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Etheridge: Knowledge Gave Her Courage
Rock star and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is singing out against the disease.
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First Church of God concert to benefit those ‘down but not out’
Sandbags are still doorstops at First Church of God, but music conductor Dr. Ken Hatch has jumped his thoughts ahead to offer a “golden opportunity” to serve others after Hurricane Ike. Church family in Sabine Pass, Bridge City and Winnie have lost their homes to Hurricane Ike and Hatch said the church felt called to present a southern gospel concert, with a love offering, to make a donation to ...
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CAC Presents Concert of Latin Music with Grupo Fantasma
The Churchill Arts Council, will present a concert of Latin music with Grupo Fantasma at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 in the Barkley Theatre at the Oats Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St.
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ReverbNation rocks with $3M B round
RALEIGH, NC - ReverbNation, a marketing and technnology platform for musicians, labels, managers and venues, has secured a $3 million Series B funding led by ETF Venture Funds.
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Minnesota music scene comes to St. James
In his nine years living in the Minneapolis area, Stephen Lindee realized that he was in the middle of an incredible music scene.
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Shara Worden 's baby, My Brightest Diamond , are ready to embark on an extensive North American tour. Coinciding with the recent release of the four song, From the Top of The World EP , My Brightest Diamond will be joined by Clare and The Reasons , on all dates.
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Music Community Company ReverbNation Gets $3 Million Second Round
ReverbNation, an online music community service used by artists to market their wares, has received $3 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by ETF Venture Funds and included previous investors Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Southern Capitol Ventures. Besides using the site as a homebase for showcasing their music, artists can use tools such as TunePaks, FanReach, ...
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Civic Fund keeps kids out of trouble
ROCK FALLS - Once a week, the lights go down at the Rock Falls Community Building and the music starts blasting. Youngsters show off their best dance moves and have fun for a few hours, all thanks to the Rock Falls Civic Fund.
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Hearts of Animals
Hearts of Animals is high-quality lo-fi. The one-woman band starring Mlee Marie features gentle layers of fuzz-treated guitars, beats and keys. The compositions are placed behind Marie's lullaby-licious vocals for a dreamy synth-pop sound. Hearts of Animals plays perfectly in an intimate club setti ...
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Time Will Tell
Musiqa, Houston's eclectic classical music ensemble, continues its mission to bring Bach and Beethoven to the forefront of the city's cultural landscape by joining forces with the ubiquitous Travesty Dance Company for Time Will Tell. The world premiere dance choreographed by local talent Karen Stoke ...
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Navratra music contest opens opportunities for budding talent: Bhatt
Jammu, Oct 8: Bollywood Producer-Director Mukesh Bhatt said that music contest being organised annually as part of 9-day long Navratra Festival at Katra opens opportunities for the budding talent besides gaining world-wide popularity.
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Anberlin Debuts at #13 on Billboard Top 200 and #5 on Top Current Rock Chart with New Surrender
NEW YORK----Epic pop-rock trailblazers Anberlin may have titled their new CD New Surrender, but the Florida rockers have established a take-no-prisoners trajectory when it comes to storming the gates of Billboard's Top 200, snagging one of the more solid new entry positions this week with their major label debut coming in at #13.
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"Lo-Fi No-Brow Folk Show: New Works"
Glen Gips and Jon Read use simple methods to create complex compositions for the "Lo-Fi No-Brow Folk Show: New Works." "As the name suggests, we are pairing artists who have an outsider art aesthetic, without being actual folk artists themselves," says ArtStorm's Chris Cascio in an e-mail. "Both art ...
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"Perspectives 163: Every Sound You Can Imagine"
Jazz not only changed the way we hear music - it changed the way we see it. The genre's free-form, improvisational delivery inspired a new notation system. "Perspectives 163: Every Sound You Can Imagine" examines the rise of experimental notation and reveals its later influence on visual artists. A ...
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West End Events
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT $"/> $"/>McGill Faculty of Music: Free concert ‘live@CJRMMT’ on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. with guest Steve Schick, percussion, from Univ. of Calif. with works by Xenakis, Reynolds & others. at Tanna Schulich Hall, 527 Sherbrooke W. • The McGill Baroque Orchestra performs on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. at Redpath Hall, access via McTavish Gate. Works by Lully, Muffat & Marais.
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Beloit Janesville Symphony begins season this weekend
Patricia Lee is shown at her piano, preparing for this weekend’s opening season of the Beloit Janesville Symphony. Photo by John McCally The Beloit Janesville Symphony will begin its 2008-2009 concert season this weekend with “The Magnificent Emperor,” a performance featuring works from Beethoven, Shostakovich, Brahms and Mendelssohn.
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Every Night Is Eighties Night at South Florida Skating Rinks
M iguel Carver looks devilishly happy as he rounds a corner of the roller rink. Bent slightly forward, lost in his own world, he skates close to the inside of the oval. The DJ spins a freestyle classic from 1988 — Stevie B's "Spring Love." It's one of Miguel's favorite songs. He shake...
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The Greatest Texas Rock Album of All Time
Song for song and pound for pound, what is the greatest Texas rock album of all time? Well, grab a Lone Star or three and let's discuss. Old-timers would no doubt cast their ballot for something like the Thirteenth Floor Elevators' Easter Everywhere, Sir Douglas Quintet's The Sir Douglas Quintet Is ...
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Water ballet in the woods
LISA ROSE/THE STAR-LEDGERThe Ramapo Aquamasters swim in sync during a benefit show last weekend at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. With a tip of the (bathing) cap to Busby Berkeley and Esther Williams, the Ramapo Aquamasters perform water...
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Chrome/Helios Creed
Chrome was one of the most influential experimental bands, presaging the harsh, angular, mechanistic songwriting that would become industrial music. The act's paranoid vision of a dystopian world expressed itself in sounds that recalled the late-'60s psychedelic rock of the Thirteenth Floor Elevator ...
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Westheimer Block Party
Alongside iFest and the Houston Press's own Music Awards Showcase, Free Press Houston's semiannual Westheimer Block Party is easily one of Houston's signature musical happenings — not least because it's absolutely free. April's installment drew more than 5,000 people to the swath of Westheimer ...
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Teen joins in chorus of praise for Rose Kennedy Greenway
Growing up in a musical family, it’s no wonder 16-year-old Roslindale resident Amelia Burke has pursued singing. With her mother a part of a Jamaica Plain church choir, it may seem natural that Burke got involved in a youth chorus herself. But what’s really remarkable about her story is that her involvement with her Dorchester-based chorus led her to a performance in front of the entire Boston ...
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Vigil for victims of domestic violence
The nearly-40 people who lost their lives to domestic violence in Boston last year were honored in Roslindale last Thursday with music, prayers and a sharing of their stories.
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Major Czech record label Supraphon changes hands
The oldest Czech record label Supraphon has a new owner. The music publishing company, part of the Bonton entertainment group, was sold last week to Czech industry tycoon Miloš Petana. The new owner also acquired the publisher’s extensive archives containing more than 100,000 recordings made throughout the 20th century.
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TVT to Perform OKLAHOMA! During Cowboy Poetry
Timpanogos Valley Theatre feels it an honor to be a new venue for Cowboy Poetry for 2008. The theatre company will perform Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, a heart warming musical with a true Western theme.
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