Upper Left (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
...for music. For (random) instance... Cheap Trick - Aint That A Shame Robert Earl Keen - Whenever Kindness Fails Rig The Jig - Please Don't Bury Me Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come Al Kooper - Get Ready Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses Grateful Dead - Dark Hollow Jimmy Buffett - God Don't Own A Car Ian Tyson - Blue Moon The Manhattan Transfer - Operator
War in Context (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Manhattan transfer By Dahlia Lithwick, Slate, November 16, 2009 Opposition to the Obama administration’s plan to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his confederates in a federal court in New York City is hardening into two camps. One is concerned that we may be unwittingly playing into the terrorists’ hands. The other is incensed that [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Grammy-winning vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegel, and Al Jarreau are featured in this all-star celebration of the music of Ella Fitzgerald, with the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Antonio Hart, music director. Jan 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM Concert Hall 1 hour, 45 minutes $20.00 - $45.00 Ella...
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER **** CONCERT HALL, PERTH
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
FOUR decades haven't diminished the rich four-part harmonies and sheer verve of The Manhattan Transfer, as audiences will discover tomorrow night when the group play the o
C H E S S N O I D (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
This week’s Dancing With The Stars show was very entertaining. I enjoyed most of the dances the stars performed tonight. The scores tonight by the judges were: Wikipedia: Couple Score Style Music Mýa & Dmitry 24 (8,7,9) Jitterbug “C’mon Everybody“—Eddie Cochran Melissa & Mark 20 (7,7,6) Waltz “Only One Road“—Celine Dion Mark & Lacey...
Knockster's World (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Twenty-five years ago… Here’s a bit of television from December 1984 in my occasional series of archive clips from YouTube Some points to note: 1. Face has a ‘tache in the A Team 2. Whatever happened to Wall Street Crash (and their counterparts Manhattan Transfer and Stutz Bear Cats') 3. How did they get away with that humour? With gags like that, it’s a wonder Tarby had any...
Upper Left (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
...randomly, of course. Robert Parker - Barefootin' Sam & Dave - I Thank You The Dimensions - She's Boss George Hamilton IV - Abilene Commander Cody - Hot Rod Lincoln Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Stay A Little Longer The Manhattan Transfer - Tuxedo Junction Roger Miller - Kansas City Star Ron Sunshine - Coffee & Reefer Don & The Goodtimes - Louie Louie
Rupa Huq's home on the web (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Spotted these on the Lower East Side today… making me feel right at home. Proof, if proof were needed, that America really is a nation of immigrants.
Adaddinsane (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
So..... I saw Up today. It is an exceptionally good movie.But I have to say that this is not a kids' movie. Really.This is not to say that child from, say, 8 up isn't going to enjoy it, they will. But this is not a kids' movie. There were a lot of children in the auditorium who were under 8 (of course! It's Pixar, it's about an old man, a kid and balloons).I'm not going to say a lot about it, so
Olsen Twins NEWS (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The List Manhattan transfer: New York's Jane Hotel The List Rooms cost less than 100 bucks a night, but with recent celebrity guests such as Kirsten Dunst and the Olsen twins , the Jane hotel's stylish bar is just ... Read full article at "olsen twins" - Google News Tweet this HOTLINK this photo
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The first edition of Manhattan Transfer was formed in 1969 by Gene Pistilli, Tim Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, and Pat Rosalia, splitting after one album. Hauser reformed the band in 1972 and, with {{Janis Siegel = 4314}}, Laurel Masse, and Alan Paul, established the group in New York, playing several club dates. The Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic, 1975), on which they used jazz musicians including...
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
One of the best of the many “ghost” bands that have operated through the years would have to be that of Count Basie. Although he died over twenty years ago, the Count Basie Orchestra — or the CBO, as it calls itself (complete with a nifty logo that pictures all the group’s members) — has [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
2009-2010 Season JAZZ @ SOPAC South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ, 07079 All artists and prices are subject to change at the time of this release. For more details on the upcoming season, including a complete schedule and ticket information, visit SOPACnow.org, or contact the SOPAC Box Office at 973.313.2787 (ARTS)...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The Manhattan Transfer The Egg Albany, N.Y. Sept. 25, 2009 The Manhattan Transfer vocal group--they of the multiple Grammy awards (10) and strong allegiance to jazz--shows no signs of wear and tear after some 35 years performing and recording. The group has just released The Chick Corea Songbook on Four Quarters Entertainment, and is on tour doing some of that music as well as an assortment of pieces...
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