From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Shakira Thinks Arizona Law Violates Latino’s Civil Rights and Remembering Operation Wetback

April 30, 2010

In the past week, the world, in a unified voice, has sent a clear message to the state of Arizona – the new immigration law is unacceptable.  As a Latino who grew up along the Texas border, I am fully aware of the problems with kidnapping, illegal drug smuggling, and murder from the Mexican side.  [...]

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Soundgarden Kicks Off Reunion, Post “Beyond The Wheel” Performance (Video)

April 29, 2010

Earlier this year, Soundgarden announced they were reuniting.  On April 16th at the Showbox in Seattle, Wa., the band performed for the first time since the announcement and going separate ways in 1997. Soundgarden has released footage from the show.  The following is a live performance of “Beyond the Wheel.” I don’t know about anyone [...]

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ABC’s Dancing With The Stars Failure by Featuring Benise

April 28, 2010

Like all good husbands, ahem, I watch Dancing with the Stars with Viola.  I have my ups and downs with the show.  It is entertaining to see judges rip the cockiness out of musicians, athletes, movie, and TV stars.  On results day, the episode usually features a few guest artists.  Last night’s results episode really [...]

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New Orleans Songwriters Festival Announces Song Writing Contest, Any Style of Music

April 27, 2010

Most musicians need a break of some kind to get discovered.  Songfest Foundation, Inc., sponsor of the New Orleans Songwriters Festival, is conducting a Song Contest as part of the 2010 Festival.  The contest started on April 16th and will continue through October 15th, 2010. I’ve confirmed the songwriting contest is for any style of [...]

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Check out This Trippy Video – AC/DC Versus Iron Man 2 Projected onto a Castle Wall in England

April 27, 2010

I found a fascinating video today on The Underwire. Technologist Evan Grant, founder of the interactive arts collective seeper, worked with his team to do what he calls architectural projection mapping on Rochester Castle in England. The projection is accompanied by AC/DC‘s “Shoot to Thrill”. According to Grant’s website: On the site of a thousand [...]

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Meat Loaf Announces Tour to Support Upcoming Concept Album, “Hang Cool Teddy Bear”

April 27, 2010

Meat Loaf is preparing to release his new album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, due out May 11th.  The title was taken from a line Beyond The Valley of the Dolls. Jack Black, Hugh Laurie, Kara DioGuardi, Queen’s Brian May and Steve Vai all make guest appearances on the album produced by Rob Cavallo.  To support [...]

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“Preservation” – A New Recording To Benefit Preservation Hall In New Orleans

April 26, 2010

If you are regular reader, then you know that New Orleans made an impression on Viola and I.  Weeks after returning, we wish we could hop on a plane tomorrow and return to the musical wonderland.  Unfortunately we can’t, but we did bring a piece of New Orleans back with us to Chicago. The music [...]

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Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris Join Boston Pops for World Premiere Piece About Kennedy Brothers, “The Dream Lives On”

April 26, 2010

This year, the Boston Pops celebrates its 125th anniversary season.  To celebrate the occasion, renowned actors Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman give life to the words of John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy, when they join conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for the world premisere performance [...]

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There Is No Substitute For A Great Live Performance

April 25, 2010

As Viola mentioned, we attended the Transatlantic concert last week.  You can read our review here.  One segment of the concert was such a profound experience that I wanted to expand on it.  “Is It Really Happening?”, the eleventh song on The Whirlwind , is an example of how a live performance can capture an [...]

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Concert Review: Transatlantic – A Rare Performance by Four Musical Masters

April 25, 2010

For those of you unfamiliar with Transatlantic, it’s a progressive rock supergroup consisting of Neal Morse (ex-Spock’s Beard), Roine Stolt (Flower Kings), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater). Many of their fans feel that they are the best act in progressive music today. Their music blends the idiosyncratic styles of each bandmember into [...]

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