Topic: Steve Riley

Best of the Beat Awards are tonight at Generations Hall

The Best of the Beat Awards, the local equivalent of the Grammys, takes over Generations Hall in the Warehouse District tonight. Readers of OffBeat...

IT pros ready to combat cloud concerns in 2011

Between sessions at the Cloud Computing Expo and RightScale user conference in Santa Clara this week, I talked with IT pros about their plans for cloud computing in 2011.. Many still have security concerns and few were comforted by Amazon security architect ...

Fiddle

A fiddle is a musical instrument with four strings and hollow wooden body which resonates when the strings are picked or a bow is used to slide along the strings. In the US the fiddle is popular in Cajun music , with many ...

A Weekend of Cajun and Zydeco Kicks Off

Not content with simply booking one-off cajun and zydeco events and teaching folks how to spin and strut to those genres, last year Sharon Schiliro and Michael Hart organized the first Dancing by the Bayou Festival at Glen Echo Park. The festival ...

Rhythm & Roots Festival

Not even the threat of Hurricane Earl could dampen the spirits of the dedicated campers and dancers at Rhythm and Roots Festival at Ninegret Park in Charlestown, RI. The camping area opened on schedule Friday morning but the threat of Earl kept ...

2008 Oregon Zoo Concerts

Concerts at the Oregon Zoo are quintessential summertime events. July 23 Jimmy Cliff with Trevor Hall, $24 . August 4 Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, $11 . August 8 Levon Helm with Joe Pug, $24 . August 20 The Swell Season with Black Francis, $24 .
Microsoft is attempting to quell the rising speculation over Vista support for high-definition DVD formats that began with an "off the mark" statement by Microsoft Senior Program Manager Steve Riley at Tech2006 in Sydney.. The confusion around Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) plans ...