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Obama, with stars and masses, celebrates
The SwampPresident-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrive for the Obama Inauguration Celebration on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sunday January 18, 2009. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT) by Frank James and Jill Zuckman Joined by...Tags: Bon Jovi (music group), Popular Music (genre), Bono, History, Renee Fleming
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Richard Thompson: Innovation in, nostalgia out
Again Richard Thompson makes the case with his latest album, “Electric” (New West): He belongs with Bob Dylan, Neil Young and a handful of others in his ability to sustain a high level of artistic intensity and integrity in a career that has...
Tags: Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Music Industry, Howard Johnson, Entertainment
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The numbers game
Cal ThomasPresident Obama's attempt to spin the latest discouraging unemployment numbers as "a step in the right direction" is like telling passengers aboard the Titanic to ignore the sinking vessel and listen to the live music. A Wall Street Journal analysis of...Tags: Unemployment, American Enterprise Institute, The Wall Street Journal, Employment, Elections
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Tom Morello keeps punk-rock spirit of Woody Guthrie alive
Tom Morello says he rarely gets nervous anymore before he performs, in part because he’s done just about everything from rocking stadiums with Rage Against the Machine to participating in protest rallies around the world as a guitar-thrashing...
Tags: Metallica (music group), Punk (genre), Henry Fonda, Entertainment, Bob Dylan
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Springsteen SXSW concert review
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- It was Bruce Springsteen day Thursday at the South by Southwest Music Conference, but the singer instead turned the spotlight on his fellow artists. His keynote address was essentially a long, heart-felt thank you to his musical...
Tags: Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Cliff, Concerts, Max Weinberg Experience, Entertainment
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Old Town School rolls out historic song archive
The Old Town School of Folk Music has had a lot of legendary and influential artists pass through its doors during its 55 years, and many of them have been documented on recordings that up until now have been available only to the school’s music...Tags: Steve Earle, Old Town School of Folk Music, Arts and Culture, Apple iTunes, Jeff Tweedy
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Summer reading list crosses cultures
Summer Reading Club is under way. Are you signed up? The Washington County Free Library has reading clubs for all ages. Summer reading programs are an efficient, fun way to incorporate reading and related activities into summer family time. This month's...Tags: ABC (tv network), Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Poetry
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Irish 'Bard of Peace' Tommy Sands back in Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA conversation with Irish folk singer Tommy Sands reveals yet one more reason why he is known by many as the “Bard of Peace.” The man who has dedicated his life to the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland has a voice that, even in... -
In its 10 years, music venue has put town on the map, patrons say
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGTen years ago, William Quigley stood at the back of Sellersville Theater 1894 and watched a performance by quirky cabaret singer Leon Redbone officially inaugurate the “classy Victorian theater” he had just spent a year and more money than he.... -
Scott Turow flashes back with the Beatles on KCRW
Jacket CopyScott Turow shares some musical favorites with KCRW; he'll be playing with the Rock Bottom Remainders later this month.... -
Joe Smith's candid artist talks heading to Library of Congress
Pop & HissClassic-film fans know all about Frank Capra’s 1941 political treatise “Meet John Doe.” Soon, music lovers will have the chance to “Meet Joe Smith,” and in the process get a little closer to dozens of the most important... -
An appreciation: Doc Watson, flatpicker, song stylist, messenger
Pop & HissDoc Watson, whose guitar style was an influence on generations of folk players, died on Tuesday near his North Carolina home. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers an appreciation....
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