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Ex-music teacher faces trial on charge involving minor
A court date was set Monday, Aug. 4, for a former Troy schools music teacher and assistant band director charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Music Review: Sam Phillips - Don't Do Anything
Sam Phillips does more than enough... Sam Phillips writes lyrics like a miser spends his money. Her literary equivalent would be, say, Amy Hempel, whose short stories possess the brutal concision of a guilty plea.What makes Sam Phillips' music so rewarding — that she places demands on the listener to meet her at least half way — is precisely what makes it challenging...
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Concert Review (NYC): Butthole Surfers at Webster Hall, July 29
The Butthole Surfers fulfilled their volatile reputation at their first New York concert in years, forcing themselves back into the spotlight. For one night, New York City was thrown back to 1987. In an age where the trendy have become hypersensitive and hyper-ironic, where rent in the East Village is at levels unimaginable a quarter century ago, Webster Hall had a searing reminder of indie ...
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Red star ascending
The Back Lakes area in central Beijing is popular among tourists and locals alike. People stroll along the path surrounding Qian Hai lake, eat under paper lanterns at outdoor cafes, glide across the water in paddle boats, watch elderly men paint Mandarin characters on the sidewalk with huge brushes dipped in water buckets, dance in the front plaza at night to music blaring from stereo speakers.
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Michael Giltz: DVDs: Scorsese Falls Short Of Scorsese
Martin Scorsese has directed one of the best concert films of all time. Unfortunately, it's most definitely NOT Rolling Stones: Shine A Light.
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Sara Bareilles Announces Fall Headlining Tour
Hot off the heels of the incredible success of her first ever headlining tour, songstress Sara Bareilles announces that she will head back out on the road this Fall for a second set of headlining dates in support of Little Voice, her Gold certified debut album for Epic Records featuring one of the biggest hit songs in the country, “Love Song" and its follow up single, “Bottle It Up." The tour ...
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BBC Big Band & Clare Teal - Grassington Festival
Yorkshire's finest export after Betty's tea room was the star attraction at Grassington's annual music festival. Clare Teal who was voted BBC Jazz Vocalist of the year 2006 and British Jazz Vocalist of the year 2005 & 2007 presented a whole program featuring music from her new album “Get Happy".
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People Profile --Curry shares love of music with state school clients
There are some 400 people in a city of Brenham population now approaching 15,000 who make their home at the Brenham State School due to moderate-to-severe levels of mental retardation.
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Two Premier Music Industry Events to Offer Joint Programming and Entry
Remix Hotel Atlanta 2008 and the Atlantis Music Conference & Festival have teamed up to produce a collaborative event of programming, panels and performances in Atlanta September 18-20, 2008. With Remix Hotel Atlanta situated at the SAE Institute of Technology (215 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303) and Atlantis residing at the CW Midtown Music Complex (1374 W. Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30309), ...
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Botswana: Talking Musica - Peace At BOMU, Please
There is need at the musicians association, BOMU, for peace. That is much more important than whether the voters voted by show of hands or by ballot.
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Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.
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Meyer, Williams said. He said he did not know the extent of her injuries. Freeman was born in Memphis but spent much of his childhood in Mississippi and has opened a music club in the state.
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Lollapalooza 2008: Day 3 Recap
Sunday Sweaty Sunday. The weather was somewhere between Friday's scorcher and Saturday's gorgeousness. We had our sunscreen applied, water packed, our beach towels ready, and were prepared for whatever Day 3 had to bring us. Lots of questions floated around the grounds, including the still-rumored Obama appearance. What some folks failed to realize was that said rumor was actually listed in ...
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SRK says he'll quit smoking
In what could be music to Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' ears, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has said he is planning to quit smoking in a couple of months as his children hate the habit.
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Bonitan trains for state’s aquatic games
When Dawn Coe talks about competing in the Special Olympics, she almost sings her words of admiration. “It’s my favorite thing,” she says melodically, reminiscent of Julie Andrews from the movie, “The Sound of Music.”
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Doors drummer John Densmore performs Saturday at S.J. jazz festival
Though John Densmore considered himself a jazz drummer even before playing "Light My Fire" with the Doors, he never got around to putting a jazz band together until a few years ago, when he teamed up with woodwind man Art Ellis. They opted to combine a traditional jazz quartet with African drumming, and their group evolved into Tribaljazz, a septet that performs at 2 p.m. Saturday on the ...
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Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck
Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.
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New West Records Presents Norah Jones: Live from Austin, TX
New West Records proudly introduces Norah Jones: Live From Austin, TX , the latest DVD release from the acclaimed PBS Austin City Limits television series. Taken from the full ACL concert that was then edited into the half hour TV show, the DVD contains previously unreleased performances.
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Rock Band 2 Release Dates Leaked?
Retail tipster shows staggered 360, PS3, Wii releases starting in September.
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U.S. Olympic Basketball Team Equipped with Ultimate Ears Custom-Fit Earphones
Ultimate Ears, leading producer of in-ear-monitors for professional musicians like Madonna and the Rolling Stones, is also focusing attention on All-Star athletes--the entire 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team. Ultimate Ears is outfitting each player, including superstar names like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, with custom-fit, personalized earphones to use while traveling and training ...
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Taste of Butler to return this month
Hudson Gardens will be hosting its fourth annual Taste of Butler Homegrown Dinner on Aug. 21, but organizers are encouraging area residents to get involved even earlier.
El Dorado Times |
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Spiritualized returns to music; frontman escapes pneumonia
LONDON - Part way through making Spiritualized's latest album, the band's frontman, Jason Pierce, came down with a bout of pneumonia that almost killed him.
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Reuters Entertainment Summary
Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck TUPELO, Mississippi - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said. Freeman, 71, was airlifted late on Sunday night to a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital, about 100 miles from the accident scene, which ...
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Police Call Publisher Gene Hughes Dead at 80
A Southern California man played a crucial role in incubating and growing the hobby of radio monitoring, and became a household word to scanner geeks around the country.
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Morgan Freeman injured in car wreck
Oscar-winning U.S. actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition on Monday after the car he was driving careened off a rural highway and rolled several times, authorities said.
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