August 2021

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Connie Hamzy, an Arkansas rock 'n' roll groupie who was immortalized as "sweet, sweet Connie" in the 1973 Grand Funk Railroad hit "We're an American Band", has passed away. She was 66 years old.…

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The term to add to your vocabulary this month speaks of a utopian future Solar panels masquerade as roads and stained glass. Plant life is closely linked to infrastructure, and colorful handicrafts are…

Chicago-based world music group Funkadesi will perform a free concert for all ages from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on September 17 outside the Levy Senior Center in Evanston. Named "Best Music…

This is called an epidemic: Native American women are missing and some are found dead. A movement called Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), which calls for change, is spreading across the country, including San…

ECOWAS Youth Ambassador and Ghanaian Afrobeat musician Luminary DMR has once again struck a cool deal with Universal Music Group via U-NXT, this time with her forthcoming song GHETTO BREAK.Part of a document preview on social media…

From RZA to Jon Favreau, artists, filmmakers, journalists and activists gathered on August 26 to Varietyinaugural summit of truth seekers, in partnership with Rolling stone and presented by Showtime Documentary Films.The summit explored…

Just released from the release of the piano house single "Not Enough", Staten Island's Zack Martino comes back to Armada imprint and its roots with “White as snow" with Kyle reynolds. Merging house with touches of…

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Perceived as a Brooklyn-based punk band, SURFBORT proves their cult has translated from coast to coast. SURFBORT's live experience is visceral and conflicting. Their strafed and heartbreaking guitar punk music says no to a digital age…

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Day of Rock on Saturdays is 5 stages, 25 bands, 15 food trucks and all the fun you can have. Headliners for the day include The Band Perry, Cale Dodds and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears.…

Kristen Burke has been appointed President of Warner Music Canada. She will take up her duties on October 18e and be based in the company's Toronto office, reporting to Simon Robson, President,…

Two months ago a new group from Brooklyn called Geese dropped his first single "Disco," a six-minute avalanche of looping post-punk and biting prog-rock - imagine if The Strokes made a Yes record - that has left many indie fans…

Wales' largest music, science and arts festival, the Green Man Festival ended in triumph on Sunday night with a thrilling track from DC fountains The first headline of the Dublin festival followed all weekend headliners Caribou, Tirzah…

A judge has ruled in favor of two members of the Sex Pistols over a disagreement over the use of the English group's music in a television series based on a member's memoir.Key points:The problem was solved by a majority rule agreement…

Duran Duran has announced two small shows in his hometown of Birmingham. Duran Duran will take the stage at the city's O2 Institute, with a capacity of 1,500 seats, on September 14 and 15, where they will perform songs from their highly…

The ice cream bars offered to United Center fans were all CM Punk. Fans who attended AEW Rampage The First Dance on August 20 weren't only treated to CM Punk's return to pro…

Snap today announced a multi-year contract with Universal Music Group, one of the world's largest music companies. From Queen to Justin Bieber, users can pull songs from the vast UMG catalog and use them in Snap and Spotlight, a rival…

A truck crosses flooded Atlantic Avenue in Westerly, RI as Tropical Storm Henri approaches on Sunday, August 22, 2021.Stew Milne / APTropical Storm Henri hit the Rhode Island coast on Sunday, causing high winds that cut power to tens of…

Article by Jason Setnyk | Photo by Shannon Hemmett Montreal, Quebec - Vancouver's post-punk quartet ACTORS are releasing a new album and going on tour. The next tour includes a concert in Montreal on September 22 at the Ritz. The…

Don Everly, half of rock 'n' roll duo Everly Brothers, has died at his Nashville home at the age of 84.A family spokesperson confirmed Everly's death to the Los Angeles Times, but disclosed no cause.A family statement said,…

ODESSA - Dr Billy J. Spruill from Odessa, 54, drove his GIANT through the streets of gold while scratching his Hamer and Epihone on August 3, 2021. After a more than 70-plus bike ride km on 07/17/2021, a few days later, Billy was…

Pip Bowers will perform at the Bandstand at Brenchley Gardens, Maidstone in September. Maidstone's Brenchley Gardens will host a series of events over the weekend in September for everyone to enjoy for free at the!--kg-card-end:>!--kg-card-begin:>…

The American Crown Circus raises the marquee before five evenings of shows in Santa Maria.The circus will present nine shows that will take place from Thursday August 12 to Monday August 16. The shows will take place at the Minami Basin…

Mushroom Group further diversified by launching a film distribution and production company known as Long Play Music Films. Long Play Music Films will focus on presenting the latest and greatest musical documentaries, biopics…

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The California Cowboys have been together almost longer than Rosalyn and Jimmy Carter. OK, maybe it just looks that way. As the former president and his wife celebrated their 75th birthday on July 9, the Solano County-based country group…

The last 13F reporting period has passed and Insider Monkey is once again at the forefront when it comes to using this data gold mine. Insider Monkey has completed 866 13F cases submitted by hedge funds and leading investors. These…

Destin, Aug 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Labor Day marks the end of summer. It's the holiday that honors the contributions and achievements of American workers, but it's often the least-traveled vacation time of the year according to the…

If you were to ask enough musicians, most would agree that there are a lot of hurdles to overcome as touring begins again nationwide. For example, being rusty after more than 16 months of absence or booking enough…

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It's not often that we watch an animated movie about Miami! But, with Gloria Estefan and Lin-Manuel Miranda teaming up for the new musical "Vivo", you know there's going to be SoFlo flair! Alex Miranda, who reverts to…

Artist Blnko named his new EP Blinko-182, in an obvious reference to blink-182, the famous pop-punk group that became entrenched in American culture in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Blnko, whose real name is Sergio Moraila Espinoza, is no…

Courtesy It's the first week of August, which means we're closing the last stages of summer. All those vacation days you have accumulated should be used while the sun is…

With the recent reopening of theaters, moviegoers across the country are ready for an action-packed blockbuster to experience on the big screen. And if you're like Jimmy's Goodfellas- “Jimmy was the kind of guy who…

Photo: Clayton Taylor Photography Happy Friday all. For the 122nd time in the past 120 years (the event was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic), the Tontitown Grape Festival will take place just north of Fayetteville this…

Fictional updatesSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Fiction news. David Keenan, a former music journalist, made his fiction debut four years ago with This is a commemorative device, an oral history…

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Healthy Aging Celebration The University of New England and the Westbrook Housing Authority hosted the inaugural Healthy Aging Festival on July 23. UNE students helped Westbrook Housing assess the needs of its residents during the…

Vivien Goldman was one of the key writers of the punk and post-punk eras, and his 1978 single produced by John Lydon is one of the great lost classics of the era. After decades of writing and lecturing on post-punk in New York City, she…

Sand Creek Band, the Greene County 4-H performance arts group, is hosting a free concert, Music Under the…

The Backus Cornfest committee has accelerated its planning this spring to revive the annual Backus Cornfest in the aftermath of COVID-19. The area's favorite events, the annual reunion of all schools,…