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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:57:31 EDT

I am reposting this because I think people everywhere should read it. It moved me profoundly.My favorite quote: "Frankly, ladies and gentlemen, I expect you not only to master music; ...

KingsFest: a weekend of contemporary Christian music

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:24:59 EDT

Richmond no longer boasts the volume of summer months entertainment options that could be found in the area back in the not-too-distant day. The R-Braves have deserted us. Friday Cheers ...

Switchfoot straddles sacred and secular music; performing at KingsFest this weekend

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:15 EDT

Six years ago, Switchfoot’s radio presence was ubiquitous. The band’s fourth album, “The Beautiful Letdown,“ provided the breakthrough for the San Diego-based quintet, and its Top 20 alt-rock hits, “Meant ...

The Beat: Def Leppard still drawing the crowds

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:10 EDT

In 2007, Def Leppard’s summer shed tour with Styx and Foreigner grossed about a half-million dollars per show and played to 13,000-18,000 fans per stop. Those are big numbers for ...

Music notes: Michael Jackson continues to dominate record sales

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

More than 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson releases were sold during the past week—up from 422,000 the week after his death. The latest figures from SoundScan show that 82 percent ...

LIVE MUSIC

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Colin Healy & the Jet Skis, Running With Giants and others, 5 p.m. Friday, all ages, $7. View From the Top, The Fallen, The Onset, ...

TICKETS: Margaret Cho coming to The National

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

Salty comedian Margaret Cho will bring a combination of comedy and music to The National for two shows Sept. 19 at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale at ...

A respectful, hopeful memorial

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

Minutes before the start of Michael Jackson’s memorial service, CBS-TV’s Katie Couric noted the irony of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus loading into the Staples Center for its ...

Jackson' casket to be taken to Staples Center for memorial

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:23:35 EDT

Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton says Michael Jackson’s casket will be taken to the downtown Staples Center for the singer’s star-studded memorial service.

Jackson' world fans mourn idol before memorial

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:14:19 EDT

Fans in Asia planned to stay up into the wee hours, bars across Europe were holding Michael Jackson theme nights and television stations from Sydney to Paris were clearing their ...

Michael Jackson tickets to Staples Center service?

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:36:58 EDT

Were you one of the lucky 17,000 who won tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service tomorrow morning at the Staples Center? Do you know someone who did? Did you ...

Dee Dee Renee and TT Torrez show why they're tops

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:54:55 EDT

In a glass-enclosed space the size of a New York hotel room—which is to say, twice the size of a typical radio studio—TT Torrez works the phones, a blur of ...

Jenny Lewis rocks and lulls at National show

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:47:17 EDT

With Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis falls effortlessly into polished Fleetwood Mac-styled pop. On her own, with a ragamuffin group of incredibly adept musicians, Lewis delves deeper into a soulful mixture ...

Aerosmith postpones Sunday concert in Virginia Beach

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

Aerosmith has postponed its Sunday show at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater because of an unspecified “artist injury.“ The band, on tour this summer with ZZ Top, also postponed last ...

Aerosmith postpones Virginia Beach show

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:03:06 EDT

Aerosmith has postponed its Sunday show at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater due to an unspecified “artist injury.“

Sonic Youth to play The National on July 8

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:34 EDT

The connection between songwriter and song is one that regularly draws comparisons to that linking parent to child. So typically, when a songwriting band member takes his creation to his ...

Opening-night tickets for CenterStage on sale now

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:05 EDT

Tickets for the grand opening performances at Richmond CenterStage are now on sale. The show, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Carpenter Theatre, will include a performance by each ...

First eight performers announced for Richmond Folk Fest

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

From dobro to go-go, the first eight performers announced for this year’s Richmond Folk Festival indicate the event isn’t straying from its eclectic roots. Nashville’s Jerry Douglas, regarded as the ...

The Beat: Remembering Jackson' music

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

The will. The kids. The parasitic father. The funeral plans. The London concerts refunds. The Beatles catalog. The unreleased vault of songs. It’s exhausting thinking about the fallout from Michael ...

MUSIC NOTES

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:00 EDT

Natasha Bedingfield will celebrate the Fourth of July with a performance at the 29th annual “A Capitol Fourth” concert in D.C. The show will air live at 8 p.m. on ...