Carl Carlton Songs & Stories Pt.II Tobacco Road to Graceland new concert dates →
Carl Carlton and the Songdogs are back on the road.
Read MoreJam Base : Going Symphonic: 5 Guitarists Performing With Orchestras →
For years rock guitarists have crossed-over into the classical realm to pair up for performances with symphony orchestras. This week Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio appeared with the Nashville Symphony for a concert featuring three new orchestral arrangement of the guitarist’s songs. This edition of Sunday Cinema presents Trey and four other axemen collaborating with symphony orchestras.
Rolling Stone : See Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson Play Hangover Ode, ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’ →
Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson reunited on the latter’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” for the 2016 tribute concert, The Life and Songs of Kris Kristofferson: All Star Concert Celebration. The show will be released as a concert album and film October 27th. CMT will air the full show that same night at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific.
IOL : Angelique Kidjo headlines Macufe Festival →
The light behind Angelique Kidjo is bright. Skyping me from New Jersey, where she was to deliver a keynote address for the Segal Foundation, the global music icon looks like a nubian angel.
Read MoreThe Core: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams →
After spending many years supporting the likes of Levon Helm, Little Feat and Hot Tuna, the “First Couple of Americana” strike out on their own with another album of original material and classic covers.
Read MoreRolling Stone : Steely Dan’s Quiet Hero: Inside Walter Becker’s Troubled Life, Wry Genius →
He was a brilliant perfectionist behind one of rock’s most eccentric bands – even if he preferred life in the shadows.
Read MoreThe Georgia Straight : The Blind Boys of Alabama sing a stormy history →
Founding member Jimmy Carter’s tales of the Deep South and the civil-rights fight now form a musical memoir
Read MorePitchfork : Jane Birkin Announces Serge Gainsbourg Tribute at Carnegie Hall →
Earlier this year, Serge Gainsbourg’s widow and collaborator Jane Birkin released Birkin/Gainsbourg: Le Symphonique, a collection of symphonic arrangements of some of Gainsbourg’s iconic works. Now, it’s been announced that Birkin will take the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the Wordless Music Orchestra on February 1 to perform songs off the album and more.
Read MoreNME : White Supremacists have been banned from using Johnny Cash’s music →
Johnny Cash‘s record label has delivered a cease and desist letter to a white nationalist website after it repeatedly used his music during an online radio show.
Read MorePost Gazette : New Anti-Flag album to address what they call Trump's 'racism, bigotry and socioeconomic injustice' →
Justin Sane, of Pittsburgh punk band Anti-Flag, spilled some details on the new album when he spoke to us before the Warped Tour in July.
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