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Friends After Good Sound are a newcomer to Portland's experimental music scene. They are a collective of young, queer composers and performers that exclusively play works composed for them by Portland-based composers. Their approach to music has a gaiety and a wicked sense of humor. Hence their name, which abbreviates to a reclaimed slur for queer people. The name is clearly meant to ruffle some feathers, acting as a shibboleth separating the gays and their allies

"We take him along to the sound check. We let him backstage. We let him on the bus. We let him see how we live and all that. He didn't stay for the concert. He flew home. Imagine the surprise among McCartney and Wings when that same hack wrote a live review of the concert he missed. And not just any review: a scathing pan."

Makaya McCraven's music is a process of transmutation: In his hands, improvisation turns into composition and then back again. Like most brilliant ideas, it's simple to explain and devilishly difficult to pull off. McCraven plays live with one of his groups, usually consisting of some of the best musicians of his generation. Then, he meticulously edits recordings of those performances into new songs, bringing a dexterous hip-hop production technique into the world of jazz.

Because it came out in early October, the pop superstar's mega-blockbuster " The Life of a Showgirl " wasn't eligible for consideration for next year's ceremony (whose window ran from Aug. 31, 2024, to Aug. 30, 2025). So you'll have to wait until next fall to see the Recording Academy bestow Swift with her eighth nomination for album of the year, as indeed it's sure to do.

Ever since seeing PNW emcee Karma Rivera rock an all-women lineup at The Thesis a decade ago, I've watched her development as an artist with delight. The last few years the rapper has been radicalized in all the best ways, leaning into her proudly queer, Afro-Latinx identity, expanding on a dynamic range of new sonic influences in her music from electro- and alt-pop, to reggaeton and indie-R&B.

On the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Wolfgang said DLR started a feud without provocation by posting a lengthy rant to YouTube in 2024 that was essentially a monologue insulting Wolfgang. The clip started with Roth suggesting that the late Eddie Van Halen's son benefited from nepotism, and then went on to accuse Wolfgang of trying to throw Roth's guests out of Van Halen shows.

I've said it before, and I have no problem saying it again, he said (as transcribed by Ultimate Guitar), D'arcy had a way of kind of letting it be known - stuff that she thought was moving the band forward, or moving the band laterally, or moving the band backwards. And probably, of the four of us, her opinion about those types of things carried more weight.

This year's Super Bowl in Santa Clara is bringing not only thousands of football fans to the Bay Area but also a busy schedule of cultural events to keep them occupied before the Big Game, as its called by the copyright-averse. Although Bad Bunny's halftime show has earned the lion's share of attention, there's several other big name concerts that have been announced in recent weeks.

"When the song came to me it presented nearly fully formed: a pedaling bass line, a four part vocal harmony, an expansive soundscape," Kelley said in a press release. "Sometimes songs sound great in your head but then don't translate well into reality.

Happy Birthday: Try following your heart and changing your routine to satisfy your soul. Life is about delight, and until you decipher what makes you happy, you'll be in limbo. Make choices that fill your heart with joy and gratitude, and what you generate will extend to those you want to have in your circle. It's time to weed out what no longer propels you forward. Live, love and laugh. Your numbers are 5, 13, 21, 28, 36, 42, 47.

He's referring to Withernsea, a faded seaside resort near Hull, where he grew up and then desperately wanted to leave. I remember feeling so resentful, he says. I heard Tracey Chapman's Fast Car and thought: is this song about me? He duly got out aged 17, eventually settling in London and finding success as a visual artist and musician. But in recent years, the 46-year-old began hearing younger avant garde musicians talking about their satellite towns in other often forgotten corners of the north.

At the San Jose Punk Rock Flea Market, the entire club felt like a stage. The Ritz was jammed for the occasion. At opening time, high noon, people were already lined up outside. After I shelled out a five-spot to get in, I was told that if I wanted to leave and come back, there would probably still be a line outside. And there was.

RBX, whose real name is Eric Dwayne Collins, is seeking a class-action status and damages and restitution from Spotify. RBX, along with other rights holders, receive payment based on how often their music is streamed on Spotify, according to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in L.A. on Sunday. Spotify pays rights holders a percentage of revenue based on the total streams attributed to them compared with total volume of streams for all songs, the lawsuit said.

In 1974 to '75, Springsteen rented the house at 7½ West End Court in Long Branch, New Jersey. The 1920-built cottage, which had two bedrooms and one bath, was where he wrote his third album, Born to Run-the work that would launch his career to national renown. Spanning 828 square feet, the diminutive house stands a block and a half from Long Branch Beach.

