Virgin Blue

On October 8th and 9th there will be the 6th Annual Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival on the Beacon Field in Greenfield,MA. Christy Moore, the director of the recreation department for 6 years said it was started by “a group who watch the Kansas City BBQ competition on a cooking channel and thought it would be cool to bring it to Greenfield.” “2,000 people had come through out the weekend and through the gates.” These people are coming from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire,…

Cuban jazz pianist and composer, David Virelles, has been widely solicited by the attentive musicians on the current scene, who immediately recognized his outstanding creative capabilities. In the recent past, he has played key roles in projects led by trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and saxophonists Henry Threadgill and Chris Potter. As a leader, Virelles always brings heritage into the game, and both Continuum (Pi Recordings, 2012) and Mboko (ECM, 2015) received accolades from the specialized media…

To begin, I would like to state that I love and prefer Big Mama Thornton’s version of “Hound Dog” over Elvis Presley’s cover. The forms are not the same when comparing both of the songs. In Thornton’s version it has a slow, sultry, and soulful form and or a moderate tempo to it while with Elvis it felt like he hit the gas pedal making the song move 100 miles per hour. With Elvis making the song faster and more of a rock and roll type of song it lost the soul that the original writer had for the…

singer of Armstrong's other band, Pinhead Gunpowder. Number Thirteen: Armstrong Still Plays Blue. If you have been to a Green Day show any time in the last 30 years, you may have noticed Billie Joe Armstrong playing a blue and white Fernandes Stratocaster with stickers and his initials on it. That’s Blue, the first electric guitar he ever owned. A gift from his mother, you can still see Armstrong playing Blue to this very day. The guitar is so iconic in fact, there is a company that makes…

Armstrong had many influential tours and songs that changed the way music developed. “However ‘Potato Head Blues’ came to be, it is one of the greatest solos recorded by a jazzman, a landmark of modern music that long ago achieved iconic status, both musically and culturally” Teachout stated on page 106. “Potato Head Blues” was a song that had a big influence on the developing American music sound and on many other musicians. He was also considered one of the most…

song Crossroads by Robert Johnson does have a powerful meaning to his lyrics and his voice. The song Crossroads is about Robert Johnson walking to the crossroads and selling his soul to the devil to be able to play blues music. Legend has it that Robert Johnson learned how to play the blues very quickly. While looking through the lyrics "I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above "have mercy, now save poor Bob, if you please", Bob is obviously short for Robert which…

and ended up being rebellious. In addition, their attitude towards school was negative that had a negative impact on their prospects for career. Rock and roll music challenged the old beliefs that the African Americans and their culture were inferior. Moreover, it questioned the idea whether the African Americans should be separated as it seemed illogical. Given this, it can be mentioned that rock and roll brought unity between the two groups. It was seen that both of them attended the rock and…

No Certain No scenery The audience arrives, seeing no props, no people, nothing but a black, blank wall. In comes the Bunny from the tree nest, gray fur, fluffy, bushy tail, and brown eyes. He starts looking around at the stage. He sets down a fence guarding the possible animals, that are running around, free in the woods, upstage center. He also sets down a bench along the fence, so he can sit and stare at the possible adventures that he can take, center stage left. Then…

Why Write Stories in a Song Stories have been told in songs and still found because it gives people something to relate to. Only the smartest artist do this to create a bond with their audience which allows a song becomes popular. People want to feel emotions in a song that relate their own life. Drake, a renown artist does this and has a big effect on people's lifestyles as well because he designates the idea of partying and money as good. Stories within country music has been…

An Exotic Dancing Show from Haiti Dancing Group In 16th August, The Impression of Haiti showed up in Beijing. Combining Western African dances with voodoo legend, Haiti dancing group – Ballet Bacoulou gave an enthusiastic performance. Also, they will perform in Dezhou and Jinan, Shandong province. The debut they made in Beijing won rounds of applause. They presented 14 native dances with special charms. For instance, The Dance of Liberator revealed the slaveries’ ecstasy of reembracing…