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Baskery
Baskery is a Swedish alternative Americana folk rock band, comprising the three sisters Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson. The band have released six studio albums. History Formed in 2007 as an offshoot of The Slaptones, who featured their father Janåke Bondesson on drums, released two albums (''Simplify'', 2003, and ''Amplify'', 2004) and toured the United States with The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Baskery released an EP, ''One Horse Down'', in 2007 on Veranda Independent Records. Their first album, ''Fall Among Thieves'', was recorded with producer Lasse Mårtén using no overdubs and mainly first or second takes, with the aim of capturing as much energy as possible. It was released in Sweden in May 2008; in Norway, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy in autumn 2008; and in the UK in January 2009. In 2008 the group toured and played festivals in the United States, Canada, France, Ireland, Denmark and Norway, and toured the UK supporting Seth Lakeman in lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Entertain You Tour
The Let Me Entertain You Tour was the eleventh concert tour by English recording artist, Robbie Williams. The tour began in March 2015 in Europe and continued into Asia and Australasia, with over 40 shows. The tour grossed $27.1 million with 235,100 tickets sold. Background Shortly after the birth of his son, Williams announced the tour via YouTube. The video displays the pop singer walking around a neighbourhood in Los Angeles. He recites an updated, spoken word version of his hit, " Let Me Entertain You". Williams exclaimed the tour will visit new places or areas where he has not toured in a long time. The announcement was shortly followed with a posting on his official website. In May 2015, Williams performed in Israel for the first time, before 50,000 fans at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv. He began the performance wearing devil horns. In the second half of the show, he donned a kilt. Underneath he wore tight black briefs with a tiger on the front. The shows in Paris, France were r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Dawson (record Producer)
Andrew Dawson (born March 12, 1980) is an American music producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter based in Maryvale, Arizona. Dawson is a three-time Grammy award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, having won for his work as engineer and mixer on Kanye West's ''Late Registration'' (2005), ''Graduation'' (2007, 11 September), and ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) – each winning the Best Rap Album category. Dawson is also credited with additional production on ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy''. Although Dawson made his initial breakthrough with hip hop artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Common, Tyler The Creator, and P.O.S, Dawson has also moved on to produce and work on records for pop, indie and rock bands including fun., The Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, Sleigh Bells, Baskery and Night Terrors of 1927. Life and career Personal life Dawson began playing piano at the age of five, studying jazz and classical piano at a private music conservatory until t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (commonly referred to as simply Glastonbury Festival, known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums have been recorded at the festival, and it receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury takes place on 1500 acres of farmland and is attended by around 200,000 people, requiring extensive security, transport, water, and electricity-supply infrastructure. While the number of attendees is sometimes swollen by Gate crashing, gatecrashers, a record of 300,000 people was set at the 1994 festival, headlined by the Levellers (band), Levellers, who performed on the Pyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillside Festival
The Hillside Festival is an annual three-day, five-stage (including one kids' stage) summer festival occurring in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, hosting musicians, spoken word artists, workshops and more. The Hillside Festival occurs in late July on Guelph Lake Island. List of past performers Notable performers who have played at Hillside include: * Acorn, The (2008, 2010) * ALX (2012) * Arkells (2009, 2012, Inside 2011) * Akron/Family (2008, 2013) * Arcade Fire (2004, 2005) * Joseph Arthur (2008) * BADBADNOTGOOD (2012) * Barenaked Ladies (1989, 1991) * Basia Bulat (2007, 2010, 2014) * Beardyman (2010) * Be Good Tanyas (2005, 2011) * Bedouin Soundclash (inside 2009, 2023) * Bombay Bicycle Club (2012) * Bourbon Tabernacle Choir (2008) * Broken Social Scene (2003, 2005, 2008) * Emerald City, The (2010) * Buck 65 (2003, 2005) * Burning Spear (2000) * By Divine Right (1999, 2002) * Cadence Weapon * Neko Case (2002) * City and Colour (Dallas Green) (Inside 2007) * Bruce Cockbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Groups Established In 2007
Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) Musica (Latin), or La Musica (Italian) or Música (Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to: Music Albums * '' Musica è'', a mini album by Italian funk singer Eros Ramazzotti 1988 * ''Musica'', an album by Ghaleb 2005 * ), a German album by Giov ... * Musicality, the ability to perceive music or to create music * {{Music disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojo (magazine)
