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Mogwai To Release EP Before LP
Mogwai are gearing up to release a new EP entitled 'Batcat', with three songs, one of which features psychedelic rock god Rocky Erickson on vocals. Erickson sings on the EP's third track 'Devil Rides'.
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Highest NZ honour for Halberg
One of New Zealand's sporting greats been granted the country's highest award in the Queen's Birthday honours. Sir Murray Halberg has been bestowed the Order of New Zealand which is limited to just 20 living people at any time.
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VOXPOP
Do you think dancehall music has been contributing to violence in school?
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Salvation Army seeking music festival volunteers
The Salvation Army is in need of volunteers to work four-hour shifts Thursday through Monday at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival to raise money for the ongoing work of the Lawrence Salvation Army. Volunteers must be at least 16 and are needed to replenish paper towels and toilet paper around the festival and to serve as cashiers for showers.
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NME Radio launch: station promises 'cutting edge of new music'
New digital radio station NME Radio has begun test transmissions and unveiled a team of presenters including former Xfm DJ Claire Sturgess. By John Plunkett
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A preview of the new NME radio station
A sampler for NME Radio, which will hit the airwaves today, extending the brand of the music magazine
Guardian Unlimited |
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Dino and Jose Saluzzi: Family Guys
“Remove the records from Texas, and someone will learn to sing,” the composer John Cage once said. The life of Argentine bandoneonist/composer Dino Saluzzi lends weight to Cage's words.
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Introducing Omer Klein
Since receiving a scholarship to study at the New England Conservatory of Music, Israeli born pianist Omer Klein has amassed an impressive resume in the U.S. After moving to New York in 2006, the twenty-five year old musician began working with an impressive list of artists, including Joel Frahm, Clarence Penn, Ben Street and Donny McCaslin.
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All Hat
The problem with attempting to define Americana is that it is an all-encompassing term culturally speaking. As far as music goes, Americana runs the gamut from the Grateful Dead to Willie Nelson and just about everything in between.
All About Jazz |
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The Gift Of Discernment
Trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez has been responsible for some beautifully realized music on record in the past and this is a worthy addition to the canon.
All About Jazz |
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'Thursday at the Square' changes downtown image
The impact of the "Thursday at the Square" concert series goes beyond the music that comes from the Lafayette Square stage.
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OCtech is site for arts festival
If you enjoy music, poetry and artwork, make plans to attend the Summer Arts Fest at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College June 5 and 6. The two-day event is sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Commission (with special funding from the Wallace Foundation) and OCtech.
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CONCERTS, THEATER AND MORE
TODAY Jesse's Gnu Canoe, concert, 8-10 p.m. today, Blank Page Gallery, 917 W. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-393-2202. TUE. Poetry Aloud, read your own poetry or that of a poet you admire, 7 p.m. Tue., Zoomdweebie's Tea Bar, 3010 E. Central. Free. Information, 316-440-4202. 365SOL and Low Oriole, 8 p.m. Tue., B-Side Gallery, 817 W. Douglas. Donation. Presented by the Wichita Creative ...
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WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," staged by Music Theatre of Wichita, 8 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 2 and 8 p.m. Sat., 2 and 7 p.m. Sun., Century II Concert Hall. Tickets $16-$52, available by calling 316-265-3107, online at www.mtwichita.org . THURSDAY Grady Nichols, Summer Concert Series, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thu., Bradley Fair, Rock Road at 21st. Free. Information, 316-630-9990. ...
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People plus
BIRTHDAY BASH: Amy Winehouse says she will perform next month at a concert honoring Nelson Mandela. The concert will be June 27 in London's Hyde Park to celebrate the former South African president's birthday.
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Beach Boys play Durango on Wednesday
When Mike Love turns on his radio it's tuned to the oldies station in Lake Tahoe, Calif., where he lives. "I'm comfortable with that and I want to see if they're playing our songs."
The Farmington Daily Times |
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New show
"Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods" Actress Haylie Duff hosts this new reality series, in which 10 girls compete for a starring role in the Broadway musical. 9 and 11 p.m., MTV, Channel 36. Season premiere "The Mole" It's the reality show that will not die -- despite less-than-stellar ratings. "The Mole" returns with all-new missions, locations and music. 9 p.m., ...
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Truly rocking
History Rocks, a 17-part series on the History Channel, featuring hair-raising concerts, rare interviews and documentaries, showcasing rock icons of yesteryear, organised a concert at Nyks recently featuring the City's biggest band Galeej Gurus.
Deccan Herald |
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Standout Grad: Kristen Merry, a talented musician, is drawn to a career in health care
Editor's note: Today we begin our annual series about standout graduates from area high schools. It will run every day through June 16.
The Daily News |
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Dance and Music review
The Nrityagram presented a dance recital at the Chowdaiah Memorial Hall. It was in aid of the Spastics Society of Karnataka, which is serving the neurologically-impaired and development-disabled children, from the last 25 years.
Deccan Herald |
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Weather again disrupts Jazz Festival
It's been one of the wettest springs in recent memory, so it's understandable if the staff of the annual Saint Louis Jazz & Heritage Festival was a bit nervous about the forecast for this year's event on Saturday.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Woodstock site plays to AARP set
New museum chronicles '3 days of peace and music' on grounds of historic 1969 cultural event BETHEL, N.Y. — Amid the psychedelic artifacts and the interactive screens that evoke one of the most famous events of the 1960s, two photographs at a new museum devoted to the Woodstock music festival that was held here in 1969 are especially telling.
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MTV Movie Awards keep us snoozing
A supposed music channel hosting movie awards has always been a stretch. But now that music is an afterthought amidst the gamut of reality programming on MTV, the connection...
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Change the mindset
This is not the way to treat eminent people. Fact and fiction Save the world, Indy. We are with you. Science education: Needed, a cultural shift We must place science alongside music, art and literature as an indispensable part of what makes life worth living.
Deccan Herald |
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Ranch House's new owners bring expanded menu, music
ASHMORE — The Ranch House’s experienced new owners have brought an expanded menu and regular Saturday night dinner music to the restaurant.
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