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Blowing up a storm
'lt;p'gt; Maestro Andrew Sewell's efforts to include a certain amount of classical music in the programs for this year's Concerts on the Square were weakly evident in the third of them, on July 9. It was mainly a show for the guest soloist, trumpeter Ryan Anthony, undoubtedly one of today's most spectacular virtuosi on his instrument. 'lt;/p'gt;
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Fleet Foxes: Rock of ages
Not so long ago, the generation gap was an essential ingredient of pop music. The Who told their elders to 'quot;fade away'quot; and 'quot;don't try to dig what we all say'quot; on 'quot;My Generation.'quot;
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Jentri Colello: The real deal
It's 9:45 on a muggy Friday night, and the High Noon Saloon is hosting maybe 30 patrons for the first of three bands on a bill featuring country-rock-shaded up-and-comers the Blueheels. Most are lost in casual summertime chatter fueled by the first few rounds of the weekend. Consequently, hardly anyone notices when Jentri Colello mumbles some words of welcome into her microphone and begins ...
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john 'amp;amp; jen: My sibling, my son
'lt;p'gt; Sometimes, as with many an opera, big emotions and big production values go hand in hand. With Music Theatre of Madison's john 'amp; jen, big emotions must be conveyed through simple staging in the modest environs of the West Side Club. While it's a bit of a gamble, MTM pulls it off admirably. 'lt;/p'gt;
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Wedding belles
As Ruby and Eugene sit on their couch, she recalls their courtship while he strums mountain music on his banjo.
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Kickapoo Country Fair celebrates organic farming's success
The Kickapoo Country Fair, which runs next Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27, requires a 90-or-so-mile trip from Madison to La Farge. It's a marvelous drive. Highway 14 west through the rolling hills and valleys of the Driftless Area is one of the prettiest passages in Wisconsin. And the fair itself is a signature event of the Midwest alternative food movement.
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Today in the arts
sharedstory MUSIC RICHARD "COOKIE" THOMAS The jazz singer performs. 5 p.m. $10, $5 for Bartlett Arboretum members.
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Former Arlington councilman focusing on revitalizing downtown
By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON — The man who helped bring wine sales to Arlington in 2005 is now focusing his attention on revitalizing downtown. Former Councilman Joe Bruner bought the vacant antique store at Division and Mesquite streets last year and has a contract to buy a former radiator shop on Front Street. He said he hopes his investments attract more restaurants and possibly retail outlets ...
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What's new in Austin
The Driskill offers a deal. DRISKILL HOTEL If you’ve got a hankering to hit Austin before the summer is over — don’t forget, this is prime bat-watching season, and there’s always good live music to be found — your hosts are making the trip even more enticing.
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Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra perform at the Montrose Pavilion Friday evening. The concert was part of Montrose's 125th anniversary celebration.
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FAITH MATTERS
Music and Art Camp
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Sebastian Bach, Poison, rock the MetroCentre
Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and his current band kicked off Saturday night’s show five minutes early with Aerosmith’s classic “Back in the Saddle.”
Rockford Register Star |
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John Bayless' music is catchy, innovative, inspired
No Newport Music Festival is complete without pianist John Bayless showing up. And last night the ingenious improviser of pop tunes in the style of the masters was back at The Breakers for some of his classic takes. It was quite a show.
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Ringling's Historic Asolo screens classic movie musicals
R emember when Julie Andrews flew in with her trusty umbrella as "Mary Poppins" or Audrey Hepburn's famous Eliza Dolittle makeover in "My Fair Lady"?
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Golden Apple's 'Musical' shows both sides of coin
E very coin has two sides. Yin has its yang, and white has its black; this show is a perfect example of such opposites.
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Dead's roots run deep in jam scene
A concert advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle on Aug. 31, 1980, didn't state the name of the performer. The roses-and-skulls motif was enough of a signal for the Deadheads, the fanatical fans of the hometown band that the ad described like this: "They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do." Advertisement: GAMES GALORE PARTY RENTAL $175 ...
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Concert Review: Van's Warped Tour, 7/17/2008, Cleveland, Ohio
You know a music festival is successful when it is older than some of the attendees. Now marking its 14th year, the Van’s Warped Tour made its way through Cleveland, Ohio on a recent sweltering yet beautiful day. The punk rock festival continues to go strong with many bands fueling the ever popular almost summer vacation highlight event to that many music fanatics look forward to. I found it ...
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Local calendar, July 20
TODAY Rainforest Adventure summer Sunday School program at Trinity Episcopal Church, 419 S. Fourth St., Redlands, for children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Meets 9 to 10:15 a.m. every Sunday through Aug. 17. Science, crafts, rhythm and music, games and snack. Children may attend any week or weeks and should dress in play clothes. Information, registration: (909) 793-2014
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'Music Saves Lives' with blood drive
EAST BRUNSWICK: "Music Saves Lives" and Vans Warped Tour is teaming up with New Jersey Blood Services for a blood drive at the Brunswick Square Mall from 2:30 to 8 p.m. tomorrow by the J.C. Penney Court.
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Griswold: Renaissance fest coming in August
There will be a Renaissance festival from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 16. It will feature local food vendors, artisans displaying handmade crafts and music by the James Road Band of Griswold.
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Join harvest festival at Flinchbaugh's
Flinchbaugh's Orchard and Farm Market, 110 Ducktown Road, Hallam, will host its second annual Summer Harvest Festival 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Korean tenor to perform
Noel Jinsang Kim will present a free vocal recital 8 p.m. Monday in the Pitman Recital Hall in the Catlett Music Center on the University of Oklahoma campus.Kim is a candidate for the DMA degree in voice at the University of Oklahoma and is on the faculty at Baekseok Arts College in Seoul, Korea.
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Tuned In: Time to Shine
The Walt Disney Co. goes to the "High School Musical" well once more for its new ABC reality show, "High School Musical: Get in the Picture" (8 tonight and tomorrow, WTAE). ...
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Still going strong after 80 years
The public is invited to party like its 1928 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre's 80th anniversary bash Saturday. The theater operators, AEG Live, will turn back the clock with silent movies, Shirley Temple drinks for the kids and 25-cent popcorn from an antique popper.
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Retro Redux: Amping It Up With Johnny & The Hurricanes
They had a specialty -- and it led to a lot of record sales. Although they weren't the only ones with the idea, for a few years in the late Fifties and early Sixties Johnny and The Hurricanes enjoyed a lot of success with an unusual recipe for music. They'd take old, traditional songs and amp them up with a modern sound that was very appealing to the era's growing legions of rock and roll ...
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