Holiday Roots Of Rock N Roll News

 
Deseret News (blog)
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, The State Room 5/25
Deseret News (blog)
By Pat Reavy, Friday, May 25, 2012 at 7:13 am MST SALT LAKE CITY — Good rock-n-roll isn't always accurately measured by radio airplay, platinum records or the size of crowd at a concert. Good, honest, unadulterated, uncompromised rock is measured by ...

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New Music
Winnipeg Free Press
SLASH / APOCALYPTIC LOVE (UNIVERSAL) MUSIC fans may well wonder why a band like Guns N' Roses gets inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, when the lineup that made them famous hasn't played together in roughly 20 years.

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2Do: Museums, Parks, Family Events and More for May 25-31, 2012
Plain Dealer (blog)
Closed Sunday, Monday and holidays. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland. 216-781-7625, 1-800-493-7655 or rockhall.com. Music memorabilia (exhibits, sounds and experiences of artists, songwriters and producers from ...

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The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Race to uptown to rock out at Speed Street
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Looking for musical adventure this Memorial Day weekend then get your motor running and head out to Food Lion Speed Street – part of the overall 600 Festival – staging in uptown Charlotte. Rolling off the starting line Thursday, this annual motor ...

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Salt Lake Magazine (blog)
The Next 96 Hours: Memorial Day weekend brings plenty of good tunes
Salt Lake Magazine (blog)
Starting Thursday night, a fun way to celebrate the 71st birthday of the "poet laureate of rock 'n' roll' takes place at the Garage on Beck as various local bands come together for a night of Bob Dylan songs at the second annual "Birthday Bash.


 
Reviews of new pop, country/ roots, jazz and classical releases
Bellingham Herald
The 14-song, slightly overlong set, which contains a slowed version of the holiday song "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)," doesn't sound like a Ramones album so much as a collection of punchy pop-rock that bears the influence of the ...

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Memorial Day Nightlife Agenda: DJs, concerts and pool parties
Washington Post (blog)
Screen Vinyl Image and Silo Halo round out the earplugs-advised bill. Saturday: Here's one for the old-timers among us: Local ska godfathers the Pietasters are headlining a retro oi and punk show at the Rock and Roll Hotel to raise money for the ...