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Interview: Alysa Haas
Q: What started your love for music, and how old were you at the time? A: I have always been surrounded by music. My grandmother, who unfortunately passed before I was born, was a Yiddish folk singer. My mother Bira Rabushka is a violinist; my father Georges Haas was a world famous oboist; and my stepfather ...
"Stand By Me," Written By Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, To Receive Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala Event
“Stand By Me,” the song written by Leiber & Stoller and Ben E. King will receive the Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Gala Event to be held at the Marriott Marquee Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 14, 2012, Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today. ...
North Carolina Symphony Presents "The Music of Billy Joel" and More, Jan. 20-22
The North Carolina Symphony welcomes Michael Cavanaugh, star of the smash-hit Broadway musical Movin' Out, to Raleigh for three high-energy salutes to an all-time rock favorite, Billy Joel. “The Music of Billy Joel," led by Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks, takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts on ...
Roots-rockers JD Malone & the Experts Earning Raves for Debut CD/DVD “Avalon"
Philly roots rock band JD Malone & the Experts are earning consistently favorable coverage for their stellar new debut CD/DVD package, Avalon (ItsAboutMusic.com). Declared “extraordinary" by Goldmine in its “Download of the Week" spotlight, “positively unshakeable" by the Iowa Press-Citizen and “dauntingly authentic" by AcousticMusic.com, Avalon has reviewers buzzing about this sparkling band led by a ...
'Utterly Captivating' Roots Rock on Debut CD/DVD by JD Malone & the Experts
Avalon, the debut release by JD Malone & the Experts (ItsAboutMusic.com), is a CD/DVD package that delivers extraordinary roots rock which brings to mind the snarl and grit of a young Steve Earle, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp through a sterling band and its honey-voiced leader. Tapped by Goldmine as a 'Download of the Week' and ...
One Track Mind: Billy Joel, "Prelude/Angry Young Man" (1976)
By S. Victor Aaron So yesterday I read that Billy Joel has written an autobiography that he plans to publish June 14, called The Book Of Joel, and the book's editor promised that “there is a lot in this book that he has never revealed before." (Ex-Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar's memoirs, incidentally, arrive on March ...
Joyce Cobb & Michael Jefry Stevens CD Release Thursday August 19th
Joyce Cobb & Michael Jefry Stevens CD Release on Thursday August 19th Joyce Cobb: vocals & harmonica; Michael Jefrey Stevens: piano; Jonathan Wires: bass Renaldo Ward: drums. Special event in celebration of our CD release on Archer Records. CDs will be available for purchase at that time and the event is free to the public. ...
Elton John and Billy Joel in Concert
Saturday night's alright for the piano men, who gave fans a three- hour show full of hits. Partnerships between pop superstars usually deliver less than the sum of their talents. Nostalgia isn't always enough, but a surprising collaboration between Elton John and Billy Joel, who play nothing more than their best-known hits from the '70s and ...
Billy Joel Opens Concert Venue in the Desert
A grand-opening performance by Billy Joel is guaranteed to boost the profile of a concert venue. So The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa near Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, Calif., snagged the musical legend for its opening show last week. The $76 million, 2,000-seat theater is about two hours by car from L.A. and ...
Billy Joel, Elton John to Play Wrigley Field
The Piano Man and the Rocket Man are pairing up for a concert this summer at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Promoters announced Tuesday that Billy Joel and Elton John will play together at the home of the Chicago Cubs on July 21. The singer-songwriters will perform duets playing twin pianos and trading vocals. Each will play a ...
