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Twins' Morneau Wins Home Run Derby
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fans at Yankee Stadium were chanting Josh Hamilton's name and the theme music from "Rocky" was blaring over the loudspeakers. Alas, the Texas Rangers' comeback kid had nothing left.
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Byron Good Neighbor Days kicks off Friday
BYRON -- Byron Good Neighbor Days chairwoman Tara Tierney said there's some new events in store for festival-goers this year. Of course, there will be the tri
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Josh Stone: would you?
Joss Stone, would you? Probably not, if you find the transatlantic drawl annoying or you are a successful music producer du jour.
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Preview: CSU Summer Stages
UPDATED: 09 :05 a.m. EDT, July 15, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Iron & Wine Goes On Tour, Opens For The Swell Season
Folk-rock singer-songwriter Sam Beam, otherwise known as Iron & Wine is heading out on the road this fall. Beam released his debut album The Creek Drank the Cradle in 2002, which he wrote, performed, recorded, and produced himself.
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Billy Joel is the closer at Shea
The Piano Man, Shea's final headliner, joins a select club -- led by The Beatles -- of artists who played where stadium concerts were born. Plus, readers share their Shea concert memories.
Newsday |
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Beyond 'cow-pat': Ralph Vaughan Williams's complex legacy
This year the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams's death is being commemorated with a bounty of British performances, including several concerts featuring his works in the BBC Proms festival, which opens Friday.
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Snowshoe Hosts Fire on the Mountain
Snowshoe Mountain Resort was the hot spot for mouth-watering chili on Friday and Saturday as 98 contestants competed for $12,000 in cash and prizes at the 17th annual Fire on the Mountain Chili Cook-off. Nearly 1,500 guests packed the mountaintop to sample some of the world's best chilis, while immersed in live music and family entertainment.
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Karlheinz Stockhausen realizes his dream of airborne music in documentary
The film, intelligently directed by Frank Scheffer, chronicles the rehearsals and logistical preparations for the premiere of the composer's wacky, egomaniacal Helicopter String Quartet (also the name of the film) at the Holland Festival on the outskirts of Amsterdam in 1995.
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Portage la Prairie News
There's more to the Portage Potato Festival than just spuds. Portage la Prairie's popular attraction, coming up next month on Aug. 16, will feature a bevy of events and attractions for visitors to see and participate in.
Central Plains Herald-Leader |
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"Don Giovanni" like you've never seen it before
The Don Giovanni that you've never heard has finally arrived in a picture-perfect Black Forest village 176 years after it was written by Italian composer Giovanni Pacini.
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Montreux lets the Good Times Roll with Quincy Jones
MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Quincy Jones, the trailblazing Grammy Award-winning producer and composer, was feted for his music and humanity at a 75th birthday party which brought Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Mick Hucknall and more to Montreux's fabled stage.
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Get connected!
Joe Pass almost didn't make it as a musician due to his early battle with drug addiction. But following a successful rehab at Synanon and a recording session with fellow recovered musicians entitled Sounds of Synanon , the guitarist was signed by Dick Bock to the Pacific Jazz label.
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Activision Announces Partnership with Metallica for First Ever Simultaneous Release of New Record ''Death Magnetic'' ...
Activision Publishing (Nasdaq:ATVI) (Nasdaq:ATVID) today revealed that Metallica's highly-anticipated full studio album, "Death Magnetic," will be available simultaneously in record stores and as downloadable content for the world's best-selling rhythm-based video game series, Guitar Hero(R). Metallica fans will be able to rock out to new anthems from the band in Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of ...
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CD reviews: Mellencamp, Nas delight; Hold Steady too steady
John Mellencamp's 22nd release, Life, Death, Love, and Freedom, paints the people's champion of rockin' country in somber, reflective tones. Voice-and-acoustic driven, the album, released on the official Starbucks music label, boasts 14 tracks begging to label Mellencamp as another gracefully aging singer-songwriter.
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Up-and-coming bands hit Holderby
HUNTINGTON -- On Wednesday night, the river meets the road -- and it's going to be a cool thing. The summer-long Wednesday Wind Down concerts at Holderby's Landing will feature the cool Canadian country rockers the Road Hammers truckin' through.
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Gamecues Deployed As A New Distribution Model For Video Game Music Licensing
Resnick Interactive aims to implement new standard in video game music licensing. Gamecues.com provides numerous tools for game makers to acquire original scoring, music and high-definition sound effects for use in commercially sold game titles. Many well known music publishers and copyright holders are in talks to participate and take advantage of special feature sets tailored specifically to ...
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Montreux lets the Good Times Roll with Quincy Jones
MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Quincy Jones, the trailblazing Grammy Award-winning producer and composer, was feted for his music and humanity at a 75th birthday party which brought Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Mick Hucknall and more to Montreux's fabled stage.
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Theater Review (LA): The Wizard of Oz at The Carpenter Center
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My. It was with great trepidation that I journeyed down to Long Beach to see a stage version of that beloved classic movie The Wizard of Oz, which starred Judy Garland with help from Ray Bolger, Burt Lahr, Billie Burke, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, and of course those Munchkins. Though not highly successful at the time, the movie has...
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Plant and Krauss extend tour amid Zeppelin rumours
Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant is dismissing any talk of a possible full tour by the legendary rock band.
CTV.ca |
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Hillsong 08 Inspires Thousands to Change their World
Thousands of believers who converged upon Sydney for the annual Hillsong conference returned this week to their communities with a greater passion to testify their faith and a stronger desire to make a difference in the world.
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Montreux lets the Good Times Roll with Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones, the trailblazing Grammy Award-winning producer and composer, was feted for his music and humanity at a 75th birthday party which brought Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Mick Hucknall and more to Montreux's fabled stage.
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Foreigner's First New Music in a Decade Introduced to Fans on the TouchTunes Network
TouchTunes Corporation, the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, has added another exclusive pre-release to the company's growing catalog of digital music with "No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner" from Rhino Records. Classic and beloved songs like "Juke Box Hero," "Cold As Ice," and "I Want To Know What Love Is" are included on the album, alongside the band's first new ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Very few incidents reported during festival, say police
Last weekend’s music festival proved to be a harmonious event, according to local law enforcement. Police patrols reported very few incidents of rowdy or criminal behavior during the National Folk Festival, which started Friday evening and lasted until Sunday afternoon.
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Making music
Trevor Hamilton belts out a tune while playing Rock Band on Xbox 360 during a Metamorphosis Teen Summer Reading 2008 event at Dow Memorial Library in Midland. Charlie Gardner accompanies Hamilton on the guitar, while Curtis Laney keeps the beat on the drums.
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