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Jessica Simpson Booed at First Country Concert
Jessica Simpson's first country concert was met with mixed reactions. Audiences booed and clapped as the singer, 28, opened for Sara Evans on Satturday at the Country Thunder USA festival in Randall, Wisconsin. "I don't know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I'm just a girl from Texas," Simpson told the crowd. "I'm just like ...
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Indonesia's puppet art out of the shadows
Indonesia's shadow puppetry performances are steeped in tradition but one artist from the country's cultural heartland is giving this ancient art a modern makeover by translating it in English.
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Musicians and writers to gather July 22 at Béseme in Lewes
Professional musicians Kent Schoch, Ed Shockley, Pete Slayer, and Stuart Vining, along with guest musician and former keyboardist for the Allman brothers, Johnny Neel, will gather from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, July 22, for a night of food, drink and song at Béseme in downtown Lewes.
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Nat Adderley - Work Song review
Jazz icon Orrin Keepnews adds his name to this pristine collection of jazz greats featuring ace cornet player and composer Nat Adderley!
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Showchoir Brockman works as set designer for MTW
Laurie Grant Brockman, daughter of Ervin and Mary Jo Grant, and her husband Bruce Brockman, of Milwaukee, Wisc., are back in Kansas this summer.
El Dorado Times |
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Seattle Times 07/19/08
Seattle's War On Nightclubs (This Is A Music City?) If Seattle government's current attitude toward nightlife existed 20 years ago, Sub Pop would never have happened.
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Musicshake Launches New Services
Los Angeles-based Musicshake, which operates an online service which allows users to create their own music, has rolled out new features this week. According to Musicshake general manager Kihong Bae, the service now allows users to export user-generated music into ringtones, export songs into Internet music service imeem, and share songs via phone. The firm has partnered with ToneThis for the ...
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Music Festival starts this week
The 2008 Quartz Mountain Music Festival this week brings some of the best-known works of Mozart, Bunch, Boccherini, Rodrigo and Mendelssohn and a world-famous classical guitarist to Southwest Oklahoma’s Quartz Mountain State Park.
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kidthing Ties With Wee Sing
Los Angeles-based Web 2.0 startup kidthing, which is developing a publishing platform for content focused on children, said today that it has inked an agreement with Wee Sing, a provider of children's songs and music videos. According to the firms, Wee Sing's DVD series will be available for download on the kidthing service, which distributes kid-friendly content and games in its own, controlled ...
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AudioMicro Signs Deals
Los Angeles-based AudioMicro, a startup focused on stock audio content, said this week that it has signed two new licensing agreements for content on its site. According to the firm, the firm has been engaged to represent AE Music Publishing Archive, which has over 1,000 full compositions from 8 composers. AudioMicro said that AE Music represents Grammy nominated composer David Arkenstone. ...
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Broadview Hts.: Wednesday show added to production
Due to the popularity of "Seussical, Jr.", Broadview Heights Spotlights Community Theater has added a 7 p.m. show on Wednesday. The annual youth production brings all of the favorite Dr. Seuss characters to life. The music is a "Seussian Gumbo"...
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Napster, Disney Co-Brand Music Station
Los Angeles-based Napster said Monday that it has inked a partnership with Walt Disney Records, to create a Disney-themed radio station from Disney's catalog. According to the firms, the "Best of Disney" radio station will feature favorites from the Walt Disney Records catalog, including Hannah Montana, High School Musical, soundtracks from feature films, and other content. The tracks will also ...
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Hingham’s annual Summerfest is July 24-26
Live music, crafts, a barbecue, contests and sidewalk sales will mark Summerfest, the downtown’s annual celebration of the season, Thursday through Saturday.
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Mamma Mia! film adaptation a success
The jukebox musical Mamma Mia! has finally received the credit it deserves through a fabulous film adaptation. ABBA fans can now come out and celebrate. Although the film may be a bit different from the musical, it's still full of spunk and humor that is noticeably familiar.
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Free family concerts organized for Tacoma parks
Summer is here, and so are restless children.
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His Holiness to grace celebration of Tibetan culture in Aspen
Dharamshala, July 21 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama will deliver an address at the Benedict Music Tent on Saturday in Aspen Institute, Colorado, as part of a three-day summer symposium celebrating Tibetan and Himalayan culture, The Aspen Times reported Monday.
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On The Cutting Edge
Sequels, Dongles, Intense 'Mirror's Edge,' Music Games Dominate E3 Show Even though the Electronic Entertainment Expo returned to its roots at the Los Angeles Convention Center last week, the scale was smaller (the event imploded in 2006) and the spectacle was gone.
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Postal Service Goes to Bat for Children in Need
As organized youth baseball and softball wind down for the summer, the Postal Service is suggesting that parents and youngsters who play ball not retire their used gear but ship it instead to "Pitch In For Baseball" a non-profit organization that collects "gently used" equipment and distributes it to children in need.
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Web Exclusive Detroit super session lights up Concert of Colors
DETROIT -- The annual Concert of Colors specializes in bringing music from around the world to town for one of the most eclectic music festivals on the planet.
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Web Exclusive A good time at a Kid Rock show? You have to ask?
INDEPENDENCE TWP. -- The most rhetorical question at a Kid Rock concert, especially one in the metro Detroit area, may be "Are you having a good time?"
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Indy airport adds calming, security features
Passengers going through security at the new Indianapolis International Airport terminal will be greeted by a mural of flowers, blue-lit panels and ambient music. Families will be directed to separate lines, away from travelers in a rush.
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Singapore hosts 3DX Festival
SINGAPORE: Look out for the world’s first-ever 3D festival, arriving in Singapore come November. The 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival, 3DX which will run from 19 – 23 November, would be the first of its kind dedicated to stereoscopic 3D content and technologies.
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North West Evening Mail
BARROW'S largest ever live music festival, Furness Fest, took place at the weekend. The three-day-long festival at Sinkfall fArm attracted hundreds of peole and featured dome of the finest local talent, as well as acts from further afiueld.
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In Tough Times Listeners Turn to Tragic Tunes
As the country faces a recession, recommendation website THEFILTER.COM sees dramatic rise in the popularity of depressing music.
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Education briefs
Frederick school to participate in fruit, veggie effort; Frederick County schools recognized; Concert series continues at HCC
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