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By Syndicated Content Feb 12, 2021 5:00 PM Just a reminder that the star-studded virtual charity concert Food for Love is taking place this Saturday, Valentines Day Eve, February 13. The event, which will raise money to help feed hungry people in New Mexico, will include performances by Jackson Browne , ex- Talking Heads frontman David Byrne , Doors drummer John Densmore , The Grateful Dead s Mickey Hart and dozens of others. The show is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. E...

Viewers may stream the event until midnight on Feb. 15. There is no charge to watch the event, but donations are encouraged. FARMINGTON — A Farmington jazz, funk and hip hop quartet will debut the video for a new single during the Food for Love virtual benefit concert Feb. 13 that features such performers as The Chicks, David Byrne, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle and Jackson Browne. Farmingtons DDAT will be featured in a video for the single "Coming Home," one of the songs off the groups "Born in...

ADVERTISEMENT Says Byrne: “On February 13 (Valentine’s Day Eve), some musician friends of mine, and many I’ve never met, are doing a virtual concert to raise money for meals for New Mexico’s hardest hit. New Mexico ranks almost at the bottom in poverty (49th) in the US and the Navajo and other Native American lands have long been short of basic health, jobs and education services- so the impact of Covid on these folks has been devastating. “How in the world are they going to fit all t...

February 8, 2021 298 Today is Tuesday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2021. There are 325 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 9, 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes. On this date: In 1870, the U.S. Weather Bureau was established. In 1942, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II. In 1943, the World War II battle ...

By Keefer Feb 9, 2021 1964 - The Beatles made their live U.S. television debut on CBS-TVs The Ed Sullivan Show. They performed five songs, including their No. 1 hit at the time, "I Want To Hold Your Hand." An estimated 73 million people watched the program. Prior to the broadcast, CBS received more than 50,000 applications for the 728 seats in the TV studio. 1972 - Paul McCartneys Wings played the first night of a UK College tour in Nottingham. The group arrived unannounced asking social secre...

A star-studded virtual charity concert called Food for Love will take place on Valentine's Day Eve, February 13, and will raise money to help feed hun...

Teenager accused of murdering woman, 20, appears in court for the first time He wore a black hoodie and grey tracksuit bottoms as he faced the murder charge Updated N’Taya Elliott-Cleverley , 20 Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations fo...

Bandcamp In October, Austins brooding balladeer Bill Callahan teamed with equally enigmatic auteur Bonnie Prince Billy to release a surprise cover of Cat Stevens "Blackness of the Night," with arrangements by Drag City labelmate Azita Youssefi. The singles have continued weekly since, each a new cover and collaboration, ranging from pop busters (Steely Dans "Deacon Blues" with Bill MacKay; Billie Eilishs "Wish You Were Gay" with Sean OHagan) to more obscure (Johnnie Friersons "Miracles" filtere...

Two years ago, Jeff Daniels’ film “Guest Artist” screened on opening night at the Woods Hole Film Festival. Now, award-winning actor, writer and musician Jeff Daniels will return to the Woods Hole Film Festival with a special live-streamed concert on Thursday, January 7, at 8 PM, exclusively for the Woods Hole Film Festival audience. During this brand-new show featuring music from his new album, “Alive and Well Enough,” Mr. Daniels crafts an intimate, entertaining eveni...

Deborah Sengupta Stith  Mobley “A Home Unfamiliar.” One month into the lockdown, pop composer Mobley tapped a community of artists whose lives had just been upended to create quick turnaround audio and video works conceptually guided by the piece’s title, “A Home Unfamiliar.” The stunning lineup of top Austin talent he assembled included Shakey Graves, Sabrina Ellis, Bright Light Social Hour, Deezie Brown and Kalu James working alongside local filmmakers. Collectively they created a ...