A Comic’s Second Life, Despite a Deadly Overdose Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:33 -0000 Mitch Hedberg’s final album, “Do You Believe in Gosh?,” offers a chance to hear a comedian whom fans have been missing for more than three years.
A Freewheeling Chanteuse You Can’t Pin Down Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:17:19 -0000 Barb Jungr is a 54-year-old blonde with a raucous laugh whose new show, which opens Thursday night at the Metropolitan Room, explores the music of Nina Simone.
Music Review | Underoath: The Road to Salvation Has Stretches of Sorrow Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:13:43 -0000 Underoath, which played Irving Plaza on Tuesday, often finds itself torn between strife and stability.
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Gabriel Kahane: Leader Of Indie Lieder Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:05:00 -0400 The singer and composer blends wry personal stories with often-complex brass and string arrangements, and mixes it up with both classical musicians and indie rockers. He performs live from his forthcoming self-titled album. The Gaslight Anthem: Revisiting Sounds Of '59 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:44:00 -0400 The Gaslight Anthem's new album, The '59 Sound, is filled with narratives that recall and refer directly to Bruce Springsteen's early works. Music reviewer Tom Moon says that it's one of the year's great surprises. A3: From 'The Sopranos' To Joy Division Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:49:00 -0400 The band formerly known as Alabama 3 strips down its roots-meets-dance sound with just two acoustic guitars and voices. The trio plays and talks about its Sopranos success song and plays a country death ballad version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart."
German Baroque Music (17th Century) - Follows the development of the new music from Italy with emphasis on Schütz and Schein. From the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
Meta Description: [ Biographies of composers of Early Music complementing Here Of A Sunday Morning the radio program ]
German-Hollywood Connection - Germanic composers of film music are listed with background material. Includes biographies and sketches.
Meta Description: [ A guide to the impact on Hollywood by film people from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. ]
The German Lied (16th Century) - Background on the development of this song form noting early failure to fuse Germanic and Italian elements before later successes. From the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
Meta Description: [ Biographies of composers of Early Music complementing Here Of A Sunday Morning the radio program ]
The German Pre-Classics (1700-1760) - Follows the popularizing of late Baroque musical styles, emphasizing Frederick the Great, Quantz, Graun, and Telemann. From the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
Meta Description: [ Biographies of composers of Early Music complementing Here Of A Sunday Morning the radio program ]
German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Chat about Eurovision here: http://www.verlind.com/esc/phpBB2/index.php ...