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News in the Arts: Abbey Road journey made history for Beatles' engineer
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was there from the beginning -- actually, from before the beginning. "I met them on their (record company audition) the same week I started at Abbey Road," says the 62-year-old Emerick today. Although he wouldn't actually begin working with the Fab Four until the mid-'60s -- critically helping to fashion many of the landmark sonic advancements of the group's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band LP -- Emerick remains an integral part of the Beatles' studio history. Full story »
Kansas closes Southaven bike rally tonight in amphitheater
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Fans wanting a taste of a more seasoned Kansas will get their chance when the '70s-era band closes the first night of the Snowden Grove Music & Bike Rally tonight at the Southaven Amphitheater.
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Music campers get in touch with inner rocker
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008
Nine-year-old Caroline Crocker of Memphis had never heard "Louie Louie" until Wednesday, when she played in a mass all-girl strum-through of the garage-rock riff made famous by the Kingsmen's version of the song in 1963. Full story »
Byhalia brings back 'Sounds of Summer'
Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
With the high price of gas curbing vacation plans across the Mid-South, the Byhalia Chamber of Commerce is providing a local escape for residents. Full story »
Taking blues to another level
Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
The Tri-State Blues Festival dates back to 1995 and Memphis' historic Club Paradise. After a stint in Tunica, the event moved to DeSoto County six years ago, and has since become a phenomenon. Full story »
Celebrities to help 'Let the Kids Grow'
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thirteen-year-old Young Phenomenon (real name: Corry Coats Jr.) has been writing songs since he was 6. The young rapper, who'll be a ninth-grader at Southwind High School, has spent most of the summer in his dad's Houston, Texas, recording studio, churning out tracks including his latest single, "This Is Our Time." On Friday, he'll perform in front of a crowd expected to reach 5,000 at the first Let the Kids Grow Day at Mud Island Amphitheatre. Full story »
Concert review: Earth, Wind & Fire rocks the Garden
Monday, July 21, 2008
They've been together almost 40 years and are enshrined in the venerable Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but members of R&B funk monster band Earth, Wind & Fire don't rest on their laurels. Full story »
For collectors, old-fashioned vinyl records are just like SOLID GOLD
Saturday, July 19, 2008
BOISE, Idaho -- Travis Dryden spent his childhood listening to his parent's records. And then he left them behind with the other detritus of his pre-college years to be sold for pennies at a yard sale. Full story »
Concert preview: A new generation hears Earth Wind & Fire
Friday, July 18, 2008
As a founder and longest serving member of Earth, Wind & Fire, bassist Verdine White has seem a lot during his four-decade run with the group. Full story »
Concert preview: Cult-rock legend still cutting his own path
Friday, July 18, 2008
Dex Romweber has a bit of a reputation. His famed fire-and-brimstone combo, Flat Duo Jets, was revered for its explosive, visionary take on American roots music and hailed as pioneers of the two-piece, guitar-drum format. But ask Romweber and he'll admit that the band was simply a charmed collision of youthful enthusiasm and old-school influences. Full story »
Concert preview: Marie Digby takes music career in hand, online
Friday, July 18, 2008
On "Miss Invisible," the autobiographical song that got Marié (pronounced Ma-re-AY) Digby her major-label record deal when it won the Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition in 2004, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter relates the feelings of that friendless girl in school who just seems to haunt the halls: Full story »
Memphis' Watoto dé Afrika troupe inspires folk artist Dan Zanes
Friday, July 18, 2008
Last March, Grammy-winning musician Dan Zanes -- a former rocker turned folksy children's singer -- filled the 824-seat Germantown Performing Arts Centre with gratified parents and kids. His electric roots guitar music doesn't get on parental nerves quite like the purple dinosaur's ditties, nor plumb the depths of silliness like Wiggles tunes. Hipster families watch his music videos on the Disney Channel and have something in common: a respect for the thin, bushy-haired guy in the suit. Full story »
Listen up: Kings pay homage to rock and blues
Friday, July 18, 2008
Greg Lackey named his band "Kings of the Delta," but his home is West Memphis. Full story »
Casino Scene: Paul Revere, band still golden after 50 years
Friday, July 18, 2008
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Paul Revere and the Raiders, the classic American garage rock outfit known for such '60s and '70s hits as "Steppin' Out," "Kicks" and "Indian Reservation." Full story »
Ticket information - July 18, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
"Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour" comes to FedExForum Sept. 4. Full story »
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