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5 kids keep Eddie Money busy
Eddie Money used to play rock ‘n' roll, carouse all night and do it again the next day. These days, he's just happy if his kids aren't doing the same thing. Don't take that the wrong way. Money still is touring — just not in the manner he did in the old days. Born Edward Mahoney, Eddie Money trained to be a police officer in his native New York City before moving to California to pursue a music ...
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Matchbox Twenty's guitarist goes out front
LOS ANGELES — Paul Doucette's experience as one part of the hugely successful Matchbox Twenty taught him a little something about the break and repair method of music-making. Not too long ago, Doucette along with other band mates wondered if Matchbox Twenty would have a future. After years of friction, the band took an extended hiatus with some wondering if they would ever regroup. It was ...
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MacGregor Ranch Chuckwagon Dinner June 21
Bring your cowboys and cowgirls to MacGregor Ranch for some down-home food, music and old-fashioned fun.
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Country star sings stories of real life
Kenny Chesney may be the biggest thing country music has ever seen, but the 40-year-old who grew up in Luttrell, Tenn., knows he's not your daddy's country singer. "I don't think that I'm what some of the more traditionalists would call three chords and the truth,” he says on the phone from his Poets & Pirates Tour. "The songs that I sing tell stories. I think that they are about real life. I ...
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How do they like Toby now?
Toby Keith's payback has proven a big payoff. His compilation "Toby Keith's 35 Biggest Hits” became his sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard country charts when it was released in May. It currently is at No. 2. The two-disc collection, which spans the Oklahoma native's multi-platinum career from his 1993 breakout single "Should've Been a Cowboy” to his 2006 ballad "A Little Too Late,” was part of ...
The Oklahoman |
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Success is right now for Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood titled her sophomore album "Carnival Ride," and that's probably an apt description of life for the young woman who went from unknown "American Idol" contestant to concert headliner in three short years.
The Greenville News |
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BEST BETS
COMING TO LIFE Some of the most influential folks in the American environment movement will be represented this week at the Greenville Chautauqua literary festival. The event opens at 7 tonight in Falls Park with a debate between Joel R. Poinsett and a representative of the 19th-century Cherokee Indians. The performances continue at 7 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday at Greenville Tech and will ...
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For Niel Brooks, music is 'something inside that needs out'
Thirty-one year old Easley native Niel Brooks considers himself a writer first, then musician.
The Greenville News |
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Music key to ‘Hot Note’
For this 14th summer of Cape Rep Theatre’s musical revues at Old Sea Pines Inn in Brewster, Scott Storr has created a show all about music.
Cape Cod Times |
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62nd Army Band in big demand
The 62nd Army Band from Fort Bliss has many performances scheduled throughout the community in the next several weeks, including a Patriotic Pops concert at the Plaza Theatre.
El Paso Times |
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Entertainment Events in the Week Ahead
June 13 Concerts Summer Concert Series at RiverWalk Crossing , RiverWalk Crossing Amphitheater, 300 Riverwalk Terrace, (918) 296-7121. (Jenks) Justin Townes Earle , 8 p.m., The Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley, 524-0738. Bricktown Blues and BBQ Festival , 4:30 p.m., Sheridan and Oklahoma, 236-4143. Rick Stoops Band , 9 p.m., Landing Zone, 8720 SE 15, 732-3678. (Midwest City) The Gunship , The ...
The Oklahoman |
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Local hip-hop artist wheels and deals
When local musician "Scram"--dubbed Sylvester Latimer by his momma -- walked into the building with his brother "Tha Gooch," he 100 percent looked the part of a hip-hop artist.
The Greenville News |
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Soundfest makes noise
The summer chamber music festival season gets off to a promising start with Soundfest, the annual series of concerts and related educational programs offered by the internationally known Colorado Quartet in Falmouth and Woods Hole.
Cape Cod Times |
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The Malah: Music and love and healing
Meet The Malah: three high school friends who've each played instruments since childhood, ended up jamming together in a basement and now travel the southeast playing more than a hundred self-composed electronica-induced tunes sans lyrics or singing.
The Greenville News |
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Idaho dance theater sets pre-season party
Idaho Dance Theatre kicks off its 20th season with a pre-season Summer Solstice party, with wine, appetizers, dessert and music by The Tracy Underwood Connection. You can meet the dancers and choreographers and enjoy the longest day of the year. This party and fundraiser will help support collaborations and artistic ventures with the company's alumni during the the 2008-'09 season.
The Idaho Statesman |
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Barbecue and more at Cowtown
You can taste lots of barbecue, tour Cowtown and help raise money for a good cause at Saturday's Wild West Day at the living history museum. Here's what you'll find: 1) A barbecue competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society will be held. Visitors will be given tasting kits to sample the fare prepared by 27 participating cooks. 2) Three bands will provide blues and jazz music ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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'Peter Pan' to dance in Old Town
Peter Pan told Wendy she could fly if she believed she could. Ballet Wichita hopes Peter Pan will convince children they can dance if they give it a chance. Ballet Wichita will present its dance version of "Peter Pan" in Old Town on Saturday afternoon as part of its Ballet in the Park series. The free 30-minute performance "uses classical ballet as a means to tell a story for children," said ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Down home rock, Motown grooves
If you like this atmospheric stuff, snag a copy locally or at the above Web site.
The Biloxi Sun Herald |
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'Viva! El Paso' begins 31st season today
Just like the city of El Paso, the outdoor musical "Viva! El Paso" continues to evolve.
El Paso Times |
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Musician responds to tragedy with song
Marcia Ball makes good-time music, even when the times are bad. When Hurricane Katrina hit and many of her friends in New Orleans lost their homes, it took the famed blues pianist and singer time to wrap her mind and heart around the tragedy. "Katrina really got me down. The heartbreak for me was handling that,” said Ball, who performs at 10:30 tonight at the Bricktown Blues and BBQ Festival. ...
The Oklahoman |
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Dancing to a diverse beat
Taft Elementary Students learn about other culture through the different kinds of music that exist around the world.
The Marion Star |
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Richie Jones brings Hurley to Hard Rock
T his is a column I've been meaning to do for the last three years. Right before Katrina, I found myself at the old Wild Coyote's club at the Biloxi Grand. The crowds were hip and the drink prices were reasonable enough. I caught a show one night by Richie Jones, a country artist out of Hurley. After wondering to myself where a guy like this would hail from other than Hurley, it surprised me ...
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'WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE'
W hatever you think of when you think of a hip-hop show, Joshua Coulson says the one he's staging Saturday will surprise you. For one thing, it's being held in an art gallery. For another, the rhymes of Coulson and his fellow performers won't be celebrating "jewelry, guns and all this ridiculous stuff they've hyped up" in music videos. "We don't glorify anything negative," said Coulson, ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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'Camp Rock' star poised for big time
By John RogersAssociated PressDemi Lovato recalls with delight "my first -- and my only! -- fan mob scene.
El Paso Times |
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Entertainment In Brief: Friday, June 13, 2008
EVENTS Best bets 1 . Take the whole family to the Summer Season Celebration at the Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the zoo will offer craft activities, giveaways and more. For more information, call 425-0262 or go to www.okczoo.com . 2 . Hear Austin, Texas, musician Guy Forsyth play at 9 tonight at VZD's Restaurant and Club, 4200 N Western. For more ...
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