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Trial by music
Portable music players are getting smaller and smaller, until the only thing you can see is the earphone wire attached to the listener's ears and barely the player itself. The big companies have good reason to brand tiny players as sporty and designed for running and other athletic activities.
Haaretz Daily |
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MOTS lineup features Vanessa Boyd, Ras Alan
Vanessa Boyd and Ras Alan perform “femo rock” and “reggabilly” during Music on the Square in downtown Jonesborough today at 7 p.m.
Johnson City Press |
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Kid Rock to perform on VMAs
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. recording artist Kid Rock is to perform his hit "All Summer Long" on the upcoming 2008 Video Music Awards show, MTV said Thursday.
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Fundraiser Calendar
Annual 5K For Clay Fun Run — Registration: 6:30 a.m.; race: 8 a.m. Saturday. Benefits the Clay Madsen Recreation Center. 1600 Gattis School Road, Round Rock. $25-$30. 218-5400, www.5kforclay.com.
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Ceremony will mark Chinese book donation
A book-donation ceremony to celebrate the Tzu Chi Buddhist organization's gift of 25 Chinese-language books to the world language section at the East Brunswick Public Library will be held at 2 p.m. Aug.
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Gurnee resident performs song in China
A Gurnee resident recently had the honor of performing a song she wrote during a special concert held in Beijing, China, in support of earthquake victims and in anticipation of the Olympic Games in August. WenYi Smith, a native of China, was chosen to sing her song, "Spread Love," at the martial arts symphony concert held June 22-23 at the Beijing Zhongshan Music Hall (The Forbidden City Concert ...
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Musical duo will offer family concert at library
Presley and Melody, a musical duo providing upbeat, age-appropriate rock 'n' roll music that bridges the generation gap between children and parents, will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.
East Brunswick Sentinel |
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Diane Goldsmith next up for piano concert series
The Music at St. Mary's Summer Classical Music Concert Series: Celebrating Women Pianists of New Jersey will present Diane Goldsmith in a performance beginning 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at St. Mary's Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy.
East Brunswick Sentinel |
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17th annual Joe Edwards Show slated for Sept. 1 in Bloomfield
For musical talent from A to Z, be sure to check out the 17th annual Joe and Jan Edwards Show scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sept. 1 at the Bloomfield Town Park.
Greene County Daily World |
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Waterfront Festival showcases crafts at Stage Fort Park
The Gloucester Waterfront Festival will be held at Stage Fort Park along Gloucester Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug. 17.
The Cape Ann Beacon |
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Main Street ready to rock to Block Party Saturday night
A portion of Main Street will be closed to traffic and transformed into a Block Party on Saturday night, complete with live music, dance performances, shopping, and al fresco dining.
The Cape Ann Beacon |
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The Fratellis head Down Under before playing at Reading
In 2006, The Fratellis emerged from the vibrant Glasgow alt-rock scene building an enthusiastic live following with the singalong anthems Whistle For The Choir and Chelsea Dagger.
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John Rockwell on the arts
When you reach a certain age, artists you grew up with, whom as a critic you championed, become sufficiently established for not only prestigious performances in which they're hailed as icons, but for more or less hagiographic films.
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Multi-Platform Rollout For Disney's “Camp Rock”
In an unprecedented, far-reaching multi-platform rollout, Disney Channel and SKY MOVIES today announced Disney's ‘Camp Rock,’ a celebratory, song and dance-filled Disney Channel Original Movie for kids and families, will premiere across the two platforms.
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Rage Against the Machine in Denver amid convention
Rage Against the Machine will perform at an anti-war music festival during the Democratic National Convention. The politically outspoken rap-rock band said Thursday it will perform at the Tent State Music Festival to End the War on Aug. 27 at the Denver Coliseum, a venue about 3 miles from the convention site. Others scheduled to perform include Wayne Kramer, who played with MC5 during the ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Best of times keep adding up for Seattle Chamber Music Festival
The Seattle Chamber Music Festival nears the end of its current season, arguably the best of its 27 years of business.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Dailey & Vincent lead bluegrass nominees with 10
Dailey & Vincent lead all nominees for this year's International Bluegrass Music awards with 10, including for entertainer of the year.
The Biloxi Sun Herald |
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Producers building steam for Billy Graham film
Has top musicians, sound-track CD, previews for pastors
Contra Costa Times |
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Tonight in Sensitive Boy Music
There's a whole cavalcade of delicately dear boys in town tonight. Head to the Triple Door for pretentious Juilliard grad/Philip Glass collaborator Nico Muhly who composes and plays experimental classical works. He's part of the 802 Tour , along with Sam Amidon and Doveman , who recently covered the Footloose soundtrack non-ironically and in its entirety. It's actually his touching and ...
Seattlest |
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Party in the Pasture is back
It all started with a group of musicians taking a weekend off together to head out to the country. They would drink, play music, and as organizer Smokey Wilson jokingly put it, “act stupid.”
The Victoria Advocate |
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The Music of Soulcalibur IV
Audio director and lead composer Junichi Nakatsuru talks about the sound of the game.
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Rage Against the Machine in Denver amid convention
Rage Against the Machine will perform at an anti-war music festival during the Democratic National Convention.
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For immediate release: the arts are marketable
Nope, I'm not going to write about it, but I sure wish the press would! The Olympics have renewed my fascination with all things surrounding child prodigies and, especially with the games being in China, I wonder why we haven't seen child prodigy athlete vs. child prodigy classical musician press.
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High on ice
High School Musical: The Ice Tour adds a new level of cool as it makes its way to Stadium Putra in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur tonight.
The Star |
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Shake some action
Get your fill of live music at these off-kilter gigs.
The Star |
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