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Music: Local Disc Reviews
The Deacons Evolution of a Soul (self-released) www.thedeacons.us Evolution of a Soul, the Deacons' debut, incorporates soul, jazz, R&B and a little old-school funk. "Homeboy" is a seven-minute instrumental introduction to an album filled with dazzling guitar riffs, classy jazz boards and cool sax solos topped with inspirational vocals. "Talk About It," "Mamma Told Me 'Think'" and ...
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Music: Mad Jam Man - Raven brings his badass biker blues to the Beachland
By Steve Newton After he finished his damaged-biker Back to Ohio Blues LP in 1975, the man known as Raven gave away most of the few hundred copies that were pressed. The little-heard album was both of its time and timeless. Today, after it's reached a wider audience, mostly via record nerd/hipster word of mouth, it seems to hold an ethereal psychic influence over all the great lo-fi stoner ...
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Music: The Girl Can't Help It - Paramore wants you to know that there are three other people in the band
By Michael Gallucci It's the same ol' story: Cute, feisty female singer pulls attention away from the rest of her male band. One of the guys gets pissed and whines about cute, feisty singer's spotlight-hogging. Eventually, he realizes he'd be stocking shelves with Sue Grafton's latest novel at Borders, if it wasn't for that cute, feisty singer in the spotlight. No Doubt went through all this ...
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Presley, Orbison tribute concert Friday in Albert Lea
The Marion Ross Performing Arts Center in Albert Lea is presenting a tribute to Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison Friday beginning at 7:30 p.m. Roy Orbison’s career spanned four decades. He was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Music Calendar: Your Weekly Concert Previews
Steve Lukather at the Winchester on Friday, August 22 Today, guitar heroes are mostly just for videogames. The iconic axemen of the mega-bands of the '70s and '80s (from Jimmy Page to Eddie Van Halen) have been replaced by lesser power-chord rockers and kids with expensive game systems. "Where's the flash guitar player of today?" asks Steve Lukather - famous six-string session artist and ...
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Concert Box: Your Complete Concert Calendar
THIS WEEK THURSDAY, AUG. 21 The Greencards/Jedd Hughes/Chris Castle: Tavern, 8 p.m., $12 ADV/$14 DOS. Beachland, 15711 Waterloo Rd., 216-383-1124. Paleface/Bombadil: 9 p.m., $8. Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd., 216-321-5588. Psyopus/War From a Harlot's Mouth/Fuck the Facts: 7 p.m., $10. Pirate's Cove, 2083 1/2 E. 21st St., 216-776-9999. FRIDAY, AUG. 22 Bleed the Sky/Straightline ...
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Discourse Review: Zach Hill, Jaguar Love, The Baseball Project, And More
Jaguar Love Take Me to the Sea (Matador) I was bummed last year when two of the Pacific Northwest's best bands, Pretty Girls Make Graves and the Blood Brothers, called it quits. Sure, they were both a bit past their prime, but they still possessed a unique and eclectic sound. Now comes Jaguar Love, a group consisting of Pretty Girls Make Graves guitarist Jay Clark (drums/bass/keys) and ...
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Arts Calendar: Artscape: Your Weekly Arts Calendar
By Michael Gill Not Dead Yet City Xpressions, Saturday, August 23 You can't find it on the radio or in the suburbs, but if you don't have the curfew or knowledge to find true hip-hop, you can get it safely and on schedule by heading down to the West Side Market this Saturday and crossing West 25th Street. What started as a graffiti festival in Ohio City has become a celebration of multiple ...
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Bites: Dining Bites
By Douglas Trattner Few liquors possess the mystique of absinthe. The legendary "Green Fairy," which was believed to produce hallucinogenic effects, was required drinking in 19th-century France. Vincent van Gogh is said to have sliced off a portion of his ear during an absinthe-induced buzz. Of course, it is stories such as these that add to the booze's lasting allure. "The folklore is part of ...
