There is something profoundly sad-sounding about "The King of Limbs," as if the band recorded the album while trapped in a remote fortress made of ice and snow. Read more...
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March 29, 1:05 am
REVIEW TITLE: "Gimme Some"
Anxious longtime fans of Peter Bjorn and John can breathe a sigh of relief. When the band released "Writer's Block," the album's joyful music, complete with whistling and clapping, attracted large numbers of fans to the band's ranks. Read more...
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March 28, 12:52 am
Photographs in “˜Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World’ exhibition reveal jazz’s instrumental role in defining America abroad.
Though the cliche is a tired one, a picture is worth a thousand words. With a furrowed brow, Louis Armstrong leans back with his trumpet, his cheeks filled with air. Read more...
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“Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World,” an exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum, features photographs of jazz legends traveling around the world. Count Basie, pictured above, rehearses the popular Burmese song, “Emerald Dusk,” in Rangoon, Burma in 1971.
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March 14, 10:03 pm
Album Review: “Last Night on Earth”
Well, whoever writes the lyrics for Noah and the Whale is clearly over his break-up. With its last album, "The First Days of Spring," Noah and the Whale took listeners for a trip through what could only be described as one of the most epic and earth shattering break-ups of all time. Read more...
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March 7, 1:37 am
Q&A with David Gray
Grammy-nominated U.K. singer-songwriter David Gray will perform at Royce Hall on Tuesday as a part of his "Lost and Found" tour. Gray's performance will sample from his newest album, "Foundling," and other works from throughout his musical career. Read more...
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Musician David Gray will be performing at Royce Hall Tuesday night.
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March 4, 1:19 am
Plethora of options for downloading and streaming music makes it easy for students to rock out legally
In one of society's greatest cliches, variety has frequently been called "the spice of life." If variety were considered the spice of music, today's massive amount of different media for listening to music would equate to about five barrels of the strongest spices around. Read more...
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March 4, 1:12 am
Single-minded: _Playlist for a feud between friends_
We've all been in fights with our friends at one point or another. Usually, they're just small misunderstandings. But other times, arguments explode into full-blown feuds, to the point where your friendship comes into question. Read more...
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