The tunes, they are a-changin' Aug 31, 2009
He is in Sydney to supervise the world premiere of the latest version of his 35-minute song cycle, Mr Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on September 11 ... His cycle began with Mr Tambourine Man and ended with Forever Young, ''a benediction. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Noel Gallagher 'quitting Oasis' Aug 29, 2009
The group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), but were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). According to the Belfast Telegraph, by June 2009 Oasis had sold more than 50 million records worldwide. (BBC News -- UK)
Play Ball! Babe Ruth World Series kicks off today Aug 21, 2009
Hit Machine played an eclectic selection of hits, from Aerosmith to Lynard Skynard to Michael Jackson, and at one point, a parent from Tallahassee was so moved by the band s rendition of the Bachman Turner Overdrive song Takin Care of Business, he scrambled on stage, grabbed a tambourine and began to dance. I love that kind of music, explained Johnny Blue Craig, whose son, Johnny Blue Crag, is Tallahassee s starting right fielder. (Longview Daily News, WA)
in Idyllwild Putting Rumis words to song Aug 20, 2009
Quadrant to quadrant, the jeweled tambourine feet move; ;Flute, drum and strings are not enough. Bond, accompanied by this trio of Idyllwild s most accomplished interpretive musicians, will be presenting a program designed around The Rumi Project from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, August 22, at the Idyllwild Tea Company, 54425 North Circle Drive in Idyllwild. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Drummers young and old find fantasy camp a hit (2) Aug 17, 2009
She spent a month at Interlochen Center for the Arts, practicing percussion (tambourine, bells, snare drum). In addition to playing piano and electric guitar, she s trying to start a band with friends from Hawken School to showcase some of her own songs. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
In Pakistan, Taliban tearing apart a culture Aug 15, 2009
"Music functions are integral parts of Pashtun marriage ceremonies, and even Islam allows the beating of tambourine in marriage functions, but all these things are rapidly becoming a tale of the past in face of Talibanization," says Khattak. The wave of militancy has forced many Pashtun musicians, singers, and dancers to leave the tribal areas and Peshawar, the commercial and cultural capital of the Pashtun tribal belt. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Army shows off musical talent with Field Band Volunteers Aug 14, 2009
Staff Sgt. April Boucher sings and plays the tambourine in the six-person Army Field Band Volunteers in this 2007 photo. Kirk Kadish was looking for a little stability in his life. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Entertainer Spotlight on Andrew Allan Bentley (31) Aug 13, 2009
On his CD, which definitely has a Beatle-ish flair, he utilized the talents of keyboardist Tony Patler, drummers Andy Fraga Jr. and Dan Santoro, guitarists Glenn Patrick and Mark Gregg, bassist Rob Martinez and John Stanley King on vocals and tambourine. You can hear some cuts off the CD and purchase it at. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool Close Lollapalooza's Colorful Day Two Aug 10, 2009
"Seemingly recovered from previous vocal problems, Santigold looked regal in an animal-print jumper and bejeweled crown as she reworked "You'll Find a Way," "Shove It" and "Say Aha," with dub and mashed-up live beats in front of an audience packed with girls wearing animal feathers in their hair and glittery golden eye shadow. They were also decked out for Sweden's answer to Lady Gaga, Lykke Li, whose entire body pulsed like a pint-size percussion instrument. Moving in frenzied blur as if... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Never too old, or too young, to discover passion for music Aug 6, 2009
Seven-year-old Annie takes over on the drums, but also plays bells, maracas and tambourine. She has been playing for about a year now and has begun learning the piano. (Chetek Alert, WI)
The Case for Case Aug 5, 2009
That and the fact that no one in the world - with the exception of Emily Haines of Metric, another dynamite Canadian act - honors a pair of jeans or slacks, or just strategically-draped guitar (or tambourine), like she does, as the shots therein reveal. Have a listen sooner rather than later to her courtesy of the vast New Music Canada free database at CBC Radio 3. (The American Conservative)
Asia, Yes in concert at Station Square Jul 22, 2009
David bounded out in a vest, puffy shirt and tight jeans, slapping a tambourine and looking like Davy Jones or Frankie Avalon. Then he opened his mouth on "Siberian Khatru" and sounded like a dead ringer for a young Jon Anderson -- positively angelic, and more soulful than a tribute singer has any right to sound. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Country music singer coming to Lakeland Jul 18, 2009
