Music
Rock Hall of Fame inducts Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, the Stooges — and ABBA
It started with one of the finest bands of the past quarter-century covering one of the best from the previous generation. It went on to honor the founders of punk rock, reggae royalty and British Invasion sugar-pop, and gave the nod to one of the disco era’s most gloriously awful ensembles. A great big mess, as it has been since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first go-round back in 1988. (Updated: 03/16/10 12:53 PM )
On the Radio /Highlights of the week’s programs
AM Stations (Updated: 03/14/10 6:32 AM )
Listening Post /Brief reviews of select releases
Country/roots (Updated: 03/14/10 6:32 AM )
BPO fires up its Florida fan base
They are no accidental tourists, this instrument-toting contingent set to perform in the shade of Florida’s coastal palms over the coming week. Far from it. (Updated: 03/13/10 6:51 AM )
Ruling limits downloads by Floyd’s label
LONDON — In a victory for the concept album, Britain’s High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band’s original records. (Updated: 03/12/10 6:41 AM )
Van Gogh work gets cleanup
AMSTERDAM — One of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings, “The Bedroom,” has been taken away for restoration, but art lovers don’t have to miss it. They can follow the cleanup on a blog, the Van Gogh Museum said Thursday. (Updated: 03/12/10 6:41 AM )
'Face 2 Face' at last: Billy Joel-Elton John show has sharp contrasts
Here it was, at long last, following cancellations, an abundance of rumors concerning those cancellations and a lengthy “return your ticket if you can’t go on the rescheduled night” grace period. Billy and Elton. Or Elton and Billy, depending whom you ask. (Updated: 03/10/10 9:02 AM )
Russian quartet plays with passion
The Osiris Trio had to cancel at the last minute, and so the Buffalo Chamber Music Society audience Tuesday was treated to a performance by the Brahms Piano Quartet, a new ensemble. (Updated: 03/10/10 6:59 AM )
Program for BPO’s Florida tour features big music played well
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s weeklong Florida tour kicks off Monday. On Saturday, Music Director JoAnn Falletta said most of the concerts on the tour are already sold out. (Updated: 03/07/10 6:49 AM )
On the Radio /Highlights of the week’s programs
AM Stations (Updated: 03/07/10 6:34 AM )
Listening Post /Brief reviews of select releases
Classical (Updated: 03/07/10 12:12 PM )
Lady A keeps rolling with 7 ACM nods
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An astounding run keeps getting better for Lady Antebellum. Already buoyed by the crossover success of its latest album, the country trio learned it’s up for seven Academy of Country Music Awards when nominations were announced Tuesday. (Updated: 03/03/10 8:05 AM )
Romanian pianist Radu Lupu plays Beethoven delicately
Romanian pianist Radu Lupu gave what may have been his first-ever concert in Buffalo Monday in the Flickinger Performing Arts Center at Nichols School. The recital, part of the Ramsi P. Tick Memorial Concert Series, was unusual. (Updated: 03/02/10 8:20 AM )
Cedar Walton brings musical memories
Pianist Cedar Walton has played an important and at times underappreciated role in jazz history but continues to be a bracing, challenging force in the idiom today. (Updated: 03/01/10 8:00 AM )
Moreno mesmerizes as she turns concert hall into a small cabaret
Saturday was Rita Moreno Day in Buffalo. Mayor Byron Brown even made it official by reading a proclamation, from the Kleinhans Music Hall stage, that listed the numerous honors Moreno has garnered over the years. It was a stiffly worded document, filled with multiple mentions of “whereas” and “therefore” that was nice enough in concept but paled when compared to the singer’s vibrant onstage presence and professionalism. (Updated: 02/28/10 6:49 AM )