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Marklund to host band battle
Fans can say, "I saw them when they just started out," about the bands competing at Marklund's "Battle of the Bands" Music Fest which takes place from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Marklund's Mill Creek Campus, 1 S. 450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva.
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One world in song - Beijing '08 encourages unity through Olympic soundtrack
While countries around the world focus on their sportsmen and sportswomen at the Beijing Olympics, an extensive collection of songs will act as the soundtrack to the greatest sporting event on Earth. It seems music will play a fundamental role in the enjoyment of the 2008 Olympics...
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Reissue report: Eco-friendly sets lose the liner notes for ol' fashioned music
"No Work. All Play."
The News-Press |
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Oberlin grad composes Olympic tunes
When 4 billion people tune in to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on Friday, they will hear music by composer Zhiyi Wang, who graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music four years ago. Wang, 27, arranged four programs for orchestra and choir and co-orchestrated the theme song. Wang, who [...]
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Mich. radio program links jazz, other musical styles
INTERLOCHEN -- It's showtime in Studio E. A short, balding man with a thick black mustache pops on headphones in the radio booth and leans toward the microphone as a bouncy tune -- one of his compositions -- plays in the background.
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Marion Kiwanis Club, 11:45 a.m., Meshingomesia Country Club, 2225 N. Lagro Road. Call 664-0607.
Marion Chronicle-Tribune |
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Weekend preview: Chelsea Handler and Slipknot
Chelsea Handler yucks it up at the Meadow Brook Music Festival; Slipknot grinds it out at the Mayhem Festival.
Detroit News |
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Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. Known as the godmother of punk, legendary singer, artist and poet Patti Smith emerged in the 1970’s, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music and trademark swagger.
New York Times |
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Bottle Shock
Alan Rickman portrays Steven Spurrier, the British wine dealer who organized a famous blind wine tasting near Paris in 1976, in Randall Miller’s “Bottle Shock.”
New York Times |
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Disaster-relief benefit festival goes bust
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — A music festival designed to benefit victims of this year's natural disasters wound up with more bands than fans.
Quad-City Times |
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Broadway director tackles the Rat Pack
Casey Nicholaw is a busy man. Now he's going to be even busier. The director-choreographer of "The Drowsy Chaperone" will be occupied during the 2009-10 Broadway season with "Robin and the 7 Hoods," a new musical inspired by the swingin' '60s Rat Pack movie starring Frank Sinatra.
The Record |
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Annual tea at Friendship Gardens set for Sunday
MICHIGAN CITY International Friendship Garden’s Annual August Tea begins at 3 p.m. Aug. 10. Guests get to stroll the wooded path into the Symphony Garden where under the white canopy, surrounded by ancient spruce, fountains, green lawns and summer colors the tables are set for high tea. Gracing the tables are two-tiered cake plates loaded with tiny tea sandwiches and sweets from Café Elite. ...
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Music Listings
Chris & Dave - . Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. Alfred's 197 Beale (Beale Street) 525-3711. Roxanne Lemmon - . Wed., Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 130 Peabody Place (Downtown) 523-8536.
The Memphis Flyer |
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Music Listings
Cheap Time with special guest - . Wed., Aug. 6, 10 p.m. Murphy's 1589 Madison (Midtown) 726-4193.
The Memphis Flyer |
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Night out in San Benito
SAN BENITO - This year, National Night Out served as more than a meet and greet celebration between the community and emergency personnel - it was a much-needed stress reliever after Hurricane Dolly, event organizers said.
Valley Morning Star |
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Summoning Afrobeat?s Rhythmic, Rebellious Force to the Stage
Bill T. Jones, the political lion of modern dance, is the director and choreographer of ?Fela!,? a new musical about the Nigerian bandleader and political gadfly Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
New York Times |
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Impromptu Cass High band march delights downtown Detroit
DETROIT -- The sound of drums thundered and reverberated between tall buildings lining Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit on Tuesday -- and it wasn't even close to Thanksgiving.
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Kurt South returns to area for two shows
Kurt South, Texas singer/songwriter, musician, showman, country, blues, Americana, you name it he can play it, all round great guy is returning to El Dorado Springs Aug. 8 and 9 for two shows.
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Piano Lounge to reopen by early October
The dank smell of flood water is gone at The Piano Lounge in downtown Cedar Rapids and so is the crumbling plaster ceiling.Getting rid of them wasn’t easy, but they were two big steps on a long path back to recovery for the popular basement-level club at 208 Second Ave. SE.Owner Brett Thomas was one of the leaders in the downtown Cedar Rapids night life revival when he opened The Piano Lounge ...
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Tonight on Close Up
How low can this election go...and who will front up to face the music? John Key - the victim of leaked secret recordings or the PM who Key claims has launched a dirty tricks campaign?
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Orchids & Onions 8/2
Orchids: To KSTP television for telling it just the way it is at Ironworld. They are right, there isn’t anything there any more worth the entry price. No concerts, no ethnic days, no Polkafest, not much anything! Onions to our Range lawmakers for trying to make it something else!
Mesabi Daily News |
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Kirkus Reviews |
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St. Patty's Day in August
Ireland came alive this weekend as the 21st annual Dublin Irish Festival commenced at Coffman Park in Dublin, Ohio. The music, food and games all contributed to an atmosphere of a three-day St. Patrick's Day festival. The festival officially began Thursday, July 31, with the Four Miler Run, followed by the Dub Crawl, in which participants were invited to enjoy live entertainment at local Dublin ...
The Lantern |
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In Brief: Eric Gales Band to headline fest
The Eric Gales Band is the headliner for the 20th edition of the annual Cooper-Young Festival.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Renowned violinist to perform in Masterton
An "exceptionally talented" violinist will accompany the Vector Wellington Orchestra at the Masterton Town Hall this month. The August 15 performance will be one of only two in the country for soloist Feng Ning with his rendition of Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
Wairarapa Times-Age |
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