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Harpsichord in harmony
As piano technician Mary Smith was doing some last minute tuning of the Victoria Bach Festival harpsichord, guest artist Karol Bennett said something to her that she had never heard in her 30-year career.
The Victoria Advocate |
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Concert focuses on fathers, sons
Father’s Day may have already passed, but the Victoria Bach Festival is keeping the focus on fathers with its Wednesday noontime concert.
The Victoria Advocate |
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Las Vegas Sun
Country music's most risque comedian comes to the Hollywood Theatre. Cinevegas (time TBA The Palms Casino and Resort) Las Vegas film festival Open mic comedy (9 p.m. Pounders Sports Lounge) Open mic comedy The Bargain DJ Collective (10 p.m. Double Down Saloon) The Bargain DJ Collective Louie Anderson (7 p.m. Excalibur) "Larger Than Life" at the Excalibur.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Latest on Murder Investigation
(KAAL)--- An iPod robbery gone terribly wrong, is how police in Philadelphia are describing the murder of former Austin resident Beau Zabel. The music player was the only item that appeared to be missing; his backpack containing his wallet and id was not taken.
KAAL Austin |
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Smith Mountain Lake to host series of hit musicians
Several high-profile country, rock and Christian rock music artists will soon test the waters of a developing entertainment market at Smith Mountain Lake.
The News & Advance |
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So THAT'S where the music went
MTV has been critiqued often over the past years for lacking it's M. Ever since "The Real World" gave the network some of it's highest ratings ever, it's been banking on reality programming for, like, ever.
The Shorthorn |
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Obituary: Sheppard sang like Prince, played guitar like Hendrix
For decades, Winfred “Winnie” Sheppard rocked the guitar at nightclubs all over town, sounding so much like Jimi Hendrix that concertgoers had to blink their eyes to make sure it wasn't the 1960s anymore.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Ed Tijerina: Opera's new top guy is serenaded during welcome ceremony
You know you're not at just any reception when it includes a sing-along. And you really know there's something going on when the song is “Climb Ev'ry Mountain.”
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Willie Nelson an 'iconic figure' of American culture
There are country music singers and there are country music stars.
Dayton Daily News |
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Evans leaving symphony to pursue own music
HUNTINGTON -- Opportunities keep coming up for Laura Evans.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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FAU presents a summer opera repertory
The department of music in the School of the Arts in Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will present an opera repertory entitled “An Old Song Resung” Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lifelong Learning Society Hall on the Jupiter campus, 5353 Parkside Drive.
Boca Raton News |
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Southern capitals stick to talk radio
TALK radio dominated in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide and music was most popular in Brisbane and Perth, radio ratings reveal.
The Australian |
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Young Jeezy Brings Out Usher, Kanye West; T.I. Returns To Hometown Stage, At Atlanta's Birthday Bash
Local radio station Hot 107.9 (Atlanta) did exactly what it should have when putting together the biggest ATL concert of the year: make sure that almost all the big names from the city were onstage performing. T.I., Ludacris, Usher, Young Jeezy, DJ Drama, Gucci Mane and newer favorites Soulja Boy Tell'em, Shawty Lo, Gorilla Zoe and Rocko were all paraded out in the Philips Arena on Saturday for ...
MTV Asia |
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"In" Music But Not "Making" Music
"Apparently 85 percent of music majors end up working "in the field," although fewer than five percent are full-time professional performers.
Arts Journal |
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REGION: Musicians Workshop finds a home
TEMECULA ---- After going nearly a year without headquarters, one of the pillars of this region's artistic community has finally found a home. Organizers of the Musicians Workshop, a Murrieta-based nonprofit organization that offers musical education
North County Times |
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Christian youth camp at HSU draws crowd
The campus of Hardin-Simmons University came alive Monday when more than 900 students in eighth through 12th grades gathered for a full week of fun, fellowship, music and spiritual leadership training.
Abilene Reporter-News |
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Hedley tops MuchMusic awards
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Canadian rock band Hedley dominated a thunderstorm-plagued MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday in Toronto.
Reuters via Yahoo!7 Music News |
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Book Review: Let's Spend the Night Together - Backstage Secrets of Rock Muses and Supergroupies by Pamela Des Barres
"No excuses offered anyway": Groupie extraordinaire Pamela Des Barres interviews 24 backstage babes in this sexy and often poignant collection. Pamela Des Barres, most famous for her 1987 tell-all I’m With The Band, parlayed her sexual exploits with such notorious rockers as Keith Moon, Jim Morrison and Jimmy Page into a career as the world’s most-quoted groupie. “Miss Pamela” as she was ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Seattle church builds, donates organ to recovering Bywater congregation
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Sunday, organist Steven Forster squared up over the two-tiered keyboard of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos' massive new pipe organ, timed the Rev. Joe Benson's approach up the center aisle, and sent the first crashing notes of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" spilling into the church below.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Customer Service
TORONTO - The CBC-TV reality show "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" has whittled its list of potential Maria von Trapps down to 10. The program aims to find a performer to star as the beloved nun-turned-governess in a production of "The Sound of Music" to be staged in Toronto this fall.
Brandon Sun |
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How do you cut 9 women like Maria?
And then there were 10. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? , the CBC program dedicated to helping find someone to play the lead in the Mirvish production of The Sound of Music this fall, cut to the chase last night.
Toronto Star |
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Sponsored by:
Gretta Seabrook of Bridgeton, (from left) Collen Wright of Bridgeton, Kentrena Clark of Voorhees and Peggy Trenton of Bridgeton dance to the music at the ninth annual Community Day and Health Information Fair Friday.
Daily Journal |
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Metallica Attracted to Death Magnetic
Metallica want opinions about Death Magnetic to live freely online. The platinum-selling rockers have announced the title of their next album, which despite its fine pedigree (produced...
E! Online |
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Kanye West Concert Delays Cause Outrage
Attendees at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this past weekend hurled abuse and objects at the stage, as Kanye West's performance was delayed by over one-and-a half hours with the rapper hitting the stage at 4:25am.
Undercover |
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Music training should not degrade hearing
A U.S. professor of music says he wants to get the word out that playing music can damage hearing. John Murphy, a professor at the University of North Texas in Denton, says he was unaware of his own hearing loss until he took a class in electronic music and could not hear certain tones.The saxophonist learned he has a condition common to professional musicians known as the 4k notch -- a dramatic ...
Moldova.org |
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