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Top Country Stars
The review buffet: Buffett, Banks, Evanescence, Hudgens and more (USA Today) This week's reviews encompass another varied lot. Here are the summary judgments: Does Lloyd Banks still have the G-Unit Midas touch, Steve Jones wonders, although he likes the album. Steve does not, however like the album by Southern rapper Unk,... Chance encounter offers hope to Destiney (The Cincinnati Post) Carol Canady stepped to the check-out counter with a loaf of bread and peanut butter cookies. The half-minute that followed changed several lives. Nashville welcomes Bobcat rising star (The Celina Record) Jessica Hawthorn says she wants to bring back the old style of Country and Western singing. "I want to bring back the traditional side of country music," said the 2001 Celina High School graduate. "I want to be the female George Strait," she added. Aural Fixations - Strait's 29th album is one of his best (East Valley Tribune) George Strait is not known in country music circles as "King George" for nothing. In 1981, back when cowboys looked like John Travolta and country music sounded - courtesy of artists such as Kenny Rogers - like smooth adult contemporary pop, Strait, an unassuming 29-year-old Texas rancher and honkytonk singer, came out with a debut album, "Strait Country," that delivered an assortment of American Concerts (Times Leader) The Machine, a tribute band re-creating 30 years of Pink Floyd?s music into one electric show with state-of-the-art lighting and elaborate stage displays. Penn?s Peak, Maury Road and Route 903, Jim Thorpe. Tonight at 8; $29, $24. Call 610-826-9689 or pennspeak.com. Travel the World at Norsk Høstfest (Minot Daily News) Liza, Ibsen, En To Tre and many other events will leave their marks on the 2006 Norsk Høstfest this week. Norsk Høstfest is held each October in Minot and is the largest Scandinavian cultural festival held in North America. Critic's playlist (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Janet Jackson, Mindy Smith and the late Ray Charles are among the artists our critics are listening to this week. New material performed in Chicago hints that alluring side project may contin... October 6, 2006 - Earlier this year Jenny Lewis (best known for her work with Rilo Kiley) released the album Rabbit Fur Coat , a project that saw her teaming up with The Watson Twins. Annie Mixes for DJ-Kicks, Tours with Röyksopp (Pitchfork) We all know and love Annie as "the Kylie it's cool to like," but the Norwegian diva is apparently also a demon on the wheels of steel. Divas unite for APT concert (The Auburn Citizen) When up and coming Auburn star Heather Lardeo opens the stage for Viva! La Divas, concert-goers will be surprised by more than the fact that she is only 15. With a voice of gold that has won her several awards in her young career, Lardeo charms audiences into forgetting that she is far younger than most of the songs she sings. Newsfeed display by CaRP |