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Concert Review: Todd Rundgren, Boulder, CO, July 14, 2008
Look who's turned 60! The multi-talented Rock Star of Ages sure knows how to keep his act together. When are you too old for rock 'n' roll? That's the age-old question these days, as the Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, and countless others who put the sex in sexagenarian continue to take their acts on the road long after hitting The Big 6-0.Talk about old school. Todd ...
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Music DVD Review: Willie Nile - Live From The Streets Of New York
A great job of recording a great concert; a great concert by a great artist -- Willie Nile. New York City is the city everybody loves to hate. Those of us who live outside of it despise those who live there because they arrogantly believe that it's a Mecca for artistic talent and home to some of the most diverse and interesting creative people in North America. What really pisses us off is that ...
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Tehran puppet festival: Grand Prize goes to "Macondo"
Macondo", an Iranian play directed by Azadeh Ansari won the grand prize at the 12th Mobarak International Puppet Theater Festival. Written by Arash Parsakhu and directed by Ansari, "Macondo" is an adaptation of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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Caymmi is survived by his wife and fellow singer Stella Maris, and two sons and a daughter, all of whom are also prominent musicians.
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Composer Donald Erb, 81
"Erb, who was distinguished professor emeritus of composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, composed "Reconnaissance," one of the first chamber works for live synthesizer and acoustic instruments.
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Jeanetic Music
"A company called Lyric Culture is earning piles of money by sticking song lyrics onto expensive jeans and t-shirts - and the musicians benefit too. This is about generating new revenue streams for musicians.
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Faith Calendar August 16
SUMMER SINGERS OF KANSAS CITY: 2:30 p.m. Aug. 17; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th. $15 adults; $10 students and seniors; under 12 free. www.festivalsingers.org (913-403-9223)
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Columbus Dispatch 08/17/08
What Do National Anthems Tell You About A Country? "Anthems reflect state power, and the powerful like their music somber, dignified and stern. St. Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean island nation, is an exception.
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Jazz legend returns to the Vesper stage
08/17/2008 - 8:00p.m. to 08/17/2008 - 10:00p.m. This time last year the charms of Cape May County claimed the heart of a world-famous jazz musician, Barry Miles.
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Jazz Vespers
08/17/2008 - 8:00p.m. to 08/17/2008 - 10:00p.m. Jazz Vespers at the First Presbyterian Church, Hughes & Decatur Streets, Cape May, NJ. A very special concert – a rare appearance of Barry Miles, the world-famous Grammy winner who has played on dozens of classic jazz albums.
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MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first
Does Dell really want back into the MP3 player market? "The portable music player market keeps expanding, even as Apple's iPod increases its dominance," Elizabeth Woyke reports for Forbes.
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Television - Entertainment
It is not everyday you attend a concert with snowy mountains as the backdrop, that is exactly what MTV's annual Snowjam gig set out to do.
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Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Auckland Town Hall
Schubert's Rosamunde Overture provided charm by the bucketful launching the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Thursday concert. Conductor Marko Letonja made this Schubert sparkler come across like the missing musical link between Rossini and Arthur Sullivan.
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Hanna Goss 1924-2008
Funeral service for Hanna Goss, 83, Richey, was at 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at the Sidney Lutheran Brethren Church in Sidney, with Pastor Matthew Richard officiating. Music was provided by Vicki Vaira, Linda Bergsted and Darcia Larsen.
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Vietnam to deport Glitter after jail time for child sex abuse
Gary Glitter, a one-time British glam rocker, is set for release Tuesday from his Vietnamese prison where he has spent two years and nine months for child sexual molestation, officials say.
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Bell Border Jam crowds disappoint organizer
A three-day music festival at Runway Park couldn't land a big audience. Bell Border Jam drew scant crowds to the first-time event despite a massive advertising blitz. The tepid public response frustrated co-director Adrian Vilaca. "When I talk to people, the locals seem to think that [...]
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Don Helms, 81, Who Put the Twang in the Hank Williams Songbook, Is Dead
Mr. Helms, whose piercing, forceful steel guitar helped define the sound of nearly all of Hank Williams?s hits, also performed and recorded with a long list of other country greats.
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All eyes on Gregory Jones
Truman professor demonstrates international bond of music
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Koza Band to bring back low-key beats
Musician returns to Kirksville for Friday concert on the Square
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'Pineapple Express' sweet for Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis did us a favor by circling back; back in time, back to 1985. He was digging up history, unearthing the lessons he learned from penning two songs for a movie soundtrack.
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Harp concert
08/17/2008 - 7:00p.m. to 08/17/2008 - 9:00p.m.
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Country music guitarist Helms dead at 81
Steel guitarist Don Helms, who worked with country music stars Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, has died in Nashville at the age of 81, a friend says.Performer Marty Stuart said Helms, who primarily worked with Williams during his successful music career, died of complications of heart surgery and diabetes, The New York Times reported Sunday.Bill Lloyd, stringed instruments curator at the Country ...
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Bluffton baseball stadium: They built it, but no one is coming
In his mind's eye, Bluffton Mayor Hank Johnston saw a community gathering place -- a venue that might play host to a ballgame one night, a sunrise church service the next morning and a concert the next weekend.
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Girl in music festival sex attack
A 17-year-old festival-goer is sexually assaulted at a music festival on the beach in Scarborough.
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Country music guitarist Helms dead at 81
NASHVILLE, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Steel guitarist Don Helms, who worked with country music stars Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, has died in Nashville at the age of 81, a friend says.
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