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Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
From Walk the Line, we know that the late Johnny Cash took a lot of drugs, then quit taking a lot of drugs. This must-see 1969 documentary by filmmaker Robert Elfstrom, a cinematographer who shot Brian De Palma's early feature Hi, Mom! (and went on to make the fascinating 1970 time capsule The Nashv...
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Sad Soul
Steve Poulton's songs play like prematurely abandoned picaresques of the urban, down-at-heel variety, and he sings his lyrics in a damaged croon that's actually soulful. On Altered Statesman's new self-titled full-length, Poulton and co-producer Joe McMahan have perfected a minimalist funk that falt...
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Backyard at the Belcourt: The Zac Brown Band
Escapist country music might seem like an obvious oxymoron, but The Zac Brown Band's debut full-length The Foundation takes the concept to new levels. The Georgian Brown writes impossibly friendly songs that end up, one way or another, at the beach. On "Toes," Brown declares, "Gonna lay in the hot s...
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JAZZ CD REVIEW
Joy of Jazz, which opens later this month, will be a little different. Though all styles of jazz will be played, a new sound will be added - the ECM (Editions of Contemporary Music) sound.
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India to auction airwaves for 3G telephony
New Delhi, Aug 1 : Communications Minister A. Raja Friday announced the much awaited guidelines for the auction of spectrum, or airwaves, to launch third-generation (3G) mobile phone services in the country.
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Cool jazz tops hot weekend
Just when you get used to somebody, they up and leave. I’d like to take a moment to say goodbye to reporter Nick Deshais. He’s heading back closer to the West Coast. Nick, you’ll be missed.
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Ludacris' Obama song unlikely to alienate voters
ATLANTA---- Ludacris' new song, ''Politics as Usual,'' may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
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DID YOU HEAR?
The winner of last weekend's major race for two-year-olds, the Premier's Champion Stakes in Durban, is a colt named Rocks Off. One wonders who named him? Presumably his owner, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, is unaware of the, um, associations?
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Ludacris' Obama song unlikely to alienate voters
ATLANTA — Ludacris' new song, "Politics as Usual," may have cost him one of his biggest fans, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
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Rose Hill to offer patriotic concert
Two spectacular weekends will be when the combined choirs of Rose Hill Baptist Church of Georgetown County and Woodside Baptist Church of Greenville present a patriotic musical concert, “God Bless America, a call to prayer for the nation.”
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More than just the midway
Sticky pink cotton-candied hands, bright flashing lights, loud music, the squeals of terror and delight. That's right, the carnival is in town. Couchiching Beach Park will come to life this weekend during the Rotary-Lions Annual Funfest. This year's event kicks off tonight and the carnival rides will continue [...]
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Gigs are once again Pure Instinct
MIDLAND rock band Pure Instinct will be taking to the stage at the Hope Pole Inn next Friday (August 8) with the promise of a show to remember for local music lovers.
Bromsgrove Standard |
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Costly gas may fuel Musikfest
Avoiding long trips, music fans may take 'staycations' at Bethlehem event. Blame a down economy, job anxiety and $4-a-gallon gas for the cancellation of this year's Harbor Fest along Lake Michigan, or the thin crowds at the Bonnaroo in the Tennessee mountains, despite a lineup that included the bands Metallica and Pearl Jam.
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Jason Michael Carroll finds himself in songs
Jason Michael Carroll has done some special things with his debut album, "Waitin' in the Country." "Alyssa Lies" and "Livin' Our Love Song" were Top 10 hits, and each had close to 400,000 digital downloads. "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" topped out at No. 21. He's hoping he can repeat the magic with his next album. "There's this thing going around Nashville about a sophomore curse. People say ...
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Sour notes for Columbus Symphony
COLUMBUS - It's painful to watch a major orchestra go for Baroque. But that's what is happening in Ohio's state capital as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra has canceled 10 concerts in October and November of the 2008-2009 season because of a $3 million budget deficit. Apparently anticipating such drastic changes, the symphony never sent out subscription brochures late last winter, when ...
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City band nominated for six CCMA awards
A Kingston-based country band has been nominated for six Canadian Country Music Association awards. On Sept. 8, the trio known as Ambush will attend the award show in Winnipeg as a finalist for group or duo of the year, video of the year and best website. All [...]
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NYMF Members Can Book Seats For New Musicals Beginning Aug. 1
New York Musical Theatre Festival members can begin purchasing tickets to the various musicals featured in the festival beginning Aug. 1.
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Dangerous Beauty , with Grease 's Jenny Powers, Opens at Northwestern Aug. 1
Jenny Powers is Venetian courtesan Veronica Franco in the world premiere of the musical Dangerous Beauty, which officially opens as part of Northwestern University's American Music Theatre Project Aug. 1.
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Lollapalooza: Love it, hate it
The Lollapalooza music fest, which starts today, is expected to draw 75,000 people to Grant Park each day through Sunday. Some residents of the area are choosing to flee.
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DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Young Frankenstein 's Beth Leavel, Plus News of Kuhn and Cook
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
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Saturday, August 23
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A Fiddlin' We Will Go
Entertainer, songwriter and musician Fergus O'Byrne calls it a great opportunity to take in some fantastic music from around the globe. It's the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention beginning Sunday in St. John's.
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Country rockers hope EP community dances at SOPA benefit August 12
World-class blues-rock guitarist and songwriter Mark Selby calls working in Nashville and playing in Estes Park a “dream come true.”
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Benefit planned for Windber man
WINDBER — Residents are being asked to rally behind a local man’s fight against cancer. Faced with rising treatment costs, family and friends have organized “The Uncle Tom Grohal Cancer Relief Benefit,” set for Aug. 9 at the Windber Stadium.
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Review: Forever Returns For High-Velocity Corea Quartet
Chick Corea got to play close to home and fusion fans got to see one of jazz-rock's most revered - and short-lived - combos Thursday night at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
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