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Josiah Miller's family to benefit from VBC show
ATHENS - If you buy a ticket to see B.J. Thomas and Billy Joe Royal in concert Friday night, you'll be helping the family of Josiah Miller.
The Huntsville Times |
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Spirit of the West releases best-of album
After 25 years of making music, constantly criss-crossing Canada and touring abroad, Spirit of the West is releasing a compilation of its best work and going back on the road.
CTV.ca |
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Music-loving business guru to visit city
business speaker Peter Cook, author of the acclaimed book Sex Leadership and Rock 'n' Roll, will be in Peterborough on September 24, to give his thoughts on creativity in business. (16/07/2008)
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Delmore Days event kicks off Friday onAthens State campus
ATHENS - Organizers expect 5,000 people to attend this weekend's first Delmore Days Bluegrass Festival honoring the two brothers from Limestone County who have been inducted into several musical halls of fame.
The Huntsville Times |
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Drum Corps International Puts On Show In Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS (WLOX) -- They're from all over the nation, and they put on quite the show in Ocean Springs. Tuesday night, 1,400 students loaded with musical talent graced the field at Greyhound Stadium. It was all a part of the Mississippi Sound Spectacular featuring Drum Corps International.
WLOX-TV Biloxi |
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How parents choose moniker is changing
Nicknames are fleeting, but legal names last forever. And just like clothes and music, the popular names parents are choosing for their children change with the times. It remains to be seen whether Angelina Jolie's recent choices for her and Brad Pitt's twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon, will catch on.
The Gainesville Sun |
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New Music: Silver Summit: "The Door" [MP3/Stream]
For a while there in the 1990s, there was a trend toward fancier and fancier baseball cards. Still might be; it's been a while since I picked up a Beckett . At one point a baseball card company called Score came out with a "premium" set named Pinnacle. Then came the "super-premium" set, Zenith. Somewhere in there I'm pretty sure they came out with a set called Pinnacle Summit, which I ...
Pitchfork |
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Can the video game hot streak last?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past five years, you know that video games are big. Huge. But can this super-hot streak last?
MSNBC |
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Principal selected for Ellington Academy
GRAND RAPIDS -- MaLinda Sapp has been tapped to be the first principal of the Grand Rapids Ellington Academy. The Board of Education on Tuesday made the long-anticipated move to install Sapp, who co-founded the school with her husband, the Rev. Marvin Sapp, a gospel music star.
The Grand Rapids Press |
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Teen breaks pageant-winner mold
Seventeen-year-old Alix Voz has always followed her own path. In Grade 7, she picked up the electric bass because everyone else played guitar. "Also, I liked the sound better," she said, holding her purple bass with its silver studded strap. This is the bass she plays [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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PHOTO CALL: A Night at the Operetta II at Town Hall
Producer Scott Siegel's Summer Broadway Festival kicked off July 14 with A Night at the Operetta II, a tribute to the unique hybrid genre of musical storytelling that inhabits the space between traditional opera and modern musical theatre.
Playbill |
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Ayo expected tomorrow
TOP Nigerian jazz musician Kunle Ayo is expected to jet into the country tomorrow morning ahead of his performance on Friday at the Winter Jazz Festival at the Harare International Conference Centre.
The Herald |
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David Patillo to perform at Oaklawn Baptist Church
Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician David Patillo will be in concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Oaklawn Baptist Church. Local performer Mike Hartman will open the concert.
Texarkana Gazette |
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Four "Pinoy Dream Academy" scholars suspended?
Nakatanggaap ang PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ng unconfirmed report mula sa isang reliable source na suspended indefinitely ang Pinoy Dream Academy ( PDA ) scholars na sina Jay-R Siaboc, Irish Fullerton, Panky Trinidad, at Chad Peralta dahil sa pagiging pasaway diumano nila during their US concert tour nitong Abril.
PEP |
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Music Review: The Acacia Strain - Continent
Heavy as a really heavy thing. Hailing from Massachusetts, The Acacia Strain have been delivering their own brand of heavy music since forming in 2001. Continent is the band's fourth full-length album and will be their second release through Prosthetic Records. Despite their previous releases, this album is my first exposure to the act that has been lumped under the...
Blogcritics.org |
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Parton to star on Broadway in '9 to 5' musical
Dolly Parton has announced that the stage version of "9 to 5: The Musical" would open on Broadway next spring. The plot concerns three office workers who plot against their sexist boss.
CTV.ca |
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Apollo's Fire sets 2008-09 season
There's no partridge in a pear tree (maybe), but the 17th season of Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, will include six subscription programs at venues throughout Northeast Ohio, two family concerts, informal "Cappuccino Concerts" in restaurants, educational concerts in collaboration with Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio, three recording projects, a tour to Calgary, Alberta, ...
The Plain Dealer |
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Tahoe Rim Trail’s annual Trail Fest
Beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 19, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association is hosting Lake Tahoe’s annual Trail Fest at Commons Beach in Tahoe City. It will feature guided hikes, cycles and paddleboarding with live music, beer tasting and an outdoor barbecue.
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza |
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Holstein Rodeo largest in Ontario
Crowds attending the weekend 7th Annual Holstein Rodeo continue to increase. Attendance this year, according to organizer Bill Crooks, was up 30 per cent with an estimated 16,000 attending the rodeo hosted by the Egremont Optimist Club at the A Bar K Ranch owned by Al and Karyn Foster.
Mount Forest Confederate |
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EU bans music royalty fee collectors from running monopolies
(BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission banned on Wednesday societies that collect royalty fees for songwriters from restricting competition in Europe, breaking their national monopolies.
Eu Business |
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Rock 'n' roll oldies at Quarry Lake
Quarry Lake at Greenspring will hold a summer concert featuring rock 'n' roll oldies by Big Cam and the Lifters from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday on the lawn next to the Shops at Quarry Lake on Greenspring Avenue. The six-piece band plays 1950s and 1960s tunes.
Baltimore Sun |
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I Know I’m Not Alone, A Musician’s Search for The Human Cost of War, Saturday
Michael Frante, world-renowned musician and human rights worker, traveled to Iraq, Palestine and Israel to explore the human cost of war with a group of friends, some video cameras and his guitar. At 7:30pm on Saturday July 19th, The Visionary Edge will host a screening of Michael Franti’s documentary “I Know I’m Not Alone” at the Johnson House Depot in Half Moon Bay. A compelling soundtrack, ...
Coastsider |
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EU knocks down barriers against region-wide music licenses
The order knocks down a major obstacle in front of an iTune roll-out across Europe.
International Herald Tribune |
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iTunes Europe faces stiffening competition
Apple likely faces stiffer competition in European online music sales, following an EU ruling which seems set to expand competition in the space.
Macworld UK |
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Super-sensitive controller opens Wii to music
Nintendo announces a new hand-held device that allows more subtle gameplay and sports moves, as well as virtual instruments
New Scientist |
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