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Sweet dreams for Beatles’ fans at tribute

Eurythmics reuniting once again to perform at post-Grammy ceremony

DATE: Jan 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music

Local musicians will be busy with plans for new offerings in 2014

I’m using this first column of the new year to give a collective pat on the back to our local musicians, producers, engineers and studio owners. As much as I look forward to a lar...

DATE: Jan 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending Dec. 30: Top Songs 1. “Timber (feat. Ke$ha)”, Pitbull 2. “The Monster (feat. Rihanna)”, Eminem 3...

DATE: Dec 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

This won’t be your average New Year’s Eve night out

Midweek New Year will still enliven downtown tonight

DATE: Dec 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

N.C. band Toubab Krewe finds inspiration from West Africa

American music festivals have their share of First World problems. Beer sponsors that aren’t PBR; idiots who hold their phones up so their friends on the other end can hear a muff...

DATE: Dec 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending Dec. 23: Top Songs 1. “Timber (feat. Ke$ha)”, Pitbull 2. “Say Something”, Christina Aguilera, A Great Big W...

DATE: Dec 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Sugar Thieves steal into town for one night at Derailed Saloon

Americana is one of the most misused terms in music. Often lumped into folk, bluegrass and anything related to country, be it outlaw, alternative or the God-awful new country, it’...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

AP music writers’ top 10 albums of the year

Associated Press Music Writers Mesfin Fekadu and Chris Talbott pick their top 10 albums of the year. Mesfin Fekadu’s picks (twitter.com/MusicMesfin): 1. Ariana Grande, ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Timberlake, Beyonce have year’s top iTunes albums

NEW YORK – Beyonce’s new album was released just last week, but it’s already the second best-selling album on iTunes this year. Apple announced Tuesday that the diva’s self-titled...

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Influential country singer Ray Price dead at 87

CHRIS TALBOTT and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS – Good friends like Willie Nelson and Merle haggard got more credit for their contrary ways and trend-setting id...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music

Do you hear what I hear? One man’s top 10 CDs of the year

Another year comes to an end, and another music snob churns out a best-of list. These are always hard. I feel like midway through the year I’m not really liking eight releases out...

DATE: Dec 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. T...

DATE: Dec 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Music