In Barely Music-Related Local Music News: George Steel Ditches Dallas Opera, Erykah Badu Backs Out Of Black Forest Theater, The Jonas Brothers Continue To Exist...
By Pete Freedman in Music News
Thursday, Jan. 15 2009 @ 1:52PM
A few brief notes to pass along that some DC9 maybe, kinda, sorta, might, could possibly be interested in...
- Over on Unfair Park, Robert's got the goods on an item that the New York Times and others are all over: George Steel, the man who was tapped to lead the Dallas Opera five months ago, has already backed out of the gig--instead, he'll be heading the New York City Opera...
- Also over on Unfair Park, Robert passes along word that Erykah Badu's Black Forest Theater is now empty, although the landlord seems to think there's no reason to worry for the time being...
- And, in JoBro news: Rolling Stone passes word that the Westlake boys sang The Band's "The Weight" (a classic track, in every sense), alongside Vince Gill, Phil Vassar and others at a recent Nashville gig--apparently the boys are big fans of the song; MTV reports some nonsense about one of the JoBro's relationships with Grand Prairie Disney star Selena Gomez, if anyone cares; and, finally and most importantly, the Jonases and Colleyville native Demi lovato will perform alongside Miley Cyrus in Washington DC next Monday as part of an event called Kids' Inaugural Concert--because, really, without the nine- to 14-year-old age group, there's no way Obama woulda been elected...
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