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Trio explore space, groove, tone
Auckland band Lucid 3 brings its slick and tasteful textures to Queenstown tonight as part of Winterfest. Singer and guitarist Victoria Girling-Butcher discusses tone and Telecasters with Shane Gilchrist .
Otago Daily Times |
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Musicians bend the rules while celebrating tradition
Traditions were both honored and surpassed Wednesday night at Benaroya Hall, and the results, at times, were glorious. Renowned fiddler-composer Mark O'Connor...
Seattle Times |
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The US descends on Rothbury
People from all over the country began arriving early Thursday morning, and their geography is as diverse as their musical tastes.
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'World Ends With You' a unique DS experience; 'Guitar Hero' on DS fun but painful
Square Enix makes good games --- that can't really be denied. Of course, gamers know all about its big games, such as the ''Final Fantasy'' series, but Square Enix also has some fantastic lesser-known games.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |
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Antioch's summer concert series gets season under way
ANTIOCH - Summer time is here, and for the third year in a row the village of Antioch is offering something for residents to do on their Thursday nights.
Lake County Journals |
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Fireworks to top off Fourth of July festivities
If country music legend Kenny Rogers is the ice cream sundae at the Greeley Stampede on the Fourth of July, then the fireworks display following Rogers might be the cherry on top.
Greeley Tribune |
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Sellersburg will shine with 4th celebration
Local residents will be able to celebrate the United States’ independence — and the veterans — with a parade, live music, food, a cake wheel and a fireworks show. The parade begins at 2 p.m., and about 40 floats are participating
The Evening News and the Tribune |
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Serious Sounds of Summer
Come summertime, the jazz calendar generally gets lean around these parts.
Santa Barbara Independent |
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Bret Michaels: We deliver the party '
For the State Journal Life is good for Poison 's Bret Michaels. Michaels, singer of the late- '80s hair band with a bundle of bouncy pop hits and ballads, enjoys a sizable nostalgia crowd -- and unlikely contemporary fans who know the group because of Michaels ' cable TV reality sleazefest "Rock of Love. " And Saturday, Poison performs at the Alliant Energy Center 's Willow Island, part of the ...
Wisconsin State Journal |
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Bluegrass rocks this band's world
Like many teens, Jesse Moravec, of Rochester, was inspired to pick up an instrument after seeing a band in concert -- only his choice of instrument
Post-Bulletin |
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From Troy to Mahagonny
LENOX - Two multi-concert events tower over Tanglewood this summer like a pair of giant sequoias in a forest. First comes Berlioz' epic opera "Les Troyens," which opens the Boston Symphony Orchestra season this Saturday night and Sunday afternoon: an unprecedented two-part opening.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Church briefs
FREEDOM REVIVAL 2008 Solid Rock Full Gospel Church, 3580 Spotswood Trail, Barboursville, invites everyone to the Freedom Revival 2008 July 4-5 at 4 p.m. both evenings. Bring your lawn chair and come and join us in celebrating and thanking God for the freedom we have and for our country.
Orange County Review |
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Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Twenty-Seven
This week's column features Jack Nitzsche , Fruit Bats, Misophone, Bread, Dorothy Love Coates, and Cachao.
HuffingtonPost |
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Art-house filmmaker is just a Guy from Winnipeg
A self-confessed "part-time surrealist," Guy Maddin has made weird little art-house gems that include "Careful" (1992), about townsfolk creeping around on tiptoe, speaking in hushed tones for fear of an impending avalanche, and "The Saddest Music in the World" (2003), a Depression-era tale of a brewery heiress (Isabella Rossellini) and her melancholy song contest.
Bradenton Herald |
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New Court Theatre to present
Jack Forbes Wilson (left) and Michael Herold rehearse for their musical roles in New Court Theatre’s “Side by Side by Sondheim.” Staff photo by Kyle R. Morris
Beloit Daily News |
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New workouts knock out boring exercises
Workouts for people who don’t like traditional forms of exercise are being offered in gyms across the country — and sometimes even in bars.
Galveston County Daily News |
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Fourth Of July Events
Hillsborough Fourth of July Celebration; family fun features face painters, balloon artists, live music and more; 2 p.m. today (fireworks at 9 p.m.); free; Channelside Bay Plaza, 615 Channelside Drive, Tampa; (813) 223-4250
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Thom Yorke is exercising his creativity in more ways than one by dabbling in Classical music. He recently remixed an original John Matthias score for Cortical Songs , a Classical album that also features contributions from Simon Tong ( The Verve , Blur , Gorillaz ) and John Maclean ( Beta Band ). Classical kin Gabriel Prokofiev calls Yorke's track "adventurous and avant garde."
Filter Magazine |
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Turns out, cave men loved to sing
Ancient hunters painted the sections of their cave dwellings where singing, humming and music sounded best, a new study suggests.
MSNBC |
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Fourth of July weekend events
Today: RockHounds: Gates open at 6 p.m. First pitch is at 7 p.m. Fireworks start 30 minutes after the game.
Midland Reporter-Telegram |
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Beginner's guide to Racine's Fourth Fest Parade
If you’ve never been to the annual spectacle that is the Fourth Fest Parade in Racine, shame on you. You don’t know what you’re missing. Heck, even USA Today knows about us, naming us last week as one of the Top 10 events (in the country) to check out on Independence Day.
The Journal Times |
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Intermission: Jazz fest lineup to deliver for ‘08
It’s summertime, and for Stanford students, the living ain’t always easy.
Stanford Daily |
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Songs from New Musical Alyss Featured on Michaels' "Wonderful at Last" CD
Alyss , according to Michaels, is "very loosely based on 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' and is a cross between Wicked and The Wiz ." Four songs from the musical — "In Wonderland," "Cabbages and Kings," "Donde Esta El Amor" and "Aren't I A Lovely Specimen" — are featured on Michaels' new CD, "Wonderful at Last."
Playbill |
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Art-house filmmaker is just a Guy from Winnipeg
A self-confessed "part-time surrealist," Guy Maddin has made weird little art-house gems that include "Careful" (1992), about townsfolk creeping around on tiptoe, speaking in hushed tones for fear of an impending avalanche, and "The Saddest Music in the World" (2003), a Depression-era tale of a brewery heiress (Isabella Rossellini) and her melancholy song contest. His latest, "My Winnipeg," is ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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New Orleans' Essence Music Festival opens Friday
(AP:NEW ORLEANS) From her rebuilt but not yet fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival.
INO News |
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