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How Dave Brown Hacked His Way into the Green Room [Exclusive Lifehacker Interview]
Accidental music mogul Dave Brown helped launch the careers of Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes and The Album Leaf, among others. These days his record label turned consulting company, Holiday...
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Holding on loosely
Tech parents get opportunity to hold on while letting go at university’s Family Day By Michael Cox Reporter Sam Strasner, Arkansas Tech University (ATU) director of communications, announced in a press release legendary rock band 38 Special will headline the activities at ATU’s Family Day today.
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One town's experiment gives Cuban peso real value
A communist experiment is letting average government workers in this eastern city enjoy a few things only foreigners and monied Cubans can usually afford: a good burger, a kicking jazz bar and stiff cocktails.
Miami Herald |
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Philippine School Doha staff enthral crowd in music show
DOHA • Hundreds of spectators relived six decades of music through a revue of its evolution featured in the 'Philippine School Doha Faculty and Staff Night' held on Friday.
The Peninsula |
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Pie Festival in Lecompte celebrates food, fun, friends; event continues on Sunday
LECOMPTE — Food and fun are in abundance this weekend at the 8th annual Lecompte Pie Festival.
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Correction: Naming the Nameless (in Sanskrit)
An article last Sunday about American productions inspired by the Bhagavad-Gita misidentified the performer scheduled to sing the role of Krishna in the chamber opera ?Arjune?s Dilemma? at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in November. He is Humayun Khan, not Amit Chatterjee. (Mr. Chatterjee was the inspiration for the role and performed it on CD but dropped out of the production because of a vocal ...
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Saturday arts festival debuts in downtown Mesa
Phoenix has First Fridays and Tempe has Final Fridays, but Saturdays belong to Mesa.
East Valley Tribune |
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History Lessons From Folk, Metal, Jazz and Brazil
Reviews of new releases by Beto Villares, Cannibal Corpse, Anne Briggs and McCoy Tyner.
New York Times |
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Octoberfest 2008
Dozens brought their rain coats and appetite for beer and bratwurst Saturday afternoon for the 2008 Octoberfest celebration in Centennial Plaza. This year’s celebration featured breweries from all over the region with live music to help entertain festival patrons.
Montrose Daily Press |
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Ewing church marks a bittersweet 300th anniversary
EWING -- For Scudder Stevens and Scott Scudder, Saturday's festival marking the 300th anniversary of Ewing Presbyterian Church was a bittersweet tribute to their heritage.
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Music Fills The Air In Pasco
PASCO -- Music fills the air today at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco. It is part of the 27th Cavalcade of Bands. Every year, the top high school bands from the northwest come to the Tri-Cities to show their stuff, and compete for the top prize, sweepstakes.
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‘Art in the Square’ returns to Gainesville
GAINESVILLE – The smooth sound of Brian Ulrich’s saxophone flowed through the Gainesville Square on Saturday afternoon as artists, art enthusiasts and children of all ages flocked to the fifth annual Art in the Square Festival.
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Scan in business cards, build a database
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com It may be a sign of mania, but I've been on a couple of "jags" lately. One is country music (that Ashton Shepherd sure has a nice voice, and what about Darius Rucker?), and the other is getting my stuff together.
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A large crowd of music lovers attended the 16th annual Moonshiners Reunion Mountain Music Festival in New Prospect, S.C. October 3-4 2008. Barney Barnwell and The Plum Hollow Band entertain the crowd.
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Jay-Z prepares to entertain, enlighten at concert in support of Obama
Here's the blueprint for an exciting political rally: Take Jay-Z, one of hip-hop's brightest and most elite stars, and have him throw a concert in support of Barack Obama with only four days notice. Oh yeah, and make it free.
Detroit News |
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Scottsdale welcomes full slate of fall festivals
Lower temperatures mean the start of Scottsdale's outdoor fall festival season, where organizers say the economic downturn isn't chilling their hopes for success.
East Valley Tribune |
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Family festival in Riverside explores cultures
Families are invited to explore and learn about different cultures at the 10th annual Family Village Festival on Saturday at White Park in Riverside. Each year the Multicultural Council of the Riverside Museum Associates organizes the festival.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Music Review: Hey Negrita - You Can Kick
This is Americana at it's best except that it is played by a band from London. It has been quite a summer for London band Hey Negrita. First they found themselves performing at some of the most prestigious festivals, including Glastonbury. Then they supported The Beach Boys in Germany. Now they are just finishing their own tour of the UK, which has seen them promoting their third album You Can ...
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Jubilee’s 'For Colored Girls’ sings song of empowerment loudly and proudly
By PUNCH SHAW FORT WORTH -- Being talked in from the ledge has seldom been so entertaining. Jubilee Theatre’s production of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf , which opened Friday, sings its song of rebirth and empowerment loudly and proudly thanks to a strong cast and crisp, creative direction. The structure of this show is a bit ...
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Revel 2008 kicks off
Smells of everything from funnel cake to seafood blended in the air with the sounds of live music, signaling the kickoff today of the 2008 Red River Revel Festival.
The Shreveport Times |
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Katy marching bands keep up to the beat
Cinco Ranch senior Curtis Roark will be among hundreds of area students who will perform at the 23rd Annual Katy ISD Invitational Marching Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Rhodes Stadium.
The Katy Times |
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The 21st Annual Apple Festival - 10/4/2008
Apples were the main attraction today at the AllenCounty farm park. Everything from apple eating contests to giant pots of hot apple cider drew a hundreds of people today at the 21st annual apple festival.
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The Virgins - S/T Half-Baked But Chic
Artist: The Virgins Album: S/T Label: Atlantic Records Release Date: June 3rd, 2008 The Virgins' self-titled debut, a virtually surefire blockbuster that has major label honchos and bloggers panting, is fashioned from trendy, tasteless yet entertaining pop-rock fodder—a method that is often attempted but seldom successful in the long haul. The potentially precarious move may solidify ...
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Central Georgia Celebrates Its Rhythm & Roots
Some people found their rhythm at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Saturday.
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Forest Festival Wraps Up
Sunday will be the last day.
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