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Friday, September 30, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews Live review: David Mayfield Parade
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:13 PM
David Mayfield Parade
The Evening Muse
Sept. 29, 2011
David Mayfield didn't just walk out on to the stage, he strutted like a peacock. Offering whips and turns, twists and kicks, he picked up his guitar and launched into the David Mayfield Parade's 75-minute set full of Americana infused with alt-country and bluegrass styles and braided with humor.
The bearded singer/guitarist, dressed in black jeans and flannel shirt, was an immediate opposite from his shy, somber sister, Jessica Lea, who was at Snug Harbor last weekend. He found time during his set to tell deadpan jokes, race off the Evening Muse stage into the crowd to dance and scream at random moments — whether it was part of the song or not.
On TV / Awards Portugal. The Man makes TV debut
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Portugal. The Man, who will perform at the Neighborhood Theatre on Oct. 27, made their TV debut last night on Conan. The band performed its song "So American" from its album In the Mountain In the Cloud. Hey, it only took them six albums to get on national television...
Thursday, September 29, 2011
News Sylvia Robinson, who helped launch hip-hop with Sugar Hill Records, dies at 75
Posted By Mark Kemp on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Sugar Hill Gang brainchild Sylvia Robinson was much more than just the "mother of hip-hop," even if she did bring together the musicians who would record the early hip-hop classic "Rapper's Delight."
Long before her Sugar Hill record company (with husband Joe) became the springboard for an entire pop-culture movement, Sylvia Robinson was a singer, songwriter and performer in the duo Mickey & Sylvia. Their R&B hit "Love Is Strange" reached #1 in 1956, the year Elvis Presley exploded on to the mainstream music scene. Robinson died Thursday at 75, and her adventurous spirit will be missed.
The New York Times' obituary tells how — and under what circumstances — Robinson foresaw an enduring musical movement in the making.
Facing financial ruin, Ms. Robinson got an inspiration when she heard people rapping over the instrumental breaks in disco songs at a party in Harlem. Using her son as a talent scout, she found three young rappers from the New York City area — Big Bank Hank, Wonder Mike and Master Gee — and persuaded them to record improvised raps as the Sugar Hill Gang over a rhythm track adapted from Chic’s “Good Times.” The record was called “Rapper’s Delight” and reached No. 4 on the R&B charts, proving rap was a viable art form and opening the gates for other hip-hop artists.Ms. Robinson later signed Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, recording their seminal 1982 hit, “The Message,” the groundbreaking rap about ghetto life that became one of the most powerful and controversial songs of its time and presaged the gangsta rap movement of later years.
On TV / Awards Bands pay tribute to Pink Floyd on late night TV
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 3:06 PM
All week long on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, bands are paying tribute to Pink Floyd.
On Monday, The Shins performed "Breathe."
On Tuesday, Foo Fighters teamed up with Roger Waters for "In the Flesh."
On Wednesday, MGMT played "Lucifer Sam."
On Thursday, Dierks Bentley performed "Wish You Were Here."
On Friday, Pearl Jam played "Mother."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Live review: Carnivores Tour f. Linkin Park, 30 Seconds to Mars, AFI, PNC Music Pavilion (8/12/2014) 10
Arena rock rules the night.
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UFC event rocks its way into Charlotte 2
Fighters pick a variety of music for their walks to the ring.
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Red June at the U.S. National Whitewater Center tonight (6/14/2012)
Asheville trio to play free concert.
