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Prom 19: Royal Liverpool Po/Petrenko, Royal Albert Hall, London
Kenneth Hesketh's Graven Image – premiered at this Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Prom – may play with ideas connected with both those words, but ultimately this music is all about the aural image. Like so much contemporary music, it is composed vertically – meaning that it is essentially textural, not melodic, interest that carries it forward.
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Steve Miller Band concert was an adventure
Steve Miller, his band and Joe Cocker continue to rock after all these years. They haven't changed much in their impressive musical skills. The songs are still the ones we are listening to decades after they faded from the charts.
Columbia Basin Herald |
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Fusion reunion: Chick Corea and friends return to Return to Forever
They've been cursed by jazz purists, called saviors of the music by others and considered kindred spirits by fans of Yes and Genesis. Return to Forever, one of the...
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They're Playing Our Song, Menier Chocolate Factory, London
Wise-cracking neurosis is about as alien as devout Buddhism to Maria, the fresh-faced novice nun in The Sound of Music. It's the very air she breathes to Sonia Walsk, the kooky New York Jewish lyricist who is the heroine of the 1979 musical They're Playing Our Song. In an effort to prove that she's not a one-trick pony, Connie Fisher – the viewers' choice on the original casting-by-TV talent ...
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West Side hyperbole
Comment is free: Geoffrey Wheatcroft: Bernstein's classic musical is far from the best of its generation
Guardian Unlimited |
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Music: Amy Ray's 'Didn't It Feel Kinder'
Those expecting an Amy Ray solo CD to sound like, well, the Indigo Girls should be pleasantly surprised.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Listen Up: Third Day
"Revelation" should appeal to Third Day's core Christian music audience while expanding its fan base in the mainstream rock arena.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Nassiri Announces 100% of Proceeds From the Sale of His World Peace Collection Goes to Charity!
Nassiri, world music artist, philanthropist and peace activist announced today that he will donate 100% of the proceeds from his soon-to-be released album, "Love Sees No Color - World Peace Collection"
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Brenton Arboretum presents classical concert
Brenton Arboretum near Dallas Center will present its first outdoor, classical music concert at 5 p.m. Aug. 23 at the arboretum’s Pavilion.
The Des Moines Register |
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Country singer counters Obama's rapper admirers with anthem to raise McCain
With John McCain closing the gap on Barack Obama, and some polls showing America's presidential race neck-and-neck, the Republican candidate is going after a constituency his opponent may have hitherto taken for granted: music fans.
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Musicians to share Indian classical music in concert
Indian classical music is a revered art form rooted in antiquity.
Tri-City Herald |
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Tingstad, Rumbel to perform Aug. 1 in West Richland
Grammy award winning musicians Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel will bring their melodic sound to the Tri-Cities for a concert in the park.
Tri-City Herald |
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Horse racing: Greg Wood on the second Ascot Racecourse Beer Festival
Ascot deserves praise for its attempt to sidestep the binge-drinking that has become synonymous with some race meetings, writes Greg Wood
Guardian Unlimited |
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Former Othello sisters bringing 'Patsy Cline' show
OTHELLO -- The music of Patsy Cline remains as popular today as it was in the 1950s and '60s.
Tri-City Herald |
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Secretary Rice w/ Mitzi Rapkin, Aspen Public Radio
QUESTION: So what are you going to play today? SECRETARY RICE: We're playing the first movement of the Dvorak, A-major piano quintet and the second movement of the Brahms F-minor piano quintet.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Milwaukee Area National Night Out Events
The 25th National Night Out, sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and Target, is an event taking place on Tuesday in communities around the country in order to build community spirit, create strong relationships between neighbors and law enforcement and prevent crime.
WISN 12 Milwaukee |
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Uni sings victory song
It was the members of the Newcastle University Chamber Choir who sung their way to victory during the hit television show Battle of the Choirs. But it’s the people of the Hunter who are set to benefit from the talented choir’s success.
The Maitland Mercury |
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Focused on farming, aimed at family
GRANDVIEW -- An old-fashioned event focused on farming and family is what's planned for this year's Yakima Valley Fair & Rodeo set Aug. 6-9 at Country Park in Grandview.
Tri-City Herald |
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Warner Music Group shares off after downgrade
(AP:LOS ANGELES) Shares of Warner Music Group Corp. fell 7 percent Monday after a Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded the stock, predicting the company will find it difficult to further increase its market share.
INO News |
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Man to serve prison time in 2005 Wakarusa Festival drug case
A St. Louis man will spend four and a half years in federal prison for trying to sell drugs at the 2005 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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'Glammy' Awards Pay Homage To Best Beauty Products
The Grammy Awards recognize the best in music, but don't confuse them with the Glammy Awards. The Glammys give props to what makes you look good – the best in beauty products, according to the readers of Glamour Magazine.
WCBS-TV New York |
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Radio pioneer and bluegrass musician dies
Paul "Moon" Mullins, a bluegrass musician and pioneering radio personality in southwest Ohio, died Sunday, Aug. 3, at Hillspring Nursing facility. He was 71.
Dayton Daily News |
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Music Review: Keith Anderson's New CD
Keith Anderson, "C'Mon!" (Columbia Nashville)
CBS News |
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Music Review: Jamey Johnson CD
Jamey Johnson, "That Lonesome Song" (Mercury Nashville)
CBS News |
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Locals meet on Island tour of duty
Two former Glen Innes men on very different life journeys, one with a career in music and the other in the military, crossed paths for the first time in the Solomon Islands last month.
Glen Innes Examiner |
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