MUSIC NEWS: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016
THE WATSON ART CENTRE PRESENTS A DOUBLE BILL THIS FRIDAY WITH MANITOBA BORN CORIN RAYMOND AND NORTH CAROLINA'S JOHNATHAN BYRD
RAYMOND AND BYRD ARE BOTH EXCELLENT SINGER SONGWRITERS AND STORY TELLERS.
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FORMER STE. ROSE DU LAC AREA ARTIST DANIEL PELOQUIN-HOPFNER WITH RED MOON ROAD RELEASE VINYL AND HIT THE ROAD AGAIN
Whether it’s the undeniable musical warmth, or the hands-on aspect, there's something about vinyl records and Maritime Canada that keeps you rooted in tradition, yet present in the living moment. Manitoba folk trio, Red Moon Road, is releasing a special vinyl edition of their sophomore album, “Sorrows & Glories” in Winnipeg April 15, along with a video for the single, “I’ll Bend But I Won’t Break,” and embarking on an East Coast Tour in April.
Sorrows & Glories is receiving significant international airplay and has garnered national charting on the earshot Folk/Roots/Blues charts, and on the Stingray Canada Folk Roots Blues chart. The band is following up on the success of Sorrows & Glories with a special vinyl edition of the album. A vinyl release party is planned on Friday, April 15 at The Goodwill in Winnipeg. The band is also working with the award winning Proctor Brothers video production team (http://www.procterbrosindustries.com/) on a video for their single, “I’ll Bend but I Won’t Break,” to accompany the vinyl release.
An old medium for a new generation of music, presenting a fresh and lively take on modern roots in a time-honoured format, the songs and the large format art on the sleeve reflect the sweeping arc of the band’s signature storytelling.
And what better place to travel than the geographic incarnation of these virtues: Canada's enchanting East Coast. Veterans of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, the Maritime Home Routes Concert Series and PEI's Festival of Small Halls, Red Moon Road returns to Eastern Canada this April.for a tour the includes stops in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. The dates are below:
RED MOON ROAD 2016 SPRING TOUR DATES:
April 14 Thursday @ The Artful Dodger, Regina, SK
April 15 Friday @ The Goodwill, Winnipeg, SK
April 21 Thursday @ The Mack, Charlottetown, PEI
April 22 Friday @ Riverview Arts Centre, Riverview, NB
April 23 Saturday @ Evergreen Theatre, Annapolis Royal, NS
April 24 Sunday@ The Carleton, Halifax, NS
July 10 Sunday @ Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg, MB
TOM DELONGE - ``CHASING SHADOWS''
Tom DeLonge of Angels and Airwaves wants to tell you the truth about U-F-Os without spelling it all out for you. He's co-written a novel called ``Chasing Shadows'' with bestselling author A-J Hartley. DeLonge says he's met with members of the military and science communities that he cannot name to present information that has never been told before. He's hoping people will be curious after reading the book to go learn about the nonfiction elements and realize he's correct. Sounds like a kook, right?
DeLonge knows that and even wrote that aspect into the book. He says if he had offered a straight presentation of big topics involving cosmology and national security, people would not be able to handle it. ``Chasing Shadows'' is out this week. An Angels and Airwaves E-P of the same name is also out now.
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SOCCER FANS - OUTRAGED
A British soccer team swears everything was done by the book in a uniform design contest in which the winner just happens to be Louis Tomlinson of One Direction.
Tomlinson and his grandfather designed a black-and-grey shirt as the away jersey for the Doncaster Rovers. The design got more than 33 per cent of the votes. Tomlinson once played for the team in a charity game. Fans took to social media to complain the contest was fixed. A Doncaster Rovers spokesperson says the team is aware the competition results have ``attracted some mixed feedback,'' but the voting process was ``fair and above board.''
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OBIT - DION AND THE BELMONTS SINGER
Dion DiMucci confirms the death of fellow singer Carlo Mastrangelo of Dion and the Belmonts. DiMucci writes on his Facebook page Mastrangelo died Monday but he did not give details.
DiMucci says Mastrangelo sang the opening to ``I Wonder Why'' that was ``as unique to doo-wop as Chuck Berry's guitar opening to 'Johnny B. Goode' was to rock 'n' roll.''
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - NEW SINGER SEARCH
Stone Temple Pilots plan to hold a second round of auditions to fill their lead singer spot. The band had welcomed audition tapes from the general public and narrowed their choices. They write on their website S-T-P will hold a second round of auditions beginning April 18th. They don't say who they are considering or how many singers are in the running, only that they are ``very talented individuals.'' The band had worked with Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, but he could not balance the workload of two bands. Original singer Scott Weiland died in December.
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TAYLOR SWIFT - AWARD
The first winner of B-M-I's Taylor Swift Award is Taylor Swift. The performing rights organization will present the trophy to Swift at the B-M-I Pop Awards on May 10th in Beverly Hills, California. BMI has done this kind of thing before. In 1990, it presented the Michael Jackson Award to Michael Jackson. The B-M-I Pop Awards recognize songwriters and publishers of the past year.
This year's event also will honour songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil for their contributions to music.
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DRAKE - COLLABORATION
Toronto rapper Drake, Jay Z and Kanye West have united for a song. Drake has released a track called ``Pop Style''
that features Jay Z and West credited as ``The Throne.'' Drake released a second song called ``One Dance'' featuring Wizkid and Kyla. Both songs are now on iTunes.
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(The Associated Press)
