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BOATS TO DOCK IN WATERLOO
While most musicians are naturally prone to talking about their work in specific, personal terms, that doesn't seem to be a priority for Boats singer/guitarist Mat Klachefsky.
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In brief: 40 Year Old Virgin actor pleads not guilty
Plus: Kung Fu Panda sequel in the pipeline, while David Duchovny and Tea Leoni are to rock CBS Films
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HARD ROCK FROM DOWN UNDER
"Don't f***ing fall." Take it from Joel O'Keeffe, the front man of Australian hard-rock outfit Airbourne who has repeated that mantra many times while trying not to become accidentally airborne.
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HARD TO EXPLAIN, HARD TO FORGET
It's hard to explain Hank Pine & Lily Fawn. Yet, those who have caught their appearances in Waterloo in the last couple of years surely haven't forgotten the show put on by the lanky, imposing Pine, with his face obscured by goggles and a microphone-cum-breathing apparatus, along with the pixieish Fawn, master of the musical saw, with her head adorned by deer antlers.
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Image Entertainment Acquires Worldwide Rights to Historic "Who" Concert
Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today it has acquired the rights to "The Who At Kilburn: 1977," which has not been available or seen publicly since it was first filmed almost 31 years ago.
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French youth symphony at Salem Willows
SALEM and mdash; A youth symphony orchestra from France will make a stop here next week on its first visit to the United States. The Strasbourg Youth Symphony, which has 55 musicians, ages 15 to 30, will perform Monday night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Salem Willows bandstand.
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Streets to close for street festival
The second annual Madisonville Street Festival will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Madison Road and Whetzel Avenue.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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I'd win gold for sexual stamina - P. Diddy
P. Diddy says he could win an Olympic gold medal for sexual stamina. The music mogul claims he would win the top prize if he took part in a contest to see who could have sex for the longest amount of time.
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Sun Calendar
Concert: Songwriter Kitty Donohoe performs at 8:15 p.m. Aug. 15 at Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St. in Downers Grove. Admission is $5. Call 630-969-9270 or visit www.twowaystreet.org.
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Arts Briefs
DuPage Chorale invites new singers for fall season DuPage Chorale, a large community chorus based at College of DuPage, invites new singers to join its fall season. Rehearsals will begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 25, at the Glen Ellyn campus and will continue until the Chorale's Dec. 7 concert. There is no audition for DuPage Chorale membership. Adult singers of all voice types and ages are welcome. ...
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No stranger to the road
A band touring on the road spends many hours on a bus or in line at airport terminals. The travel can take its toll on musicians, making them tired, even somewhat disoriented. But in a strange way, that helps them focus on the task ahead: performing in front of an audience night after night. Foreigner will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 24, at the Paramount Theatre, the venue's season opener. • Click ...
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Date Book
'My Favorite Year:' A musical comedy about a young writer and a self-indulgent movie star comes to Naperville starting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Pfeiffer Hall in North Central College, 310 E. Benton Ave. The play, "My Favorite Year," is set in the 1950s and consists of an actor who arrives late and drunk on his first day as a guess star on a live TV variety show.
The Beacon News |
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Big plans for Strathallan anniversary
Timaru will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Strathallan with a re-enactment of its landing, a free concert and a fireworks display at Caroline Bay.
Otago Daily Times |
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Dave Stewart & His Rock Fabulous Orchestra
Congratulations! We were extremely impressed by your job application. Submitting a newly recorded double-CD instead of a resume is clever indeed!
Boston Herald |
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All Set for first forest festival
TOP music acts will line up over seven stages set up among the trees of Hainault Forest Country Park at this year's inaugural Offset festival.
Newham Recorder |
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Singer-songwriter -- and farmer -- Nicole Reynolds performs at WYEP
She's the rare young folkie who actually bales hay now and then. By Andy Mulkerin.
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Image Entertainment Acquires Worldwide Rights to Historic "Who" Concert
CHATSWORTH, Calif.----Image Entertainment, Inc. , a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today it has acquired the rights to “The Who At Kilburn: 1977,” which has not been available or seen publicly since it was first filmed almost 31 years ago.
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A swish show: Personalities and their smart Swiss seats
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Aug 14 : Legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin represented Mario Bellini and Dieter Thiel's straight-backed chair Persona and Hollywood actress Grace Jones liked to perch on the high-backed AC-2, while Grammy winner Phil Collins preferred the stylish Louis 20 chair that resonated with the intensity of his songs.
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Slow Hands
No big shows? These smaller gigs will more than fill the bill As the summer winds down, so too, has the local concert calendar, with just a scattering of big-name engagements before September. Luckily, there's a full slate of smaller-scale gigs picking up the slack. Here's a sampling.
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10 Spot
Despite looking like a cross between Kurt Cobain and Freddy Krueger in his press photo, Seether's Shaun Morgan is taking a lighter approach these days -- if the name of his post-grunge band's Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces CD is any indication.
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Cruz set to sing a few numbers in Nine
LOS ANGELES -- Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is loosening up her vocal chords to sing in the movie version of the Broadway musical Nine. Cruz's vocalizing is a mystery. She appeared to belt out a traditional ballad in Pedro Almodovar's Volver, but the vocal track was dubbed.
winnipegsun.com |
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Warner Music partners with ad funded music service
Warner Music UK and the advertising funded music service We7 have signed a deal to offer the music company’s repertoire via on-demand, ad funded streaming and paid-for MP3 downloads.
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Can deception be added as a sport here?
BEIJING -- Back home, Michael Phelps and the Olympics have become a prime-time, heavy-metal rock sensation. I think I saw Dick Ebersol doing a back flip down Wangfujing Avenue, with NBC's television ratings and online numbers far exceeding expectations.
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Musical web ensnares ‘professional geeks’
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 (2 a.m.) Forget the politics of the music industry. That’s so 20th century. Jonathan Coulton launched his music career by writing, recording and posting songs on his Web site. He established a virtual fan base and then performed in cities with a large contingent of listeners.
Las Vegas Sun |
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September is sign-up time for Oneida area chorus
The Oneida Area Civic Chorale will hold a registration for its first concert of the 2008-09 season at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 8 in the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School music suite.
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