The Click Five switch lead singers, but don’t lose a step on their second album. New vocalist Kyle Patrick doesn’t hit the same high notes as the departed Eric Dill, but it hardly matters. Well-crafted pop confections like “Jenny” and “I’m Getting Over You” go down easy – almost [...]
Forget Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Toby Keith - Brad Paisley is the real deal, the total package. His latest is a winning combination of humor, soul, sensitivity and his secret weapon, blistering guitar power. A country star with chops like this hasn’t come around since Vince Gill left Pure [...]
I was all set to rant about live music monopolist Ticketmaster this week. Have you heard the one about this summer’s Bon Jovi concert tour? There’s a special American Express pre-sale, which purportedly offers a free copy of the band’s upcoming CD with every ticket. But each seat comes with a 10-dollar [...]
It was 40 years ago today, the Beatles taught the world to play. With the June 3 anniversary of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” there are Fab Four projects in abundance, though none will have the seismic effect on the music world of their 1967 masterpiece.
“Will you still need me, will you still feed [...]
It began, says Josh Tuohy, with a refrigerator, a panini grill and a head full of dreams. “And a smile for everyone who walked in the door,” adds Josh, remembering the day, four years ago, when he and his brother Joe opened Salt hill Pub.
This Saturday, Salt hill (the lower case is intentional) celebrates [...]
Apple Inc. has had its share of miscues of late. The deafening hype surrounding the as-yet unreleased iPhone hasn’t quieted misgivings about the company’s first foray into mobile communications: inflated price, closed architecture, single source carrier (AT&T) and questions about whether it will even ship this month as promised.
The [...]
Since I grew up in a California city with four different high schools, the idea of Alumni Weekend seemed quaint when I came to Claremont in 1980.
I’ve come to realize just how important it is to the local community: a chance to renew old ties and catch up on life’s changes. [...]
The clouds parted for Claremont Middle School’s year-ending “Spring of Music” concert Tuesday night. Chorus Director Ginny Formidoni joked that she’d orchestrated the weather outside, but the wonderful music she coaxed from her 50-plus charges was no less magical than making the rain disappear.
Mrs. Formidoni set the bar high at [...]
