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Tipp native named Pops music director
NEW YORK — Conductor Steven Reineke, a native of Tipp City, has been named music director of The New York Pops.
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Il Divo, three years later
NEW YORK — Il Divo first swept onto the music scene in 2005. Fast-forward three years, and the pop-operatic quartet — Carlos Marin, David Miller, Sebastien Izambard and Urs Buhler — has sold more than 22 million albums. Their latest, “The Promise,” is No. 5 on Billboard’s U.S. album charts.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Teen Intro: Tim Harro
Accomplishments: Tim has spent the last several summers at a Christian Wilderness Camp in upstate New York. He also plays drums in the Fayetteville Christian Praise Band.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Historically Speaking: Many Christmas songs, but few hits
New holiday songs are written every year, but few get added to a hit list.
The Norwich Bulletin |
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The AM Take
In this tiny land of mountain sports and quaint vistas lies a complex history of war, art and royalty, which includes the infamous Habsburg Empire and California’s newest monarch, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger . At the hub of it all is Vienna, a city built on pillars of architectures, artwork and music.
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Jailers force detainees to listen to songs from 'Sesame Street' to Metallica, AC/DC
U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently:
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Monroe Crossing hitting stage
FAIRMONT - The sounds of a bass, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and guitar - the five instruments necessary for a standard bluegrass band - will fill the Fairmont Opera House this Saturday when Monroe Crossing comes to town. The group, based in the Twin Cities, has a loyal following in Fairmont. "People just love them," said Tom Dodge, managing director of Fairmont Opera House. "...
The Fairmont Sentinel |
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Here's A Swift Look At Festival Concerts
The reserved seat prices at country-pop singer Taylor Swift's performance will set a record at the Florida Strawberry Festival.
Plant City Courier & Tribune |
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Musicians protest use of songs by US jailers
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba—Blaring from a speaker behind a metal grate in his tiny cell in Iraq, the blistering rock from Nine Inch Nails hit Prisoner No. 200343 like a sonic bludgeon.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Santa Lucia To Be Crowned In A Celebration At Italian Club
A celebration of the Santa Lucia Festival of Light will take place Saturday at the Italian Club, 1731 E. Seventh Ave.
South Tampa News & Tribune |
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Festival of Lights set for Saturday on downtown square
The annual Festival of Lights Christmas parade is being held this Saturday, Dec. 13, on the courthouse square. The community is invited to “Unwrap the Music of Christmas.”
The Moultrie Observer |
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Starwatch consumer: Southwest adds flights from KCI
Southwest Airlines is adding two flights in Kansas City. Southwest, KCI’s market leader, will add one departure each to Nashville, Tenn., and Oakland, Calif., beginning May 9. The additions will give Southwest four daily flights to the Music City and two daily departures to the home of Raider Nation.
The Kansas City Star |
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Darts: Dobromyslova to compete with men
Anastasia Dobromyslova, the women's world darts champion, will compete with the men at this month's World Championship at Alexandra Palace. Dobromyslova yesterday quit the British Darts Organisation to join the Professional Darts Corporation, where she will be in the same draw as multiple world championship winners Phil Taylor and Raymond Van Barneveld. The Russian won the BDO women's ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Around the world
Sony Corp., the second-biggest consumer-electronics maker after Panasonic, plans to cut 8,000 full-time jobs as consumers curb spending on televisions, game machines and music players.
Houston Chronicle |
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It was a night of heavenly wonders at the Saginaw Bay Symphony's "An American Christmas" concert
Michael Hollenbeck The Saginaw NewsL-r, Hillary Huebler, Heidi Bethune and Rebecca Shelley Moore sing during the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra performance of "An American Christmas" at the Temple Theatre Tuesday. Toward the end of Tuesday night's "An American Christmas"...
The Saginaw News |
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New music - Starfucker 'Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second'
It's always nice to stumble across the kind of sweet, chord cycle that could loop for days without tiring. Portland, USA's Starfucker have such songs. Don't be blinded by the fluro.
The Vine |
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Rapper showing talent Inland area has to offer
Stage, a Moreno Valley rapper, sums up his musical philosophy in the song "You Get Nothing": "I give everything I do a 110." And he always has a backup plan.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Warne bowled over by Perfect musical
Cricketer Shane Warne has thrown his support behind a musical stage show that presents a warts-and-all account of his controversy-laced career.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Santogold Collaborates With Kanye On Jay-Z Single
Santogold is going to appear on Jay-Z’s upcoming single ‘Brooklyn Go Hard’, produced by Kanye West. ‘Brooklyn Go Hard’ is a song based around a sample from Santogold’s ‘Shove It’, and as a last minute addition, Santo herself will do a verse.
Undercover |
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CHEN MUSIC: Harvard Needs Passion Injection
There’s a saying I like: those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Yes, it’s true that we all make mistakes. And in a perfect world, we promise ourselves that we will never repeat them.
The Harvard Crimson |
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Blur to reunite for London gig
LONDON: Britpop luminaries Blur have announced that they will reunite for a concert in London. The iconic band with its four band members, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, will be performing in Hyde Park next July.
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Notes from our music blog on the Grammy nominations; DVD rentals in KC; caption contests
Last week’s Grammy nominations concert on CBS elicited a slew of comments on Back to Rockville.
The Kansas City Star |
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Last concert for Willow Street school
By Monique Chiasson TRURO DAILY NEWS TRURO – The last Christmas concert featuring Willow Street Elementary School will be celebrated next week.
The Truro Daily News |
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DAR to pour tea ... rain or shine
THOMASVILLE — Organizers of a popular holiday event are not letting a little rain dampen their spirits. The Daughters of the American Revolution’s 12th annual Christmas Tea is today and members say they plan to continue with the fund-raiser despite the weather forecast.
Thomasville Times-Enterprise |
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Band Bio: Atlas
Genre: Experimental/Rock
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