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Michigan Theater screens remastered ‘Blank Generation’

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:48:39 +0000

On its grainy, black-and-white surface, "The Blank Generation" (FOUR STARS out of four stars) is 50 minutes of silent, home movie-style images recorded on 16mm at the legendary New York punk club CBGB in the mid-1970s. Raw live recordings back the footage, and there's no effort to get the lips in sync.

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Sounds: Robert Cray’s ‘Cookin” leaves listener hungry

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:06:21 +0000

Cookin' in Mobile Robert Cray has always posed an interesting dichotomy in the blues world. On the one hand, he's capable of fiery guitar solos and can hold his own onstage with Buddy Guy or Eric Clapton. His concerts feature plenty of transcendent moments when he and his instrument appear to be in perfect sync. On the other, he can be a bit frustrating for guitar aficionados, seeming to settle ...

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Folk band uses old-time instruments for bluegrass feel

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:16:04 +0000

Greenland is Melting is a three piece folk band born and bred in Gainesville. It consists of a stand-up bass, a banjo, an electric and acoustic guitar and a suitcase thats used to keep a beat.

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Live music

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:15:12 +0000

•ASHLAND COFFEE & TEA -- 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 798-1702. The Mills Family Band, 8 p.m. Thursday, $10. Jimmy LaFave and John Inmon, 8 p.m. Friday, $15-$20. Susan Greenbaum, 8 p.m. Saturday, $10. Andrew McEvoy (classical guitar), 11 a.m. Sunday. Mary Gautier, 8 p.m. Tuesday, $15-$20. David Glaser and ...

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Killer or Filler?

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:10:07 +0000

Our critics give you the lowdown on some local notable discs. Acoustic guitar virtuoso Darrin Kobetich has traveled quite a few miles both figuratively and literally since he first mixed folk and bluegrass with his metal back in the early aughts as a member of Amillion Pounds.

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Photos: Aretha, Leezy and Surprise Ron Isley Perform in Philly

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:12:10 +0000

*A crowd of about 8000 crammed into Philadelphias Mann Music Center Tuesday night to witness Aretha Franklin and former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice team for a rare musical performance. Rice, a classically trained pianist, backed the Queen of Soul during a three-hour concert filled with Franklins catalog of hits as well as arias from

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Hard To Find Jerry Jennings Album Featuring Ronnie Montrose Reissued

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:14:48 +0000

Good news for guitar freaks

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Pro-Youth HEART staff members get hands-on training at La Joya Middle School in Visalia

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:46:19 +0000

It's not every day that someone can rock on an electric guitar, dress like a chicken and dig for fossils hidden in chocolate chip cookies.

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Lauded by Down Beat Magazine, Charles Xavier, the Xman, Announces the Release of Xmas Vibe, His New …

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:31:48 +0000

Happy Note Records recording artist, Charles Xavier, aka: The XMan, is proud to announce the release of his new CD, Xmas Vibe, on October 20, 2010. Xmas Vibe is an enchanting, avant-garde, mystical, eclectic and original approach to festive, traditional and contemporary Christmas classics, with the inclusion of one Xavier-original song, performed on vibraphone and electric guitar with vocal ...

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169 Annotated TLG Songs:Listener Notes on the Tea Leaf Green Songbook

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:32:45 +0000

_This month Daniel Gold writes about his site, 169 Annotated TLG Songs: Listener Notes on the Tea Leaf Green Songbook I like a lyric to have a sense of mystery, some things that make you wonder, said Trevor Garrod, piano/harmonica singer/songwriter from Tea Leaf Green.

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