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Concert series kicks off in Geick Park next week
OLD BRIDGE - It's summertime, and in the township, that means time to break out the picnic basket, cooler and lawn chairs, and head to Geick Park for an evening of live music under the stars. The Summer Music Series kicks off at 7:30 p.m. July 8 with a show by The Zanzibar Band, and continues each Tuesday through Aug. 5.
East Brunswick Sentinel |
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London Health Commission announces winners of community action for health and well-being awards
The winners of the London Health Commission Awards were announced last night at City Hall. The winners were all small community-based organisations.
News-Medical-Net |
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Historic church to present free concerts
Music at Historic Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick, will offer two upcoming free concerts for the community. "Let Freedom Ring!" is set for 11 a.m. on July 4. The event will feature live music and a re-enactment of the third reading of the Declaration of Independence that took place in 1776 in New Brunswick. Refreshments will be available.
East Brunswick Sentinel |
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Rocketmen to kick off Monroe free music series
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission's 2008 Music in the Park Summer Series of free live musical events will begin 6-8 p.m. July 10 in the open-grove gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe, with a rock-music performance by The Rocketmen.
East Brunswick Sentinel |
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Festival boost for rap star's album
RAP star Jay-Z caused such a stir at the Glastonbury Festival that sales of his album by music chain HMV have enjoyed a near fivefold increase.
The Scotsman |
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A celebration of the terrific tomato
Garden classic Northeast Georgia Clarkesville's Glen-Ella Springs Inn will host the fifth annual Heirloom Tomato Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 20 (a Sunday). This year, the inn was named by National Geographic Traveler Magazine's editors as “one of 150 unique destination properties in North America.” Visitors to the festival can see and taste dozens of varieties of locally grown heirloom ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Kylie dresses down for her appointment at Buckingham Palace
Pop music's own pocket Venus, Kylie Minogue, was spinning around with delight when she received the insignia of her OBE at Buckingham Palace yesterday for services to the musicindustry.
Independent |
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The Lawrence Jordan Album
In Lawrence Jordan's wondrous short film Duo Concertantes (1961–64), a bandaged man extracted from the pages of an old anatomy text hovers in front of a piece of 19th-century scientific equipment while glass flasks magically proliferate across the screen; a glowing, pulsing sphere (a planet, a seed, a ball of pure energy) sprouts moth wings and floats away, bounces through the exhibits at a ...
MetroActive |
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Music's biggest names discuss their origins as support acts
Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin We didn't do many supports other than on our first US tour in 1969 when we opened for Country Joe and the Fish. When we got to the East Coast, we were scheduled to open for Iron Butterfly, but we only played one show with them because the crowd were still shouting for Zeppelin when they started their set. Iron Butterfly bottled out after that and Peter (Grant, ...
Independent |
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Minnie’s making a mark with her songs
At just 14, Crescent Head girl Minnie Marks is making a name for herself as a singer, guitarist and songwriter, not only in the Macleay but Australia wide.
The Maclay Argus |
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Finalists named for Colgate Country Showdown
POINT PLEASANT - Twelve finalists recently were named in the local qualifying round for the 27th Annual Colgate Country Showdown.
Point Pleasant Register |
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Why Jaime Winstone's latest movie will upset parents everywhere
It's not hard to warm to Jaime Winstone. One minute, she's pumping my hand, calling me "babe" and greeting me in her Cockney songbird voice, the next, she's dashing out for a "moment of toilet", as she gleefully calls it.
Independent |
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'They brought us in some peace'
Arts & entertainment: It can be a cynical publicity stunt. But sometimes the visit of a musician to a prison can be transformative
Guardian Unlimited |
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Misty Weaver’s CD Release Party and Indie Musician Showcase Features Folk, Bluegrass and Cake?
Tonight, head out to an event that will keep your finger on the pulse of the Seattle music scene. Seattle’s very hidden and very trendy Sole Repair Shop hosts six local artists: The Half Brothers, birds may bite , Gretta Harley, Johntana (featuring John Osebold of the indie-prog band “Awesome”), Trent Hill and Misty Weaver. It’s also the CD release party for Misty Weaver’s “Lost Saints ...
Seattlest |
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Uke’n rock out to The Plez
The ukelele has always been a curiosity, a legitimate musical instrument that both looks and sounds a little odd (but nice), therefore it can’t help but bring a smile to the listener.
Johnson City Press |
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THE CHEAP BASTARD'S GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY
THE CHEAP BASTARD'S GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY By Rob Grader. Globe Pequot. $14.95. Anyone who likes to save a few pennies but still have a good time knows Grader is the one to turn to. In this fourth edition, Grader once again ventures all over New York City in search of free or cheap outings, from theater and music to food and wine tastings to shops and libraries. The book consists of two ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Kylie Minogue receives OBE
Pop star Kylie Minogue, the former soap actress who become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, has been honoured for her services to music.
TVNZ |
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Festival Ballet, Royal Festival Hall, London
If only there was more to celebrate on stage: English National Ballet's return to the Royal Festival Hall has a sense of homecoming. Like the venue, this company was originally named for the Festival of Britain. This return to the South Bank comes with a sense of ambition, of expanding repertoire – which is where this programme falls down. Wayne Eagling's derivative new ballet is flanked by ...
Independent |
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Dave Davies: More ‘Guitar Hero' and ‘Rock Band' — and that's not all, folks
As if smuggling illegal fireworks into the city and that out-of-control grass fire next to your house weren't enough excitement for you this holiday weekend, there is a special free Fourth of July treat for “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” fans.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Rhythm nation
Putting percussion-based music on the commercial map takes some doing, but Hands Percussion has done it ... and in some style, too.
The Star |
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Essence Brings Music, Fun For Kids
NEW ORLEANS -- The 2008 Essence Music Awards kicks off Friday, but today thousands of kids got their own chance to "party with a purpose." They packed in to the Morial Convention Center Thursday for music, fun and inspiration.
WDSU New Orleans |
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Hudgins, Mountain View School reunion brings flood of memories
This weekend, folks of different ages and graduating classes will reunite to remember their experiences at Hudgins and Mountain View schools. They will also remember a time when they attended a school that was separate and unequal from the others in McDowell. Hudgins and its successor, Mountain View, were the schools for blacks in McDowell County, before integration occurred in the mid-1960s. ...
The McDowell News |
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Festival ends with a climb, a leap and a bang
Morganton - As America celebrates its independence today, the Red, White and Bluegrass Festival goes out with a colorful bang. The festival concludes at the Collett Street Recreation Center at the corner of King and Collett streets in downtown Morganton tonight. After Grammy award-winning band Cherryholmes hits the stage at 8:45 p.m. and wraps up the weeklong music fest, the sky will alight with ...
The Morganton News Herald |
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Jump Start
Be part of a Javanese Gamelan orchestra in this taster session in group music-making and percussion. Held in The Lift as part of the LIFT Festival.
London SE1 |
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Terence Blacker: The agony and the ego of the eco-celeb
It has been an excellent few days for that new and thoroughly contemporary form of self-promotion, green exhibitionism. Neil Young, the grizzled rock veteran currently on the festival circuit, has been telling anyone who will listen about his environmentally friendly 1959 Lincoln Continental. A vast machine, six metres long and weighing 2.3 tonnes, it can run on electricity. To Neil, it is more ...
Independent |
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