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Club Notes: Abigail Washburn enjoys best of both worlds
BOULDER, Colo. — Abigail Washburn has two passions in her life: old-time music and traveling to China. Washburn's songwriting and banjo performances have been wowing crowds at modern music festivals like Coachella, folk fests -- and at performances in mainland China.
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Power trip
"What kind of music are you into?" Lars Anderson asks. His listener hesitates.
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Trivia Q&A: An unlikely country-western artist
1. What unlikely person had a hit with Don Gibson's country song "I Can't Stop Loving You" on the equally unlikely "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" album?
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Allen gets into the swing of things with two weeks of dates in the U.K. before she hops across the pond, hooking up with Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head , which provides support on the tour, at San Diego’s House of Blues April 1.
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"Truth" and beauty
What perfect bookends the Boulder International Film Festival has found in its opening- and closing-night films.
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Ten things to do on a Rochester weekend
Plays such as Caroline or Change, concerts such as the RPO and Otis Taylor and festivals such as the Native American Games and Sports are among the things to do this weekend.
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What our critics are listening to
Guy Davis, Scarface, Jeff "Tain" Watts and Nikolaj Znaider are among the musicians our critics are listening to this week.
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Blur to headline Oxegen
Reformed Britpop kings Blur are to headline Irish music festival Oxegen 2009, alongside Kings of Leon and Snow Patrol.
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Kahane's piano artistry tickles the senses
Talk about multitalented.
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Conchords move up to Red Rocks; Byrne added to Telluride
Flight of the Conchords isn't exactly an overnight sensation, but the New Zealand musical-comedy duo has recently popped up on a lot of mainstream radars.
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5:45 p.m. — Sign up for Tumon Bay Music Festival
5:45 p.m. Feb. 6 — The 2009 Tumon Bay Music Festival, now in its fifth year, and which brings hundreds of musicians from Guam’s public, private and DODEA schools in the region’s largest music event, will be held March 6 to 15 at various locations on the Tumon strip.
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Whether it's live or recorded, Rapture DJs are addicted to music
The Rapture makes spazz-dance songs out of fast- driving basslines and wayward, erratic guitars, howling vocals and the occasional cowbell or sax solo.
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Benjamin Bear's "stargazer" genre has room for improvement
TODAY Benjamin Bear's CD, Lungs, is an interesting mix of bohemian rock meets jazz with surprising folk-sounding vocals. He describes his music as part of the "stargazer" genre.
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Buffalo Springfield drummer Dewey Martin dies
Dewey Martin, drummer for the groundbreaking but notoriously feuding and short-lived rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield, was found dead February 1 in Van Nuys, Calif. He was 68.
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Concert-company talks face probe
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has raised concerns about a possible merger of live-music companies Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation and said he may start an investigation.
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CD REVIEW This Album Brings Me Down… In a Good Way
By S. Balaji Mani ARTS EDITOR Chicago-based songwriter and indie superstar Andrew Bird garnered peculiar amounts of attention after his 2005 release of The Mysterious Production of Eggs . Since then a relentless schedule of gigs, a successful album and EP release, and spots at larger festivals like Chicago’s Lollapalooza have driven Bird to surpass his contemporaries. Add on top of that ...
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"Truth" and beauty
What perfect bookends the Boulder International Film Festival has found in its opening- and closing-night films.
Denver Post |
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Conchords move up to Red Rocks; Byrne added to Telluride
Flight of the Conchords isn't exactly an overnight sensation, but the New Zealand musical-comedy duo has recently popped up on a lot of mainstream radars.
Denver Post |
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Whether it's live or recorded, Rapture DJs are addicted to music
The Rapture makes spazz-dance songs out of fast- driving basslines and wayward, erratic guitars, howling vocals and the occasional cowbell or sax solo.
Denver Post |
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Music on the Delaware concert series continues
Singer Amy Gallatin and her four-piece band, Stillwaters, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Theatre. The show is the third in a series of musical performances presented by Music on the Delaware.
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RHJ International: CME Issues Notice of Consolidated Business Results to the End of the Third Quarter of the Fiscal ...
Please find enclosed the press release issued today by RHJ International announcing that its portfolio company, Columbia Music Entertainment, has filed with the Tokyo Stock Exchange its consolidated results of the Company's financial performance for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending March 2009.
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Pimlico eliminates BYOB at Preakness
The infield experience at the 2009 Preakness will feature less beer, more music and 240 tons of sand. Preakness officials announced Thursday that fans will not be allowed to bring in beverages of any kind to the public infield at Pimlico Race Course on race day, May 16. In the past, spectators were permitted to carry an unlimited number of coolers filled with cans of beer. The new policy ...
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Milton Makes Music
New York-based singer/songwriter and leader of a lively, rootsy six-piece group, Milton, is live at The Turning Point tonight at 9. Milton has distinguished himself with a unique voice and a compelling mix of grit and grammar. He’s extraordinarily capable of elegantly simple narratives about the complex wonders of life in the city and in the world. Tickets are $20. 468 Piermont Ave., Piermont. ...
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Merle Haggard - Haggard Blasts Countrys Leading Ladies
Ailing MERLE HAGGARD has taken aim at country music's current crop of leading ladies - because he hates their songs. The cranky star, who is recovering from cancer surgery, ...
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