Theater, Nick Jonas took time to bring out a pair of very special guests, proving the formula that if 2,000 teenage girls scream at X decibels for one Jonas Brother, they will risk hoarseness --
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O.C. Oughties: 20-11 best albums of the ’00s
20. Cold War Kids, Robbers & Cowards (2006)
L.A. claimed them just as fast as the four Kids wanted to leave, but what has become one of Southern California’s leading indie-rock outfits –- see why Jan. 22 at the Wiltern, three days after the arrival of
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Live Blogging from World's Fair Use Day
Second Panel —Commentary, Criticism and the New Publishing Paradigm, moderated by David Bollier.
The first speaker is Pat Aufderheide, director of social media at American University’s School of Communications. The purpose of copyright is to promote
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Young and the restless
Neil Young performs during the headline slot on the Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury festival last year. Leon Neal / AFP
In a rare interview ahead of his special recognition at the Grammys this month, Peter Howell talks to the music legend Neil Young.
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Holly Williams: Stepping out from the shadows of her family
Surprisingly, music didn't play much of a part in her childhood. Her father may have partied hard on the road, but he maintained a strict work/home life divide.
"He didn't want any music playing when he was at home; it was all about hunting and
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Scaring up a few ghosts in ‘Whisper House’
Kyle Jarrow (left) and Duncan Sheik are collaborators on “Whisper House.”
David Poe, one of the singing ghosts, with Eric Zutty in “Whisper House,” a play not so much about specters as it is about rising above life’s fears.
Mare Winningham is Lilly
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Did you see? Colts-Ravens playoff a magnet for celebs
Celebrity watchers had a lot of eye candy Downtown last weekend, even if they didn't have tickets to the Indianapolis Colts' AFC divisional-round playoff victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.
Actor Rob Lowe returned to the city and brought his
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Musical Predictions [The Frontal Cortex]
The ability to anticipate forthcoming events has clear evolutionary advantages, and predictive successes or failures often entail significant psychological and physiological consequences. In music perception, the confirmation and violation of
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SNL's Christine Ohlman Album Features Duets With Marshall Crenshaw, Dion And Ian Hunter
Working in a swampy, guitar-driven style of contemporary rock/R&B, Ohlman and The Deep End co-producer Andy York (John Mellencamp) crafted 15 songs of life and love tempered by loss. It is Ohlman's first album of new work since 2004; her recording
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Lighting Cold Case's fire
Several songs by The Doors will be featured exclusively throughout the episode of COLD CASE to be broadcast Sunday, Feb. 21 on CBS. The featured songs will be "Light My Fire," "Waiting for the Sun," "Love Her Madly," "Wild Child," "Riders on the Storm,
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T-Bone Burnett: Making soundtrack like solving mystery
Coming up with just 15 big Burnett productions is no easy task. There might be better ones out there, but here's a mix of 15 that are critical hits, big-sellers or both.
Three weeks into the new year T-Bone Burnett was already collecting trophies. The
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In the Green Room: Will Dailey on Farm-Aid and his music career
Chuck: Talk a little bit about, you know, you and I have met a lot of the farmers that are involved here at Farm Aid today. Talk a little bit about some of those guys and girls that you’ve met and, you know — I sense the passion from them. Don’t
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White House to welcome Dylan, Queen Latifah
The White House on Tuesday said Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and John Mellencamp will perform Feb. 10 in a concert to be broadcast the next evening. Smokey Robinson, Seal and the Blind Boys of Alabama also are on the program, which will be hosted by
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Hudson to sing at White House
Jennifer Hudson, Bob Dylan and Natalie Cole are among the performers President Obama will welcome to the White House next month for a concert celebrating music of the civil rights movement. The Feb. 10 concert will be broadcast the next evening on PBS.
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JENNIFER HUDSON, SEAL, SMOKEY ROBINSON TO PERFORM AT WHITE HOUSE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Bob Dylan, John Legend and John Mellencamp will also join the concert on 10 February, which will commemorate the music of the civil rights movement and be filmed for a TV broadcast.
The president will kick off the event with a speech, while Morgan
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Bob Dylan to perform at White House
Bob Dylan is set to perform at the White House next month as part of a civil rights celebration.
