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Purvis Young, Folk Artist Who Peppered Miami with Images, Dies
Purvis Young, a self-taught painter who emerged from prison as a young man and by dint of his striking, expressionist vision of urban life and mammoth output over more than three decades transformed a forgotten Miami neighborhood into a destination for contemporary art aficionados, died on Tuesday in Miami. He was 67. An untitled painting on ...
Saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis at Iridium
The saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis played just one original in his first set at Iridium on Thursday night, and it delivered the only dose of nonswinging groove. That ratio felt emphatic, like a statement of principle. Mr. Ellis, leading a cohort credibly billed as his all-star band -- with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ron Carter on ...
Word War III: Google vs. Governments
In how many ways did Google respond to this week's letter from the data protection authorities of nine countries criticizing the company's approach to privacy? The first response came in the form of a statement from Google's official PR operation. Predictably, it was blander than bland. “We try very hard to be upfront about the data ...
Top Scribes Reap Pic Rewrite Riches
Once upon a time, the ultimate Hollywood ambition was to direct. Nowadays, clients are more likely to tell their reps: “What I really want to do is polish scripts." For Hollywood's dozen or so top-tier script doctors, that means commanding $250,000- $300,000 a week, being booked months in advance and keeping their efforts largely cloaked in ...
Gene Lees Jazz Historian and Critic Dies
A Canadian by birth who moved to Ojai more than 30 years ago, he wrote highly personal essays and biographies of such jazz greats as Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman and Johnny Mercer. Gene Lees, a jazz historian and critic known for his pugnacious, highly personal essays and biographies of such jazz greats as Oscar Peterson, Woody ...
What New Facebook Updates Might Mean for Your Privacy
Good insights are popping up deconstructing Facebook's big moves this week to extend its reach across the Web. Bottom line: You should pay attention, and consider tweaking your privacy settings again to control the experience. Basically, the giant social network wants to replicate your Facebook experience everywhere you go on the Web. It is starting with ...
Blues Legend James Cotton Plays Miri International Jazz Festival, 14 - 15 May
CELEBRATING THE 5th MIRI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL: MAY 14-15 The Miri International Jazz Festival (MIJF) 2010 promises to deliver another exciting event with a wide range of jazz genres lined up to entertain an expected eight thousand visitors to this town in the beautiful region of Sarawak, Malaysia. Organised by the Sarawak Tourism Board the festival ...
Floydfest 9: Helm Grace Potter, Rre, Galactic
FloydFest 9 To Feature: Levon Helm, Grace Potter, Railroad Earth, Galactic & More Levon Helm If the first FloydFest ever, 9 years ago, was “groundbreaking" in its genre-defying globally-infused lineup (not to mention its meteoric rise from the humble one-stoplight-town of Floyd, Virginia) FloydFest 9, in 2010, is still breaking ground. FloydFest re-images itself annually, unveiling ...
Hangout Fest Adds: R. Randolph Papa Mali, Honey Island Swamp
HANGOUT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MORE ARTISTS ROBERT RANDOLPH AND PAPA MALI JOIN TREY ANASTASIO, BLACK CROWES, THE FLAMING LIPS AND MORE Papa Mali The Hangout Beach Music and Arts Festival is going toe-to-toe with the nations' biggest festivals by offering fans a radically different live music experience. Trade in the mud, and come to the ...
Ozomatli's 'Fire Away'
Not many L.A. bands can boast of having a piece of the calendar named in their honor. But April 23 was recently designated by the city as Ozomatli Day to give props to the artistically mongrel ensemble that for 15 years has been burning holes in local dance floors that is, when they're not playing gala ...
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