Marlene Houston
-
Live Music Picks
Nene Royal Shares The Emptiness Machine With Linkin Park at the AGT Finale
Sixteen-year-old Nene Royal joins Emily Armstrong, Mike Shinoda, and Linkin Park for The Emptiness Machine at the America's Got Talent…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Pentatonix Brings The Sound of Silence Into the Hollywood Bowl’s Open Air
At the Hollywood Bowl, Pentatonix shapes The Sound of Silence through five voices, shifting harmonies, and a gradual build. The…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Celine Dion Invites Joe Walsh Into a Long-Awaited Performance of Something
With Olivia Harrison and Joe Walsh in the audience, Celine Dion introduces a George Harrison song she has long wanted…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
The Singing Sergeants Shape Hallelujah Through Solo Voices and Layered Harmony
The U.S. Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants build Hallelujah entirely from voices. Individual soloists emerge from blended harmonies, giving the…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Heart Builds a Stairway to Heaven Tribute Around Voices, Memory, and Musical Patience
At the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, Heart's Stairway to Heaven grows from a restrained opening into a choir-backed finale. Jason…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Celine Dion and Josh Groban Revisit The Prayer After a Teenage Rehearsal Encounter
Celine Dion introduces Josh Groban by recalling the 17-year-old who once filled in for Andrea Bocelli at a GRAMMY rehearsal.…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Teddy Swims Gives Cruel Summer a Slower, Soulful Shape in the Live Lounge
Teddy Swims brings an acoustic approach to Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The familiar melody…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Greg Finds Room for Radiohead’s Creep Beside Reggie’s New York Guitar
At 14th Street and Eighth Avenue, guitaro5000's invitation gives passerby Greg a chance to sing Creep. Acoustic guitar, a steady…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
A Student Choir Marks Captain Smith’s Final Flight With Viva La Vida
After Captain Smith's last United Airlines flight from Chicago to Brussels, a Luxembourg student choir stayed aboard to sing an…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Simon, Crosby and Nash Share Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun” at Madison Square Garden
Paul Simon, David Crosby and Graham Nash give “Here Comes the Sun” a warm acoustic setting at the 2009 Rock…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Norah Jones Remembers Chris Cornell Through a Quiet “Black Hole Sun”
At Detroit’s Fox Theatre on May 23, 2017, Norah Jones gives “Black Hole Sun” a patient, piano-led setting in remembrance…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Ndlovu Youth Choir Brings “Bohemian Rhapsody” Into an isiZulu Ensemble World
Ndlovu Youth Choir reinterprets Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” through isiZulu, expressive vocal exchanges and the sound of a South African ensemble.…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Remembering Dawson Tamatea Through His Students’ School Haka
The arrival of Dawson Tamatea’s hearse brings Palmerston North Boys’ High School together in silence before a collective haka begins.…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Lady Gaga Gives “Hold My Hand” a Direct, Intimate Oscars Setting
At the 2023 Oscars, Lady Gaga presents “Hold My Hand” in a T-shirt, jeans and a restrained arrangement. Her personal…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill Give “How Great Thou Art” a Measured Rise
Carrie Underwood’s “How Great Thou Art” at ACM Girls’ Night Out grows from quiet preparation into a commanding finish. Vince…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Kelly Clarkson’s P!nk Tribute Becomes a Shared “Just Give Me a Reason”
Kelly Clarkson begins “Just Give Me a Reason” with strings at P!nk’s 2023 iHeartRadio tribute. P!nk then joins from the…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Lady Gaga Turns Her Thanks to Stevie Wonder Into the Groove of “I Wish”
Lady Gaga begins her 2015 Stevie Wonder GRAMMY salute with a memory of discovering his music as a child. “I…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
George Michael Brings “Last Christmas” Back to Wembley in December 2006
George Michael’s December 2006 Wembley Arena “Last Christmas” combines festive stage snow with the ease of a singer returning to…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
The Quiet Appeal Inside a-ha’s Unplugged “Take On Me”
a-ha’s Summer Solstice rendition gives “Take On Me” room to linger. With Morten Harket’s voice exposed above acoustic accompaniment, the…
Read More » -
Live Music Picks
Ed Sheeran and Choir Let Voices Fill the Room in “Afterglow”
Ed Sheeran’s a cappella “Afterglow” gives the lead vocal a warm choral frame in a resonant church. The arrangement keeps…
Read More »