STING SINGS: Sting headlined the second show in the Super Bowl XLV Kick-Off Concert Series on Saturday at the Winspear. But much of the buzz from the night concerned who will play the next concert Sept. 10 at Cowboys Stadium.

Jorge Martín, composer and librettist of the Fort Worth Opera’s “Before Night Falls,” joins us in the Art&Seek segment.

STAY UP LATE WITH THE EDGARS: Just a reminder. The Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Awards are tomorrow night in New York at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. And among the nominees are Bev Vincent of Woodlands, Texas, for best critical/biographical book for his Stephen King Illustrated Companion; Jeff Guinn of Fort Worth for best ‘fact [...]

Suzanne Marta is the Web Content Editor/Producer for KERA’s Economy Project and has been listening to Pink Martini since 1997.
Pink Martini — the quirky little band/orchestra from my hometown of Portland, Ore. — released “Splendor In The Grass,” its fourth CD this week.
Songs from previous releases — especially “Hang On Little Tomato” –make frequent appearances in NPR [...]

Malcolm over at Bass Hall in Fort Worth sends word that students and school faculty with ID can get $5 tickets to see Marc Broussard. That is a deep discount: tickets are $25-$75.  Here’s from the latest album Keep Coming Back. Move quick: Show’s tomorrow night.

Channel 8/WFAA reports that the Dallas Summer Musicals is giving the Majestic back to the city at the end of June, having already lost $1 million in running it.  The DSM’s president Michael Jenkins is quoted as saying, “When we first took over the Majestic Theater it was used 6 percent of the time. I’m [...]

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra launched a slick update of its Web site this week while also branching out onto Facebook and MySpace to reach some new audiences.  The handiest function of the orchestra’s new home page is its virtual seating chart. Rather than the staid, static online seating charts most of us are used [...]

Victor Goines

KERA radio:

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Audio excerpts from the interview with Victor Goines: Why he teaches/ What students get out of it/ Building an audience

Audio: Paschal student Travis Taback on taking Goines’ master classes

Victor Goines, first director of Jazz Studies at Juilliard

Tavis Smiley interview on [...]