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Today Canal Day The Schuylkill Canal Association celebrates its 26th Canal Day with events for young and old. Highlights include a flea market, canoe and kayak races, craft vendors, food and live music. Lock 60 on the Schuylkill Canal, and St. Michael's Park on Jacobs Street in Mont Clare, Upper Providence Township. $3; free, children 12 and younger. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain or shine. ...
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Church takes its message to Pride Parade
Members of a Palatine church want everyone to know they are open and welcoming. To drive that message home, more than 25 members of the Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist joined thousands of others marching in Sunday's 39th annual Gay Pride Parade.
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Bullock, Brecker put Long's Park in a funk
Guitarist Hiram Bullock had just one question for the crowd at Long's Park."Are we ready Are we really ready" shou
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Romantica roots run deep
When Romantica frontman Ben Kyle was 13, he and the rest of his family emigrated from Belfast, Ireland, to Minneapolis. Among the cultural shifts and shocks that followed, the most pleasingly jarring was musical.
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Valerie Webdell
About Valerie: She and her husband, Troy, live in Valparaiso and have two daughters. Bachelor's degree in music education and piano from Indiana University School of Music. Private piano instructor. Member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso; serves on the church council.
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'Ugly Aur Pagli' songs are peppy, enjoyable (Music Review)
Comedies don't always have great audio tracks, but there are exceptions. And "Ugly Aur Pagli" is one of them. Anu Malik's compositions are young and vibrant without sounding too mushy or immature.
New Kerala |
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Jay-Z Wows His Critics at Glastonbury
From all indications, Jay-Z successfully quieted his critics at the just concluded Glastonbury music festival. I wasn't privileged enough to crash the show, but I've received tons of emails from...
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Madiba’ s still the star of the show
WILL Smith charmed the crowd and Amy Winehouse wowed the fans just by showing up – but Nelson Mandela proved the biggest star of them all at a charity concert in London’s Hyde Park on Friday that doubled as a celebration for the elder statesman’s 90th birthday next month.
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Pop Music on TV This Week
As we head into the 4th of July holiday week, the musical offerings are mostly repeats of earlier performances. However, it's an excellent chance to catch up on great...
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2:50 p.m. - Drum clinic scheduled for July 19
2:50 p.m. June 30 - The 12th annual drum clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. July 19 at the new Shimbros Music Store, in the former Gold’s Gym, Route 8, Maite. It will be presented by professional drummer Larry Franquez, music educator and international artist endorser. Admission is free.
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Festival a crowd pleaser
The final day of the Stars & Stripes Festival in Mount Clemens started exactly the way the first two did: marred by gray clouds and a steady rain.
Macomb Daily |
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FESTIVAL'S FANTASTIC FINALE
LORAIN The 42nd Lorain International Festival and Bazaar concluded yesterday with clear skies for the parade, but sun beams and raindrops played hide-and-seek through the afternoon, decreasing attendance at the Black River Landing but not damping appetites for good food.
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'Mudfest' ends with blasts from the past
Britain's Glastonbury music festival was wrapping with a double bill of golden oldies following controversy over its first ever hip-hop headliner, Jay-Z, and troubled star Amy Winehouse.
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Country Fest crowds, tunes keep steady beat
Country Fest might be over, but for Abby Zimmerman it was just the beginning of her country music concerts this summer - she already has tickets for Country Jam and the Brad Paisley concert at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Man gets prison for burning Burning Man
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival.
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Radio report: 'The Twister’ changing to 'The Twist’
By ROBERT PHILPOT For the past few weeks, country radio station KTYS/96.7 FM "The Texas Twister" has been airing teases that it’s about to become "a thing of the past." Today, it becomes that, in more ways than one. Beginning at 5:30 a.m. with the Beatles’ Hello Goodbye , the Twister will become "Platinum 96.7," an oldies station featuring music from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as grazing the ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Verizon Wireless gets Rhapsody music subscriptions
By PETER SVENSSON NEW YORK (AP) -- Cell phones are becoming more useful devices for listening to music.
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IK, Muse unveil "Total Workstation" audio
IK Multimedia and Muse Research have joined forces to create what they claim is one of the most powerful music sound modules ever made. The Total WorkStation Rack uses Muse Researchís Receptor hardware plug-in player with IKís SampleTank 2.5, Sonik Synth 2, Miroslav Philharmonik, SampleMoog and Sampleton virtual instruments. The product also ships ...
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Teen from China wins Bachauer piano competition
Posted: 1:15 PM- Seated at a Steinway grand piano, Sijing Ye looks small, and much younger than her 16 years. But Ye commands a big, impressive piano technique, and the musical maturity of a seasoned artist.
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History, music and arresting developments
"History Detectives" (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) returns for a sixth season of sleuthing and research. A combination of "CSI" and "Antiques Roadshow," this series invites folks to bring in historical artifacts and family heirlooms to see whether...
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Gays march with pride in four Indian cities
New Delhi/Bangalore, June 29 : It was a riot of colours as hundreds of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, trans-genders and their supporters took to the streets carrying rainbow flags in the national capital, IT hub of Bangalore and two other cities in the country's first "Queer Pride" parade Sunday.
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Iraq vets to lead Marion July 4th parade
MARION — On the day America celebrates its independence with flourishes of red, white and blue, veterans of the Iraq War will lead the annual Fourth of July parade through town, organizers said.
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Hall, Statler Brothers join country Hall of Fame
Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were formally inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame with a musical tribute. Spokeswoman Tina Wright says the two-hour ceremony was held Sunday at the hall. This year's two other inductees - Emmylou Harris and Ernest "Pop" Stoneman - were formally inducted in April. Bobby Bare, Heather Berry & Tony Mabe and Michelle Nixon saluted Hall, while ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Celebrating Female Composers (Without Polemics)
It was refreshing to encounter a slate of works by seven female composers, presented without any hint of corrective polemic. (Web exclusive)
New York Times |
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Taiwan market: KKBOX plans to offer mobile music download service
Skysoft, the operator of streaming music platform KKBOX in Taiwan, plans to launch ToGo, a service to download songs from the platform to handsets or other types of mobile devices, according to the company.
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