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Fox valley Folk Music & Storytelling festival starts Sunday
GENEVA – With more than 100 folks performing on eight stages across about a dozen acres, Juel Ulven said attendants of the annual Fox valley Folk Music & Storytelling festival often ask him how they’ll see everything.
Kane County Chronicle |
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Olympic champ rubs shoulders with the stars
He does comedy, writes books, mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming? Certainly not Michael Phelps - not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awards, all that fresh Olympic bling will certainly help.
Cape Argus |
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Hi-de-higher education for Butlins redcoats
Butlins teams up with the University of Chichester to offer a two-year musical theatre course in Bognor Regis.
BBC News |
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Galway, Ireland
Today sees the start of this year's Electric Picnic, an annual music festival staged at Stradbally Hall Estate, in the centre of Stradbally, Co. Laois. Some 32,000 fans will attend what seems to me to be a somewhat upmarket festival aimed at a slightly older crowd.
Irish Emigrant |
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Zimbabwe: Last Trumpet Sounds Spawns Two Musicians
A Harare-based music firm, Last Trumpet Sounds, conceived last year by upcoming music ace Owen Phiri, has spawned two talented gospel musicians - Justice Mapfumo and Stewart Chimanga - who are poised to scale dizzy heights if their albums get the marketing they deserve.
AllAfrica.com |
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Acton Day approaches
Acton Day is scheduled from 3 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13 , at NARA Park, with the following activities listed from 3 to 7 p.m. and a free concert featuring the Blushing Brides, world’s most dangerous tribute to the music of the Rolling Stones from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Acton Beacon |
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No room for pop pap here as new bands fight mediocrity
Rodent Emporium Punch and the Apostles **** Henry's Cellar Bar IT'S time to make a stand against mediocrity in music, and where better to start than with these two
Edinburgh Evening News |
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Friday, the 29th of August 2008
Little eight-year-old flautist PANHLauv was once told he couldn't play the flute because it was too long. But his performance with two of his teachers at the Art Cafe on Wednesday night showed he has become accomplished on the instrument.
Phnom Penh Post |
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Just started? Hardly
Score another hit for the MuzikMafia. The gritty Nashville singer-songwriter club -- which includes such stars as Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson -- is proud of another member who is tasting stardom.
The News & Observer |
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Rock picks
Local super-fan Cy Rawls' battle against a brain tumor has been a terrible experience for him. And yet the situation has yielded a small silver lining.
The News & Observer |
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Pete Doherty-besotted teen dies of drug overdose
A teenager obsessed with rock star Pete Doherty has been found dead after overdosing on drugs. Terri McHendry was discovered by her family at their Dundee home on August 24 surrounded by pictures and fan memorobilia of the controversial heroin addict and Babyshambles frontman.
Scotland Today |
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CD Review
The influence of The Beatles in the realm of popular music and beyond can never be overestimated. Though they may not have been the greatest musicians and a bit of a pub band at the worst of times ("Let it be"), their talent as songwriters was peerless.
Financial Mail |
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Enjoy Labor Day weekend with festivals, food and music
Well, this is it. The unofficial end of summer. Where did the time go? Here’s a quick lowdown in case you’re still trying to put plans together.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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African festival honors Ghana
The 19th annual African Street Festival begins at 6 p.m. today at the Jackson Fairgrounds Park. The event continues through Sunday.
The Jackson Sun |
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Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar
Showing listings from August 29, 2008 to September 4, 2008 in all categories. Music To One's Ears New exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage, "Music to One's Ears: Musical Instruments in the home, band and orchestra."
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Orchestra Mimed At 2000 Olympics
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has revealed its performance during the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony was mimed.
SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Customer Service
SYDNEY, Australia - China isn't the only country to fake a musical performance during an Olympic opening ceremony. Turns out Australia knows a thing about miming music, too.
Brandon Sun |
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Noise from city bars frustrating Toledo residents
Toledo City Council is considering a change to the municipal code that would make it easier to enforce violations of the city's loud sound ordinance and crackdown on bars that blast music - mostly from outdoor patios. Sue Kasee of Clover Lane in West Toledo testified before the council's community and neighborhood committee that noise from nearby Nick & Jimmy's Bar & Grill has caused her many ...
The Toledo Blade |
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Nokia unveils N79
The model offers a full range of multimedia experiences including integrated navigation, music with FM transmitter, high-speed connectivity, web browsing, at least 10 pre-loaded N-Gage games and an advanced 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics.
Digital Media Europe |
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Stratham news briefs
Under the direction of maestro Joanna Cyrus, the Great Bay Youth Orchestra is expanding to a full symphony orchestra open to advanced young musicians from elementary through high school. The expansion is funded in part by a generous grant from the Fuller...
Exeter News-Letter |
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Uganda: Here Comes Original Papyrus
IF you thought you were done hearing crazy stage names, you are wrong. See, part of a stunt to make a grand entrance on the music scene, besides catchy songs, is an outlandish name and Original Papyrus, is the latest entry.
AllAfrica.com |
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Exeter news briefs
Random Acts of Harmony, a Seacoast folk singing group, will appear at Club Ioka, 55 Water St., Exeter on Friday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. The acoustic trio sings familiar folk songs in a sing along style. To sample their music online, visit...
Exeter News-Letter |
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Arts, music thriving in elementary schools
The arts are alive and well in Frederick County Public Schools and the offerings are abundant for students of all ages.
WTOP Radio Network |
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Partygoers Alarm Zurich Officials, Who Say Revelry Isn't Swiss
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Crowds of youngsters like to gather in parks across Europe to meet, drink, and play music. The partygoers have come to Switzerland this summer, and the Swiss are alarmed.
Bloomberg.com |
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Limits of Radiohead vanish as individuals come together
Few bands in or out of rock exceed the sum of their parts as often – or as brilliantly – as Radiohead, whose sold-out Wednesday night concert at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre reaffirmed the band's collective power.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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