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They pay to play
By Doug PullenEl Paso TimesLike everyone else struggling with higher prices, people in El Paso's live music and event business are figuring out ways to tighten their belts without shrinking their
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Girls, interrupted
EVER felt inspired or touched by the lyrics of a song by your favourite artiste?
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Tosca, Opera Holland Park, London The Magic Flute, Opera Holland Park, London The Cunning Little Vixen, Britten ...
Rome, 1968. A battered Fiat is parked on a dusty piazza. A priest cycles by, pursued by children with water-pistols. Posters cover the walls of Sant'Andrea della Valle: some for the Communist Party, some for the Christian Democrats, some for la voce di 1968, Floria Tosca in a Callas pose. On the pavement an idealised blonde has been drawn in chalk, a Magdalene for modern times. On the shutters ...
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Album: Various artists, Sound of the World Presents: Beyond the Horizon (WCJ)
Never mind Womad or the Radio 3 awards, the highlight of any self-respecting world music enthusiast's year should be Charlie Gillett's annual compilation.
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Album: Various artists, Sound of the World Presents: Beyond the Horizon (WCJ)
Never mind Womad or the Radio 3 awards, the highlight of any self-respecting world music enthusiast's year should be Charlie Gillett's annual compilation. As ever the 34 tracks from 28 different countries make for a compelling and cohesive listen thanks to the DJ's ear for a strong melody, a compelling vocalist, and a rhythm track which is far removed from the staple kit-drum labourings of most ...
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Cabin Pressure, Radio 4
Is it unfair of me to feel deep misgivings about Tim Davie, Jenny Abramsky's replacement as head of BBC Audio and Music (in effect, head of radio)? Probably. He hasn't done anything bad that I've noticed yet. Then again, he doesn't have much radio experience, unlike Abramsky, who joined the BBC when it was still unsure about how to cope with competition from Radio Caroline. Davie is best known ...
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World on a string: Yo-yo champions face off in Nashville
A group of teen boys stood in a circle Saturday, chatting but rarely looking at each other, their eyes completely focused on yo-yos leaping and spinning on their strings. They were warming up for the biggest yo-yoing event of the year in Tennessee, the state championship, which welcomed competitors from across the country. About 20 — including one mom — participated in the second annual event. ...
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Orange Order bids to turn walk into week-long festival
Orange Order is to rebrand its Twelfth of July Orange Walk as a week-long cultural festival and tourist attraction.
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Photo gallery: Saturday at Rothbury, Yoga and Music
State Radio performs on the third day of the Rothbury festival on Saturday,July 5, 2008. (ROMAIN BLANQUART/DFP)
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Benefit Concert
There's an event happening until 10 p.m. Saturday night that’s definitely worth the drive. From guitars to drums and even paintbrushes, local artists joined forces to create the Flood Relief Benefit Concert 2008.
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New Orleans businesses rely on Essence Festival boost
Local businesses are counting on those attending the Essence Music Festival to help their bottom lines, especially during the summer, a traditionally slow time for New Orleans shops.
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Des Moines music festival off to good start
Associated Press - July 5, 2008 6:14 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Organizers say the opening day of Des Moines' new downtown music festival went off without a hitch.
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Free outdoor music schedule
MINNEAPOLIS: Lake Harriet Bandshell: Southside Aces, 2 p.m. today; Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, 5:30 p.m. today; Plymouth Concert Band, 7:30 p.m. Mon.; St. Louis Park Community Band, 7:30 p.m. Tue.; Wayne Hamilton & Friends, 7:30 p.m. Wed.; Tango on the 10th, 7:30 p.m. Thu.; Minnesota Sinfonia, 7:30 p.m. Fri. 42nd St. and W. Lake Harriet Pkwy. 612-230-6475.
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PADDOCK WOOD, UNITED KINGDOM - Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding perform live on stage with the Boosh band during The Mighty Boosh Festival at The Hop Farm on July 5, 2008 in Paddock Wood, Kent, England. 30,000 people attended the one day comedy and music festival, with The Charlatans, The Kills, Gary Numan and stars from TV comedy, The Mighty Boosh performing live.
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Famed studios fear neighbor’s bad vibes
LOS ANGELES — Standing in the photo-lined hallway, you can almost hear the history. One picture shows Frank Sinatra crooning into a sleek, silver microphone, his fedora tipped back. In another, Nat King Cole sits in front of a music stand in a crisp, white V-neck sweater.
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Des Moines music festival off to good start
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Organizers say the opening day of Des Moines' new downtown music festival went off without a hitch. Optimism abounded Friday at the downtown park hosting the 80/35 Music Festival.
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Kenny Chesney and friends roll out 8 hours of music
The show is on.
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Why The Lettermen still packs the Big Dome
MANILA, Philippines - Why do Filipinos love the Lettermen? The American pop vocal group’s concert Thursday night at the Araneta Coliseum was its third in three years, not counting the dozens of times it has performed here since the 1970s. We figured people would get tired at some point.
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FESTIVALS
LA BELLE AMIE VINEYARD, at S.C. 90 and St. Joseph Road, North Myrtle Beach, will have its Independence Music Blast, noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Music by the The Andrew Thielen Big Band. Vineyard tour 2:30 p.m. $10 for ages 18-79, otherwise free. Bring blankets and lawn chairs, but no coolers, food, beverages or pets. 399-WINE (9463) or www.labelleamie.com . PIREWAY PADDLEFEST, on the Waccamaw ...
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Toronto Festivals
If you're looking for a way to take in the beautiful weekend, and you're stuck in the city. There's a few festivals happening in the City. Corso Italia has shut down St.Clair Ave West from Dufferin to Landsdown to make way for live music, food, and shopping.
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ABBA will never reform, ex-member says
Swedish pop group ABBA will never reform despite the success of Mamma Mia - the musical and film based on their hits, former member and songwriter Bjoern Ulvaeus said.
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Having a blast for the Eno
DURHAM, N.C. -- The Festival for the Eno drew a crowd on Saturday, and the Durham community came together to have fun and care for the environment. The event, put on by the Eno River Association, is in its 29th year. Lynn Dreisbach and her family have been attending for the past 10 years.
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Independence Day in Carthage
Area residents gathered by the hundreds to hear music, picnic with friends and watch the big fireworks display at Carthage's Red White and Boom celebration at Municipal Park and golf course.
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Forgotten legacy of Freud
Soumya Sekhar Bose is 6 feet tall and seems straight out of the modelling-music video-film circuit and that is where he has been, despite an M.Sc in physiology from Calcutta University. Not the type, you would think, to be interested in the past.
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Rothbury music festival rolls into its third day
ROTHBURY -- Rothbury took its time waking up on Saturday, the third day of the weekend-long music fest which has drawn more than 30,000 fans from all over the U.S. to the tiny Western Michigan town that gave the festival its name.
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