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New this week on CD: July 6
Beck, "Modern Guilt" (Interscope Records). Anti-folk hero teams up with producer Danger Mouse. Great Big Sea, "Fortune's Favour" (Suma Records). Canadian folk-rockers interpret traditional Newfoundland folk songs.
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Allen native achieves childhood dream with mystery novel
From musician to cook to company executive, Allen resident Lenny “Len E” Emanuelli has done it all. However, no endeavor has satisfied him as his most recent one. As of this August, Emanuelli will be a published author.
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Metal tooling, a centuries old Mexican art form, among many hands-on activities at Lakeside festival
DECATUR - A culture was being explored through art Saturday afternoon at the Lakeside Music and Arts Festival. Mexican metal tooling is a centuries-old art in which an image is embossed onto foil and can be colored.
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Traveling artist enjoys Lake Decatur view
Terry Andrews of Ocala, Fla., is a long way from home this weekend. "But look at the view I get," Andrews said Saturday from his artist's tent, looking out over Lake Decatur at the first day of the Lakeside Music and Arts Festival in Nelson Park.
Herald & Review |
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1,000 hear change of note in world’s longest concert
HALBERSTADT: More than 1,000 music-lovers showed up yesterday in a German town to hear a change of note in the longest-running and slowest piece of music ever composed.
Gulf Times |
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Patriotism doesn't hinge of symbols such as lapel pins
This weekend we wave flags, shoot off fireworks, sing the national anthem, and listen to John Philip Sousa marches as we celebrate our love for our country.
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Bay Area Chorus, Youth Singers sponsor camps
CLEAR LAKE —The “Got a Song! Got a Smile! Make Music!” Summer Music Camp begins July 14 and ends with a concert July 18.
Galveston County Daily News |
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University to get trove of recordings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A vast collection of 78 rpm records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent New York City record shop owner. The more than 200,000 records represented the entire inventory of "Records Revisited,” a landmark Manhattan store owned by Morton ...
The Oklahoman |
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George Michael fans should be fulfilled — despite George Michael
Here's a look at five lesser-known songs George Michael is expected to perform in concert Monday at Xcel Energy Center.
Pioneer Press |
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Musical evening follows dinner
Robert plays blues. Robert plays jazz. And show tunes and classical selections. Robert plays a lot of gospel. At Manchester House, an assisted living facility for senior citizens in northwest Oklahoma City, Robert Harland works the night shift in the kitchen. Occasionally, after dinner, with much anticipation, the residents gather in the living room and Harland takes requests as he sits at the ...
The Oklahoman |
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Muse guides sculptor to sand art and Lakeside festival tribute
DECATUR - Sand sculptor Patrick Harsch was still in the process of shaping a heap of sand into art Friday evening as people filed into Nelson Park to watch the fireworks.
Herald & Review |
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Music, Gettysburg! free concert tonight
Cormorant's Fancy, a Celtic and American folk music band featuring Stephen and Beth Folkemer, their family and friends, will offer a free outdoor concert beginning at 5 p.
York Daily Record |
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Costner debuts song - with help from the King
DAYTONA BEACH - Kevin Costner combined his acting skills, a longtime desire to have his own band and a racetrack setting to debut a song that included a special tribute to racing legend Richard Petty during a pre-race concert at Daytona International Speedway.
The Florida Times-Union |
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Comedy, concert part of summer fare
The Cultural Park Theater's summer schedule rolls on with two programs, the first a charming romantic comedy, followed one week later by a...
The News-Press |
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Theatrics surround life of a costume designer
When the curtain goes up Tuesday on Lyric Theatre's production of the musical "Swing!,” costume designer Jeffrey Meek will breathe a big sigh of relief. During the past few weeks, Meek and his staff of 13 have created 150 costumes for this musical celebration of the 1940s swing dance craze. "Our time frame is frightening,” Meek said recently. "The amount of work that has to be done is huge. Some ...
The Oklahoman |
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Fab five: What our critics are buzzing about this week
1 For those of us who remember when Movin’ Out ( Anthony’s Song) got played on the radio all the time, it’s a bit jarring to be reminded that this classic album is 30 years old (actually 31, but why quibble)? One of Joel’s best, the original disc includes such great cuts as Vienna, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant and the title track, as well as several overplayed singles. The special ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Latino festival wraps up in red
The "first annual" Vive Minnesota might be the last.
Pioneer Press |
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Treasure Mountain Festival to be missing famed Clydesdales
With the 40th anniversary of the Treasure Mountain Festival and parade on Sept. 20 getting closer, Mary Boyer is also nearing her last year as parade chairwoman.
Cumberland Times-News |
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Local economy has the wobbles
There was a time when plate-spinning was a staple of television variety programs such as "The Ed Sullivan Show." The performer would spin plates on multiple vertical poles, seemingly defying gravity, while an orchestra played a frantic selection of music.
The Gleaner |
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Eagles cover band closes out Fort Worth concert series
By PUNCH SHAW FORT WORTH — The Eagles can still draw a crowd — and they don’t even have to be there to do it. The Fort Worth Symphony concluded its Concerts in the Garden series Saturday with Take It to the Limit, an evening devoted to the music of the Eagles. And even though it was a tribute band doing the honors with the symphony’s help and not the real deal, it still packed the Botanic ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Robust playing brings quartets to life
By CHRIS SHULL FORT WORTH — The Mimir Chamber Music Festival recital Saturday featured string quartets by composers best known for their symphonies. String quartets by Shostakovich and Sibelius captured sweeping emotions in intimate, even delicate dimensions. The Piano Concerto No. 13 by Mozart, here accompanied only by string quartet, acted as a delightful interlude between the more serious ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Philharmonic chorus names new director
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed. Dennis Malfatti, an assistant professor at the University of Evansville, as new conductor for the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus.
Evansville Courier & Press |
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Fair organizers learning on the job
CHIPPEWA FALLS - Chuck Frenette readily admits he is just beginning to learn how to run a fair. This is the first year the Chippewa Foundation will operate the Northern Wisconsin State Fair, after the non-profit organization announced in September it was purchasing the 110-year-old fairgrounds.
Leader-Telegram |
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Foundations strive to assist blind locals
Music could be heard throughout much of Downtown on Saturday as seven different bands filled Civic Center Park with sound. All seven bands were playing for a good cause.
St. Joseph News-Press |
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Ballet Memphis gears more performances to growing younger audience
As a symbol of exploration and expansion, the soaring Gateway Arch seemed the perfect backdrop for Ballet Memphis in May, when the company brought a group of its performers to the new Spring to Dance Festival here.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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