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Frisco man to host musical fund-raiser for Special Olympics
As a part-time employee at Dallas Karaoke DJs at Collin Creek Mall, Frisco resident Mike Reeves has met some interesting characters. Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash are but two of the celebrities he’s encountered n or their impersonators, anyway.
The Frisco Enterprise |
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The Power of Tres
What differentiates Tres from established showbands is that it has a wealth of original compositions. Reuben Laurente launches farewell CD today Balladeer Reuben Laurente leaves the local pop music scene with a farewell album to be launched tonight at the Hard Rock Café.
Manila Bulletin |
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Jazz collective hails Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday
That Nelson Mandela ever made it to four score and 10 years is testament to his resilience and perseverance after nearly three decades of incarceration and the stress of helming the African National Congress during the stormy period after his release in 1990. Though Mandela, an advocate of Mahatma Ghandi, never officially renounced violence as a means to fighting apartheid, his message of unity ...
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Theatre Coppell Mixes Drama and Music with Cabaret
Mixing in some drama with music and adding just a bit of comedy is what Theatre Coppell is doing with its production of Cabaret, running July 11 through 27.
Coppell Gazette |
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DSO to Perform in Southlake
Something is going to happen in Southlake on Friday night. Something that has never happened before. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will be traveling to Southlake to perform in conjunction with the Apex Art League.
Southlake Times |
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Playing for Passion
Passion, that’s what it’s all about. Hours of practicing don’t come easy unless you have passion. Passion is what Brice Thomas’ passion has earned him a spot at the 23rd Annual Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival.
Southlake Times |
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Drummers are as fit as elite athletes
THEY have been the butt of jokes, and even the most agile of their number have seldom been regarded as paragons of physical virtue.
Adelaide Now |
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“Boom da base” comes in a small package
Music can now be brought anywhere using portable mp3 players, mobile phones, and even laptops. ... or why there's no vacation from your vocation!
Manila Bulletin |
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Music: Samantha Crain's 'The Confiscation'
Bob Dylan's harmonica-aided folk merges with Joanna Newsom's fluid narratives and Cat Power's vocals somberness on "The Confiscation," Samantha Crain's five-song "musical novella."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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DCE mad at vulgar dressing of youth
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Tain District in Brong-Ahafo, Hajia Farizana Ibrahim Bintu, has noted that the indecent dressing code among the youth was destroying the social fibre of the country.
The Ghanaian Chronicle |
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Celina choir members to attend camp at UNT
Five Celina voices will chime in as campers sing choral music at the University of North Texas campus next week.
The Celina Record |
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Zavvi partners with charity Youth Music
Zavvi, the music retailer formerly known as Virgin Megastores, is celebrating its first birthday by supporting music-making opportunities for disadvantaged children, through a partnership with Youth Music.
Mad.co.uk |
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Podcast: Saul Williams talks music, art and 'Tardust'
I'm pretty excited about this week's podcast, which features my interview with hip-hop/spoken word/industrial/insert your favorite adjective artist Saul Williams. Williams has been on the scene for awhile; some may remember him in the 1998 film Slam, in which he...
USA Today |
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Gates Foundation breaks ground on new headquarters
(AP:SEATTLE) Across the street from the Space Needle and Paul Allen's tribute to Jimi Hendrix and rock music, Allen's old friend Bill Gates is building his headquarters for charitable giving, something sure to become another Seattle tourist attraction.
INO News |
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Business Warehouse 21
Santa Fe’s nationally acclaimed center for youth and young adult entertainment, entrepreneurship, and artistic production. Welcome to our new center on the Railyard! A place where music, art, design, and technology merge.
Santa Fe Reporter |
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eMusic revamps Web site with new content
eMusic is revamping its Web site with new "Web 2.0" features over the next six months.
Macworld |
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Billboard.com -- Trey Anastasio Plots Intimate Brooklyn Gig
Former Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will warm-up for his Aug. 10 set at the All Points West festival in New Jersey via a rare club show with his band Classic Tab three days earlier at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
Billboard.com |
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New Study Shows Loud Music Leads To Faster Drinking
A new study out of Europe has two explanations for why people drink more when there's loud music.
WCPO Cincinnati |
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Buddy Lee Attractions buys Florida rock agency
Nashville-based talent management agency Buddy Lee Attractions Inc. has acquired Florida-based Diversified National Artists Agency.
Nashville Business Journal |
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A List Performers For "Fashion Rocks"
Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Kid Rock, Duffy, Fergie, Justin Timberlake, L'il Wayne, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and Rihanna will perform on the fifth anniversary of "Fashion Rocks."
CBS News |
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'DigiVangelist' Christopher Coppola Brings FREE Digital Media Festival to Bay Area August 10 -- 17
Leave it to a Coppola to find a new way to bring media to the masses. In this case -- Christopher Coppola: filmmaker, nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, brother of Nicolas Cage and renowned "DigiVangelist."
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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CACDC gets help, needs more
The Children’s Advocacy Center of Denton County has received substantial support in recent weeks from various organizations, but is in need of much more due to an increasing number of child abuse cases being reported.
The Colony Courier-Leader |
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Taj Mahal back at the Talkhouse
Taj Mahal is a legendary blues vocalist and a world-class instrumentalist, yet he considers himself above all a teacher, an ambassador of American music who chose long ago to break through social and cultural barriers with a National steel guitar rather than an iron fist.
Southampton Press |
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Banana Bike Brigade brings out smiles at parades
The Banana Bike Brigade takes kinetic art to a new level. Clever, creative bicyles moving through parades around the area and different parts of the country bring smiles and looks of amazement.
The Telegraph |
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Sony Ericsson unveils new Walkman phones
Sony Ericsson has unveiled a trio of Walkman branded mobile phones in celebration of the firm's third birthday. Along with the new W902, W595 and W302 the phone maker has also unveiled seven new accessories designed to be used in conjunction with the music phones.
Infomatics |
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