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Bierko and Maxwell Will Be Show Folk in Hitler's Shadow in 'To Be Or Not To Be'
The world premiere Broadway production of Nick Whitby's To Be Or Not To Be, based on the 1942 motion picture, will star Peter Benson, Craig Bierko and Jan Maxwell, among others, Manhattan Theatre Club announced June 30.
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Harris Burdick Sings
William Finn and Barrington Stage's musicals lab nurture The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Playbill via Yahoo! News |
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Bjork Cancels Another Gig, Throat Ailing
Photo by Ashley Williamson Pöör Björk ! After giving her all for the environment over the weekend at Náttúra -- apparently the "largest live music event ever held in Iceland" , drawing 10% of the country's population-- it seems another round of some "ongoing throat problems" has befallen the singer, according to her website. As a result, on the advice of her doctors, she's ...
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Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute
Author of more than 40 books, including essays, poetry, drama and music history, Baraka will give a reading from his works.
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
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WE Serves Up ‘Hot Coffee,' Beefcake To NYC Commuters
WE tv unleashed 15 hunky, coffee-toting male models on Manhattan Tuesday to promote the debut of Hot Coffee Break, the network’s new daily Web series that features extraordinarily fit and half-dressed young men performing mundane tasks like frosting a cake or washing dishes to music.
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Totally Texas: Texas wines getting exposure at Smithsonian's Folklife Festival
Texas winemakers are celebrating their output at home and in the nation's capital as the Fourth of July approaches. •A diverse roster of Texas winemakers are in Washington, D.C., this week as part of the Smithsonian's annual Folklife Festival.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Bayreuth’s Wagner festival will offer opera online
Tue, Jul 1, 2008 (1:42 p.m.) 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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Television - Entertainment
On the day Americans celebrate American pride, Independence Day, fans of Indie music will celebrate music released on independent record labels.
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News Annual Makawao Paniolo Rodeo and Parade
Every year thousands of people arrive in Maui’s upcountry cowboy town, Makawao, early in the morning to get a good seat and watch the annual Rodeo Parade. It’s been 43 years since the parade was first held, and the uniquely Hawaiian rodeo that inspired it marks its 53rd year.
Haleakala Times |
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Senior center to host barbecue
The Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave. N.W., will hold a family barbecue at 5:30 p.m. July 23. Bluegrass music will be performed by the Bush Pilots.
Albany Democrat-Herald |
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Young artists perform tonight
REDLANDS - The eight winners of the 57th annual Young Artists' Auditions - some of Southern California's most talented performers - will take the stage for tonight's Redlands Bowl concert.
Redlands Daily Facts |
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Gala transforms U-of-R
REDLANDS - The University of Redlands was transformed into Oz Saturday night during the Associates of the Redlands Bowl gala, which raises money for the Redlands Summer Music Festival.
Redlands Daily Facts |
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Tha Alkaholiks - Live from Rehab DVD Review
The Who: Tha Alkaholiks epitomize West Coast hip-hop party music. While the trio of Tash, J-Ro and E-Swift never garnered mainstream recognition, their rowdy, comical tales of drunkenness were revered in the underground community.
UGO - UnderGroundOnline |
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Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony Album Review
The Who: Alkaline Trio (trio by name, trio by nature) originated in McHenry, Illinois, with McSinger Matt Skiba, McBassist Rob Doran and McDrummer Glenn Porter cranking out some ska punk before that subgenre was even a twinkle in No Doubt's eye.
UGO - UnderGroundOnline |
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McCartney Headlines Quebec Anniversary Bash
Paul McCartney will help Quebec City celebrate its 400th anniversary by performing in the French-Canadian province on July 20th. The show is expected to be Macca's only North American concert this year, and his first performance in Canada since 2005.
All About Jazz |
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More staycations: See historic rock 'n' roll landmarks in Santa Clara County By Mark Purdy
The urban legend - some would call it a suburban legend - goes this way: Back in the 1960s, a rock band from the South Bay drove north to audition at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
San Jose Mercury News |
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33rd Annual Music in the Valley Folk Festival at Hale Farm & Village
This year, Hale Farm & Village celebrates its 50th Anniversary as the premier outdoor, living history museum in Northeast Ohio. On Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, the farm and Wheatfield Village will come alive with the sound of sweet music floating in the breeze.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Airport exhibit highlights Phila.’s music heritage
Some of Philadelphia's music luminaries were at the Philadelphia International Airport's A-East terminal this morning to unveil an exhibit that spotlights 44 of the artists in Philadelphia's Walk of Fame.
Philly.com |
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Karen Dalton-Beninato: Jammin' Generosity Gets Guitars to Young Rockers
Today nola.com's Chris Rose described our nomrf guitar transfer (story here). Next month the charity is passing along a donated grand piano and good used...
HuffingtonPost |
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Leroy Anderson: Master of the Miniature
All Things Considered , June 29, 2008 - American composer Leroy Anderson was born 100 years ago Sunday.
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Bayreuth Wagner-fest to go online -- but tickets are limited
The Bayreuth Festival, the prestigious annual event dedicated to the music of Richard Wagner, is to go online, organisers said Tuesday -- but you will have to pay and tickets are limited.
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Bayreuth Wagner-fest to go online -- but tickets are limited
BERLIN (AFP) - The Bayreuth Festival, the prestigious annual event dedicated to the music of Richard Wagner, is to go online, organisers said Tuesday -- but you will have to pay and tickets are limited.
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Michael Franti and Spearhead rock the Shelburne Museum
Fun flows among the socio-political commentary
The Burlington Free Press |
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Motorola ROKR E8 review
Find out why this new music phone gave our editor, Philip Berne, the heebie-jeebies in our in-depth Motorola ROKR E8 review.
infoSyncWorld |
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Fantasticks Cast to Offer Free Concert in Union Square July 10
Cast members from the Off-Broadway revival of The Fantasticks will perform at the annual "Summer in the Square" event in Union Square July 10. The 5:30 PM free concert will feature Fantasticks ' young lovers, Erica Piccininni and Nick Spangler, performing "Soon It's Gonna Rain." (On June 19 Spangler was named the winner of the Theater Hall of Fame's 2008 Elaine and Jerry Orbach Musical Theater ...
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