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Canoe ride, bluegrass music to be offered at state park
VAN BUREN — Area residents can enjoy a bluegrass concert, an ice cream social or a moonlit canoe ride at Van Buren State Park this weekend.
The Findlay Courier |
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Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc. Announces Licensing of Popular George Clinton Song, Atomic Dog
LOS ANGELES----Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc. is proud to announce that they have licensed for commercial use the widely popular hit song "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton. The iconic and classic hit song "Atomic Dog" transcends both cultural and demographic divides worldwide and is one of the most influential and recognized dance songs in the history of both Pop and Urban music.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Gentle Reveries and Restless Pastiche in the Park
Julieta Venegas, the Mexican singer-songwriter who closed the Latin Alternative Music Conference, has many strong suits, but no oomph.
New York Times |
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Thunder and Lightning on the Keys, With Some Intermittent Sunshine
The International Keyboard Institute & Festival opened with a recital by Jerome Rose, a pianist who never met a triple forte he didn?t like.
New York Times |
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COMMUNITYACHIEVERS
The following local students were named to the fall semester dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College: Kristin R. Turcovski, senior, music education and music; Mary E. Eldredge, junior, psychology; Kelsie E. Noel, freshman, health science; Erin E. Ammon, senior, elementary education; Matthew S. Walters, senior, accounting and business administration; and Josh M. Duma, senior, music education and ...
Centre Daily Times |
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The Scene - July 14
Area organizations and their upcoming events
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Thomas Nee left mark on local orchestras
Thomas Nee, of Encinitas, Calif, who conducted the former Minneapolis Civic Orchestra from 1954 to 1967, died July 7 in Encinitas. He was 87. Nee introduced contemporary orchestral music and the classics to Twin Cities audiences, and he strove to help young composers.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Sacked Cosatu head faces music today
AXED u nion president Willie Madisha goes before a disciplinary committee today, which is expected to confirm his sacking as president of the teachers’ union.
Daily Dispatch |
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Peace, love and Hippiefest
After years of not so good, things are better for Badfinger, which co-headlines Wednesday's festival at the Greek Theatre
LA.com |
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Ultrafit: Taking the pole position
Shannon-Elise Tietz is gyrating on a pole, her hands gripped high, body undulating up and down in sync with music blaring from big speakers beside an exercise ball.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Music reviews - July 14
Mellencamp shows age on new release
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Police say Philadelphia women went on spree with stolen credit cards
Three Philadelphians Sunday tried to use stolen credit cards, including one stolen at AMC Theaters earlier in the day, to buy digital music players, a camera and gift cards, police said.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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E3 2008: New PSP Firmware Adds TV and Movie Support
Unbelievable but true! July 14, 2008 - So, PSP Firmware 4.05 is out. As Director of PlayStation Network Operations Eric Lempel stated on the official PlayStation Blog yesterday, the update adds new effects to the visual music player.
IGN PSP |
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From Sinatra to Zappa, 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' turns 100
Let's give the song a perfect 100th birthday gift and correct the lyrics as displayed on the jumbotron at Twins games. The lyrics … read more displayed are: "For it's root, root, root for the home team..." It should be: "Let me root, root, root for the home team..."
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Obituary: Bobby Durham / Versatile, exuberant jazz drummer
Bobby Durham, 71, a jazz drummer of impeccable taste and versatility who teamed with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald and became a fixture of the Jazz at the Philharmonic touring concert series, ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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'Bachna Ae Haseeno' title track truly rocks (Music Review)
For "Bachna Ae Haseeno", composer duo Vishal-Shekhar offers songs that are engaging from the word go. The album has everything - peppiness, calming songs, Punjabi music and jazz. So wait no longer and put on the play button.
New Kerala |
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Twinsburg officer is fatally shot
Twinsburg police are providing few details about the shooting death early Sunday of an officer. Joshua T. Miktarian, 33, of Tallmadge, an 11-year veteran of the Twinsburg department who also played guitar in a rock band and owned a pizza shop, was shot to death during what police described as a routine traffic check.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Even as he fades from the scene, Mandela at 90 remains a powerful presence for South Africans
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) _ He wore a trendy black shirt just like many of the kids in the crowd. But Nelson Mandela moved slowly, leaning on his wife and on a white cane as he crossed the stage to adoring cheers.Public appearances like the one at the London rock concert in honor of his birthday are rare these days for the anti-apartheid icon. Mandela jokes he has "retired from ...
AM New York |
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Bar battle sparks new issue
A New Philadelphia City Council inquiry into what began as complaints last month about noise generated by live music at a W. High Ave. bar seems to have turned into something more, or not, depending on who’s talking.
The Times-Reporter |
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AUDITIONS
COLUMBIA CHORAL SOCIETY: Auditions will be held 6-8 p.m. Aug. 11 and 5:45-6:45 p.m. Aug. 18 at the First Baptist Church choral room, 1306 Hampton St. (803) 933-9060; www.columbiachoralsociety.org SANDLAPPER SINGERS: AMERICAN MUSIC, AMERICAN SOUND: Auditions will be held through Aug. 8 for five openings. To schedule an audition, contact Dr. Lillian Quackenbush at (803) 786-3702. ...
The State |
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Soria's success has people comparing him to Yankees' Rivera
NEW YORK If you want to know art, you’d study Picasso. If you want to know classical music, you’d listen to Mozart. And if you want to know home-wrecking, you’d go to Madonna.
The Kansas City Star |
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Warped Tour attendance officially pegged at 8,880
The official count is in -- 8,800 concert-goers packed into the St. Johns County Fairgrounds on July 13 for the Vans Warped Tour 2008.
The St. Augustine Record |
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Christie's To Offer The James Brown Collection This Wednesday
A Harmonics Trek II electric organ and speaker cabinet, covered in black vinyl and trimmed with silver roping, with J.B. in red vinyl on the speaker cabinet, and Godfather on the back of the organ. Accompanied by vinyl covers. Organ 30x40x50in., Speaker 21x42x29in. Christie's Images Ltd. 2008.
Art Daily |
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take5 today
Berklee-trained violinist-turned-fiddler Carrie Rodriguez was on the road last year, touring with Lucinda Williams.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Neb. Patrol Isses Fewer Citations at Comstock
The Nebraska State Patrol says it issued fewer citations this year at the Comstock Country Music Festival near Ord.
KOLN Lincoln |
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