Music

03/23/2010

MUSIC: Strokes singer Julian Casablancas plays Providence Tuesday
“It’s fun to see my own ideas through,” says Julian Casablancas, who performs in Providence on Tuesday night

03/21/2010

Bon Jovi stepping off beaten path while on road
His new tour doubles as a research mission into the problem of homelessness

Like, you can see all kinds of Grateful Dead stuff, man
Relics of the originaljam band are on display at the New-York Historical Society

Despite name, Daughtry has that group dynamic
Chris Daughtry sang solo on ‘American Idol,’ but he’s now front man for a five-man band

03/18/2010

Looking for live music? Here are a few spots to try
Providence has a vibrant club scene, with venues within walking distance of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center

Shawnn Monteiro to sing tribute to Carmen McRae in Cranston
She honors Carmen McRae’s career with a concert Saturday in Cranston

Review: Underwood knows how to put on a show
It was a high-budget, multi-costume spectacular at the Dunk; next she’s on to Foxwoods Casino

03/16/2010

Bluegrass museum seeks artwork
Exhibit looking for visual art based on original Bill Monroe songs

Media loved to hate Elvis
Newseum in Washington examines star’s rise and his moral clash with editors in the ’50s

03/12/2010

Music review: This time around, Celtic Woman a lot more natural
There aren’t too many surprises during a two-night stand at PPAC

03/11/2010

Alicia Keys looks back at nearly decade in music
Alicia Keys isn’t taking anything for granted.

Sisters in Soul show with Marcia Ball should pack a punch
Marcia Ball, Bettye LaVette and Maria Muldaur each have enough female firepower to light up a stage on their own. Put all three on on stage and it should make for a history lesson and an inspiration at the same time.

03/07/2010

George Wein revives New York’s summer festival
NEW YORK — Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple, scheduled for June 17-26.

Stephen Bruton was important to a lot of people
The late Texas singer/songwriter wrote music for the movie ‘Crazy Heart’

03/05/2010

It keeps getting better for country trio Lady Antebellum
Newcomers up for a leading seven Academy of Country Music awards

03/04/2010

John Hiatt back on the ‘Open Road’
After 25 years of spending most of the year, especially the summer, on the road, singer and songwriter John Hiatt took last year off from touring. He says that the time, particularly the summer, was “just an amazing experience for me. I felt like when I had summers off when I was a kid.”

Music notes for March 4
The Alash Tuvan Throat Singers in Foster? It sounds like a broken-down-bus joke, but Elwood Donnelly books the Peeptoad Coffeehouse and he doesn’t play. These guys are the real deal, from northern Mongolia, and if you’ve never heard Tuvan throat singing, I’d tell you what it sounds like, but it doesn’t sound like anything you’ve ever heard before — multiple notes coming out of one mouth. A complete head trip. Edumacate yourself.

Mozart Requiem Saturday at Vets
The Providence Singers and conductor Andrew Clark tackle Mozart’s final masterpiece this weekend, the dramatic Requiem. The concert takes place Saturday at 8 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

03/01/2010

Beautiful performance of some less-familiar works at R.I. Philharmonic
Program of tone poems selected by the conductor one of the more intriguing in recent memory