Many know Yoko Ono as leader of the Plastic Ono Band, others for solo tracks spun in dance clubs across the globe, some as an avant-garde artist, and to local hipsters, the co-headliner of2007's Pitchfork Music Festival. Of course, she's more regularly linked in the mainstream press to her famous (and occasionally infamous) romantic relationship and eventual marriage to John Lennon, much of which was anchored in social and political activism.

"I just want to live 150 percent whatever I do; I just want to do my best and I'm just very happy that I'm alive," says the singer/songwriter/cultural icon, phoning in from her New York office at 76 years young (as she specifically emphasizes). "We don't have much of a choice. We just have to be positive, I mean, what else do you want to do, kill yourself? Please!"

....

ConcertLivewire.com

For the entire review got to ConcertLivewire.com....

ConcertLivewire.com

Whitewater is rife with dark legends and lore. Some trace the origins of
these tales to The Pratt Institute - a Spiritualist college that opened
in 1903, shortly after Pratt's death. 

Morris Pratt purchased the property in 1888 with the vision of having a 
place where the studies of the occult could be held equally among other 
respected institutions of learning. The classes taught at the Pratt Institute

were Science, Mathematics, and Language, Oratory, Voice and Physical Culture
 English and Rhetoric, Bible Exegetics, Higher Criticism, Logic and Parliamentary 
Law, Comparative Theology and Psychic Culture. 
There was a hall that was called "the all white room" where seances were 
conducted. Whitewater locals called it "The Spook Temple." Surprisingly,
the college and wary townsfolk coexisted until the school held its last
classes there in 1930s. After that it became a boarding house until it 
was torn down in the 1960s...

Read more at: www.concertlivewire.com




..
..
..
..
..
..
....





ConcertLivewire.com







..
..
..
..
..
..
....





ConcertLivewire.com


 
	

.. .. .. .. .. .. .... He's often referred to as the "biggest DJ in the world" and that isn't just record label hype or personal ego getting in the way, but a genuine fact backed up by plenty of evidence. Known just as Tiesto these days (no "DJ" introduction required), his resume includes a smash hit remix of the Delerium/Sarah McLachlan single "Silence," a performance at the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, a Grammy nomination, along with sold out tours across the entire globe. The beat genius can also add another critical triumph to the cap as his fourth studio CD Kaleidoscope (Ultra) just hit streets, accompanied by a slew of special guests including Jónsi from Sigur Rós, Nelly Furtado, Tegan and Sara, Kele Okereke from Bloc Party and Emily Haines from Metric. Here's more from the wildly diverse genre-bouncing wizard, who checked in from New York to talk about the new tunes, the Windy City and his lauded legacy…

Every time U2 hits the road, the foursome attempts to outdo itself with stage spectacle and stadium-filling excitement. While iconic tours such as "Zoo TV" and "Elevation" will always be artistic and entertainment pinnacles of the enduring group's career, the brand new "360 Tour" ranks right alongside those influential outings. For starters, the band's touring in support of the stellar new CD No Line on the Horizon (Interscope), followed by the fact that this "in the round" experience literally played to every angle of a gargantuan football stadium.

Granted, the guys have slowed down ever so slightly when it comes to animated interaction, but they didn't miss a lick instrumentally and Bono was right on par with his unmistakable vocal prowess. And there was plenty of compensation for his mere handful of sprints (rather than all out marathon) around the massive circle, which was adorned by a jumbo-tron that separated and reconnected like an intricate puzzle, a lightening stick radiating vibrant lights and even a flashy disco ball.

....

Their forthcoming effort Everything Touches Everything marks their third full-length release in a mere 18 months, with nearly 500 shows already under their belt. The quintet's fountainhead, Jesse Elliott, led the band through the first two-thirds of the show with a number of songs from their first two releases A Picture Of The Three Of Us At The Gate To The Garden Of Eden and Crimes. While songs such as "First Sight" and the decidedly looser "Honor Amongst Thieves" may have originally presented themselves as well-behaved pop songs on record, when unleashed on stage they grew mighty limbs that stomped and pounded from floor to ceiling. Perhaps not since a live Led Zeppelin show has the term 'tight but loose' applied so perfectly to a band, primarily thanks to the organic rhythm section of Cosenza and bassist Colin Kellogg holding down the foundation of the songs but also giving pedal steel/guitarist J. Tom Hnatow, Elliott and Craig (whose guitar sonics are what James Iha was to the Smashing Pumpkins when they actually mattered) plenty of room to stretch out and improvise on…