"What are you using in your hair because you have the nicest hair?" the same person asks. "My hair, I thought I was having a bad hair day actually," the star responds. "I'm using Moroccan oil. I wash my hair every other day and I went in the ocean this morning. That's the best thing for your hair. "You have great hair. I don't know why you're asking me," he adds.

One afternoon in 1962, lyricist Vinícius de Moraes and composer Antônio Carlos "Tom" Jobim were sitting at Bar Veloso, in Rio de Janeiro, when they recognized a woman walking by. The two men were so taken with her beauty that they decided to express their admiration in a poem, and the words they jotted down on a pair of bar napkins that day would later end up in their song "The Girl from Ipanema."

Growing up, the Brazilian singer Anitta didn't travel a lot. "My family was poor, so we didn't have money to go anywhere," she said, speaking by phone from her home in Rio de Janeiro's Barra da Tijuca neighborhood. Apart from a few trips to nearby beaches, she spent her childhood and most of her teenage years without seeing much of Brazil, never mind the rest of the world.

The core of what makes the KeyStep beloved remains unchanged: 32 solid minikeys with aftertouch, a small footprint, decent connectivity options, and low price. The mk2 features USB-C for power and MIDI, five-pin MIDI in and out ports, analog sync in and out, a sustain / expression pedal input, plus CV and gate outputs for hooking up modular gear. The headlining updates here are the new generative capabilities, Mutate and Spice, borrowed from the company's Freak line of synths.

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is broadcast live on BBC Radio on Christmas Eve afternoon, and it's important to point out that it's not the same as the Carols From King's shown on BBC2 in the evening. The famous Carols From Kings is actually prerecorded earlier in the month (sorry for the spoiler), and attendance is limited to college members. However, you can get pretty much the same experience by attending the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve itself.

For just over 50 years, guitarist Billy Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill, and drummer Frank Beard (ironically the one without a beard) played the kind of biker beloved bar room blues rock that doesn't equal mainstream stardom. For them, it did. The only explanation that makes sense is that they were just that good at it. ZZ Top were the odd men out, and yet also oddly perfect for the nascent, new wave and pop obsessed MTV.

This new series, "The Hang," promises to explore the music of exciting artists and examine the music that inspired them to take it up. The first show features one of the Bay's best and most versatile saxophonists, Howard Wiley, who incorporates elements of funk and a whole lotta soul into his playing. Wiley has toured or played with a plethora of artists like Miss Lauryn Hill, Christian McBride, and Sheila E.

Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It's like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you're invited! So grab a friend (or ten), and come out ready to GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT! all voices welcome, no experience necessary. We Teach, You Sing! Everyone Wins!

"I always knew I was going to return to music. I needed to feel safe and I needed to have the right people in my corner and be absolutely 100% ready," Duff told on October 26. "Honestly, I needed to have 10 years of life under my belt. I needed a lot to say. This album feels like the inner workings of my brain and I really am so excited to connect with people again on that level, that very forward-facing level."

Only days after drummer Simon Kirke shared the exciting news that he would reunite with singer Paul Rodgers for a Bad Company performance during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, Rodgers has backed out of the event citing his health. Bad Company are set to be inducted along with Soundgarden, OutKast, The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, and others this Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Cat Power is prepping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her milestone 2006 album, The Greatest, with a new EP and 2026 tour dates. The three-song EP, titled Redux, features Cat Power backed by Dirty Delta Blues, the all-star super-group assembled for the world tour that followed The Greatest comprising guitarist Judah Bauer, keyboardist Gregg Foreman, bassist Erik Paparozzi, and drummer Jim White. It was recorded by Grammy-winning engineer and longtime collaborator Stuart Sikes at Church House Studios in Austin, Texas.

A couple weeks back, Nitzan Gavrieli - red-bearded, wearing a black suit with no tie - did as he does each Sunday night and sat down at the Fender Rhodes keyboard at Birds. On this night, he was playing with bassist Sam Weber and drummer Dan Pugach (both Grammy winners), and the set included bebop throwbacks such as Dizzy Gillespie's staccato-sprightly "Groovin' High" mixed with experimental originals, including a number inspired by a drive along a Michigan highway.

The Pretty Reckless have been tapped to support AC/DC's recently announced 2026 tour, just as they did on much of the legendary rock band's 2025 outing. Get AC/DC Tickets Here The news was revealed via the Pretty Reckless' social media pages on Tuesday, a day after AC/DC announced the new Latin American and North American legs of their "Power Up" tour.

Megastar musician Ed Sheeran performed at a surprise concert in Dublin on Monday night - playing his best known songs for 1,700 fans at a concert in the RDS Ed Sheeran performed at a surprise concert in Dublin on Monday night. He played for 1,700 fans at an 'intimate' concert in the RDS. The English singer, who has ties to Ireland on his father's side, was the third instalment in the Spotify Billions Club series,