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PARKER: The full Nelson experience
Four fans will get to hobnob backstage at Red Rocks with Willie Nelson aboard his biodiesel-fueled tour bus, the Honeysuckle Rose IV - and you know what kind of stuff goes on in there.
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Wakarusa Festival may leave Lawrence
The popular Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival may end its run in Lawrence after five years, event promoter Brett Mosiman said. Mosiman, who says his event has lost money the past two years, accuses the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks of bigotry because of how it treats the event and its largely "hippie" crowd. Mosiman said he might move his event out of state in 2009 unless Wakarusa ...
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Yonkers slashes Riverfest budget, citing tough economy
YONKERS - A tough economy and the city's need to cut costs means a big downsizing of the annual Riverfest festival, scheduled for next month.
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'Tinyard Hill' coming to Troy on Friday
Pike County residents will have the chance to view the world premiere of an up-and-coming musicals when the Red Mountain Theater presents "Tinyard Hill" in association with Troy University on Aug. 15, at the Trojan Center Theater.
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Athlete dies, friend injured in car crash
WENHAM - A high school track star who earned a scholarship to Dartmouth College for the fall and a spot on the school's cross-country team was killed late Sunday when the car he was driving rolled onto its side and crashed into a tree just 2 miles from his home.
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Isaac Hayes hanged hat at Society Hill, ran a hoops team
It was basketball, not music, that helped forge a friendship between a Jersey City man and a music legend. Flash Gordon says he considers it a privilege to have been friends with "Black Moses," a nickname given to soul singer Isaac Hayes, who died Sunday at age 65 inside his Memphis home.
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Park's Friends due nearly $160G
The Friends of Liberty State Park - a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the park in Jersey City - will receive approximately $158,000 in donations from the All Points West Music and Arts Festival, according to preliminary numbers of ticket sales.
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Watsonville native plays in Olympics
As a child, Laura Sobrino took up the clarinet, but her mother dearly wanted her to play the violin. “Just practice until you can play ‘Ave Maria’ for me,” her mother implored.
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Hemet woman's lifetime in music hits high note after composition
Music surrounds Sasha Moore as she regularly teaches, researches and composes. But having one of her recent works debut at the Balalaika and Domra Association of America convention in Reno last month struck a sentimental chord for her.
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Free music to be held at Red Planet Thursday evenings
Beginning Aug. 21, Oswego youth will be able to enjoy free live music down at Red Planet Skate Park on West First Street Thursday evenings until the beginning of October.
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The Jazz Singer back in NYC
Neil Diamond, one of pop music’s most enduring and successful singer-songwriters takes the stage at Madison Square Garden tonight and Thursday at 8. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 70s and 80s and is sure to pack the house with faithful followers. Tickets are $55-$120. Madison Square Garden, Seventh Avenue at 32nd Street, Manhattan. ...
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Dance to the beat of a drum
The Bokandeye African Dance and Drum Troupe is giving a free performance tonight as part of the International Music & Dance for the Entire Family series at the New Rochelle Public Library. The troupe performs dances that relate the rich cultural traditions of African villages, and will mark the conclusion of this program. This family-oriented program is held in the Ossie Davis Theater, on a ...
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Listen up, boomers: Hearing aids go fashionable
NORFOLK If you're a baby boomer and loathe the idea of a hearing aid -- those clunky, squealing contraptions in your ears -- you might consider something a little more modern: Say, a personal communication assistant. An AudDeo or a Passion perhaps? Instead of the old putty-colored style, try something in a hip Creme Brulee or a racy Pinot Noir.
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Isaac Hayes Statement From Stax Records
Isaac Hayes drove the sound of Stax Records. Following his passing on the weekend, Stax Records have issued for following statement: The Stax Records and Concord Music Group family lost a great friend on Sunday when soul music giant Isaac Hayes died suddenly at the age of 65.
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Isaac Hayes no more
American soul, funk and R&B legend Isaac Hayes was found dead Sunday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. The Academy Award-award winning musician was 65. His body was reportedly found near a piece of exercise equipment, and no foul play is suspected. Best known for the Oscar-winning Shaft theme song, the talented singer, songwriter and composer was always a music prodigy, even throughout an ...
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Church sacks gay teacher
A gay music lecturer is claiming R100 000 from the NG Kerk for sacking him.
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Well Done -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee
Emily Adams, a 2008 Valley graduate, has been awarded a Preus Presidential Scholarship as well as a Weston Noble Vocal Music Scholarship from Luther College, where she will attend this fall.
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Concert by Remnant kicks off Ankeny series
A new monthly Christian concert series is kicking off in Ankeny with a performance on Friday by eight-piece band Remnant. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. at Café Diem, 2005 S. Ankeny Blvd.
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Tour Fort Des Moines, listen to music at twilight
The Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center at 75 E. Army Post Road will host a Twilight Tour and concert by the Blues Bureau from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Polk City church celebrates 150th
On April 3, 1858, the First Congregational Church of Polk City was organized with five charter members: Solomon Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Bardwell, Sarah Bennett and Catherine Stewart.
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Rocker Chrissie Hynde now a little bit country
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde unveiled tunes from her band's first album in six years on Monday, reluctantly conceding that she is moving in a country direction.
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Wiggles are OK in Johnston class
The Storybook Dance class creatively combined stories, rhymes, music and props last week to focus the wandering minds of 3- to 6-year-olds. Instructor Jill Deweerdt of the Johnston Dance Academy brought a fun twist to learning dance fundamentals.
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Summersonic 2008 Overview: Osaka, Japan
Anthony Barton is in Japan covering Summersonic for Undercover. He reports from the festival. Summersonic, one of Japan’s signature events, is a 2 day music festival held simultaneously in Osaka (Maishima) and Tokyo (Chiba).
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Breckenridge Music Festival Chamber Ensemble -- 08/12/08 at Father Dyer Church
Breckenridge Music Festival Chamber Ensemble -- 08/12/08 at Father Dyer Church
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DJ turns classic Kinks tune into tribute to Jones
Maxwell Schaeffer couldn't resist. The KIOA radio personality has probably played the song "Lola" more than the Kinks. He knows the words and the music by heart.
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