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A Finnish Finish for Mostly Mozart
The Mostly Mozart Festival presents a distinctive opportunity in its final two weeks to enjoy a focus on contemporary Finnish music and musicians. Osmo Vänskä returns to conduct the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in programs at Avery Fisher Hall. Conductor Susanna Mälkki makes her festival debut, leading the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in two large-scale works by the festival's ...
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Warped Tour comes to Shoreline
It was a quaint complaint to voice on the Vans Warped Tour (now in its 14th year and scheduled to hit Shoreline Amphitheatre on Friday), which long ago accepted that punk music and punk values were not an exclusive match. And had Liebsch's band not been so charming and skilled, it might have been harder to ignore the logo for Kia Motors waving on a banner just above them.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Las Vegas Sun
Take a nostalgic trip with the show band SRO Saturday night at Charlie's Down Under. The seven-piece band performs rock, R&B, soul and blues from the ‘60s through the ‘90s.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Iqaluit This Week
Tuesday, Aug. 19, choir, drumming, guitar and fiddle and Wednesday, Aug. 20, throat-singing and drum-dancing. All classes from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Aqsarniit Middle School. Beginners welcome and instruments provided. No registration is required and admissions are free. Donations welcome.
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Where's the party?
• There's a karaoke/dance party at The Lodge, 3025 Mr. C Drive. • Check out live trivia at 7 p.m. at Front Page Deli News, 105 Franklin Street. Afterwards, John Winters hosts Xbox 360 Rock Band Deli-Style Karaoke.
The Leaf Chronicle |
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MC Hammer proves he's the original fake-startup guy [We Read Twitter So You Don't Have To]
Rapper turned startup advisor MC Hammer recently swanned through the San Francisco offices of Imeem, praising the music startup for its "beautiful women." Why are startups so prone to opening their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Education briefs 0821
Instrument Drive The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and The Pavilion Partners, the official volunteer organization of The Pavilion, are conducting an Instrument Drive from Aug. 11-Sept. 19. The drive benefits schools in Montgomery County that need assistance for their band and orchestra students.
The Woodlands Villager |
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Xbox to sell Warner Music videos for $1.99
Gamers with a hankering to watch music videos will have more choices after Warner Music Group Corp. announced Thursday it is adding its library of videos to Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console.
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Music in Burlco this weekend
Friday and Saturday at 6:30, the Burlington County Amphitheater, Pioneer Road in Westampton, hosts a couple of musical celebrations.
Courier-Post |
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Kings Acquire Greene, Jackson For Artest
The Kings have officially acquired Donte Greene and Bobby Jackson from the Houston Rockets in exchange for forward Ron Artest, team officials say.
KCRA 3 Sacramento |
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Radiohead: We didn't compose 'Choke' score
The British rock band Radiohead says that, contrary to reports stating otherwise, it did not compose the soundtrack for the new film Choke.Chuck Palahniuk, the author of the 2001 book upon which the movie is based, told BBC 6 Music the band wrote the score for the film, which stars Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston. (Director) Clark Gregg... knew that I'd written 'Choke' while listening to ...
Moldova.org |
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Kid Rock to perform on VMAs
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.Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers were previously announced as performers at the 25th annual event Sept. 7.British comedian and actor Russell Brand is to serve as host of the awards ceremony.Presenters and additional performers are to be announced at a later date, ...
Moldova.org |
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Hope Presbyterian catches flak for hosting Isaac Hayes event
After agreeing to open their 5,000-seat sanctuary to memorialize music legend Isaac Hayes, clergy at Hope Presbyterian Church were bombarded today with scathing e-mails and phone calls.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Playing Loud Music Led to One Man's Death
Construction noise on the weekends irritates those trying to sleep in. Noisy sex got one man banned from his girlfriend's apartment in London. And playing music too loud got one man shot and killed in the Valley neighborhood of Pacoima early Wednesday morning. The LAPD says that preliminary reports point towards one neighbor waking up around 2:00 a.m. to loud music playing from a car ...
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Cox takes a short step to directing
Courteney Cox adored directing much in the same way Monica Geller, her neat-freak Friends character, loved her cleaning products. "I'm detail-oriented in life, so it was a perfect fit for me," Cox says. "I'm definitely a morale-booster to the crew. I like to work with music. It's your job to keep everybody doing their best and happy to be there." She's making her directing debut as part of ...
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Isaac Hayes Ultimate Mix
Celebrating the life of Black Moses through his music. August 14, 2008 - Few men in music have had as much impact as Isaac Hayes. His iconic score for the Gordon Parks directed, Richard Roundtree star vehicle and blaxploitation classic Shaft not only won an Academy Award, but became a staple of the orchestrated Funk/Soul genre of which Hayes was the grandmaster.
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Simplify Media Streams Your Entire iTunes Library to Your iPhone [Featured IPhone Download]
iPhone/iPod touch only: Simplify Media streams your entire iTunes music library directly to your iPhone or iPod touch over your Wi-Fi or cell network. Considering that the largest iPhone currently...
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Canton library to celebrate its many patrons
Free ice cream, a rock band and balloon clowns are some of the attractions planned for the Canton Public Library's annual Patron Celebration Day on Saturday, Aug.16.
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Napier’s Art deco festival best rated of NZ events
So what is the best festival event in New Zealand? Some may say the World of Wearable Arts event, others say the World Buskers Festival but Lonely Planet rates Napier’s Art Deco weekend the best.
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Chris Brown upset over leaks
New Chris Brown music has been popping up on the Web - and the singer is not happy about it.
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‘[title of show]’ perfectly tailored for New Yorkers
This clever, original musical comedy was first produced more than two years ago off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in the East Village and won an Obie. Its transfer to Broadway has been anticipated with much fanfare, but does it live it up to all the hype?
The Villager |
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Musician in rhythm of success
IF HE hadn't been such a typical teenager, Ipswich musician and songwriter James Grehan might be riding a motorbike for a living. Music fans can thank their lucky stars he chose a guitar as a birthday present.
Queensland Times |
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HOWL! makes a break, hasn’t got the FEVA anymore
This year’s HOWL!! Festival will feature New Orleans-style musical marches, “green” giveaways, comic-book and punk panels and eclectic events at the Bowery Poetry Club — but no FEVA.
The Villager |
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Click to download: American anti-smoking campaign remixes
Of all the free music to appear online recently, a remix album currently available from the website of American anti-smoking campaign the Truth ( thetruth.com/remix ) is among the most curious. The organisation's latest campaign, the Sunny Side of Truth, focuses, with heavy irony, on the positives of smoking; "If one of every three youths who smoke will eventually die from it, that means two ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Arts & Entertainment Calendar
n Harry’s Night Club and Beach Bar, 690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach, hosts live music Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. This weekend, the headliner band will be Stinger. Cost is $5 at the door.
Arroyo Grande Times Press Recorder |
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