Bass guitarist Kevin Shaw is from Red Oak, while Parks and Karen Boyd of Scotland Neck add acoustic guitar, harmonica, tambourine and vocals to the mix. The keyboard player is Jimmy Barnhill of Greenville, and Curtis Bearden of Tarboro rounds out the group on drums. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
What is a Pandeiro? Jul 6, 2009
The Brazilian Version of a Tambourine ... As a member of the tambourine family, the pandeiro is similar in basic structure to the more commonly known classical version ... Unlike many tambourines, the tension of the head is adjustable with a tuning key. (Suite101.com)
Jackson fans go back in time Jul 3, 2009
Last night's fans remembered "Mike" as an 8-year-old, shaking a tambourine and beating a conga drum and singing backup behind his brothers in the Jackson 5. They admired his lush 1970s Afro, and his emergence a few years later as the group's lead singer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Smaller crowd digs Potter at Alive at Five Jun 27, 2009
Potter took the stage in a short black get up, bashing a tambourine to "Some Kind Of Ride." It's retro Motown vibe was perfect for the sun's surprise arrival, and a fine setting for Potter's powerful, flexible pipes. It was Tulsa time with "Toothbrush and My Table" and it's lazy southern feel, while Potter's organ and soulful voice powered the dreamy "Big White Gate." After funky cover of Robert Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen," she soon strapped on an electric guitar for "Treat Me Right.". (Albany Times Union)
The Blacks: Breaking up band to save marriage Jun 19, 2009
In other words, she's decided to preserve her marriage to tambourine player JDK Blacker - who decided to leave the band after the trio's recent cross-country tour - and break up the Blacks. After all Blacker had been instrumental in making the threesome's shows unforgettable, thanks to his "Tambourine Experiment," in which the band would distribute dozens of tambourines among audience members and make them a part of the show. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Who are you calling a WIMP? Jun 19, 2009
Who are you calling a WIMP. - Austin Business Journal. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
This weekend's live music picks Jun 18, 2009
Hecuba's bubbled backdrops are sliced with tambourine thumps and ephemeral silence, and set atop the music are quite literal, almost stark, sometimes pondering lyrics, which provide lucid narratives that sound of a different time. With Bat for Lashes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Make a joyful noise unto the creator Jun 16, 2009
Paart is in negotiations about coming to the Con to supervise the unveiling of his fourth symphony while Corigliano will also hold his world premiere of Mr Tambourine Man, a new work based on Bob Dylan's poetry, in September. As for Australians, the first marquee composer to be announced is Carl Vine, who has been commissioned to write a new piano sonata for four hands. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
5Top: Why, Axl, why? Hot-to-not musicians Jun 16, 2009
Its not like he wowed the crowd with his tambourine work, after all. But that Davy Jones doesnt exist any more. (MSNBC -- Music)
iPhone Apps: the Top 46 Oddest Jun 16, 2009
99): Play it by shaking your phone like a real tambourine. ($5. (Datamation)
“Away We Go” again Jun 6, 2009
Verona sings a Bob Dylan lullaby, the classic Mr. Tambourine Man, to Burt s niece, and the soundtrack artist Alexi Murdoch is a dead ringer for Nick Drake. Sometimes the cut-and-paste seeps through, though. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
NIN rocks the stage Jun 4, 2009
Reznor showed off his extreme musical talent throughout the show by playing the keyboard, guitar and tambourine while singing his gut-wrenching vocals. The sound was incredible with no echoing or distortion and a beautiful balance of guitars, drums, industrial sounds and vocals. (University News, MO)
Badu blends humor, soul Jun 2, 2009
She lightened the mood immeasurably by following "Twinkle" with "Love of My Life," her hip-hop tribute, grinning her way through the line "To the beat, y'all, and you don't stop." And she kept that mood alive with a spirited "Back in the Day" from her "Worldwide Underground" EP, playing tambourine and having a blast on the drawn-out ending, repeating the line "When we get home, hope the dogs don't bark" as the rhythm got slower and slower and throwing in some hilarious ad-libs involving a... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Peter Tork Goes Back To School May 31, 2009
At one point, a lucky fan was invited up on stage to join in on vocals and tambourine. He was jokingly identified as Davy Jones. (Suite101.com)
Green Day Having The Time Of Their Lives May 25, 2009
It's not like he's going to suddenly take over at the office or something," Armstrong said. His son won't be playing tambourine onstage. Armstrong himself took to music early, cutting his first record at age five. "I started learning standards and stuff at a young age," he said. "You had the sweetest little voice," said Smith of the five-year-old Armstrong singing "Look for Love. " "How the hell did she hear the song. (CBS News)
