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Chairman upbeat as Ribfest begins
Even word that wet weather was probably on the way Wednesday evening couldn't dampen Ribfest Chairman Don Emery's spirits as he met with vendors that afternoon in preparation for the festival's kickoff.
The Naperville Sun |
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Leon Charles
The Abbey's noble nave was packed for this lunchtime recital on the historic organ by Leon Charles.
EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press |
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Enrique to rock Delhi!
Enrique Iglesias performs at the "Premios Juventud" Latin music awards show in Florida on Friday. Delhi’s dry concert spell is finally coming to an end.
Hindustan Times |
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Complete coverage of the Rothbury Music Festival
When fans begin arriving at the Rothbury festival today, they'll likely be struck by the lush beauty of the place: sumptuous rolling hills, sparkling blue lakes, forests outfitted with a kaleidoscope of lights.
Detroit Free Press |
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Windhover Center hosts summer music series
Windhover Center for the Arts will host its Summer Block Music Party Music Series on three Saturdays over the next three months.
Fond du Lac Reporter |
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Free Music Monday schedule announced
SEASIDE HEIGHTS: The borough announced its 2008 schedule for Free Music Mondays. The shows are: July 7, Two For The Road, '50s through today; July 14, The Characters, rock and pop, ranging from Keith Richards to Keith Partridge; July 21, The Dixie Six, Dixieland and Creole music; July 28, The 5th Edition, jazz, bebop and contemporary jazz; Aug. 4, Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi tribute; Aug. 11, ...
Asbury Park Press |
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Singing dentist wins million-pound music contract
An opera-loving dentist is to swap his drill for a microphone after winning a four-album recording contract worth one million pounds.
Express India |
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Urban Harvest returns for a fourth season
The corner of Fourth and Broadway is typically a pretty quiet area, but for the next six Thursdays this area will be filled with art, food and music. The event has become a yearly Bismarck staple, and is known as Urban Harvest.
The Bismarck Tribune |
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Never a dull moment at Heritage Festival
Downers Grove kept tradition alive for a 27th year with the village's annual Heritage Festival from June 26 to 29.
The Downers Grove Sun |
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Sun Calendar
Eyes to the Skies Festival: The annual hot-air balloon festival runs through July 6 at Community Park in Lisle. Besides balloon launches, activities include musical entertainment, a craft fair, a food court, a carnival, a children's area with a petting zoo, and a parade and fireworks.
The Downers Grove Sun |
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Calgary hopeful loses Idol dream
Calgary rock 'n' roll musician Jesse Cottam was among four contestants eliminated from Canadian Idol last night. The 23-year-old music teacher, who sang Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, was among the competitors who received the fewest votes from the public on Monday and Tuesday.
Calgary Sun |
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Music and Ribs take double billing in Naperville
Ribfest is one huge, hot, finger-lickin' festival of food and entertainment. Seventeen vendors from around the country will sell barbecue ribs, pulled pork, chicken and sauce -- and compete for bragging rights. Not into barbecued meat? There's more food from non-ribbers, including root beer floats, kettle corn, ice cream, frozen bananas, veggies, blooming onions, homemade potato chips and curly ...
The Beacon News |
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Love Is All: Wishing Well + 5 EP
Originally available as a tour EP, this collection-- featuring a new track plus remakes of songs by the Pastels, Dire Straits, and A Flock of Seagulls, among others-- is now available digitally. read more
Pitchfork |
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Tall Firs: Too Old to Die Young
Tall Firs was an album preoccupied with empty spaces and sleepy vocals, but here the Ecstatic Peace group recast themselves as a rangy rock band. read more
Pitchfork |
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Dylan bows out of Folk Festival
Bad news for anyone who was looking forward to seeing former Wallflowers frontman Jakob Dylan at this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival.
winnipegsun.com |
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Will, Willie, Thomas and some bunny want your attention
What's up, doc? How 'bout this family-friendly night at the symphony, where everyone's favourite "wascally wabbit" will pair up with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra?
winnipegsun.com |
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ZZ Top hitches ride with Rick Rubin for comeback
Texas rock trio ZZ Top has signed to producer Rick Rubin's American Recordings imprint, hoping for a commercial and critical revitalization along the lines of prior Rubin clients Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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ZZ Top hitches ride with Rick Rubin for comeback
Texas rock trio ZZ Top has signed to producer Rick Rubin's American Recordings imprint, hoping for a commercial and critical revitalization along the lines of prior Rubin clients Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond.
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Louisville Orchestra goes to the zoo
For years, July Saturday evenings have meant classical music mixed with the smell of lions, tigers, and bears. Oh my! Roarchestra comes roaring back in 2008 with the solid lineups you've come to expect from this Louisville mainstay.
Louisville.com |
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Trodden grass at fest spurs no stress
City officials predict little more than trampled grass when an expected 5,000 or more people converge on downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park for this weekend’s 80/35 music festival.
The Des Moines Register |
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Illegal Music File Sharers Sent Warning Letters
Virgin Media is to write to hundreds of customers warning them about illegal music file sharing.In a campaign run with the record industry body, the BPI, some ...
ContactMusic |
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Positively State Street
If Thursday night’s show at the Santa Barbara Bowl was any indication, regional venues, bookers, and promoters are doing a great job at ignoring a mostly untapped musical market.
Santa Barbara Independent |
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Ribfest: Hot food with a side of music
Ribfest -- July 3 to 6 in Naperville's Knoch Park -- is one huge, hot, finger-lickin' festival of food and entertainment.
The Fox Valley Villages Sun |
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One-handed Mexican violinist dies
MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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.
The Monterey County Herald |
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Actor's new private school catches flap over Scientology
HOLLYWOOD — In Los Angeles' rarefied world of private schools, where tuitions are high, academics are tough and educational philosophy is taken seriously, the newest member of the tribe is receiving the kind of breathless attention reserved for a music or film star.
The Monterey County Herald |
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