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This week's concerts
Boys Like Girls, Metro Station Friday. Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington. Free with park admission. 817-640-8900. The Campaign CD release, the Parlor Mob Friday. Pontiac Garage (formerly Cambridge Room) at House of Blues, Dallas. $10. Ticketmaster. Jesse Lacey Friday. The Loft at Palladium Ballroom, Dallas. $12. Ticketmaster. Missing Persons, the Romantics, Tommy Tutone Friday. Glass ...
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DiCaprio eyes other dimension for big screen
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Could the eerie music of "The Twilight Zone" soon be playing again at the movies?
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The joke's on North Texas as some of America's funniest comedians visit this summer and fall
By PRESTON JONES Darned if we can put our finger on exactly why so many comedians are streaming into North Texas this year, but they’re starting to rival all the summer music festivals for sheer ubiquity. But rather than moan about our sides hurting from so much laughter, let’s celebrate the embarrassment of riches. From acid-soaked sniping to gentle observations about life, there’s practically ...
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Crowd-pleasing favorite
One of the Downtown Henderson Project's most popular Summer Concert Series theme nights -- gospel music -- is set for tonight in Audubon Mill Park.
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Thieves striking flooded UI buildings
Some University of Iowa faculty returning to their once-flooded buildings are finding their offices have been ransacked, computers and electronic equipment stolen.At the Voxman Music Building, faculty have lost at least five computers, six camcorders, a handful of recording devices, many tools, a flute and a piccolo in addition to some personal items, music school Associate Director Mark Weiger ...
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Old Settlers Days sees attendance dip
All things considered, this year’s Old Settlers Days went “pretty well,” organizers say.
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Has Sexpo lost its sizzle?
Porn stars say nothing they do shocks these days Sexpo organisers looking for protesters See Belladonna, Bobbi Starr and Pricasso at Sexpo
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Galveston Island Musicals presents ‘Music Man’
GALVESTON — Island Star Performances will present Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” at Moody Gardens Convention Center beginning today.
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Popular business directory searches
The 9th annual Dwight Boeckman Music Fest is July 26 at the Okeene Baseball Field. Performers include No Justice, Johnny Cooper, Mama Sweet, The Bart Crow Band and more. Visit www.myspace.com/dbmusicfest or www.nojustice.com.
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Los Lonely Boys join Los Lobos for a killer double bill
Speaking on the phone to Henry Garza, from Los Lonely Boys - best known for their hit single "Heaven" - versus Louie Perez, from the epic Latin rock band Los Lobos, you might not hear much of a connection between the two.
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Places: Columbia Falls Farmers Market
The Columbia Falls Farmers Market isn't just a weekly event every Thursday evening from 4 to 7:30pm, it's a destination as well. Each week the crowds grow. Some folks come to shop, some for the music, some to eat dinner and some to shoot the breeze with friends they haven't seen in a week or so.
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TECH CHRONICLES / / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
Users share personal accounts of history Do you remember that awesome Jim Morrison concert you attended back in the day when you wore flowers in your hair? Did you see the first Japanese aircraft approach Pearl Harbor on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941? Did you...
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clocked
Kylie Minogue tucking into sea bass at Gusto restaurant, Newcastle... Pete Doherty buying three guitars from music man in Reading... Kym Marsh looking at floral print dresses in H&M at the Golden Square Shopping Centre, Warrington...
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Will they panic?
In the 1983 Rob Reiner mock rockumentary, This is Spinal Tap , there is a hilarious scene in which the band Spinal Tap find themselves wandering around a labyrinth of backstage corridors trying to find the stage doors for their concert — but to no avail.
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Smart songs for children keep Ralph's World turning
After living the rock'n' roll dream with his band "The Bad Examples," but falling short of stardom, indie rocker Ralph Covert taught song writing at a music school, which led to his career as a popular children's musician with his group, Ralph's World.
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Is Plainsunset calling it a day?
SINGAPORE: It has been mere weeks since local rock band Plainsunset launched their long-awaited album but already, frontman Jon Chan is preparing for the release of his solo effort.
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Festival restores variety of Mozart-era concerts
Concertgoers in Mozart's time apparently liked variety -- and a lot of it at once. Many programs were epic by our standards, with the movements of symphonies broken up by arias and concertos. Mozart would have also thrown in one of his famed keyboard improvisations to dazzle the crowd.
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Dedicated to the ones he loves
Earlier this month, drummer Chip White's animated percussion lent a vital spark to tenor saxophonist Houston Person's afternoon performance at the Newark Museum.
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Glass to Play at Dance Festival
The opening night on Sunday at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado will be all Philip Glass.
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From a Veteran at the Keyboard, a Mozart Staple and a Finger-Busting Ravel
Philippe Entremont gave a piano recital at Mannes College the New School for Music as part of the International Keyboard Institute and Festival.
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BROADWAY
"AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY": *** A largely new cast, led by the redoubtable Estelle Parsons, has taken over in Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize winner. But this eviscerating melodrama remains as gripping and funny as ever. Music Box Theatre, 239 W. 45th St...
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Court officer digs doo-wop
Larry D'Angelo loves his daytime job as a court officer in Sterling Heights -- he's been doing it for 34 years. But he enjoys singing the 1950s and 1960s style doo-wop songs a whole lot more.
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CLASSICAL
BARGEMUSIC: Violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Doris Stevenson play music by Grieg and Sibelius tonight and tomorrow night at 8. Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn; (718) 624-2083. ROSE THEATRE: Laurie Anderson presents her multimedia concert poem...
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Getting back in control
Sheryl Crow can't be accused of avoiding difficult subjects on her latest album, "Detours." "Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)" addresses her 2006 bout with breast cancer, while "Diamond Ring" is about her breakup with fiancé Lance Armstrong the same year.
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You can celebrate with Pride this weekend in Riverside
The sky shall fill with rainbows in Riverside this weekend, rainbows of the flag and banner variety. The 2008 First Coast Pride Festival returns to its roots this year after several years in Jacksonville Beach.
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