Cowbell clangor powers the canes May 23, 2009
"That's like asking, 'Is this tambourine all right?' It's not a deep thought.". Sometimes though, it's the afterthoughts that count. (News & Observer)
The Most 'WTF?' Contestants In 'American Idol' History May 21, 2009
Tambourine Man" on purpose. It was hilarious, for sure. But it was also really "WTF. " John Stevens, season three The so-called "Teen Martin" sorta-crooned his way through a series of Rat Pack standards during the early days of "Idol," earning a special place in the hearts of grandmas everywhere. He finished sixth, released an album and now apparently attends the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Kevin Covais, season five Another grandma-approved, gawky crooner, Covais nicknamed "Chicken... (VHI.com -- Music News)
More of this story» May 19, 2009
"Every night at midnight we got to go in to World Pacific and play around with tape machines, record ourselves and listen back. It didn't take long for us to figure out that three guys with acoustic 12-string guitars was not the right cast. We needed some other instruments, like a bass player and a drummer. We saw this guy walking by the Troubadour who looked just like two of the Rolling Stones. We said, 'Yeah, let's get him.' Michael Clarke played congas. Good enough. We got some cardboard... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Zombie movie next for Gemma Ward? May 14, 2009
"Her name is Tambourine Girl and she's the love interest for the front man zombie," Jack says. "The love story is kind of interesting, he'll be all kind of romantic, saying things like she's making him feel alive again.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
One of Brevard's oldest, 108, dies May 9, 2009
She once played the tambourine at Conchy Joe's while her grandson's band performed ... "So she just hit the tambourine against the post until the set was over," said Young, her daughter. (Florida Today)
Cowboy chords May 9, 2009
Costner's daughters Annie and Lily were there, and 22-year-old Lily joined her old man for "Let Me Be the One." After 75 minutes, including a cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man," the Oscar winner signed a few autographs and then, flashing his finest movie star grin, disappeared backstage. Ship captain gets agent Richard Phillips, the ship captain held hostage by Somali pirates, has signed with one of Hollywood's top talent agencies as he sifts through book and movie offers. (Boston Globe)
Roger McGuinn: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer the 'Forrest Gump of music'? May 7, 2009
One minute he was starving on the streets in California, trying to scrape together "67 pennies to buy sardines," and almost overnight climbing the charts with a band so new he is its only member playing with session players including Leon Russell on "Mr. Tambourine Man," written by Bob Dylan and produced by Doris Day's son, Terry Melcher ... Mr. Tambourine Man was a folk-style tune in 2/4 time with four verses ... "No," McGuinn says, "The Byrds and Dylan never worked together. At one time there... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Live music featured on light-rail trains May 1, 2009
Phoenix alternative-rock band Miniature Tigers hopped on a light-rail train last Friday, carrying a guitar and a tambourine ... Quashie sang along, while Schaier, wearing the mask, played the tambourine. (AZCentral -- News)
'Wiley' a predictable tale Apr 30, 2009
A jug band is relatively undemanding and democratically inclusive since just about anyone can shake a tambourine or strum a washboard and fits the rural backwater location. But director Tommy Barron never delivers on his "for adults" theme. (Honolulu Advertiser)
REVIEW: Strong musicianship highlights entertaining Beatles tribute, Rain Apr 28, 2009
Keyboardist Mark Lewis fills in with tambourine, symphonic synthesizer and more. Tickets to Rain have been selling fast, but if you miss the band on this visit, Broadway/San Diego has booked them for a return date, for two shows, on May 15, 2010. (North County Times)
Finding similarities, differences, and peace Apr 19, 2009
So a double spread of round things - an apple, globe, and tambourine - changes, with a turn of the page, to things that make music, including a tambourine, guitar, and bird. The bird joins a page of things that fly and so on, twisting and turning elegantly toward its end. (Boston Globe)
Half of Dogwood's 4,000 patrons do not live here Apr 18, 2009
Tambourine Man," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Eight Miles High. " He has shared stages with such rock luminaries as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty.Sebastian is known for such hits as "Do You Believe in Magic," "Daydream," "Summer in the City," "Nashville Cats," "You Didn't Have to be So Nice," "Six O'Clock" and "Welcome Back" (Kotter), the TV sitcom theme."Back in the Sixties," Sala said, "the political fabric of this country changed, whether it was for good or bad. (Dowagiac News, MI)
