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Tifton band possesses stage presence, new name and big backer
Once Blackbird, the newly-minted south Georgia rock 'n' roll quartet, completes its final set tonight, two novelties will most likely emerge.
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Featured Photogallery: "Of Biblical proportions"
John Michael, bass player for country singer Hayes Carll, prepares for his role as one of the many Jesuses in Carll's music video "She Left Me for Jesus" Monday morning at the MeTV studio.
The Daily Texan |
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'State Fair' comes to the Walnut Street Theatre
Major Broadway revivals of "South Pacific" and "Carousel" have validated the enduring appeal of the musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. Now the Walnut Street Theatre is opening its 200th anniversary with "State Fair."
Courier-Post |
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Filling the Harbour with music
The fourth annual Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival ended last Sunday with the strains of Brahms during a finale by the Lafayette String Quartet.
Coast Reporter |
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sound check
PLAYING BACKUP FOR THE PRIDS -- The distorted guitar and rolling drums breakdown of the Prids' song "The Glow" might be the perfect soundtrack to a high-speed road trip. After their van flipped on July 20, however, members' amps are quiet and someone else has to pick up a guitar and play for them.
The Oregonian |
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Wild at Art wants you
It’s time to brush up on your arpeggios and trills. The 2009 Wild at Art Festival has announced its Local Colour Song Contest, and organizers are looking for the one local vocal act that will take home the top prize of $1,000.
Squamish Chief |
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Palmdale skatepark program features music, prizes
PALMDALE - A free "Friday Night Freestyle" skatepark program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Christopher O'Leary Skatepark at Domenic Massari Park, 37716 55th St. E.
Los Angeles Daily News |
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Can't-miss concerts among slate of varied fall music offerings
They don't call Austin the Live Music Capital of the World for nothing. Nowhere else can you find as eclectic a mix of musical greatness than in the ATX. And now marks the time for the heavy hitters. Summer has ended, the middle schoolers have returned to class, and Panic! at the Disco has packed up their instruments and left town.
The Daily Texan |
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Listen Up! Singer-songwriter Higgins better than most
By Myles Griffin Listen Up! Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 2:54 p.m. Who? A singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia.
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Parrotheads fly into A.C. this weekend
Atlantic City will be awash in Parrotheads this weekend as Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band return to Atlantic City for a concert in Boardwalk Hall Sunday night.
Courier-Post |
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A slammin' band from England
They're the opening act for tonight's Kid Rock concert at Camden's Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, but have no doubt: England's Back Door Slam has the makings of a stadium headliner itself.
Courier-Post |
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'The Rocker': The song remains the same
"The Rocker" might really have rocked if it didn't feel like a cover of superior comedies.
Courier-Post |
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Five Live: Music
1. Ice Cube Talk about range: As a solo rapper and part of the group NWA, he's pulled no punches, with searing lyrics that have courted controversy.
The Oregonian |
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Nats' streak ends at 12
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It's been a while since the Washington Nationals blared loud music in their clubhouse
The Frederick News-Post |
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Music industry hopes to pull more revenue from hot video games
Many music industry executives who are trying to offset falling CD sales love the sound of "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band."
The Tennessean |
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People in Business
Tim Wipperman has been named president of the Equity Music Group. Wipperman has served as the label's chief creative officer since 2004.
The Tennessean |
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Five Live: Performance
1. Piano duet recital Angela Carson and Rebecca Jeffers perform music by Franz Schubert, Michael Ippolito and Ernst von Dohnanyi. Noon Friday, St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 S.W. Park Ave.; donation requested; 503-227-2439
The Oregonian |
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Fair concerts from reverent to raucous
Jars of Clay, Weird Al, Bill Engvall and singers Gary Allan and Blaine Larsen are featured.
Everett Herald |
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Just for laughs: The Miami Improv Festival reminds us that South Florida's comedy scene is no joke
Comedy is on the house at JohnMartin's in Coral Gables; it comes with serious cuisine at Laffing Matterz in Fort Lauderdale, and it has those you-gotta-be-there moments at Just the Funny in Miami.
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Musician Will Hoge is in critical condition after motorbike accident
Nashville rock musician Will Hoge, 35, is in critical condition in Vanderbilt University Medical Center after being involved in a motor scooter accident Wednesday evening.
The Tennessean |
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More chamber music
WOODSTOCK -- A Woodstock favorite, the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, returns Sunday, Aug. 24, for a 4 p.m. concert of works by Brahms, Webern and Arensky at the Unitarian Universalist Church. Based at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, the festival is marking its 16th year of presenting several weeks of chamber music performed by leading musicians in Randolph, Montpelier and ...
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Rebel Red's 'Sex Religion Politics' like a party anthem -- WITH AUDIO
Born in New York City and raised in England, singer-songwriter Rebel Red had worked with the late producer Steve Burgh of Kingston before taking some time off to raise two boys. She then returned with "Sex Religion Politics."
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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Thermalito school staff gets a boost
OROVILLE -- With a guitar in his hands and a witty sense of humor, singer and songwriter Monte Selby helped to inspire Thermalito Union School District staff members Thursday.
Oroville Mercury-Register |
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Neil Young celebrated
BURLINGTON -- It all started here on Vermont soil the day Neil Young crossed the Canadian border and played his first concert in the United States. Forty years later, Burlington Internet radio station WBKM.org is will bring the music of Neil Young back home! Nine confirmed bands each bringing a distinctively unique approach and flavor to some of Neil's tunes will play at a free family event. ...
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus |
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Jess Klein's voice a spectacular instrument in 'House of Satisfaction'
A native of Rochester, who has put her time in in both Brooklyn and Boston, singer-songwriter Jess Klein now resides in musician Mecca of Austin, Texas.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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