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Sometimes McMurtry has a message; sometimes it's just a song
Sentinel Music CriticIn recent years, James McMurtry has gained attention for songs critical of the Iraq war and the current administration. So, with a new president in the White House on Jan. 20, is this articulate singer-songwriter (and son of Lonesome Dove author Larry...Tags: Toy Industry, Government, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, John Mellencamp, Toys
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Rock For Reading
RedEyeA Concert for Literacy Starring: Steve Earle & Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman>br> Where: Vic Theatre When: Saturday, November 22nd @ 7:30pm To purchase tickets please visit www.RockForReading.org Concert proceeds support grassroots reading and... -
Tom Morello still feeling the fire
New York Times news serviceRage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, currently touring the country with his solo project the Nightwatchman (and in town Saturday with the equally fiery Steve Earle), is well aware that protest rock took what could turn out to be a major blow...Tags: Acoustic, Government, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Folk Music
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No protesting from Baez on this occasion
Special to the Tribune"Yes, we did!" exclaimed Joan Baez Tuesday after opening with "The Lily of the West" at Symphony Center. Still drunk with the excitement of Barack Obama's victory, the capacity crowd roared its approval. And Baez, who has spent her career fighting for...Tags: Barack Obama, John Lennon, Music, Studs Terkel, Bob Dylan
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Sugarland (Blush) Just A Couple Of Fans
To flaunt clout and credibility in the world of contemporary country music, an artist has to first be a fan. That's the requirement set down by Kristian Bush, guitarist and co-vocalist of Sugarland. The country-pop duo is completed by lead singer...Tags: Fenway Park, Country Music, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow
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Gravity won't stop the show for Joan Baez
McClatchey-Tribune News ServiceBy Len Righi From the outset of her career a half-century ago, Joan Baez possessed a distinctive, spine-tingling three-octave voice. A vessel of purity and a tower of strength, her soprano helped spark the folk revival of the early 1960s and supported...Tags: Human Rights, Justice and Rights, Tom Waits, Civil Rights, Folk Music
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New CDs: Tom Morello, Mercury Rev, Kellie Pickler
Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman "The Fabled City" (Epic)
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Some people think folk music is more honest than other forms, but it's also rich territory for alter egos. Bob Dylan called himself Blind Boy Grunt to continue making folk recordings as he...Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Television, John Mellencamp, Clay Aiken
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His name is Earle: Singer serenades Washington Square
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comThere are a lot of reasons why Steve Earle is excited to play his four-day set at Judson Memorial Church in the West Village this week, but you might be surprised what reason his gives first. "It's going to be cool because I get to walk to work," he says....Tags: West Village, Music, Bob Dylan, History, Music Industry
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Jimmie Rodgers: A voice that carried
Special to The TimesBear Family Records' remarkable new release, "Let Me Be Your Sidetrack: The Influence of Jimmie Rodgers," makes a persuasive argument that Rodgers is one of the most important figures in the history of country music. According to the liner notes for...Tags: Mississippi, Country Music, Van Morrison, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Bono
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New On Disc: Jessica Simpson, Joan Baez
JESSICA SIMPSON DO YOU KNOW EPIC/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE After a painful public divorce and a dwindling Q Score, where else would Jessica Simpson turn except to country music, a genre built around heartache and redemption? Simpson's journey to Nashville...Tags: Kentucky, Brian Eno, Jules Massenet, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits
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Many fine folks polish Baez's latest CD release
Sentinel Music CriticJoan Baez has been making music for 50 years, and her biggest assets -- that crystalline voice and an unwavering social conscience -- remain strong on the new Day After Tomorrow (in stores today). Produced by Steve Earle, these 10 tracks form an...Tags: Poetry, Music, Tom Waits, Music Industry, Jazz Music
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More concerts to consider
Newsday Staff WriterPOP OCT. 26-27. Coldplay. With Duffy. At 8 p.m., Izod Center, $49.50, $77.50, $97.50. izodcenter.com, 201-935-3900. OCT. 27. k.d. lang. At 8 p.m., Apollo Theater, $55.50, $69.50. $79.50, $99.50. apollotheater.org, 212-531-5305. Also Nov. 1 at 8 p.m.,...Tags: K.D. Lang, Ice Cube, Tilles Center, Willie Nelson, Roseland
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