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Carrie Underwood Isn't Only Country Act To Support Gay Marriage

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 18, 2012

The first single from Town & Country's self-titled debut CD takes on the hot-button topic of marriage equality and support of gay-marriage rights. “Everybody Wants to Say I Do,” which vocalist Rob Shapiro and and songwriter/producer Brian Woodbury wrote together, addresses marriage – gay or straight – from a universal point of view, as in “I will love you for the rest of my life.” Q: “Everybody Wants to Say I Do" tackles the sensitive topic of marriage equality. How ...

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Performance / Tour

The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Weekly Line Up

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
June 16, 2012

The Blue Room’s weekly line up for the June 18th-23rd Kansas City, Mo June 15, 2012- The Blue Room, one of DownBeat Magazine’s top 100 Jazz Clubs, is continuing bringing in top notch acts. Lisa Engelken one of the top current female vocalist in Jazz will be performing on Friday June 22nd . Come see the woman whom The Jazz Times said, ...puts the 'extra' in extraordinary.” Monday June 18th will feature Dwight Foster and Rich Hill. Foster is a ...

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Performance / Tour

The Left Banke Tours New England, July 6 And 7

Source: Anne Leighton
June 16, 2012

The Left Banke will be performing two concerts in New England Fourth of July Weekend. On July 6 the group will be performing at Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road, in Londonderry, at 8 PM. Admission is $35. The venue phone is 603-437-5100. On the 7th of July, hear the Left Banke live at Infinity Hall, Route 44, 20 Greenwoods Road, in Norfolk, at 8 PM. Tickets are $40. and $45. The venue phone is 860-542-5531. The Left Banke have ...

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Scottish Post-punk Band White China Releases First New Record Since The '80s

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 15, 2012

They rocketed from Scotland with a wall of fireball guitars, crashing drums, chiming keyboards, and soaring vocals. In 1985, the Scottish youths of White China were about to plunge into the neon-colored whirlpool of the New Wave. With a freshly minted contract from Island Records, the group released the single “Smiles & Jokes,” a riffy pop gem that was equal amounts U2-esque wide-screen rock and Ultravox-flavored synth-pop. They could have been famous. But, after a few singles and touring with ...

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Performance / Tour

Guitarist/composer Roni Ben-Hur Celebrates His 50th Birthday With Two Nights At The Kitano!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
June 15, 2012

Roni Ben-Hur 50th Birthday Celebration at The Kitano, 212 885 7119, 66 Park Avenue (@ E. 38th St) July 13 The Roni Ben-Hur Quartet with Special Guest, Frank Wess Roni Ben-Hur (guitar), Frank Wess (tenor sax, flute), Santi Debriano (bass), Tim Horner (drums) July 14 Roni Ben-Hur's Afro-Samba and Beyond Band Roni Ben-Hur (guitar), Santi Debriano (bass), Portinho (drums), Café (percussion) About Roni Ben-Hur Guitarist/composer Roni Ben-Hur is proud to announce a ...

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Guitar Legend Steve Hillage To Re-release 'live In Amsterdam 2006 At The Gong Family Unconvention' Cd And Dvd – September 10, 2012

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 15, 2012

London, UK – The Gong Family Unconvention at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam in November 2006 was a unique 3 day event in which all the original members of the legendary psychedelic band Gong came together and performed their own individual sets. Guitar legend Steve Hillage, who was a prominent part of the “classic” Gong line-up of 1973-75 felt it was a great opportunity perform again some of the songs from his 1970s solo albums. Steve Hillage is widely considered ...

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Radio

Reuben Hoch's Adrenaline Jazz Trio Performs On WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat, 6/15/12

Source: Ed Bell
June 15, 2012

Please tune in for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat on Friday, June 15th, 2012 With REUBEN HOCH AND ADRENALINE JAZZ Are you ready to hear traditional Jewish melodies in a Jam band format? Please join our audience for this swingin’ trio comprised of drummer Reuben Hoch (Greg Osby, Leni Stern, Lonnie Plaxico), Hammond B3 guru Ken Burkhart (Jazzberry Patch) and eight-string guitarist Tom Lippincott (Dave Liebman, Don Friedman, Ed Schuller). Each ...

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Radio

The Story Of Clarence Williams This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 14, 2012

This week, Riverwalk Jazz looks at both sides of the Clarence Williams legacy. New Orleans’ Topsy Chapman and Broadway’s Vernel Bagneris lend their acting and vocal talents to this week's show as they join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for Gulf Coast Blues: The Clarence Williams Story. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. Did he make a significant contribution as a ...

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