Items pertaining to East Isles neighborhood - Southwest Journal
The City Council's Zoning and Planning Committee rejected the controversial Lagoon redevelopment project on June 23. This vote comes one month after the city's Planning Commission voted to approve zoning changes to allow a 13-story condo tower with a ...November 30, 2008
Traveling to the Holy Ground of the Delta Blues - Blogcritics.org
Rock and Roll, it has often been said, is just the blues sped up. You can’t really argue with that statement. Rock, in all its diverse glory owes its existence to the blues. After all, if it weren’t for the blues, the 12 bar chord progressions ...December 1, 2008
King reigns in Atlantic City Blues legend B.B. King satisfies crowd ... - Atlantic City Press
ATLANTIC CITY - The House of Blues here presented an intriguing double bill of electric guitar firepower Saturday night - a music icon in the twilight of his career along with a newcomer working hard to earn the designation as a rising star in his ...December 1, 2008
Brown snags 3 American Music Awards; West wins 2 - Sioux City Journal
Chris Brown poses with his awards for Favorite Male Artist, Pop or Rock Music and Favorite Male Artist, Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music backstage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) LOS ANGELES ...November 22, 2008
Review: Beyoncé, Mos Def in 'Cadillac Records' CD - Newsday
At last. With the "Cadillac Records" soundtrack we get to hear Beyoncé and Mos Def through the Wayback Machine. The story of Chess Records and the 1950s Chicago blues scene follows the legends who recorded for the label, including Etta James ...December 1, 2008
Richland-area native Erica Holcomb returns for Celtic folk music ... - Kalamazoo Gazette
RICHLAND -- Enjoy traditional Celtic folk music, while aiding the Gull Lake Community Performing Arts Foundation that funds the arts in the Gull Lake school system. It'll all be possible when Edinburgh-based Celtic harpist and vocalist Erica Holcomb ...December 1, 2008
Sarah Brightman puts soul into her music, tour stop at The Palace - Grand Rapids Press
English soprano Sarah Brightman has released a collection of genre-defying albums during her 30-year career. "Fly" celebrated pop-rock. "Classics" returned her to form, singing arias, and "Symphony" touched on her gothic influences. The common thread ...December 1, 2008
2008 American Music Awards Archives - Just Jared
Pirate-inspired Rihanna pairs her jewel-encrusted eyepatch with her spiky dominatrix outfit during her performance of “Rehab” at the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday in Los Angeles. Those chained shoulder pads ...November 24, 2008
THE BEST OF CHESS RECORDS Features all of the Classic Hits by the ... - Earthtimes
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 1 CA-Universal-Music SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In the film Cadillac Records , and on its soundtrack album, 15 classic Chess Recordings are recreated by the performers portraying the original recording ...December 1, 2008
Christmas gets rolling - Post-Star
FORT EDWARD - Once the cardboard box was filled with food, Jim Austin picked it up from the table, maneuvered through the crowd and heaved it into the back of a pickup truck, where it laid next to dozens of others. Just then, the first snowflakes ...December 1, 2008