''Mojo'' (stylised in all caps) is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer. Following the success of the magazine '' Q'', publishers Emap were looking for a title that would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music. The magazine was designed to appeal to the 30 to 45-plus age group, or the baby boomer generation. ''Mojo'' was first published on 15 October 1993. In keeping with its classic rock aesthetic, the first issue had Bob Dylan and John Lennon as its first cover stars. Noted for its in-depth coverage of both popular and cult acts, it acted as the inspiration for '' Blender'' and '' Uncut''. Many noted music critics have written for it, including Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent, David Fricke, Jon Savage and Mick Wall. The launch editor of ''Mojo'' was Paul Du Noyer and his successors have included Mat Snow, Paul Trynka, Pat Gilbert and Phil Alexander. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Irwin (journalist)
Colin Lester Irwin (19 May 1951 – 3 November 2022) was a British music journalist. Biography He was born in Chertsey, Surrey, England, and attended Strode's Grammar School in Egham. He studied journalism at Guildford College before working at the ''Slough Evening Mail'', and becoming a patron of folk clubs from the late 1960s. He started writing on a freelance basis for music magazines before joining ''Melody Maker'' in 1974, writing mainly about British folk music and interviewing many of the notable performers of the period. He later became features editor and then assistant editor at ''Melody Maker'', leaving in summer 1987 as the magazine moved in a different direction. He became editor of the pop music magazine '' Number One'' in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later, he worked on a freelance basis for magazines including '' Q'' and ''Mojo'', as well as magazines covering sport and travel. He reviewed music for ''The Guardian'', ''Mojo'', ''The Daily Telegraph'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (sometimes abbreviated to BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group originally consisted of Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocals, bass, guitar), and Nick Jago (drums). Jago departed the band in 2008 and was replaced by Leah Shapiro. They have released eight studio albums: '' B.R.M.C.'' (2001), ''Take Them On, On Your Own'' (2003), ''Howl'' (2005), '' Baby 81'' (2007), '' The Effects of 333'' (2008), '' Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' (2010), '' Specter at the Feast'' (2013) and '' Wrong Creatures'' (2018), as well as several EPs, and live albums. History Formation and early years (1998–1999) The band was formed in 1998, originally called The Elements. After discovering that another band had the same name, the members changed the name to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, after Marlon Brando's motorcycle club in the 1953 film ''The Wild One''. Bassist Robert Levon Been and guitarist Peter Hayes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roches
The Roches were an American vocal trio of sisters Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche, from Park Ridge, New Jersey. Career In the late 1960s, eldest sister Maggie (October 26, 1951 – January 21, 2017) and middle sister Terre (pronounced "Terry", born April 10, 1953) attended Park Ridge High School, but dropped out of school to tour as a duo. Maggie wrote most of the songs, with Terre contributing to a few. The sisters got a break when Paul Simon brought them in as backup singers on his 1973 album '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon''. They got his assistance (along with an appearance by the Oak Ridge Boys) on their only album as a duo, '' Seductive Reasoning'' (1975). Reviewing ''Seductive Reasoning'' in '' Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies'' (1981), Robert Christgau said, "Female singing duos must function as mutual support groups; last time a women's sensibility this assured, relaxed, and reflective made it to vinyl was Joy of Cooking. These folkies manque are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dixie Chicks
The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. The band consists of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro). Martie and Emily, both née Erwin, founded the Dixie Chicks in 1989 with the bassist Laura Lynch and the singer and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. They performed bluegrass and country music, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years. In 1992, Lynch replaced Macy. After independently releasing three albums, in 1995, the Dixie Chicks were signed by Monument Records Nashville and Maines replaced Lynch. They released their first album with Monument, '' Wide Open Spaces,'' in 1998, followed by '' Fly'' in 1999. Both albums were certified diamond. In 2003, shortly before the invasion of Iraq, the Dixie Chicks publicly criticized the US president George W. Bush, trigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, sometimes referred to as POTR, is an American country rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2008 by Lukas Nelson, son of country singer Willie Nelson. The band consists of Lukas Nelson (lead vocals, songwriter, acoustic and electric guitars, piano), Anthony LoGerfo (drums, percussion), Corey McCormick (bass guitar, upright bass, vocals), Logan Metz (keyboards, lap steel, banjo, harmonica, vocals), and Tato Melgar (percussion). They have released eight studio albums. two live albums, numerous singles and extended plays (EP). Outside of the US, Promise of the Real came into view as the backing band for Canadian musician Neil Young, with whom they recorded three studio albums (including a film soundtrack) and two live albums. When performing and recording with Young, Lukas's brother, Micah Nelson, was a member of Promise of the Real. On June 3, 2024, POTR announced an indefinite hiatus, with plans to continue to collaborate in the future. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
