Ballad News

Since they reconvened last year, Ben Folds Five have been wowing audiences, as evidenced by this stirring performance of their 1997 ballad "Brick." Shot live at the Warfield in San Francisco this past January, it's the video version of one of 15 audio tracks that appear on Look for the group which counts Folds, bassist Robert Sledge and drummer ... (more)

What a rare and wonderful thing - a contemporary and completely delightful calypso album.

She has been hosting the semi-finals on BBC3 with Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills. The pair say they can't wait for the big finale, when Graham Norton will take over the reins.

THEY may have won last year's Mercury Prize, but Alt-J don't think they'll be adding an Ivor Novello gong to their trophy cabinet.

As part of its 30th anniversary celebratory season, Vineyard Theatre will present VINEYARD CELEBRATES THE SONGS OF Dory Previn , a special, one-night-only benefit concert featuring the brilliant and iconic work of the legendary singer and songwriter on Monday, June 17, 2013 at 7:00 PM at The Vineyard .

Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles spent her first Mother's Day sharing a photo of her new son Magnus Hamilton with her fans Via Twitter according to the Huffington Post reports on Monday, May 13.

The Abbotsford Community Foundation hosts an "Evening in the Garden Gala" on Saturday, May 25 at the Ramada Plaza and Conference Centre.

In a second act scene in Show Boat , the character Magnolia auditions to be a singer at Chicago's popular Trocadero Club.

THE transformation of a palace which was home to the Bishops of Durham for 800 years into a major tourist attraction can now begin thanks to a A 1m grant.

Now tuneful, now intricate, always smartly constructed, the post-bop jazz of trumpeter, composer and arranger Tom Harrell sounds fresh even at its simplest.

Vashon Opera's production of two one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini will bring both tragedy and comedy to the stage of Bethel Church next weekend.

Longtime Star reporter Diana Penner recounts details of the crime, the victim and where the case stands with hopes of generating new information.

Ten years after the release of her debut album, Spending Time With Morgan, Ane Brun releases Songs 2003-2013, an anthology of her previous work.

Colina Salon owner and CEO Marlou Colina with the phenomenal singer KZ Tandigan during the highly successful Side A concert at The Grove of Anaheim that also featured KZ.

The RTE Two New Comedy Awards continue next Tuesday with another fistful of funny folk looking to take the inaugural crown.

Calypso has been in decline since the glory days of Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow, but Drew Gonsalves is determined to put that right.

In an article titled "Welcome to the new economy built on sharing," CBS News reported on the newest branch of the budding economy, that focuses on sharing resources instead of selling them.

Jennifer Terran is a singer-songwriter/pianist and hip hop dance instructor whom some might describe as a breath of fresh air.

Frank Bey and Anthony Paule play Biscuits & Blues on Thursday, May 2. 8 & 10 p.m., $20. BiscuitsandBlues.com . "It make you wanna say, 'Hallelujah,' don't it?" Frank Bey asks the audience at San Francisco's Biscuits & Blues as Anthony Paule subtly teases the strings of his guitar during the slow-dragging instrumental introduction to the veteran ... (more)

British singer Elaine Paige arrives for the Olivier Awards 2013 at the Royal Opera House in London, Sunday, April 28, 2013.