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Ranchers' Ball benefits fairgrounds: Saturday fair schedule is below
ELKO - The Ranchers' Ball is a long-standing tradition with the Elko County Fair. It's a place where the public gets to sample some of the best local food, dance to good music and support the Elko County Fairgrounds.
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Irish Festival starts next Friday
DANBURY -- Some 5,000 people are expected to attend the 2008 Greater Danbury Irish Festival, scheduled for next Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Ives Concert Park. The three-day festival features everything Irish, from food to culture to music.
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Female band to play show at ArtSpace
Four talented Canadian women, who've joined forces to create a powerful musical experience, will make their Prince George debut on Sept. 7.August, a foursome from Vancouver, will offer a unique blend of four-part harmony in folk, country, bluegrass and pop at ArtSpace at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.Although singers Meg Tennant, Rae Armour, Beverley Elliot and Linda Kidder first found common ground ...
Prince George Citizen Online |
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Is Hootie breaking up? Don’t believe Web sites
Here’s a reminder that you can’t believe everything that’s posted on the Web: Several sites, including Rollingstone.com and Contactmusic.com, reported today that Hootie and The Blowfish broke up. “There is no breakup. We’re just taking a touring hiatus,” said Susan Graham, the band’s spokeswoman. “It’s totally a rumor.” Rucker’s comments to AOL’s PopEater started the rumor. “Hootie played our ...
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John Rockwell on the arts
Much fussing of late from London's Proms, where Roger Norrington threatens to strip Edward Elgar of his vibrato. I'm not a staff employee of the new New York Times any more, so I won't belabor you with a Music 101 definition of vibrato.
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Square Dancers allemande right into Paris
Square dancers swing into Paris this weekend for the 14th annual Chaparral Square Dance Convention. Bright colors and lively music fill Love Civic Center tonight and tomorrow as approximately 200 dancers converge on the floor for workshops and rounds of dancing.
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Tyrone Founder's Day 08 preview
It is about that time of the year again. The 32nd time, in fact. Tyrone’s 32nd Annual Founder’s Day Festival is set for Sept. 18-20 and is looking to provide something for everyone in the family.
The Fayette Citizen |
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Though he can play with demonic intensity, saxophonist James Carter prefers balladry
Detroit-born reed master James Carter recently released his first album in three years, "Present Tense," which returns him to the spotlight with fascinating material associated with, and inspired by, Django Reinhardt, the Ellington band's Harry Carney and his other musical heroes. Carter performs with his quintet in Santa Cruz, Oakland and San Francisco.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Quartet works hard, plays harder
Ralph Lalama. Where: The Kitano, 66 Park Ave. at 38th Street, New York. When: 8 and 10 Saturday. How much: $25 music charge, $15 minimum. Call (212) 885-7000 or visit kitano.com.
The Star-Ledger |
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Pomp, circumstance and Casino of the Wind
Mohegan -- Drum-heavy music boomed out speakers as everyone in attendance turned their attention to the huge white curtain before them. And then, the curtain was
New London Day |
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Chicago Soul Music Festival canceled
The Chicago Soul Music Festival scheduled for next weekend at Union Park — featuring Erykah Badu, Frankie Beverly and our own Chicago rapper Common — has been canceled.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Archives
A good action movie has excitement, heart-pounding music and a lot of explosions. All of which can be found in the latest Hollywood remake, "Death Race." In the near future, the American economy collapses and all prisons become privately owned.
Niner Online |
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Archives
A good action movie has excitement, heart-pounding music and a lot of explosions. All of which can be found in the latest Hollywood remake, "Death Race."
Niner Online |
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Vancouver's Victorious Block Party
VANCOUVER — The folks at Only Magazine are inviting Vancouverites to mark the unofficial end of summer with the Sept. 1 Victory Square Block Party.
ChartAttack.com |
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Stars Make Sad Robots
Polaris Music Prize finalists Stars will release their downloadable six-track Sad Robots EP exclusively through sadrobots.ca on Sept. 1.
ChartAttack.com |
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Garage's band of shows
It'll be quite an international season for the Garage Theatre Group in 2008-2009. The Teaneck troupe will offer one play each from England, a double-bill of one-acters from Canada and Ireland, and a musical about Yiddish immigrants.
The Star-Ledger |
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Music and mirth
A 1930s-era musical about a horny, stage-struck teenager's brush with show biz, "So Long, 174th Street" didn't last so long on Broadway back in 1976. Now the show, with a score by Stan Daniels (an Emmy winner for "Taxi") and a book by Joseph Stein (a Tony winner for "Fiddler on the Roof"), has been revised into a new incarnation titled "Enter Laughing: The Musical."
The Star-Ledger |
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KTXZ trades Spanish rock for Tejano
KTXZ 1560 AM will change its format at midnight Saturday to feature Tejano music instead of Spanish rock.
Austin Business Journal |
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Anthromusicology
Daniel J. Levitin proposes that humans have been shaped by a ?soundtrack of civilization.?
New York Times |
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' 'Aumakua' a divine treat
An eclectic mix of classic Hawaiian, new Hawaiian, jazz and show tunes helps Amy Hanaiali'i shape a colorful palate that tells of her connections to people, things and elements that boost the spirit.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Local musician up for Nammy award
A local musician has been nominated for a Native American Music Award, which will be presented at the 2008 Nammy's in Niagara Falls. Richard Stepp is one of six nominees for the Native Heart award to be announced Oct. 4 at the Native American Music Awards celebration in New York.
Miami News-Record |
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Diddy to Headline eTalk Festival Party, Sept. 5
Hot-to-trot celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson lights up the turntables
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Look for Firewooks in the Mumford Sky
The Fourth of July doesn't mean the end of fireworks for the season. Genesee Country Village and Museum is getting ready for its first Labor Day weekend Fireworks Extravaganza.
R News |
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For time being, Obama's Hawai'i roots become a footnote
DENVER — Last night's spectacular celebration of Barack Obama's nomination as the Democratic candidate for president of the United States was a cross between a rock concert, Super Bowl game and a massive tech-head convention.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Limited Tickets Left for Canwest Banjo Bowl Weekend
WINNIPEG, MB - With over a week to go until the fifth annual edition of the Canwest Banjo Bowl, less than 200 tickets remain for the 2008 edition of the Saskatchewan-Winnipeg game at Canad Inns Stadium.
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