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Kids From Wisconsin show to feature local musician
Kids From Wisconsin is heading back to Stevens Point with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sentry Theater, 1800 North Point Drive. This years show will feature local guitarist Phillip Smyth, 18, of Custer.
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A wake-up call from Afghanistan
Growing number of casualties and the resurgence of the Taliban and its anti-American allies has prompted vows by President Bush and his aspiring successors to send more U.S. troops to the country.
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A Melodic Duel Our music writers offer their top picks and sleepers for the festival weekend
Expect some good advice, but don't expect them to agree on much G.K. Hizer: Dfest is finally here and with it a virtual smorgasbord of bands. The promise of two consecutive nights filled with music can be exciting and daunting at the same time. The question is, with roughly 140 bands to choose from... By G.K. Hizer and Josh Klein.
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How Success Will Find Him Singer-songwriter will earn fame in many ways--and Diversafest may be one
Ryan Lindsey leads a charmed life. The singer-songwriter from Norman has experienced a flurry of good luck and good will since he self-released his first solo album in 2006. Lindsey's involvement with the band Cheyenne (prior to its New York relocation), as well as his ongoing gig as the Starlight... By Josh Kline.
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Sure, the Music's Good, But... The heart of Dfest is in its educational and networking opportunities for emerging ...
Every year, a growing number of people find themselves drawn to Dfest, and why not? After the past couple of years with headliners like The Flaming Lips, Leon Russell and Amos Lee and the arrival of All American Rejects, The Roots, Paramore and Helmet its hard to resist a can't miss show, especially... By G.K. Hizer.
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You Wanna Rock? This weekend welcomes the highly anticipated and always celebrated Diversafest
So here we are. After months of speculation and anticipation, the largest and most realized Diversafest yet is just a day away. On Friday and Saturday, the Blue Dome District will be transformed into the hopping festival grounds where multiple stages, various venues and 60,000 fans will demonstrate... By Josh Kline.
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Wednesday:
The Sand Rubies. The blurbs about this band had nothing to say about their music and everything to say about the drama behind it. That can't bode well. 9:30 p.m. Plush, 340 E. Sixth St. Free
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Sky and Universal to challenge iTunes
Sky and Universal are challenging the domination of iTunes with a subscription-based online music service.
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X-Files' star David Duchovny reflects on passing years
UPDATED: 04 :34 a.m. EDT, July 23, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Live Music
Andrew Speight's Bebop Night Alto saxophonist Andrew Speight has worked with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Milt Hinton, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Cobb, and others. These days, he is a professor at SFSU. Wed., July 23, 7:30 p.m. $10-20.
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STOCK DOG WARNER MUSIC IS FINDING REASON TO HOWL
And now from the stunning statistic department: The year's best-performing media stock belongs to none other than Warner Music Group. No, really, it's true! As of yesterday's close, WMG shares are up 34 percent year-to-date while the stock of...
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Street party back for W.C. Handy Festival
In the mid 1990s, street parties in downtown Florence were a staple of the W.C. Handy Music Festival.They all but disappeared, but a new downtown restaurant and a local music promoter want to change that.
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Children schooled on ABCs of jazz
When listening to jazz, many forget that the genre is linked to blues.For that reason, Felice Green, a member of the Handy festival board of directors, has been organizing the ABCs of Jazz for the W.C. Handy Music Festival since the festival began.
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Charity starts fancy home
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.
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Event's cause draws musicians
Bluegrass musician Russell Moore plays plenty of events, but he always looks forward to performing during the Musicians Against Childhood Cancer bluegrass festival in Hoover Y-Park.
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Singer taps family story in surprise hit
Sitting in the No. 2 spot on the Billboard adult R&B charts -- several notches above Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Usher -- is a new song with an old soul called The River .
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Bond News
Composer John Barry'sc score for the 1969 James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" has made the final top ten shortlist for Classic FM's 'The Nation's Favourite Soundtrack' poll.
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Getting back to its roots
ATHENS — This village's annual Homecoming celebration will have some new life this year, organizers said, while also getting back to its roots.
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Rock veteran Robert Plant squares off against teenage singer-songwriter Adele on the 12-album short list for Britain's 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize.
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It may appear to be narrow-minded to devote a festival's opening concert to a razor-thin slice of Western music history. But when it's done as well as last night's opener to the third annual Toronto Summer Music Academy and Festival, the breadth of the program becomes irrelevant.
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Pearlman heads to federal prison
Former music mogul Lou Pearlman was moved out of the Orange County Jail early Tuesday so he could begin serving his 25-year federal prison term, jail officials said. Pearlman was picked up at 6:19 a.m. by U.S. marshals and taken to an unknown federal prison facility, Orange County spokesman Allen Moore said. Marshals said they will not comment about Pearlman's movements for security reasons. ...
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If you liked it before, you'll love it now. We Will Rock You opened last night at the Panasonic Theatre in a new leaner, meaner version that put the music and performers right in front, which is where they've always belonged.
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Singapore Sun Festival to draw strong number of Middle East-based travelers
Middle East-based travelers visiting Singapore in October can make the most of the critically-acclaimed Singapore Sun Festival, which runs from 17 to 26 October 2008.
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Percept Media acquires music rights of Ramchand Pakistani
Mumbai, Jul 23 : Percept Media has acquired the music rights and satellite rights for the Indian market of Mehreen Jabbar's directorial debut - 'Ramchand Pakistani' for five years, and is currently holding talks with music label for sale of rights.
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Who doesn't remember learning musical notes to the tune of "Do-Re-Mi?" Maria von Trapp, played by Hannah Wilkerson, will teach the song to her curtain-clad children for the rest of the month on the stage of the Leeds Theatre and Arts Council.
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