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A moving tribute to song Words and music describe our love affair with cars, trains, boats and planes
After love, the biggest topic for popular songs has to be transportation. Songs about riding in cars, trains, boats and planes fill the airwaves, from Woody Guthrie to Johnny Cash to the Beach Boys. It could be especially true in the United States, a country that's always been about going somewhere else.
The Beacon News |
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Orchestra blends with Old World's concert
VALPARAISO -- Those looking for a more elegant cultural experience Saturday afternoon can find one at the corner of Indiana Avenue and Washington Street.
Post-Tribune |
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All that jazz
As with any successful entrepreneurial endeavor, it's all about recognizing a need and filling it.
The Naperville Sun |
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Yael Naim
This week on Music Across Borders, we check out the latest album from budding French Israeli singer-songwriter Yael Naïm. Born in 1978 in Paris, Yael spent a large part of her childhood in Ramat Hacharon, a small town not far from Tel Aviv.
Radio Singapore International |
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Urbandale seniors show off their musical talents
Guests at the Urbandale Senior Center were treated to a musical trip into the past on Tuesday provided by senior-citizen students at Critchett’s Lowrey Organ Center. The students showed off their skills during a recital while visitors enjoyed lunch and played card games.
The Des Moines Register |
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Datebook
A roundup of area festivals, arts and crafts, auditions, music and stage performances, comedy and art exhibits.
The Courier News |
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Recess Monkey to rock libraries
For three Seattle-area elementary school teachers, singing silly rock tunes to kids makes for even more fun than teaching.
Tri-City Herald |
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Haitink, CSO match high standards
When principal conductor Bernard Haitink led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in astonishing performances of Mahler's Sixth Symphony at Symphony Center last fall, he did so even though he and the CSO were still getting to know each other.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Why reissues are more than just cashing in
I think of music as a multi-sensory experience.
The Beacon News |
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Adams' 'Big Sur' brings immediate response from Mother Nature in Grant Park
There was some unexpected magic at the Grant Park Orchestra concert Wednesday night. The large audience at Pritzker Pavilion expected a touch of something special, of course.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Dolly Parton pens songs for 'Nine to Five' Broadway adaptation
London, July 18 : After getting an Oscar for the title song of her movie 'Nine to Five', country star Dolly Parton has now penned all the songs for a Broadway adaptation of the same flick.
New Kerala |
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Second string?
Pitchfork line-up has multitude of second-timers and way-below radar bands, thanks to that 'other' festival. But is that such a bad thing?
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Hamburglar now sings jingle for McDonald's
MIAMI -- A Miami man who held up a McDonald's at gunpoint in 1994 is now promoting the restaurant's signature sandwich in song. Tamien Bain is among five finalists in the fast food chain's contest for a new jingle promoting the Big Mac.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Local cast likes ‘Mamma Mia’ film
Fri, Jul 18, 2008 (2 a.m.) After five years at Mandalay Bay, “Mamma Mia!” is scheduled to wave goodbye in early January. But if the movie version of the ABBA musical is a hit when it opens today, the Vegas outpost of the stage show may just get its sixth wind.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Back to the future
A-list '80s hard rockers have been enjoying an undeniable resurgence in 2008. And Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton knows why. "It's all about good music and good songs," Tipton says, his Birmingham accent rolling down the phone from Priest's tour stop in Greece.
Calgary Sun |
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Nonprofits to benefit from Celebrate De Pere
Celebrate De Pere organizers plan to donate the proceeds of the annual Memorial Day-weekend festival to 17 nonprofit organizations.
Green Bay Press-Gazette |
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Head Like a Kite: There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere
Combining Lou Barlow-like songwriting with samples, Head Like a Kite's second album feels like a throwback to the late 1990s, when post-grunge bands got shook and starting rhinestoning up their flannel with anything that remotely could be considered electronica. read more
Pitchfork |
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David Byrne hitting the road, without Eno
David Byrne is hitting the road in the fall, but not with Brian Eno. Although one of the three announced shows touts Eno's participation with the billing "The Songs of Talking Heads' David Byrne and Roxy Music founder Brian Eno," Byrne's publicist said Eno was not involved in the outing.
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For the love of music
Editor's note: This summer, we are taking a look at the people who make the arts a reality, from the audience to the artists behind the scenes. This week: conductor László Veres.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Judgingjingles forformer Kissfrontman
Gene Simmons, the tongue-wagging frontman for the heavy metal rock band Kiss, is trying his hand at a gentler form of music - jingles. CBS has tapped Simmons to judge the reality show Jingles, the latest TV series from Mark Burnett, producer of Survivor and The Apprentice.
Cape Argus |
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About The Wiggles
The Wiggles have been officially wiggling for 17 years now, entertaining children with music, television, videos and films that have become modern classics.
CNN.com |
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E-mail info for fall arts preview — next Friday is the deadline
We've an earlier than usual deadline for our fall performing arts preview — scheduled to run in early September.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Fox Lake FD celebrates first century of service
The Chicago Cubs are not the only organization celebrating a 100-year anniversary.
Lake County News Sun |
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Aisle seats: Arts picks for the week
Americana music
Arizona Daily Star |
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27th annual festival provides plenty of fun that won't break the bank
For boatloads of family fun, check out the 27th annual Waterway Daze July 18 & 19 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park in Joliet.
The Herald News |
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