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'Grey Gardens' can't add much color as musical
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Grey Gardens: Musical based on the documentary "Grey Gardens." Book by Doug Wright. Music by Scott Frankel. Lyrics by Michael Korie. Directed by Kent Nicholson. (Through Sept. 14. TheatreWorks at Mountain View Center for the Performing...
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Reggae legend Scratch Perry's mad crazy skills
With a reputation as one of the world's great eccentrics, Lee "Scratch" Perry should be a certified nutcase. After all, he once burned down his studio, recorded a song called "I Am a Madman" and has a salacious alter ego named Pipecock Jackson. Truth is,...
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Mystery Jets - Mystery Jets Spark Violence At Uk Festival
British rockers THE MYSTERY JETS sparked violent scenes at a U.K. music festival after their late on-stage arrival meant they could only play a fraction of their ...
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'Idol's' McPhee is in 'The House"
The 24-year-old now says acting was the goal all along, even though she still is making music.
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4th Annual La Femme International Film Festival in Los Angeles October 16-19, 2008
The LA Femme International Film Festival launches in its fourth year of films and festival activities.
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Intimate Miami venues showcase Latin artists
MIAMI - The Gibson Showroom in Miami's Design District, ostensibly a place for the guitar maker to showcase its various brands (including Baldwin pianos), has become a haven for all things music in Miami, allowing access to everything from rehearsals and songwriting sessions to showcases and TV tapings.
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This Week: What's on tap for the week of Aug. 25-31
What's new in music, movies and theater
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Talks/Authors
Daniel Levitin's "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature" Research scientist, record producer, professional musician and acclaimed author of This Is Your Brain on Music returns with "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature," Kepler's says.
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The Calendar
Theatre Under the Stars features easy listening music and dancing with Eddie Guerra on guitar. Free. Hollywood Beach Theater, Johnson Street at the Broadwalk, Hollywood; 954-921-3404.
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Lid on Pandora? Web radio service may go silent
Pandora is one of the nation's most popular Web radio services, with about 1 million listeners daily. Its Music Genome Project allows customers...
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PERFORMING ARTS
Saturday night's concert "Still Black, Still Proud: The African Tribute to James Brown" at the 9:30 club successfully paid homage to the Godfather of Soul even though more than half of the program should have been labeled an "American jazzy-funk tribute to James Brown." Saxophone player Pee Wee...
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Licensing fees bolster BMI's revenues
Songwriters, composers and music publishers who are members of BMI are sharing in more than $786 million in royalties, an 8 percent increase compared with last year, reflecting record fiscal-year revenues for the performing rights organization.
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Portland dance group tries to land on two feet
The Northwest Professional Dance Project, now more than five years into its existence, is busy establishing some things. As with just about any young arts organization, one of its biggest tasks is setting itself on firm footing, in terms of artistic reputation, finances, infrastructure.
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HP Middle East helps students get organised and stay connected
This summer, HP Middle East is showcasing a variety of desktop PCs, stylish notebook PCs and easy-to-use printers, along with connected accessories all of which feature the performance, value and innovation students need to succeed inside and outside the classroom.
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New Music In stores Tuesday
Blues Traveler, North Hollywood Shootout (Verve). Features the single You, Me and Everything. Eva Cassidy, Somewhere (Blix Street).
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A peaceful Rage for rock-show tickets
David Spohn, one of thousands of people who signed up for free Rage Against the Machine tickets Sunday, says it's his turn to get lucky.
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Jewish festival set for Labor Day weekend
TORRINGTON - The eleventh annual New England Jewish Festival is slated to take place Sunday Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 1, at the White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Road, in Litchfield. The festival is a celebration of Jewish life and features exhibitions of crafts, music, art, and Judaica. The festival is free and open to all people of any faiths. Jewish musicians from around the ...
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WIINCHESTER
— Local efforts for Habitat for Humanity generally got the blues on Saturday.
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Jam Against Hunger pulls donors together
Harry and Barb Springman wandered into a good cause Sunday, even if it wasn't quite what they expected. The Worthington, Minn., area couple was among hundreds who filled the grassy slopes above the Terrace Park Band Shell to hear Jam Against Hunger 8 - a music festival to benefit the Community Food Banks of South Dakota. But as they sat in their chairs and listened to the hard rock drifting up ...
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Carolyn Leigh and Mark Charlap’s musical version of J.M. Barrie’s book. Aug 15-Sep 13. Belaire Theater, 420 E Pipeline Rd, Hurst. $6-13. 817-284-1200.
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Nic Mc and Aquamuzic Join Forces to Convert Music into Water
The first online music label to give 100% of its net profits to water projects in the developing world joins with an original and bold electric guitar player, Nic Mc, www.nicmc.com
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HIP HOP POWERED MICHAEL PHELPS TOWARD GOLD: Olympic gold medalist may get to thank Young Jeezy in person for ...
*It's no secret that record breaking swimmer Michael Phelps had hip hop pulsing through his iPod before every race at the Olympics in Beijing.
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WYCLEF PENS TUNE HONORING VENUS WILLIAMS: Record to be tennis star's theme song during U.S. Open.
*"Venus (I'm Ready)," a song written and performed by Wyclef Jean, is slated to premiere as Venus Williams' theme music during the 2008 US Open tennis tournament in Flushing, Queens, New York, running from Aug. 25 through Sept. 7.
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SNOOP CLEARED FOR TRAVEL DOWN UNDER: Australia lifts ban on rapper, allowing him to tour with Ice Cube.
*Snoop Dogg can perform in Australia after immigration officials in the country lifted a ban that prevented him from entering the country. The 38-year-old rapper will be allowed to tour with fellow West Coast rapper Ice Cube for 17 days beginning Oct. 21, reports Australia's Herald Sun.
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MAXWELL PLOTS FIRST TOUR SINCE 2002: Crooner to travel North America promoting upcoming album "Black Summers' Night."
*For the first time in six years, fans will get a chance to see neo-soul star Maxwell live in concert. The string of live dates were described in a Thursday press release as a "pre-party tour celebration" for his upcoming trilogy album, "Black Summers' Night."
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