The News Review:
- Big stars won’t outshine New Orleans talent at Jazz Fest
- Music : Rock Pop Music
- The house of blues
- 20 lucky callers
- The Raconteurs: Tight and powerful at a packed Neumo’s
Big stars won’t outshine New Orleans talent at Jazz Fest
USA Today – Apr 22, 2008
“It’s a validation of the premise of the festival the heritage of jazz” he says. “You see the coming together of the African and European influences and the blues and gospel strains that fed into jazz. “We’re staying true to our mission and artistic structure. This festival doesn’t just put these things quirkily on display alongside indie rock bands that are doing every other fest.
Music : Rock Pop Music
SkyNewswire.com – SkyNewswire.com (press release) – Apr 22, 2008
Initiallyrock & roll took from a variety of sources mainly blues R&B and country but also gospel traditional pop jazz and folk. All of these impact combined in a simple blues-based song structure that was not only fast and catchy but also foot tapping. In the late 1960s rock pop music was combined with folk music blues and jazz to create folk rock blues-rock and jazz-rock fusion respectively. It created psychedelic rock music irrespective of the time. In the 1970s rock incorporated influences from soul funk and latin music. During the 1970s a number of subgenres of rock such as soft rock heavy metal hard rock progressive rock and punk rock was created. Synth-rock hardcore punk and alternative rock were the sub genres of rock pop music that was developed in the 1980s whereas rock subgenres in the 1990s included grunge Britpop indie rock and nu metal.
The house of blues
Toronto Star – Apr 22, 2008
Now we’re seeing (Winter) here. "Swanek’s mounting popularity in music circles and his recent move north have caught the eyes of other promoters and there is talk of moving to a larger auditorium. For now at least Swanek’s admirers are happy to have him continue booking big-city acts here in this special room. "This is nothing short of a public service" said fan Chris Brown of Toronto. On May 24 Jack de Keyzer is the next blues artist slated to perform at Peter’s Place Live. For more information go to petersplayers.
20 lucky callers
Malaysia Star – Apr 22, 2008
The album’s music is of various genres comprising pop R&B and hip hop but some of her songs also include gospel and reggae beats. The song I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time samples DeBarge’s Stay with Me and recalls the melody riff of the Hill Street Blues theme music. The album is available in stores now at promotional price of RM37. 90 from now till May 16. To win a copy of the album be the first 20 readers of The Star to e-mail your details to.
The Raconteurs: Tight and powerful at a packed Neumo’s
Seattle Times – Apr 22, 2008
” Benson was impressive on guitar as well especially bottleneck. White and Benson went back and forth on the vocals both of them taking leads on almost all the songs. A vocal highlight for both was “Rich Kid Blues” the set’s only cover a ’60s gem from the underappreciated Terry “Superlungs” Reid. All the other songs were written by White and Benson and some depended a little too much on simple rhymes. But others more than made up for it like “Carolina Drama” a Southern Gothic melodrama that White loved sinking his teeth into. The audience lustily sang along to its “La la la la la” chorus. The whole band was tighter and more powerful than ever and the music was more varied now that the band has two albums out… But others more than made up for it like “Carolina Drama” a Southern Gothic melodrama that White loved sinking his teeth into. The audience lustily sang along to its “La la la la la” chorus. The whole band was tighter and more powerful than ever and the music was more varied now that the band has two albums out. The second “Consolers of the Lonely” was released last month two years after “Broken Boy Soldiers. ” The set included almost all the songs from both reworked for the stage. That was the best thing about the show — hearing White Benson and company reinvent and upgrade the songs in an intimate setting like the 750-capacity Neumo’s. Why the show was there instead of say the Moore (where the band played before) is a mystery but one to be thankful for.