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Alesha discusses record label axe
Alesha Dixon recalls how upset she was to be dropped from her music label.
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Baltimore symphony gives Grateful Dead its due
When the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra warms up a week from Friday, the musicians will be clad in their usual summer attire: White dinner jackets and bow ties for the men, white tops and black skirts or slacks for the women. Tie-dye might be more appropriate. On the day Jerry Garcia would have turned 66, the venerable orchestra will welcome more than 2,000 Deadheads to the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall ...
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Plans for music shell in Collie
COLLIE may soon be home to a music shell that will be capable of accommodating 600 people.
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Internet firms in piracy crackdown
Britain's six biggest internet service providers (ISPs) have signed up to a government-backed drive to clamp down on illegal downloading of music and films, it has been revealed.
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'Seven Brides' a lackluster show
Male chauvinism, swooning girls, a bland narrative and an overwhelming sense of quaintness are the prevailing traits of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” the third of four productions in Lyric Theatre's 2008 summer season. The MGM film on which this stage musical is based dates from 1954, but its attitudes seem more in line with its setting: 1850s Oregon. It was a time when a husband's word was ...
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March written by Tiskilwa native restored
TISKILWA — The sounds of music written by a Tiskilwa man more than 70 years ago will be heard for the first time since the late 1930s this Sunday, at 6 p.m., in Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton.
Bureau County Republican |
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NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS CRUNCHER TODAY
The country slogged through slower economic growth and rising prices during the summer, packing a double whammy to people and businesses alike.
The Record |
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Art & Music
Playing the Building David Byrne Through Aug. 24 The Battery Maritime Building 10 South Street Fri.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. Free, creativetime.org
The Villager |
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Whatever Lola wants, Lola finally gets: Live music
A song was in the air on Watts St. as the music finally played at Lola this Monday. Vocalist Alisa Ohri sang jazz standards, backed by drummer Steven Weinless’s trio as Lola began its nightly program of live music in the wake of a favorable decision by the State Liquor Authority on July 17.
The Villager |
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Hot time at the Naper Settlement
What better way to spend a hot Naperville night than to enjoy some live music against the backdrop of Naper Settlement?
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Your weekend: Day by day planner
CLIFF MONEAR at Dirty Dog Jazz Café
Detroit News |
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Cole Porter, Andrew Lloyd Webber tunes featured at carillon concert
Those looking for an interesting and beautiful instrument need look no further than a carillon. Those looking for concerts featuring nontraditional music on a carillon need look no further than Naperville's own Millennium Carillon.
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Nonprofit thinks big to recruit volunteers
Mary Ann Jackson spoke recently at an Akron Area Arts Alliance event about how to recruit and retain volunteers — a topic that's high on the list for a lot of nonprofits right now. With her talk still on my mind, I was interested to run across a news item about the RockCorps.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Carey on, sir
How is Drew Carey getting ready for his gig narrating Shakespeare with the Cleveland Orchestra on Saturday night? ''I'm practicing rolling my R's. The models are giving me tips on how to point my finger into the air in an elegant way. And I'm trying to find a pair of XXL tights. Yeah, I'm really gearing up,'' Carey said in a phone conversation, letting loose with one of his big whoop-it-up laughs.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Country singer Carlene Carter finds solace in her songs
Carlene Carter, the hell-raising angel of Nashville, Tenn., has lived the kind of life George Jones sang about with a sob in his voice. Fortunately, there isn't the usual sad ending.
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New fair acts aim to draw more Latinos
While you're eating that funnel cake Sunday at the DuPage County Fair, don't be caught off-guard if you find yourself in the audience of a makeshift mariachi concert.
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Plaque recognises city support
Click to enlarge L to R - NSCC Chief Executive, John Brockies; North Harbour Club General Manager, Ross Finlayson; Mayor Andrew Williams and North Harbour Club President Peter Wall.
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B.B. King new album
The King of the Blues is set to release a new album featuring covers of old blues songs from B.B. King's early influences.
Undercover |
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Pete Wentz gets father-in-law advice
Pete Wentz has been taking fatherhood advice from his dad and father-in-law. The Fall Out Boy rocker and new wife Ashlee Simpson are expecting their first child together and Pete has been talking to Joe Simpson and his pop Pete to make sure he is fully prepared for the arrival.
Undercover |
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Royal Oak Music Theatre celebrates 80th anniversary with old-time comedy
When the Royal Oak Music Theatre first opened its doors in 1928, the Daily Tribune called it the "largest and finest of the Detroit suburban theaters." Admission was 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
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Ronnie Wood postpones book launch
Troubled rocker Ronnie Wood has been forced to postpone plans to publish a book. The Rolling Stones guitarist was working with British comedian Noel Fielding - who stars in surreal show 'The Mighty Boosh' -on a new interpretation of the 1963 classic children's tale 'Where The Wild Things Are'.
Undercover |
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Marney Rich Keenan: Spencer Bell continues to help others
A little over 18 months ago, musician Spencer Bell died, 11 days after walking into the emergency room complaining of stomach pains.
Detroit News |
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Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs Plot American Invasion
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, heralded by NME as "a glorious example of what rock 'n' roll should be," have signed with Transdreamer Records (distributed by MRI Distribution/RED) and are preparing their first American release as a band.
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Society 1 Find Their Man
After trying out guitarists for several months, Society 1 has announced it has found a new guitarist
antiMUSIC |
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Largest Music Bootlegging Bust In New Mexico's History
Action 7 News is learning more about the largest music bootlegging bust in New Mexico's history. Court documents show undercover agents had been buying bootleg CDs from Krazy Katt Music in Albuquerque since June 14, 2001.
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