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Lakeside electronic festival still pushing boundaries
A fond tip of the hat goes out this weekend to the Harbourfront Centre and its excellent Beats, Breaks and Culture festival, which celebrates five years of bringing boundary-pushing electronic music to the waterfront with one of its strongest lineups yet.
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Cleveland Orchestra concert, fireworks at Public Square
Most Public Square concerts by the Cleveland Orchestra celebrate a single occasion: Independence Day. Wednesday's "Star-Spangled Spectacular," however, commemorated three, all of them significant in their way.
The Plain Dealer |
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You win some and some you lose to zombies
The trouble with most Fringe musicals is that they have a witty book and an appalling score. The Christian Republican Fundraiser in Dayton Tennessee turns that cliché on its ear. The book is far from appalling, although it's basically connective tissue between the songs, but ah, what songs!
Toronto Star |
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‘Capitol Fourth’ lights the night
Jimmy Smits has participated in PBS’s Fourth of July concert before, but he will host for the first time on Friday.
Tacoma News Tribune |
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61 South releases debut CD
The lyrics in 61 South’s songs are more about getting over the blues than having them. “There’s certainly a blues element to it, but I think it’s more blues leaning in a classic rock direction,” said Sterling Koch, Friedensburg, vocals and steel guitar.
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New radio station hits FM dial
A new radio station, All Hits 95.5, arrived on the airwaves this week and is playing 10,000 songs commercial-free to celebrate the launch. ”We feel the listeners and advertising community will embrace the station as we address the three
Eureka Times-Standard |
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Musician, chef will be at farmers market
The Iowa City Farmers Market will feature a musician, a chef and artists Saturday at Chauncey Swan Park and Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Nix band's western swing jazzes Washington event
- Big Spring bandleader performs in Texas-flavored 42nd Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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New ad campaign targets downloaders
A grubby man in the pub named Nigel who buys counterfeit DVDs is being replaced by a sheepish young office worker named Nigel who downloads movies and music illegally at his desk in a new ad campaign against piracy.
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Michel wants his MTV
Michel Gondry, avant-garde film and music video director of such works as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and a bevy of Bjork videos, has compiled a list of his 25 favorite classic music videos for Entertainment Weekly.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Keeping the music playing
Musician Jon Harnish lost pretty much everything in the flood.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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New British ad campaign targets downloaders
A grubby man in the pub named Nigel who buys counterfeit DVDs is being replaced by a sheepish young office worker named Nigel who downloads movies and music illegally at his desk in a new British ad campaign against piracy.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Stellar entertainment day and night
There is an avalanche of heavy-duty info available about the awesome roster of international, regional and local acts performing this weekend at the Toyota-Scion of Iowa City Jazz Festival 2008.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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CD reviews
Pardon the somewhat tardy attention to this biscuit, but the once-fascinating Costello had labored so intently of late to impress the planet with his unlimited eclecticism (chamber quartets, art songs, operettas, Inuit field recordings, z-z-z-z-z ...) that the essential mastery of this literate pop classicist seemed lost forever.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Music and salad at the senior center
The La Quinta Senior Center kicked off the summer June 19 by hosting a Salad Days luncheon where the Gerald R. Ford Boys & Girls Club Jazz Band provided afternoon entertainment.
The Desert Sun |
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"In God We Trust' concert Saturday
The third annual community-wide choir and orchestra Independence Day celebration, “In God We Trust,” will begin at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at Pitney Field on the Hannibal-LaGrange College campus.
The Hannibal Courier-Post |
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Sayun Popular Arts performs in the UK
SAYUN, July 1 — Sayun Popular Arts returns to the United Kingdom this summer July 9-16 to participate in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales and the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival.
Yemen Times Online |
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Macy's 'Fireworks' & vocal pyrotechnics, too!
This year's musical lineup for the "Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular" includes not one but two "American Idol" alums, and executive producer Robin Hall couldn't think of a more perfect venue for them to show off their talent.
New York Daily News |
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Fireworks, fun planned for Fourth of July
PLATTSBURGH -- Special events are taking place around the North Country all through the holiday weekend. Some communities are holding their celebrations Saturday and Sunday. You can find a listing of those events in the Community Calendar in Friday's Press-Republican.
Plattsburgh Press Republican |
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Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Sara Sherr, Jonathan Takiff and Damon C. ...
Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Sara Sherr, Jonathan Takiff and Damon C. Williams. POP
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Fleet Foxes take us back to the '70s
Fleet Foxes are the "find" of the year. With their self-titled SubPop album debut, this wonderful Seattle band couldn't be further from the grunge school that made their city famous. Color them harmonious, baroque-flavored folk popsters, throwbacks to the '70s, when the music really was like a prayer, designed to lift up and transport listeners to another place and time.
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Gospel Fest this weekend
New Covenant Church is hosting a two-day festival of gospel and jazz music featuring dozens of performers, including some of the top names in the business.
Philadelphia Daily News |
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Virgin warns 800 punters for file-sharing
"Important. If you don't read this, your broadband could be disconnected." The BPI has written to 800 Virgin Media customers warning them to stop sharing music files or risk losing their broadband connection.…
The Register |
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Old Town La Quinta Concerts move to Thursdays
Concert-goers will have to pack up the kids, lawn chairs and picnic baskets midweek now that Old Town La Quinta's Concert on the Lawn series has been moved to Thursdays.
The Desert Sun |
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