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Wagner opera to stream live online from German festival
BERLIN — Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price — $77.
Detroit Free Press |
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Bayreuth's Wagner Festival Will Offer Opera Online
Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price _ $77.
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Jazz legend avoids home foreclosure, for now
Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson’s home has been saved from foreclosure — for now. Thanks, in part, to music legend Quincy Jones and contemporary jazz artist Diane Schuur.
MSNBC |
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Exciting events at Kings Island
Kings Island promises exciting events this summer as the grandson of Karl Wallenda tries to surpass his grandfather’s famous high wire walk; Spirit Song 2008, the Midwest’s largest contemporary Christian Concert festival takes place at the park, and you can win a free family getaway to this exciting entertainment area of Mason, Ohio.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Bush Commends Jazz; Obama Digs Jazz Too
American jazz was honored recently at a White House event, prompting President George W. Bush to note the stunning influence of the craft. “The story of jazz mirrors the story of our nation,” Bush said during at a toast last Thursday.
JazzTimes Magazine |
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Red, white and Blues
[They might as well be called the Blues Family. Our local Blues Brothers tribute band - a staple in the Brainerd and Nisswa parades for 15 years - is a collection of 15 friends and relatives who stumbled upon a great excuse to see each other every Fourth of July.
Brainerd Dispatch |
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Scars on Broadway Goes Global
In support of the release of its self-titled debut album, Scars on Broadway , which includes System of a Down guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, will headline its first North American tour along with a long list of European dates this summer and fall.
POLLSTAR |
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LifeVoice Concert
Sunday, June 29, 6 p.m. These six men and women combine their music abilities to create an inspirational concert of contemporary Christian music. For more information about LifeVoice, contact Curtis Kettler, Ministry team director at Crown College, at 952-446-4233.
Sidney Herald-Leader |
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Illinois State Fair announces free concerts
Posted: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) -- Country music fans are in luck.
KHQA Quincy |
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A guitar hero is born
IT’S no wonder Smokin’ Joe Robinson is “absolutely stoked”.
Port Macquarie News |
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Amy Winehouse punches wrong person at music festival
The 'Rehab' singer lashed out at 25-year-old Londoner James Gostelow after an over amorous fan tried to grab at her during her Saturday night performance.
The Arizona Republic |
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Tavira, one-handed violinist, dies at 84
By ALEXANDRA OLSON Angel Tavira, a one-handed violinist who dedicated his life to Mexican folk music and won a Cannes Film Festival award for his first movie at age 82, has died. He was 84. Tavira died of kidney problems Monday in a Mexico City hospital, said Eugenia Montiel, a spokeswoman for Camara Carnal Films, the company that co-produced Tavira's 2005 film "The Violin." Tavira was born on ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Synesthesia Releases 'EZ Version' of Mandala's Virtual Brain Software
Synesthesia Corp. (http://www.mandaladrum.com) today announced the release of a new EZ Version of its Virtual Brain software, designed to allow anyone - even those with no musical or technical knowledge - to be able to make music using the company's wildly popular, patented high-def drum and synthesizer, the Mandala 2.0. The EZ Version will be available starting Thursday, July 3.
Centre Daily Times |
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Jazz legend's home saved from foreclosure, for now
By MANUEL VALDES Jazz vocalist Ernestine Anderson's home has been saved from foreclosure - for now. Thanks, in part, to music legend Quincy Jones and contemporary jazz artist Diane Schuur. More than $43,000 poured in - including donations from Jones and Schuur - after recent news stories about the Seattle jazz legend's financial woes, said Carmen Gayton, a friend of Anderson's family. The money ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Bayreuth's Wagner festival will offer opera online
BERLIN July 1, 2008, 09:37 am ET · Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price — $77.
NPR |
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Pain At The Pump Curbs Traveling Bands
Morning Edition , July 1, 2008 · Musicians longing to play live music spend a lot of time playing bars and basements for little more than gas money. But gas money isn't what it used to be, and taking an act on the road isn't happening as much as it used to.
NPR |
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SPARC to Present West Side Story in July
SPARC (School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community) will present West Side Story July 24-27 in the Mooney Theatre of the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School.
Midlothian Exchange |
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ARIA Hall of Fame shines
AUSTRALIA'S music industry showed its emotional side at last night's ARIA Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Town Hall.
Herald Sun |
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Festival makes no apologies
INDIGENOUS filmmakers are telling their own stories, from happy families to broken lives.
The Australian |
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Carpenter fashions pop song
BRIANNA Carpenter started winning over her legion of fans early, performing as an angelic youngster.
The Courier Mail |
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Mad Catz Reveals Flat Profit, Decreased Revenue, Rock Band Hopes
Third-party accessory manufacturer Mad Catz Interactive has announced its financial results for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, reporting its profit at $3.2 million, compared to $3.7 million in the same period the previous year. Net sales for the year were $87.6 million, a decrease of 12% from $99.7 million in the 2007 fiscal year for the firm, which sells branded game controllers, ...
Gamasutra |
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Bayreuth's Wagner festival will offer opera online
Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price -- $77.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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iPodObserver - PocketMac Intros RingtoneStudio for iPhone
PocketMac announced the immediate availability of RingtoneStudio for iPhone on Tuesday. The application lets users create ringtones from most movie and copy protection-free music files
The Mac Observer |
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Tres Jazz: Jazzercise International Fitness Convention, New Orleans, LA (July 10-13)
Jazzercise:
Centre Daily Times |
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Bayreuth's Wagner festival will offer opera online
Germany's annual Bayreuth opera festival is going digital, streaming video and audio of its opening performance of "Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg" live via the Internet. The catch is the price - $77. Organizers hope the online screening will draw new fans to an annual event devoted entirely to the 10 mature stage works by Richard Wagner, where fans often wait seven years or more for the ...
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