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Lowcountry Tastes: Dye's Gullah Fixin's
When I was a kid, I always asked for fried chicken for my birthday dinner. But it had to be my mother's fried chicken, which was, I suppose, her mother's fried chicken. I was spoiled for life by its perfection, and have rarely found any that comes close, even Paula Deen's.
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Meet Caillou, makers of music, meditations
Elliot Shaw is one of those soft-spoken, floppy-haired guys who you'd immediately pick out as either a time-traveling Medieval poet or a writer of sensitive rock songs.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Lock up your women-folk, Jake and Elwood are on their way
The Livery will be pumping out the blues come the end of August, and you’ll definitely be kicking yourself if you miss it.
Goderich Signal-Star |
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Online music breakthrough
AUSTRALIAN music lovers are able to download songs free from restrictions under a deal between Telstra and record companies.
The Courier Mail |
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Steinway Pianos arrive at Columbus State University
Maxine Schiffman knew that 68 pianos would be arriving at Columbus State University's Schwob School of Music.
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Symphony Won't Leave Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE - The Hernando County Symphony Orchestra will continue performing in Brooksville.
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The ‘glendi’ is just around the corner
PAWTUCKET — Busy at work in the community center behind the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary late Tuesday afternoon, Grecian Festival co-directors Peter Pagonis and Paul Microulis took a few moments for a bit of levity.
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Rockers Rally For Autism
On Saturday, at Gulf High School's Des Little Stadium, Project: Rock For Autism, a benefit concert organized by International Baccalaureate students Steve Toth, Britt Smith and Krystal Rosado, raised $1,050 for the Florida Gulf Coast Autism Association.
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Method to madness
Musical director and musician Frank Pahl. Tulip takes over UM's law Quad. The theater lights dim and a casual crowd in linen and sandals finds its seats, winding up conversations about cancer treatments that aren't working and where they're going for dinner.
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Paper Dolls , with "As the World Turns" Star Magnussen, Begins FringeNYC Run Aug. 13
Lively Productions and Métropole Ink present Paper Dolls as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival, running Aug. 13-23 at the Players Theatre.
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Easton and Ivey Are Home at Williamstown Beginning Aug. 13
Dana Ivey and Richard Easton begin performances in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Home Aug. 13.
Playbill |
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Blues Jams Find New Venue
The popular blues jams that sizzled Tuesday nights at a local Irish pub have moved a little farther down the road.
Brandon News & Tribune |
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Shout To The Lord At Wimauma Gospel Event
In August, gospel musicians from across the state and beyond will congregate in South Shore.
South Shore News & Tribune |
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Alexander Slobodyanik, Pianist, Is Dead at 65
Mr. Slobodyanik was a Ukrainian-born pianist who earned stardom in the former Soviet Union with his virtuosity and emotional interpretations of Romantic composers.
New York Times |
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Discus thrower goes the distance
John Talbert stares out the window as his family cruises down the highway in a white Dodge Caravan. It’s July 31, and the car is silent, except for the muffled sound of music coming from John’s MP3 player. They are used to this drive, but this one is different. That night, Talbert — one of the best high school discus throwers in the nation — was presented the 2008 ...
The Kansas City Star |
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Britney in MTV ads, but not confirmed for 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 Tuesday.
Muzi |
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BEST BET: Dunk officers at carnival
It's not just all fun and games at The Dallastown 10th Anniversary Carnival. There's music there, too!
York Daily Record |
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Entertainment
A UK music critic has rocked the Australian music industry by labelling Silverchair, The Vines and Savage Garden as "musical abominations". In his first blog for a London newspaper's website, Everett True (who is now based in Brisbane) slammed Australian rock and the music media.
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Tough all over
We love our heroes brash, unsparing, and a little bad. But that’s a young man’s garb, before life’s iniquities engender a little more pause in the devil-may-care strut. Maybe that’s why it seems that rock is the music of boys, and country the music of men.
San Antonio Current |
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The French Horn, That Wild Card of the Orchestra
Orchestral instruments don?t come more treacherous than the French horn, either for the musicians who play it, or, when the going gets rough, for the listeners who find themselves within earshot.
New York Times |
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BigPond steps up music presence
Australia's BigPond is stepping up its presence in the digital music business after signing a deal with all four major Australian record companies.
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Great minds think alike: Tan and Wells on Olympic music
Scene of the interviewPhoto GalleryVideo: Interview with Tan Dun and Robert Wells(BEIJING, August 5)...
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BigPond unlocks new music store
BigPond is stepping up its presence in the digital music business with a new MP3 music download store that does away with restrictive copy protection locks.
The Age |
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Blue Springs' ‘Idol' winner gives a glimpse into tour, new record
The Boston Globe recently caught up with “American Idol” winner David Cook for a Q&A. Here’s an excerpt. Read the rest on our music blog, Back to Rockville, on KansasCity.com.
The Kansas City Star |
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Cavenaugh Offered Role of Tony in Broadway Revival of West Side Story
Matt Cavenaugh, most recently seen on Broadway in the Harvey Fierstein-John Bucchino musical A Catered Affair, will likely be headed back to The Great White Way in 2009.
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