The 'Hurricane' hitmaker will join John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson, at the 'In Performance At The White House: A Celebration Of Music
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Neil Young tribute star-studded
John Mellencamp performs "Down By The River" at the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring recording artist Neil Young in Los Angeles January 29, 2010. (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES -- Neil Young went on a journey through his past on Friday
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Neil Young Wants To Keep Going Like Tony Bennett
Neil Young cited the career of Tony Bennett as the template for his own future.
“Look at Tony Bennett. He rocks,” Young said at a dinner in his honour hosted by MusiCares on Friday night. “I look at that man and say, “I can do this”. I’, going to keep
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Music’s Finest Shower Neil Young With Love
“I’m watching… so I don’t have to remember the words,” joked Neil Young on Friday night, explaining why he wasn’t planning on joining the all-star cast of musicians who had gathered to fete the songwriting legend at MusiCare’s Person Of The Year
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Well, it is rather physical - Tue, 02 Feb 2010 PST
Olivia Newton-John is set to co-star in a movie musical about Canada’s favorite pastime.
The “Grease” and “Xanadu” star will play the mother of a teen hockey phenom in “Score: A Hockey Musical,” which begins shooting in Toronto this week.
Director
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New-Age Owner Brings the Colts Old-Style Success
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. If you call Jim Irsay on his cellphone and he does not answer, the recording you hear is not a standard voice message.
The latest news, notes and analysis from Miami where the Colts and Saints will contend Super Bowl XLIV.
This week,
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Colts Owner Is Also A Dude: Dropped LSD, Owns Elvis & Beatles Guitars, Digs Zep, Jams With Mellencamp, Bought Charles Manson Letter…
In a world of starched collars, the rock ‘n’ roll aficionado and acoustic-guitar strummer [Jim Irsay] remains mostly a tie-dye guy, at least at heart. On the eve of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, he will host a party featuring Hall of
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A big-time halftime spoiler
Thanks a heap, Pete Townshend. Thanks for ruining what had become my favorite Super Bowl tradition — attempting to predict the set list for the pending halftime performance by aging rockers. Townshend, guitarist for Super Bowl XLIV's halftime band, The
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Irsay's super bash before the Super Bowl
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was a rock star Saturday night at his pre-Super Bowl party in Miami.
"It's great to be back in South Florida for an encore of '07," Irsay said, as he and his wife, Meg, greeted guests. "We love to gather our family
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White House civil-rights concert moved up to Tuesday by snowstorms
Among the myriad other disruptions that massive snowstorms are causing on the East Coast, a Black History Month concert at the White House delineating the role music played in the civil-rights movement has been hastily bumped up a day, to Tuesday. It
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Cummings Makes Historic White House Music Scene
Senators and congressmen, including Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, were among 225 people who heeded the call for last night's White House concert honoring the music of the civil rights movement.
The East Room event, livestreamed on a snowy night by
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Dw. Dunphy On… Mark Heard
There was a central theme to the work of artist John Mark Heard, and it wasn’t the one most people expected. Sure, he was a part of the CCM community, not only as a performer but an in-demand producer, but that was only a portion of his story. The
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Dylan, Mellencamp, Baez Bring Civil Rights Songs to White House
Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, Will.i.am and more artists took the stage earlier this week in Washington, DC, for a Black History Month special titled “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music
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The Steve Miller Band and Kenny Cheney Come Together for “CMT Crossroads”
NASHVILLE – February 16, 2010 – Superstar Kenny Chesney returns to CMT CROSSROADS to share the stage with one of his musical influences, rock icon Steve Miller, in the latest episode of the hit CMT series. CMT CROSSROADS: THE STEVE MILLER BAND and
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Obama hosts protest song concert
WASHINGTON - Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music
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Mellencamp's fans push for political run
John Mellencamp performs on CBS' 'The Early Show' at Daley Plaza, July 21,2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Katopodis, Getty Images)
John Mellencamp's fans in his native Indiana are pushing for the veteran singer to run for the U.S. Senate in a new online
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From Pink Houses to the Capitol: Online drive seeks to draft John Mellencamp for Senate
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, musician John Mellencamp plays during a tribute to former NCAA president Myles Brand in Indianapolis. An online effort to draft Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp to run for the U.S. Senate seat being
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People: Gay-bashing reggae singer Capleton ousted from Oakland concert
Capleton was one of several artists who reportedly signed a Reggae Compassionate Act petition in 2007, saying the genre would not tolerate hateful lyrics against any group.
