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For bands, cost of touring is becoming a sour note
BY LUCIANA LOPEZ Tune up the bikes and scrape up the french fry grease: It's summer touring season for bands. As gas prices climb ever upward, musicians have had to get creative at something more than their music.
The Star-Ledger |
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Living on the fringe: Teddy Thompson sings to find his musical identity
Teddy Thompson In conversation, singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson (scion of renowned British folkies Richard and Linda Thompson) is refreshingly frank. Eschewing the usual fluffy rejoinders, he offers unvarnished commentary on why he feels his albums often languish on the fringes of the music industry: "I feel that I’m not really good enough and not really bad enough." Ouch — you won’t ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Folk festival heads west
HELENA, Mont. The National Folk Festival comes to Montana this summer, bringing the event's mix of "music, dance and tradition from across America" to historic Butte in Big Sky country.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Local chamber groups thrive as the classical music world downsizes
The classical music world has gone small as chamber groups lead the way while symphony orchestras recoup financial losses. An unexpected result of the shift from large to small is that chamber groups are popping up everywhere.
Isthmus |
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Bach Dancing and Dynamite features new American composers
Among the joys of the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society's annual operations has been their outreach beyond Madison. I love their performances at the Stoughton Opera House, a restored jewel. For this year's opening concert, they reached out to the Mineral Point Opera House, another regional gem, one awaiting - and richly deserving - restoration.
Isthmus |
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The Midwest Beat channel a distant era's sound, plus the low down on the Forward Music Fest
The Midwest Beat's appearance last Friday night at the High Noon Saloon could easily have had all the excitement of a wake. The vinyl version of their exceptional, '60s-tinged self-titled EP had been held up at the pressing plant, which meant that what had been scheduled as a record-release bash was now just another ordinary Madison gig. And as singer-bassist Logan Kayne noted during an ...
Isthmus |
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Matthew Ryan aims for the average listener
Matthew Ryan says he doesn't want his audience to be defined by a haircut. The Nashville songwriter just wants to appeal to unfashionably average listeners. For his 11th album in as many years, Ryan, 36, reached beyond alternative country to make an atmospheric rock record. Too bad for him, but Matthew Ryan vs The Silver State is getting rave reviews from musical sophisticates. I talked to Ryan ...
Isthmus |
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Festival Snapshot: Midsummer Fest
FESTIVAL: Midsummer Fest is held annually to celebrate the full return of light and is an important celebration in Norway. This year’s 25th annual event event started Friday and ends today.
La Crosse Tribune |
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Two dads and a dud
Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days (Tuesday, 9 p.m., FX) invites participants to immerse themselves in a world very different from their own. It's a daring social experiment that delves into topical issues, sometimes with painful results
Isthmus |
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NBSO's Seaside Swing on Saturday
The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will host its ninth annual Seaside Swing fund-raiser at historic Fort Taber Park in New Bedford on June 28.
The Standard-Times |
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War experiences fuel Ashmore’s musical fire
JONESBORO — From being a teen-ager who played guitar to pick up women, to recording songs while fighting in Iraq, to making a name for himself in Northeast Arkansas, Bo Ashmore has already seen and done a lot.
Jonesboro Sun |
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Welcome, Guest
The Aspen Music Festival opens its summer-long season tonight, June 19, at 6 p.m. with a concert featuring the Takacs Quartet in the Benedict Music Tent. Tickets are $50.
Snowmass Village Sun |
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Giralda Lawn concert supports Arts Council
Twenty-five years ago, the Arts Council of the Morris Area set out to significantly enhance the arts and their impact on the quality of life in the Morris area.
Morris Ledger |
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Making music on, off track
Jim Powell supports his passion for hobby stock racing with another hobby. On Fridays and Saturdays the Hannibal, Mo., native is a lead vocalist and guitarist in "J.P. and the Connections."
Quincy Herald-Whig |
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Kimmel Center observes solstice today, tomorrow
The Kimmel Center's summer solstice tradition continues today, as every corner of the vast performing arts complex will be filled with activities saluting the longest day of the year.
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Soul food, song travel with fest
You didn't have to be inside the gates at Metropolitan Park to know something "real" was happening Saturday night.
The Florida Times-Union |
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NONPROFITS AROUND TOWN: Zoo Ball guests pony up for conservation and animals
An invitation to "A Wild Event!" in the new Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit drew nearly 300 guests to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on May 17 for the 2008 Zoo Ball.
Colorado Springs Gazette |
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They're doing arts, culture in Reno again
Keeli Rodriguez dances to the music of the Max Volume band Friday during the Rolling on the River concert series in Wingfield park in downtown Reno. The concert series runs through the Artown festival in July.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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"West Side Story" all set for its September run
West Side Story , STAGES' major musical offering in 2008, is all set to go on stage with an assembly of a strong cast headlined by ASAP host Christian Bautista, SOP host Karylle, and London West End's Joanna Ampil.
PEP |
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Crooked Road Hopes To Select New Executive Director Soon
The Crooked Road – Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail – has been without an executive director since last month when Bill Smith left the post he’d held for the past three years.
Bristol Herald Courier |
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Rock Fans Get Full Day of Music at 'Vans Warped Tour'
The "Vans Warped Tour" made a stop at the Pomona Fairplex on Friday night. That's where rock fans got a full day of non-stop music from more than 50 bands. Al Naipo has the details of the concert in this video report.
FOX 11 News Los Angeles |
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Festival offers taste of island flair
Dancers sparkling in gold glitter and adorned with green, yellow and red feather headdresses paraded along upper King Street on Saturday as part of Charleston Carifest 2008. Each dancer sported flags from various Caribbean countries as traditional reggae music blared from a truck leading the way through the hot summer afternoon.
The Post and Courier |
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Seamstress used her talent to sew fabric of life
SPRING LAKE — Alethia Halback kept folks in stitches in more ways than one. Quick-witted, friendly, easy to talk to, her playful spirit brightened the day for anyone she met.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Recital reflects dance philosophy
As a corps member, Elizabeth Mackin Karas performed a number of solo roles with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre during her years with the company. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Banding together again
It's been nearly 40 years since Ronald Hill first taught music for Dallastown Area School District.
York Daily Record |
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