Chiefs Hall of Famer Curtis McClinton to Narrate 'The Story of Babar, The Little Elephant' During Visit of Steinway Piano Virtuoso for 3 Concert Events in Overland Park Music Store This Weekend. Events...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Schmitt Music at the Rosana Square Shopping Center in Overland Park will host legendary KC Chiefs star Curtis McClinton and Steinway piano virtuoso William DeVan. There will be 3 presentations offered free to the public. There will also be door prizes for attendees. Children and Adults are invited. Dr. McClinton scored the first touchdown ever in a Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I. His greatest honor was "blocking and defending...

Chiefs Hall of Famer Curtis McClinton to Narrate 'The Story of Babar, The Little Elephant' During Visit of Steinway Piano Virtuoso for 3 Concert Events in Overland Park Music Store This Weekend. Events Are Free to The Public.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov 03, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Schmitt Music at the Rosana Square Shopping Center in Overland Park will host legendary KC Chiefs star Curtis McClinton and Steinway piano virtuoso William DeVan. There will be 3 presentations offered free to the public. There will also be door prizes for attendees. Children and Adults are invited.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Benefit Concert: PHOTO
The power or rock'n'roll...the POWER of rock'n'roll...the ELECTRICITY of rock'n'roll and the DANGER of rock'n'roll...taking risks...going to new places...hitting the outer regions of thrust and volume...yes folks, Metallica did all of that and more They strode onto the Madison Square Garden stage after Jeff Beck had delivered a traditional Beckian-set of guitar ledge-ness, and from the very first note of 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' it was very obvious that the well-heeled were going to get their...

World Golf Hall of Fame Inducts Wadkins, Olazabal: PHOTO
St. Augustine, FL (AHN) - Jose Maria Olazabal, Christy O'Connor and Lanny Wadkins were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame Monday night. President

Baffert looking for more luck in Breeders' Cup
Bob Baffert can only hope he has as good a couple of days at the Breeders' Cup as he did last weekend. On Sunday, the Hall of Fame trainer saddled four consecutive winners at Santa Anita. A day earlier, he had two winners, giving him six on the weekend and a career-high 22 at the Oak Tree meeting, where he hasn't won the training title in 10 years. "I've never won four in a row before, anywhere, and we did it with four different riders," Baffert said Wednesday. The stakes are much higher in the...

Aretha Franklin, Black Eyed Peas, Lenny Kravitz and More Attend the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary Celebration in N: PHOTO
Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzy Osbourne and the Black Eyed Peas took part in helping the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrate their 25th birthday Friday night (Oct 30) at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Continue reading for more pictures! (...) Continue Reading

Live: Lou Reed, Ulrich Krieger and Sarth Calhoun
The Velvet Underground rocker hones his creative legacy with help from saxophonist Krieger and electronic alchemist Sarth Calhoun.

More jamming for rock 'n' roll royalty at Garden (AP)
NEW YORK – U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger , Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden . Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies . It was the second of two Concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving weekend. During U2's set, Bono was...

Rock ’n’ roll royalty jam for hall’s 25th
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TMR: 'Big Trouble' on BluRay, 'Paper Heart' clips, and a 'Cirque Du Freak' trailer: VIDEO
Plus good news for At The Movies and Weird Al takes on CNR

[DOWNLOAD] Tom Waits’“Glitter and Doom” in Atlanta 7.5.08
Here’s the concert that NPR streamed this past July. I hadn’t heard it until now, but it’s really making me kick myself for not driving down to Tennessee. Not that I could have afforded it, but still… ZIP: Tom Waits in Atlanta 7.5.08 (189 mb) “Lucinda / Ain’t Going Down to the Well” “Down in the Hole” “Falling Down” “Chocolate Jesus” “All the World Is Green” “Cemetery Polka” “Cause of It All&#

Weird Al Yankovic Charles Nelson Reilly “CNR” Jimmy Fallon (Video): PHOTO
Check out “Weird Al” Yankovic paying tribute to Charles Nelson Reilly in this Late Night with Jimmy Fallon video clip of his song “CNR.” Is it wrong that I love that Weird Al chose Charles Nelson Reilly as the subject of this White Stripe-y-esque song? C’mon… Match Game, people!

ITTY BITTY BITS: Smokey at SXSW; Film & TV Music Conference; Whilly Bermudez fundraiser; Townsend's "The Ultimate Pitch Master Class."
      *Smokey Robinson will deliver the keynote speech of the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, which is scheduled to take place on March 17-21, reports NME. The event includes performances all across the city, as well as lectures and seminars related to music. Lou Reed was the keynote speaker last year, as bands including Metallica, Addiction]Jane's Addiction, Kanye West and Black Lips played live.The 2010 line-up has yet to be announced....

The Associated Press: More jamming for rock 'n' roll royalty at Garden
NEW YORK — U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden. Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies. It was the second of two Concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving weekend. During U2's set, Bono was...

Weird Al's take on "Whatever You Like" isn't ... [Upcoming Releases]
Weird Al's take on "Whatever You Like" isn't available on iTunes yet thanks to a "glitch," but there is a piece of news on it: It's about "the cold, hard realities of our current economic climate." Wait, it's not about a visit to an Old Country Buffet? Boooo. [Press release via EarthTimes] 3:45 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008 By Maura Johnston 156 views Comment

Music: Weird Al Yankovic - “Whatever You Like”
Weird Al Yankovic shows it ain’t trickin’ if you ain’t spendin’ much!

Rolling Stones - Jagger Joins U2 On Stage At Hall Of Fame Show: PHOTO
ROLLING Stones frontman Mick Jagger made a surprise appearance on stage with U2 on Friday (30Oct09) during the second night of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts in New York City. The first show on Thursday night (29Oct09) saw acts including Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Beck, Sting and James Taylor take to the stage at Madison Square Garden. Friday's (30Oct09) show opened with Jerry Lee Lewis singing Great Balls of Fire, and went on to host a number of big name collaborations...

Tom Waits leads fight against ticket scalpers (Reuters)
Reuters - Paperless ticketing is emerging as a potential weapon in the efforts of some touring acts to eliminate resellers from the ticket-buying equation.

More jamming for rock 'n' roll royalty at Garden - Yahoo! News
NEW YORK – U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers — Mick Jagger , Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden . Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies . It was the second of two Concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving weekend. During U2's set, Bono was...

U2, Metallica, Jagger Celebrate Rock Hall Of Fame: PHOTO
U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers - Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas - with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison Square Garden. Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies . It was the second of two Concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving weekend. During U2 's set, Bono was waxing poetic about the spiritual,...

Rock and Roll hall of fame garden party: PHOTO
Post music critic The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just about the worst idea ever conceived -- turning music's most vibrant, muscular form into dusty museum fodder. That's why it was so remarkable that the Hall managed to stage one of the best, most memorable concert events to ever play NYC. It was such a big deal it took two nights to play itself out at Madison Square Garden with U2, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Sting, Lou Reed, Aretha Franklin and Metalica banging any of the dust off rock...

Rock 'n' Roll Royalty Jams at the Garden: PHOTO
NEW YORK - U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers -- Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas -- with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden. Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies. It was the second of two Concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving weekend. During U2's set, Bono was waxing poetic about the...

Rock 'n' Roll Royalty Jams at the Garden: PHOTO
NEW YORK - U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers -- Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas -- with them onstage Friday at another night of mix and match magic at Madison Square Garden. Metallica brought the thunder to Lou Reed and Ray Davies. It was the second of two Concerts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they will be edited into an HBO special to be seen on Thanksgiving weekend. During U2's set, Bono was waxing poetic about the...