The tabla evokes and invokes. It can playfully mimic a cricket bowler’s moves or capture the sensual arc of deer’s leap. Now a familiar sound in the West thanks to lightning-fast masters like Zakir Hussain and innovators like Talvin Singh, the essential Indian classical instrument was traditionally on the sidelines, its emotional power harnessed to support other performers. No longer. Tabla comes center stage in the hands of the young,…
04/07/11 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse* 04/08/11 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle* 04/10/11 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle* 04/11/11 – Columbus, OH – Wexner Center for the Performing Arts* 04/12/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s* 04/14/11 – Baltimore, MD – The Ottobar* 04/15/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts* 04/16/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg^ *=with The Mountain Goats ^=with Sharon…
W-H-I-T-E’s (Cory Thomas Hanson) latest single, Fountain draws from the experience of water rushing over ones body, submerging the senses in a bliss of overwhelming intensities. With this single from the latest album, Twin Tigers, W-H-I-T-E aims to convey only the most ecstatic of feelings. Utilizing tom heavy rhythms and lush choir-like vocal melodies to push the sonic sphere into cascades of harmonic content. W-H-I-T-E has performed with an array…
4/28 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom 4/29 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground 5/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall 5/3 – Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge 5/4 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Down Under 5/5 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel 5/6 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar Club Stage 5/7 – Asbury Park, NJ – Wonder Bar 5/10 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club 5/11 – New Haven,…
Five years after completing one of the most successful tours in country music history, multi-platinum powerhouses Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson will hit the road for “Xtreme Muzik The Tour.” The extravaganza, which will include special guests Cowboy Troy and Two Foot Fred, will visit over 30 cities beginning June 18, 2011 in Springfield, Missouri. Sharing one eight-piece band on a custom stage that includes, of course, a fully-operational…
May 5 – Boston, MA – House of Blues (w/My Chemical Romance) May 6 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre (w/My Chemical Romance) May 7 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (w/My Chemical Romance) May 8 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (w/My Chemical Romance) May 10 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (w/My Chemical Romance) May 11 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle (w/My Chemical Romance) For More Information:…
Most times in our Health and Fitness section, we ensure that we have went through the entire amount of whatever product we get – whether it is a pre-workout supplement, protein, or the like. However, we are so impressed by the Sweet Sweat Stick that we simply had to review it about a week after receiving it. The product is similar to a roll-on deodorant, and a quick test of…
It Prevails (Mediaskare) Life On Repeat (Equal Vision) We Are Defiance (Tragic Hero) Affiance (Bullet Tooth) Stand Your Ground (Rite Of Passage) *5/8 – 5/29* Sun, May 8, 2011 Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theater Mon, May 9, 2011 Jefferson, SD @ Jefferson Community Center Wed, May 11, 2011 Minneapolis, MN @ The Beat Thu, May 12, 2011 Steger, IL @ Another Hole In The Wall Fri, May 13, 2011…
To close out its 2010-11 season, Classical Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS presents two great collaborations in its annual Michael Palm Series of house concerts in New York City. On April 6, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, fresh from portraying Fricka in Das Rheingold at the Metropolitan Opera, will present a recital with pianist Warren Jones. The series closes on May 4, when Gramophone’s “Artist of the Year” mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato joins…
“Sweet” is a track that comes forth with a number of distinct and unique styles. With a funky backdrop and a Mick Jagger-esque (think “Emotional Rescue”) approach taken by the vocals, listeners will immediately be enthralled by the band’s output. The electronic-infused arrangements that are present during “Sweet” will hearken back to the New Romantic movement of the early and mid-eighties, while there is a little bit of a harder,…
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart lit up a terribly dark first half of 2009 with their self-titled debut album, and were able to keep interest in the band high with their EP Higher Than the Stars. About 18 months later, and the band has just released what I feel to be their magnum opus, Belong. “Belong” acts as a microcosm of the different styles and feelings that are…
Through the last twelve years, Darren Aronofsky has continually made films that deviate from what is typically sponsored and promoted in Hollywood. 1998’s Pi was simultaneously one of the most tense and introspective films ever made, while 2000’s Requiem For A Dream showcased the potential for addiction in all of humanity. Black Swan, eir 2010 film, represents Aronofsky’s best-grossing movie. Natalie Portman (Nina) and Mila Kunis (Lily) struggle for two…
People are catching the buzz with Warner Bros. Records’ hot country star and coach on NBC’s The Voice, Blake Shelton’s infectious new single, “Honey Bee.” Since his electrifying world premiere performance of the new single on Sunday night’s Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS, “Honey Bee” is at No. 1 on the iTunes Country Songs Chart and No. 3 on the iTunes Overall Songs Chart. Fans can purchase “Honey…
Shows featuring an attractive male-heavy band have always done well on television. Whether it was The Monkees, The Jonas Brothers, or Big Time Rush, a tween audience will eagerly devour anything that is put out. Big Time Rush – the band, their music, or the show – seems to be miles ahead of many similar-sounding acts in that they skillfully blend rock, punk, rap, and even a little hard rock…
”Family Man” Craig Campbell’s self-titled debut hits stores today and the album is already garnering rave reviews. The remainder of the jam-packed album launch week will include headlining concert appearances in San Jose, CA (4/5); Bakersfield, CA (4/6); Florence, AZ/Country Thunder USA Festival (4/7); and Henderson, NV (4/8). Beginning in May, Craig can be found on the road with Willie Nelson and the Country Throwdown Tour. The project is produced…
Around a Small Mountain, the newest effort from Jacques Rivette (La Belle Noiseuse, Oeline and Julie Go Boating), is one of those films that benefit from repeat viewings. The film starts with Vittorio (Sergio Castellito) assisting motorist Kate (Jane Birkin) with Kate’s broken-down trunk. From there, the two gradually get to know each other – Kate is a circus performer that will be leaving the city soon. Vittorio has to…
“We’re perceived as a club label when really we’ve always been between ‘club’ and ‘indie’, and this new compilation sits right at the crossroad of the two.” Explains Kitsuné’s head-honcho Gildas Loaec. “I find the combination of guitars and electronics is one of the most exciting areas in music today. Kitsuné has always supported this fusion and believe a good part of the future will come from that.” So here…
Very few titles can do the action-RPG blend correctly. I feel that Devil May Cry is one of those titles, but that practically every year the gaming public is forced into picking up or otherwise noticing a great many of these stinkers. Knights Contract is an interesting new addition to the roll of these games, and I feel that Namco Bandai may be on to something amazing with this title.…
Fri. 8 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Arci Chinasky, Sermide (Mantova) Sat. 9 April Quakers&Mormons live @ Circolo Edera, Codroipo (Udine) Wed. 13 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Rocket, Milano Thu. 14 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Siné, Porto Viro (Rovigo) Fri. 15 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Bistrot, Arezzo Wed. 20 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Le Mura, Roma Thu. 21 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Morgana, Benevento Fri. 22 April Quakers&Mormons live@ LaGrange, Cosenza Sat. 23 April Quakers&Mormons live@ Buzz,…
Helena From The Wedding is an interesting film, not only because of the crew that it employs but also because of director Joseph Infantolino’s pedigree (Run Fatboy Run). The title is also enthralling because of the way in which Infantolino captures the married experience. Helena From The Wedding does not glamorize or otherwise modify the married experience – what viewers will see from the different couples is realistically what could…