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They are on opposing sides, but Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints fans found something to bond over at the Super Bowl - a Daughtry concert.

Black and gold mixed with Colts blue as the rockers performed before Sunday's game. Lead singer Chris Daughtry joked that he was able to bring together a rowdy group.

"There was ... a lot of fights getting ready to break out," he said.

Guitarist Josh Steely interjected: "He eased that crowd though."

While The Who was the main entertainment, performing at the halftime show, and Carrie Underwood and Queen Latifah sang the national anthem and "America the Beautiful" before kickoff respectively, there was other entertainment at the game. Besides Daughtry, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Winwood performed.

Chris Daughtry said the biggest challenge for the band, which performed several songs including the hit "Home," was not winning over a crowd more interested in football than music, but getting themselves hyped up so early in the day.

"We're used to nighttime shows. ... but you just have to roll with it and pretend it's nighttime," he said.

While most of the band said they were rooting for the Saints, they still gave Colts fans some love. Chris Daughtry high-fived with a crowd of mostly Colts fans hanging out at a fence behind the stage, and later, he threw out guitar picks for the crowd.

The band kicks of a U.S. tour next month.

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2009 file picture, Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at his clinic in Houston. Michael Jackson's physician has arrived in Los Angeles in anticipation of a decision from the district attorney's office on whether to charge him for the singer's death, a spokeswoman said Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010.

Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

Dr. Conrad Murray, accused of giving Jackson a fatal dose of an anesthetic to help him sleep, appeared in court in a gray suit and burgundy tie as Jackson's father Joe, mother Katherine, and siblings LaToya, Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Randy watched from courtroom seats behind prosecutors.

Neither Murray nor the Jacksons showed much emotion as the six-foot-five Murray entered his plea through his attorney Ed Chernoff, but as he emerged from court, Joe Jackson declared, "My son was murdered."

"We need justice," he added before leaving with family members in a fleet of Cadillac Escalades.

On Monday night, Joe Jackson told CNN's Larry King that he doesn't believe Murray is the only person responsible for his son's death. "To me, he's just the fall guy. There's other people I think involved with this whole thing," Joe Jackson said, without elaborating.

Joe Jackson also told King his son believed his life was in danger. "Michael said it himself that he would be killed," Joe Jackson said. "He even told his kids that he would be murdered."

Earlier, several people shouted "murderer" as Murray walked past a crowd of hundreds of reporters and Jackson fans on his way to a courthouse adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport. Others held signs urging "Justice For Michael."

Murray, 56, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea just hours after he was charged.

Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz set bail at $75,000, three times more than the amount people normally face after being charged with involuntary manslaughter. Murray posted it about two hours later and was released.

Chernoff said outside court that Murray plans to return to practicing medicine in Nevada and Texas while he awaits trial. The judge ordered him to return to court April 5 for a preliminary hearing.

"He'll be back in Vegas this week, he'll open his medical practice," Chernoff said.

The judge warned Murray he is not to use general anesthesia on anyone while he is free on bail.

"I don't want you sedating people," he said.

Deputy state Attorney General Trina Bell also told the judge the state Medical Board is planning to seek the suspension of Murray's medical license. The action would only affect his ability to practice medicine in California.

It appeared authorities were taking extra steps to ensure the arraignment did not become a media circus.

Lines were formed to gain admission to the courtroom, and the Jackson family was escorted in separately and seated before anyone else arrived.

Despite the precautions, the upcoming proceedings promise to be the focus of widespread attention, especially if the Jackson family continues to take a high-profile role.

Immediately after the hearing, Latoya Jackson issued a statement saying she believed her brother had been murdered and that others besides Murray were involved in his death.

"I will continue to fight until all of the proper individuals are brought forth and justice is served," she said.

Jackson, 50, hired Murray in May to be his personal physician as he prepared for a strenuous series of comeback performances.

Officials said the singer died in Los Angeles after Murray administered the powerful general anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives to get the chronic insomniac to sleep.

Murray is accused of the single felony count in a five-page complaint that said he "did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson" by acting "without due caution and circumspection."

The complaint contains no details on Jackson's death, but authorities have said the singer died after Murray administered the anesthetic and other drugs.

If convicted, the doctor could face up to four years in prison.

Known as "milk of amnesia," propofol is only supposed to be administered by an anesthesia professional in a medical setting because it depresses breathing and heart rate while lowering blood pressure.

