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Young composer makes a splash with his whale-inspired theme
Like a lot of 12-year-olds, Stephen Feigenbaum didn't always look forward to practicing the piano for his weekly lessons. But instead of sloppily sliding through scales, the Winchester native dropped the piano instruction and started composition classes.
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Black Kids are all right with blog buzz
The first chapter of the Black Kids' story reads like an indie rock fairy tale.
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New Boston singers squeak by
MONTICELLO and#8212; Tommy DeCarlo is the luckiest guy in the world.About a year ago, DeCarlo was just an average 40-something, working as a credit manager for a Home Depot in Charlotte, N.C. As a hobby, he posted karaoke versions of Boston songs on his MySpace page.But after being plucked from obscurity by Boston mastermind Tom Scholz, DeCarlo these days is one of two new lead singers for the ...
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90s pop star enjoys new life as hit songwriter
NEW YORK (Billboard) - UK Singer/songwriter Cathy Dennis stormed America at the beginning of the '90s with top 10 hits "C'mon and Get My Love," "Just Another Dream," "Touch Me (All Night Long)" and "Too Many Walls," and spent 67 weeks on the Billboard 200 with her debut album "Move to This."
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Together We Read picks Morgan's 'Boone' for '08
Together We Read has selected Robert Morgan's latest work, "Boone: A Biography" as the book that all of Western North Carolina will be reading this summer and fall.
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ARTS NOTES: Brevard Philharmonic announces '08-09 season
BREVARD - The Brevard Philharmonic's 2008-09 season begins Sept. 28 with a concert featuring Susan Starr, a world-famous pianist and Tchaikovsky competition silver medallist.
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Symphony Under the Stars in Helena
The Symphony Under the Stars event in Helena has become a fun summer tradition for the whole family for many in the Captiol City.
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Loud music report leads to arrest for marijuana
A loud music complaint led to a Dewey man being arrested on charges of cultivation of marijuana. Jared Lynn Williams, 20, was arrested Thursday on a warrant stemming from an April incident.
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Trio of classical performers enthralls young audiences
MANILA, Philippines - “Songs from the heart,” presented July 6 at Theater 2 of SM City Cebu, celebrated Philippine-American Friendship Day. Featured was Trio Amical courtesy of the United States of America Embassy, in cooperation with the Arts Council and SM Northwing.
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IngenuityFest brings together art and technology -- and hopefully the community
IngenuityFest will overtake Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare neighborhood starting Friday. Are you ingenious enough to go? Have you been before? Did you figure it out? Do you have faith in the unexpected mash-up of robots and sometimes-weird music and edgy "media art" and techno tricks for kids?
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'Rat Pack' show offers night with 60s icons
"The Rat Pack Is Back!" show reprises the music and personalities that made The Rat Pack a signature part of 1960s pop culture.
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Review: Too many facts dull the tale of a musical icon
Willie Nelson's first name really is Willie. Not William. Just Willie. That's about the simplest fact about this complex American musical icon, which means it's a Herculean task to put the singer-songwriter into context.
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He ain't heavy... Italy's metal brother
MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Dressed in his traditional brown robe, sandals and twirling the rope around his waist, 62-year old Friar Cesare Bonizzi is no ordinary heavy metal rocker.
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Hollywood and Broadway share, and trade, a lot
The "Mamma Mia" musical is likely to join a growing list of Broadway musicals that have made the successful stage-to-screen translation.
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Courthouse celebrates birthday, restoration
NEW LONDON, Mo. -- New London's population may swell by as much as 20 times the norm this week during the sesquicentennial celebration of the Ralls County Courthouse, which organizers hope attracts crowds of up to 20,000 people over the six-day event.
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CD reviews: Dolphin's 'Pretty Girl' shows bassist's abilities
"Pretty Girl" is a contemporary-styled release that uses some the best jazz players in Pittsburgh right now: saxophonists Lou Stellute and Chris Hemingway, trumpeter Sean Jones and singer Carolyn Perteete, among others.
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Blaise Liffick: Music man is attuned to life's diversity
Blaise W. Liffick was born into a family whose values included an acceptance of diversity and an appreciation for music. "Fol
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Were about people loving people
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The young Christians who shared free food and music at Davis Park on Saturday didnt appear to have much in common.Those wearing heavy-metal-influenced clothing fellowshipped with people sporting dreadlocks, piercings and polo shir
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Youths test prowers on 'Guitar Hero'
Her fingers raced over the fretboard and sweat dripped from her brow, and still Erin Ward continued to jam. She wasn’t performing at a concert. The 13-year-old Westminster resident was trying to win a video game contest.
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Sunday North Bulletin Board
Butler -- Outta the Blue, a group that plays oldies, rock and more, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Carousel Shelter in Alameda Park. Free. ...
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Web Exclusive! Kid Rock's revival tour returns home
The revival has resumed.
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I Love You is a play for all ages
If you’ve ever been single or married, you’ll be able to relate to I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, playing until August 31 at the Huron Country Playhouse. The musical comedy revue deals with the comic aspects of dating, marriage, having kids, and getting older and still dating.
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One-day Italian festival returns to Uniontown
Downtown Uniontown will go red, white and green at the fifth consecutive Italian Heritage Festival. The "festa" will begin at noon on Aug. 2 with food vendors and plenty of music along Main Street.
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Jukebox musical
Some of the performers never even heard of the songs they’ll be singing in Beef House Dinner Theatre’s production of “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” but audience members will remember some of them well.
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Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
Tuesday, July 22 Dress rehearsal for "The Wizard of Oz" No Community Sing.
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