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Steinway's still a magical musical name
, BY JENNY STALETOVICH At the appointed hour, Jordi Rua, with his hair slicked sideways and little necktie precisely in place, sits down to the Steinway D Concert Grand and bangs out Mary Had A Little Lamb.
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8 DAYS IN JUNE: Review: Film, music and a gentle case for a greener future
A multimedia valentine to environmentalism, Fans Lanting's "Life: A Journey Through Time" is the kind of gentle polemic that folks from all over the political spectrum can get behind.
Detroit Free Press |
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GREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: Review: Fest opens with touch of jazz
With French music a theme of the 15th annual Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, it's not surprising that artistic director James Tocco would open the first concert Saturday with Ravel's Violin Sonata. The music's elegance, transparency, restraint, gossamer sonorities, harmonic shimmer and embrace of the vernacular -- in this case, jazz -- make it a catalog of French values.
Detroit Free Press |
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'In the Heights' edges Berkeley Rep's 'Passing Strange' with 4 Tony awards
A loud cheer rose from members of Berkeley Repertory Theatre assembled in a conference room at CBS 5-TV (KPIX) when word came that singer-songwriter Stew had won the Tony award for best book of a musical. A collective groan greeted the announcement of the...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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The East Bay Today: June 16, 2008
Is It Lunch Yet? Express food critics recommend: Eccolo in Berkeley. On the Town: Going out tonight? Pay a visit to Mama Buzz Café and Gallery for music from Bill Haite, Snuffaluffagus, Asher in the Rye, and Dickie Haydon.
East Bay Express |
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List of winners at 2008 Tony Awards
Play (and playwrights): "August: Osage County" (Tracy Letts). Musical: "In the Heights." Book-Musical: "Passing Strange" (Stew).
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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'Heights,' 'Osage' get Tony nods
Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. (AP photo) "In the Heights," a joyous celebration of Latino life in the upper reaches of Manhattan, was named best musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards in New York, while "August: Osage County," Tracy Letts' scabrous tale of a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, took best play.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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First Gurren Lagann Music Clip Project Video Streamed
The official Japanese website for the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann movies is streaming the first music video in the Gurren Lagann Music Clip Project from June 16 to June 22. This project pairs new anime footage with music from the original soundtrack of the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann television series.
Anime News Network |
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Business briefs: SAE buys Music Row building for $3.3 million
Media education firm SAE Institute has bought its Music Row location from a partnership affiliated with real estate developer Dudley W. Warner II, according to a deed filed Thursday in Davidson County.
The Tennessean |
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Intiman's Bartlett Sher takes home his first Tony
Broadway honored its own at the 2008 Tony Awards ceremony for theatrical excellence held Sunday at New York's Radio City Music Hall. And, as anticipated, it...
Seattle Times |
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Festival attracts 80,000
The four-day music extravaganza may have had help from high fuel prices.
Tulsa World |
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What's Happening
Greater Oroville Community Outreach volunteers and classes This all-volunteer nonprofit organization is sponsoring classes, health programs and recreational activities in the new Family Resource Center, 2185 Baldwin Ave.
Oroville Mercury-Register |
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Prayerful pianist was able to live dream
Emily Miller's happy hands had long pushed God's music out of the piano she mastered as a child.
Courier-Post |
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Tucson Time Capsule: Yoakam wows 'em in 1993
Dwight Yoakam packed them in at the Tucson Convention Center Arena on June 16, 1993. More than 6,800 fans watched "as he wiggled, thrust and shook his way through the 90-minute-plus concert."
Arizona Daily Star |
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KIRK FRANLIN, MARVIN SAPP AMONGST FEATURED PERFORMERS JUNE 27-29: At the I Hear Music in The Air Conference in ...
Radio One and IHM presents I Hear Music in The Air Conference, Concert, Teen Summit and Gala to be held June 27-29, 2008 in Cincinnati.
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NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT ON APRIL HILL: 'Love 360' goes from Soul to Jazz to Spoken Word, Dance/Club and Funk.
*A funky, soulful groove pumps hard in the studio. From the low-lit vocal booth we hear a sexy, sultry voice weaving tales of love, life, and inner strength. Caressing each note with tenderness, this sistah takes her time to tell her story.
Eurweb |
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ITTY BITTY BITS: Aretha at Newport; Vonzell's house; 'Carter III'; Halle clowns; Pharrell wants Strokes; 'Memphis' ...
*The annual Newport Jazz Festival will be anchored this year by the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The Aug. 9th event at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island will also feature jazz saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Wayne Shorter, trumpeter Chris Botti, and pianist/composer Herbie Hancock.
Eurweb |
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Food a big draw at Greek festival
It's in the meat.
Poughkeepsie Journal |
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NAACP THEATRE AWARDS PREPS FESTIVAL: Beverly Hills/Hollywood Chapter lines up activities before big ceremony on June 30.
*The 18th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards kicks off its 1st Annual Theatre Awards Festival weekend with a VIP Pre-Party on Friday, June 27, from 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. at Clarity Theatre in Beverly Hills.
Eurweb |
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Saxophonist David Murray uses music to send a message
David Murray has probably played on more albums than any other living jazz musician. But have you ever actually listened to this outspoken sax player? He performs Wednesday at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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A big to-do at the zoo will boost education
The animals won't be going to sleep early at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo Saturday night -- at least not while Papa Doo Run Run is rocking the night away at a summer fundraiser to benefit the zoo's educational programs.
The Fresno Bee |
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Today's jazz festival highlights
Highlights of Monday's concerts at the Rochester International Jazz Festival include bass saxophonist Shirantha Beddage, JazzKamikaze and David Liebman.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Timex iControl lets athlete keep track of workout and control soundtrack
Athletes may have little control over things like the weather, the terrain, their energy levels. With the Timex iControl, they can at least control their music selection from their wrist.
Sun-Sentinel |
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A Sony robot that dances to a multicolored light show
After almost a year spent flailing wildly about and capturing the hearts and minds of Tokyo technophiles, the Sony Rolly music robot is finally available in the United States.
Sun-Sentinel |
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Kanye angers crowd
Rapper Kanye West has angered crowds at a music festival after taking to the stage almost two hours later that scheduled.
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