Veteran rock act Blondie and renowned tenor José Carreras will join together for the inaugural Music for 2 concert Feb. 7 in Monaco. The unique pairing will present a night of duets between Carreras and Blondie singer Deborah Harry at the Grimaldi Forum. The concert is the first in a planned series of unique romantic music weekends for couples. Presented by Lilly ICOS, Music for 2 and its international Web sites -- Canada's musicfor2.ca, Sweden's musicfor2.se, the U.K.'s musicfor2.co.uk, Germany's musikfuer2.de and Mexico's musicapara2.com -- are part of a male sexual health awareness campaign.
-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
Modern rock favorite Cracker and jam band mainstay moe. are among the bands taking part in the second annual Langerado Music Festival. Set for March 6 at Young Circle Park in Hollywood, Fla., the event will also feature G. Love & Special Sauce, the Wailers, Drive-By Truckers, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Mofro and Rana, among others.Early bird tickets priced at $30 for the Brown Coffee Productions/South Florida Jams-produced event are available through the Langerado Music Festival Web site or 800-594-TIXX. On Feb. 6, ticket prices rise to $32.50, then to $40 on the day of the show.
-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
Veteran R&B singer/songwriter Teena Marie reunites with duet partner Rick James on her upcoming self-produced Cash Money/Universal Records project. Titled "La Dona," the album is due in late spring/early summer. Marie and James will pair on the track "I Got You." Additional guest collaborations include Gerald Levert on "A Rose by Any Other Name" and rappers MC Lyte and Medusa on "The Macking Game." The set's lead track is "Still in Love," co-produced by Marie and Cash Money's in-house producer Mannie Fresh.Signed to Motown in the late '70s, Marie teamed with producer James on her debut album, "Wild and Peaceful." That 1979 release yielded their top-10 R&B duet, "I'm a Sucker for Your Love." She later scored such hits as "I Need Your Lovin'" and "Square Biz" as well as another memorable duet with James, "Fire and Desire." Marie moved to Epic Records in 1983; her last release was the 1994 set "Passion Play" on her own label, Sarat Records.
-- Gail Mitchell, L.A.
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