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Keeping up with the Jonases
If the Disney Channel's new made-for-TV movie "Camp Rock" has a not-so-secret secret weapon, it's the squeaky-clean pop band The Jonas Brothers, made up of real-life brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas.
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TV show helps singer gain fans
For singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, the social-networking site MySpace became a launchpad for a musical career.
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Bobbie Nelson: "Audiobiography"
There's been some long-awaited solo debuts, but Bobbie Nelson takes the cake with "Audiobiography," released last fall on Justice Records. Nelson, 77, is Willie Nelson's older sister and has been the piano player in the Red Headed Stranger's road band since the mid-1970s.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Variety marks ProMusica schedule
A Triple Concerto , Thurber's Dogs and 13-year-old Conrad Tao will set the tone for the 30th season of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Perception Of Musical Consonance And Dissonance: An Outcome Of Neural Synchronization
While a number of theories have been advanced to account for why musical consonance is related to simple frequency ratios, as yet there is no completely satisfying explanation.
Medical News Today |
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Grant Park Chorus tackles a masterwork
In this young 74th season of the Grant Park Music Festival, artistic director James W. Palermo didn't waste much time bringing in one of the Romantic repertoire's meatiest nuggets for downtown consumption.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Juneteenth fest to expand in '09
This is the last year that Juneteenth will be a local festival celebrating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865. The festival has become so popular that, from next year on, it will be a statewide event, said organizer Mike Atkins.
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Father of slain Salinas boy will try to talk to gang members on their own turf
Exactly a year ago, Jose Soto was organizing a festival at Natividad Creek Park aimed at combating gang violence. He put together "Rappers Delight" so young musicians like his son Jose Angel could have their eyes opened to new music and different options.
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BOLSTERING BROADWAY
COUNT executives at Warner Music Group among those who will be following tonight's Tony awards with great interest. The music giant's publishing arm Warner/Chappell Music is in the midst of ramping up its presence on Broadway. The company is...
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‘Sydney Rocks’ concert to benefit ailing children
Family and friends of a Derby child who lost her battle with cancer in November are holding a music benefit this weekend to help other families with children afflicted with the disease.
New Haven Register |
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FULD TO FACE THE MUSIC
Beleaguered Lehman Brothers' CEO Dick Fuld may find himself squarely in the hot seat tomorrow when the firm discloses its second-quarter results - expected to be an ugly stew of red ink and writedowns delivered amid a host of questions about the...
New York Post |
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Juneteenth to Grow
It was a happy celebration. For almost 101/2 hours Saturday, a large, diverse and happy crowd rocked Clinton Square in Syracuse at the 21st annual Juneteenth festival.
The Post-Standard |
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Chris Rocks The Stage At Bonnaroo
Rock performed his act in front of tens of thousands on the main stage of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Following him was Metallica, who had the benefit of screeching guitars, a dynamic light show and pyrotechnics.
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Gospel fest: 'good group' having 'a great time'
Yesterday's inaugural Harrison County Gospel Fest covered the town square in Corydon with live music, games for kids and adults, booths selling a cornucopia of foods -- and a message.
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Audubon Society expertise helps to get in tune with bird songs
George Heleker's passion for birds started with an aching back.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Savor virtual vacation at Medici.tv
With gas at $4 a gallon and airlines redefining "customer service" by charging for checked baggage, you might be tempted to spend your summer vacation sitting in front of your computer. So how about taking a virtual vacation to, say, the Aspen Music Festival?
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Orchestra's new board chief balances passion, pragmatism
Tom Noland is fully aware of the challenges he faces leading the Louisville Orchestra's board of directors. Though he officially became president just weeks ago — taking over from Joseph Pusateri — Noland has been at the epicenter of orchestra activities for much of the past four years.
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Down Stream
Coldplay's fourth album hasn't even landed in stores yet, but remixers such as Cryptonites, Nikolai Levey and others are already churning out new versions of Violet Hill. Not surprisingly, most of them revamp Chris Martin's soaring arena-rock track into funky, throbbing dance-floor fillers.
winnipegsun.com |
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Luminato a fine mix of high art and corporate sponsorship
A mix of ticketed high art, well-attended free gatherings and fairly heavy corporate sponsorship are the burgeoning legacy of the Luminato festival of art and creativity.
Toronto Star |
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Meet music-mentoring dad behind North Mississippi Allstars
JACKSON, Miss. -- Jim Dickinson has played with Dylan, opened for Clapton and helped define the Memphis sound in a 40-year career as a music maverick. But his favorite gig came with the little-known Hardly Can Playboys.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Students delight with Dvorak at Music Festival
It was a clear victory for Dvorak and for the Sarasota Music Festival students who delivered an exuberant and nearly picture-perfect performance in the last two movements of Dvorak's Wind Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44, during the Postlude concert Friday evening.
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Trailblazing Dolby ready to make noise again
No sane musician could hope to sell 800 million records, but Thomas Dolby can lay claim to moving just that many units. It's very likely, in fact, that you've already heard a little bit of Dolby's work chirping out of someone's pocket during your travels today.
Toronto Star |
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Alberta dancers step lively to anti-war beats of Joni's drummer
Popular music doesn't suffer poets gladly. There are exceptions, Joni Mitchell being one of the most exceptional. The Alberta-born Los Angelino, always pushing beyond safe territory, has put her poetry into motion.
Toronto Star |
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In London, Canadian bands are hot
LONDON–While tonight sees MuchMusic importing the likes of Akon and Girlicious to Toronto in an effort to boost ratings, they're perhaps failing to see the wider picture.
Toronto Star |
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TV tonight: Five worth watching
It's a Trapp: More than half the women get sent home tonight in the debut of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria , starring 48 hopefuls singing and dancing to win the lead role in a production of The Sound of Music (CBC at 8).
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