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This week, as if by some strange cosmic alignment, two large-looming ghosts from Oregon music history return to Portland for encore performances.

Old St. Nick and The Andrew Sisters are alive and well in Langley for Fat City Swing's annual Christmas Party, featuring the six-piece musical group, Company B Jazz Band, on Friday, December 18 at the West Langley Hall, 9400 - 208 Street.

21, 2009 Tickets: $40 plus fees Reservations: 786-8208, www.harrahslaketahoe.com Listen to the music: BBVD.com Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will swing into Harrah's Lake Tahoe Saturday, Nov.

Brian Setzer swaggered to the top of the pop charts with the Stray Cats in the 1980s, helping to resurrect old-school rock-a-billy along the way.

Lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer - born Nov. 18, 1909, in Savannah, Ga. - wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs, including American Songbook standards like "Skylark," "That Old Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine." Mercer wrote the impishly satirical "Hooray for Hollywood," too - along with songs for a total of 90 of that town's most ...

The Dallas Fed head spoke to the Austin Headliners Club yesterday where, yet again, he boiled down " The Current State of the Economy and a Look to the Future " into language easily understood by those of us who were told there would be no math.

Virgil H. Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount, by a scant 727 votes in 2008 - is widely anticipated to be atop the national Republican Party's list of targets in next year's mid-term congressional races.

Denial is not a river; it is a state of mind. It's inhabited by Democrats and liberal-leaning journalists who blame Virginia state Sen.

The election is over. [Insert massive sighs of relief and inner 'high-fives' here from a grateful nation and Loudoun]. A little political, clinical 'post-mortem' is in order focused on Loudoun.

Michael Buble plans to give fans another dose of "Crazy Love" in 2010. The Canadian singer tells Billboard.com that he will reissue the album -- which recently spent its first two weeks at No.

By Keith LoriaHour CorrespondentIt may seem strange that the origins of a successful band came from a couple of marionette artists working together on an art project, but when you're dealing with the Squirrel Nut Zippers, nothing should surprise you."We formed back in North Carolina in .

"I grew up in Southern California, and Cab Calloway was performing at Disneyland of all places," Marhevka said.

Political pundits looking beyond the state's GOP sweep warn that Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District is on shaky ground in 2010 because the district's constituents are unhappy with national policies.

JAMES Huish and The Michael Buble Tribute Band make their tour debut at The Island Arts Center on Saturday evening with a show that has already played to packed venues across Ireland.

We've already linked to Jim Geraghty's snapshot of Virginia as the polls closed, but here's more on tonight's races.

PITTSVILLE - A fire originating behind the pizza oven at Good Fellas Pizza and Subs restaurant will close the business for the day, according to fire officials.

Rachel Adedeji has said singer Michael Buble gave her the strength to face a third sing off.

Without a release in nine years, the Squirrel Nut Zippers needed to come back with a bang.

Hollywood, 1989. Eddie Nichols and his mates are living as if it were still the 1950s - driving classic cars, wearing vintage clothes and playing old-school American music at the King King club.

LONDON Canadian crooner Michael Buble will launch a seven-date U.K. tour next May to promote his recent U.S. chart-topper "Crazy Love." The trek runs from May 6 at the Sheffield Arena to May 15 at London's O2 Arena.