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Stillwater's Other Lives find different life on...

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The Stillwater band Other Lives will open for Radiohead on tour and play Coachella in April.

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CD review: Van Halen 'A Different Kind of Truth'

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Authorities: Houston was underwater in tub Updated: 2 hr ago | Comment on this article Leave a comment BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Whitney Houston's death has created heartrending echoes of tragedies past: The painstaking investigation that follows the shocking loss. Why was Houston found underwater in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, beyond resuscitation? The 48-year-old singer, who had prescription drugs in... Read More
'Traviata' opens City Opera's short season Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Homeless, financially strapped and lacking musical leadership, the New York City Opera still managed to do something that just weeks ago had seemed in doubt: It launched its season. And launched it with a fair degree of success. Sunday afternoon's performance of "La Traviata" at the Brooklyn... Read More
University of Central Oklahoma's Jazz Lab's role has grown during the past decade Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment For the past 10 years, the Jazz Studies Division of the University of Central Oklahoma's School of Music has called the UCO Jazz Lab its home. The lab offers rehearsal space and a concert venue with cafe-style seating, as well as a recording studio. Read More
Adele tells Vogue she's done with break-up music Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — Adele's songs about breakups and heartache have made her a multi-Grammy award winner but she insists she's done with all that. In an interview featured in the March issue of Vogue magazine, the 23-year-old says people think she's "miserable" because of her songs like "Someone like you" and... Read More
A sampling of quotes from Sunday's Grammy Awards Published: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quotes from Sunday's 54th annual Grammy Awards: "There is no way around this. We've had a death in our family, and so at least for me, the only thing that feels right is to begin with a prayer for a woman we love, for our fallen sister, Whitney Houston." — Grammy host LL Cool J before... Read More
List of Grammy winners in select major categories Published: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Winners in selected major categories at Sunday's 54th Annual Grammy Awards: Album of the Year: "21," Adele Record of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Song of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth New Artist: Bon Iver Pop Vocal Album: "21," Adele Pop Performance by a Duo or Group:... Read More
Gas explosion damages Detroit's Orchestra Hall Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Symphony Orchestra says a show Monday has been postponed after Orchestra Hall was damaged in a methane gas explosion that sent several manhole covers flying into the air. No injuries were reported. The symphony says the extent of damage isn't immediately known. It happened Sunday... Read More
Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen said Houston was pronounced dead at... Read More
Key dates from Whitney Houston's life and work Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment 1963: Whitney Elizabeth Houston is born in East Orange, N.J. to gospel singer Cissy Houston on Aug. 9. 1974: Starts performing as soloist in junior gospel choir at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. 1978: Sings backup on mother's album "Think It Over," beginning run of backup performances for artists... Read More
Norwegians seek A-ha! moment in North Korean music Updated: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment OSLO, Norway (AP) — It's not the face of North Korea the world is used to: five young musicians adding a playful twist to one of the most popular Western pop songs of the 1980s. On Saturday, an accordion quintet that gained unexpected YouTube fame with their cover of A-ha's megahit "Take on Me" performed the... Read More
Detroit Symphony webcast sets record for viewers Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit symphony has set what it believes is a record for the most viewers of a live, online performance by a U.S. symphonic group. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra said Saturday a Friday performance of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" drew about 15,000 viewers. New... Read More
Detroit Symphony says it set webcast record Updated: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment DETROIT (AP) — "I Hear a Symphony," a Motown Records pop classic sung by the Supremes, could serve as a rallying cry for fans of classical music made in Detroit. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra said Saturday its latest "Live from Orchestra Hall" webcast drew the largest audience of any live online performance by... Read More
Concert review: Chris Young charms at Oklahoma City's Diamond Ballroom Updated: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment From passionate balladeer to down-home party animal, Chris Young let fans hear his varied “Voices” Friday night at the Diamond Ballroom, where he played a solo show during a break from touring with country A-lister and Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert. Stalwartly weathering bitter cold outside and... Read More
Glen Campbell will receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Grammy Awards Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Country-pop crossover star Glen Campbell will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, named by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, during the annual Grammy Awards, airing on CBS on Sunday. Read More
Stephanie Blythe redeems mediocre Met 'Aida' Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NEW YORK (AP) — In 1872, a dissatisfied opera-goer who had attended a performance of Verdi's "Aida" in Parma, Italy, wrote to the composer asking for his money back. Amused by the man's audacity, Verdi complied. If no one in the Metropolitan Opera audience Thursday night had a similar impulse to seek a refund,... Read More
Civil Wars' Joy Williams pregnant with 1st child Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joy Williams of Grammy-nominated duo The Civil Wars says she is pregnant. It's the first child for Williams and her husband-manager Nate Yetton. The baby is due in late June. The "Barton Hollow" singer made the announcement on Twitter and her publicist confirmed the news. Williams and... Read More
Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 CONCERT... Read More
Michael Rapaport picks favorite music docs Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Rapaport clearly loves music. It's evident in every moment of his documentary, "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest," the actor's directing debut about the influential hip-hop group. The film includes the rift that divided the Tribe as well as the tensions that... Read More
Rap mogul arrested on Vegas traffic, drug charges Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is facing a March court date in Las Vegas following his arrest on a 2009 traffic warrant and a new misdemeanor drug charge, authorities said Thursday. The former Death Row Records executive, 46, was stopped driving a black Bentley with California license... Read More
OU holds conducting/composing event Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment The University of Oklahoma will name winners of its first conducting/composing competition called the “4x4 Prizes for Composition and Conducting.” Read More
Noted cellist to partner with Miro String Quartet Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Armstrong Auditorium concert series continues with cellist Lynn Harrell and the Miro String Quartet. Read More
Word Balloons: 'Mixtape' comic rewinds for a look back at music of 1990s Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Word Balloons: A nostalgic look at teenage years is the focus of Brad Abraham's “Mixtape” from Ardden Entertainment. Read More
Oklahomans to compete for Grammy glory Sunday night Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Country duo Thompson Square, which includes Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson, are relishing their first chance to win one of the music industry's most prestigious prizes. Read More
CD review: Pat Green 'Songs We Wish We'd Written II' Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment CD review: Pat Green ‘Songs We Wish We'd Written II' Read More
CD review: Lana Del Rey 'Born To Die' Published: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment CD review: Lana Del Rey “Born To Die” Read More
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