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Detroit Free Press Fri, 15 Jun 2007 0:18 AM PDT
BARENAKED LADIES: Nearly 20 years into a career that saw early success in Detroit, the quirky quintet has found a comfortable cruising speed and now runs its own operation while enjoying a close rapport with a deeply devoted fan base. The band is touring behind its recent album two-fer, "Barenaked Ladies Are Me(n)." 7:30 p.m. DTE Energy Music Theatre, I-75 at exit 89, Clarkston. 248-377-0100. ...

MUSIC: Barenaked Ladies Detroit Free Press Fri, 15 Jun 2007 0:16 AM PDT Swinging by as part of a mini-tour of the Great Lakes region ? where the Toronto band still exerts plenty of clout ? BNL hits DTE to host the latest in a long line of Michigan music parties. Nearly 20 years into a career that saw early success in Detroit, the quirky quintet has found a comfortable cruising speed and now runs its own operation while enjoying a close rapport with a deeply devoted ...

BEST BETS: Music Detroit Free Press Fri, 15 Jun 2007 0:18 AM PDT TONY BENNETT: At 80, this iconic vocalist remains as active as ever. Bennett, above, is a traditional craftsman who seems determined to secure a solid 21st-Century future for 20th-Century American pop. 7:30 p.m. Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, Detroit. 313-961-3500. $52.50-$122. Brian McCollum

MUSIC: Tony Bennett Detroit Free Press Fri, 15 Jun 2007 0:16 AM PDT At 80, this iconic vocalist remains as active as ever, a traditional craftsman who seems determined to secure a solid 21st-Century future for 20th-Century American pop. 7:30 p.m. Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, Detroit. 313-961-3500. $52.50-$122. By Brian McCollum

TV REVIEW: HBO's 'Conchords' mixes mirth and music Centre Daily Times Fri, 15 Jun 2007 9:35 AM PDT "Flight of the Conchords" has a goofy cool beat you can really laugh to.

TV REVIEW: HBO's 'Conchords' mixes mirth and music The Charlotte Observer Fri, 15 Jun 2007 9:37 AM PDT "Flight of the Conchords" has a goofy cool beat you can really laugh to. Oh sure, you could also do a dizzy little dance to HBO's new adventure in freshly twisted, musically ingenious comedy. But laughing, that's the most fun.

Music review: Diversity fills bill at Square The Buffalo News Fri, 15 Jun 2007 7:41 AM PDT A wonderfully diverse and powerful bill filled the program during Thursday at the Square, as a trio of young bands ? median age 23 ? thrilled an audience that started out large and got larger as the evening wore on.

More of today's best Detroit Free Press Fri, 15 Jun 2007 0:17 AM PDT Bill Frisell: 8 p.m. Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward, Detroit. 313-833-4005. $16.50, $20.

Slow ticket sales doom Clarkson?s tour Music Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Fri, 15 Jun 2007 0:21 AM PDT Kelly Clarkson?s much-anticipated third album, ?My December,? will hit stores in 11 days, but fans hoping to hear her perform its songs live this summer will have to wait a little longer. Clarkson?s camp announced Thursday that her summer tour is off because of disappointing ticket sales.

River Days festival announces gospel lineup Detroit News Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:24 PM PDT One of downtown Detroit's biggest parties of the summer -- Detroit International River Days -- has announced the lineup for its gospel showcase on June 24.