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NewsThe Hold Steady close Sunday's Carling Tent actionThe Hold Steady played a headline set tonight (August 26) in the Carling Tent at the Carling Weekend: Reading Festival, bringing the weekend's musical events there to a close. Taking the stage at 22:35 GMT, the band ran through tracks from their latest album, 'Boys And Girls In America', plus a spattering of old favourites. The Hold Steady played to a half-ful tent - possibly because Klaxons, who had been one of the buzz bands of the weekend, were playing in the NME/Radio One Tent at the same time. Nevertheless, singer/guitarist Craig Finn, wearing a white Minnesota Twins baseball shirt, led his band through their set in an ecstatic mood, laughing and smiling throughout, as well as throwing "Superman" poses and mock lecturing-style wagging fingers at the crowd. "We've seen a lot of bands this weekend," he told the crowd after playing 'Banging Camp'. "We've heard a lot of songs about boys and girls," he continued. "This is another song about a boy and a girl. And a horse." The band then played 'Chips Ahoy', which won some of the biggest cheers of the set. Closing with a high-octane 'Killer Parties', The Hold Steady left the crowd smiling cheering for more. Aretha Franklin judges stage auditions Breanna Norman quietly walked up to the microphone, took a deep breath, closed her eyes and began singing "Amazing Grace." About a minute later, the 10-year-old thanked Aretha Franklin for listening to her. Norman, a fourth-grader from Detroit, was one of about 70 people who auditioned Tuesday for a panel of judges, including the "Queen of Soul," for a stage production of Franklin's life and career. "Aretha: From These Roots" is expected to open in Detroit next spring. Franklin said the major roles will be cast out of Hollywood. The three days of auditions that began Tuesday were to fill out the roles of musicians and others in Franklin's inner circle. "I'm not hard on anybody. I'm just here to listen," the 65-year-old Grammy-winning singer said during a break. "I try to make them comfortable coming in the door." Franklin said she was impressed by some of the would-be cast members. "I just heard someone who has come closest to Sam Cooke than I have ever heard," she said. "I was one of Sam Cooke's biggest fans, and this (singer) was very good." Those auditioning were judged on voice, singing ability, appearance and presentation, said Ron Moten, one of seven judges. However, only a few hopefuls received top scores. "If it's Aretha Franklin's life, you are talking about the best of the best," said judge Greg Dunmore. Ciara Roberts, 25, of Pasadena, Calif., received a top ranking from at least one judge. "I came here on a mission and I'm not leaving until I get what I came for, which is playing Aretha Franklin," said Roberts, who belted out a powerful version of "Since You've Been Gone." Singing styles varied from the opera-trained voice of Teresa Moore-Mitchell, who drove from Salisbury, N.C., to the gospel stylings of LaToya Turrentine, 22, of Detroit and Denise Stubbs of Wayne County's Redford Township. "I love Aretha Franklin, but I can't sing like her," Stubbs, 42, said after her version of "To God Be the Glory." |
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