Today's Music Picks: Sheila E., Michael Franti help Elevate Oakland
The musician, known for her work with Prince, is presenting the first Elevate Oakland benefit concert on Feb. 8 at the Fox Theater in Oakland.
View ArticleOrpheus reunion a flashback to '60s folk
With this weekend being the 50th anniversary of The Beatles performing on The Ed Sullivan Show , it's easy to remember the British invasion as the dominant musical force of the 1960s.
View ArticleMusic of Simon and Garfunkel with Philly Pops
"Bridge Over Troubled Water," "The Sound of Silence," "The Boxer," "Mrs. Robinson," "Feeling Groovy" and "Scarborough Fair": Bethlehem natives AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle have been singing these...
View ArticleSting & Paul Simon Kick Off Joint Tour Saturday, Sting Honored to Be Touring...
On paper, the pairing of Sting and Paul Simon for a joint headlining tour may not be an obvious one.
View ArticleTwo Singers Raised Locally To Share Stage With Philly POPS
AJ Swearingen, the Paul Simon of the duo and Jonathan Beedle, or Art Garfunkel, sing the classics of Simon and Garfunkel.
View ArticleArt Garfunkel Is "Showing My Love Like Never Before"
"Hello! Who could this be?" The voice -- THAT voice -- at the other end of the line sounds remarkably reassuring, especially considering the fact that it belongs to one of the greatest singers and most...
View ArticlePaul Simon, Sting Kick Things Off in Houston
You know how often it's the most trivial, youth-driven stuff that goes viral? Well, here's a potential antidote to all that to start off your February 10-14 week.
View ArticleThe Power of the Volunteer-Staff Partnership
Summary: They say the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That's definitely true of the partnership between association staff and volunteer leaders.
View ArticleUtah Legislature changes state song to 'A Hazy Shade of Winter'
The Utah State Legislature has a relatively impressive number of bills addressing the terrible air quality across the Wasatch Front.
View ArticleMusic for cows, electronic tongues and the taste of humans: Food for Thought
Karen Pruiett, a beekeeper in Illinois, pulls a frame out of the super to look at her bees.
View ArticleSetlist: Sting and Paul Simon Kick Off Highly Collaborative New Tour
When Paul Simon introduced his new tour with Sting as "our experiment melding two bands, two styles, two catalogs of songs," he wasn't kidding.
View Article'The Voice' Winner Tessanne Chin Signs With ICM Partners
During the show, she was the only contestant to hit No. 1 on iTunes' song chart - a feat she accomplished twice, with her semifinals cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and...
View ArticleIMNZ Charts to February 9: A very special giveaway
There is a quite delicious array in the new releases section this week. We also welcome four new labels to the IMNZ whanau, and we are very lucky to be giving away tickets to Dame Malvina Major's 60th...
View ArticleJesse De Leon: A Great Big World conjures up modern version of Simon & Garfunkel
A Great Big World's hit song "Say Something" started out as a much-needed catharsis.
View ArticleStepping forward, but back in time
For the past few weeks I have been posting photos from Yemen in 1998. I have received several comments that photos from 15 years ago are not very old.
View ArticleArt Garfunkel Is Showing "Love Like Never Before"
Hello! Who could this be?" The voice - that voice - at the other end of the line sounds remarkably reassuring, especially considering the fact that it belongs to one of the greatest singers and most...
View ArticleBrit Awards: A dozen lesser-known moments
With wall-to-wall Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran, last year's Brits were derided as the " most boring ever ".
View ArticleBeyond - Troubled Water
RT @ryedth : @folioweekly Go, Armada! But this definitely looks like something from the Legend of Zelda.
View ArticleReview: The Graduate, King's Theatre, Gloucester
Taking on The Graduate which is forever associated with the iconic Dustin Hoffman film was ambitious to say least but the Phoenix Players certainly did it in style.
View ArticleArt Garfunkel Is Ecstatic: 'My Voice Is 96 Percent Back'
Simon and Garfunkel's headlining set at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was one of the most difficult two hours of Art Garfunkel's life.
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