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Film Lead: Let It Rainn - The Office star makes a rock-n-roll love letter to Cleveland
By Michael Gallucci The differences between Dwight Schrute - the self-centered cubicle drone Rainn Wilson plays on The Office - and Robert "Fish" Fishman - the self-centered wild-man drummer Wilson plays in The Rocker - are in the details. One lives on a beet farm, likes Star Wars and is thisclose to embracing fascism; the other lives in his sister's attic, likes '80s metal and is this…close to ...
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Thai police to deport Glitter, dismiss illness claims
BANGKOK (Aug 20, 2008) : Thai police brushed aside Gary Glitter's claims of ear and heart problems on Wednesday, saying the shamed British glam rocker would be put on the first available plane to London whether he liked it or not.
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Katy Perry, Boys Like Girls, Metro Station Beat The Heat On MTVu VMA Tour
Katy Perry, Boys Like Girls, Metro Station and All Time Low are bringing the MTVu VMA Tour to Six Flags across the country.
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Ingrid Michaelson 'Be Ok'
Indie songstress Ingrid Michaelson has announced a bevy of tour dates to support her benefit project, Be OK , an album of previously unreleased originals, covers and live recordings. The tour kicks off in her hometown of Staten Island on October 29.
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Even better than the real thing?
A fan has sneakily recorded songs from U2's forthcoming album and posted the songs on the internet.
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Charting Glasgow's musical past
BBC Scotland's news website looks at Glasgow's long musical heritage and vibrant modern music scene.
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Angola: Doctores Productions Reunite Puto Prata And Noite E Dia
Separated three years ago, after five years together for the development of Angola's Kuduro music genre, the duo Puto Prata and Noite e Dia are back to offer a show this Friday, here, in Atlântico cinema.
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TORONTO – Music retail giant HMV Canada is taking another step away from traditional CD sales this month and moving further into electronics with plans to carry Bell Mobility's wireless products.
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Dave Matthews Band Sax Player LeRoi Moore Dies
LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46.
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MUSIC: Could've been a pirate
THURSDAY, AUG. 21... By Anita overcash Ready for a miracle? It just isn't happening unless you're a country artist fan, and in that case you might be going to heaven (so to speak), as The Poets & Pirates Tour sails through Charlotte, setting anchor in Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Power country star Kenny Chesney will play hits off of his latest CD Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates and country pop ...
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SPECIAL EVENT: Not just a plank on wheels
SATURDAY, AUG. 23... By Anita overcash At Battle Slam Jam daredevils join forces for a day of wheelies and kick-flipping stunts on skateboards. For those not quite up to par on trying the four-wheeled platform maneuvers, the eye-catching event offers other competitions in dance and art. There's also a car show hosted by ToneX and lots of music (hip-hop and more). Bands like Rekless Youth, Tropic ...
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Portion of Glen Street to close Thursday in preparation for festival
GLENS FALLS — Engineering a volcano to actually belch fire turned out to be a bigger undertaking than expected.
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Theater: Charlotte blues
MONDAY, AUG. 25... By Anita overcash Robert Johnson Jr.'s Cellphone Blues has a setting of none other than the Q.C. -- from neighborhoods like Oaklawn to a jazzy music venues like the Excelsior Club. But it isn't ready yet. This play that gives a scent of family struggles from drug deals, debts, an affair and ongoing politics is still baking in the oven. Directed by Lillie Ann Oden, a reading of ...
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CLUB EVENT: Gonna get you poppin'
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27... By Anita overcash Spice up your nightlife with Creative Loafing's and The Sol Kitchen's Poplife, held each Wednesday at Loft 1523. The event offers variety, from an eclectic blend of music by Charlotte DJs to tasty drink specials. This Wednesday's party honors men in Charlotte, who make a difference in the town, with the Dudes Who Rock Edition. So, if you're looking for a ...
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Upheaval over arts, music funding in Phila. schools
With a major funding source threatening to pull support for Philadelphia's music program and with turmoil over who will teach and direct the arts, some in the arts community are questioning the state of art and music education in the Philadelphia School District.
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Motorola Insider Blame Game: Engineers Shoved Designers Aside [Motorola]
These days, most in-the-know folks would sooner eat glass than carry a Motorola phone. The company has shredded its reputation by failing to address basic interface design issues: freeze-prone...
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