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New Nashville stars fail to dazzle
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Only in today's “American Idol”-ized world of popular music could a show like Six Chix -- which debuted Sunday at the Niagara Fallsview Casino's Avalon Ballroom and is running until July 30 -- be a surefire crowd-pleaser.
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rRed Elephant closes following a 3-year run
rRed Elephant, a cafe, live concert venue and recording studio, closed its doors on Friday, citing business costs. Owners Joey Wolpert and Paul Kreiling said product ran out Friday afternoon at about 2 p.m., and that's when the business at 1144 Bethel St. officially closed its doors.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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At the Lincoln Center Festival, a twist on Beckett in three takes
The Gate Theatre is back at the Lincoln Center Festival with 3 productions of Samuel Beckett: "Eh Joe," "First Love" and "I'll Go On."
International Herald Tribune |
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Live music for better lives
KUALA LUMPUR: Selvaraja Selvaratnam and a group of friends have raised around RM400,000 over the years for various charitable organisations.
The New Straits Times |
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Sony Ericsson intros two top Walkman phones
Sony Ericsson this morning launched a major upgrade to its Walkman series, starting with two higher-end models. The W902 (shown) promises to improve on other music phones with an enhanced stereo field and bass response; the bar phone also comes with premium earphones and an 8GB Memory Stick Micro that lets it hold as much as many portable media pl...
MacNN |
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VINELAND: More activities at Landis Park today for Puerto Rican Festival
VINELAND -- Here is the schedule of events for the Puerto Rican Festival of New Jersey, which continues through Sunday.
Daily Journal |
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Alanis Morissette to perform at Southam Hall
Ottawa music superstar Alanis Morissette will play an intimate show in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre in October. Touring in support of her new disc Flowers of Entanglement, Morissette will play the NAC Oct. 12. Tickets, from $49.50 to $69.50, go on sale at 3 p.m. Friday through Ticketmaster and the NAC box office.
Ottawa Citizen |
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THE MIX
MUSIC BUZZ
Newsday |
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HOT SONG
There's nothing neo about the new single from neo-soul singer Robin Thicke. "Magic" (Star Trak/Interscope) lays down a soul groove straight out of 1976, complete with horn flourishes and that Latin-sounding percussion that became the backbone for so many disco songs. Thicke's delivery sounds of that era, too, trading the falsetto for something more potent, though maybe not as successful. ...
Newsday |
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Events face tough times
It may be time to play “Taps” for Blue Water Brass. For 30 years, the drum and bugle corps show has brought young musicians from across the country to perform in Port Huron.
Times Herald |
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Runners will take to downtown for 2nd annual road race
LANCASTER - The final day of this year's Lancaster Festival will kick off with a good dose of health and fitness.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |
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Jazzed up about music
LANCASTER - Larry Cook believes in the educational power of jazz music.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |
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Van Morrison’s the man for city Celtic festival
Legendary musician Van Morrison is set to headline a major festival coming to Staffordshire. The singer is top of the bill for Celtic Roots 2008, which is being held at Catton Hall Park near Lichfield in September.
Express and Star |
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Pianist Taylor Eigsti Interviewed at AAJ
Pianist Taylor Eigsti was last interviewed at AAJ in 2004, along with his mother, Nancy, about what it was like to be (and to raise) a prodigy. In the four years since then, Taylor's career has continued its nearly-vertical trajectory, with two Grammy nominations, two prestigious Piano Jazz shows with Marian McPartland, three jazz magazine covers, and multiple Down Beat Magazine critics' poll ...
All About Jazz |
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Much ado about gender switching
OUTDOOR theatre in this country is always a bit of a risky gamble, but the threat of rain and wind (not to mention midges) does not seem to be a deterrent.
The Inverness Courier |
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It's the rules: Utah to vote for Romney
WASHINGTON — The music will be rising into a crescendo, the hall glowing with red, blue and white stars, confetti at the waiting, when Utah delegates take the microphone in the nomination of John McCain for president and cast their ballots for -- Mitt Romney.
Journal Inquirer |
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Kudos: Murals take center stage at Urban Youth Festival
Kids - stop and think before you tag that building with your spray can! Why not head down to the 12th annual SF/Bay Area Urban Youth Arts Festival instead, where aerosol painting will actually be one of the featured activities?
The San Francisco Examiner |
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41st annual Stratham Fair is set for this weekend
STRATHAM and#8212; The pig scrambling, horse pulling and Ferris wheel riding continues as the 41st Stratham Fair starts on Thursday. The buzz of activity on the rolling, green countryside of Stratham Hill Park shows the fun to come as volunteers prepare...
Exeter News-Letter |
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Live Music
Dayna Stephens Quartet After graduating from the Berklee School of Music, Stephens attended the Thelonious Monk institute. Tue., July 22, 7:30 p.m. $10-20.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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It’s Just Wood Until Guitar Fixer for the Stars (And the Soldiers) Flip Scipio Makes it Sing
The names of Flip Scipio’s clients — Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, and Carly Simon among them — are testament to him as a guitar technician.
Vineyard Gazette |
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Go and Do - get busy during the week
FIRE TRUCKS, MUSIC
Exeter News-Letter |
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Talkie over for Vamshi
The second consecutive film of super hit film Milana director Prakash with power star Puneeth Rajakumar Vamshi has completed talkie portions in 36 days schedule and three songs have to be captured for the film.
IndiaGlitz |
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All That Glitters
Eclectic U.K. duo Goldfrapp has announced a series of North American, Australian and U.K. runs in support of its latest, Seventh Tree . The band will make a number of late summer stops at festivals in Europe, including Festival Sudoeste in Portugal, Electric Picnic in Ireland and the Connect Music Festival in Inveraray, U.K.
POLLSTAR |
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Canadian tinkles his ode to China
The ivory tinkles of Canadian pianist Carlo Aspri were debuted at an invite-only recital in Beijing at the weekend. The self-taught pianist played a selection of pieces from his self-titled album at the Yamaha Music Performance Centre in Liufang district on Saturday afternoon.
China Daily |
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'Tales to Go' van will come to Hampton, Seabrook
HAMPTON and#8212; Lights, music, action, it's Tales to Go time! For the 11th summer in a row, Rockingham Community Action's Tales to Go van will hit the road, making stops in Hampton, Seabrook, Epping, Exeter, Hampton, Portsmouth and Raymond.
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