Music
by Stephen Silver | Sep 10, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Books, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
Jewish summer camp is a crucial part of the American Jewish experience. Many Jewish adults, even in their later years, often remember the names of kids in their cabins from when they were 11 years old. More than six decades ago, one of those cabins contained a couple... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 5, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fashion, Film & TV, Fun, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
We get it. The end of summer can be bittersweet. The days get shorter, the temps are cooler, school’s back in session and the pace picks up immeasurably. But fall is also a season of great beginnings. The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year,... read more
by Rafael Alvarez | Aug 13, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
The miracle of Harbor East is not just the skyscrapers going up faster than the way Anthony Marinelli, the last of the old-time Little Italy bakers, used to churn out bread once upon a time. It’s the appearance of an authentic jazz club — think Ron Carter, Abdullah... read more
by Staff Report | Jul 22, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fun, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
“For the folks they loved to tell about/When Billy the Kid came to town” — “The Ballad of Billy the Kid,” by Billy Joel This Friday night, July 26, a good chunk of Baltimore Jewry will likely be on hand at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to... read more
by Staff Report | Jul 17, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
Johnny Clegg, a groundbreaking South African musician, human rights champion and cultural anthropologist known for his high-energy performing style, died yesterday, July 16, of pancreatic cancer. He was 66. A Grammy Award-nominated artist nicknamed the “White... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | May 22, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music, The Arts
(JTA) — Gary Stein remembers the first time someone played a Phish song for him in high school. It was “Divided Sky,” an intricate 11-minute tune that shows off the group’s diverse jam rock chops. Stein, who’s now a 30-year-old history doctoral student living in Los... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | May 21, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music, The Arts
(JTA) — What would a Vampire Weekend Passover seder look like? The indie band’s new music video gives a hint. The new video for “This Life,” a song off its recently released album “Father of the Bride,” spends most of its final two minutes showing scenes from a seder... read more
by JTA | May 14, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
Pop icon Madonna has announced that she will not cancel her Eurovision Song Contest appearance, despite calls for a boycott of Israel. The “Material Girl,” 60, reportedly is scheduled to perform at the Eurovision finals on Saturday night, May 18, in Tel... read more
by Jolene Carr | May 10, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts
It took only a single piano lesson for Joan “Yonina” Miller, then 10, to know that she wanted a career in music. Now an accomplished pianist, music teacher and composer, as well as a published author, Miller, who resides at Weinberg Manor East in Northwest Baltimore,... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | May 9, 2019 | Arts & Life, Music
If anyone knows what life in the fast lane is really like, it’s Don Felder. After nearly six decades in the music business, Felder — who played lead guitar for the iconic band The Eagles from 1974 to 2001 and co-wrote their anthem “Hotel... read more
Read the latest views and thoughts from Jmore Publisher Scott Rifkin, MD 