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CNN's Soledad O'Brien examines black middle class
"Black people in this country are seen as rappers, Condoleeza Rice or in cuffs," CNN's Soledad O'Brien said here introducing her upcoming documentary that begs to differ.
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South Elgin Parks: Free concert coming
South Elgin In the Parks 7/10/08 Special Events Summer Entertainment Series – Free Concert Come out for a free family event, when Mike & Joe will have you singing and rocking out to music from artists such as Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Maroon 5, U2, Gavin Degraw, Dave Matthews, The Beatles and 80s music.
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Pitchfork bands in free preview show Thursday
The acclaimed band Fleet Foxes will preview its performance this weekend at the Pitchfork Music Festival with a free show Thursday evening in Millennium Park.
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Bach Festival Closes With Fitting Flourishes of Genius
To present a complete picture of Johann Sebastian Bach in an hour -- or even a "best of" -- would be impossible, but Sunday afternoon's Grace Church Bach Festival program provided a satisfying glimpse and a worthy conclusion to its week of concerts.
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Modest at Best, but No Less Operatic
What is the difference between opera and musical theater? Some composers will tell you that it's an opera house. That's not the view of Opera Alterna, a small new company with a mission to bring opera to different kinds of spaces around the Washington area. Example: the Capital Fringe Festival,...
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Venue Does Inscape Ensemble No Favors
Classical music offerings typically thin out in the summer, leading hungry music lovers to more out-of-the-way venues as they seek out what remains. The local Inscape Chamber Orchestra has inaugurated an offshoot series of smaller ensemble concerts at its home in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer...
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Wine fundraiser benefits animal shelter
CODY - For the second consecutive year, wine lovers may learn about and enjoy fine wines and foods at the Homeless Hearts Foundation's Barkannalia Wine Festival. It's scheduled for Aug. 1 at The Terrace. Doors open at 6 p.m.
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Music Review: Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis
Essential Elvis: Chapter 18. Elvis Presley’s 1968 NBC special had been well received and critically acclaimed and the resulting soundtrack had sold a million copies. Elvis quickly returned to the studio and recorded one of the better albums of his career. Elvis decided to stay close to home and record at Chip Moman’s American Studios in Memphis. Moman would share...
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Music Review: Less Than Jake - GNV FLA
Less Than Jake's seventh studio album "GNV FLA" gives old fans a look back at its former self. Some bands just seem to last, unknowing of the internal troubles that plague most groups and unwary of the current state of the music industry. Ska-punk rockers Less Than Jake (Chris Demakes - vocals/guitar, Roger Manganelli - bass/guitar, Peter "JR" Wasilewski - sax, Buddy Schaub - trombone, Vinnie ...
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Music Review: The Homemade Jamz Blues Band - Pay Me No Mind
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band are the Blues' new kids on the block but they play like old veterans. Ten years ago, Hanson caused a stir in the pop world by delivering catchy tunes that were self-performed and largely self-penned, by siblings who were still just kids. Today, the blues has its own version of Hanson, and the name of this family affair is The Homemade Jamz Blues Band. So how young ...
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CDs out today
John Mellencamp, "Life Death Love and Freedom" (Hear Music) Chevy ad soundtrack "Our Country" soured Mellencamp's otherwise impeccable folk-rock credentials a couple of years ago, but his new album returns him to the gritty, spare ruminations for which he's known.
Denver Post |
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Bald Eagle Festival this weekend in Cathlamet
Cathlamet’s 17th annual Bald Eagle Festival begins Friday with a dance on the Broadway city dock on the Columbia River.
The Daily News |
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Laser show harms vision for dozens of Russian concertgoers
MOSCOW - Russian news reports say a laser show at a music festival damaged the vision of more than 30 people.
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Touring band plays Bones
Do Motion City Soundtrack bassist Matt Taylor a favor. Don't call the band's sound "emo." "That, honestly, is my least favorite word," the musician said in a telephone interview from Anchorage, Alaska. "I don't understand it at all." ...
Billings Gazette |
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International night
Music and dance of Northern India with sitarist and New Rochelle native Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury is tonight’s featured artist at New Rochelle Public Library. This program is part of the free International Music & Dance for the Entire Family Series. Program begins at 7. One Library Plaza, New Rochelle. 914-632-7878.
The Journal News |
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David Banner Books Free MySpace Show
MySpace Music is proud to announce that David Banner will be performing a free show for his MySpace friends
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Notes From The Road TV
Ovation TV will launch a weekly original music series featuring some of the hottest bands and artists touring the U.S. this summer.
antiMUSIC |
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German conductor appointed WNO musical director
GERMAN conductor Lothar Koenigs has been appointed the new musical director of Welsh National Opera.
icWales |
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Bonnie Tyler excited about new star Duffy
VETERAN rocker Bonnie Tyler has given her verdict on the biggest singing stars of today.
icWales |
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350 tickets added to Elton John concert
Seats on sale now
The Burlington Free Press |
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The iPhone: Second Time's a Charm
Review: Forget the rocky launch. Once you get the iPhone 3G up and running, it lives up to expectations
Time Magazine |
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JD Allen: Notes of Change
Volant solos, melodic tapestries, mournful cadences, orphic rhythms. JD Allen's extraordinary I AM-I AM (Sunnyside, 2008) sculpts an aural monument to transformation, a musical testament to the power of the mind to overcome itself through introspective endeavor.
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Daihachi Oguchi: Taiko Drum Master Silenced
A former jazz drummer, Daihachi Oguchi took ancient rhythms, broke them down and created new arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of drummers. He helped turn the traditional form into a dramatic performance spectacle.
All About Jazz |
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Live From New York: Charlie Hunter, Marc Ribot, Eddie Palmieri / Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto, Billy Martin, Randy ...
Before beginning his solo career, Charlie Hunter used to play guitar for The Disposable Heroes Of Hypocrisy, an early vehicle for Michael Franti's uncompromising rap outpourings.
All About Jazz |
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Soul Connection
The Hammond B-3 soul-jazz sound of Big John Patton (as he was then called) was perfect for the 1960s.
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