MUSIC

Couple offering guitar lessons

The Rev. Scott and Polly Pierce from Atonement Lutheran Church are giving free guitar lessons. They will be offered beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday and are open to the public.

June 21, 2012

Say it ain't so: Mop top Paul McCartney turns 70

LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney can still rock at 70 — what more could a former Beatle want?

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press , June 18, 2012

VC site of music programs

The Valley City Park District is hosting Music on the Courthouse Lawn Wednesday evenings. Music in the park originated during the summer of 1996. In 2009, the City Park Band Shell was flooded and declared structurally unsafe. The Bridges Arts Council was instrumental in contacting the Barnes County Courthouse as a new location so summer outdoor entertainment could be continued.

June 05, 2012

N.D. woman splits time between oil fields, music

BISMARCK (AP) — She’s known as Margaret McGlynn in the North Dakota oil fields but Mousey McGlynn in the music world.

By Associated Press , June 04, 2012

The sound of great food - curated restaurant music

WASHINGTON (AP) — Walk into any Sweetgreen restaurant and alongside your locally grown mesclun topped with organic dressing you're likely to get a helping of Hot Chip — the band, not the food.

By Michele Kayal, for the Associated Press , June 02, 2012

Kreutzmann to write memoir

Founding Grateful Dead member Bill Kreutzmann has a long, strange story to tell.

May 31, 2012

Band program signup on Monday

The signup and registration for Jamestown Public Schools Beginning Band program will be Monday, in the Thompson Community Room at Jamestown Middle School. Interested parents and students can stop in to register anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

May 10, 2012

The benevolent Beastie: Adam Yauch remembered

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just weeks ago, the New York trio was down a man.

By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer , May 07, 2012

Choralaires of the past

Photo courtesy / Larry Hoffman The Jamestown Choralaires from 1956 are pictured. Front row, from left, are Tony Litt, Roland Meidinger, Henry Hanson, Selmer Severinson, pianist Duane Anerson, director Warren Duntley, Art Schuaer, Julius Wedmen, Ben Forrest, Ed Bantarri and Eddie Hirschkorn; second row, from left, Cliff Grann, Don Wanner, John Ebertz, Don Legrid, Charles McAplin, Leonard Olson, Ernie Gates, Don Meeker, Oscar Hopland and Jake Ebel; back row, from left, Phil Mergler, Mike Lawrence, Harry Kinne, Leon Dombrock, Jerry Groth, Adolph Holritz, ElRoy Mogck, Grodon Sevareau, Karl Ulmer, Ernie Linschied and Harold Odegaard. The Jamestown Choralaires host “The Big Sing” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children and are available at the door.

April 26, 2012

New Orleans festivals booming as Jazz Fest starts

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across the country, many wondered if the best days of New Orleans music had drowned with the city. But if its music festivals are any indication, New Orleans is proving its music scene is waterproof.

By Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press , April 23, 2012

JHS students to perform at festival

The Jamestown High School Music Department will present performances of students at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the JHS Theater.

April 23, 2012

New vinyl album releases give record stores a kick

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind.

By David Sharp, Associated Press , April 20, 2012

Lisbon theater to host Richie Lee

The Sheyenne Fine Arts Association presents Richie Lee at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lisbon (N.D.) Opera House.

April 20, 2012

Hanson to present voice recital

Jamestown College student Courtney Hanson of Graettinger, Iowa, will present her senior voice recital at 2 p.m. on Saturday, in Voorhees Chapel. The recital is free and open to the public.

April 18, 2012

JC Wind Ensemble to perform concert

The Jamestown College Wind Ensemble will present a spring concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Reiland Fine Arts Center’s DeNault Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.

April 18, 2012