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Report: Julianne Hough to return to ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars'
Julianne Hough apparently won't "pull a Maks" and skip Dancing with the Stars upcoming installment after all. Despite initially being unsure about participating due to her fledging country music career, the two-time mirror ball trophy winner will compete as one of Dancing with the Stars' seventh-season professionals, The Salt Lake City Tribune reported Friday.
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Piney Woods School to receive Blues Trail marker
A Mississippi Blues Trail marker at Piney Woods School will mark the school's role in musical training and education for many of Mississippi's accomplished blues and gospel musicians.
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SFist Tonight
FILM : David Hoffman's Sputnik Mania - which takes a look back at USSR's Sputnik satellite, the Cold War, anxiety, and how everyone seemed to go batshit over Спутник way back when - screens tonight in the Haight. (Added bonus: Liev Schreiber narrates.) 7:15 p.m. & 9:15 p.m. // Red Vic (1727 Haight) CLUB/MUSIC : Country sensation Kitty Rose , along with Chickwagon and Ashleigh ...
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Simple Plan displays exuberant sound at Big Dome gig
Whether you’re a fan or not, you have to admit that Canadian punk-pop band, Simple Plan, knows how to bring an audience to its feet. In their recent concert at the Araneta Coliseum, “Simple Plan Rocks the Dome,” the quintet performed to a shrieking crowd revved up by the band’s incredible energy
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Finding joy in ‘Jay,’ RP’s Venice film fest entry
LOS ANGELES, California—I almost fell off my chair when I saw who, aside from Baron Geisler and Coco Martin, was in the cast of Francis X. Pasion’s “Jay” on the website of the Venice Film Festival: Flor Salanga.
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Local area band releases second independent album
The Micah Walk Band, a local favorite hailing from Springfield, Illinois, recently released their second studio album, "Bright Side Fantasy." They showcased the second album with a CD release party at the Verve, located at 677 Wabash Ave, on July 24. Their first studio album, "Change," was released in 2006 and the band has been slowly implementing newer songs into their sets while recording ...
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Gilmour goes for live glory in "Gdansk"
DETROIT (Billboard) - David Gilmour's upcoming concert album, "Live in Gdansk," turned out a little different than the Pink Floyd guitarist planned.
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Terre Haute offers unique shops, eateries for students
SHOPPING From clothes to CDs, downtown terre haute has unique shopping options to offer students. Revolutions, located on Wabash Avenue next to Coffee Grounds, offers alternative clothes, music and miscellaneous products , including music and posters from the '60s and '70s.
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Community celebrates through festivals
Terre Haute may not be as exciting Indianapolis or Bloomington, but it is not completely devoid of any culture. Throughout the year, Terre Haute is host to many different festivals that offer college students a break from the same social scene that may get monotonous after a bit.
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Sex by the numbers
College for many students is an unbearable transition into the world of adulthood and responsibility. Beyond the stress of living away from home and the grueling doldrums professors are constantly beating you with comes the college social life, i.e. sex in college.
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Location, Location, Location
Here's a familiar scenario: you have a test to study for or an unwritten paper due tomorrow. You're sitting at your tiny, cramped desk in your cell-like residence hall room and music blares from your next-door neighbor's room. The dings of the elevator and the opening and closing of doors interrupts any train of thought you attempt.
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Music Review: Mostly Autumn - Glass Shadows
Mostly Autumn and the making of their most complete album to date. Perhaps the seeds that would eventually grow into Mostly Autumn’s latest album Glass Shadows can be traced back to the evening of April 20th 2006. After several successful years with Classic Rock Productions, a time that included two full length studio albums Passengers in 2003 and 2005’s Storms Over Still Water, Mostly Autumn ...
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Christ United Methodist Church Announces Performing Arts Series for 2008-2009
PORTLAND, Ore.----The section of the release entitled "February 14, 2009—Melinda Strobel" should read: One-woman show portrays five pioneer women in “Western Women: Pioneers and Prostitutes” .
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Billboard.com -- Organizers Brand '08 Ozzfest A Success
Ozzfest 2008, with Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne as headliners, grossed nearly $3.5 million and drew close to 30,000 people to Dallas' Pizza Hut Park, according to producers Sharon Osbourne and AEG Live.
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Activision CEO rebukes Warner Music exec
Following record company's call for more royalties, Kotick says comments were not "respectful of how much we've done to bring new audiences into the market."
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Super Summer Theatre stages AIDA
The annuual Super Summer Theatre is going on at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park in the Red Rock Canyon conservation area. On weekends, during the month of August is a rare opportunity to see AIDA, co-written by Elton John who wrote the music, and Tim Rice who wrote the lyrics.
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Lowndes County Festival
For the folks in Plum Grove, a small community in southern Lowndes County, the Plum Grove Festival is a time to get together with friends and neighbors to celebrate their blessings and catch up on their families.
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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
The historic Goldfield Days Celebration and Land Auction will be Aug. 15-17. There will be a parade, live music and street dancing, staged shoot-outs, crafts, antiques, bus tours of Goldfield, a western barbecue and much more.
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Three TV channels get notice for violating norms
The government has issued showcause notices to three television channels for violating the programme code. They include music channel MTV and news channels IBN-7 and Headlines Today.
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Billboard CD reviews
This collection of previously unreleased duets is a must-have for George Jones fans in particular, and pure country fans in general. "Rockin' Years," a No. 1 hit for Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton in 1991, takes on a new life when Parton pairs with the Possum, and Keith Richards sounds more hillbilly than rock star on the album's title cut. "Selfishness in Man," with Vince Gill, would be an ...
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'Mary Poppins' comes to The Dixie's Music Film Festival
The Musical Film Festival at The Dixie in Huntingdon will kick off at 7 p.m. Aug. 21 with "Mary Poppins," starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. From the moment Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) floats into the Banks’ household, things are never the same.
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Music News & Notes: Okkervil, KUT, Nike & More
Once again, Daytrotter shows Austin some love with a session by Octopus Project . The band plays four songs, including our favorite, "Wet Gold." Don't miss their new (and stunning) video for "An Evening With Rthrtha" , either. Preview Okkervil River's new album, The Stand Ins , at their MySpace , where you can listen to "Lost Coastlines." You can also watch a performance of ...
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WTAP Interviews Country Singer James Otto
Allison Rhea Interviews Country Music Star James Otto Before He Hits The Stage For The Parkersburg Homecoming.
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Folk festival in high gear
Music lovers are dancing in Schwenksville.
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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 16/8
On August 12th, the Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Education and Training in the Central City of Da Nang launched a theatre project for the school system, to teach Tuong (classical drama) arts.
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