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Featured Artist: Sonny Dallas
Sonny Dallas was a bassist associated with the top end of complexity in modern jazz, providing a suitable and hopefully accurate harmonic framework for the improvisations of players such as alto saxophonists Lee Konitz and Phil Woods and pianist Lennie Tristano. The decision to call him simply "Sonny" certainly couldn't have developed out of a lack of alternatives: he was born Francis Dominic Joseph Dallas to a father who was both a pianist and vocalist. The father's attempts...
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Billboard Bits: Dylan, 'Gabba Gabba,' Shelton/Lambert
Amazon.com today (Sept. 8) premiered the video for a new Bob Dylan song, "Dreamin' of You," starring veteran character actor Harry Dean Stanton as a Dylan bootlegger traveling the country to peddle...
September 08, 2008
Usher Courts The Ladies With November Tour
Usher is hoping to get up close and personal with his female fans on a 14-date November club tour, which is being billed as "One Night Stand: Ladies Only." A Jive spokesperson clarifies that although...
October 06, 2008
Radiohead Reveals North American Tour Dates
Radiohead will embark on its first North American tour in two years May 5 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Eight shows have been confirmed for the first leg, which wraps May 18 in Dallas.
February 12, 2008
ZZ Top Gets Busy On First Album Since 2003
With a live DVD, a new album and some touring on the docket, ZZ Top is revving up for a busy year.
March 19, 2008
New Metallica Album To Arrive On A Friday
Like its predecessor "St. Anger," the new Metallica album, "Death Magnetic," will be released worldwide off-cycle on Friday Sept. 12. No reason was given for the switch from a traditional Monday/Tuesd...
August 04, 2008
Twice The Badu
In her decade-plus career, Erykah Badu hasn't been afraid to wait long periods between projects. But now Badu is making up for lost time.
February 08, 2008
RZA Returns To Bobby Digital For 'Digi Snax'
Wu-Tang founder RZA is returning for a third time to his Bobby Digital alter ego for the album "Digi Snax," due July 1 via Koch.
April 17, 2008
Chesney Ramps Up Stadium Dates For '08 Tour
Kenny Chesney will play 14 stadiums this summer on his 2008 Poets & Pirates tour, the most yet for country's top touring artist. The first stadium on Chensey's route is Williams Brice Stadium in...
January 14, 2008
Weezer Plots Fall North American Tour
Weezer will embark on its first North American tour in three years, beginning Sept. 23 at the Tsongas Arena in Boston, and wrapping Oct. 25 at the Gwinnett Arena in Atlanta. Tokyo Police Club and...
August 06, 2008
Five Times August
Dallas-bred Brad Skistimas, aka Five Times August, estimates he sold somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 copies of his self-released debut, "The Independent," via digital retailers and through his Web...
January 30, 2008
George Michael Puts Faith In U.S. Tour
After a 17-year hiatus, George Michael is giving the U.S. touring market one more try. Tickets for his summer outing, which begins June 17 in San Diego, go on sale this weekend.
April 04, 2008
Roots, Marley, Nevilles Set For Green Apple Fest
The Roots, Los Lonely Boys, the Neville Brothers, Ziggy Marley and Taj Mahal are just a few of the names that will grace this year's eight-city Green Apple Festival.
March 25, 2008
The Hold Steady Unveils Single, Summer Tour Plans
The Hold Steady has chosen "Sequestered in Memphis" as the first single from its next album, "Stay Positive."
May 15, 2008
DMB Debuting New Songs On Summer Tour
Spring may be on its way, but Dave Matthews Band already has its eyes set on summer. The rock troupe's three-month summer tour will begin May 30-31 outside Pittsburgh, and will feature material from...
March 06, 2008
The Cure To Release Four Singles, 13th Album
After several postponements, the Cure has announced a Sept. 13 street date for its still-untitled 13th studio album and plans to release four singles -- one per month -- starting May 13 in anticipatio...
May 02, 2008
Los Lonely Boys To Join 'Brotherhood' Tour
With a new album due July 1, Los Lonely Boys are looking forward to this summer's Brotherhood Tour with kindred spirits Los Lobos.
April 18, 2008
311, Snoop Dogg Pledge Unity On Tour
311 and Snoop Dogg are teaming for the summer co-headlining Unity tour, which will also feature support from rock act Fiction Plane. The outing will begin June 24 in Phoenix.
April 01, 2008
Green Day Side Project To Hit The Road
Foxboro Hot Tubs, the alter-ego side project of Green Day, is hitting the road for the first time, beginning next Monday (May 19) in Little Rock, Ark.
May 13, 2008
Alicia Keys, Jordin Sparks Team For Tour
Alicia Keys will embark on a two-month North American tour April 19 in Hampton, Va., with support from 2007 "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks. The run comes in support of Keys' latest J album, "As...
February 15, 2008
Cheech & Chong Plan First Tour In 25 Years
Comedy duo Cheech and Chong will reunite for their first tour in more than 25 years, beginning Sept. 12 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia.
July 30, 2008
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Burke, Take That Reign Again On U.K. Charts
As Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah" (Syco Music/Sony BMG) started a third week as the U.K.'s No. 1 single yesterday (Jan. 4) and Take That's "The Circus" (Polydor) a fifth atop the album chart, top newcomer status went to much-feted electronica star Lady GaGa. Her U.S. hit "Just Dance" (Polydor) featuring Colby O'Donis, took its U.K. bow at No. 3.
China Targets Big Web Sites In Internet Crackdown
China has launched a crackdown on websites as the country enters a politically sensitive year, with officials accusing search engines including Baidu and Google of spreading pornography and vulgarity.
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