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The angel of rock 'n' roll
When rock 'n' roll singer Jimmy Angel hits the stage at the Smoke House restaurant on Saturday, it will be just another stop along a decidedly tumultuous five-decade career path. Angel, who specializes in a mixture of retro-1950s big beat and fiery...
Tags: Music Industry, Johnnie Ray, James Dean, Lifestyle and Leisure, Music
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Local restaurateur wins 'Chef Race'
Stan Frazier can't cook in silence. Depending on his mood, tunes ranging from David Bowie to Slayer and Madonna to Bill Evans can be heard pouring out of his two-story home in Newport Beach. "I need to have music playing when I'm involved in the craft...
Tags: Restaurants, David Bowie, Lifestyle and Leisure, BBC, Music
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12-12-12 Concert: The Rolling Stones make a quick exit
The Rolling Stones in 2012 may no longer be a great rock 'n' roll band, but the act can certainly leave a crowd wanting more. The above is not meant to disparage anyone celebrating a 50th anniversary, nor does it offer a revelation. The Stones have been...
Tags: The Who (music group), Keith Moon, Charlie Watts, Arts and Culture, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Ed Cassidy dies at 89; drummer for band Spirit
Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast's premier rock groups, has died. He was 89. Cassidy died Thursday of cancer at an assisted...Tags: Dexter Gordon, Music Industry, Music, Chet Baker, Tampa
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Los Angeles bands swing into an old-school music revival
A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Music, Louis Armstrong
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Grammys 2013: Live coverage of the nominations
Wake up the kids, parents. The nominations for the 55th edition of the Grammy Awards are to be unveiled Wednesday night, and Pop & Hiss will be providing live coverage of the proceedings. This year, the Recording Academy has gone country, staging its...
Tags: Ne-Yo, Carrie Underwood, LL Cool J, Santigold, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Kennedy Center Honors Letterman, Led Zeppelin
CNNWASHINGTON -- An array of talents was on display Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors gala where President Barack Obama toasted the lifetime achievements of an iconic ballerina, a famed comedian, a timeless actor and two chart-topping musical acts. In the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Music, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Celebrities
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Florida travel calendar for November
Check out festivals and events in November across the state.
View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Dec. 23. The Cannonball Christmas Express. Tavares. On select dates, the...Tags: Museum Dioramas, Battery Park, Social Issues, Dioramas, Literature
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Rush leads fan voting for 2013 Rock Hall of Fame
Rush or Chic? Randy Newman or N.W.A? Music fans have about a week left to let their voices be heard for the first time on who deserves to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. Fortunately, making a choice between those artists isn’t...
Tags: Paul Butterfield Blues Band (music group), Joan Jett, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Deep Purple (music group), Voting
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Audition notice: 'Buddy' from Sonnentag Theatre at IceHouse
Audition notice from: Sonnentag Theatre at the IceHouse Auditions for Musicians and Singers For the rock and roll musical, BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Saturday, December 1: 3:30 – 5:30 pm & Sunday, December 2: 7:00...Tags: The Big Bopper, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Music, Travel
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Rolling Stones Give Satisfaction Despite High Ticket Prices
The Rolling Stones pranced, swaggered and laughed through the first of five concerts, celebrating their golden jubilee with a performance that critics said helped justify high ticket costs. Virtually every reviewer at the first of two shows in London's...
Tags: Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones (music group), Mary J. Blige, Music, Paul McCartney
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Singer Ian F. Svenonius builds a school of rock
-------------------- Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Band Ian F. Svenonius Akashic: 250 pp., $14.95 paper -------------------- Rock 'n' roll is not a joke, a pastime or a hobby. Nor is it a mystical "calling" that only a chosen...Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Buddy Holly, Music, Brian Jones, Talk Shows (genre)
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