Considering there were women over thirty with the fangirl tops on were screaming and shouting about how much they loved them, there was enough in the show to keep both them and little girls of just four occupied. The lighting and the actual concept behind the concert was well done and did the band justice.

They did exceptionally well with the drawing the attention and the diversity of the show. The audience interaction as well was stimulating and made the whole show seem less formal. I will say however that the supporting acts par one were awful, you couldn’t hear them, or understand what they were singing. They were singing all original songs but they expected the audience to know what they were.

If you get the chance and you’re going with someone who likes them you won’t find a better show.

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I would definitely recommend her to someone wanting to listen to something different, her cover of Beyonce’s Halo is absolutely amazing. That was the song that introduced me to her, I went through her youtube and watched the interview with her, and there is no big headiness there.

She loves what she’s doing and it shows in what she’s doing. The way that she owns the stage is amazing as well, the presence she has, the audience has no other choice to but to watch her, it’s mesmerizing. The stage is boring in comparison.

The variety of instruments that she uses behind her as well, means that the sound is well rounded and exciting. It’s is a full sound with no gaps and it doesn’t leave the listener wanting more. I love the sound of her voice- it really is stunning.

I would definitely recommend her, her youtube channel is whoisLP

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Of course it’s called mainstream because it’s what everybody loves to hear. It’s the kind of music or stuff that most of the people would appreciate. But there are also people..a few of them who are more inclined to listening to music that are seldom heard by regular people.

That is why hipster people think they are cool. But what if you are the independent artist? Wouldn’t you want to go mainstream too? By getting the luck to be in the music industry, everyone wants their music to be heard and appreciated by many people too. But some people wants to hoard all the good stuff and keep them from being heard.In a capitalist world, everyone wants to have a good share of money from all the hard work they have done.

I tell you.. it is not easy to write and record a song. And time will come, if you know you’re good, that you would want to be paid for it.

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The 16-year-old season 11 contender from San Diego, California continues her winning streak as she is now part of the Top 8 with Phillip Philliips, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon, Joshua Ledet, DeAndre Brackensick, Skylar Laine and Hollie Cavanagh. “Idol”s” jokester Heejun Han failed to get the judges’ “Save” and was stripped off the show during the elimination night, March 29.

Performing on “American Idol” stage amid snow, fog and red doors, Sanchez belted out a slow version of “Sweet Dreams’ by the popular R&B singer and former Destiny’s Child member.

As if heeding the AI judges Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson’s advice of sticking to ballads, the young singer’s performance was well-received.

The ever brief-spoken Tyler said, “Great performance. Beautiful dress. I think you are a star no matter what.”

The Aerosmisth rocker even described Sanchez’s performance “delicious and beutiful.”

Apart from her cover of “Sweet Dreams,” Sanchez also performed with Hollie Cavanagh and Skylar Laine doing a Madonna medley.

This season’s “A. Idol” will be determined on its finale come May 23 and many are betting on Sanchez to break the men’s four-year winning streak on the show. Season 6′s Jordin Sparks was the female winner.

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So what is it that makes some musicians successful in their transition to the film industry, and it ends others’ careers? When considering the many movies I’ve seen with musicians, I’ve found that the most unsuccessful movies are those that are campy and play up the music element. Take the movies listed above. Although I love Spice World, it’s not exactly successful – and it wasn’t long after the movie’s release that the Spice Girls broke up. On the other hand, movies like Prey for Rock ‘n’ Roll starring Gina Gershon who is an actor first but also a singer. Another example is 8 Mile starring Eminem. The movie was released in 2002 and his career continues to flourish.

Perhaps another interesting similarity between these successful movies is that although music is a key element, the musicians in the movie aren’t playing themselves. Although the story of 8 Mile is based on the star’s real life, he’s not necessarily portraying himself. It seems like the separation between self and story allows the musician to continue in their music career regardless of how the movie did.

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As soon as I stepped foot into our band room, my teacher was all business. It wasn’t long after learning each note (which is part of reading music) on my flute that we were instructed on how to read music. Why? Because it’s absolutely impossible for seventy children to play a song on ten different instruments if they can’t all properly read music.

I don’t really remember how I learned, but it came pretty easily. And part of playing an instrument is having quick reflexes and good hand-eye coordination. You do, after all, have to read with your eyes and translate to your fingers what note you’re supposed to produce within moments. It can be frustrating, but once you learn it, it never goes away. And what’s really amazing is to think that in only a few short weeks, seventy some kids were able to all play ten different parts of a song – and it actually sounded like that song. We couldn’t do that if we couldn’t read music.

Three short years later and I dropped band to join the choir. I had no intention of giving up one month of summer vacation to practice marching – no, really, that was my only reasoning. And I was completely shocked by what I found.

These students, who all had had three years of choir, could not read music. There were a few who really loved to sing or act that knew how to read music, but not the majority. I can remember being a senior and watching my teacher struggle to teach fellow seniors the difference between an A and an A flat on the scale. It was painful. And most of them never did learn how to read music.