baltimoresun.com - Music & Nightlife

Kiri Te Kanawa urges students to find their voice and stick to it

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Teacher and performer to sing Saturday in D.C.

"I'm 65," says Kiri Te Kanawa, the golden-toned, New Zealand-born soprano. "I can't say the voice sounds like it did at 35. But as long as I do music that suits me, I'm fine. If you're a size 12 you don't try to wear a size 8, do you? You'd look very stupid."

All eyes on Swift at CMA Awards

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0500

CMA Awards air Wednesday

CD reviews: 'The Circle' by Bon Jovi, 'From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion' by Wyclef Jean

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Bon Jovi circles back to blue-collar platitudes

Bon Jovi, 'The Circle' * 1/2 (out of four) "Who's gonna work for the working man?" wonders Jon Bon Jovi on the new album by the long-running outfit that bears his name. Well, Bon Jovi is up to the job: On "The Circle" (Island), this band of Jersey boys makes a recession-appropriate return (after appealing forays into pop and country) to its old blue-collar arena-rock style; "Work for the Working Man" even recycles the pumping talk-box groove from the band's 1986 smash "Livin' on a Prayer," and lifts the factory-floor sound effects from Billy Joel's "Allentown" for good measure.

First lady tunes into students

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Two from Baltimore School for the Arts attend classical music workshop at the White House

Two from Baltimore School for the Arts attend classical music workshop at the White House

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Mozart, Mahler and Marin

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Duo Sid n Susie tap into their musical memories

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

They've got the '60s and the '70s covered

When it comes to cover bands, Sid n Susie are a notch above the rest.

R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:47:00 -0500

R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.

Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0500

A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece.

Rihanna, Jay-Z to perform at American Music Awards

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:25:00 -0500

Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday.

Stephen Lynch: Not just for laughs

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Musical comedian Stephen Lynch has a confession: 'I have no real interest in comedy'

S tephen Lynch has always struggled to draw the line between music and stand-up.