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Singled Out: Drumbo
Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today John "Drumbo" French, the original drummer from Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band tells us about "To The Loft Of Ravenscroft" from his new solo album "City Of Refuge," which hits stores on November 18th and incidentally reunites him with some of his Magic Band bandmates.
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Lighting up the darkness
Though it's just another Tuesday for many Hamiltonians, for members of the South-Asian community, it's one of the most important days of the year. Today is Diwali, the biggest and most joyful festival for Hindus, Jains and Sikhs.
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Community Calendar
The Music Department and Music Boosters are having their annual costume concert at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Grafton High School auditorium, 24 Providence Road. Students, dressed in costumes, will perform selections from their fall repertoire. Audience members are also encouraged to come in costume. Admission is $2; $5 per family.
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Jazz artist applies music to heal the body and mind
Stanley Jordan, 49, is taking his music talents beyond entertainment and into the realm of healing, inspiration and self-esteem.
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What motivated former Halifax-based roots music champ Jill Barber to make such a radical shift – from intimate acoustically resonant ruminations to post-World War II-era American big band arrangements, lushly orchestrated à la Nelson Riddle circa 1952 by producer/guitarist Les Cooper, and original songs that evoke the romantic pop excesses of Doris Day and Peggy Lee – is anyone's guess.
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Community Calendar
Christian singer Carman will preach and perform a free concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Sturbridge Worship Center, 9 Mashapaug Road. Local singers and musicians will accompany the singer. For details, call (508) 347-9642 or go to www.sturbridgeworshipcenter.org.
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A chance to be a fly on the wall
It may be called The Rawside of ... , but IFC's new music show is not about scandalous secrets or lurid revelations. Director Bruce McDonald wanted that made clear.
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Of Montreal, indie band from Georgia, back in Toronto
"For some reason, laziness is celebrated in music where it's not really celebrated in other art forms. Most pop songs are just riddled with laziness."
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Tuning in to the underside of rock 'n' roll
Care Failure is a vision of rock 'n' wreckage
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MTV Europe Music Awards tickets changing hands for £350
TICKETS for the MTV music awards are being sold for £350 each on internet auction sites in the run-up to the star studded event at the Echo Arena Liverpool.
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There’s music in the Iowa City air
Several years ago, during a teaching stint in Australia, I had the good fortune to meet a well-known pediatrician. I remember her rallying cry, "Parents, you can give your children a priceless education at home." She believed in Shinichi Suzuki’s philosophy that a rich cultural environment is crucial to developing children’s marvelous potential.
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On the Scene: Looking ‘beyond the dance beats’
NEXT BIG THING: This Machine is Me’s ecstatic, electronic pop-rock has the kind of rhythmic entanglements dancers like. The beats are shifty, the guitars and keyboards glide, and the vocals strut volcanically. The band’s new four-song EP, “Make Your Move,” is a delectable appetizer to the band’s future. “We’ve all agreed that (the songs) define our sound,” said Blake Arambula , who plays ...
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Lecuona to join Woodwind Quintet
Four members of the Iowa Woodwind Quintet will be joined by pianist Rene Lecuona to present a concert of chamber music for winds at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on the University of Iowa Pentacrest. The concert will be free and open to the public.
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The Vettes get ready for Voodoo Fest
The Vettes, a talented family band consisting of four brothers and one sister, is an indie, alt-rock band from New Orleans that just recently released its first self-titled album with ThroBack Records, T.V. EP.
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Cathedral City High, Buddy Greco make music together
The first time Buddy Greco heard the Royal Jazz Band of Cathedral City High School, he said to his wife, singer Lezlie Anders, “We've got to record with this band.”
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Korean Pop Night Concert in Singapore on November 4
In a bid to strengthen and celebrate the friendship between Korea and Singapore, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea will host a K-POP extravaganza featuring eminent pop-stars and budding talents from Korea in a cultural outreach campaign to youths, students and Korean Wave ("Hallyu") fans in Singapore.
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Grammy winner to speak Wednesday at Webster U.
WEBSTER GROVes — Geoff Emerick, the Grammy Award-winning audio engineer and producer who recorded the music of the Beatles, Elvis Costello and many other top acts, will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Moore Auditorium on the Webster University campus, 470 East Lockwood Avenue.
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'High School Musical 3' graduates with honors
It's important that you know how significant it is for someone who hated high school and continues to hate musicals as I do to say this: the "High School Musical" series is actually pretty good. Opting to forgo the freeloading television audiences, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" is the first installment in the series to hit the big screen.
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Gym Class Heroes rock
The Roots, Gym Class Heroes and newcomer Estelle brought an eclectic mix of R&B, alternative hip hop and rock that made for a fun night last week at the Fillmore Auditorium. England's singer/rapper Estelle opened the show with songs from hr new album Shine.
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MURS has a strong platform
While Denver may have a prominent Indie music scene, the underground hip-hop audiences here often go untreated. Meet underground rapper MURS, who has been around since 1997 and has made 12 albums to date. His latest release, MURS for President, has some pretty great tracks, but the album is not without problems.
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Rachael Yamagata explores heartbreak
Rachael Yamagata's second album, Elephants Teeth Sinking Into Heart, seems to parallel her life story and her bouts of depression and physical problems.The musician and songwriter splits her new effort into two CDs. The first CD consists of nine songs, while the second has five tracks.
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Like hundreds of millions of Indians around the world, Bindu Mehta of Nanuet will mark the festive occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that falls today, with visits from family and friends.
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What's new on DVD, music
Tuesday’s tunes “Funhouse,” Pink “A Hundred Million Suns,” Snow Patrol “That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy,” Toby Keith “4:13 Dream,” The Cure
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Vietnamese opera singer wins Chinese prize
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bich Thuy, a 30-year-old lecturer at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music, was awarded fourth prize at the International Vocal Competition held in China's Ningbo City.
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Harpist Claire Jones to face Millennium sellout
ROYAL harpist Claire Jones is set to face the biggest concert of her life when she plays before a sellout crowd at the Prince William Cup.
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