School Of Seven Bells Apr 17, 2009
"We drifted around evangelical and Pentecostal churches. Everybody had a tambourine or maracas and everybody sang. There wasn't any snake-handling going on but it was pretty wild.". The religion didn't stick but the music did. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Smash Hits Track Reveal Apr 17, 2009
April 15, 2009 - Yes rockaholics, it is indeed time for more videogame stardom for you and your closest three friends (and that weird kid that shows up to every gaming session and rocks a tambourine or "rhythm" egg like he's some "fifth member" or something) as has debuted, and news is ready to start breaking. IGN hooked up with and Red Octane to make sure we had the latest and greatest info on the game for you, and that begins right here with our weekly track reveal and mini hands-on... (IGN PS2)
Coke Zero Fest rated! Apr 16, 2009
Certainly providing a hint of tension when's he going to brain the cameraman with that tambourine. "our kid" (as Noel calls his younger brother) rarely removes his hands from behind his back as he spits outs questionable lines like "Tonight I'm a rock 'n roll star" and, more appropriately, " Need a little time to wake up". (iAfrica.com)
Thee Oh Sees Apr 16, 2009
And Dawson might be called one of the boys, but as she harmonizes and taps that tambourine she looks like a doo-wop princess - clearly she's the cute one ... Lineup: John Dwyer, vocals, guitar; Brigid Dawson, vocals, tambourine; Petey Dammit, guitar; Mike Shoun, drums. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Brian Jonestown Massacre rejoined by Matt Hollywood, rock Paradise Rock Club Apr 9, 2009
"Spokesperson of the Revolution," Joel Gion, also known as the Tambourine Man, lit up a cigarette with two songs remaining in the set and began offering the single smoke to the rest of the band. Page 1 of 2. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Legendary beauties swimming in a sea of myths Mar 30, 2009
A sampling from tiny Tobago: the Itsy Bitsy Folk Theatre of tambourine music, jig, folk dance, and reel; Luise Kimme's castle studio of life-size sculptures; and Friday night "Conversations in de Yard," where local bands and artists gather in an informal salon in Alice Yard, the backyard space of architect Sean Leonard's house in Port of Spain. MYTH: The food is one-dimensional - how many ways can you make rice and beans. (Boston Globe)
The Toothaches dress up their sound Mar 20, 2009
(The band members also play a variety of eclectic instruments onstage, including glockenspiel, bells, and tambourine. . (Boston Globe)
At home back in Motown, but keeping it fresh Mar 18, 2009
They also matched his snazzy choreographed movements and added the high-pitched chirps of Keep to the chorus of Keep Marchin', an all-purpose bit of Motown-style cheer that bounced along to a chipper tambourine beat. For the sweet and light shuffle-beat pop of Love that Girl, Saadiq's natural high tenor drifted into falsetto range. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Dent May plays the ukulele with a novel touch Mar 12, 2009
"Howard's going bald now/ He feels like a hack/ He thought that he was burned out/ But he's back." Over a breezy beat and tambourine taps, May sings and performs with such glee that it's impossible to feel sorry for the song's sad sack. Other times May's social commentary can cut a little deeper, until you don't know if he's undermining or defending his characters. (Boston Globe)
Brand New takes on the Field House Mar 10, 2009
This is the first alternative rock show since Reel Big Fish came in May 2006 and they wanted to bring that sound back because of the genre's popularity, according to Townsend,Before Brand New took to the stage, openers MewithoutYou brought their poetic style to the forefront precisely at 8 p.m. Playing a 40-minute set, the group has a different style than Brand New - incorporating free-range vocals, with varied instruments, such as the tambourine and the trumpet. Lead singer Aaron Weiss put on a... (The New Hampshire, NH)
Jackson at 50: Highs and lows Mar 4, 2009
Michael, the seventh of nine children, joins his brothers' pop group in 1964 - initially playing tambourine and bongos. He quickly becomes the centre of attention and takes on lead vocal duties as the band build up a reputation on the live circuit. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Unfinished business reunites band Mar 1, 2009
- "Lindsey Buckingham, "Gift of Screws" (2008): By far the most interesting music out of the Mac stable since "Tusk" has been on Buckingham's solo albums, and this is his hardest-edge disc yet. As the relationship between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham goes, so goes Fleetwood Mac. The band, formed as a British blues-rock outfit in 1967, has a history that reads like a soap opera script. Band members have literally gone crazy. Some have gone AWOL. Others have slept with one another.... (Erie Times-News, PA)
