Special event: Arts, Beats + Lyrics (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Fri., July 25… By Rodney Carmichael Jabari Graham and Dubelyoo are living proof that hip-hop ain’t dead. Jack Daniel’s ART, BEATS + LYRICS is a culmination of the live movement the co-founders sparked in Atlanta four years ago by fusing the most vibrant elements of the culture DJing, breaking, performance and visual art. Since then, they’ve partnered with Jack Daniel’s to take AB+L on a …
‘Drowsy Chaperone’ revisits Broadway’s past (San Francisco Chronicle)
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)The Drowsy Chaperone: Musical. Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. Directed by Casey Nicholaw. With Jonathan Crombie, Andrea Chamberlain, Nancy Opel, Georgia Engel, Mark Ledbetter…
The musicians get the lyrics (Minnesota Public Radio)
Our project looks at the creative process of writing music, through the eyes of three musicians and a lyricist. We hear from the three bands — Best Friends Forever, Jeremy Messersmith and rapper P.O.S. — as they get the lyrics from Adam Levy, and begin shaping their songs.
Review: Joan of Arc entrancing at the church (Philly.com)
Before the whiney dread of emo became pop fodder, there was Tim Kinsella’s band Joan of Arc. Sure, the Chicago singer with the nervous voice and the battery of angry guitars wrote weighty confessional lyrics in his first band, Cap’n Jazz. But that was 1995. Everyone was sour in ‘95.
Bay Area Harbour Playhouse presents ‘Urinetown’ (Galveston County Daily News)
DICKINSON Bay Area Harbour Playhouse presents Urinetown, with music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann and book by Greg Kotis.
The musicians record their songs (Minnesota Public Radio)
Our three musicians have had two weeks to create a song using Adam Levy’s lyrics as a starting point, and “The Wizard of Oz” as their inspiration. We check in as they finish up their songs.
20 questions for Indigo Girl Amy Ray (The Kansas City Star)
Amy Ray talks the talk - her lyrics fearlessly nail issues of violence, environmental issues and other pressing topics; her Indigo Girls concerts often serve as fundraisers for various deserving organizations. And she walks the walk as a human rights activist on many fronts, including co-founder of the human rights / environmental organization, Honor the Earth. While on a flight from New York to …
Bele Chere entertainment schedule: Friday (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Nikki Talley: 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lexington Avenue Stage. With pretty piano tunes or strong guitar, her powerful voice, emotional and seductive lyrics are unique to this locally based artist. www.nikkitalley.com
Valley Wonk (Light Reading)
3:15 PM — Mark Sue of RBC Capital Markets puts out some pretty darn entertaining analyst notes, often with catchy headlines. (He was on a rock-lyrics kick last year, as I recall.)
First lady’s revealing lyrics take release to No 1 (Daily Telegraph)
FRANCE’S first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy shot to the top of the charts with her latest album in its first full week on sale.