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Miami jury acquits man accused of shooting musician Estefano
A Latin pop star's tale of bloodshed, millions secretly siphoned from the bank and a murder plot hatched by a Miami Santería church -- this trial felt telenovela-esque.
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Flashback promises classic rock experience
How's this for a show: Janis Joplin, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin . . . on one stage, for one night. Well, it's coming to Tampa . . . in a sense. Actually many senses. The Flashback Tour, featuring the Mystic Orchestra comprised of 30 of the best musicians from around the world, is a unique classic rock show that promises to stimulate many senses by ...
Bradenton Herald |
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Datebook www.ToAcorn.com Thousand Oaks Acorn
hosts luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Calabasas Country Club, 4515 Park Entrada. Guest speakers discuss "Green initiatives in Calabasas." $30 members, $35 nonmembers. RSVP required.
The Thousand Oaks Acorn |
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Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6: Aug. 31: Actor Warren Berlinger ("Operation Petticoat," "The Joey Bishop Show") is 71. Drummer Jerry Allison of Buddy Holly and the Crickets is 69. Singer Van Morrison is 63. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions is 60. Actor Richard Gere is 59. Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 51. Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go's is 51. Singer Tony ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Beer festival at New York City's South Street Seaport
NEW YORK -- More than 100 breweries will be offering samples of their craft beers at the third annual NY Brewfest, scheduled for Sept. 12 at South Street Seaport (piers 16 and 17) from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. ...
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MOLSON CONCERT SECURITY: Chief: Problems, few; crowds, well-behaved
With the Molson Canal Concert Series bringing thousands of people to Lockport, the potential for chaos could have been high, but officials say the crowds were well-behaved.
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal |
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West Bulletin Board
Sewickley -- The Dwayne Dolphin Piccolo Bass Band will perform jazz and funk from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 6 ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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A life that was all about the music
By most accounts, Gus Cacioppo could outplay about anybody. His last name, the way he said it — Ka-shop-o — almost sounded like a melody. He performed opening night in 1946 at the bygone Cavallaro Club on Savannah Highway, played New York nightclubs and countless weddings with his swing band and sat in with Charleston's community orchestra until last year.
The Post and Courier |
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Wellston Coal Festival will begin Tuesday
Celebrating the city of Well-ston's rich coal mining heritage, Wellston Coal Festival kicks off Tuesday, and activities continue through Sept. 6.
Portsmouth Daily Times |
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West Municipal News
Carnegie: Parking restrictions will be imposed Wednesday in preparation for the annual Carnegie Arts and Heritage Festival next Thursday Sept. 6 on East and West Main streets. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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WMBR’s Top Five Songs About Smack
You probably know this as the song from those Royal Caribbean ads. But its about smack. And its not one of those deals where after the song becomes big, people on the internet talk about how it COULD be about smack — I’m looking at you “Hotel California.”
The Tech |
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Weekend Feedback
Just part with the vinyl Regarding "Record dealer closes shop on a sour note" (Aug. 22), as a lifelong music addict, I too am sorry to see Record Rama close its doors for good. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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CMT, Belmont University Promote Voter Registration
College students love food and music, which were paired together Wednesday night to encourage voter registration at Belmont University.
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Weekend Hotlist
One more meaningless football game, folks, and then we're in business. For the Steelers, at least. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Odds & Ends, Check It Out
Eco Expo Pick up tips for making your home environmentally friendly, check out new products, and sample organic foods during the Eco-Friendly Expo from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at KB Home Studio, 6718 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Quick hits
FREE CONCERT: The three-man West Asheville band Buffalo will perform folk, country and Americana music 6-8:30 p.m. Friday at Blue Ridge Books and News, 152 S. Main St., Waynesville.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Three Dollar Bill
I cannot help but feel exasperation when I look at the hatemongering "Straight Pride" parade being organized by a few wingnuts in New York City's reggae dancehall community this weekend, a parade that is the equal of any Ku Klux Klan rally in the Deep South.
Hour.ca |
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Babylon, P.Q.
Fernand Lachance would have been proud. There's a festival bearing the name of his enduring, sclerosis-inducing contribution to Quebec culture, my secret post-party mistress, a panegyric to indiscriminate gourmandizing, the apple to a vegetarian's Eve: poutine.
Hour.ca |
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A happier kind of blues
A man and his girlfriend put on their dancing shoes in the parking lot of B.B.’s Lawnside Bar-B-Q on a recent Sunday. They were preparing for a weekly tradition that at one point was in jeopardy.
The Kansas City Star |
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World Film Festival: Week 2
Last week we focused on some of the better Canadian films appearing at the World Film Fest, so this week the recommendations will send you around the world, with some high-profile flicks by non-Canucks.
Hour.ca |
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Jailed Punk Rocker to Stand Trial for 'Social Dangerousness'
Cuban law defines "social dangerousness" as behavior contrary to "communist morality," and police use it to detain offenders before they have a chance to commit a crime.
Fox News |
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Various artists - (Ninja Tune)
In-house Ninja writers aptly describe number five in the label's series of history-making compilations as an example of "the sheer ambition and diversity of music being put out through the imprints of Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter."
Hour.ca |
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Jazz in the Square features locally- and nationally-known musicians
By Carl Hoover
Waco Tribune-Herald |
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Midnight Juggernauts - (EMI)
This certainly does inspire thoughts of dystopia. It's the type of cookie-cutter, overprogrammed, soft-in-the-middle, background dance music that keeps me away from the whole lower-Main area and makes me curse the day Air ever launched their first record.
Hour.ca |
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Mahalia, Elvis & More: Gospel Music Heritage Month
Mahalia Jackson, Elvis Presley, Kirk Franklin, Johnny Cash, Al Green, Amy Grant, Dixie Hummingbirds, Bill Gaither, Bobby Jones and many more gospel greats past & present featured as Gospel Music Channel unveils multi-platform plans for Inaugural Gospel Music Heritage Month this Sept.
Christian News Wire |
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