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When it comes to the El Paso region, country just isn't cool
With apologies to a certain pair of singing Mormon siblings, when it comes to concert activity here, we're a little bit country -- and a lot rock 'n' roll and Latin pop.
El Paso Times |
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Don't miss it: "Reds, Whites & Blues"
"Reds, Whites & Blues" will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Trans Mountain.
El Paso Times |
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Saturday's Warrior revived
For two generations of Mormons, a favorite family entertainment has come with a question:What ever happened to Jimmy Flinders? The leading character of "Saturday's Warrior," which organizers bill as the most successful LDS musical of all time, is back.
The Times-News |
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Try This: Drumbeats to hoofbeats
The Mount Tum Tum Native American Encampment celebrates American Indian culture, including arts and legends. It features dancing, arts and crafts vendors, music from American Indian flutists and a salmon dinner.
The Columbian |
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Plans for a Super Saturday
SIOUX CITY -- You've been waiting. Now it's here, and you're pumped for Tommy Rempp's Saturday in the Park Festival at Grandview Park.
Sioux City Journal |
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St. Mother Pauline festival set July 12
KULPMONT — The annual St. Mother Pauline Visintainer Festival will take place from 3 to 10 p.m. July 12 at Holy Angels Picnic Grounds.
The Shamokin News-Item |
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2008 Melbourne International Jazz Festival
The 2008 edition of the annual Melbourne International Jazz Festival got off to a rocky start before the festival even commenced, with numerous headlining acts canceling for various reasons, up to just a few weeks before the festival's first notes: guitarist Charlie Hunter (tendinitis), vocalist Nancy Wilson (collapsed lung), Aussie vocalist Deni Hines, and Italian NYC-based vocalist Roberta ...
All About Jazz |
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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2008: Days 6-8
Now nearing its thirty-year anniversary, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal continues to create a universe unto itself.
All About Jazz |
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Mayweather's party a big hit
GRAND RAPIDS -- Not in the mood to shell out big bucks for a pricey holiday road trip? No problem. Downtown's Floyd Mayweather Stars on the Grand family festival provided an affordable and easy choice to West Michigan families looking to celebrate Independence Day inexpensively.
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Sax for Stax
It's all about Memphis with Gerald Albright's Sax for Stax . The veteran saxophonist revisits the sounds of the 1960s and '70s that helped define a label and, to a certain degree, a generation of soul musicians.
All About Jazz |
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Music moves huge Rothbury crowd
ROTHBURY -- From their perch on a small hill overlooking Rothbury's main concert stage, Rick Girdler and Lisa Rennie had the perfect vantage point to survey what the first-time music festival was all about.
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Fifes and Drums group still in step as it turns 50
WILLIAMSBURG By tradition, members of the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums get drummed out of the corps at age 18, the summer after they graduate from high school. That doesn't necessarily mean their days playing "Yankee Doodle" and "The World Turned Upside Down" are over. In fact, some veterans of the group never give up the rattle of the snare and the fife's shrill song.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Forked Tongue
Feel good. It's okay to feel good in these days of war, floods, pestilence, and (insert the current price of) gasoline. Certainly the tradition of jazz, especially New Orleans jazz, tells us to celebrate the moment, even if that moment is minutes after you've buried a love one.
All About Jazz |
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Tabligh
Tabligh , trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has reassembled a Golden Quartet to blow, very Miles Davis-like, on a follow-up recording to Year of the Elephant (Pi Recordings, 2002). But the lineup, excepting the leader, has changed.
All About Jazz |
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Opera in the Rockies
Mountain music: Vibrant, popular arts venues have roots in the rough-and-tumble mining days of the 19th century.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Fun on the fourth
Amanda Soto, 11, climbs a rock wall at the Robert A. Sessions Memorial Sportspark during the Independence Day celebration on Friday. Several hundred people showed up for food, fireworks and live music at the event.
Desert Dispatch Online |
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Music lovers get in the groove at 80/35 fest
By JUAN PEREZ JR. jperez3@dmreg.com Posted at 22:12 on 07/04/2008 The first day of Des Moines’ first attempt to hold a two-day music festival went on without any major issues Friday evening.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Next up in Beloit: Riverfest
As Riverfest's executive director, Rod Beaudoin has spent the past few days taking care of last-minute details, such as meeting with volunteers and finalizing sponsors' ticket requests, before the 21st rock festival begins Wednesday.
Beloit Daily News |
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D.M. music festival has harmonious day
By JUAN PEREZ JR. jperez3@dmreg.com Posted at 03:05 on 07/05/2008 The first day of Des Moines' two-day music festival went on without any major issues Friday.
The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index |
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Entertainment
Jay-Z gave a show-stopping performance at London's O2 Wireless Festival this week. Encouraged by the positive response to his headlining slot at Glastonbury music festival last weekend, the rapper performed his hits, including Hard Knock Life and 99 Problems to a star-studded crowd including Leona Lewis.
The West Australian |
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Pa. festival honors tunes born in America
MATAMORAS, Pa. — The sky was overcast on Friday afternoon and only a few dozen people had filtered into the Americana Roots Music Festival being held in Airport Park this July Fourth weekend.
Middletown Times Herald-Record |
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RELIGION NOTES
MUSIC The Kelleys, and Amy Williams, tonight at 7, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: www.gospelchickenhouse.org or (804) 883-6487. David LaMotte, tonight at 7:30, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, 3401 Brook Road. Details: (804) 278-4319.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Saturday's Best Bets
A festive holiday weekend such as this one requires a soundtrack. "Music Under the Stars" concert series is at 8 p.m. at West Point's Trophy Point Amphitheatre. The event is free; the rain date is Sunday.
Middletown Times Herald-Record |
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Filipino wins People’s Choice award for vocals in LA
A FILIPINO has won the People’s Choice award in the vocalist category in a classical music competition in Los Angeles.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Thousands celebrate freedom . . . and fireworks
The Fourth of July was celebrated at Tom Brown Park with savory food, a free concert, a fireworks show and a new beginning for those who have dreamed of being able to say, 'I'm an American.'
Tallahassee Democrat |
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