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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Roots Music News--4.11.12

 
Coachella 2012: Sweden's First Aid Kit explores American roots music
Los Angeles Times
Sweden's sister duo First Aid Kit sings of Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons and June and Johnny Cash on its sophomore album, "The Lion's Roar," constructing a musical love letter to American roots music. If not quite outsiders, the harmonizing pair weren't ...
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Los Lonely Boys get in the spirit
Sun-Sentinel
By Deborah Ramirez, Sun Sentinel Listen to Los Lonely Boys and you hear strains of Ritchie Valens, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mexican roots music, country and even the British invasion. It's all mixed into "one big tortilla," as the brothers Henry, ...
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Sun-Sentinel
LIVE MUSIC — Wednesday, April 11 through Friday, April 13
Wayne Post
Conspirator, with Roots Collider: Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St., Rochester, 9 pm, doors 8 pm, $15/$20, waterstreetmusic.frontgatetickets.com. El Rojo Jazz: Bistro 135, 135 W. Commercial St., East Rochester, 6-9 pm, (585) 662-5555.
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George H. Shorney, 1931-2012
Chicago Tribune
George H. Shorney took his family's Christian music publishing business from its roots in gospel music and hymn books and broadened its scope to include choral music. Mr. Shorney also led efforts to discover a new generation of hymn writers — many of ...
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Chicago Tribune
Being Shooter Jennings isn't that easy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
And that's kind of where Jennings is at the moment, for Saturday's show at Water Street Music Hall with Cody Canada and the Departed; Canada was the lead singer of the late Cross Canadian Ragweed, a lamentable loss for the Southern roots-rock scene.
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Hear and see Southern music traditions unfold in AACA 'Rhythm & Roots' exhibit
Daily Post Athenian
You're probably familiar with traditional Southern music like country and bluegrass, and you've probably heard at least one or two uplifting hymns. Have you heard a good "Tennessee Schmaltz Waltz" or Sacred Steel? "Rhythm & Roots: Southern Music ...
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Rock Hall: Special Tribute to Gospel Roots
Cleveland News - Fox 8
CLEVELAND — On Tuesday night the Rock Hall went to church with a special tribute to rock and roll's gospel roots. Playhouse Square played host to "Rock My Soul: A Gospel Music Celebration Honoring Kirk Franklin." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...
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Cleveland News - Fox 8
Southern Roots and Branches by Marty Raybon Released
Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News
Nashville, TN -- The highly anticipated new album by Grammy® award winning bluegrass music artist Marty Raybon has now hit the streets. Southern Roots & Branches (Yesterday and Today) on Rural Rhythm Records contains classics from Marty's earlier ...
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Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News
The Nutopians plays John Lennon's music
Ct Post
First of all, who can sing like Lennon and McCartney? And they've already done it so brilliantly. Our roots, Tom's and my roots, are acoustic roots; we were signed to major labels in the '70s. Our focus has always been acoustic folk-rock music.
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Grad student rediscovers roots through thesis project
The Daily Campus
"By being a musician, he just knew how to talk the talk and walk the walk for musicians," she said. "The philosophy of my grandfather was, 'Get up on the bandstand, but, baby, you better not stink.'" Redmond is getting her MFA in Film and Media Arts ...
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American Roots Music exhibition coming to NSU
Northern State University, in cooperation with the South Dakota Humanities Council, will explore America's roots music as it hosts the local showing of New ...
www.northern.edu/News/Pages/april2012_newharmonies.aspx
Events in Hartford CT | Haunted Luau Tiki Party at Roots Music Hall
First: Outstanding name. Second: Hooker Day Parade favorites The Clams are playing the Haunted Luau Tiki Party. Third: Doors 8pm - Showtime 9pm - Tickets ...
www.hartford.com/event-detail.php?id=1409&datein...

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