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Faking the band
The new Rainn Wilson comedy "The Rocker," which opens Wednesday, features songs by the film's fictional bands, the hard-rocking Vesuvius and teen-pop act A.D.D. The bands may be fake, but the songs are real. Musician Teddy Geiger, who plays A.D.D.'s frontman in the film, has even added his onscreen band's single, "Tomorrow Never Comes," to his real-life tour set list.
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West Overton tomato-tasting festival expands
It began as a tomato-tasting event. This year, West Overton Village, Scottdale, will host a full-fledged festival to celebrate local farmers, business owners and artists.
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The Natchez Democrat
Friday evening, Aug. 3, the annual Natchez Food and Wine Festival began with the sounds of music on the front steps of Receivable Solutions on Main Street.
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Festival audience votes its funny bones
The ticket buyers arrived at a different choice than the experts again for best play in the Dayton Playhouse's 18th annual Futurefest. They liked Carl L. Williams' traditional comedy "Coming Back to Jersey," about a middle-aged husband and wife working out a jealousy issue.
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UR musicologist revives 'Edgar'
Five-year effort resurrects Puccini opera more than 100 years after its first performance.
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Festival visitors return to Renaissance
King Henry, Queen Anne and their courtiers will pay a visit to Morelandshire to kick off the annual Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival.
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It's not yet curtains for music's big labels
While profits have shrunk, the distribution power of the four music giants -- Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI Entertainment, Warner Music Group -- is unparalleled.
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Check out art, jazz in Norfolk
Absorb some culture in Norfolk at the Chrysler Museum of Art. While the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts continues construction on its major new building, you can take in a different collection of European and American paintings and sculptures, a world-renowned glass collection, photography and Art Nouveau furniture, as well as African, Asian, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian and Islamic art at the Chrysler.
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North Side musicians create a delightful 'Trip'
Tom Roberts, who for years has been an advocate of the glories of ragtime and stride piano, now is looking at a blend of Creole and Jewish music. The result is "A Trip to America," a marvelous display of two ethnic groups discovering the New World and each other's music.
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Briefs: Louisville's WorldFest will take place Labor Day weekend
Louisville is hosting its sixth annual WorldFest on Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The free festival, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 29 and 30, will take place on the city's Belvedere at Fifth and Main streets.
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Some great nominations for election season
UPDATED: 00 :16 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Lyrics to the title song from the musical Unbeatable'
UPDATED: 00 :15 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Lights, camera ... Area man has steadily rising career behind the camera
MARQUETTE - As the horse sauntered past, Beau Chaput slowly panned the camera upward, filling the frame with country music superstar Toby Keith. Just over 10 years ago when Chaput began aiming the lenses of cameras at people, he had a dream of being a part of a big movie production.
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Masculine stories by Jim Shepard have delicate touch New in Paperback
UPDATED: 00 :14 a.m. EDT, August 17, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes an Akron Blackstockings player. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
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Musical mix has it all
Classic music and modern dance make up the Fall 2008 Legendary Performance Series at the Tennessee Theatre.
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The beat goes on: Motown at 50
Motown’s place in music history will never be in doubt. So it’s fitting that to mark the label’s 50th anniversary, Time Life has issued a 10-CD retrospective, “The Motown Collection” ($149.95). There’s no dearth of similar compilations or reissues. Still, this is one of the more complete ones and deftly blends the discography of Berry Gordy’s stable of artists, including The Temptations, The ...
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Halton organizations on receiving end of $1M in grants
Not-for-profit and charitable organizations in Halton will benefit from more than $1 million in grants recently ratified by the board of directors of the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).
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Panych's Moby Dick Surfaces at Ontario's Stratford Festival Aug. 17
Morris Panych's new stage production of Moby Dick, adapted from the novel by Herman Melville, opens Aug. 17 at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's intimate Studio Theatre following previews from July 22.
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"The Sweetness and the Sorrow": A Chorus Line Revival Closes on Broadway Aug. 17
The cast of theatre hopefuls in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line put themselves on the line one final time Aug. 17 when the landmark musical plays its final performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
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Bobby Gideons playing 48 years strong
In Naples and Marco Island, Bobby Gideons is synonymous to the word piano. Playing continuously for the last 48 years proves his popularity as well as Gideons’ sheer talent and versatility. He knows just about every song ever written and can play any style, including show tunes, country, ragtime, oldies and light classical. He projects a real love of music in his performances.
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Festival report: Hawkfest
WHY YOU SHOULD GO
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Bach festival a perfect excuse to explore Carmel, Calif.
International visitors and musicians from around the world gathered one evening last month at the Sunset Auditorium in Carmel, Calif., for the opening night festivities and concert launching the 71st Annual Bach Festival. Throughout the 22 days of the festival, there were 120 separate and distinct musical events which included full scale orchestra and chorus performances, Tower Music brass ...
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Post-Standard Corrections
The Cortland Celtic Festival returns to Courthouse Park on Saturday for its eighth annual celebration of dance, music and sports.
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Getting Sassy
Canadian Idol judge and singer Sass Jordan, was one of the headline acts at Bell Border Jam Festival on Saturday. Getting into her opening number, the Canadian rocker's iconic blonde locks flow with her music.
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Lyrics By Don Black , with Friedman, Mead, Webb and More, Plays London Palladium Aug. 17
The recent 70th birthday of Don Black — the Oscar-winning "Born Free" lyricist who has also penned lyrics to Andrew Lloyd Webber's scores for Tell Me on a Sunday, Aspects of Love and Sunset Boulevard — is being marked with a gala concert at the London Palladium Aug. 17.
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