http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/ billyjoelconcerts Tue, 23 May 2006 13:23:20 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports Sports Sports http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Tue, 23 May 2006 21:18:06 GMT She doesn't have a recording contract or a finished demo, but with the financial backing of her superstar parents, musician Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley, and a popular Web page (myspace.com/alexarayjoel), Alexa Ray Joel has embarked on a singing career. With a complement of original songs, classified as pop/rock/soul, and a decent set of pipes, the 20-year-old performs in Toronto tomorrow at the Hard Rock Café. After doing shows here and there, the New York native is on her first extended tour, travelling by bus for a month with three musicians, a sound technician and a road... (more) http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:59:54 GMT More than three decades ago, singer-songwriter Billy Joel released “Piano Man,” and by the end of the ’70s he was a "stranger" no more. The hits continued into the ’90s, through his last pop album. “Today” host Matt Lauer caught up with Joel and his band at their rehearsal space in Oyster Bay, Long Island, as they gear up for a series of gigs. http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:59:17 GMT The Broadway musical Movin' Out ended with a bang Dec. 11 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. After numerous rounds of rapturous applause for the musical's cast of dancers and its onstage orchestra, pop songwriter Billy Joel—whose songs provided the musical score of Movin' Out—suddenly and unexpectedly took the stage. The audience roared with surprise and gratification. With a big smile on his face, leading Movin' Out vocalist Michael Cavanaugh immediately vacated his piano bench in deference to the original Piano Man. Joel agreed to play and treated the crowd to a rendition of "Seen the... (more) http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:57:06 GMT Another weekend of brisk ticket sales moved Billy Joel (tickets | music) to add two more performances at New York City's Madison Square Garden The new shows are set for Feb. 27 and March 2, and stretch Joel's Big Apple run to nine shows. Tickets for both are already on sale. In addition to the lengthy home stand, Joel so far has three shows lined up in Boston and Hartford, CT, and four shows booked in Philadelphia. The multi-night engagements are largely comprised of non-consecutive shows that will keep Joel jetting back and forth between a number of Northeastern cities. Details are... (more) http://billyjoeltic.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1