OLD GuideLive.com music blog: Playlist DO NOT USE http://dev.beloblog.com/music/ New Admin - Post Entries Here en Copyright 2008 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:23:34 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jonas Brothers dig '80s music

The Jonas Brothers Thursday night at Nokia Theatre. (Randy Eli Grothe/DMN)

As a self-proclaimed '80s pop and new wave fanatic -- and I have no qualms about admitting it -- I'm tickled that the Jonas Brothers dig that sonic era. At the trio's sold-out Nokia Theatre show Thursday night they covered A-ha's "Take On Me." How cool! Granted, the original is still best, but they did a decent job with it. Now, ironically, neither of the JoBros. were alive in 1985 when A-ha's timeless pop single hit No. 1. And certainly they weren't even figments when Kim Wilde released 1982's "Kids in America," which the Jonases remade as "Kids of the Future." But hey, they're mining my fave music territory, so the Jonas Brothers are OK with me! ]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/jonas_brothers_dig_80s_music.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/jonas_brothers_dig_80s_music.html The critic's voice Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:23:34 -0600 Eric Clapton & Dallas Bluesman Sam Myers When Eric Clapton played New York Monday with old Blind Faith-mate Steve Winwood, they took another crack at "Sleeping in the Ground" by Sam Myers, the late Dallas bluesman who sang with Anson Fundergburgh & the Rockets. Slowhand and Winwood originally cut "Sleeping" nearly 40 years ago. Here's my obit on Sam from 2006.

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]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/eric_clapton_dallas_bluesman_s.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/eric_clapton_dallas_bluesman_s.html The critic's voice Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:48:33 -0600 OMG! The Jonas Brothers are in town! Did you get tickets to the sold-out show tonight at Nokia Theatre? Parents, what did you go through to get tickets? Tell us your story.

And if you're one of the lucky ticket holders, don't forget to come back and tell us how the show went. If you're not, you can still shriek-and-freak when the bros come back to town next Tuesday.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/omg_the_jonas_brothers_are_in.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/omg_the_jonas_brothers_are_in.html Shows Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:03:43 -0600 Mandy Moore's getting social The singer and actress is launching a social networking site through Kraft Foods aimed at women, where she and three other personalities issue challenges to members and offer ideas for cocktail parties, personal style and other fun stuff. Upumpitup's decidedly un-Mypsace but still, eh, cute.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/mandy_moores_getting_social.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/mandy_moores_getting_social.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:30:38 -0600 Dolly Parton remains classic in sound and image

A Barbie doll with a heart. (Courtesy of Dolly Records)

Look at her. Just look at her! Is that CD cover quintessential Dolly Parton or what? The woman has been our Backwoods Barbie for so long you have to wonder why she waited decades to use that phrase as a record title? Now, Miss Dolly's latest album, her return to mainstream country after years of bluegrass releases, is totally wonderful. But let's give another A to the photos in the CD booklet. There's one where Dolly, in full get-up, is mowing the lawn with one of those old-fashioned mowers. There's another of her on a small boat that floats along a picturesque river. Yet another of her, again in her signature wig, heels, makeup and dress, standing on the front porch of a rickety shack. They are just precious, classic stuff. Dolly has always been as much about the visuals as about the musical talent. Good thing with her both are top-notch. ]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/dolly_parton_remains_classic_i.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/dolly_parton_remains_classic_i.html Disc discussion Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:05:30 -0600 New music Tuesday: Dolly Parton, Cowboy Junkies, Diane Schuur Visit the music section for new music reviews and lists of CDs that will be in stores today. Then, tell us what you think. Leave your review below.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/new_music_tuesday_dolly_parton.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/new_music_tuesday_dolly_parton.html Disc discussion Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:23:43 -0600 Bob Dylan at House of Blues: The Stage Crasher Bob Dylan had barely started his show Saturday night at House of Blues when an over-excited female fan ran onstage and tried to get his attention --- a bizarre scene captured on Youtube. (The stage-crashing occurs a minute into the video). At least she didn't rip off her shirt ala the "Soy Bomb" nut case who ran onstage when Zimmy played the '98 Grammys.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/bob_dylan_at_house_of_blues_th.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/bob_dylan_at_house_of_blues_th.html News Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:15:37 -0600 Pat Green's gorgeous Texas dance hall book

(From Dance Halls & Dreamers)

The Texas country singer-songwriter from Fort Worth wins big Texas-lovin' points with his new coffee table-sized book, Pat Green's Dance Halls & Dreamers. The hardback book features profiles of ten old-school halls from around the state, including Sons of Hermann Hall and Billy Bob's. In addition to the structures themselves, the book includes beautiful images of folks kicking it up and of artists who play the halls, including the most photographable of all, Willie Nelson. Town dance halls topped Preservation Texas' recent list of the state's most endangered historic places, making the book not just beautiful but timely.

