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J&R Music Turns to Toy
BOSTON J&R Music and Computer World has chosen Toy in New York as the first advertising agency in the retailer's 37-year history.
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Win tickets to Lorenzo's Music at The Frequency
The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: The Dandy Warhols, Abigail Washburn ' the Sparrow Quartet, and Suzanne Westenhoefer at the Barrymore; Walls of Jericho at the Annex; Tender Meat at the Project Lodge; Apparatus, The John Masino Band, and LUBE at The Club Tavern; ...
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Babyshambles banned
Babyshambles have been banned from appearing at a festival in the UK this summer after police claimed they inspire violence. Pete Doherty 's band are scheduled to play the Moonfest event in Wiltshire at the end of the month but have been told they cannot appear for safety reasons.
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“Highly Skilled Educators Week” brings KDE educators to Pineville
PINEVILLE — ”I urge that we observe this week by taking time to recognize and acknowledge the influence of educational professionals on our lives,” Bell County Judge-Executive Albey Brock proclaimed on Monday at the Pine Mountain State Resort Park, before a group of approximately 60 educators from the Kentucky Department of Education.
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American Classics Fest at Clinton Library
LITTLE ROCK - The Clinton Presidential Center is sponsoring a festival that will include a barbecue contest, live music and other activities to mark the opening of its coming motorcycle exhibit, the Art of the Chopper.
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The ultimate thrill is back
Thousands of music fans will experience the ultimate thrill and excitement with another great time of singing, swaying and grooving to the exuberant sound of Earth, Wind & Fire Experience featuring Al McKay during its much-awaited concert tour this August.
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London punk rockers come home
A punk rock trio from England called Firefalldown is in the country for a series of gigs. Lorna embraces grief, welcomes healing Lorna Tolentino confessed that since the demise of her husband, the well-loved Rudy Fernandez, "I haven’t changed at all. Nothing’s changed in me."
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Alison Krauss Joins Daniel Pearl World Music Days Honorary Committee
The Daniel Pearl Foundation today announced that Alison Krauss, the legendary country bluegrass fiddler and singer, has joined the Honorary Committee of the 7th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days , a global network of performances to be held the entire month of October 2008, in the theme "Harmony for Humanity."
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11:35 a.m. - Clinton Center Hosting September Festival
Music, motorcycles and the March of Dimes are all coming to the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock next month. The occasion is the center's first annual "American Classics Festival" coming up on Saturday, September 20.
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Babyshambles banned
Babyshambles have been banned from appearing at a festival in the UK this summer after police claimed they inspire violence.
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Gaming N ews
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- BRE Presents welcomes singer-songwriter-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham in the Xanadu Theater at Trump Taj Mahal, on Saturday, October 11 at 8:00 p.m.
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20 years of "breaking new acts"
"Our festival has a sweetness to it...we've managed to retain that but it takes the dedication and hard work of a lot of people." As the Peterborough Folk Festival nears, Candace Shaw isn't remotely capable of hiding her enthusiasm for the annual music showcase.
myKawartha.com |
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Katie Bath's secret safe...for nowAUDIO
'All I ever wanted was people to sing my lyrics; to look out and see people mouthing the words to my songs.' So who doesn't like a good mystery? Intrigue, after all, is intriguing. And when it wraps its big arms around an individual, it often serves as a magnet, drawing the curious closer.
myKawartha.com |
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Dorival Caymmi, Singer of Brazil, Is Dead at 94
Mr. Caymmi, a Brazilian singer and songwriter, helped lay the foundations of bossa nova.
New York Times |
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Music Review: Breakout
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Entertainment Weekly |
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Check 'em Out: The River Raid
Who? Like fellow Brazilian acts CSS and Bonde Do Role, the River Raid offer danceable beats with punk snarl -- but let the comparisons stop there. With a cock-sure swagger, this fuzz-rock quintet's triple-guitar assault -- complimented by vocalists Toni and Praga's shouting snarls -- creates a sonic force that's like sandpaper to the face. Yet despite their sinister backbeats and ...
Spin |
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Global Ringback Tone Sales To Hit $4.7 Billion By 2012: Report
Within the global mobile content industry, there's one big standout—ringback tones, which are the songs that play while someone waits for you to pick up the phone, according to a report released today by Multimedia Intelligence, a research and consulting firm.
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Musical Remarks Begin Thursday
The Waterford Foundation has put together a special bonus to the regular Waterford Concert Series roster this year: the Musical Remarks Summer Festival.
Leesburg Today |
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Trial Under Way For Former Auburn Teacher
The trial of a former Auburn music teacher is under way after a scheduling conflict Monday delayed the trial.
WMTW Auburn |
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Malaysia Cancels 'Too Sexy' Avril Concert
Govt.: Show may incite Islamic protests and taint independence day.
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BABY BOOMERS ALL GROWN UP: Ike and Mary Eichenberger
Musicians can work anywhere, a fact to which Ike and Mary Eichenberger can attest. Before they retired from their jobs at McCluer North High School as choral director and orchestra director, respectively, they supplemented their income by performing separately or together at venues throughout the area.
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Local songwriter sees God in everything Wilson County News August 19, 2008
SEGUIN — Although he’d been writing poetry since high school, Danny “Dan” F. Hix had never considered songwriting … until recently. A song by Hix has been recorded on a CD of contemporary Christian music released by JIP Records in Nashville.
Wilson County News |
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Musical farewell to Dubliner Drew
Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of Irish folk musician Ronnie Drew in County Wicklow.
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'Melanie' coming to Mascoutah
The big names keep lining up in Mascoutah: Melanie Safka Schekeryk, better known as simply "Melanie," will perform Sept. 26 and 28 at the Espenschied Chapel at 317 Country Road.
Monroe County Clarion |
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Billboard.com -- Brad Paisley Goes Instrumental With 'Play'
Country superstar Brad Paisley is putting the focus back on his guitar skills with "Play," a mostly instrumental album due Nov. 4 via Arista Nashville.
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