Los Angeles investigators were methodical in building a case against Murray, wary of repeating missteps that have plagued some other high-profile celebrity cases, most notably against O.J. Simpson and actor Robert Blake, both of whom were acquitted of murder.

When prosecutors filed their criminal complaint Monday the coroner's office released its autopsy report on Jackson. The document, previously obtained by The Associated Press, found the singer was in relatively good health and died from acute propofol intoxication.

Dr. Selma Calmes, an anesthesiologist who reviewed the autopsy report at the coroner's request, said the level of propofol in Jackson's body was akin to what would be given for major surgery. After such a dose, a patient normally would have a tube inserted in the airway to help with breathing and be ventilated by an anesthesiologist.

"The standard of care for administering propofol was not met," she wrote.

Court documents state Murray told police he administered propofol just before 11 a.m. then stepped out of the room to go to the bathroom.

There is some dispute about what happened next. According to court filings, Murray told police that upon his return from the bathroom, he saw Jackson was not breathing and began trying to revive him.

But an ambulance was not called until 12:21 p.m. and Murray spent much of the intervening time making non-emergency cell phone calls, police say. The nature of the calls, which lasted 47 minutes, is not known.

Murray's lawyer has said investigators got confused about what Murray had told them, and that the doctor found his patient unresponsive around noon.

A large number of witnesses have been interviewed by police, including those who were present during Jackson's last days, those who worked with him in preparation for his series of comeback concerts, "This Is It," and members of his personal entourage, including his security guard and personal assistant.

The comeback concerts sold out in anticipation of Jackson's return as the "King of Pop" after years of odd behavior and a lengthy molestation trial that had overshadowed a lifetime in music. Despite years of self-imposed exile, he retained a huge, loyal following of fans overjoyed at the prospect of seeing him reclaim the glory he'd attained with albums like "Thriller" and songs like "Beat It!" and "Billie Jean."

Jermaine Jackson and wife Halima Rashid arrive at the Airport Courthouse where Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

LaToya Jackson arrives at the Airport Courthouse where Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Spokesman Steve Whitmore, left, calls off media gathered at Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson death case announced that no case would be filed until next week.

Katherine Jackson, left, and Joe Jackson arrive at the Airport Courthouse where Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Michael Jackson fans, from left, Monique Ransome, 26, of Temecula, Calif., Michelle Perell, 26, of Los Angeles and Joanna Ramos, 26, of Los Angeles gather at the Airport Courthouse where Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, is expected to appear in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Spokesman Steve Whitmore, left, calls off media gathered at Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson death case announced that no case would be filed until next week.

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies as he arrives at the Airport Courthouse to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriffs deputies as he arrives at the Airport Courthouse to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Michael Jackson's physician, Conrad Murray, right, arrives for his arraignment at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, where he is expected to face involuntary manslaughter charges in Jackson's death.

Michael Jackson's physician, Conrad Murray, is surrounded by Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies as he arrives for his arraignment on involuntary manslaughter charges at the Airport Branch courthouse in Los Angeles Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, left, looks on as his attorney Ed Chernoff speaks during his arraignment at the Los Angeles Superior Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Tito Jackson arrives at the Airport Courthouse where Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, is arraigned at the Airport Courthouse to face charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Michael Jackson's brother, Randy Jackson, left, is escorted by Los Angeles County police as he, arrives at the Airport Courthouse where Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, Miley Cyrus wears a dress by Herve Leger as she arrives at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.

Cyrus is donating several items, including the Herve Leger dress she wore to the 2010 Grammy Awards. Fans can also bid on Spears' 2008 MTV Video Music Awards dress, a set visit to Jackman's new film, Lovato's tour wardrobe and other items.

The auction runs from 7 p.m. PST on Monday through 7 p.m. PST on Feb. 18. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross.

Citywater is, from left, Milun Doskovic, Jennifer Reason, Ben Prima, Tim Stanley, Charles Spruill IV and Cathie Apple.

For the three-year-old chamber ensemble Citywater, the goal these days is not as much to prove they have serious musical cred as it is to win new audiences and make the musically impressionable excited for new music.

This was the rationale behind the three "Furlough Friday" concerts it scheduled this year, of which Friday night's concert at St. Paul's Church was the debut. The concerts offer discounted tickets to furloughed state workers.

About a quarter of those in attendance Friday were state workers, proving that Citywater's idea is a timely one.

The sextet performed in different configurations and on works offering strong emotional threads. The works spanned 36 years of contemporary music. All but two were written within the last decade.

