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Secrest Artists season opens with renowned trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, N.C. debut of NOJO
Wake Forest University’s Secrest Artists Series will open its 2008-2009 season at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in Wait Chapel with a concert by Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO). The concert will be the NOJO’s first performance in North Carolina.
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China Blocks iTunes On The Net
CYBERSPACE (AP) -- What could have been a big hit has become a big no-no in China. Customers of iTunes in China have complained that they weren't being allowed to download songs this past week. And a group of activists thinks it knows exactly why.
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Blaska's Blog: Only the finest ingredients
Now that Blaska's Blog has won the silver medal in Isthmus' "Madison's Favorites" poll, Blaska's Blog world headquarters is being inundated with requests for tours of our production facilities. Schools, senior citizen centers, fraternal organizations, better government groups, Tony Galli of TV-27, the Federal Trade Commission and the morbidly curious are lined up to see how this popular blog is ...
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Music Review: Karen Dalton - Green Rocky Road
Some recently discovered tapes give a glimpse into the musical mind of a talented but forgotten folk artist. Karen Dalton, (1938-1993), was a folk singer who was part of the Greenwich Village scene in the early 1960’s. Bob Dylan called Dalton; "the female Billie Holiday,” because of the tone and texture of her vocals, but despite her musical relationships with him and Fred Neil, she would ...
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Polka festival drew crowds from across Saskatchewan, Alberta
The dancing was in full swing over the weekend. Even in the early afternoon the dance floor was packed and the attendees were expecting it to get much busier as the night went on.
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Band gives new life to community
After seven years of being dormant, the Community Band is giving new life to area residents. The revitalization of the band first started a year ago with Amy Stratton, manager of Bookhaven in Wahpeton. "I wanted to play my instrument again," said Stratton, who plays the flute.
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Chipo’s Promise thought-provoking
Chipo’s Promise, a Zimbabwean short feature film that premiered at Elite 100 is somewhat a tied story but still thought provoking. Maskiri collaborates with Congolese Welly Pelo URBAN grooves talented rapper Alicious Musimbe aka Maskiri has introduced a new taste in his new album to be released soon by collaborating with a talented Congolese musician Armada aka Welly Pelo.
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TIMES: Seattle holds off on gun restrictions
A shooting during the Northwest Folklife festival led Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to say he would ban guns on all city-owned property. But with the Bumbershoot festival coming up this weekend at the center, there's no gun ban in effect.
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Barenaked Singer Escapes Plane Crash
This just hasn't been the Barenaked Ladies' year. First, cofounder Steven Page gets busted for drugs. Now this. BNL's lead singer and principal songwriter, Ed Robertson, and...
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Angola: Bonga Asserts Music Market Quality
Angolan musician, Barceló de Carvalho "Bonga", said recently in Luanda that the country's music has a melodic and rhthym quality that makes it enjoyable in Europe, in particular, and in the world in general.
AllAfrica.com |
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Austinist Festival Alert: Xemumba '08 @ The Mohawk in September!
Image from Xemumba ’s MySpace Xemumba '08: Un Romance Con La Música Latino Friday, September 12, & Saturday, September 13 The Mohawk ( 912 Red River ) Doors: 5 p.m. Friday / 4 p.m. Saturday $20 per day or $30 for both days; $100 V.I.P. [ info ] [ tickets ] We had an initial, brief crush during Xemumba '07 (at The Compound last September) but now Bemba Entertainment ...
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Music Review: Damien Dempsey - The Rocky Road
Award winning Damien Dempsey explores his rich heritage and producing a gem. Damien Dempsey clearly spent his childhood absorbing the rich heritage of his native Dublin and the culture of his beautiful homeland that is Ireland. With The Rocky Road, his fifth studio album, he visits those traditions and explores some of his country’s turbulent and troubled past. He brings the characters, ...
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Ukrainian Fest marks independence
Photos by Mark C. Psoras The audience clapped to the music and cheered as the men dressed in Ukrainian clothing spun around and leapt into the air in unison while the female dancers formed a circle...
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Electrosound presents new release: Hard Stroke - "The Others"...
HardStroke is a band, based on one human. Simon Johansson is his name. Simon has created music for a long time, and has faced many different music styles. Some of them are: rock, pop, jazz, metal, dance, house, techno, trance, classical and… Swedish folkmusic. Mash it up!
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Richard Wagner family power struggle over festival intensifies
Berlin - The Richard Wagner family power struggle over the future of the Bayreuth opera festival emerged again Monday after the composer's great granddaughter launched a new move to gain control of what is one of the world's leading musical events. N...
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AT&T and Rock the Vote Team Up to Encourage Youth Vote at Democratic National Convention
Every vote counts! And the youth vote is no exception. This election year, interest and involvement in the presidential primaries were unprecedented -- in some cases quadrupling the turnout of previous elections, based on primary young-voter stats.
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Martin, Brady, Torres and Greaves Cast in NYMF's Bubble
Casting has been announced for New York Musical Theatre Festival production of The Bubble, which is scheduled to begin performances Sept. 17 at the Zipper Factory Theater.
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Pop Music On TV This Week
The big performance of the week is undoubtedly Friday's showcase on the Today Show. Check out the 3 artists coming your way onstage in this week's full schedule of...
About.com |
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Country singer Jason Aldean to perform at NIU
Country music singer Jason Aldean will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
Rockford Register Star |
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Flood benefit showcases old-time country musicians
Saturday night's Country Music fundraiser for flood victims in the Cedar Rapids area raised nearly $1,200.
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Murder By Death Splits...A 7-Inch
Americana rock quartet Murder By Death has announced an upcoming US tour, as well as a new split 7-inch with tourmate, Will Whitmore. The 7-inch is the first in a proposed series where Murder By Death will trade covers with another band.
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Balloons colour the sky at proms
Hot air balloonists gather at a musical prom in Kent to take the weekend's festivities into the sky.
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Singers and dreamers at the State Fair
DETROIT -- T.J. Kraven started out singing opera three years ago. But at the Michigan State Fair Sunday, the 12-year-old Sashabaw Middle School student from Waterford went country.
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M-Audio Unveils Flagship Studiophile DSM Reference Monitors
M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), and a leading provider of creative tools for musicians, today unveiled the Studiophile® DSM1 and DSM2 reference monitors with built-in DSP for powerful sound processing.
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Summer of "Love of Don Ellis" Film Tour 2008
Moondance International Film Festival (August 29 - September 1st) Boulder, Colorado Screenings date: Saturday, August 30th. The 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival (September 20th, 5:30pm Jazz Theater - Monterey, California (Music with Milcho Leviev, Screening & Discussion).
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