Kings of Leon (music group)

Kickers Justin Tucker and David Akers enter Super Bowl from different paths

2013-02-02 15:54:00

Justin Tucker and David Akers may be members of a very small NFL fraternity, but they represent opposing ends of the spectrum. Tucker, the undrafted rookie kicker for the Ravens, is a baby-faced 23-year-old who can do a mean impersonation of Christopher...

Regina Spektor on Obama, opening night jitters

2012-09-26 04:53:00

Much has been made about President Barack Obama's budding friendship with Jay-Z, but there's another, perhaps more surprising artist you'll find on his iPod: Regina Spektor, the imaginative 32-year-old singer/songwriter whose latest album, "What We Saw...

Rookie kicker Justin Tucker keeps a cool approach

2012-09-20 13:54:00

Justin Tucker has eased most of the concerns about former Ravens placekicker Billy Cundiff. If Cundiff was still with the Ravens, that would be the main topic with New England coming to town and Cundiff having missed that 32-yard field goal in the...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, sports, music and movies

2011-08-15 07:18:00

MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Conan the Barbarian Fright Night The Guard One Day Spy Kids: All the Time in the World NOTABLE TV Monday Night Football: Preseason: NY Jets @ Houston (special; 8 p.m. Monday; ESPN) Gloria: In Her Own Words (special; 9 p.m. Monday;...

Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more

2011-10-30 16:00:00

Stay in the loop with a look at everything going on this week MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change) Martha Marcy May Marlene The Skin I Live In The Son of No One Tower Heist A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas NOTABLE TV �MONDAY Ghost Hunters Live!...

Concert news: Kings of Leon cancel; Jay-Z and Kanye West reschedule; Yelle; Trey Anastasio

2011-08-02 08:12:00

Kings of Leon have cancelled all dates of their 2011 tour because the lead singer, Caleb Followill, is suffering from "vocal issues and exhaustion." The announcement was made Monday by tour promoter Live Nation. The band had been scheduled to perform at...

'The Sing-Off' recap: Hit it!

2010-12-09 04:22:12

The eight remaining groups on The Sing-Off return to sing hits of today, which should be fun.We kick off with all the groups performing Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" to great effect. Why aren't the Idol group performances like this?......

Just-announced concerts

2009-08-24 14:34:00

KISS at the Verizon Center on Oct. 13. Buckcherry will be the opening act. Tickets go on sale Aug. 29. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers with The Wood Brothers (featuring Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin and Wood) at the...

Meet the Band: Pressing Strings

2008-07-03 00:00:00

Hometown Annapolis and Ocean City Founded2006 Styleacoustic rock Members Jordan Sokel, guitar and vocals; Josh Kachura, guitar and vocals Influenced byG Love, Al Green, Sublime, Soulive, Kings of Leon NotableSokel and Kachura were college roommates...

Sonar

2005-09-22 00:00:00

With its bare cement floors and blue-painted brick entranceway, Sonar thankfully doesn't try to be more than a warehouse venue. Instead of filling the place with neon lights and turning it into a manufactured clubland, owner Lonnie Fisher added a few...

Forty Acres

2006-05-18 00:00:00

Hometown: Baltimore Current members: John Allen, vocals, slide and rhythm guitar, bass and drums; Pat DeMent, lead and rhythm guitar; Steve Smeal, bass; Eric Dixon, drums Founded in: 2006 Style: rock 'n' roll Influenced by: Jet, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs,...

Playlist site creates 'ultimate baby-making' soundtrack

2013-04-04 10:29:00

"Where do babies come from?" is a complicated question, terrifying and inevitable for parents. They must simplify for the sake of their children's psyches, but that answer obscures the many layers of such a question, for there is much to consider in the...

@youngfollowill R.I.P. Dick Clark? Say it ain't so

2012-04-18 13:03:18

Called "Switzerland's answer to Kings of Leon" by NME, these guys supposedly have their roots in Baltimore, according to their SXSW bio. Sure! Why the hell not. Incidentally, they were just in Baltimore in February, playing a show at Golden West. Wednesday, midnight at BD Riley's.

2012-03-14 00:00:00

Age: 20 Hometown: Magnolia, Texas Height: 5'10 Hobbies: Modeling, wake boarding, going to the beach Favorite musician: Kings of Leon, Jay Z and Belle Epoque Favorite model: Adriana Lima

2012-02-20 11:25:21