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MUSIC IS THE DOCTOR
The event had been billed as a reunion featuring nine 1960s rock 'n' rollers who grew up together in Kingman. When tragedy struck, however, it became a testament to providence, redemption and lifelong friendships.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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Crowd swoons over Beverly
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly closed out the second night of the two-day Macy's Music Festival by doing what they do every year: playing the same set just as the crowd likes it.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Kunzel conquers China
Longtime Cincinnati Pops maestro Erich Kunzel sees the orchestra's trip to the Olympics as a world-class triumph.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Ry Cooder just keeps playing music he likes
The Los Angeles of this 61-year-old musician's childhood, a city of East Side Pachuco juke joints filled with Hispanic hipsters, of hillbilly honky-tonks and of jazz and R&B, is not unlike some neighborhoods you can find today.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Youth smoking prevention tour coming
truth, a national youth smoking prevention tour, rolls into Cincinnati Wednesday with the Vans Warped Tour at the Riverbend Music Center.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Back to Zanzibar after 15 years, but its attractions remain intact
One of the popular hits by the late Tanzania-based Congolese musician Ndala Kasheba, alias Freddie Supreme, saluted the charm of the spice islands of Zanzibar.
IPP Media |
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Community festival offers many attractions
WESTON -- Outside the Weston Municipal Center on Saturday, families and senior citizens milled about a farmers market as live big band music filled the air. Down the road at the new skateboard park, village board member Sharon Jaeger asked a pack of skaters and bikers if they were ready to get gnarly.
Wausau Daily Herald |
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Celebrity News
The Price Is Right host Drew Carey is ready to showcase his Shakespearean side in a concert appearance with the Cleveland Orchestra. Also ... While most of her peers donned caps and gowns to receive their high school diplomas, country star Taylor Swift was strumming a guitar and performing for thousands of fans. So Swift got her diploma in the mail.
The Courier News |
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Zech, Hauser sharing musical collection
ALL WOUND UP – Collector Lila Zech (right) winds up one of her music boxes so that Erin Hauser can hear the tune it plays. The two Wahoo women’s music box collections are on display in the collector’s case at the museum.
La Vista Sun |
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Ridge Fest has fun, flavor to spare
Like any good festival, you can smell Ridge Fest before you can see it. The mix of cotton candy, oil and roasted meat belie the acidic aroma of hot sauce.
SouthtownStar |
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Greek delights return for Summer Festival
Erin Plummer/Staff photo Kelly Papps makes loukomthes, fried dough balls, during the Greek Summer Festival in Laconia. The tastes and sounds of Greece were served in Laconia during the annual Greek Summer Festival.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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A Geneva Wednesday night to remember
Kristan Maher looked content. The Geneva resident had her lawn chair out, a cool glass of water by her side. Nearby, her two young girls giggled on the blanket she had laid out in Island Park. They ate from the basket she had brought. And the threesome listened to live music from a band that looked and sounded like The Beatles.
The Beacon News |
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Corpus Christi 7-Day Film Project mixer
CORPUS CHRISTI — Aspiring moviemakers and film buffs turned out July 16 at House of Rock for the second annual cast and crew call held by the Corpus Christi Film Society. Ever the host, film society founder Joe Hilliard invited the entire city.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Review ASF gang meets every challenge in 'West Side Story'
Jerome Robbins' triumphant 'West Side Story' is currently onstage at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Montgomery Advertiser |
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Amargos proud of heritage
PRINCETON — The Dominican Republic is one of two countries located on the island of Hispaniola. The small nation of just over 9 million people is known for its blend of European, Taino, and African cultures, Merengue music, and tropical beaches.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph |
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Plenty to Do, Buy and Eat at Weekend Events
Syracuse was a huge party Saturday, and everyone was invited. Four simultaneous festivals brought tens of thousands of people into the city. Seasoned festival hoppers Maury and Sue Farinacci, of Solvay, dedicated their weekend to jumping from one event to the next.
The Post-Standard |
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Spin control
ROCK The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive" (Vagrant) Held in comically high esteem by a devoted cult following, former Twin Cities, now Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Craig Finn finally won me over as a live act at the recent Pitchfork Music Festival, where the more annoying aspects of his blue-collar poet act took a back seat to the unapologetic, rah-rah-rousing classic-rock bar band appeal ...
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Muscular take on Russian classics in Grant Park
Whether it's the upcoming Summer Olympic Games or the drama of international political affairs slowly heating up, musical programs seem to be putting on their best nationalistic face.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Dragon Boat race propels education partnership effort
Kraft Foods Inc. propelled itself with Flour Power. Toledo Fire Department had Blazing Paddles. And Brooks Insurance Agency dubbed its paddlers the Coverage Crew. They were among 44 teams from a variety of area organizations in the seventh annual Great Maumee River Dragon Boat Festival in International Park in East Toledo yesterday. The festival, which was presented by BP, included more than ...
The Toledo Blade |
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Yuens a real treat as the leads in ‘The King and I’
Almost without exception, a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical can be expected to bring big audiences to the Croswell Opera House, and its current foray into R&H, “The King and I,” should be no exception. And rightfully so, for this production is a fine example of what puts the Croswell on the map as a “community theater” that’s actually several steps above that moniker.
The Daily Telegram |
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Local church hosts free community concert
Sunday worship services usually evoke images of steady, mellow hymns, but one group of musicians will perform Sunday worship songs with sounds influenced by Switchfoot, U2 and Coldplay. Four musicians from the new CrossWinds Church in Elgin will perform today at the Wing Park Bandshell.
The Courier News |
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Kane County talent contest winners named
Winners of this year's Kane County Fair and Festival Talent Contest included a duet and an opera singer.
The Courier News |
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FAA, Partners Say NextGen Is Slowly Taking Shape
Conference Outlines Who's Doing What On Future Of ATC FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell and representatives of industry organizations recently met with reporters to provide a background for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen,) the much-ballyhooed FAA proposal to transform US aviation through the use of 21st-century technologies to meet future demands, avoid gridlock in ...
The Aero-News Network |
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Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin dies
Johnny Griffin, a tenor saxophonist from Chicago whose speed, control and harmonic acuity made him one of the most talented American jazz musicians of his generation yet who spent most of his career in Europe, died Friday at his home in Availles-Limouzine, France.
The Monterey County Herald |
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PS Engineering Adds MP3 Capability To PMA8000B
Stores Up To 1GB Of Music There's a new audio panel coming that should go a long way towards making those long cross-country flights speed by a little quicker. PS Engineering has added a new player to its product line, the PMA8000B-MP3. This Audio Control Panel incorporates all of the capability of the enormously popular PMA8000B, but adds an internal MP3 player that stores up to one gigabyte of ...
The Aero-News Network |
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