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Engineer left his mark on Cowtown
By SUSAN SCHROCK FORT WORTH — Edwin "Ted" Reed Fay left his mark on Cowtown, from his role in the construction of the Kimbell Art Museum to hosting foreign pianists for the renowned Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at his home. Mr. Fay, a retired engineer and community volunteer, died Wednesday in Fort Worth. He was 88. After serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II, Mr. ...
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Amy Winehouse - Winehouse Celebrates At Rock In Rio With Wine
AMY WINEHOUSE slurped her way through a festival set in Spain on Friday (04Jul08) - sipping a glass of red wine as she won over the crowd at Rock in Rio. It was the ...
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Rock in Rio wraps in Spain. Where next?
ARGANDA DEL REY, Spain - Rock legends Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz closed out Spain's first ever Rock in Rio event as organisers revealed ambitious plans to expand the festival "brand" to Italy, Morocco and China as well as return to Brazil.
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Top 10 Hottest Digital Music Websites
Change is the only constant in the music business, and that goes double for the digital music business. So, for the moment at least, we've assembled a list of the 10 hottest digital music websites ... in the world!
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Playing Catch-Up On A Holiday Weekend
The Fig Cap: The "S" will probably be changing to "OKC" as in - goodbye Seattle, hello Oklahoma City! (Queue music) In the last blog post, we talked about the 2008...
About.com |
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Group hosts Mackinac weekend
By CATHY DOBSON The Observer POINT EDWARD — Bayfest weekend or not, The Point Edward Optimists refuse to budge. While country fans pay big bucks to honky tonk in Centennial Park, the Optimists are hosting what they call the original party on Mackinac race weekend. [...]
Sarnia Observer |
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Summerfest sparks community spirit
AVERILL PARK — One of the largest community events in Rensselaer County came to a close Sunday after what may have been its most successful year yet at Butler Park, according to event organizers.
The Troy Record |
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Good things in the garden
With a warm sound and bluesy essence centering his approach, tenor saxophonist Houston Person treated responsive listeners to a bouquet of jazz, standards and Brazilian chestnuts Thursday afternoon at the Newark Museum.
The Star-Ledger |
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Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans
The Essence Music Festival wrapped up its 14th year Sunday night, which was marked by the return of Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock.
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Bands go head-to-head at festival
A sole cloud hung overhead during the Great Lakes Marching Band Festival Sunday evening, after it was postponed last Wednesday because of stormy weather.
Kenosha News |
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Algerian Singer Mixes Rock and Rai
Mr. Taha is the most rock-influenced of Algerian rai singers, who mix Arabic and North African elements with Western ones.
New York Times |
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A Peace on Both Your Houses: Lovers Alive and Well
Nothing in this staging persuades me that either Shakespeare?s play or Prokofiev?s music is the least bit dear to Mark Morris?s heart.
New York Times |
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News Update
The three-day Galt Festival started with a bang with a city-sponsored fireworks display and the crowning of the festival queen on Friday.
Lodi News-Sentinel |
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Putting out fires: Attorney John Crockett finds fulfillment in litigating fire and explosion cases
Frost Brown Todd LLC litigator John Crockett III knows what it is like to feel the heat in the courtroom.
BizJournals |
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sunfest 2008
The sun smiled on festival-goers this past weekend, as thousands flocked to Victoria Park in London to take in the sights, sounds and flavours of Sunfest 2008.
LondonTopic.ca |
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ECOSPECTIVE: Sunfest brings the world and a social conscious to London
As I walked among the booths and tents in Victoria Park on Sunday, music from around the world filled the air. The venders were offering the usual mix of crafts, clothing and knickknacks that you see at every festival and fair in London, but there was a difference this time.
LondonTopic.ca |
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NASA Attracts the General Public at Folklife Festival
NASA, often accused of spending too much time preaching to the choir, took its message to the masses as one of three featured attractions at the Smithsonian Institution's 42nd annual Folklife Festival here.
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Arboretum hosts gamelan concert
The N.C. Arboretum will host The Low Tech Ensemble from Western Carolina University, 5-7 p.m. July 15, for the third Twilight Tuesday event of the season. The ensemble will perform gamelan music in the lobby of the Baker Exhibit Center.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Essence Music Festival wraps up its 14th year with musical performances Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome, headlined by Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock but that was not the only draw for thousands of festival goers.
9 News Denver |
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Country rocker swaps guitar for green-tech
Chuck McDermott has gone from leader of the country-rock band Wheatstraw in the '70s to general partner at Boston-based , a leading clean-technology venture capital firm...
Boston Herald |
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Healing blues
At first glance, you might wonder if a glamorous Caucasian woman such as Janiva Magness knows enough about life's hard knocks to sing the blues. Stop wondering. ...
Boston Herald |
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BECK
Beck's music is often thought of as a melting pot, but it's really a tossed salad. His dozens of stylistic ingredients don't blend into one but sit side-by-side,...
Boston Herald |
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THE BASEBALL PROJECT
Move over, "Tessie." Take a rest, "Sweet Caroline." Rock 'n' roll loving baseball fanatics are in store for an extra-base musical hit courtesy...
Boston Herald |
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MP3 players losing muscle
The MP3 player industry -- otherwise known as the iPod market -- seems about to go from rock star to has-been. While still strong, sales have slowed and even begun to decline in some markets. Prices, particularly on the low end, are plunging, typically an indicator of slacking demand. Even the mighty iPod, which revived Apple and once vied with the Mac as the company's most important product ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Contemporary Christian station powering up
A radio broadcaster that caters to youthful church-going listeners and promotes a Biblical message is scheduled to make its local debut today. After months of preparation, and barring any last-minute disasters, contemporary Christian music station WAY-FM will go live at 6 a.m. on WPAL-FM's former frequency at 100.9.
The Post and Courier |
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