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MUSIC REVIEWS
Pop JESSE MALIN "Mercury Retrograde" (One Little Indian, 3 stars) Jesse Malin's 2008 covers album, "On Your Sleeve," was heavy on '60s and '70s singer-songwriters, from Fred Neil and Neil Young to Paul Simon and Jim Croce. This live album, recorded in December 2007 in his hometown of New York, highlights those same influences as it presents a clutch of the urban troubadour and former ...
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Yo-Yo Ma Brings Remix Culture to Music's Ivory Tower
Radiohead , Deerhoof , Nine Inch Nails , Public Enemy , Mariah Carey —plenty of indie, hip hop, and pop artists have welcomed others to remix their songs online. Now classical music aficionados can get in on the act. Renowned cellist and 15-time Grammy winner Yo-Yo Ma is hosting an online competition , inviting listeners to add their own accompaniment to his performance of the ...
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Selah to sing its story
North Carolina-based reggae band Selah Dubb will perform tonight at The Clubhouse Myrtle Beach for the venue's Reggae Night, along with Below the Bassline, Catpuncher and The Mayor and Strong Like Tiger. The self-described "roots reggae meets new school drum and bass" trio began as a college band in Boone, N.C., in 1993. Founding member Mark Evangelist spent 15 years evolving the band's sound ...
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FRIDAY
AJ'S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL, 1004 Chester St., Myrtle Beach. Train Wreck Karaoke, 9 p.m. Variety. No cover. 916-1400. THE BAR, Atlantic Avenue and Dogwood Drive, Garden City Beach. Jason Parchert, 7 p.m. Variety. No cover. 357-4983. BEACH WAGON, 906 S. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach. Charlie Floyd and Southern Express, 8 p.m. Country. No cover. 448-5918.
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Little Red Riding Hood skipping into town
This January, take an afternoon to forget about the all the holiday bills, stay out of the cold and see a classic play with a new twist. On Jan. 18, the Maclab Centre presents the Alberta Opera Musical Theatre for Young People’s version of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’.
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Skaggs receives scholarship
Courtney L. Skaggs, of Enid, is the recipient of the Continental Resources Music Scholarship presented by Tri-State Music Festival. Skaggs, a 2008 graduate of Chisholm High School, is attending Oklahoma State University.
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Gigs around town
FRIDAY ALTAN There's a lot more to Irish music than punked-up drinking songs and ethereal Enya types. This long-running Celtic band, which plays furious jigs and reels...
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Pat Garren, retired band director from the Asheville City Schools, was recently inducted into the Women Band Directors International Hall of Fame at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.
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Free traditional Irish music classes to be held Saturday
Those who stop by J&B Coffee Saturday afternoon can expect to hear a commotion of Irish music. The Texas Tech University School of Music, Caprock Celtic Association and Vernacular Music Center will sponsor sessions to teach anyone in the community traditional Irish music from 4 p.
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Penguins collapse, lose to lowly Predators
Call it a Music City Meltdown. The Penguins' sixth loss in seven games - a 5-3 defeat Thursday to the Nashville Predators at Sommet Center, in which they wasted a 3-0 lead - was the low point in a stretch that seemingly has produced many.
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Winter Warmer beer fest coming this month
ASHEVILLE – Thirst may know no season. Beer is enjoyed all year long. But beer festivals? Most likely they're going to be in the spring, summer or fall. Or in other words, about anytime other than the dead of winter.
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Correction
A headline on yesterday's story on the North Shore Music Theatre incorrectly stated the deadline for when the theater says it must raise $500,000 to stay open. The deadline is the end of January.
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Grand plans gone awry
BEVERLY and mdash; The plans were grandiose. North Shore Music Theatre would build a new performing arts center with luxury boxes, an amphitheater with a public garden, a theater arts academy, a smaller theater with studios for visiting composers and writers, and a new restaurant.
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Share your NSMT memories
BEVERLY and mdash; Maybe going to "A Christmas Carol" was your holiday tradition. Or you just can't forget that intimate performance by a favorite musical act, or the comedy that moved you to tears. Since 1955, audiences from all over have streamed down Dunham Road to the North Shore Music Theatre to enjoy a cultural experience that's hard to find anywhere else. On Sunday, after the final ...
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Makes West Coast Debut Jan. 9
Cabrillo Music Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, which celebrates the music of pop songwriter Neil Sedaka, beginning Jan. 9 at the Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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3 GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR NEXT 48 HOURS
All that jazz. Enjoy 21/2 hours of jazz standards tonight from 7:30-10 at the Jazz Coffeehouse at Luther Memorial Church, 225 W. 10th St. The event features a performance by Jazz Incorporated, complete with piano, drums, sax and bass. Drinks will be available for purchase.
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For Lovers Only , a New Revue of Pop Love Songs, Gets NYC Test Jan. 9-12
Producer Eric Krebs and Amas Musical Theatre present four workshop performances of a new revue, For Lovers Only , a collection of "love songs, nothing but love songs," Jan. 9-12 at New World Stages in Manhattan.
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places to go
Today MUSIC AND MORE: Are you ready to rumba? If so, foxtrot on over to the Colorama Music Premier Performance Club for a performance by Lulu. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the club, 9302 Denton Ave., Hudson. Free admission. For information, call (727) 863-7539.
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Poulenc Trio, plus one, make beautiful music
It's a wonder more composers haven't explored the potent combination of oboe, bassoon and piano. The oboe naturally inspires a certain melodic reverie, the bassoon adds a quirky conversational element to the mix and the piano always provides a strong architectural foundation. Put the three together and you've got the magic of chamber music.
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Bluesman has new lineup
An instructor in Florida Atlantic University's Lifelong Learning Society program since 2006, Delray Beach singer/songwriter Rod MacDonald illustrates what helped make him one of the top Greenwich Village folk performers of the 1980s in his latest course. "Music Americana: Legends of American Music" examines the styles, lives and work of artists from Leadbelly, Johnny Cash and Harry Belafonte to ...
The Palm Beach Post |
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Dublin Philharmonic to perform at Kravis, Lyric
It's not unusual for a touring orchestra to make stops at a couple of South Florida cities.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Grupo Fantasma
Grupo Fantasma isn’t just another stereotypical roots-rock outfit.
Washington City Paper |
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Nashville man believed to have faked death located
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police say a music executive believed to have faked his own death is now in Arizona.
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Music: Wu-Tang needs Method for its madness
Let’s get this out of the way first: Method Man is coming. He’ll be at the Wu-Tang Clan show at Level on Tuesday. (He also will perform at Music Farm in Charleston on Saturday and Amos’ Southend in Charlotte on Sunday.) Would a Wu-Tang Clan show be proper without the lanky, raspy rapper? Apparently, the promoter doesn’t think so. Last May’s Wu-Tang performance at Headliners was canceled because ...
The State |
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10-piece reggae band to play in Skowhegan
John Brown’s Body will play Saturday night at the Skowhegan Opera House. When asked what I’m currently listening to, I tend to get some funny looks when I say something like Bikini Kill, Marvin Gaye and Erik Satie.
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