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Robbie Seay Band newest addition to the Common Grounds backyard
"Hope, Coffee and Melody" is more than just a lyric to a Robbie Seay Band song -- it's the name of the band's tour that makes its second stop Thursday at Common Grounds.
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Jazz landmark has Gustav damage
Some count them among the crown jewels in the city's collection of historic property: the row of crumbling, turn-of-the-century buildings that form a borderland between the skyscrapers on Poydras Street and the municipal complex anchored by City Hall.
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Excitement builds as patrons await DSO director's debut
From The Max M. Fisher Music Center to Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, there's a wealth of music on tap in the season's first half. But there's also no question about where the spotlight hovers this fall.
Detroit News |
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Ellyce Field: Fun family picks for the week
Jump back to the past this weekend at the Northville Victorian Festival, Scripps Days, a festival celebrating the latest '20s-era mansion that has been restored, or take in the Native American Heritage Day for traditional dancing, drumming, artisans and food.
Detroit News |
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Brevard abuzz with cicadas' symphony
Their calls to courtship may sound to us like a revved-up lawnmower, whirling dentist's drill or buzzing chainsaw. Cicadas, sometimes two inches long, are most vocal with their cacophonous chorus between May and November.
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'Fifth Beatles' giving it his Best
Why was Pete Best get let go as drummer of The Beatles?
Mississauga News |
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Briefs: Musicians, ESO ratify contract
Members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians Local 10-208 have ratified a new 5-year contract with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra after reaching a tentative agreement in June 8, ESO officials said in a news release.
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Debutant director shoots entire film on Thai isle
Many Bollywood filmmakers head to idyllic islands to shoot song sequences, but debutant director Yugander V.V. chose to shoot an entire feature film on a small island in Thailand. He says the tiny place had all the elements he needed for his movie 'The Goodbye Trip'.
Calcutta News |
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Apple's Jobs shows new iPods, jokes about health
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: A thin and smiling Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs launched a much thinner, curved iPod nano music player and joked about the state of his much-discussed health on Tuesday.
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Average White Band: Masters Of Funk Hit Westhampton
To say the members of the Average White Band have been around the block is an understatement. For almost four decades the bandmates have been pounding out American funk and R&B music – despite their Scottish roots – and it's the real deal, too.
East Hampton Independent |
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LGBT community celebrates second annual Big Gay Picnic
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and transgender students often feel left out from their broader community. But yesterday they were given a chance to meet, greet and eat barbeque. This was the second year for the Big Gay Picnic organized by Annie Russell, a graduate student for the University's LGBT Programs and Services.
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Deadline nears for Batavia song contest
The deadline for the second annual "Art In Your Ear Amateur" songwriting contest is Friday, Sept. 12. The finals will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Shannon Hall in the Eastside Community Center, 14 N. Van Buren St., Batavia. The community is invited.
Daily Herald |
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AC/DC Radio Coming
SIRIUS XM Radio announced that legendary rock band AC/DC will host their own music channel on SIRIUS.
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Bumblefoot To Rescue Wrestlers
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot) will be taking part in "Wrestler's Rescue," a unique two-event-in-one-day fundraiser to help retired professional wrestlers in taking care of their mounting personal medical and living costs.
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Dave Stewart Orchestra Book Roxy Gig
On September 24 at the renowned Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, rock legend Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics will perform material off his new album
antiMUSIC |
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George Jones Honored
Country music icon George Jones has been chosen to receive the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors.
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Radio station's format change has listeners talking
WGCU radio moved its classical music programming to a new high-definition channel Monday.
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Footnotes
The cultural services of the French Embassy will present an arts festival dedicated to French urban culture Oct. 6 to 28 in New York.
New York Times |
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Orchestra for Peace to Play in Jerusalem
The World Orchestra for Peace, which draws players from 70 orchestras in 40 countries, will be conducted by Valery Gergiev in Jerusalem on Oct. 19.
New York Times |
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First Look: iTunes 8, digital media player
Every Mac comes with iTunes, but Windows users can also download and install a free copy of iTunes as well. The new 8.0 version of iTunes coincides with Appleís latest announcement of iPod models, although you donít need an iPod to take advantage of its handful of new features that makes this version even more fun to use for playing music and video....
MacNN |
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In brief: Delta Fair grows despite rainfall
Nearly 17 percent more people attended the second annual Delta Fair & Music Festival this year, a number that may not bode well for the upcoming Mid-South Fair.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Just Your Standard Rock Band: Guitar, Drums and Electroencephalograph
Over two decades Mercury Rev has become an underground favorite with a playful and surrealistic take on psychedelic rock, but now the band is veering into science.
New York Times |
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Following a New Route to Crossover Gold
Crossing boundaries hasn?t been a problem for Gym Class Heroes, an unlikely rock band with a new album whose songs seem intended for urban radio.
New York Times |
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The Classical Music Network
Homepage of ConcertoNet.com, the Classical Music Network
Concertonet |
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A magical memory tour
A MAJOR online survey of people’s memories of The Beatles revealed this week that most people make up their minds about their musical taste by the age of 14.
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