The Jonas Brothers Movie Review: Kids vs. Critic Mar 1, 2009
And he can play tambourine. S: Anyone can play tambourine. (Time.com)
JONAS DRUTHERS Feb 27, 2009
He plays tambourine, while the others thwack away at pianos and drums and guitars. He leads the vocals through a series of indistinguishably peppy concert numbers (they make the Monkees sound like Mtley Cre) broken up with some glimpses of the lads "romping," or skittering, across our city. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A fool and his oranges are easily parted Feb 25, 2009
Also exotic is the dark-faced gypsy, who carries a tambourine and keeps time with the drummers. And finally, two figures from closer to home. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
No more low-hanging fruit for Maher Feb 20, 2009
More enjoyable: Roger McGuinn of the Byrds sounds fine running through Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man, and for those still into psychedelia, Iron Butterfly performs a version of their solitary hit, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, that sounds exactly like the record. Drop out, tune in and turn on. (Globe and Mail)
Circling the Square, Feb. 19 Feb 19, 2009
Everyone loved the strolling minstrels: Tony Navarro and his accordion and Danny Ventola with his tambourine, crooning some of the old love songs. What a fun time and kudos to Pam, Paula Corcoran and all the folks who helped out. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Droll, and on a roll Feb 17, 2009
At one point, the ambidextrous host simultaneously plays a guitar, three bells, a chord organ, a harmonica and a tambourine, while turning pages on a flip chart. The first show's theme is timing, to be followed by Martin-style treatises on power, anger and other abstract human-condition issues. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
PLAYLIST: My Chemical Romance, plus 10 Grammy winners Feb 17, 2009
Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man, Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, Hila Plitmann: On this classical piece, her emotional interpretation of Blowin' in the Wind unleashes startling fury and despair. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Complete Grammy Award coverage Feb 10, 2009
Classical Vocal Performance: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) (Naxos). Classical Contemporary Composition: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta); track from: Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (Naxos). (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
High note for BPO at Grammy's Feb 10, 2009
The BPO won Grammys for the Best Classical Performance and Best Classical Composition for its John Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man - Seven Poems of Bob Dylan CD that was released last year. The orchestra was up for a third Grammy in the best engineered CD category for a collection of Respighi music, but lost to the and Yo-Yo Ma. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Quiet please, the tambourine is talking Feb 10, 2009
The self-effacing, warm-spirited Sheehan is the do-anything man, whose speciality is making a m 00004000 ountain of music out of a modest tambourine ... au/news/entertainment/music/quiet-please-the-tambourine-is-talking/2009/02/09/1234027956642. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
North Polk Band is pumped for 'Night for Noise' fundraiser concert Feb 8, 2009
"We were coming inside from a long and warm day of work on the field ... and as I was putting my drum away, I noticed some band members picking up and playing with some of the pit percussion instruments, such as the tambourine, shakers, marimba ... These instruments are generally off limits to regular band members who don't know how to play them, because they 'accidentally break,' and they are expensive to replace," said Schott, a drumline section leader in the band. Schott said the rules about... (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
List of early winners of Grammy Awards Feb 8, 2009
1 And 5," Pacifica Quartet Best Small Ensemble Performance: "Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary," Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale Best Classical Vocal Performance: "Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan," Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) Best Classical Contemporary Composition: "Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan," John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta) Best Classical Crossover Album: "Simple Gifts," The King's Singers Best... (Xinhuanet, China)
'The Pains of Being Pure at Heart' Feb 8, 2009
For those who need cheap comparisons, early My Bloody Valentine and Black Tambourine are both cited on the band's Web site as influences, but it's best to set them aside and just give the brisk 35-minute record a spin. Though nearly every song is short, upbeat and catchy, each one is expertly paced and has been given the proper placement on the album. (Daily Collegian, PA)
