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DuVernay to make Prince documentary

NEW YORK – Ava DuVernay is making a multipart documentary about Prince for Netflix with the support of the late musician’s estate. The director on Tuesday confirmed Twitter report...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49

LOS ANGELES – Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a prolific player who provided his jazz sound to records across a vast range of styles and won two Grammys, has died at age 49, his manager said Saturda...

DATE: Nov 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Orchestra marks Bernstein Centennial – one more time

Big, double program this weekend

DATE: Nov 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Vinyl album lovers, unite: Record swap to be held at VFW

On Saturday, record collectors who are still mourning the loss of Southwest Sound last spring can get together and perhaps fill the hole in their record collections. Sponsored by...

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

On the air: KSJD DJ earns international recognition for second consecutive year

Barbara Richhart longtime host of ‘CowTrails’

DATE: Nov 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement

LOS ANGELES – Rapper Nicki Minaj is being sued for sampling a Tracy Chapman song without permission. Chapman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday in a Los Angeles federal...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Changes announced for MET Live in HD shows

On Oct. 13, the MET Live in HD officially began at Fort Lewis College. It was a so-called “encore” performance, not the originally scheduled live stream on Oct. 6, as schedule by the Met its...

DATE: Oct 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Concert hall to hold Jazz on the Hill

Storm Large returns with her band to perform for this year’s Jazz on the Hill at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Large ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

A broken heart reignites Steve Perry’s love for music

NEW YORK – In the years after Steve Perry left Journey, he didn’t sing for anyone – not even for himself. No songs in the shower, humming tunes on the radio, or private concerts f...

DATE: Oct 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson and Def Leppard are nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Stevie Nicks, Devo and Def Leppard are among the artists included in this year’s list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, announced Tuesday. Other possible inductees include R...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Peggy Sue,’ immortalized by Buddy Holly, dies at 78

Peggy Sue Gerron was 17 years old, a senior at a Catholic girls school, when the world heard her name radiate through the airwaves over and over on its way to rock ’n’ roll immortality. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick dies at 72

LONDON – Geoff Emerick, who worked as recording engineer for the Beatles for many years and played an important role in the creation of “Revolver,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” an...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music