As far as new-music concerts go, this one was less about musical daring and more about selling the personality of each work programmed.

This proved no obstacle to flutist Cathie Apple, cellist Tim Stanley, pianist Jennifer Reason, violinist Charles Spruill IV, percussionist Ben Prima and clarinetist Milun Doskovic.

Some of the works, like James Niblock's "Terzina for violin, clarinet and piano" and Bill Clark's "Riverpoint," offered interesting musical interplay. Others, like Belinda Reynolds' "Play" toyed with an evolved sense of minimalism.

These works left a tepid impression compared to Nino Rota's Trio for clarinet, cello and piano. From 1973, this was the oldest work on the program. Rota's buoyant and prancing trio is all about clarity and clear musical geometry, of the neoromantic kind. Rota, who died in 1979, was well known known for his film scores, of which the "Godfather I" and "Godfather II, as well as Fellini's "8 1/2" are crowning examples. He was a prolific composer who wrote 10 operas, ballets and many orchestral and chamber works. And so it's no mystery that Rota's music was such an easy musical read. Lack of clarity in a film score is akin to career suicide. It is tempting to call Rota's musical figurations "cinematic." But Rota's work seems to exist outside of time. Its keen sense for the painterly has nothing to do with projected images.

The work showcased the rich timbre of Doskovic, who can play with a light heart one moment and a dusky gravitas another. In the tasty andante, Doskovic's clarinet traded off seamlessly with Stanley's cello, and the carnival-like brilliance of the last movement saw pianist, clarinet and cello come together as one tight organism.

Much of the same buoyant nature, albeit splayed out like a musical collage, was evident in Sacramentan Sunny Knable's "Fantasy," which uses its musical ideas expansively, as if written by Ives, except with more caffeinated brio.

Darker and more ponderous was Nico Muhly's "I Know Where Everything Is." A disciple of Philip Glass, Muhly is a composer of the moment. His short work offers chords arranged in a curious postpile, and the music evolves, allowing chords to be approached from different aural angles.

This moving work was the musical highlight of the evening. On Muhly's piece, Citywater showed off its biggest asset. It was here, most of all, that the intuitive sense needed for performing new music really came shining through.

In this Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 photo, former President Bill Clinton and Wyclef Jean attends the SOS Saving Ourselves Help for Haiti concert in Miami, Fla.

The contrasts are stark: As Haiti grapples with chaos, death and despair after last month's earthquake, the world's most famous VIPs party in luxurious fashion in preparation for a football game.

Wyclef Jean - who has been an advocate for his native Haiti since the disaster - was in Miami for those celebrations this week, and understands that the festivities won't stop because of Haiti's pain. But he said he's partying with a purpose.

"(The) Super Bowl is Super Bowl. Super Bowl in Miami is one of the greatest Super Bowls," Jean said Saturday, a few hours before his performance at Eden Roc as part of 944's weeklong Super Bowl bash.

"But something I love about Miami is like, they know how to party hard," he added. "But at the same time, what was incredible to me was, somewhere in people's head it's like, 'But let's not forget Haiti' at the same time, which is incredible."

Indeed, stars have spoken out about Haiti during this week of decadence and raised funds for relief aid. On Friday night, Jean joined top celebrities like Diddy, Queen Latifah, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige and former President Bill Clinton in Miami for the BET "SOS Saving Ourselves - Help for Haiti" telethon and concert.

Jean - who also was part of last month's "Hope For Haiti Now" telethon that raised more than $60 million - said Friday's event was key because it was "more geared to the youth."

"It makes the Haiti situation a little hipper in the sense of, when you have Trey Songz wearing a 'Yele Haiti' T-shirt, then his fans think, 'We can't forget Haiti,' or Justin Bieber," he said.

Yele Haiti is Jean's charity, which became the center of a firestorm after the quake when financial irregularities were uncovered. Since then, Yele has gotten a new accounting firm, and Jean says the company plans to introduce a new board in a couple of weeks.

"We've learned from the mistakes and we're moving forward. It's all about organization," Jean said. "I think moving forward, we will be one of the greatest NGOs (non-governmental organizations) to come out of Haiti because of the fact that we're Haitian and we implement on the ground, and we know our people on the ground."

While Jean helps rebuild his home country - a task he believes will take 25 years - he's also still focused on his music.

"When you have drama, that's when you have the best music," he said, laughing. "That album's almost finished. I think that will probably be the best Wyclef album, because that's a lot to write about."