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This year's Grammy King Carlos Santana returns to headlining major venues this summer. While he won't have all of the superstars that backed him up on his latest album, his tour still promises (supernaturally?) good shows. Santana isn't the only legend returning to the road this summer. Ex-Eagle Don Henley embarks on his first solo tour in over a decade. Is he still one of the "Boys of Summer?" If you don't think so, there's always Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffet (right) and the Coral Reefer Band are always a safe bet for summer fun. Folk...
...fancy yourself above the "Dawson's Creek" set but still want to see live peformances of those hummable tunes from Kiss 108, look to Macy Gray (right), whose sultry "I Try" has been topping the singles charts. She'll be opening for Santana starting July 20 and will tour on her own before that. Vertical Horizon ("Everything You Want") will also be appearing, as will the Bloodhound Gang, whose touching and articulate single "Bad Touch" (which you might know better as the Discovery Channel song) has seen heavy play on the club scene...
...Bible Cliff Notes" to which Brian directs his congregation when no one can name the seven deadly sins. The most resounding image, however, is undoubtedly Jacob and Brian's sauntering down a New York avenue in matching leather jackets and sunglasses to the tune of Rob Thomas' vocals in Santana's "Smooth...
...chucks it into the trash. Which is how I feel about the awards right now. I suppose I'm expected to say something about them, this being the music column and all, except that I feel award shows naturally tend to reward the middlebrow rather than the spectacular. (Hello, Santana!) And the behind-the-scenes politics of major labels to win Grammys just leaves an odd taste in my mouth. I wonder if record labels send "for your consideration" copies of albums to Grammy voters in the same way studios give out comp tickets to movies...
...SANTANA Supernatural (Arista). Let's face it: most '60s rockers have headed out to pasture. But with a little help from his friends (Lauryn Hill, Everlast), 52-year-old Carlos Santana stayed alive by renewing the formula that once took him to the top: blues, Hendrix-style guitar work and chugging Afro-Latin rhythms. Rock history, written by lightning fingers...