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THE TICKER: So, A-Rod, do you like Madonna?
Just the other day, we saw a report that Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson were seen dining at an Olive Garden in Wisconsin. But that might not be the only sports/music couple getting wild and crazy!
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Warning puzzles chamber group
Actors Equity Association is urging its members not to work with Tucson-based Chamber Music Plus Southwest.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Bay Area top 20 albums
This weekNationArtistAlbumLast week 11ColdplayViva La Vida122Lil WayneTha Carter III233Camp Rock Soundtrack3415Sigur RósMed Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust-517JourneyRevelation464Motley CrueSaints of Los Angeles-718DuffyRockferry885Three 6 MafiaLast 2 Walk-...
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A&E Calendar
MUSICThe Central Park summer concert series is back with free Thursday evening concerts. All concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Park Performance Pavilion, near the Fremont Community Center, 40204 Paseo Padre Parkway.
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Minogue made an Officer of the British Empire
Britain has honored Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her services to music. The pop star received an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, Thursday from Prince Charles during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Minogue, 40, first...
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The Oregon Bach Festival branches into a Bill Bowerman tribute
EUGENE -- The audience in the Hult Center included Phil and Penny Knight, Olympic athletes, Bill Bowerman's widow, University of Oregon track coach Vin Lanana and other sporting bigwigs.
The Oregonian |
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Inquirer Critics
@ In the Mix: Dan DeLuca writes about pop music and culture. http://go.philly.com/ inthemix @ Flickgrrl: Carrie Rickey offers her take on movies. http://go.philly.com/ flickgrrl
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Stamford man designs N.Y. sound
Setting up a sound system for a symphony orchestra's outdoor concert is not easy, but Domonic Sack of Stamford is up for the challenge.
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Five Live: Music
1. Todd Rundgren The list of his accomplishments over a 40-plus-year career is dizzying, considering his work behind and in front of the mike and his ferocious work ethic.
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Five Live: Get Out
1. Whiskey Flats Brass Band Come hear "forest music" when the 10-piece group plays a free concert for families in Tryon Creek Natural Area. 2-3 p.m. Sunday, at the park, 11321 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.; 503-636-4398.
The Oregonian |
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SOPA season sizzles from start to finish
The seventh annual Showcase of the Performing Arts (SOPA) kicks off with music and drama in its traditional home, the Heritage Playhouse. This year, the fundraising showcase of local talent enjoys a new experience — the theatre is finally mortgage free.
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Danish girls’ choir plays Sechelt
The award-winning Klarup Girls’ Choir from northern Denmark will perform in Sechelt on Sunday, July 6. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church, with the Coast Recital Society co-sponsoring the event.
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Blues blast off in Portland
As outdoor music festivals go, it's hard to imagine a more picture-perfect start than Thursday's kickoff of the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
The Oregonian |
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City geared for big Fourth of July fun
SILVER CITY — Organizers were gearing up Thursday for the biggest weekend of the year and the longest Fourth of July celebration in recent history.
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St. John Passion
Tons of music still lies ahead at Eugene's Oregon Bach Festival, which begins its first full week Monday. And with the Olympic Time Trials ending Sunday, Track Town will begin returning to normal, clearing hotel rooms for a different set of out-of-towners.
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Critic's Pick 'Souvenir'
Elizabeth Dimon is a fine actor and singer; Florence Foster Jenkins was not. But sometimes it takes a person of great talent to portray someone whose ''gifts'' were modest in the extreme. Dimon, above as Jenkins, will portray the delusional coloratura soprano in Souvenir, Stephen Temperley's play-with-music opening Saturday at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 322 Banyan Blvd., West Palm Beach. Tom ...
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Build me a 'city'
Already, by the time you are reading this, the section of Tom McCall Waterfront Park on either side of the Hawthorne Bridge will be teeming with bodies -- people drinking beer and dancing and scarfing yakisoba and hot dogs (and all the rest of the requisite festival food), working on their sunburns, listening to the blues.
The Oregonian |
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Happy blues notes
Welcome to Oregon's biggest music party: The 21st annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival. The fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank kicked off Thursday and continues through the weekend with top-drawer blues, gospel and Zydeco acts dotting the lineup. Here's a look at likely standouts.
The Oregonian |
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Tickets on sale
Jazz-Ination, Aug. 14, Jackson Rancheria Hotel and Casino, Jackson. $25
The Sacramento Bee |
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Fiddlin' with friends
There's no need to explain fiddler Mark O'Connor's "new American classical music" to Portland audiences. They already know how infectious his mix of roots music can be.
The Oregonian |
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Groovin' and movin'
Happy Fourth of July and a big chant of "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" to everyone. But too bad this weekend isn't going off like a Piccolo Pete on the live music front. Many clubs are taking tonight off to bask in some red, white and blue. The Tubes, left, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Club 88 at Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks. Below: Ricky Berger headlines at Sacramento's Fox & Goose in a ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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Warner Robins celebration draws thousands
The concert was just kicking off at about 8 p.m. for the 25th annual Independence Day celebration Thursday night at McConnell-Talbert Stadium.
Macon Telegraph |
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Music@Menlo is setting the musical banquet table again
Three weeks of performances, lectures, workshops to kick off in Atherton
Contra Costa Times |
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Firework show managed by five generations of pyrotechnics
Category: Local News Topics: (none) The Souza family have lighting explosives down to a science — they’ve been doing it for 30 years at fireworks shows all over the country.
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Jazz ensemble performs Sunday at Sunset Rhythms
The Chapel Hill-based jazz ensemble J'Azure will grace Burlington with chamber music, jazz and more on Sunday. The combination of vocals, saxophones, flute, guitar, bass, and on occasion, drums, is sure to soothe your mood.
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