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There are not a lot of opportunities to hear a top-level violin recital in Toronto these days. So when one comes around, you want it to be extra special.
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Our picks for this week's top events
The Louisville Fire arenafootball2 team closes out its regular season against the Peoria Pirates at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Freedom Hall. Other events: Sha Na Na concert and a theatrical circus show.
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Daft Punk's film is one for hardcore fans
Daft Punk'Electroma'(Vice Records)French electronica duo Daft Punk - Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo - have become known as much for their visual presentation as they are for their groundbreaking music.
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Festival's a time to see old friends
It was no coincidence that William Anderson came home when he did.The Burrell School reunion was going on last weekend, and conveniently, the W.C. Handy Music Festival kicked off about the time the reunion was ending.
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'Electroma': For Daft Punk fans only
French electronica duo Daft Punk has become known as much for visual presentation, in both innovative videos and stage performances, as for groundbreaking music. Keeping in tune with their robotic stage personas, Daft Punk's experimental film, "Electroma," provides a stunning array of visuals and an eclectic soundtrack.
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Forecastle fest takes step up in size, clout
In its seventh year, Forecastle Festival — a collision of music, art and activism — unfurls all sails to "create a historic event." The fest starts today and runs through Sunday at the Belvedere.
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Radio station dropping Michael Savage after controversial remarks about autism
UPDATED: 04 :43 a.m. EDT, July 25, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Jamaican-born reggae artist Ras Midas has found a home in Santa Cruz
Among the many Santa Cruzes in the world is a town in southwestern Jamaica, close to the ocean, adjacent to rich agricultural lands and at the foot of the rugged Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Old Media Deathrace 5000
I know there’s a good portion of you that are going to instantly groan at the headline, either because it’s a territory that’s been hashed out a number of times from a number of different angles or because you’re one of those folks who simply doesn’t believe there are such thing as “killer” technology (I’ve had that conversation with a few folks recently). But Duncan Riley put out an ...
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Heading into her 16th year at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Marin Alsop turns ever more to young talent ...
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, the internationally known celebration of new music, has always been about making connections and experiencing the moment, and this season emphasizes that fact more than ever with the theme "One Moment, One Chance.
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Four live in Ohio: CSNY fly their freak flag in new doc
The four boomer musical icons known collectively as CSNY want to get three things out of the way before you sit back and enjoy the new documentary "CSNY: Déjá Vu.
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Humorous 'Bach' hits all the right notes
"Bach at Leipzig," one of four plays in repertory at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, is as creative as the fugue musical form it evokes.
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Events for Friday in New York
Renowned minimalist composer Philip Glass brings his ensemble to play at the Prospect Park bandshell in Brooklyn. The musicians are joined by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus for a performance of Glass' score to Godfrey Reggio's 1988 film "Powaqqatsi."
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The Sound Scene: Live music this weekend
Catch legends Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder at the Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury for a two-night stint this weekend. Or, for those who want a taste of the blues, Grammy award-winning Janis Ian and special guest Roy Book Binder perform together at the B.B. King Blues Club.
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Guitar ace Marc Ribot is puttin' on the Ceramic Dog
Anyone who aches for hoary old rock to find a fresh voice should pay heed to Marc Ribot. The downtown New York mainstay has deformed his guitar sound in innovative ways on projects by everyone from Tom Waits to Marianne Faithfull.
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Tanzania: Obsessions Rock Zanzibar
It was a spirited show at the Zanzibar international Film Festival, when the obsessions threw the crowd at Ngome Kongwe - Old Fort in Stone Town, Zanzibar in a frenzy.
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Lil Wayne sued over Rolling Stones plagiarism claim
Rapper Lil Wayne is facing legal action over accusations he has copied The Rolling Stones in one of his songs.
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Billy Bob Thornton rocks, for real
Billy Bob Thornton is a bona fide, Oscar-winning movie star. He also makes music.
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Creative unveils Zen Mozaic
Creative have released an interesting new portable digital player this week called the Zen Mozaic. As well as being a music, video and picture viewer, it also incorporates a built-in speaker and interesting mosaic-art interface design. The Mozaic sports the following features: 1.8″ LCD color screen 43 grams in weight 2GB and 4GB capacities initially, 8GB and 16GB models [...]
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Nana Mouskouri says goodbye
Folk-music legend Nana Mouskouri has said a final goodbye to 50 years of music at a Greek concert.
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Music: Caló Pascoal Performs in São Tomé in Tribute Concert
Luanda, 07/25 - The Angolan renowned musician Caló Pascoal announced this Friday, in Luanda, that he will participate in São Tomé & Príncipe in two concerts in homage to the late famous São Tomean singer Camilo Domingos, to take place in August.
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Curl up, get cozy with folky Cave Singers trio
Maintaining that they never set out to make a certain “style” of music, the members of Seattle three-piece the Cave Singers master a genre you’d never imagine they’d touch.
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Five Block Party bands stand out
The Capitol Hill Block Party is one of Puget Sound’s hippest summer music festivals. And today and Saturday it will bring more than 50 bands to four stages around Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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Police Chief Ed Wagner to be guest conductor of Arts Jubilee Symphony
CONWAY— Arts Jubilee presents the annual Symphony Pops Concert Under the Stars Thursday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. This free concert is the area's most popular outdoor concert and has been enjoyed by a diverse audience of kids to great-grandparents for 25 years.
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Ethnic Fest mixes, mingles
Since 1986, Ethnic Fest has been a celebration of Tacoma’s cultural melting pot. And this weekend, 55,000 revelers are expected to turn out to newly renovated Wright Park for a weekend of exotic sounds, savory cuisine and captivating dance during the festival’s 23rd annual run.
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