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If the Northgate Music Festival doesn't provide you with an acceptable amount of Texas Country this weekend, you can get your fix from Roger Crea ...
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MARK STRYKER CLASSICAL+JAZZ HIGHLIGHTS: Warming up for the Jazz Festival
With the Detroit International Jazz Festival now just eight days away, you can practically sense the scene mentally and physically turning a corner, gathering its collective strength for the coming four-day explosion. The pre-festival series of gigs -- which jazz fest leaders have been using to showcase local talent and raise awareness of the Labor Day weekend event -- reaches its apex with two ...
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Ruck and roll. It was more of a mass than a queue as thousands of music fans jostled for their chance to buy the last few tickets left for the popular festival.
Reading Evening Post |
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Rare rocker
Danielia Cotton reinvigorates the Southern rock scene D anielia Cotton knows she's not the first "black girl to rock out." There's a shortchanged lineage before her that includes Joan Armatrading, Nona Hendryx and a former chitlin circuit darling by the name of Tina Turner. But years after the groundbreaking work of those powerhouses, Cotton still finds that people are shocked to see a black ...
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5 questions for Tai Anderson of Christian rock band Third Day
With hook-laden songs filled with positive, inspirational messages, it's no surprise that Third Day is one of the top bands in contemporary Christian music.
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Pat Foley brings a road wily spirit to his music
Courtesy photo In between albums, Pat Foley has been out on the town playing night after night — house parties, beer-soaked barrooms and nightclubs both with his band, the Lonely Desperados, above, and as a solo artist or two piece.
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Greek Festival returns
DOVER — The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will host its annual Greek Festival on Friday, Aug. 29, and Saturday, Aug. 30. The annual event will feature authentic homemade Greek food and pastries, cooking demonstrations, children's games and entertainment, and live music and dancing, including special dance performances by the Boston Lykeion Ellinidon VEVA Group in traditional Greek folk ...
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ROBERTA JASINA: Great stuff for families
Bath City is Booming: Mt. Clemens is celebrating its glorious past as the "mineral bath capital of the United States" with the Bath City Festival and a carnival for kids. Carnival hours are 3-10:30 p.m. Thursday, noon-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Gratiot at Crocker, downtown Mt. Clemens. 586-469-4168. www.downtownmountclemens.com/events.cfm.
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More live music top club picks
The Belmont: Copper Thieves, with Terrible Twos, 9 p.m. Fri. Mademoiselle Mondays, manicures and martinis with Laura Gregory and Julie Nager, 9 p.m. Mon. Punk Fitness, with Julie Hecker and DJs Spinny and Mikel Smith, 8 p.m. Tue. 10215 Jos. Campau, Hamtramck. 313-871-1966.
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Gimme! Gimme! a fun musical
Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. Fans of the hit musical “Mamma Mia!” have another chance to see the show, which makes its third run in the Upstate next week.
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Tickets on sale
Friday Charlie Murphy: 7 p.m. Oct. 25, Royal Oak Music Theatre, $30, $35. Cheech & Chong: 10 p.m. Sept. 20, the Fillmore Detroit, $29.50-$59.50. Atmosphere: 7 p.m. Oct. 27, Royal Oak Music Theatre, $20, $22.
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Weekend Watch
The California Capital Antique Paper and Postcards Show, a two-day event featuring more than 70 collectors and dealers offering a wide variety of paper collectibles including autographs, antique and modern postcards, books, historic photographs and documents, postal history, movie memorabilia, advertising materials, sheet music and more. Paper collectibles will be for sale this weekend in ...
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Baytown singer heads to Virginia on musical scholarship
Kyra Wagstaff is not sure why she likes singing, she just does.
Lake Houston Sentinel |
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Local jazz band gears up for Russian festival
TANEYTOWN — A Frederick County jazz band will soon go from local venues to an international stage
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Guitarist Joe Shikany was a familiar face in Seattle-area bands
Joe Shikany, longtime Seattle guitarist, was killed by a falling tree Monday in Spokane. He was a member of N'SANE, Davanos and Magic Bus, and had been in popular bands, including Shots and Bighorn, for more than 30 years.
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The Calendar
Kitchen 305 at the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort hosts A Night of Blues featuring renowned musician Joey Gilmore, who has shared the stage with greats like James Brown and Etta James. Showtimes are 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. with $5 drink specials. 16701 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach; 305-749-2110.
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Music review: Wu-Tang's GZA shows lyrical genius
'Pro Tools' continues to sharpen the shatterproof wordplay first introduced on "Words From the Genius"
Contra Costa Times |
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KFJC Helps Japanese Bands Break Into US
If you have a hankering for underground music from abroad, check out 89.7 KFJC's live broadcast of underground music from Tokyo.
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Roots rocker James Intveld in concert at the Hut on Friday
John Waters fans should get a kick out of roots rocker James Intveld, who is playing Friday night at The Hut, 305 N. Fourth Ave. When Johnny Depp's character in "Cry-Baby" declared himself the king through song, it was Intveld who provided the vocals.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Dave Matthews Band sax player dies at 46
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 crash, the band said. He was 46.
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The Petrified Forest (1936)
(83 mins, No Rating, ). The weekly podcast that lets you hear the music we write about. A compendium of coverage detailing the senator's many ethical and legal challenges.
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'Across the Universe' screening at the Fox Theatre on Friday night
Julie Taymor's wildly imaginative 2007 film, "Across the Universe," works wonders if you focus on the music and don't get hung up on the inane attempt at a storyline.
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5 questions for What Made Milwaukee Famous
Q: You guys are from Austin. Does a town with a music scene like that make it easier or harder for a band to get its start? A: It was definitely ...
The Bryan-College Station Eagle |
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Northgate isn't the only show around
You all recently have heard so much in this column about the 2008 Northgate Music Festival that, by the way, will descend like a cloud of locusts upon ...
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Alfred T. Hornbacks -- Rockin' C Karaoke, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, no cover. The Beer Joint -- Firehouse Karaoke, 8 p.m. Thursdays & Fridays, no cover ...
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