• Review: Pat Green's book sings praises of Texas dance halls
• Blog: Sons of Hermann on danced-out Texas dance hall list
• More info: dancehallsanddreamers.com

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/pat_greens_gorgeous_texas_danc.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/pat_greens_gorgeous_texas_danc.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:45:31 -0600 Nick Lowe coming to Sons I'm kinda' excited about Nick Lowe (real rock 'n roll royalty) coming to the Sons of Hermann Hall on April 17. (Presented by Mike Snider / Allgood Cafe.) I'm thinking a long neck, a wooden dance floor and "Cruel to Be Kind" is my kinda' night.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/nick_lowe_coming_to_sons.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/nick_lowe_coming_to_sons.html Shows Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:58:28 -0600 Get merry with the Mood Swings this Sunday

These gals are fun ... but don't mess with them. (Courtesy)

Need a lil' somesome to do this weekend? You should check out local band Merry and the Mood swings at Tipperary Inn in Lakewood on Sunday, from 7 to 9 p.m. Even bring the kids if you have to. Lotsa L7/PJ Harvey/Bikini Kill, except with a sense of humor and '60s kitch. But if you're Stepford or metrosexual ... you might not like the band's lyrics somuch. Just a warning.

• Get a listen here

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/get_merry_with_the_mood_swings.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/get_merry_with_the_mood_swings.html Shows Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:36:54 -0600 Bob Dylan at House of Blues Half of Bob Dylan’s show Thursday night at House of Blues came from his last two albums, 2001’s Love and Theft and 2006’s Modern Times. Wonder if he’ll dust off some old rarities Friday and Saturday.
Here’s my review, and here’s Thursday’s set-list:
“Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat,” “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” “Watching the River Flow,” “Girl of the North Country,” “Rollin’ And Tumblin’,” “Workingman’s Blues #2,” “High Water (For Charley Patton),” “Spirit in the Water,” “Can’t Wait,” “Highway 61 Revisited,” “Positively 4th Street,” “Honest with Me,” “Nettie Moore,” “Summer Days,” “Ballad of a Thin Man,”/ENCORES: “Thunder on the Mountain,” “Blowin in the Wind.”

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/bob_dylan_at_house_of_blues.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/bob_dylan_at_house_of_blues.html News Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:02:13 -0600 Barry Manilow and Darcy: Photos? I've been in touch with Darcy, the extremely happy Barry Manilow fan who was brought up on stage for a dance during his Tuesday-night concert. She's desperately looking for a photo and/or video of her big moment. If you were in the audience that night and caught Barry and Darcy with your camera, please give me a holler, and I'll put you in touch with her.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/barry_manilow_and_darcy_photos.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/barry_manilow_and_darcy_photos.html Shows Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:34:22 -0600 Barack Obama's Playlist Barack Obama’s rally playlist mixed rousers with a clunkers Wednesday at Reunion Arena. You can’t argue with U2’s “City of Blinding Light’’ or Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed Delivered I’m Yours” (his usual entrance and exit songs). And give his handlers credit for picking Bruce Springsteen’s obscure ’06 gem “American Land.” But the big head-scratcher was “Unwritten,” a soul-less pop tune by ho-hum English singer Natasha Bedingfield. Sure, it’s big with 20-something voters, but then again, so is Fergie, so why not spin “My Humps”?

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/barack_obamas_playlist.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/barack_obamas_playlist.html Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:48:09 -0600 Soul for real: Mint Condition returns to the Urban AC airwaves with "Baby Boy Baby Girl" Finally, an R&B success that doesn't involve by-the-numbers production, gimmicky videos or cameos by the spectacularly overexposed Akon or T-Pain.

As of 2/19, R&B band Mint Condition, discovered nearly 20 years ago by Grammy-award-winning songwriting and production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and responsible for enduring hits like "If You Love Me," "What Kind of Man Would I Be" and "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)," became responsible for the # 1-added UAC single with the release of "Baby Boy Baby Girl."

The celebratory uptempo jam, which is now on playlists in 23 markets across the nation so far, is the first single from their upcoming sixth CD, E-Life, scheduled to drop on May 6. A Tribe Called Quest's 'sound provider,' Ali Shaheed Muhammed, soul man Anthony Hamilton and Little Brother's Fonte are also featured.

E-Life the first full-length recording from the self-contained sextet since 2005's Living the Luxury Brown, which debuted at number one on Billboard's Independent Albums Chart upon release.

]]> http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/soul_for_real_mint_condition_r.html http://dev.beloblog.com/music/2008/02/soul_for_real_mint_condition_r.html News Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:51:54 -0600 Depressing News for No Depression & TVT No Depression, the bible of American roots music since 1995, will publish it last issue in April. In a statement, its publishers blamed the closing on dwindling ads and “the precipitous fall of the music industry.” In other music-biz bad news, TVT Records has filed for bankruptcy. The label – home to Lil Jon, Pitbull and Dallas’ Polyphonic Spree – hopes to keep operating.

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