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Tapes 'n Tapes: The secret life of a data analyst
When Tapes 'n Tapes were being introduced by David Letterman and fawned over by Pitchfork in 2006, frontman Josh Grier never let it go to his head. He kept his ho-hum job as a data analyst manager for a health benefits administration company. Resisting the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, he stared down indie rock stardom and voluntarily returned to eight-hour shifts in a cubicle.
Isthmus |
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Today in the arts
sharedstory MUSIC BIG APPLE'ACHIA The blue grass/old time mountain music band performs. 5-7 p.m. $10, 5 for Bartlett members, free for children 16 and younger.
Greenwich Time |
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Blake Thomas
Like a lot of heavy-hearted guitar strummers, Blake Thomas has a jones for the late Townes Van Zandt and his sweet, fatalistic brooding. But unlike a lot of the amateurs who probe Van Zandt's wounds, Thomas makes plain in every other line that he's done his own share of losing, too. That's not a prerequisite for piquant, believable country and country folk, but lord knows it helps get you ...
Isthmus |
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Masks, carvings, sushi: Theroux's adventures
Even seekers of the world need a return address, or two, and Paul Theroux has settled well between the Hawaii home where he raises honeybees and a scenic retreat on Cape Cod that allows him room to grow tomatoes, swim, play bocce ball and organize his...
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Cultural event offers music, food, services and skills
BLOOMINGTON — Visitors to the 29th annual Cultural Festival at Bloomington’s Miller Park Saturday had a chance to learn about many community organizations as they enjoyed food, music and a mild summer day.
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Retired ’Bula band director seeks musicians
SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP — Retired high school band director Hector Martinez, of Ashtabula, has his baton and fancy suit all ready for leading the alumni band at Lakeside High’s first football game Aug. 29.
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Fight against cancer ready to take flight
Sept. 12-13, hundreds will help the fight breast cancer by taking helicopter rides at Soar for the Cure events to benefit the Denver affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The helicopter rides will take off from Rotors of the Rockies, 11915 Airport Way.
Broomfield Enterprise |
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ELVIS LIVES
LOS FRESNOS - Freddie Fender and the King slipped through the crowd in triplicate at Saturday's Elvis Fest. Impersonators sang, swaggered, kissed babies, winked at ladies and gave the crowd the chance to spend a moment with music legends of the past.
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While summer winds down, SWI events keep on coming
Atlantic: The final concert and car/motorcycle drive-in of the Atlantic Maid-Rite "On the Lawn" series will take place Friday, Aug. 22 from 6 to 10 p.m. featuring the band, "Flashback."
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Vietnam to deport pedophile Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter, a one-time British glam rocker, is set for release on Tuesday from his Vietnamese prison where he has spent two years and nine months for child sexual molestation, officials say.
The West Australian |
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Political notebook: Singer upset over McCain's use of song in TV ad
The deep thinkers in presidential candidate John McCain's campaign and at the Republican Party apparently weren't running on enough coffee recently.
East Valley Tribune |
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Dan Friel
“Noise music” isn’t often uttered in the same breath as “accessible,” but Brooklyn’s Dan Friel has routinely found ways to connect the two.
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Sports World
AROUND THE CAROLINAS FESTIVALS Concours d'Elegance to be on TV
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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2008 USA Cycling Professional Championships
2008 USA Cycling Professional Championships Full Weekend of Events, Concerts and Racing at the Greenville Hospital USA Professional Cycling Championships... Event Schedule.
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Sunday North Bulletin Board
Butler -- The Sanzotti Family will perform from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Butler County Symphony Association office building, 259 S. Main St. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Family-friendly calendar
“FOLKTALES AND FOOLISHNESS”: Asheville Storytelling Circle hosts free stories, 6 p.m., Buncombe County Recreation Park, Pavilion No. 1, 72 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville. Bring chairs or blankets. Call 274-1123.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Performing arts calendar
• Brevard Community Band, 3 p.m. Aug. 24, Porter Center, Brevard College. Tickets are $10. Available at Rockin’ Robin CDs in Brevard, and at Laurel Park Wine Market, 100 Daniel Drive, Hendersonville.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Breast cancer survivor from South Euclid bases new musical on her ordeal
The lump lurked in her breast for a whole year before Laurie Frey finally found time for a biopsy. "I was too busy. Busy being stupid," said Frey, of South Euclid, who was then a 40-year-old wife, mother, church deacon and a manager of big-name international tours.
The Plain Dealer |
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The Beatles, a killer nun and ninjas
ASHEVILLE — Jim Julien is drawing upon the last six years of the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival for material for “The People’s Democratic Republic of Whatever.”
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Group focuses on gays of color
KALAMAZOO -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of color often feel like a minority within a minority, and a new organization in Kalamazoo aims to give them more support.
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Picnic with the Pops brings symphony to river
HUNTINGTON -- An eager crowd turned out for a relaxing evening of symphonic pops music performed by the Huntington Symphony Orchestra at Harris Riverfront Park on Saturday night.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Berklee scholarships are music to Hub teens' ears
One local group of college kids is heading to campus this fall expecting a whole lot of play time. They are teens who spent the summer enrolled in a Berklee music program...
Boston Herald |
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iTunes U: A campus that never sleeps
DAYTON — University of Dayton senior Jessica Porco has found a way to break up the boredom on the drive to her parents' Cincinnati home and, at the same time, prepare for upcoming tests — she listens to classroom lectures downloaded onto her iPod music player.
Dayton Daily News |
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Teen strikes the right note for Clare House
When 17-year-old Eric Umble approached him about conducting an orchestra concert for charity, Peter Brye took him seriously. Brye conducts the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra and is the adult orchestra's alternate conductor. He had known the Umble family for several years. "He ...
Lancaster Online |
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Wannabe player throws Fez in ring
I'll admit it: I can't play music. I own several instruments - two bass guitars, an acoustic guitar, a mandolin and a harmonica - but my prowess is dismal. ...
Boston Herald |
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