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St. Louis Festival has been annual fundraiser since 1890
Photo By Nick Poorbaugh/The Review Curtis Smith skids to a halt after a ride on the Super Slide at the St. Louis Festival in Louisville Saturday. Photo By Nick Poorbaugh/The Review Little League coach Andy Cozy watches his softball soar through the air in his attempt to dunk one of his players, Seth Lamp, in the dunk machine sponsored by the Louisville Fire Department Saturday.
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Rocker Mark Abaya turns dramatic actor in "Ligaw na Bulaklak"
Mark Abaya, son of renowned director Marilou Diaz-Abaya, made a name for himself in the world of rock music as the lead singer of the band Kjwan. He is now trying his hand at dramatic acting on "Ligaw na Bulaklak" on ABS-CBN.
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Summer Youth Festival Is A 'BLAST'
BROOKSVILLE - Anti-drug groups have come a long way since "Just Say No." The point of Saturday's First Annual Summer Youth Festival was to offer drug-free choices for children and teens. They went a long way to show kids that a moral choice was the right one.
Hernando Today |
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Huge crowd flocked to Centennial Park
About 100,000 music lovers flocked to Centennial Park for Rogers Sarnia Bayfest.
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Blues musician's widow works with Blues Heaven Foundation
CHICAGO (AP) - The widow of Chicago blues legend Willie Dixon says she's hoping her Blues Heaven Foundation will help struggling musicians. Marie Dixon says she wants blues artists to demand the recognition they deserve.
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Reliving the moment
MARBLEHEAD and mdash; The sweet, smoky smell of wood fire, the sound of the blacksmith hammering rods of iron for tent stakes, and fife and drum music combined to set the scene at Fort Sewall yesterday. The weekend marked the annual encampment of Glover's Marblehead Regiment, a group of re-enactors who transport themselves back to the Revolutionary War and mdash; and visitors flocked to Fort ...
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‘Carnival of bargains’ to hit downtown
If you’ve been waiting for Thursday’s downtown Sidewalk Sale, here’s some sage advice, courtesy of Dan Hughes, president of Downtown Lawrence Inc. “Arrive early, and bring lots of water and your walking shoes,” said Hughes, owner of Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 802 Mass. The annual event lasts from sunup until sundown on Thursday, and organizers expect tens of thousands of people to hunt for ...
Lawrence Journal-World |
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Puerto Rican heritage on display at parade
BRIDGEPORT — Salsa music filled the ears. The sweet smell of barbecuing kabobs filled the nose. Costumed dancers filled the eyes. And red, white and blue single-starred flags filled the hands.
Connecticut Post |
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Thumb town plugs first-ever Wind Turbine Festival
ELKTON, Mich. (AP) — Wind turbines built last year near Elkton in Huron County have been generating tourist traffic as well as electricity. Now, the Elkton Chamber of Commerce is hoping to plug its Thumb-area community with a Wind Turbine Festival scheduled for Saturday.
The Flint Journal |
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Iowa Park Hosts "Celebration Sunday" To Wrap Up "Great Days Of Service"
The First Family Center at First Baptist Church hosted "Celebration Sunday" to close out the weeks activities. People gathered to enjoy food, music, and fellowship.
KFDX Wichita Falls |
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Review: 3 Doors Down lacks Southern grit
3 Doors Down is a rock band from Mississippi, but it is not a Southern-rock band.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Annual festival celebrates diversity
Members of the In His Steps step team, from First A.M.E. Church of Manassas, preform during the C.I.T.Y. Community Unity festival at Signal Hill Park in Manassas Park Saturday.
InsideNoVa.com |
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Happy Birthday, Woody Guthrie!
Without Woody Guthrie, there would be no Pete Seeger and no Dylan, Donovan or Byrds. The trajectory of American folk music would be forever thrown off its established vector. The poor, oppressed and otherwise dispossessed would be without an acoustic champion.
Wired News |
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Wonder delights with soulful set of classic hits
AUBURN -- Stevie Wonder is a living legend, and his greatness was on display Friday night when he delivered a hit-laden set infused with his trademark blend of jazz, funk and soul at White River Amphitheatre.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Sub Pop offers a survey of recent musical history
REDMOND -- Local institution Sub Pop celebrated what co-founder Jonathan Poneman has called "20 years of not going out of business" in style Saturday with a festival dedicated to two decades of the seminal indie label's music.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Music festival Evolve-ing
The News ANTIGONISH – The countdown is on for the ninth annual Evolve Music and Awareness Festival, just outside Antigonish.
The News |
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YA HEARD BLOG: TOO SHORT IN BIG TROUBLE? PLUS, USHER SHOWS US WHAT 'HE'S REALLY GOT', IGNITES BRAWL AT NIGERIAN CONCERT?
Written By SOHH Streetz It looks like Too Short is about to lose some property if he doesn’t get his finances together. Check out what’s going on below.
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Eagles capture district title
ALGONA, Iowa - Shaun McGuire sat alone in the dugout during North Sentral Kossuth's pregame infield warmup Saturday night in Algona, Iowa. The Eagles' right-handed ace peered straight ahead, focusing only on the music flowing through his headphones and his task at hand.
The Fairmont Sentinel |
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Judges again tough on Fifield following Maria presentation
TRURO DAILY NEWS TRURO — Truro’s Tamara Fifield endured another round of disappointing critiques last night during the TV reality show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Fifield is one of six young women vying for Maria, the lead role in The Sound of Music, during a musical theatre production in the fall in Toronto.
The Truro Daily News |
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Broadway To Hell? AC/DC Musical Rumor
Is AC/DC on the Highway to Broadway?
antiMUSIC |
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Ephel Duath Escape Plan
BEN WEINMAN, founding member and guitarist of DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, will be appearing as a special guest musican on EPHEL DUATH's highly anticipated upcoming new album
antiMUSIC |
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The Who honored in Los Angeles
VH-1 Rock Honors will air Thursday
WPVI-TV Philadelphia |
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Golden Dragon Acrobats draw a large festival crowd
Gasp. Applause. Gasp. Applause.
Springfield News-Sun |
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Missing nine years ... where's Judy?
Plea to find country music identity whose marriage ended.
Sydney Morning Herald |
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About this Entry
Following last week's post about two great music radio shows that I've been listening to lately -- London Calling and Thistle and Shamrock -- I received a variety of mail not just from fans of these shows, but also from radio buffs about other interesting musical offerings on the radio.
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