Van Morrison News

Editor's Note: There are two Jeff Buckley tribute bands playing this coming week in Boulder.

Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland Influences Similar Artists Followers Biography Equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and wild-eyed poet-sorcerer, Van Morrison is among popular music's true innovators, a restless seeker whose incantatory vocals and alchemical fusion of R&B, jazz, blues, and ...

A new vintage rock and R&B group makes its local club debut at Bert & Ernie's tonight.

On tour this fall, Bruce Springsteen has been playing complete albums from his back catalog: for his shows last month bidding farewell to Giants Stadium, for example, he did "Born to Run," "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and "Born in the U.S.A." But that's not all.

Due to popular demand Candy Dulfer and her band will return to Russia to perform a show at the International House of Music in Moscow on Friday November 27th.

Obviously with U2 and the Pogues alone, the Irish scene has had a huge effect on the pop music of the past half century.

First off, let me say you had to really want to get to the Van Morrison concert at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Theater Wednesday night.

JazzTimes managing editor Evan Haga saw Van Morrison last night at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Few singer/songwriters have had a greater impact on music than Van Morrison. Morrison has written some of the most important songs and albums of the 20th century.

This image released by CMH Entertainment shows the front cover of the "Hot Mormon Muffins: A Taste of Motherhood" calendar which features 12 mothers who claim membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in vintage pinup picture poses.

Classic-rock concerts that stray from the hits can be frustrating experiences for the casual fan.

Van Morrison celebrated forty years since the release of his classic "Astral Weeks" last November with concerts that covered the album in its entirety, a carefully crafted rethinking of its nuanced nature that has been the backbone of his live schedule since.

Another unexpected three hour show meant first half of show better planned than last.

These days, an artist who released an album as poorly received as "Astral Weeks" was upon its debut in 1968 would find himself dropped in no time.

"What's wrong with this picture? / There's something I'm not seeing here / What's wrong with this picture? / Something that's not exactly clear / What's wrong with this picture? / Does it look like it's just another sting? / 'Cos it don't mean a thing / If it ain't got that swing and ring a ding ding." By Van Morrison The thing about being human is ...

COMEDIAN Jimmy Carr was yesterday cleared of using a mobile phone while driving after successfully arguing that he was not making a call but using the device to record a joke.

When: Bailey at 6:30 p.m.; Morrison at 7:30 p.m. Shana Morrison comes to town Sunday evening to perform World Records' final 2009 show -- Part 70 of the No Stinkin' Service Charge Blues Series at the DoubleTree Hotel Club Odyssey.

Most nights, the sounds of rehearsing jazz ensembles, practicing piano players, and beginner flautists fill the tiny but colorful lesson rooms of John Payne's Music Center in Brookline.

The pop culture cup runneth over with headlines: The Good a In our age of downloading singles, a bold concert trend could be on the rock 'n' roll rise: entire albums being performed live in concert by the original artists.

With a rousing rendition of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl," Keith Hoda and the Country Sound Band opened the Colgate Country Showdown Saturday night in what would turn out to be a night of some really great aspiring country singers, to others who could be good with a little more work, and still others that just need a lot more stage time.