Roots Music News--4.25.12

Jack White to compose music for Johnny Depp's 'The Lone Ranger' Entertainment Weekly (blog) The White Stripes and Raconteurs musician has a well-documented love of roots music, and will be bringing that to the Old West tale, along with his own modern edge, producer Jerry Bruckheimer said Tuesday at CinemaCon, the annual convention for theater ... See all stories on this topic » Entertainment Weekly (blog)

Busy Signal steps out with 'Reggae Music Again' NECN Busy Signal shines in a new light on "Reggae Music Again," showing a stark contrast to his reputation as a hardcore dancehall DJ. Paying homage to his roots, the Jamaican artist cleverly changes his style, showing growth and versatility over 14 tracks ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama Slow-Jams the News With Jimmy Fallon TIME By Tim Newcomb | @tdnewcomb | April 25, 2012 | + This whole music thing is really working out for President Barack Obama. The President got all Justin Timberlake on us by joining "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Tuesday on the campus of the University ... See all stories on this topic »

Bringing it back home Hoboken band returns to play arts festival Weehawken Reporter To say the Demolition String Band has its roots in Hoboken and Hudson County would be a gross understatement. Although the band has become one of the loudest voices for the establishment of an Americana category for musical Emmys and has made a ... See all stories on this topic »

Music Review: Living up to the name, Marty Stuart & Fab Superlatives are super ... Washington Post 1: Tear the Woodpile Down" (Sugar Hill) Performing traditional country with roots in the 1960s and 1970s, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives make for a Fab Four. On "Nashville Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down," Stuart sings about topics typical to ... See all stories on this topic »

The Great GoogaMooga, A Bonnaroo For Brooklyn Foodies, Reveals Lineup (VIDEO) Huffington Post ... to add The Roots. Free tickets for general admission to the two-day show, run by Bonnaroo brainchild Superfly, will be released Tuesday via Facebook, Twitter and the event's website. Performers Hall and Oates and Holy Ghost! are also in the musical ... See all stories on this topic »

The Roots, Hall & Oates, Holy Ghost Set for GoogaMooga NBC New York (blog) By Michael Tedder The Great GoogaMooga is a food and music shindig that will take place at Prospect Park on May 19 and 20 and, quite frankly, it features one of the weirdest free show lineups in recent memory. On Saturday, May 19, ... See all stories on this topic »

Detroit Legacy Sessions featured at Jazz Café The Detroit News Bey is a composer and jazz saxophonist and founder of the avant-garde band Griot Galaxy, while Jones is a storyteller, musician and artist who champions American Roots music. The Music Hall is at 350 Madison, Detroit. Cover is $5. See all stories on this topic »

Folk/punk band leaves its mark Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser Audio/Rocketry, a trio with punk and folk roots has performed in Camrose a number of times in the past, including as part of the Rose City Roots Music Society's (RCRMS) monthly showcase at Scalliwags, and it is at Scalliwags where the band's song title ... See all stories on this topic »

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Dulcie Taylor: Singer-Songwriter American Roots Music | 365 ... I had the pleasure of interviewing Dulcie Taylor, a singer-songwriter who is based in the Washington D.C. metro area. American Roots music is her genre, a mix ... 365frederick.com/.../dulcie-taylor-singer-songwriter-american...

U.S. versus U.K. at Roots Music Hall in Hartford on April 27 - WCCT Hartford's Roots Music Hall, a new-ish club that's been booking some great talent , features a showdown between two homespun musical traditions — skiffle, ... www.ct.com/.../nm-ht18-musicblrb-0426-20120426,0,628446...