| Lower Ratings for 'American Idol' Finale The night's average of 24.2 million viewers who watched Lee DeWyze's victory is down about 18 percent from last year's finale, when Kris Allen won the contest. feeds.nytimes.com |
Lyric Opera of Chicago general director to retire William Mason plans to retire as general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago when his contract expires after the 2011-12 season, he announces. cbc.ca |
Music Review: In Central Park, Black Keys Play With Original Formula The Black Keys, a garage-rock duo that is suddenly more mainstream, played Central Park SummerStage on Tuesday night. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: The Noises of Modern Life, Ending in a Bombardment Ryoji Ikeda opens the Crossing the Line festival with a symphony of binary blips. feeds.nytimes.com |
Neil Young and friends rock out for Bridge School Wow, man. There's tie-dyed Woodstock emcee Wavy Gravy getting wanded by security. And backstage, check out psychedelic album cover maestro Stanley ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |