May 9, 2011
Warner Music Group Corp., the world's third-largest recording company with such artists as Eric Clapton, Michael Buble and Paramore, is being sold for about $1.3 billion as a global decline in CD sales weighs down the industry.
Len...
May 8, 2011
May 8, 2011
May 8, 2011
Continuum, the new-music ensemble founded and led by Joel Sachs and Cheryl Seltzer, is best known for its tightly focused programs devoted either to individual contemporary composers or to specific styles. But to close the group's 45th season...
May 6, 2011
May 5, 2011
In 1998, reporting for The Day from the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, I wrote about the glories of an Alabama-born, Tennessee-based power pop musician I saw called Owsley, and predicted huge fame and...
May 5, 2011
On Saturday and Sunday, in commemoration of the finale performances of their 20th season, Old Lyme's Musical Masterworks has assembled some of their most popular string players - and artistic director Edward Arron has come up with a fiendishly...
May 5, 2011
You've missed the Sinners Circle over these icy winter months, haven't you?
Breathe deep and relax: the acclaimed, songwriters-in-the-round series blooms anew with Season #3 kicking off Saturday in the Ballroom of New London's...
May 5, 2011
It's a crime that younger hip-hop fans don't have a working knowledge of the genre's history.
That's right, I'm talking about the contributions of … Vanilla Ice.
Here are fake quotes from some of the Big Shots about the...
May 5, 2011
That girl is ... poooiiiisooooon: Bell Biv DeVoe hit #3 with "Poison" in 1990, and darned if that tune isn't as catchy today. The trio will certainly be busting out that song when they give a free concert Friday at the Mohegan Sun Wolf...
May 2, 2011
May 1, 2011
If you weren't counting Friday night in the Mohegan Sun Arena, the answer is no. Alan Jackson and the Strayhorns did not play all 34 of his No. 1 hits. They came close though, pretty much delighting a nearly full house.
May 1, 2011
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, the ECSO Chorus and music director Toshi Shimada took on their biggest challenge to date Saturday night when they massed to perform Mahler’s gigantic Symphony No. 2, the “Resurrection...
May 1, 2011
Perry Farrell will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza with an eclectic lineup this summer in Chicago that knows no boundaries, from rock and rap and even pop, to dance music and experimental sounds that can't be described in a few...
April 30, 2011
If you weren't counting Friday night in the Mohegan Sun Arena, the answer is no. Alan Jackson and the Strayhorns did not play all 34 of his No. 1 hits. They came close though, pretty much delighting a nearly full house.
April 28, 2011
Sub Pop
The Fleet Foxes' new album, "Helplessness Blues," drops stateside on May 3, and it's got some steam behind it. The Seattle folk-rock sextet already sold out its Boston and New York shows...
April 28, 2011
Hubbard Park, Meriden
William Wordsworth was probably the biggest daffodil enthusiast ever known to man ("Ten thousand saw I at a glance / Lifting their heads in sprightly dance!"). You know Bill...
April 28, 2011
You can walk into any religion department at any college in the southeast and take a course on Alan Jackson. The dude is pretty much a god, is what I'm trying to say.
Indeed, for those whose appreciation for country music precludes...
April 28, 2011
The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra wraps its season in epic style.
The orchestra is joined by the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus for the Saturday concert, and they'll tackle Mahler's Symphony No. 2.
The monumental...
April 28, 2011
If you're going to name your band The Choir, it's probably best if you have really good singers. Unless you're being Ironic, of course - which is always important in Hipness Land.
In the case of Grammy-nominated The Choir, well, yes, it...
April 28, 2011
Harry Chapin is always worth remembering - and what could be better than to do so in charitable fashion? The 20th annual Tribute to Harry Chapin/Hunger Awareness concert, presented as always by LUNCH (Local United Network to Combat Hunger) and...
April 28, 2011
Steve Azar is my kind of country artist. The Mississippi-born songwriter earned his way to Nashville and Major Label Land - and ultimately decided the most solid route to artistic integrity was to start his own label.
A stunning guitarist...
April 26, 2011
Libyan rebel fighter Jaad Jumaa Hashmi cranks up the volume on his pickup truck's stereo when he heads into battle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
He looks for inspiration from a growing cadre of amateur rappers whose powerful songs have...
April 24, 2011
April 24, 2011
The Black Eyed Peas are opening a school where New York City teens will be able to learn video and music production using professional-quality equipment.
The six-time Grammy Award winners announced Tuesday their Peapod
Foundation...
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