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Vince Gill's latest album shows artist at his best

Friday, 26 February 2016, 14:53 Last update: about 9 years ago

Perhaps Vince Gill highlights his Gibson ES-355_the guitar B.B. King made famous_in his new publicity photos and CD artwork for a reason. "Down To My Last Bad Habit," Gill's first album in four years,...

Mavis Staples takes a joyful turn on 'Livin' On A High Note'

Thursday, 25 February 2016, 14:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

Mavis Staples takes a joyful turn on "Livin' On A High Note," covering a dozen songs mostly from musicians decades her junior. Staples has been on a hot streak since 2004, releasing four...

Lovely melding of cultures on Rodriguez' 'Lola'

Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 14:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

On "Lola," singer Carrie Rodriguez alternates between English and Spanish, sometimes switching in midsentence as she creates a distinctive musical language. The melding of cultures can be a...

LNZNDRF's debut CD has drive, lacks memorable tunes

Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 14:47 Last update: about 9 years ago

Ben Lanz from the band Beirut and Scott and Bryan Devendorf from The National have combined to form LNZNDRF, a vowel-challenged side project with an eponymous first release. The four...

Teatru Manoel takes music to the elderly

Monday, 22 February 2016, 14:40 Last update: about 9 years ago

An agreement was signed this week at Teatru Manoel between Parliamentary Secretary for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing Justyne Caruana, Josianne Cutajar, CEO of St Vincent de Paul...

The Weeknd, Stapleton, Lovato perform a pre-Grammy brunch

Friday, 19 February 2016, 16:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

Grammy album of the year nominees The Weeknd and Chris Stapleton performed at a brunch honoring their record label on Sunday, where trailers for new documentaries on The Beatles and jazz great John...

Rock band kicks off rescheduled tour after Paris carnage

Thursday, 18 February 2016, 16:52 Last update: about 9 years ago

Jesse Hughes, frontman of the U.S. band whose Nov. 13 gig at the Bataclan theater in Paris was stormed by Islamic extremist suicide bombers killing 89 people, says "my friends died very beautifully,...

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