Musical Direction

Clear Space Artistic Director Doug Yetter, will “Sing In the Holidays” on……of holiday classics and hilarity. Though best known in this area for his pianistic abilities and musical direction for Clear Space, Doug’s skill with a live audience won him “Best…

'American Idol' star's first new material is released overseas.By Jim Cantiello Adam……Records, have maintained that the classic-rock sound of "Time for Miracles" doesn't represent the musical direction of Lambert's major-label debut, which the rocker described to MTV News as…

Not sure which instrument you’d like to play? Find out by hearing them played by experts. Come……playing for the people of Manukau, winning Adjudicator’s Award at a recent national competition. Musical direction by Kathleen Mulligan. Running from 16 Oct - 15 Nov, the 2009 Manukau…

More proof that Seattle's hiphop scene is in its moment, the CMJ's hiphop chart holds three works……Champagne. What's great about this collection? Its diversity. Each act has a distinct style and musical direction. Seattle is, true, more and more becoming one crew, but is a unity of…

Bex says she's inspired by Garth Brooks while recording new music.By Jocelyn Vena Shannon……on. I want to do it right, though. I'm not jumping into anything." Instead of looking to Diddy for musical direction, Bex said these days she's looking more toward the work of Garth Brooks…

With a band like A Fire Inside (AFI), fans become used to seismic shifts in appearance and musical direction. It's been three years since decemberunderground and the band's widespread exposure influenced a scathing and upbeat set of songs that make up their new record, Crash Love. And, of course,…

Liam Gallagher is going to start a new band. The former Oasis frontman - whose brother Noel……roll."Liam plans to launch his group next year and has promised the project will take a different musical direction to Oasis. He added to The Scotsman newspaper: "For now, I'll be relaxing…

The New Zealand Youth Jazz Orchestra perform live at th Expressions Arts and Entertainment……represents the best of New Zealand's young jazz musicians. They will perform under the musical direction of Australian trombonist, Dave Panichi. The orchestra's performance will feature

by Andrew Frisicano Marc Ribot @ Maxwell's (more by Tim Griffin) Marc Ribot is an American guitarist and composer. His own work has touched on……work featured on Tom Waits' Rain Dogs (1985) and helped define Waits' new musical direction. Ribot worked with Waits on many of his…

Swedish rock force The Soundtrack of Our Lives will release new studio album Communion on March 3rd, 2009. Nearly four years since their last……album became that." After it became evident the band was taking a new musical direction, the members decided to abandon plans for a follow…

Ateneo Blue Repertory, the country’s premier college musical theater organization, closes its 17th season with “Bare,” a rock musical about……Candida in the recent “A Portrait of the Artist as a Filipino”) and musical direction by Felix Rivera (musical director, BlueREP’s…

Singer sports black corset, tight leggings in pictures featured in Complex magazine.By Jayson Rodriguez Katy Perry on the cover of the……heels. The look may be a move to match the "I Kissed a Girl" siren's new musical direction. Perry told the magazine that her debut, One of…

'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell selected the moving U2 hit for Lambert.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert performs "One" on "American Idol" on……we like it or not. Considering the difficulty U2 endured over what musical direction to take while trying to finish the album "One" appeared…

Guitarist is working out label issues, thinking up a name for his band with former Panic! bassist……crackling punch of old Stax Records 45s and the jangly pop of the Kinks — and the difference in musical direction was great enough to send him packing. That should really tell you all…

'It's where Lil Wayne is right now in his life and career,' Dre says of upcoming LP.By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Jared Milgrim/……another classic album," he added. Cool & Dre were inspired to take a new musical direction with Wayne after seeing his rock rendition of…