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More than 100,000 people are expected to attend a mostly free four-day festival celebrating the culture of Iran at Harbourfront this weekend .
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Best bets for concerts, events
TODAY J.J. GREY & MOFRO 9 p.m. in Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard. $22. 314-727-4444. J.J. Grey has been labeled a roots musician because he incorporates blues, R&B, gospel, folk and rock influences in his work.
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This weekend: Rogers Picnic vs. Rock the Bells
What is it? It's the summer's pre-eminent hip-hop festival featuring a stellar lineup of urban acts big and small.
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Goodbye, World: fond farewell to electronic fest
Friedrich Nietzsche was probably no great shakes at a party but, if suitably inclined, he no doubt could have bent post-rave vernacular into a memorable statement: "That which doesn't kill an electronic-music festival only makes it stronger."
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VIEWPOINT: "The revolution may be digitized"
The biannual ritual of mobbing the University Co-op during the first week of classes to purchase piles of books (which will probably spend the semester unopened and dusty or propping up a mini-fridge) may soon be a thing of the past, and rightly so. We've grown up with easy online access to our favorite music, movies and TV shows.
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Mad man: Todd Rundgren is ready to rock
A wizard, a true star, a proud member of AARP. Todd Rundgren is all of these things. The musician behind such hits as "Hello It's Me," "Can We Still Be Friends" and "Bang on the Drum All Day" just turned 60, but don't look for him to retire anytime soon.
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Club notes: Tiffany returns
TIFFANY RETURNS: Remember Tiffany, the mall-touring pop princess from several music eras ago who hit with "I Think We're Alone Now" and "I Saw Him Standing There"?
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Feature films come to the fore at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
Cloistered monks and masked lady wrestlers. A classic-rock disc jockey and a do-it-yourself mobster. Two basketball hustlers and a clubhouse full of sock puppets. Those are some of the characters you can meet in the feature films at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
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Music Spotlight
The first concert Paul Thorn attended was the show he opened for Sting.The 44-year-old singer/songwriter explained that attending rock concerts weren't a part of being the son of a Pentecostal minister in Tupelo, Miss.
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Best Bets
Center Stage Community Theatre will present the musical comedy, "Phantom of the Country Opera," today through Saturday and July 24-25 at the Ritz Theater, Sheffield. Director is Lanny McAlister and music director is Jeff McAlister. Ticket prices are $12.50 for adults and $8 for students. Curtain tim is 7:35 p.m. For details, call the...
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Mother of underprivileged children
VietNamNet Bridge – Girls of Ba Chieu Home in HCMC call out Celia Caughey as mammy and rush to embrace her when they see her at the charity party organized by the New Zealander community for poor children.
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Hometown boy debuts first album in Little Elm
Jeff Smithart is the personification of the title of his debut album, “Redneck Proud.” The Little Elm resident radiates a sort of it’s-about-time attitude, but with a southern country boy style of charm.
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Senior Notes
Little Elm band, Back in Time, will play at the senior jam session from 7 to 10 p.m. on July 18 at the Community Center. Back in Time specializes in country and western music. The Community Center is at the corner of Eldorado Parkway and Hardwicke Lane next to fire station no. 1.
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The same old guilty pleasure
Review: Mötley Crüe serves up some familiar hard rock junk food in Irvine, and, boy, was it good.
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Festival to bring Italian tastes to Shenandoah’s Washington Street
SHENANDOAH — Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church will once again bring a taste of Italy to Shenandoah with the 94th annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival.
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Pride flag flies again as festival begins
The rainbow flag will be flying at city hall when the 10-day Pride London Festival begins its 26th annual run today. The festival kicks off at the Forest City Gallery with an official opening at 7 p.m.
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Brooklyn rappers PNG score with new dance
Rap trio Persona Non Grata are part of a wave of hip hop in which Web-savvy teens with an ear for catchy music can create and control their own fame. In this case, fame centers on a song that begat a dance that begat an Internet sensation.
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Around the Region: Ashland Area Rotary Club summer band concert set for August; Girl Scout yard sale in Landingville ...
Ashland: The first summer band concert sponsored by the Ashland Area Rotary Club, in the parking lot at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, was a success, according to club members. The crowd that gathered enjoyed a trip down Memory Lane with a variety of presentations by the Seasoned Sounds Band from Bloomsburg, a 15-member group the featured the Big-Band sound. Club members thanked local ...
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Fairbanks celebrates the ‘Golden Days’ of summer
FAIRBANKS — In the early 1900s, gold miners in Fairbanks often had to dig hundreds of feet underground until they struck bedrock looking for gold in the gravelly earth.
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Chana's assault to pop stardom - for real
Chana may not be a household name yet, but she has been preparing for success her whole life. The music of the New York-born, Los Angeles-based Dominican singer has been building buzz since the independent release of a five-song EP in March.
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Isle of Wight: White Air tickets on sale
By Ross Findon - Thursday, July 17, 2008 TICKETS have gone on sale for this year’s extreme sports festival, White Air. This year will feature more sports, more chances to have a go and more music and art, according to organisers.
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Blues on the River finds new home in Evansville
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Branson piano man is coming
"America's Piano Showman" will steal the spotlight here this weekend when Grammy-winner Dino Kartsonakis plays three benefit concerts at Edwardsville High School.
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Live Music
The Refugees The Refugees are a tribute band to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Thu., July 17, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. For more information, call City of Mountain View Recreation Division at 650-903-6331 or visit www.mountainview.gov . Cuesta Park, Located on Cuesta Dr between Grant Rd & Miramonte Ave., Mountain View
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Melting pot of beats
If you love upbeat African and Latin American music, Friday at Miners Foundry is the place to be. Masanga will be playing seven Guatemalan and Zimbabwean marimbas, plus drums, percussion, saxophone, trumpet and vocals.
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