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Music: Carrie Rodriguez' 'She Ain't Me'
On her first album away from the guidance of veteran songwriter ("Angel of the Morning") Chip Taylor, Carrie Rodriguez steps up her game.
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Glimmerglass Opera delivers a bewitching performance of Mendelssohn's incidental music from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
COOPERSTOWN - Glimmerglass Opera's beguiling concert of Mendelssohn's complete incidental music from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" made for a sweet Sunday morning at the Alice Busch Opera Theater.
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Paco Peña licensed for Shiraz concerts
TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (MNA) -- The performing license for guitarist Paco Peña’s concerts in Shiraz was issued.
mehrnews.com |
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Just How Texan are Hayes Carll and Miranda Lambert?
Among the Carrie Underwood clones and Kenny Chesney knockoffs, country music has gotten interesting again — and, as has happened so often in the past, a bumper crop of brash young Texans is right in the thick of things. Lindale native Miranda Lambert's fire-breathing 2007 LP Crazy Ex-Gir ...
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The 2008 Houston Press Music Awards Ceremony
"This is a huge night for me." So said Bun B backstage at Warehouse Live last Wednesday, shortly after receiving the third top-tier Houston Press Music Award of the night on behalf of UGK. The Port Arthur-cum-Houston duo took home Local Musicians of the Year, Best Local Album (Underground Kingz), B ...
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Puget Sound Energy Foundation to Award Nearly $130,000 in Charitable Grants to More Than 30 Local Organizations
The Puget Sound Energy Foundation today announced grants totaling almost $130,000 to be given to more than 30 local charitable organizations throughout Washington. Ranging in size from $1,000 to $25,000, the grants are awarded based on a competitive review process to qualifying 501(c) (3) charitable organizations in Puget Sound Energy's (PSE's) 11-county service and broader operations area.
Centre Daily Times |
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Bayousphere
The road to show-business success is finding that fine line between Lyle Lovett and that late-night infomercial guy who wears the suit with all the question marks on it. John Edwards may not quite pull it off here, but he was able to nab a Best Songwriter win at the Houston Press Music Awards July 3 ...
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VH1 Goes Tabloid With Scandalist Blog
VH1’s jumped on the celebrity bandwagon this week with the launch of Scandalist.com, a new pop culture blog that will serve up plenty of entertainment news, celebrity gossip and pictures and videos of luminaries from the world of fashion, music, television and politics.
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Cowboy Troy, Cassangles, The Loved Ones
Thursday Cowboy Troy — At best, Cowboy Troy is a novelty act; his 2005 album, the poorly received Loco Motive, hit No. 2 on Billboard’s U.S. Country charts, but five of his seven singles since the release of Loco Motive have failed to sniff the charts, and the two that did barely cracked the top 50. His latest record, 2007’s Black in the Saddle, replaces Loco Motive’s begrudingly fun (if ...
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Movies! Music! Muppets!
WEDNESDAY 6 Hooray for everything! August is Happiness Happens month, and we’re celebrating the little things that make us happy.
Free Times |
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Concert to benefit Tyler Turner
Planning is underway for a series of fundraising events to help Tyler Turner. Driving his motorcycle to the post office for his father on June 27, Tyler was unable to avoid a collision with a van, which pulled out in front of him. He is now paralyzed from his chest down.
Newport News-Times |
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'Songs for Tibet' Rockets to #1 Spot on iTunes Across the World
The Art of Peace Foundation announced today that 'Songs for Tibet' is now the top-selling rock download on iTunes across the world.
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Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation
What's it mean that the back catalogs of record companies documenting 100 years of American music are now wholly owned by the Japanese Sony Corporation, which has bought out Bertelsmann, its German partner in the four-year-old behemoth music corporation Sony BMG?
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Ron-De-Voo Park rocks into August
Summer may be winding down but Ron-De-Voo Park is definitely heating up. Last Friday, Aug. 1, marked the beginning of the West Liberty Summer in the Park Music Series with a performance by Kevin “BF” Burt and the Instigators.
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Ex-Eurythmics' Dave to tour
Former Eurythmics partner Dave Stewart has decided to tour America with a 30-piece band to put the spotlight on the music he's been making.
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Deja Vu: Acts perform classic albums in concert
Play it again, Sam. The whole album, please _ and in order. An unmistakable trend in concert-going is the growing number of acts performing their classic albums in full. Part marketing gimmick, part an act of nostalgia, the performances are above all communal...
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Puget Sound Energy Foundation to Award Nearly $130,000 in Charitable Grants to More Than 30 Local Organizations
BELLEVUE, Wash.----The Puget Sound Energy Foundation today announced grants totaling almost $130,000 to be given to more than 30 local charitable organizations throughout Washington.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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The Hall looking to expand music, dancing tastes
PALMETTO - Every weekend, hundreds of Hispanic music lovers flock to The Hall, where the dance floor feeds a dance itch and the eatery next door, their appetite.
Bradenton Herald |
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Google to challenge Baidu in China
Google has launched a music search service in China that will give users access to free downloads of licensed songs.
Independent Online |
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Shock rocker's lawyers want to take deposition of Marilyn Manson co-founder
Lawyers for Marilyn Manson -- who is being sued for millions of dollars by a former bandmate who claims the singer spent the band's money on extravagant acquisitions -- say they want to question another former band member who
Los Angeles Daily News |
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ARIA voting underway
VOTING is underway to determine which Australian music acts will take home a coveted ARIA Award.
News Interactive |
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Israeli President Posts Peace Song On Web Site
There's a new songwriter in cyberspace: Israeli President Shimon Peres. And composers from countries including Iran are writing music for the lyrics to his song, "Ray of Hope."
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More music coverage
Detroit, you’ve got a date with Madonna. The homebred pop star will play Ford Field on Nov. 18, an official with promoter Live Nation said today.
Detroit Free Press |
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WILL's digital radio service on the air
URBANA – WILL has launched its digital radio service after several months of testing a new digital broadcast transmitter at its FM tower near Monticello. The new FM 90.9 digital service provides three streams of content: FM 90.9 HD1, a simulcast of the FM music service; and FM 90.9 HD2 and HD3, which both carry the news and information service broadcast on AM 580.
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Music teacher goes 'hammer' time
HURON Richard Rice taught music and graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a music degree. But on Thursday evening he'd heard enough of a rock band performing at a birthday party in his neighborhood.
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