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Singer Stanford has taste for adventure
It's not easy finding a common denominator while spinning George Stanford's eclectic disc "Big Drop." The singer-songwriter easily veers from rock to reggae to soul to R&B.
The News & Observer |
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These folks pass the patriotism test with flying colors
By DAVID CASSTEVENS Sherry Flow-Hurd finds herself smiling when she pictures our nation’s flag. "The red, white and blue — those strong, bold colors waving in the air," she said. "I’ve always thought it’s beautiful." The American flag that will fly outside her Mansfield home this Fourth of July became a deeply personal symbol the day she stood before a Fort Worth justice of the peace 3 1/2 ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Rock Picks
Who's playing in the Triangle from clubs to arenas and what's worth seeing this week.
The News & Observer |
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O2 Festival hopes for better weather
On the second day of the four-day 02 Wireless Festival, music lovers will be hoping it stays dry.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Classical Picks
The best performances this week.
The News & Observer |
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Independence Day 1858
Washington Irving's Sunnyside has a full day of live entertainment including dramatic presentations, rousing speeches, period music, and traditional country dancing for everyone from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Play “Town Ball” (19th-century baseball) with costumed guides, house tours and ice cream making demonstrations throughout the day. Bring a picnic or buy food in the Courtyard Cafe. Admission is $12, ...
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National Symphony Orchestra To Tour Arkansas In 2009
CONWAY — Arkansas will host the National Symphony Orchestra for a week next year as part of a program designed to bring the orchestra of the nation’s capital to all 50 states.
Times Record |
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Joining forces: Stations team up for bilingual show
Normally, radio stations with similar music formats are fierce competitors.
El Paso Times |
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100th anniversary: 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'
'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' turned 100 years old this season, and to celebrate, we offer these 100 things worth knowing about the song, its writers and all things associated with the song.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Guitars are at the heart of rock 'n' roll
Eric Clapton wrote about his love for rock 'n' roll with his song "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart."
Deseret Morning News |
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Obama says singer's act wrong
Sen. Barack Obama said a jazz performer's decision to sing the "Black National Anthem" at Denver's State of the City speech this week was wrong.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Himesh is a sharp businessman - Vishal
Vishal Dudlani (of Vishal-Sekhar music directors duo) discusses today's music scenario with Joythi Venkatesh over naariyal pani on the sets of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star in Film City.
New Kerala |
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Rochester Phil deserves encore
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 19-year run as Vail’s resident orchestra has come to an end. As it is with most things in the real world, money has a lot to do with it.
Vail Daily |
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Grant Green: Idle Moments
Guitarist Grant Green is most widely remembered today as a godfather of acid jazz, a consequence of the many groove-centric albums he recorded during his career.
All About Jazz |
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An Open Letter to Thelonious
Pianist Ellis Marsalis' An Open Letter to Thelonious is more than just another homage to the mystique and magic of Thelonious Monk's music. Marsalis is no stranger to the Monk's music, but it is hardly an area of specialty for the patriarch pianist.
All About Jazz |
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A Jones for Bones Tones
Easily one of the most technically brilliant jazz trombonists in the history of the music, Conrad Herwig continues to establish a superb catalog of releases that document him in a variety of settings and musical genres.
All About Jazz |
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The enchanting
Kuro is the third release from trumpeter Natsuki Tamura's group, Gato Libre, following Strange Village (Muzak, 2005) and Nomad (No Man's Land, 2007). Tamura shares the same fearless creative attitude that his wife and musical partner pianist Satoko Fujii (here playing accordion) has.
All About Jazz |
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Music, more set for Heritage Carousel
The Fourth of July weekend holds a number of activities at the Heritage Carousel, a turn of the century replica in Union Park.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Music Festival Celebration Series will begin Thursday
SHIPPENSBURG -- The Festival Celebration Series, a trio of orchestral concerts offered each July at Shippensburg University, will begin Thursday. The Festival Chamber Orchestra will perform all concerts in H. Ric Luhrs Center for Performing Arts on campus at SU.
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It's snap, crackle, boom from Bainbridge to Sopchoppy
Things will be going 'boom!' all over the region today, when the rockets' red glare will explode over communities from South Georgia all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Edison Glass pops up at Big Daddy's; Bandage plays American Legion Hall
Having just wrapped up "The Bang Tour" with fellow indie-rock bands Nightmare Of You and Paper Rival, Long Island pop posse Edison Glass hits the road again for one more go-round with "There Will Be Tour," which makes a stop in Tallahassee this weekend.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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City of Bainbridge July 4th Concert and Fireworks: Trent Tomlinson and Keith Anderson. 7 p.m. Free. Earl May Boat Basin, 101 Boat Basin Circle, Bainbridge, Ga. (229) 248-2000.
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American Legion Hall Post 13 — Bandage. 8 p.m.-midnight. $5. 229 Lake Ella Drive. 222-3382. Backwoods Bistro — The Zach Bartholomew Trio. Jazz. Noon-2 p.m. Free. 106 Municipal Ave., Sopchoppy. (850) 962-2220.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Eric Durrance comes home for the Fourth
Tallahassee-bred singer/songwriter Eric Durrance is in town this week for the big Fourth of July celebration at Tom Brown Park.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Greer Idol, Tunes on Trade rock Independence Day
The East Coast Band will ring in the Independence Day weekend at Tunes on Trade July 4 in downtown Greer.
The Greenville News |
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