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Nothing is too extreme for Jared Leto
SINGAPORE : He went to Los Angeles to be a musician but ended up acting. Accidental actor Jared Leto got his big break playing heartthrob Jordan Catalano in TV series “My So-Called Life” in 1994 and soon he landed roles in movies like "Urban Legend", "Fight Club" and "American Psycho".
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Fun times with Marsalis, O'Connor, Thile and crews
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing are highlights of Seattle Symphony's SummerFest.
Seattle Times |
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Musicians get together to raise stroke awareness (WITH MUSIC)
Most discs that arrive on my desk feature folks looking for attention for themselves. That is not the case for this fine nine-song CD, which was dedicated to Cathy Snow, a kind and giving person that died from a massive hemorrhagic stroke due to being misdiagnosed and given the wrong medication.
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VanNorstrand brothers' music as pure as it gets
Hailing from west of here in Fulton, Andrew VanNorstrand and Noah VanNorstrand have a veritable lockdown on the multi-instrumentalist-brothers category.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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Irish tenor Ronan Tynan kicks off Belleayre concerts
Ronan Tynan, a former member of the famous Three Irish Tenors, sang last month at the funeral of NBC News icon Tim Russert and later that day at the White House. Saturday he will kick off the summer season at the Belleayre Mountain Music Festival in Highmount.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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Fireworks, concerts will rock the Mall
Jimmy Smits has participated in the PBS Fourth of July concert before, but tonight he will host it.
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"Zanna, Don't": A catchy send-up of the straight teen romance
"Zanna, Don't" takes the classic high-school musical ("Grease," "Cry Baby") and gives it a twist. Presented by Contemporary Classics, it's playing Saturday and Sunday at Seattle Repertory Theatre's Poncho Forum.
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Violinist performed in bands, orchestras
Noel Sayre, who played violin in the Columbus bands Pretty Mighty Mighty and the Black Swans, died early yesterday morning.
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Author knows fleeting nature of celebrity
LOS ANGELES -- Author Salman Rushdie was sitting in a bustling West Hollywood cafe, sipping an iced coffee and discussing the strange fad for surf music in 1960s England -- "a country," he noted, "where there's not much surf" -- and his days renting a room in Chelsea during the Summer of Love.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Q A with country singer Joe Nichols
"If I wanna kick back and kill a little time, it ain't no crime," country music star Joe Nichols croons in his latest hit. Wild West Festival-goers can expect nothing less than that kind of laid-back attitude during Nichols' concert at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Hays Daily News |
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Local communities hosting parades, festivals, fireworks
HERE'S A rundown of events planned in Mid-Hudson communities for the Fourth of July holiday.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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SMT holds fundraiser with 'High School Musical'
Seaside Music Theater will present a benefit production of Disney's "High School Musical," the family-friendly stage musical based on the Disney Channel original movie.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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Nugent to perform in Clarkston tonight
Ted Nugent, The Motor City Madman, will celebrate his 6,000th (or thereabouts) concert with this home state appearance at DTE.
Detroit Free Press |
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Singing seniors focus of 'Young@Heart'
They range from the 70s to the 90s and beyond. Those are not only the decades from which the Young at Heart Chorus pulls its music. Those also are the ages of its members.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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ON THE HORIZON: Upcoming big events
SATURDAY: Jonas Brothers with Demi Lovato, at DTE Energy Music Theatre
Detroit Free Press |
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COST OF ROCK
In the mid-1980s, the rock band Roving Boy scored a No.-1 hit with their song "Simple Truth." OK, the band's chart success happened in Japan. Stateside? Nada.
Daytona Beach News-Journal |
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Notable music events this weekend
The party doesn't have to stop when tonight's fireworks are over. For the rest of the weekend into next week, here are some notable music events.
Seattle Times |
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Smits to host "A Capitol Fourth" on PBS
Jimmy Smits will host PBS' Fourth of July concert, "A Capitol Fourth," on Friday. The concert will also include appearances by rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, 2006 "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks and pop band Huey Lewis and the News.
Seattle Times |
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Tickets for chamber-music festival going fast
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival concerts begin July 7 — but tickets are going fast.
Seattle Times |
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The Boys come back to the beach
Any time the Beach Boys actually play on a beach, it's big news. But it's even bigger news that the 47-year-old pop-rock band is playing on the Atlantic City strand this evening.
Courier-Post |
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Sounds of summer
Riverfront festival brings out the patriotism with live music
Corvallis Gazette-Times |
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See Sonny Landreth in the park
Fans of the blues won't want to miss this rare chance to see a bona fide guitar god for free.
Courier-Post |
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Independence Day marked at One-Mile
CHICO — Patriotic music, family games and a salute to freedom will mark the 43rd annual Fourth of July Celebration in Bidwell Park.
Chico Enterprise-Record |
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MUSIC
PATRIOTIC POPS
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On cornet, the cave man
Editor's note: This summer, we are taking a look at the people who make the arts a reality in the Old Pueblo — from the audience members to those behind the scenes. First up: musician Jerry Trout.
Arizona Daily Star |
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