Stephen Marley Plans Hip-Hop Inspired Two-Part Album
By Roman Wolfe (AllHipHop News) Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Stephen Marley is preparing to release his third solo album, titled Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life. The 14-track album contains a number of message songs from Marley, who writes about a variety of subjects on the album, ranging from love to slavery. According to Marley, […]
Dionne Bromfield has confirmed she will be playing at Key 103’s Live event this Summer at the M.E.N Arena!
In the British music industry, Dionne Bromfield is working in a playing field of approximately one: herself. British stars of her age – 13 on the release of her well-received debut covers set, nudging towards 15 with the presentation of her audacious second, self-written suite – are expected to dress angelically and sing choral numbers […]
Cray, Los Lobos at Club Fever in June
SOUTH BEND — The Robert Cray Band and Los Lobos perform June 2 and June 29, respectively, at Club Fever, 222 S. Michigan St. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Influenced by Albert King, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding, Cray won a Grammy Award for “Smokin’ Gun.” Tickets are $35 in advance or $39 the […]
Dionne Bromfield: ‘With my friends, I’m definitely still the teenage kid’
Written By:Tim Lewis The Observer, Sunday 1 May 2011 Dionne Bromfield in Olympia, west London, April 2011. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer Her godmother is Amy Winehouse, and she’s recorded her second album, but the teenage singer isn’t too cool for school Dionne Bromfield sweeps into her record label’s office – her hair huge, […]
Photographer Todd Cameron Westphal’s portrait of Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels
Photographer Todd Cameron Westphal’s portrait of Darryl McDaniels, better known as hip hop artist DMC, will be among the works at the exhibit ‘Public Faces, Private Stories: Portraits of Extraordinary People,’ which will run from May 5 to June 15 at the Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library. Photo: Contributed Photo / Stamford Advocate Contributed […]
Stephen Marley’s roots revelation The Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life Tour makes Aspen stop
ASPEN — It’s late afternoon on April 19, and on the other end of the phone line is Stephen Marley. The singer is about to head into sound-check for that night’s show at the Warehouse Live, in Houston, but I am more curious about the following day, when he will turn 39. Yes, Stephen Marley […]
René Marie: Singing of her America
By Lee Mergner René Marie is talking about how her episodic and sometimes dramatic life has informed her music. “I don’t know how to do it except to draw from my life experience,” she says. “If not mine, whose life experiences would I draw from? If I don’t, it’s going to sound fake or contrived.” […]
Russell Brand – Dionne Bromfield Thrilled By Brand Praise
Russell Brand made Dionne Bromfield blush with his compliments on her music. The notorious ladies man – who is now married to singer Katy Perry – is the only celebrity the ‘Yeah Right’ singer has met who made her go weak at the knees. She told BANG Showbiz: “The only person I got star stuck […]
Carol Guild: Spend a November night with the brilliant blues of Robert Cray
My birthday is in November. It’s not quite as exciting as when I was a child — maybe that’s because I believe any day is a good day for a party — but I’m looking forward to this November very much. The brilliant blues singer, songwriter and guitarist Robert Cray is bringing his band to […]
India.Arie/Idan Raichel Set for 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival 9/18/11
The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival, three-time winner of the JazzTimes Readers poll for “World’s Best Jazz Festival” takes place September 16 – 18 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, home to the Festival for 54 consecutive years. Described as “a cultural colossus” by the San Jose Mercury News and “a mecca for true jazz fans” by the […]
René Marie’s latest features Quentin Baxter
The jazz singer releases Voice of My Beautiful Country Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 7:16 AM PROVIDED The latest from Rene Marie When not working for the College of Charleston faculty as adjunct professor of Jazz Percussion, local musician Quentin Baxter also serves as musical director for the Charleston […]
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy playing benefit tonight at Firestone Live
They call it the Spring Swing Food Drive Fling, which is not something I’d want to say three times fast. Whatever you call it, this sounds like a groovy show and it’s also for a good cause. Hard to beat that. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is performing a full Cab Calloway set tonight, Wednesday, April […]
India.Arie teams with Keyboardist-Composer IdanRaichel at The Denver Botanic Gardens. July 21, 2011
Denver Botanic Gardens Summer Concert Series 2011 Blues in the great outdoors By Matt Farley Metromix For the 30th year running, Denver Botanic Gardens has lined up a slew of top-notch, family-friendly acts to celebrate summer in style. From Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings to the legendary B.B. King, there’s a definite bluesy feel […]
Controversial Singer Asks, “Show Me Your Beautiful Country”
KRISTI YORK WOOTEN It may have been stormy outside Atlanta’s Spivey Hall last Saturday night, but inside, a rapt crowd was all ears as buzzworthy jazz singer René Marie and her nimble combo performed their version of the great American songbook, tackling everything from Dobie Gray’s 1970s hit “Drift Away” to the folk classic, “John […]