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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."

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Widespread Panic Sets Fall, New Year's Dates
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:20:35 -0000
After finishing a string of Canadian dates Widespread Panic is hitting the road again in the fall.
Steven Tyler Talks About Upcoming Music
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:11:48 -0000
Aerosmith is expected to hit the studio at the end of the month to start working on a new studio album.
Slipknot Debuts At Number One After Historic Recount
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:07:21 -0000
Slipknot has topped the Billboard 200 with their new album, All Hope Is Gone.

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George Crumb - Official site. Information and discussion of his music. Includes biographical details, catalog of compositions, discography, bibliography, news, and related information.
Meta Description: [ The definitive web site for information and discussion of the music of contemporary American composer, George Crumb. Includes biographical details, catalog of compositions, discography, bibliography, news and related information. ]

Star-Child - Information on this work with notes and audio excerpts (RealAudio), an interview with the composer, advice from the performers, and suggestions for further listening.

Crumb, George Henry - Biography touching on education, influences, and teaching positions with summary of musical style and works list. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

George Crumb - Links to movies for which he composed or which used his music from the Internet Movie Database.
Meta Description: [ George Crumb - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites ]

George Crumb - Brief biographical sketch, photograph, and summary of orchestral and instrumental music from Naxos.
Meta Description: [ Classical compositions of Crumb, George (1929) and classical hit collection. George Crumb music sheets for your classic music collections available in CD ]

George Crumb (1929-) - Miscellaneous songs and cycles listed at recmusic.org.
Meta Description: [ Free web archive of over 15,000 texts (lyrics) to Lieder and other classical vocal pieces in more than 25 languages. Thousands of translations to English included. ]

George Crumb (1929-) - Karadar dictionary entry with brief life, photograph, and related composer link.
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George Crumb CD Reviews - Reviews of a few CDs and recording information for three major compositions.

George Crumb Mailing List - A small online community dedicated to discussion of the composer's music.
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George Crumb's Music - Description of his musical style with a list of his most important works.

George Crumb: Makrokosmos Vol. II - Short review of Robert Miller's recording on vinyl for Columbia.

Interview with George Perle, George Crumb and David Diamond - Three living legends of contemporary music compare the evolution of musical styles during their lifetime.

Sound Judgment: George Crumb - Short review with audio examples of Christiane Mathe's recording of Makrokosmos Vol. II in the Detroit Free Press.