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Urban Planner: August 25, 2008
MUSIC: In case you were jonesing to go to another overpriced classic rock concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd can help you with that. They're playing at the Molson Amphitheatre this evening, joined by rocker and clever lyricist Kid Rock and one third of Run-D.M.C.
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Barbour Fair Kicks Off
The adventure began this weekend at the Barbour County Fairgrounds as the fair kicked off another year of food, music and family entertainment. A variety of activities are slated throughout the week with a Grand Feature Parade scheduled for 7 p.m. today followed by carnival rides and a karaoke contest.
The Inter-Mountain |
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UK News
A huge fire at Reading Festival was started accidentally, police say. It is understood the blaze was caused by a barbeque. The alarm was raised at 4pm on Saturday when music fans saw smoke billowing..
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Dance Factory
Dance Factory lets you play a dance game style game with any music CD you own. This would be great if it worked - but more often than not it is off just enough to drive you completely insane.
BellaOnline |
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Thousands turn out for Aylesbury's Hobble on the Cobbles
LIVE music fans were spoilt yesterday (Sunday) as Hobble on the Cobbles returned to Aylesbury town centre for a third year running, this time with Eddie and The Hot Rods headlining. (25/08/2008 13:54:56)
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Vanities Will Arrive on Broadway in Winter 2009
Vanities, A New Musical, which began its limited engagement at California's Pasadena Playhouse Aug. 22, will arrive on Broadway in February 2009, according to Variety.
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Randy Napoleon Sextet Previews New Music at Fat Cat
Guitarist Randy Napoleon brings a three-horn sextet to Fat Cat in New York City on September 3 to perform originals and fresh arrangements of jazz and soul standards and rethought pop tunes. “It's really an exciting process," he says of working on the arrangements.
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Faculty/Staff Picks
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Indiana Statesman |
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U of Minnesota student brings folk band to Yacht Club
Interrupting the typical evening rock scene found at the Yacht Club, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Caroline Smith mellowed the underground venue as soon as she stepped on stage. Crooning with a touch of birdlike warble, the 20-year-old serenaded the small summer crowd with her peaceful folk music.
The Daily Iowan |
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The Windows of Brimnes
I just finished The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland by Minnesota poet and essayist Bill Holm. The view from his getaway cabin in remote Northern Iceland provides Holm with the inspiration for ruminations on ancestry, music, religion, the state of the world, etc. The essay on silence and noise is worth the price [...]
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Heidi Montag Shoots '80s-Inspired Music Vid
Heidi Montag is working up a sweat in her new video for her single "Overdosin'." Rocking big hair, The Hills star, 21, channels an 80s aerobics instructor as she dances around in lycra, legwarmers and a sweatband. The video debuts on HeidiMontag.com at 1 p.m. EST today. Don't miss Heidi and Spencer's cheesiest moments. She just released the bubbly track, which "is about when you fall in...
US Weekly |
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Brazilian drummer brings bossa nova to Shore
Bossa nova emerged along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Now, Brazilian drummer Mauricio de Souza brings its Bohemian sounds to the Jersey Shore.
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Photos: Free sample
Patrons at Patty’s Place, a Main Street mainstay, were treated to an informal concert last Monday in advance of the Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival, a series of concerts that began over the weekend and continues through Aug. 31.
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Broadcast Music, Inc.(R) (BMI(R)) Tops $900 Million Mark in Revenues for FY 2008
NEW YORK----Broadcast Music, Inc.® , the U.S. music performing right organization, today announced that it earned more than $901 million in revenues for its 2008 fiscal year, including its subsidiary Landmark Digital Services, LLCTM.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Nine Inch Nails dazzles The Palace with sounds and, especially, sights
AUBURN HILLS -- Those leaving nine inch nails' concert Saturday night at the Palace certainly talked about what they heard. But they very likely talked more about what they had seen.
The Oakland Press |
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Talk of the Town: Madonna on tour
Talk of the Town brings you the latest in news, music and celebrity talk. Do you think divorce should be introduced in Malta?
Times of Malta |
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No work – but no fret for Robbie’s guitarist
ROBBIE Williams' guitarist Neil Taylor, from Bradford on Avon, has used his time away from touring the world to work on his own album.
Wiltshire Times |
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Clean up after castle music event
A big clean up has started at Guernsey's Vale Castle after the weekend's Vale Earth Fair.
BBC News |
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Clothesline Arts Festival planned for Sept. 6-7
Live entertainment, food, family activities, and arts and crafts will be featured at the 52nd M&T Bank Clothesline Festival Sept. 6 and 7 at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave.
MPNnow.com |
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CEREBRAL PALSY: Music group has openings
Openings are available for the fall session for the You and Me in Harmony music group hosted by United Cerebral Palsy of South Central PA.
York Daily Record |
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Intimate Miami venues showcase Latin artists
MIAMI (Billboard) - 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.
Muzi |
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Christian Bautista in search of Maria for "West Side Story"
Christian Bautista portrays the role of lovestruck Tony in STAGES' production of the popular Broadway musical West Side Story , which is scheduled to run at Meralco Theater in September-October 2008.
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STAGES has chosen Christian Bautista to star in their production of West Side Story , created by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics).
PEP |
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Buffalo Technology Gives iPhone Users Anytime, Anywhere Access to Movies, Music and More
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 25, 2008 -- Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking, storage and memory solutions today announced a new capability to its LinkStation Mini's Web Access feature, which gives Apple iPhone users an easy and convenient way to stream their digital content to their iPhones.
PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Pop Tarts: Donald Trump Gets Emotional Over Aguilera
Donald Trump usually isn’t one to show too much emotion on his face, but the big-wig businessman was clearly moved by Christina Aguilera’s live performance at the Nakeel & Trump Organization party on Saturday night in Los Angeles
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