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Up a Country Lane: SW Iowa Ragtime Festival, anyone?
As I walked out of the Gathering Place following the final ragtime concert I could almost feel the notes following me home.
Shenandoah Valley News Today |
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Inverness book festival will be director's last
INVERNESS Book Festival, which announces the full programme for its fifth year today at Eden Court, is to close its first chapter with the stepping down of founding director Jason Rose.
The Inverness Courier |
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Music releases 8.19
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The News Journal |
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Japan reports 2 iPods overheating, suspects defect
TOKYO -- Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday.
Detroit News |
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Japan reports two iPods overheating
The Japanese government is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player.
WSYR 9 Syracuse |
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A-List Secrets: Why You Don't Get a Backstage Pass
How do you get VIP or backstage passes at concerts? I'm not a crazy, but I would love to meet Foo Fighters next time they play here. —Jenna, Melville, N.Y. I'd...
E! Online |
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A solid week of beach music
In case you haven't heard by now, they've canceled the Smash Mouth show that was originally scheduled for Aug. 28 at The Bottle & Cork, due to slow ticket sales.
The News Journal |
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Another rave for Cleveland Orchestra's Rusalka in Austria
The Salzburg Festival production of Dvorak's "Rusalka" featuring the Cleveland Orchestra and music director Franz Welser-Most continues to draw praise from European critics. The newest rave comes from Shirley Apthorp, writing in the Financial Times of London. Here's the complete review.
The Plain Dealer |
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Fantasia brings song, comedian Rickey Smiley adds laughs
Comic Rickey Smiley admits he can't sing a lick. And singer Fantasia isn't known as a joke teller. But expect plenty of laughs and heartfelt singing Aug. 23 at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. The pair will co-headline a comedy/music combo show, with standup Smiley opening and the "American Idol" winner closing.
Access Atlanta |
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DVDs get kids in on the action
I usually exercise every morning while my son Dylan, 4, eats breakfast or plays with his toys.But lately it seems his interests have changed. Recently, I was exercising to "Dance X Fitness" by Kenn Kihiu and he must have heard the Brazilian music from his room. He yelled over the open foyer, "Mom are you exercising!" and I replied with a huffy "Yyyeeess." Minutes later he was at my side ...
Albany Times Union |
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Music For the Senses
It makes perfect sense – a vibrant song in a shop, perhaps a familiar tune, can not only draw you in, but keep you there for longer.
The Epoch Times |
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All- State Choir students go to camp
Three Albert Lea High School vocalists attended the Minnesota All-State Choir Camp held at Concordia College in Moorhead from Aug. 4-9. The students were some of 320 choral students selected for the elite organizations out of more than 2,000 students who auditioned statewide.
Albert Lea Tribune |
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Music, food at farmers market
The Albert Lea Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that David Courey will perform in the green space between Fountain Street and the parking lot at the Albert Lea Farmers Market on Wednesday.
Albert Lea Tribune |
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Students hold summer recital
Sharon L. Astrup-Scott, private music teacher and adjunct college instructor, presented her annual summer recital at Hidden Creek July 31.
Albert Lea Tribune |
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8:45 a.m. - Cheetah Girls Coming to NLR's Alltel
The Cheetah Girls are coming to Alltel Arena in North Little Rock in two months. The group's One World Tour brings them to town on Saturday, October 18 for a 4:00 appearance.
KARK Little Rock |
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Muxtape Getting Eaten By RIAA? [Muxtape]
We all know about Pandora's troubles paying their ever-increasing rent to the RIAA Copyright Royalty Board, but now another one of our favorite internet music spots could be succumbing to corporate...
Gizmodo |
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Taliep pleaded with killer
Music legend Taliep Petersen pleaded not to be killed as he lay bound on the floor of his home.
iafrica.com |
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America the bountiful
Actress America Ferrera was the big winner at Sunday night's ALMA Awards, which recognize the top Hispanic performers across music, television and the movies.
Miami Herald |
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Apple gets head start in online rental
After selling film and television downloads and changing the way people consume music with the iPod, Apple’s latest venture will see it enter a business normally associated with Blockbuster and other DVD rental chains.
Financial Times |
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Avril's concert too sexy
A Malaysian concert by Avril Lavigne has been scrapped after being judged as "too sexy" by the Islamic opposition.
News 24 South Africa |
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New Milton chief 'conducts' first day
Milton's new chief takes his position as conductor of the diverse orchestra that is the city's police department.
The Janesville Gazette |
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Twenty-four tickets written at weekend concert
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office wrote 24 citations at Saturday's Projekt Revolution Tour concert at Alpine Valley Music Theater.
The Janesville Gazette |
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18 New Charter Schools to Open
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that 18 new charter schools will open next month. Schools include ones focused on a music and singing, focused on studying both English and Spanish, and studying architecture, engineering and construction. Bloomberg lauded charter schools--"the right idea for the time"-- and this year, the NY Times reports one of the charter schools will be unionized ...
Gothamist |
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Customer Service
TORONTO - Fluid Music Canada Inc. (TSX:FMN) is being sued by PFH Investments Ltd. over a debenture dispute.
Brandon Sun |
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Organissimo Releases "Groovadelphia"
Groovadelphia , organissimo's first CD since 2005's This Is The Place , finds the band deftly refining and expanding its signature sound while extending the tradition of the organ-based trio.
All About Jazz |
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