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Spears has shot at redemption on VMAs
New York -- After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best.
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Enjoy upcoming events
THIS WEEKEND Idle chatter The ribald and riotous humor of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is musically interpreted in the Tony Award-winning "Spamalot." The touring company brings Knights and Ladies to the Academy of Music, where they'll have you looking at the bright side of life, thanks to the musical high jinks of Eric Idle and John Du Prez.
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Record producer Jerry Wexler dies
At Atlantic Records, helped bring R & B to mainstream radio Record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and who later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul. He was 91.
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CelebrateErie has 'a little bit of everything'
Throngs of folks visiting downtown for CelebrateErie on Friday night created their own festive energy brushing by each other on State Street.
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Fair days Exhibits, food, music and fun will draw crowds to fair -- if weather cooperates
MEADVILLE -- Toby Keith or Gretchen Wilson might be the headliners at the Crawford County Fair for country music fans, but not for dairymen like Kyle Acel.
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Flying high for Sir Bobby
MICROLIGHT flyers from all over the country will be winging their way to a Northumberland village next weekend to support Sir Bobby Robson’s cancer fundraising campaign.
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'The Black List' - a good thing
There was a red carpet and red velvet rope outside the Prince Music Theater Thursday night. But inside, the color scheme was definitely - and celebratorily - black.
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Best Bets
Music The 47-year-old Philadelphia Folk Festival continues all day today through tomorrow at the Old Pool Farm in Schwenksville. Featured are familiar standbys (including Judy Collins, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea and Tom Paxton) and a host of intriguing acts
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Celtic band to perform tomorrow
Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville will hold two Sunday musical events this month.
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The Oak Ridge Boys
With a dynamic stage presence, countless fans and a hit list that seems endless, the Oak Ridge Boys have been one of country music’ most popular entertainers for three decades. Their high energy performances packed with numerous recognizable songs make each concert a true event.
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JERRY WEXLER 1917-2008: Music man made Franklin a star
Jerry Wexler not only coined the phrase "rhythm and blues," the legendary music producer was one of the key architects of the genre. He revolutionized popular music with seminal, superstar-making recordings of acts such as Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, the Detroit diva he developed into the Queen of Soul. But the genius of Wexler, who died Friday at his Sarasota, Fla., home at 91, was not ...
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A chance at redemption
After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best when the show airs Sept. 7.
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Built in 1928 by the Kallet brothers, the Rome Capitol Theatre runs today much as it did then. A group of about 35 saw ...
From the organ, to backstage, to the auditorium and even in the entryway, the past could be seen.
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Dick Jerardi: Race Day in America
A LOOK AT important races around the country this weekend: The Iselin Monmouth Park (Race 9) - Post 4:52 p.m., Grade III, $300,000, 1 1/8 mi., 3 YO. & up
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Video game reviews: "Guitar Hero" and Aerosmith come together
Game reviews of the rockin' "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith," the mesmerizing "PixelJunk Eden" and the gun-rattlin' "Unreal Tournament III."
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Concerts for kids announced
Seattle Symphony has announced details of two 2008-09 concert series for young people: Discover Music! and Tiny Tots.
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Snohomish singer plays Maltby concert
MALTBY -- For a few hours on a Sunday afternoon, the harmonies of guitar, fiddle, mandolin and drums are set to rise up from the lives of a mother and her daughter.
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When the Right One Comes Along (Wenn der Richtige kommt)
(78 mins, No Rating, ). How his Another Planet Entertainment beat the competition to host the epic Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. The weekly podcast that lets you hear the music we write about.
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Who's the best
Jazz may have been born in New Orleans, but it was raised in Kansas City. In Kansas City, jazz was known to stray from the downtrodden 2/4 beat so common elsewhere, producing a sound marvelously upbeat and vast in its opportunity for improvisation; when Tom Pendergast reigned, jam sessions were said to last late into the twilight hour.
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Faith and Spiritual Life: Outreach
KCMS radio SPIRIT 105.3 FM presents Spirit Fest '08 with Jars of Clay and Leeland Aug. 24 at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe. For the past seven years, SPIRIT 105.3 has teamed up with the Evergreen State Fair to bring contemporary Christian artists to the concert line-up.
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Sausalito lunchtime ferry will feature music
The Golden Gate Ferry out of Sausalito will offer its "Lunch for the Office Bunch" Sept.
Marin Independent Journal |
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High tax rates greet Music City's visitors
Welcome to Music City. Now, pay up.
The Tennessean |
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Benilde or the Virgin Mother (Benilde ou a Virgem Mae)
(112 mins, No Rating, ). How his Another Planet Entertainment beat the competition to host the epic Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. The weekly podcast that lets you hear the music we write about.
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John Mellencamp transitions from rocker to songwriter
NEW YORK - Although John Mellencamp was recently inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, the veteran doesn't consider himself a rocker - at least not anymore.
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A music legend is gone
Jerry Wexler, instrumental in building R&B genre and superstars, dies in Florida at age 91.
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