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Tuesday | Variety

MusiCares' old, new in tune for Young

Neil Young's contemporaries who came of age in the late '60s/early '70s -- including Jackson Browne, Crosby, Still and Nash, Emmylou Harris, John Mellencamp and James Taylor -- will join contemporary acts including Dave Matthews, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Josh Groban and the Red Hot Chili Peppers in an all-star tribute to Young at MusiCares' ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Nov 04, 2009

LiveDaily

Delbert McClinton stays busy with late-year dates

7 in Kinston, NC, and has lined up dates well into 2010, with a batch of nine shows in November and December representing the bulk of his current schedule.

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Related Topix: Kinston, NC, Pop/Rock, Theater, Arts

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Live: Kris Kristofferson at Disney Hall

The singer-songwriter keeps it close to the bone in a no-frills acoustic solo show.

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Related Topix: Kris Kristofferson, Country, Pop/Rock

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Roanoke Times

Notes on Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre

Let's start with the music. I had to leave at the end of the set, to make deadline, but apparently there was an encore, which means that the act played nearly 2.5 hours.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Pop/Rock

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Roanoke Times

Up close and personal

Singer Lyle Lovett believes in connecting with the audience. By Tad Dickens A 777-6474 One regular Lovett sideman, violinist Gene Elders, is a Roanoke native.

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Related Topix: Lyle Lovett, Country, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Pop/Rock

Wed Oct 21, 2009

National Public Radio

Jill Sobule On Mountain Stage

Songwriter Jill Sobule released her latest album, The California Years , through an unconventional yet increasingly common business model: She set up a pay-what-you-like Web site so her fans could donate at various levels.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Nashville Scene

Maia Sharp at Third and Lindsley

An intelligent and openhearted singer-songwriter, Sharp has quietly been climbing toward a wider breakthrough for several years now.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Thu Oct 01, 2009

American Way

Songs from the Heart

Kris Kristofferson's latest CD, Closer to the Bone , is a personal reflection on his life and the people he's loved.

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Related Topix: Kris Kristofferson, Country, Pop/Rock

Wed Sep 30, 2009

National Public Radio

Todd Snider On Mountain Stage

After last year's politically tinged EP Peace Queer , Nashville singer-songwriter Todd Snider headed to the West Coast with renowned producer Don Was and celebrity studio men Greg Liesz and Jim Keltner to record The Excitement Plan .

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MySanAntonio.com

Review: 'Closer to the Bone,' Kris Kristofferson

Full strummed on acoustic guitar, Kristofferson's contemplative title track rumbles like the best material on Warren Zevon's last album, touching the deepest crevices of the soul.

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Related Topix: Kris Kristofferson, Country, Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Tue Sep 29, 2009

CMT.com

Kris Kristofferson, Patty Loveless Release New Albums

Kris Kristofferson and Patty Loveless are among the artists releasing new albums on Tuesday .

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Related Topix: Patty Loveless, Kris Kristofferson, Country, Pop/Rock

Fri Sep 25, 2009

The Austin Chronicle

Todd Snider

Even The New York Times weighed in on his new Don Was-produced album, The Excitement Plan , which features "Don't Tempt Me," a duet co-written and performed with country music royalty Loretta Lynn.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Thu Sep 24, 2009

The Chronicle Herald

Pilots fly into Halifax

And the '90s rock acts keep on coming; first it was Marilyn Manson, now a reformed Stone Temple Pilots puts the Halifax Metro Centre on its schedule, for a show on Nov.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver

Wed Sep 23, 2009

KKSF 103.7 - Smooth Jazz

Mindi Abair Working With Don Was For Her Next CD

Smooth jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair has decided on a direction for her next CD, and at first impression it'll be a funky affair.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mindi Abair, Jazz

Tue Sep 22, 2009

Spin

Stone Temple Pilots Announce Tour

Just days after Scott Weiland suffered a midair seizure , forcing his plane to make an emergency landing in Dallas, the alt-rock singer's Stone Temple Pilots have announced a 24-date outing, set to kick off October 2 in Mobile, Alabama.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Stone Temple Pilots, 9, Mobile Metro, Mobile, AL

Wed Sep 16, 2009

Charleston City Paper

Raggedy Man: Todd Snider

Todd Snider has settled down. He's aged. He's matured. He's gotten just a little bit saner.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Drugs, Charleston, SC

Mon Sep 14, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Delbert McClinton - 'Acquired Taste'

For his 13th studio album, the veteran Texas roadhouse maven gives listeners a mixed-bag of genres that reflect his long, illustrious career.

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Related Topix: Willie Nelson, Country, Pop/Rock

Sun Sep 13, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Spin Control: CD reviews

Delbert McClinton & Dick 50, "Acquired Taste" i> The King of the Roadhouse, Delbert McClinton, has never made a bad album.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Nashville Metro, Sports, Music, Entertainment

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Charleston City Paper

Two nights of Todd Snider

Songwriter Todd Snider heads back into town this week for a two-night stint at the Windjammer in support of his new album The Excitement Plan - a twangy collection that his labels describes as "at once social commentary, gypsy recession recovery plan, and soul-folk masterpiece." Snider will hit the Windjammer stage on Thurs.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Charleston, SC

Thu Sep 10, 2009

Press-Citizen

Pieta Brown signs with Red House

Iowa City folk singer/songwriter Pieta Brown, daughter of Grammy-nominated folk singer Greg Brown, has signed with Red House Records.

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Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Greg Brown, Folk, Pop/Rock

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