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Sly Stone says he wants to make a comeback
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSly Stone, the Howard Hughes of the Woodstock scene, rolled up on a hulking three-wheel custom chopper painted the color of lemons. His straggly hair was tucked up beneath an ebony San Francisco Giants baseball cap with sparkly silver threading and draped...Tags: Politics, Health, Family, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Maroon 5 (music group)
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A short-lived, but influential, Gang
Times Staff WriterINDIO -- The Coachella Festival has a little tradition going in which an influential band from the past makes a reunion appearance. Last year it was the Pixies, the year before Iggy & the Stooges. On Sunday the original lineup of Gang of Four, the late-'...Tags: Achievement Records, Foods and Beverages, Music Industry, Human Accomplishments, Gang Activity
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SXSW 2013: Chuck D-Bootsy Collins summit
AUSTIN, Texas -- In his keynote address at the South by Southwest Music Conference, Dave Grohl hit on the theme of "voice" and the importance of the individual in music. On Friday, funk pioneer Bootsy Collins and Public Enemy's Chuck D focused on the...Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Music, Chuck D, Entertainment
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Fishbone Plays StageOne in Fairfield on Feb. 28
Fishbone have been partying at ground zero for 34 years now, ground zero being wherever they happen to be touring. That's a quarter of a century of ska-punk fusion, from back before it was ubiquitous. They've toured with the Beastie Boys, the Red Hot...
Tags: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group)
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Interview: Fitz and the Tantrums specialize in art of performance
Before he became the lead singer of "MoneyGrabber" band Fitz and the Tantrums and was performing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Fitz" was Michael Fitzpatrick — son of former Museum of Contemporary Art director and...
Tags: Gold Coast, Music, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Taste of Chicago
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Bootsy Collins to headline funk festival at Hampton Coliseum
As has been the standard operating procedure recently, Hampton Coliseum made the announcement on its Facebook page: The great Bootsy Collins will headline the 2013 Hampton Funk Fest. The event, set to take place Friday, Feb. 1, at Hampton Coliseum, will...
Tags: Samuel L. Jackson, Bobby Womack, Ice Cube, Jimi Hendrix, Hampton Coliseum
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Jesse Jones Jr.'s sibling revelry
Saxophonist Jesse Jones Jr. modeled his first band in high school, the Melt-Jess Jazz Quintet, after the muscular jazz of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Jones, of course, channeled Cannonball, the revered alto saxophonist and onetime Dillard High School...
Tags: Prostate Cancer, The Temptations (music group), Blues (genre), James Brown, Delray Beach
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A peek into Prince's mind
CHANHASSEN, Minn.— Prince is rolling his eyes. "The hardest thing with musicians," he explains to a visitor to his Paisley Park recording studio, "is getting them not to play." The quintuple-threat singer-songwriter-producer-performer-multi-...
Tags: Joni Mitchell, Music, Music Industry, Chuck Berry, Count Basie
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Lineup for Rib America Festival announced Friday
The Rib America Festival will rock out this Labor Day weekend. The lineup for the festival at Military Park was released Friday. Eddie Money will be on hand. He will take the stage on Friday, August 31, along with George Clinton and the Parliament...
Tags: Cheap Trick (music group), Labor Day, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Concert at Sellersville Theater 1894 has the right price -- free
Lehigh Valley MusicA concert by San Francisco psychedelic soul/heavy funk group Monophonics at Sellersville Theater 1894 on Friday has the right price for people wanting to check out the group or the venue. It’s free. And there will be room to dance....... -
Hansen: Music is Laguna's artistic stepchild
We have more art festivals than we know what to do with. We have fancy food festivals, world-class theater, legendary surf competitions and dozens of other Laguna Beach events. But no festival for popular music. Little Dana Point, only slightly bigger...Tags: Mozambique, Music, Entertainment Events, Macy Gray, Arts and Culture
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Gene Vincent's Blue Caps to be inducted into the rock hall of fame April 14
Gene Vincent, the influential early rocker born in Norfolk, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. His band, The Blue Caps, were unfortunately overlooked by the Rock Hall -- until now. Vincent's musical co-conspirators will be inducted...
Tags: Rod Stewart, Darlene Love, Kirk Franklin, Willie Williams, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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