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Downton Rocks! rocks Roanoke
Downtown gets ready to rock. A new concert series called “Downtown Rocks!” kicks off Saturday night in front of the market building in Roanoke. The stage is set for the music of “Yo Momma’s Nig Fat Booty Band,” among other bands.
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Internet video makes Minn. teen a star
Minnesota teenager Palbasha Siddique says she has become a veritable overnight sensation after her voice was used in a popular online video.The 17-year-old, who attends Southwest High School in Minneapolis, said the video clip called Dancing has been watched on YouTube an estimate 4 million times and her accompanying song has gained instant notoriety, the Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported ...
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Musicians' favorites dot bill of Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival
Classical musicians typically don't have a choice about the repertoire they perform. Those decisions usually are made for them by the people producing the concerts.
Palm Beach Daily News |
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Wine festival attracts people for multiple reasons
Wine lovers spent Saturday tasting wine from 15 different wineries from Virginia and North Carolina. Organizer's say the festival is their version of a" regional wine festival."
WDBJ 7 Roanoke |
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Rain doesn't dampen Croaker Festival
ORIENTAL - Brown paper fish hats, heavy rain and guitar music marked the second day of the annual Croaker Festival on Saturday. Several thousand people sat in the shade of trees for several miles along Broad Street as the day began with the Croaker Parade.
New Bern Sun Journal |
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Culture Hounds Enjoy Brooklyn's African Arts Fesitval
Thousands headed to Brooklyn Saturday for this weekend’s 37th annual International African Arts Festival. Festival goers gather in Commodore Barry Park for an open market, food, and live music. Even rainy weather could not keep some people away from enjoying the festival.
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Top 10 TiVo'd shows
Hundreds of puppies and dogs seeking new homes. Find one now! Win a season pass to Music at the Zoo! Enter by midnight on Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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The Phildelphia Orchestra set to play first concert Sunday
VAIL — Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival hosts The Philadelphia Orchestra today through July 14 at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Lead by Conductor Charles Dutoit, the orchestra will play the first in a series of six concerts at 6 p.m tonight.
Vail Daily |
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Fort Jackson holds Independence Day celebration
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Officials at Fort Jackson say they will hold their annual Independence Day celebration at the base. This year's "Torchlight Tattoo" will feature a cannon salute, music and a 30-minute fireworks display. The Friday event begins at 8 p.m. and is open to the public.
WIS News 10 Columbia |
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Help File
Q I've got an old mix CD, and I don't know the names of all the songs on it. Is there any way to look them up online?
Washington Post |
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Last two days of Eugene 08
Whether you've followed the trials from day one or if you've avoided the whole scene, Saturday and Sunday are your last opportunities to explore the Festival and cheer the team on to Beijing.
KVAL Eugene |
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Arrests of the undead — “zombies” treated as terrorists
Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis features all kinds of musical “street performers”—one of the joys of a Minnesota summer.
Pulse of the Twin Cities |
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Gardens of Eagan offers crop tours, harvest party—keeping it organic
In order to avoid suburban areas, the company’s preferred pipeline route would cross 149 miles of farmland and five organic farms, including the Gardens of Eagan farm (located 45 minutes south of the Twin Cities), putting the survival of all the five organic farms at risk.
Pulse of the Twin Cities |
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Get the inside scoop on classical music in Vail
Michael Butterman, Principal Conductor for Education and Outreach for the Rochester Philharmonic says that becoming more familiar with a classical music piece can make the concert more meaningful.
Vail Daily |
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“Vote the bums out” fundraiser on Oct. 15
The Citizens Against Stadium Taxes (CAST) will hold a fundraiser “Vote The Bums Out’’ with music and entertainment at Stub & Herb’s bar at 227 Oak St. S.E. in Minneapolis. The event will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15.
Pulse of the Twin Cities |
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We’ll miss our friend Stefan Olson
Last Friday, musician/producer and action figure collectibles king Stefan Olson was found dead in his studio space. He had not shown up for a recording gig at the Turf Club the Sunday before, and his friends and co-workers had tried to reach him numerous times because they were concerned.
Pulse of the Twin Cities |
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Michael Franti’s travelin’ blues
“I was the first American they’d ever met who wasn’t holding an M16,” says Michael Franti, lead singer/songwriter of Spearhead, of the Iraqis he met in a summer 2004 trip to the Middle East.
Pulse of the Twin Cities |
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Trackmaster Jerkins: Britney Still Brings It
After a brief music-biz timeout, Britney Spears is barging back with a vengeance, says record producer Rodney Jerkins in this exclusive video interview with E! News reporter Jason Kennedy. Touting...
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PHOTO: Bill Cosby packs Essence seminar
SUSAN POAG/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE SUSAN POAG/ THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Actor,comedian, educator Bill Cosby spoke before a packed room with Saturday, July 5, 2008 during the 2008 Essence Music Festival Empowerment Seminars at the New Orleans Convention Center.Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poissaint, of Harvard Medical School, participated in a panel discussion on Education:Addressing Failing Schools and the ...
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Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand
ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain - Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.
Muzi |
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Britain's erstwhile rave culture
In 1988, Thatcher’s Britain was hit by an almighty day-glo wake-up call: the birth of the acid-house party. Twenty years on, we remember the clothes, the drugs and the music — and asks how rave culture has shaped the way we live today
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Gospel legend critically injured in car crash after leaving Detroit conference
Gospel music great the Rev. Timothy Wright, his wife and their grandson were involved in a tragic crash on a central Pennsylvania interstate Friday night.
Detroit News |
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No Genre Is the New Genre
I'm very impressed with alonetone , a website/community forum created by the musician/writer/programmer Sudara (pictured) from Innsbruck, Austria. Anyone can sign up to upload and share his or her original music. I won't go into details here; you should just check out the site.
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Celebration planned in honor of state historian
MASON - There will be a celebration Saturday, July 12 at the historic Virgil Lewis home, located along Brown Street in Mason. Beginning at noon, there will be country music entertainment, and a local choral group from the Bend Area will sing.
Point Pleasant Register |
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Hundreds of thousands attend Madrid Gay Pride parade
A man poses during the Gay Pride parade in Madrid. Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and their supporters on Saturday took part in a colourful parade across Madrid, the capital of a country that has become a world leader in gay rights.
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