Reuters - Nov 9, 2004
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and singer-songwriter Joan Baez have joined the lineup for the second We the Planet Music and Activism Festival. Flea will speak at the event, while Baez will join...
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The Roots, the Dead s Mickey Hart , the Coup, Michelle Shocked and Third Eye Blind are the first acts to sign on for the second We the Planet Music and Activism Festival. The event will take place...
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Roger McGuinn , Mavis Staples, Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma are among the performers on a new collection of 19th-century American classics by Stephen Foster. The 18-track CD compilation, Beautiful Dreamer...
More »Reuters - Apr 7, 2004
Healthcare has become a hot, election-year topic on Capitol Hill. But the lack of affordable medical treatment is not just an issue for seniors and the poor. Musicians, many of whom consider themselves...
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Performers at the nation s biggest gathering of bands here always face Vegas-style odds. Yet acts ranging from major-label properties to unsigned regional groups -- more than 1,200 in all this year --...
More »Reuters - Dec 17, 2003
Bonnie Raitt and Tish Hinojosa have joined the lineup for the Jan. 3 Austin, Texas, fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich . The show will be headlined by Willie Nelson...
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