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This Week In Hip-Hop
Wednesday: Tony Terry had a big R&B hit in the early 1990s with " With You ." Now on the indie scene, he'll be performing a two show set at Blues Alley . $35, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. "This Ain't No Disco" goes down at Saint-Ex . Free, 10 p.m. Thursday: Chaka Khan 's distinctive vocals have made her a musical force for the past 30 years. For her performance at the Warner Theatre , ...
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ABOVE
: The band Torture Victim performs in Buckfest at the Villa de Cubero rodeo grounds Saturday night, August 9. The two-day music festival featured more than twenty bands.
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Celebrity jusice: Vanessa Hudgens, Allman Brothers, Ed McMahon head to court
-- "High School Musical" sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens is being sued by a music producer for $5 million and punitive damages, E! Online reports . Johnny Viera claims he helped Hudgens launch her career in exchange for a share in her advances, royalties and merchandising revenue, but Hudgens apparently hasn't kept her share of the bargain.
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Billings to retire after 40 years of music
REDLANDS - Doris Billings has played the organ at First Baptist Church of Redlands for 40 years.
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Hip Pocket at Bowl tonight
REDLANDS - Hip Pocket, a local jazz group that started in 1991, will perform tonight at the Redlands Bowl. The 8:15 concert, part of the Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival, is preceded by a community sing at 7:15.
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Britney in MTV ads, but not confirmed for VMAs
Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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Music Snapshots: The Faint @ La Zona Rosa
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Hank Williams band member Don Helms dies at 81
NASHVILLE (AP) — Don Helms, a renowned steel guitarist who played in Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys band and on country classics by Patsy Cline and Lefty Frizzell, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 81.
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Tonight in Rock: Chairlift, F Yeah Fest Benefit, Philip Glass
Chairlift Photo by Ryan Muir via their MySpace page What they say about themselves: " Chairlift are a three-piece with dueling female and male vocals that formed with the intent of making music for haunted houses - instead they ended up with something more akin to the Top Gun soundtrack." Okay, let's check this out: 'Evident Utensil' - Chairlift ...
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MTVN Rebrands MHD ‘Palladia,’ Adds New Programs
MHD, the high-definition music channel from MTV Networks, is being renamed Palladia and adding exclusive concerts on Saturday nights and rock movies on Thursday nights in a move to boost distribution.
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Napster's losses grow in 1Q
Online music retailer Napster Inc. reported a slightly wider loss for its first fiscal quarter after revenues took a dip. (NAPS)
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Britney Hoping For Another Shot at VMAs?
She promotes Video Music Awards in ad but not yet confirmed to be on the show.
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Alden Steps in for Paulus as Director of COT's La Clemenza Di Tito
Christopher Alden has stepped in as director of Chicago Opera Theater's 2009 Spring Festival Season opening production of Mozart's La Clemenza Di Tito .
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Baldwin Elementary to offer piano lab, extra art classes and martial arts
Baldwin is making final preparations for the implementation of its new theme school. Baldwin will become the school for fine arts and performing arts this fall.
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Vanessa Hudgens sued by music producer
A music producer has sued Vanessa Hudgens for $5 million, claiming the actress and her father have repeatedly violated a contract and failed to pay him his share of her earnings, The Huffington Post informs. Hudgens, one of the stars of Disney's successful "High School Musical" series, entered into an agreement with producer Johnny Vieira when she was still a minor, the lawsuit, filed in Los ...
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Bostonians of the Week: Broken River Prophet
Broken River Prophet CD Release Party for With Infinite Arms to Cradle the Flames Middle East Upstairs Saturday, August 16, 9pm with Plus/Minus, Animal Hospital, Ba-Na-Nas $9 advance / $10 day of Our " Bostonian of the Week " feature is verging on " musicians of the week ," but that's okay with us. Broken River Prophet is a local band with a long history—it first made dark, ...
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Arts education on the decline in state schools
The state of arts education in Wisconsin public schools is "at a crossroads," according to a study released Monday by Arts Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education, advocacy organizations dedicated to arts education. The report shows music and visual art classes are readily available in almost all Wisconsin public schools, however, there has been a 5 percent decline in ...
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Brunswick poet among performers at An Evening for Chuck
The third annual An Evening for Chuck is set for noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at Musica, 17 Maiden Lane, Akron, near the corner of Main and Market streets. A $10 donation at the door will go to...
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North Royalton: Players present 'Sound of Music'
The Royalton Players will present "The Sound of Music" as its next summer musical. The play debuts Aug. 15 and runs through Aug. 30. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays....
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Noel N Tata
The tie-up with Tesco for back-end support has provided Tata's retail arm, Trent, a further boost. The subsidiary, with at its helm, has been expanding fast, just like the company's apparel chain Westside and book-and-music store Landmark, despite the economic slowdown and 13-year-high inflation.
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Britney's back — maybe at the MTV VMAs
NEW YORK — Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. Widely panned for her glazed-over performance at last year’s show, Spears is now in negotiations with MTV to make an appearance at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a spokesperson for MTV said today.
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Tesco sets up shop in India, finally
Two years after it ended joint venture talks with the Bharti group, the UK’s largest retailer Tesco today announced it was going solo in the Rs 1,500-crore cash-and-carry sector in the country. The firm would invest nearly Rs 485 crore in the next two years.
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Stony Plain Records Signs Joe Louis Walker
Stony Plain Records has announced the signing of multi-award winning singer/guitarist Joe Louis Walker and the release of his label debut, Witness to the Blues, on 9/30.
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Six contending for queen of Kahoka bluegrass festival
KAHOKA, Mo. - Six girls are competing for the title of Miss Kahoka Bluegrass for 2008. They are Bailee Brooks, Rebecca Howell, Rachel Grissom, Katrina McMann, Erica Rivera and Nicole Adams.
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Britney In MTV Ads; Will She Be At VMAs?
Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Widely panned for her glazed-over performance at last year's show, Spears is now in negotiations with MTV to make an appearance at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a spokesperson for MTV said Tuesday
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