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Kylie Minogue receives OBE
Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress who become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, was honored for her services to music on Thursday.
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Journalist Shot in Adams Morgan
We mentioned it briefly at the end of the day yesterday and it's been reported several other places since then, but we wanted to share some more details on how our good friend Brian Beutler was shot early Wednesday morning in Adams Morgan. Brian, 25, is the Washington Correspondent for the Media Consortium , a network of progressive news organizations like Mother Jones and the ...
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EU musicians oppose Europe-wide online licensing
The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write.
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About Tonight
MUSIC: Remember the Smoking Popes ? The Chicago act was one of the raft of poppy punk bands that rode the Green Day wave back in the mid-90s, but actually managed to keep a cultish following throughout much of that decade with their distinctive Morrissey-meets-The Ramones style. We had no idea they were back in action as of a couple of years ago, but here they are at DC9 this week, with ...
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Keepin' It Weird
Image from Keep Austin Weird 5k Keep Austin Weird 5k and Festival Saturday, June 29 Auditorium Shores ( Riverside & South 1st ) 3-10pm; Prices vary [ info ] [ tickets ] If you’re looking to celebrate all things “weird” this Saturday afternoon, head over to Auditorium Shores for the Keep Austin Weird 5k. Hosted by RunTex and sponsored by H.E.B. and AT&T, the 6th annual event ...
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This Week in Jazz
Joel Holmes Tonight, 22-year old pianist and recent Juilliard grad Jonathan Batiste will be performing at the Strathmore 's Gudelsky Concert Gazebo as part of its summer concert series. 7 p.m. Free Stickman, a local jazz-fusion outfit that made a name for itself through the 1990s reunites tonight at Blues Alley for 8 and 10 p.m. sets. The band features Peter Fraize, head of GW's ...
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30 Years of Pride
Did you know Houston's Pride Parade is the only one in the country to take place at night? And that it's the largest in the Southwest? Houstonist didn't, but that's never stopped us from enjoying the parade from the patio of Catbirds, beverage in hand. Pride Houston is celebrating it's 30th year serving H-town's GLBT community with festivities all day Saturday. This year's theme is "We Are ...
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Funding for water, BHS on front burner
Chris Tatalias, the owner of Hot Rod 6 Strings, a custom guitar shop at 355 Federal Road, said the camp that he held last week for high school students taught them the value of being able to construct their own guitar and the importance of maintaining that instrument.
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Austinist Show Preview & Giveaway: F Yeah Tour at Mohawk (music AND comedy!)
tour poster from MySpace F Yeah Tour w/ Matt & Kim, comedy, and much more Friday, June 27 The Mohawk ( 912 Red River ) $8, doors at 9 [ info ] [ tickets ] It's always nice when the opportunity to catch a little stand-up comedy with your tunes presents itself, and, with a revamped format for Bonnaroo, as well as our very own Fun Fun Fun Fest, the idea of pairing these two very ...
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Nokia, Warner Music in Mobile Duet
Two heavyweights become the latest to team up to spur sluggish mobile music business, but is this market dead?
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The Dunmow Broadcast and Recorder
GLASTONBURY or Little Easton Manor? You would be forgiven for mixing up the two on Saturday evening as the Little Easton Champagne Picnic brought light, music and summer cheer to the area.
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Local period group earns Emmy
On June 21, eight members of Un-Reconstructed, a local group that plays period music from the time of the Civil War, piled into a white limousine for a two hour trip to Hyatt Grand Regency Hotel in Buckhead, Ga. For many of them, it was their first trip anywhere in a limo.
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ROME - Mayor James F. Brown unveiled the lineup for the City of Rome's annual Summer in the Square Concert Series.
"I am pleased with the quality and variety of the performers as well as the number of performances we will be able to present this year," Brown said, adding that this year's concert series has expanded to nine performances over seven weeks.
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Five for Fighting and TriWest Pay Tribute to America's Armed Forces with Music Video
PHOENIX----A sense of pride and gratitude wells up every time Col. Janet Hanson watches the Five for Fighting/TriWest Healthcare Alliance-produced music video “Freedom Never Cries.” For Col.
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H-Town Rock
Houston Music for the Weekend of June 26th – 29th, 2008 This, our faithful readers, is what we call a confusing Houston music weekend. After a rather solid run where there was almost too much great music out there, things are looking a little sparse out there. But don’t fret too much – we’re still here to provide everyone with a rundown of where they should be and where we just might be as ...
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Concert Preview: Robert Earl Keen
Veteran singer-songwriter and one of Houston's favorite sons, Robert Earl Keen stands tall among such other Texas artists as Jerry Jeff Walker, Rodney Crowell, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Joe Ely as an example of how to achieve longevity in the country music business without ever having a Nashville hit. Keen is a down-to-earth, engaging and distinctive songwriter with a huge fan base that follows ...
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Verizon Wireless, Rhapsody Make Mobile Music
After a number of spectacular failures is mobile music finally ready for the mass market?
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The Boston Phoenix Thinks It Knows Illinois Music
The Boston Phoenix is tackling an ambitious music project: naming each state's best bands with its 50 Bands, 50 States feature. The criteria: for Best Band, it must have been formed in the state; for solo artist, he/she must have been born in the state; and for best new band, they must count as "undiscovered" by the Phoenix. For Illinois , their choices were: All-Time Best Band : Big ...
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China’s Nascent GPS Handset Market Growing Rapidly
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- China’s GPS phone market grew rapidly in 2007, and GPS phones, along with music and camera phones, are the brightest spots in the nation’s mobile phone market overall, reports In-Stat. A number of major handset manufacturers have entered the GPS phone market, although cautiously and with a...
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About Tonight
MUSIC: San Francisco's Birds & Batteries have been garnering rave reviews for their unique blend of alt-country electronic beats. They perform at The Red and the Black with Your Black Star and Don't Be Glib . $8, 9:30 p.m. READING: The Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger will read from and sign her new book, Chasing Harry Winston , at the Borders in Baileys ...
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Kylie Minogue Honored At Buckingham Palace
Britain has honored Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her services to music. The 40-year-old pop star received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from Prince Charles during a ceremony Thursday at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Concert Preview: Karsh Kale + MIDIval Punditz
Karsh Kale We last heard from Karsh Kale (pronounced Kursh Kah-lay ) with the release of Breathing Under Water , the talented producer/composer/percussionist's genre blending collaboration with Hindustani music's heir apparent , sitarist Anoushka Shankar . But apart from that recording, and a DJ set here and there at Science Club or Bossa , the District has not seen Kale ...
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Sugarland's Atlanta Roots Buck Nashville
July 2, 2008 — Historically, most country artists end up moving to Nashville at one time or another to get their careers started. Sugarland, who built their act in Atlanta and have continued to call the city home, are one of the exceptions to the rule.
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This Week In Hip-Hop
Kosha Dillz Tuesday: For over 40 years, Sergio Mendes has been the foremost purveyor of bossa nova music and lent his talents to the likes of Stevie Wonder and Will.I.Am. He'll be at Wolf Trap 's Filene Center in Vienna, VA along with Belgium's Zap Mama . $22-$44, 8 p.m. Wednesday: This week's installment of Bohemian Caverns ' "Rhythm and Soul" series features two shows ...
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Biography
Born in 1953 in Tokyo, Kazumi Watanabe was taken up with the jazz tradition in his teens, and has studied electric guitar under Sadanori Nakamure. He made his solo debut in 1971 with the album “INFINITE”, and was acclaimed as a promising guitar prodigy.
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