MUSIC NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015
FORMER FRED EAGLESMITH SIDEMAN DAN WALSH PLAYS DAUPHIN TONIGHT
Singer/Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Dan Walsh plays a house concert tonight at Bruce's Firehouse in Dauphin. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Show is at 8 pm. Admission is $20. For more info call 204.648.4834.
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SANDY HOOK FAMILIES -- TIM McGRAW SHOW
The families of 11 people killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings say the families will not directly benefit from a Tim McGraw concert planned for July 17th in Hartford, Connecticut. McGraw has said the concert will benefit Sandy Hook Promise, an advocacy group that involves the families of several victims that aims for tighter restrictions on guns and protecting children from gun violence. The 11 families say they want to clarify for the donors to Sandy Hook Promise who might believe they are directly supporting families involved in the shootings. The 11 families say they are not taking a position on gun control.
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TRADEMARK OFFICE DOES NOT GRANT KATY PERRY ``LEFT SHARK'' REQUEST YET
Katy Perry's attempts to trademark ``Left Shark'' has been kicked back to her. The Hollywood Reporter reports the U-S. Trademark Office rejected her design for ``Left Shark,'' as inspired by the shark dancer at her Super Bowl halftime performance who appeared to be doing his own choreography. The trademark examiner rejected Perry's design, but she can try again. Perry is also trying to trademark the phrases ``Left Shark,'' ''Right Shark,`` ''Drunk Shark`` and ''Basking Shark.`` The examiner didn't outright reject those requests but asked for more information on the type of products with which Perry would want to use those phrases.
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ELTON JOHN'S GLASSES ARE STOLEN
Elton John's heart-shaped glasses are missing. Officials at the Memphis Rock n' Soul Museum say the glasses were stolen from a display case. Employees discovered the theft Tuesday night. Police say the case is not damaged, and a museum manager says someone would have to use a set of tools to remove the glasses from the case. The glasses are valued at about two-thousand dollars.
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JOHN OATES PLANS AUTOBIOGRAPHY
John Oates of Hall and Oates will write his life story. St. Martin's Press has announced Oates will write a memoir based on his journals. The book does not yet have a title. It's set for release late next year.
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PASSION PIT'S MICHAEL ANGELAKOSIS UP FRONT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
It's no secret Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit deals with bipolar disorder, so he makes it no secret in his music. Angelakos says it's impossible to separate traumatic events from art. He says especially if he tried to prevent his disorder from coming through his music, listeners would still be able to tell. His disorder makes it tricky for him to schedule tours, though, because he can only handle so much. Angelakos says it's very easy for him to burn out, so he tries to plan concerts in a smart way. Passion Pit's new album, ``Kindred,'' is new this week.
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MEGHAN TRAINOR, ARIANA GRANDE NAMED TO PEOPLE'S BEAUTIFUL LIST
Meghan Trainor does not need to have any more hesitations about her looks. People magazine has named her to its Most Beautiful list. Ariana Grande also makes the list.
Sandra Bullock was named the World's Most Beautiful Woman.
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BRIAN WILSON: HAPPY ALL AROUND
Brian Wilson says one of his main things in life is to make people happy. People make him happy back, too. Wilson says when an audience claps very loud, that makes him very happy.
You can call him a musical genius, but Wilson sure doesn't. He calls himself ``a good producer'' and he says the ``genius'' label makes him feel like he has ``a lot of versatility.'' Wilson's new album, ``No Pier Pressure,'' is out now.
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JACK WHITE CONTRIBUTES TO NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM
The National Blues Museum in St. Louis says it's gotten six-figure support from Jack White. The museum says White's donation will fund its ``Mix It Up'' exhibit, in which visitors can sample different styles of blues and edit their own mixes. The museum is scheduled to open at the end of this year.
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LAST GRATEFUL DEAD SHOWS BECOME PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT
The final shows featuring the surviving members of The Grateful Dead will be on pay-per-view. The ``Fare Thee Well''
shows set for July 3rd-5th at Chicago's Soldier Field will be hosted by C-N-B-C reporter Steve Liesman and former N-B-A star Bill Walton on pay-per-view. The concerts also will be shown on Video On Demand for 45 days afterwards.
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''AMERICAN IDOL``-RAYVON SAVED AGAIN
Rayvon Owen is now four-for-four in the instant ``American Idol'' save. He was in the bottom-two again last night. And just as in the last three weeks, Rayvon was saved by the Twitter vote. But he won't get another chance. With the Idol hopefuls down to the Top 5, Twitter voting is over for the season.
Not only does Rayvon get to sing again next week, he'll also be part of the live Idol tour this summer. The others making the Top 5 and the tour are: Jax, Clark Beckham, Nick Fradiani, and the kid of the season, Tyanna Jones.
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