Al Green News

Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson might be off on a dreamy St. Lucia honeymoon with her new husband, NFL player Hank Baskett, but she is still taking time to contact her fans.

IT was a recent spring afternoon in Brooklyn, but at Complete Music Studios in Prospect Heights a sweet high voice and a slinky, imperturbable backbeat conjured mid-1970s Memphis.

Legendary R&B vocalist Al Green made his Winnipeg debut Tuesday, spreading his positive vibrations to a crowd of 1,627 at the Centennial Concert Hall as part of the Jazz Winnipeg Festival.

Preservation Hall hosts the Preservation Hall-Stars featuring Shannon Smith. Acoustic guitarist John Rankin plays at the Columns Hotel.

The nine-member Brooklyn ensemble Wade Barnes and Unit Structures plays music of the African diaspora, part of the free concert series at St.

Al Green turned the Ottawa International Jazz Festival into a soul music festival last night, but not one of the 9,000 who attended the Confederation Park concert seemed to mind.

The swirling creative Mecca known as Bonnaroo began in 2002 as a festival catering to the jam band set.

This weekend, multitudes of amplified voices will ring out through the Somerset air at the Glastonbury Festival.

For soul singer Anthony Hamilton, incorporating elements of classic and contemporary isn't about appeasing fans; it's about being honest.

Artist: Green, Al Rev. Al Green may not speak in tongues -- but sometimes, he seems to speak a language all his own.

Grammy award winning songwriter and producer James Poyser is The ReBel Yell - A new collaboration project alongside Khari Ferrari Mateen and vocalist Supastar BBE / Rapster ushers in one of the world's A-list R&B / hip hop producers, JAMES POYSER, for THE ReBeL Yell, a jaw-dropping new project alongside KHARI FERRARI MATEEN and vocalist SupaStar.

Lots of neat vinyl reissues this week, as well as other notable first-runs. B is for Bob comes out today, which is the first collection of Bob Marley's music to be rearranged for children.

For Maxwell, life was turning into the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. One day had become pretty much like the next, especially when he was touring and everything revolved around his hour-and-a-half onstage.

"There is no tape. There is no iPod. This is live music, y'all," said Ad-Rock after an instrument breakdown caused the Beastie Boys' climactic rendition of "Sabotage" to come crashing down on night two of Bonnaroo, and it's an apt enough phrase to describe a day that showcased the best of all possible sonic worlds.

Al Green performing Friday afternoon at Bonnaroo. Friday at Bonnaroo was dominated by New York City, from Dirty Projectors to the Beastie Boys.

The eighth annual Bonnaroo Music Festival offered, if nothing else, an expanded view of what it means to jam.

CHOCTAW - Pearl River Resort announces that Soul and R&B icon, Al Green, will perform at the Silver Star Convention Center at 8 p.m. Friday, July 3. Tickets to the show are on sale and range from $35-$45. With classic records such as "Let's Stay Together" and "Love and Happiness," Al Green has one of the most impressive discographies in R&B ...

Please sign in to post or comment. Bonnaroo '09 - Friday wrap Posted by Steven Uhles on June 13, 2009 - 12:29 AM The man that remains unmoved by Al Green is not a man at all.

Gospel and soul legend Al Green will perform at the Silver Star Convention Center in Choctaw at 8 p.m. July 3. Tickets to the show, $35-$45, are on sale.

Few frontmen are as wildly energetic as The Legendary JC's Eugene Snowden. Backed by a badass eight-piece, he confidently recreates the soul revue sensations of the late 1960s and early 1970s.