Brian Setzer

Brian Setzer's new album, "Songs From Lonely Avenue," was inspired by film noir themes from the '40s and '50s. Now he'd love to see someone make a movie based on the record. "I'd love Quentin Tarantino to take a crack at it," Setzer says,...

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...MotorCity Casino Hotel, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit. To win tickets to the concert, e-mail contest@detnews.com. Include "Brian Setzer" in the subject line. • See the beloved ballet "The Nutcracker" performed by the Cincinnati Ballet...

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...in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, more than a decade after they were first eligible. Even cool cat Brian Setzer likes Kiss! (Well, I assume he does anyway - he was standing behind me in the will-call line.) Lest anyone worry, the...

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...Miss Natalie Portman - Star Wars royalty, Harvard grad, and vegetarian foodie - bursting through the V Magazine logo with a Brian Setzer pompadour and half a studded jacket, her jaw ready to bite a finger off the hand that feeds her.

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...mine to know, around the world, that there's more than two chords in any song,' " Comstock recalls Setzer telling him. Setzer says he "just let Frank go." "For instance, I would say, 'Why don't we put some flutes and clarinets in here?'

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THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING MINNEAPOLIS - Brian Setzer can't keep his fingers still. When he talks about his new CD, "Songs From Lonely Avenue,'' he has to grab his bright orange Gretsch guitar and start firing off the...

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In this Sept. 18, 2009 photo, musician Brian Setzer poses at home with his guitar in his Minneapolis condo. Setzer, leader of the Brian Setzer Orchestra and a fan of film noir, is out with a new CD titled "Songs from Lonely Avenue," which...

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...would … read more have the right to annoy a stranger just because they're somewhat famous, but opinions vary. MINNEAPOLIS - Brian Setzer can't keep his fingers still. When he talks about his new CD "Songs From Lonely Avenue," he has to grab...

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AP - In this Sept. 18, 2009 photo, musician Brian Setzer poses at home with his guitar in his Minneapolis … By JEFF BAENEN, Associated Press Writer Jeff Baenen, Associated Press Writer - 30 mins ago MINNEAPOLIS - Brian Setzer can't keep...

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...moved in a sling from her bed to a wheelchair and suffered broken bones that led to her death, state health investigators said. More Stray Cat frontman Brian Setzer struts down 'Lonely Avenue' on new CD tribute to film noir - October 8, 2009

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