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Toronto firm to redesign Denver concert hall
A Toronto firm has won an international competition to redesign the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver, home of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
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National violin competition enters sem-final stage
EIGHT of Australia’s finest young violinists will compete in the semi-finals of the Kendall National Violin Competition to be held in the Ballroom at Government House, Sydney on Sunday 27 July.
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St. Brieux School hosts 2008 graduation ceremonies
The 2008 graduating class of St. Brieux School was there for a good time during the graduation ceremonies held at the school on Friday, June 27. The theme for this year’s grad was ‘Here for a Good Time’ and the graduates exited the ceremonies to the Trooper song by the same name.
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Songwriter Cathy Dennis Composes 1,000th No. 1 Single of Rock Era as 'I Kissed a Girl' Achieves Pole Position
Hit songwriter Cathy Dennis goes into the record books this week as one of the writers of the 1,000th No. 1 single of the rock era, thanks to Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" moving into pole position on The Billboard Hot 100.
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Avenue Q is an award-winning musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics, and directed by Jason Moore. The production transferred to Broadway in July 2003 and won several Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical.
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Macheso to tour Ireland
SUNGURA music supremo Alick Macheso continues to raise the Zimbabwean flag high abroad when he leaves for Ireland early next month.
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Argentine tango veterans revive glory days
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — As a sold-out crowd in Buenos Aires' historic opera house erupted in applause, veteran tango singer Virginia Luque took the stage backed by some of her country's greatest musicians.
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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Now Available
Fans of Guitar Hero and the band Aerosmith can now buy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith in stored across the country. The game only features tracks from Aerosmith’s massive library of hits. Some of the tracks were re-mastered by Aerosmith just for the game. One ...
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Harness Family Band is next on Sizzlin' Summer lineup
“We do it for the fun of it. It's not a moneymaker for any of us. We do it because we love to play.” Rick Harness of Wabash was talking about the coalition of musicians at play around here for the better part of 25 years and now known as The Harness Family Band.
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Municipal band gears up for annual Independence Day concerts
The Marshall Municipal Band has a pair of patriotic programs planned to celebrate Independence Day.
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Parks attunes musicians to a new policy, or not?
Washington Square was one of Bob Dylan’s favorite spots for playing folk music in the 1960s. But the times they are a-changin’, as saxophonist Justin Wood recently discovered when he tried to play his saxophone in the park.
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Friday, July 4 Dark for the 4th of July Tuesday, July 8 The Four Preps Dick Clark calls their songs "the soundtrack of our lives.
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Morgan Freeman Brings Blues To East Mississippi
Actor Morgan Freeman is opening his second blues club in Mississippi. This one will outside the Mississippi Delta.
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GET GOING - Things To Do, Places To See
Don't forget your 10-gallon hatCheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming, July 18-27, offers a mix of rodeos, musical entertainment, culture and history, tours and food.
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Kid Rock adds fourth DTE show
Just in time for the Fourth of July, Kid Rock has announced his fourth show this month at DTE Energy Music Theatre.
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National Eagle Center Gives Demo at Riverfest
There's lots of music, entertainment, crafts and family fun going on at the Riverfest celebration in La Crosse. One of the events at Riverside Park is an eagle demonstration.
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Thousands of guitarists strum for new music record
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) - More than 2,000 guitar-players performing "This Land is Your Land" in a Bay Area park appear to have strummed their way into the record books.
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SeeqPod.com Mixes It Up - Creates Customized Compilations for Users - Introduces 'PodLists'
SeeqPod, the world's only 'Playable Search and Discovery' engine, announced today a new service, specially curated 'PodLists'. Digging for new music is tough work, and SeeqPod knows this first-hand.
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Razor & Tie Team Up With The Artist Organization
Razor & Tie Entertainment and Gary Gersh 's The Artist Organization ( TAO ) have announced a long-term strategic partnership through which the companies will sign recording artists.
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Songwriter Cathy Dennis Composes 1,000th No. 1 Single of Rock Era as 'I Kissed a Girl' Achieves Pole Position
LOS ANGELES----Hit songwriter Cathy Dennis goes into the record books this week as one of the writers of the 1,000th No. 1 single of the rock era, thanks to Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" moving into pole position on The Billboard Hot 100.
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Groove Is In the Heart: Gentleman Auction House gets its groove on with Alphabet Graveyard
In the last year or so, something shifted within Gentleman Auction House. The change was so subtle that only those who had followed the septet since its June 2005 inception probably even noticed. Gentleman Auction House found its groove. And we're not just talking songwriting stride — althou ...
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True Faith: Peter Hook hasn't let New Order's split slow him down
Even though New Order has officially split up, bassist Peter Hook isn't exactly resting on his laurels. The 52-year-old now travels the world as an in-demand DJ, in between writing and recording new music with Freebass, a project he's formed with ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, ex-Stone Roses/current ...
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The Mae Shi/So Many Dynamos
With buzz-saw guitars borrowed from Thunderbirds are Now! and the keyboard-fueled, candy-coated madness last heard on the Unicorns' first record, the Mae Shi gives twisted pop a spasmodic kick to the pants. The LA sextet is affiliated with the über-hip arts and music space the Smell (the spirit ...
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Tell Tale Heart
Hiding somewhere within Tell Tale Heart is a great combination-shoegaze/introspective pop band. All the pieces are there: The trio has a clarion-voiced singer, some swirling guitar work and an ace rhythm section. So why is its debut full-length The Cost of Living such a downer when the band clearly ...
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Poor quality release of hippie-era music mars relevance of new DVD
Washed-out colors mixed with a swirl of faces and bodies, bad-sound production and off-key warblings. Maybe this is how many veterans of Summer of Love-era music remember the good old days in San Francisco.
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