A raggae/dancehall singer who has drawn fire for lyrics that critics say
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Online drive seeks to draft Mellencamp for Senate
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, musician John Mellencamp plays during a tribute to former NCAA president Myles Brand in Indianapolis. An online effort to draft Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp to run for the U.S. Senate seat being
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Review: Bon Jovi in San Jose
No rocker has aged better than Jon Bon Jovi.
That point is to be taken literally, first and foremost, given that the 47-year-old vocalist looked a good 15 years younger as he led his band Bon Jovi in concert at the HP Pavilion on Monday night. He also
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Wigmore's debut album goes triple platinum
Kiwi musician Gin Wigmore's debut album Holy Smoke has gone
triple platinum this week.
It is also back at number one on the New Zealand charts, just in
time for the Auckland songbird to fly to Los Angeles next
month.
Wigmore is booked to play on the
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Late Nite Music Club With James McMurtry
Hard to believe, but James McMurtry wrote this song five years ago and unfortunately, it's still as topical and powerful as if it was written yesterday.
James McMurtry is not a morning man. He drawled a weary greeting when reached by telephone at home
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Third House, Mellencamp for Senate, AU opens garden
Published March 01, 2010 06:59 am - Today, state representatives and senators will gather at Anderson Public Library at 8 a.m. for the final installment of the Third House Legislative Session. A group of local supports is attempting to draft
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Review: James McMurtry
Of Texas' many contributions to arts and entertainment in America, its long list of fabled songwriters is among its best. James McMurtry has become one of those songwriters. So established is he that it's no longer necessary to identify him by his
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Music review | James McMurtry
Of Texas’ many contributions to arts and entertainment in America, its long list of fabled songwriters is among its best. James McMurtry has become one of those songwriters.
So established is he that it’s no longer necessary to
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'Star Wars in Concert' coming to Fresno
Comic Dane Cook will make his Fresno debut in October.
Cook’s “Isolated Incident: Global Thermo Comedy Tour” will play Save Mart Center on Oct. 23, with tickets going on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. They cost $31.75, $61.75 and $101.75.
Cook, 37, leapt to
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Fustics' founder's life is perpetual motion
As founder of Wilmington-based band The Fustics, which plays at the Goat & Compass on Friday and at Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday, his life is perpetual motion, a philosophy of wanderlust with an explorer’s heart.
Barren and ghostly travel imagery laces
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Billy-Elton show has sharp contrasts
Here it was, at long last, following cancellations, an abundance of rumors concerning those cancellations and a lengthy “return your ticket if you can’t go on the rescheduled night” grace period. Billy and Elton. Or Elton and Billy, depending whom you
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Universal Motown Readies March 16 U.S. Debut of Rising Star Gin Wigmore
March 11, 2010 6:51 PM EST
Gin & The Cardinals live:
March 12 Austin, TX Stubbs (with Citizen Cope)
March 13 Houston, TX House of Blues (with Citizen Cope)
March 15 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre (with Citizen Cope)
March 16 New
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Soundtracks derived from spirited collaborations
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Producer and musician T-Bone Burnett is known for being an architect of sound. He has shaped albums by acts such as Los Lobos, John Mellencamp and Warren Zevon. His latest project stretches his skill as he has produced and performed on
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Watch Online: 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Jesus Christ. I deactivate my Facebook account and still I have to see your snarky, pee-pants bullshit subjective opinions on what is and is not relevant in the history of rock music. I don't even like John Mellencamp, but you are such a myopic dick I
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Farm Aid Announces Plans to Mark 25th Anniversary
SOMERVILLE, Mass. March 16, 2010 - "Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America" is the theme of the quarter-century anniversary of Farm Aid, the nonprofit organization led by board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews. Farm
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Concert Review: Fang Island and the Chinese Stars
As those with ears tuned to the rumblings of the indie-rock scene already know, Fang Island is perfectly poised to be your new favorite summer band. The Pitchfork-lauded group (they've been labeled "Best New Music," for what it's worth) is receiving
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Lessons from the Tao of Willie Nelson
It was Willie Nelson's fault I missed my flight to Woodstock '99 and nearly blew my first big traveling assignment as a reporter. As the world's most famous pot-smoking, God-loving, bio-diesel-producing country singer finally makes his way back to the
