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Doing Justice to the Arts
ENUMCLAW, Wash., Aug. 14 / Christian Newswire / -- As far back as he can remember, Donn Taylor wanted to do "creative" things. During his teen years, it was music. As a college undergrad, he began writing poetry.
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Richardson: Speaking with one voice
After a sometimes rocky year, One Caribbean Radio, a part-time station with studios in in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, is rapidly becoming the destination of choice for politicians eager to reach the Caribbean-American community.
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Appalachian Festival begins Aug. 21; ‘Barney’ will be there
If you thought your young children might not want to attend the 44th annual Appalachian Festival in Beckley, think again.
The Register-Herald |
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Far From a Moldy Oldy, '72 Monterey Festival Inspires
“LIVE AT THE 1972 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL” ART BLAKEY AND THE GIANTS OF JAZZ MJF * * * * * This band actually toured together for a brief period, as unbelievable as it may seem.
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Music, Fun, Food
Sen. Margaret Carter’s Third Annual 10th Street Block Party drew the whole neighborhood to Northeast 10th Avenue between Siskyou and Stanton. The event featured four live bands, a rib cook-off, a silent auction benefitting Project Hope, and a cake-baking contest.
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Full speed ahead for the Motorcars
Micky Braun will bring one of the best drawing groups in the Texas music circuit to Nacogdoches to join the likes of Cross Canadian Ragweed, Randy Rogers and company for the Aug. 23 Red Dirt Roundup. Braun's band, Micky and the Motorcars, just released a new record "Naive" and has rapidly raced to the top of the Texas music scene. Micky took a minute while rolling through Oregon to give The ...
The Lufkin Daily News |
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Chamber music conference is a secret worth passing on
BENNINGTON — It's one of Bennington's best-kept secrets — and has been, for more than 60 years.
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Lake County Fair celebrates 80 years
A performance by country music star Josh Gracin, along with rising country star Ashton Shepherd, will highlight a week of entertainment and fun at this year's 80th Lake County Fair, slated for July 22 - 26.
Mundelein Review |
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'American Dances' tonight at Riverwalk
BRECKENRIDGE - The Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra will present "American Dances," featuring Corigliano's Gazebo Dances, Mizesko's A Little Dance Suite, Adams' Chairman Dances from Nixon in China, Gould's American Salute (with guest conductor...
Summit Daily News |
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Kennewick Bands Work Together
KENNEWICK -- It's the end of a long week for marching bands in Kennewick. Today all three high schools from Kennewick got together to practice. The 200 musicians worked on a piece for the Benton County Fair.
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Steppin Out 8-14-2008
The 16th annual Chenango Blues Fest, Binghamton University's Summer Youth Musical Workshop presents Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and The Glimmerglass Opera presents a romance with an unhappy ending. Bellini's...
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Optus fat pipe backs Sanity music service
Optus is providing a 500 Gb/sec fat pipe behind Sanity Entertainment’s new online music subscription service, Loadit.
iTNews |
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Children take center stage at theater camp
The full theater experience. That’s what teachers at the Academy of Performing & Creative Arts in Clinton hoped to give children who participated this week in its first ever musical theater camp.
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NZCity News
14 Aug: The Streets rapper Mike Skinner reportedly demanded a carousel horse, hypoallergenic pillows and music to be played as he entered a posh hotel in Brighton....
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Rockers get back to where they started
On Valentine's Day in 1977, four kids from Detroit got together and were determined to forge a career in music.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Banning jazz guitarist lives, breathes for music
On stages around the world, Steve Oliver takes audiences on a magical mystery tour through his world of music on a guitar, making the six strings sing like a doo-wop group or play like an orchestra.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Arts sector fears Tories may cut $50 million in funding
The country's arts sector fears the Conservatives are prepared to slash $50 million in cultural funding after discovering new cuts to federal arts programs.
Ottawa Citizen |
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John McCain Sued by Rock Musician
Jackson Browne is angered over the use of his song, "Running on Empty," in a McCain campaign ad.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
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Swedish group Urban Tribe finds a niche in reggae
Among the more current slangs in the street is "To the world". One could not ask for a more authentic interpretation for that popular Jamaican street talk than that which was given by the founder, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Swedish reggae band Urban Tribe, Adam Atterby.
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Camp Jam rocks Lake Forest for three weeks
For three weeks this summer, Lake Forest Academy was the center stage of Camp Jam, a rock 'n' roll summer camp for children and teenagers from the area and around the country.
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5 things to do this weekend
1 A car show with music is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Bar-B-Q Junction, 4750 Roosevelt Blvd., Middletown. For information call (513) 217-0813.
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Gorton production showcases versatility of young actors
Children and teenagers involved in the Gorton Community Center's fourth theater summer camp performed this past weekend in a musical production of "Willy Wonka, Jr."
Lake Forester |
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The grave new threat we face from music
Biaurnal beats pumped into your headphones can cause you to experience sex- and drug-like ecstasy.
Salon.com |
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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...
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For those Republicans about to rock, we welcome you
In a sluggish summer, some Twin Cities music clubs are inviting the RNC with open (and tattooed) arms.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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