Dolly Parton on turning 77, new music and what it will take to play her in a movie of her life
Legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her partnership with Duncan Hines and how she's celebrating turning 77. Plus, she shares her plans for spending a $100 million grant, and what it will take to play her in a movie.
news.yahoo.comThe Black Keys prove that midwest rock will never fade on new tour
“Let’s give it up for that midwest rock ‘n’ roll,” said The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach halfway through their headlining show at Michigan’s Pine Knob Music Theater, a venue that is known for hosting legendary Detroit rockers for over 50 years.
The dream of the mid-2000s will be alive at ‘When We Were Young’ festival in Las Vegas
Grab your eyeliner and flat irons, because a music festival featuring the titans of mid-aught emo music are playing for one day only at the appropriately titled When We Were Young music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 22.
Metallica is coming to South Florida this November
Get ready to scream your heart out, because one of the most famous heavy metal bands in America will be performing in South Florida this fall. Metallica is coming to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m.
Inside Prince's massive collection of archives and unreleased music
"It's literally a vault. It's a room full of shelves, floor to ceiling, with tapes. You have recorded music, a video archive. Then you have a written archive," says Troy Carter about Prince's vault of archives and unreleased music.
cbsnews.comMiami Beach outdoor venue holding safe, socially distant live shows for concert-starved music lovers
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Live music is back in business in South Florida. The North Beach Bandshell has been hosting carefully curated and meticulously laid out COVID-19 safe live events since January. You can see the QR codes for ordering concessions hanging on the end of each seating group. While everyone was up and dancing (so many people missing live music!) So live music is coming back, albeit in open air venues (of course) first.
How Merry Clayton turned ‘Gimme Shelter’ by the Rolling Stones from good to legendary
Last year, news broke that 77-year-old rock ‘n’ roll legend and Rolling Stones member Mick Jagger had purchased a mansion in Florida for his girlfriend, which led to people on social media saying “Gimme Shelter” about the transaction.
Opera adapts to pandemic, hosts drive-thru show in a parking garage -- and the results are stunning
DETROIT – When one thinks of the opera, images of a parking garage are unlikely to come to mind, but some unexpected creativity during the pandemic allowed people to experience the opera from their vehicle. This proves it: When you can’t pack people into a theater, you find another way to perform. Michigan Opera Theatre opened its season in late December this way. Each act performed on a different level of the opera house garage. Watch nextREAD: Michigan Opera Theatre names Yuval Sharon new artistic director
‘The face of Cabrini-Green’: A lost child, a legacy of failure and a changing neighborhood
“Now, what they said (is) the music’s too loud. This is our way of life. Your way of life is on the rooftop with your wines,” he said from his office at Holy Family Lutheran Church, just north of the rowhouses. … No, I can’t pay $3,500 a month. I’m not going to pretend like I can.
chicagotribune.comIsland SPACE Caribbean Museum – Soft Opening
Island SPACE Caribbean Museum is NOW OPEN at Westfield Broward Mall, 8000 W Broward Blvd #1422, Plantation, FL 33388. Thursdays through Sundays | 11a.m. Friends of Island SPACE Caribbean Museum joined the nonprofit’s board members for the soft opening of the first Caribbean heritage museum in the U.S.Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), sponsoring the Music display, and GraceKennedy Foods USA (Grace Foods), sponsoring the Culinary display, presented underwriting checks. Their funds were donated in support of the history-making facility representing South Florida’s diverse Caribbean communities. Island SPACE welcomes visitors from every background to learn about and embrace these colorful cultures.
sflcn.comStevie Nicks joined TikTok so she could lace up her skates, sing ‘Dreams’ and drink some Ocean Spray
You might know him as TikTok star Doggface, who now famously posted the viral TikTok of him longboarding down the street listening to Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit “Dreams” while sipping out of a bottle of Ocean Spray cran-raspberry drink. Because of the TikTok, “Dreams” is up in the charts, Apodaca is releasing a Halloween costume based off the video, and Stevie Nicks has joined TikTok to upload her own version of the “Dreams” video. As many of us know, Nicks is a member of Fleetwood Mac and wrote and sings “Dreams.”It’s a song she wrote when she was breaking up with fellow Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham. For any Nicks fan, it’s incredible to just hear a snippet of her singing “live.”Oh, and don’t forget about the bottle of Ocean Spray. You can see Nicks' video below.
5 things you probably didn’t know about Jack White
After a not-so-funny opening monologue from comedian Bill Burr on this past weekend’s “SNL,” the show needed someone to save it, and guitarist and singer Jack White did just that. Backed by only a drummer (with the coolest drum kit ever) and bassist, Jack White dipped back into his extensive back catalogue of songs, and played some classics. And if you’ve been rocking out to The White Stripes since 1999, you probably already appreciate all of these things. White first saw a rise to fame with his duo The White Stripes. On the bright side, that didn’t stop Jack White from still making music.
Eddie Van Halen dead after battling cancer, son says
Eddie Van Halen was something of a musical contradiction. Full Screen 1 / 15 FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2004 file photo, Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen performs in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Tom Hood, File)The members of Van Halen — the two Van Halen brothers, Eddie and Alex; vocalist David Lee Roth; and bassist Michael Anthony — formed in 1974 in Pasadena, California. “We showed up here with the equivalent of $50 and a piano,” Eddie Van Halen told The Associated Press in 2015. Van Halen, sober since 2008, lost one-third of his tongue to a cancer that eventually drifted into his esophagus.
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ is gaining popularity, thanks to that hilarious now-viral TikTok
Fleetwood Mac’s classic hit “Dreams,” sung by the witchy Stevie Nicks, is having a breath of new life, thanks to a TikTok that recently went viral. He’s just enjoying life and jamming out to some Fleetwood Mac. The TikTok blew up on social media, and even Fleetwood Mac’s Twitter account took notice, and tweeted “We love this!” to all of its followers. As if this story couldn’t get any better, Fleetwood Mac’s drummer, Mick Fleetwood, recently joined TikTok so he could recreate the now famous video. Now twirl, Stevie Nicks, twirl!
Morgan Heritage Dedicates Tribute to Kobe Bryant with Home feat Esh Morgan
ORLANDO Just as GRAMMY winning Morgan Heritage were in the midst of the promotional trail of their upcoming performance at the iJAM Music Festival where they will be headlining, they along with the rest of the world received the tragic news of Kobe Bryant untimely death. As sports fans themselves and dedicated fathers, like the rest of the world, the reggae royal siblings Roy Gramps Morgan, Peter Peetah Morgan and Memmalatel Mojo were shocked and saddened by the news. As we often tend to feel helpless in such situations, Morgan Heritage turned to music to heal, and in-turn share this gift with the world by dedicating an ode to Kobe Bryant. I pray now they understand when I say Im the gift and I love you all dearly my children! Mojo MorganThe iJAM Music Festival Where Impact Meets Music. The iJAM Music Festival will take place at Orlandos Tinker Field on Saturday, April 4.
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