Music Review: Esperanza Spalding, "Chamber Music Society"

02/22/11 Who is Esperanza Spalding and what is she doing winning the 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist over boy wonder Justin Bieber? Okay, it felt a bit like Norah Jones in 2003 swooping in as the media darling to snatch the same trophy from the likes of Avril Lavigne , John Mayer , and Michelle Branch . But she is an ?ber-talented jazz multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and ...

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100 years after bluesman Robert Johnson's birth, legacy sparks tributes

05/05/11 GREENWOOD, Miss. - When bluesman Robert Johnson died broke and all but unknown in a tiny Mississippi crossroads town, he was buried in a homemade coffin and an unmarked grave. Yet, a century after he came into this world, his eerie blues still influence artists from Eric Clapton to John Mayer, and his legacy continues to be celebrated.

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Grab your Walkman: The new Matt Lashoff album has dropped

05/20/11 Matt Lashoff is a smooth-voiced John Mayer soft rock radio hunk that occasionally dabbles in NHL hockey as a defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs . Which brings us to the biggest hockey news of the week: The new Lashoff is here! The new Lashoff is here! Remember how he rocked on the Rock Band bass during Pearl Jam's "Alive" with the Boston Bruins ? This time it's real instruments, baby ...

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