Friday, May 3, 2024

Music

Springsteen Tix Gone Wild: Tulsa is the Best Bet, But In Boston a Few Seats Remain at $1,405

Bruce Springsteen tickets went on sale in a bunch of new venues this morning, and they are mostly sold out. To scalpers. The best bet...

Adele’s New Las Vegas Dates Pose Issues for Grammy or Oscar Appearances Next Winter

Adele has agreed to 13 new weekend dates next winter in Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace Colosseum. Only one problem: her schedule includes the weekends...

Joni Mitchell Singing “Both Sides Now” At Newport: Most Amazing, Moving Moment of the Weekend

Joni Mitchell also sang "Both Sides Now" at the Newport Folk Festival yesterday. It's the most amazing, moving moment of the weekend. Look at...

Weekend Surprises: Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell Appear, Sing at Newport Folk Festival

What wonderful surprises: Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon each performed at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island over the weekend. Joni flew from...

Now We Know What Jon Batiste Did on His Summer Break from Leading Stephen Colbert’s Band

Now we know what Grammy winner Jon Batiste did on his summer break from band leading Stephen Colbert's talk show. Batiste announced at the start...

Billie Eilish and Brother Finneas Drop Two New Surprise Songs, Including the Excellent “TV” Referencing Roe v. Wade

Surprise! We have two new Billie Eilish songs with brother Finneas. They are "The 30th" and the excellent "TV." As I ascertained in the...

Beyonce’s New Album Has 16 Tracks, Some with 14 or 15 Writers, All Remakes, Lots of Samples

The difference between Beyonce other soul divas of the past is that they all sang original songs. Bey is the great remaker of old,...

The Kennedy Center’s Most Egregious Mistake: Not Inducting Superstar Composer Burt Bacharach, 94

There's a lot of head-scratching today about the new Kennedy Center Honors. It's not like the chosen honorees don't deserve their accolades. But the...