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Stand Up to Cancer telethon takes over network TV
LOS ANGELES - Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.
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Ritz season begins with Diamond Rio
When Diamond Rio released its debut single, "Meet in the Middle," 15 years ago, the band hoped the song would make it to the Top 10 or 20 in the charts. To its amazement, the song reached No. 1. Since then, the group has been named the Country Music Association's Vocal Group of the year four times and received numerous Grammy and CMA nominations.
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Unlock`d Performed In Chicago
Unlock`d, the winner of the Richard Rogers Award for new musicals, was performed this week at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago.
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Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
By ERIN CARLSON NEW YORK (AP) -- Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion.
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Teleconference offers inspiration to women
CHESTERTON Women across North America will crowd hundreds of auditoriums, church sanctuaries and halls Sept. 13 to hear an inspirational line-up of speaking and musical talent live via satellite. In conjunction with Church Communication Network and the American Association of Christian Counselors, Liberty Bible Church will bring this Extraordinary Women 2008 conference to a local audience from ...
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Music Listings
The Dempseys - . Sat., Sept. 6, 10 p.m., Thu., Sept. 25, 9 p.m., Fri., Sept. 26 and Sat., Sept. 27, 10 p.m. Blues City Cafe 138 Beale Memphis (Beale Street) 526-3637.
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Music Listings
The King Beez - . Sat., Sept. 6, 6-8:30 p.m., Fri., Sept. 12, Sat., Sept. 13, 6-8:30 p.m., Fri., Sept. 19, Sat., Sept. 20, 6-8:30 p.m. and Sat., Sept. 27, 6-8:30 p.m.
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Music Listings
MC Jammer, Mo Jo & Co., and DJ - . Ongoing. J&J Bar and Grill 1065 N. Thomas Memphis (Downtown) 523-9823.
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Timberlake, Cyrus among the stars at Fashion Rocks
Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron were among the celebrities who appeared at the fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert celebrating the relationship between music and fashion.
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Fiesta celebrates culture, community
For some, the music of the traditional Latin instruments tied together with its Spanish lyrics sounds foreign and exotic, but for Peoria's Hispanic community the music at the second annual Fiesta en el Rio brought them home.
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Cleveland duo 'Delivers' a new creature
Mr. Gnome are a powerhouse duo noteworthy for their dynamic chemistry and their ability to slink through multiple music genres with impressive aplomb.
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Disappointed Texas Music Festival fans seek refunds
Roberto Avila arrived at the Texas Music Festival ready to hear some good music on Labor Day. To his dismay, that never happened because the curtains didn't rise Monday, the last day of the three-day event at Eleanor Tinsley Park, near downtown.
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Haworth will rock for park celebration
HAWORTH - The Recreation Commission is sponsoring the "Rockin' Round the Park'' celebration Sunday with music, rides, games and food. Featured at the event will be a free concert performed by The Tercels, a vocal and musical group whose members were parts of major acts of the 1950s and 1960s.
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"Gimme More" songwriter steps up to the mic
Keri Hilson is already a successful songwriter. Her enviable list of credits includes songs for Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Mary J. Blige ("Take Me As I Am"), Ludacris ("Runaway Love") and Usher ("Love in This Club").
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EVENT: Pianist to be featured in benefit concert
David Nevue, nationally known pianist and recording artist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Mill, 1001 N. Washington St. A five-course dinner begins at 6 p.m.
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Fiesta Hispano Americana
Fiesta events slated to start at 10 a.m. Monterey Square in downtown Wharton will be filled with the fiesta smells and sounds of Hispanic food and music for the 27th annual Fiesta Hispano Americana event today. Events are planned for the entire day starting at 10 a.m. and lasting until midnight.
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First Friday ends season on a spicy, Latino note
Members of Citcali Azteca, a Mexican folklore dance troupe from Anderson, performed as part of the Hispanic and tropical-themed First Friday. emoore@chronicle-tribune.com
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Pianist strikes special notes in Akron
The up-and-coming pianist Spencer Myer doesn't get many chances to teach these days. With wins like the first prize in the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition, the North Ridgeville native and former Tuesday Musical Scholarship winner now spends his time traveling to performances from his home in New York City.
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Stand Up to Cancer speaks to viewers on 3 TV networks
Associated Press LOS ANGELES: Three TV networks, cancer research advocates and more than 60 celebrities from music, sports, TV and film made history Friday night with a live telethon that aired simultaneously on NBC, ABC and CBS.
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Festival crowds come from all over
MARION — Chelsea Field isn't the only person who came back to Marion for the Popcorn Festival and had a chance to visit with family and friends.
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New stores announced
MARION — While Doc Belcher hopes to see his new establishment evolve into a "nice blues club," other retailers could be excused for feeling a little blue themselves.
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Making jazz and taming crowds
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Forty-year-old Brad Holmes is a well-known denizen of Jo'burg nightlife. But he is also a successful entrepreneur.
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For the Record: Sept. 6
Cruise for Charity and Secretary of State Antique Vehicle Show, all day, downtown Springfield; free. Streets closed to traffic from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Traditional Music Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, off Illinois 97 near Petersburg; free.
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Spiritualized's space-rock leader returns from the edge
Completing albums has never come easy for Jason Pierce, frontman for and mastermind behind spacey, gospel-leaning alterna-rock outfit Spiritualized.
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Coming home to technology
In an age when everyone wants the latest high-tech gizmos, Jeff Click has built a house as modern as its technology. The latest music and movie options, the view-from-anywhere security system and the automated temperature and lighting are managed through an integrated home control system, with much of it hidden in the home's smallest closet. "What's really nice is if you are in the outdoor ...
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