Classical review | Cantus men’s vocal ensemble at the Folly
No weak link in the polished performance of music from eight centuries, several styles.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
No weak link in the polished performance of music from eight centuries, several styles.







Avett Brothers and Fun playing on Friday; Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Kendrick Lamar, Tiesto on Saturday
Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus summer tour hits the road late this month, and one of its stops will be Aug. 18, a Sunday, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. For that performance, Frampton is bringing with him the king of the blues, B.B. King, and Sonny Landreth. Ticket information is forthcoming.
CHICAGO - Let's raise a glass to Bob Koester, the single-minded Chicagoan who this weekend celebrates a remarkable anniversary: 60 years of producing jazz and blues recordings.
The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.
LOS ANGELES - Beyonce is pregnant with her second child - another baby with husband Jay-Z, more sources said Friday.

The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger.

Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - After more than 30 years as rock music's biggest bad boys, after selling more than 30 million albums, Motley Crue can see the finish line, bassist Nikki Sixx says.

Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album.

President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King.

George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London.

Country star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent two state agencies from releasing a patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas.

Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal.

The guys in Vampire Weekend changed how they wrote songs, how they record and what an album of theirs even looks like - the cover for "Modern Vampires of the City" is not another artsy old Polaroid, but a 1966 black-and-white photo of a smoggy New York skyline.
Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Amy Grant, "How Mercy Looks From Here" (Capitol Christian)

One is a little bit country. The other is a little bit R&B. Either country crooner Kree Harrison or vocal powerhouse Candice Glover will be revealed Thursday night as the 12th season champion of "American Idol."
LOS ANGELES - Wednesday night in New York, will.i.am - the founder and frontman of Black Eyed Peas - received an honorary Clio Award in recognition of "the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond," according to a release from the ad-business group that presents the awards.