Amy Winehouse
V.V. Brown Comes to Your Town
V.V. Brownvirtually exploded onto the music scene this summer – and followed up her popularity in the charts and online by touring with Owl City, doing the rounds on talk shows, and lending her songs to commercials andTV shows. So even if you don’t think you know her music, you probably do. The British singer […]
Soul Queen Sharon Jones On New Year’s Performances
Not far away from New York City’s famous ball dropping ceremony in Times Square, another bombastic New Year’s celebration will occur: Sharon Jones will perform with her band the Dap-Kings at Best Buy Theater. The second of two nights, the performance is likely to be one of the night’s best bets in the city ? […]
What sound hath Amy Winehouse wrought?
It’s been a year and a half since Amy Winehouse caught the ears of American listeners. Now, there’s a new crop of young singer-songwriter-types tapping the well of old- and new-school sounds. If Amy was already a throwback, what’s so new about this latest crop? Guest: Takeaway contributor Mary Elizabeth Williams