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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Saturday, 6 p.m. at the Hostess House, 723 W. Fourth St., speaker Oatess Archey, music by Johnny Kirkwood, cash bar by Folkie’s; cost is $25 per person, please pre-pay, checks payable to MHS Class of ’68, send to 1417 W. Chapel Pike, Marion, Ind. 46952; dress is dressy casual.
Marion Chronicle-Tribune |
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Library gets rhythm
The Adelia M. Russell Library took folks back in time Wednesday with a live performance by the man in black. Jory Lee performed covers of some of Johnny Cash’s most popular songs in front of a packed house in the library and many area nursing homes provided an audience for the Cash impersonator.
The Alexander City Outlook |
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Folk tunes with a twist of tales
Laurie Sargent and Billy Conway of Twinemen fame are putting a new twist on folk music. The Hopkinton-based duo, along with John Holden and Evan Harriman, will perform as the Chip Smith Project Saturday night at 8 at the Spotlight Cafe in the Capitol Center for the Arts.
Concord Monitor |
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Test your knowledge as '80s icons come to town
This weekend, '80s rockers Def Leppard hit Joe Louis Arena with Styx and REO Speedwagon, while a cornucopia of '80s acts -- including Belinda Carlisle, A Flock of Seagulls, the Human League, ABC and Naked Eyes -- invade DTE Energy Music Theatre.
Detroit News |
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Lassoing the lead role in 'Follies'
Every musical theater actor wants to be known as a "triple threat": a talented actor, singer and dancer.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Julian Marley to close out Campus Martius event with reggae beats
The summer's last 4th Fridays with Ford event will take place all day Friday at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit. The event's highlights are performances by Julian Marley, son of music legend and cultural hero Bob Marley.
Detroit News |
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Music Listings
Nancy Apple's Pickin' Party - . Thursdays, 8 p.m. Kudzu's 603 Monroe (Downtown) 525-4924.
The Memphis Flyer |
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Tri-Arts calendar of arts events
Aug. 21-24 n The Sound of Music — 8 p.m. Enjoy an outdoor production of this Rogers and Hammerstein Broadway classic. Neighborhood Community Church Amphitheater, 20600 John Drive, Castro Valley.
Contra Costa Times |
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Deal between Stillwater, Lumberjack Days festival a financial success for city
The city of Stillwater will come closer to breaking even financially on Lumberjack Days 2008 than it has in years past.
Pioneer Press |
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Organizers Gear Up For Unique Music Fest
When Another Planet's massive Outside Lands Festival makes its debut in Golden Gate Park next weekend, the inaugural edition of the event will offer Bay Area music lovers a new kind of concert experience as the park hosts amplified music at night for the first time ever.
KTVU 2 San Francisco |
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Nick Rogers: Jackson Browne is not happy
If, in 1952, Adlai Stevenson supporters used Benny Goodman’s 1921 song “There’ll Be Some Changes Made” without permission in a regional TV ad against Dwight D. Eisenhower, they may have gotten away with it.
The State Journal-Register |
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Sandra Silfven: Taste the new vintages from 6 Michigan wineries
If you're looking to kick back this weekend, head to the grassy hillsides at Meadow Brook Music Festival for the eighth annual Wine and Food Festival.
Detroit News |
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Cooke-ing at Blues & BBQs: Former church musician brings his steel ‘GI-tar’
When Calvin Cooke was a teenager, he had a dream about a new way to tune his steel guitar. He was somewhere in Georgia, on tour with a bishop from his Cleveland-based Pentecostal church. Cooke is headlining the Old Capitol Blues and BBQs at 8 p.m. Saturday.
The State Journal-Register |
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Changing the world through music video
For many University of Colorado students, the concept of creating positive social change around the world seems both a desirable and unreachable goal.
Colorado Daily |
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‘Rock for Love’ Kicks Off Tonight
“Aristo-crunk,” noted regional garage bands and headliner hip-hop fill the program for the “SunTrust Rock for Love 2” concert Friday and Saturday to b....
The Memphis Daily News |
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Loose Change: MP3 speakers for non-iPod users
So you’ve got an MP3 player that isn’t an iPod. Is there a speaker device you can purchase for around $200 to play music in your home and an adapter to use the player with your car’s sound system?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Xbox's 'Braid' packs big fun in small game
I'm a sucker for big, juicy games with flashy graphics, block-rockin' audio and tons of things to do.
The Gleaner |
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Fundraiser to benefit music program in memory of teen
MILTON - It's been more than two months since Nickolas Kinney's body was found in the Hudson River, but that doesn't mean the family of the 14-year-old middle school student will let him be forgotten.
The Saratogian |
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'Rocker' plays a familiar tune
"The Rocker"
The Standard-Times |
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Rochester draws visitors with fair's rustic fun
With an antique tractor pull, woodsman show and fiddle contest, you might think you've taken a step back in time when you visit the Rochester Country Fair.
The Standard-Times |
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Caller to raise rafters at DNRT Barn Bash
It is a hot August night and the Westport Community Dance is in full swing. Families are moving to the left, right, walking two by two, weaving in and out to the direction of caller Linda Leslie and fiddle and guitar music at Howland Hall behind the...
The Standard-Times |
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Dychauco: Culinary Fusion with Chef Ed (Part 4)
THE last time I organized a culinary show was Let's Cake It....With Mrs. Avelina Florendo & Ed! two years ago to a very active and participating audience. It's been a while.
Sun Star |
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Charles City's Party in Park to feature movies, music
CHARLES CITY — It’s going to be a red carpet event in Central Park on Friday, Aug. 22, as Charles City’s summer Party in the Park series continues. Live music from Charles City favorite Endless Summer is sure to draw a crowd and fill the Dick Young Dance Floor.
The Globe Gazette |
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Rhodes: Musical preferences aside, Number 9 rocked in tribute
One of the fascinating things about music is how two people can listen to the same recording of a song and come away with different feelings and interpretations.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Entertainment Events
Music and dance events around the city.
New York Times |
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