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ARTS & CULTURE
Taj Mahal reflects on how music has changed — and how he’s changing it. Interviewed by Jessica L. Smith Taj Mahal has one thing to say about his music: It’s for the people.
Style Weekly |
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Instrument bank shows its pluck
Niki Vasilakis suspects she will spend her whole life paying off her Antonio Guadagnini violin. The 136-year-old instrument is more than she can afford but to succeed she needs a quality violin.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Band concert set Thursday
Stillwater Community Band will continue its 17th season of outdoor concerts on the Stillwater Public Library east lawn on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Stillwater NewsPress |
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Woodlanders return to home town for an evening of song on Saturday
Woodland High School graduates and current Boston Conservatory students Chelsea Beatty and Ryan Favorite will be giving a joint recital with Jana Olvera accompanying on piano. The recital is set to take place at the Pioneer High School Theater on Saturday at 7 p.
The Daily Democrat |
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Can Coldplay Do Anything Else?
The band got big, and annoying, singing one kind of song. The goal on its new album is to "get better rather than bigger"
Time Magazine |
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PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Cruise night organizers hoping for clearer skies
Despite the weather not cooperating in recent weeks, organizers of Roselle’s Cruise Night are still hopeful their expanded event will draw more cars and visitors.
Carol Stream Press |
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Brooks & Dunn branch out
Brooks & Dunn, stopping for a Saturday concert at Riverbend, are on n album, a book and maybe soon a movie.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Receives Teacher's Choice Award for Third Straight Year
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's distance learning program On the Road has received the national Teacher's Choice Award for the Best Content Provider in the Fine Arts Museums and Organizations category.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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American Canyon summer event to kick off
AMERICAN CANYON - Music, food and kids activities will unfold Friday night as the city gears up for its annual weekly summer event. Friday Nights at the Plaza takes place 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday night through July 25 at the Canyon Plaza shopping center at Highway 29 and
Vallejo Times-Herald |
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Albert Lea Tribune
Ten-year-old Spencer Pannkuk was playing “Guitar Hero” in the food court at the Northbridge Mall Tuesday evening instead of at his home as usual. He was doing his best at the game — playing on the expert level — as his family and friends cheered him on.
Albert Lea Tribune |
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Blight buster (Metro Times Detroit)
Things change, and they don't.Take John George and Motor City Blight Busters, the nonprofit group he founded two decades ago.The story of his group's origins has been told before, but it deserves telling again as the organization prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary next week.
Metro Times Detroit |
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Age of Conan: Soundtrack Available
Funcom has released word that the Age of Conan soundtrack is now available for purchase or digital download. The music length is the equivalent of 2 CDs and features full orchestral numbers and several special tunes by Turbonegro. Get the details after the jump.
WarCry Network |
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Sprint's Wireless Broadband to Power Jukeboxes
Rowe International has selected Sprint's Mobile Broadband to serve as the network connection between its jukeboxes and its online library of downloadable music. Patrons at bars and restaurants that have Rowe jukeboxes will be able to download new music ... (follow link to read)
Phone Scoop |
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Madison Spirit in brief
Ovations Arts is conducting summer 2008 mini-camps. The first is a music mini-camp on June 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. Campers will learn and perform a musical in one session. The cost is $25. Students in grades 2-6 can attend.
The Huntsville Times |
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Austrian woman raised in cellar wakes from coma
ZEILLERN, Austria -- A woman born and raised in the cellar where her mother allegedly was kept captive as a sex slave for 24 years has emerged from an induced coma with two requests: to go on a boat ride and to see pop singer Robbie Williams in concert, doctors and a lawyer said today.
Detroit Free Press |
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All contents, unless so noted, ©2008 Estes Park Trail-Gazette
Campfire Singalong 7 p.m., Brad Fitch, YMCA outdoor amphitheater. Live entertainment 7 p.m., Lee Johnson, blues, Marys Lake Lodge. Live entertainment 6 p.m., Dick Orleans, Cheese.
Estes Park Trail Gazette |
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Summer 2008 Hart concert series announced
The Hart Historic District concert schedule for summer 2008 has been announced. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. at the Hart Historic District at the corner of Lincoln and Union streets. There is no admission charge but donations will be accepted. Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Oceana's Herald-Journal |
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Monica Gets Closeup With Quincy Jones
Channel 2 presents an exciting new edition of Monica’s Closeups, with music legend Quincy Jones, local vocal coach to the stars, Jan Smith and ABC’s Boston Legal actor Gary Anthony Williams.
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta |
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Crosby, Stills and Nash at the Avila Beach Music Festival
It was a starry night for one seaside community as the 3rd Annual Avila Beach Music Festival brought thousands out for the evening.
KSBY San Luis Obispo |
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Songwriters gather for intimate storytelling concert
What inspires Martin Zellar, Dana Cooper and Brandon Sampson to write music will inspire what is played at the next Americana showcase. Modeled after the intimate storytelling concerts popular with songwriters in Nashville, the showcase will be performed in the round
Post-Bulletin |
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North State Marketplace: June 11, 2008
• Redding gas prices rocket 55 cents • Shasta Pizza on Lake has new ownership • Sons of Italy event features 17 wineries
The Record Searchlight |
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Biography
Elliott Sharp is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer.
All About Jazz |
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'Camp Rock': another 'High School Musical'?
Demi Lovato recalls with delight "my first — and my only! — fan mob scene."
Asbury Park Press |
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Why wasn't Hilary Swank in 'Iron Man'?
Avi Arad is a rascal, as he proves to MTV . This time last year he feigned surprised when the music news channel asked him about a Hilary Swank cameo in ' Iron Man ', which many took as confirmation that there was such an appearance. Now Arad admits he was having some fun with the media and protecting the cameos that actually were in the film: "She’s not there. She was never supposed ...
Comics2Film |
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Public Arts : And the Bossa Beat Goes on... (2008-06-03)
And the Bossa Beat Goes on... A concert celebrating 50 years of bossa nova unites bossa interpreters across generations and styles
Prairie Public Broadcasting |
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