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Chris to Rock South Africa
By Nthabeleng Thipa Comedy legend and multi-Emmy award winner, Chris Rock, performs in South Africa for the first time this month.
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Rogue River Blues Series starts next Tuesday
It's going to be a long, blue summer in Rockford, thanks to a music series sponsored by the Rockford Area Arts Commission and headed up by City Council member Steve Jazwiek.
MLive.com |
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Handleman Corp. to exit music business, lay off 260
Handleman Corp., a Troy-based distributor of recorded media, said it will sell its music business and lay off 260 workers.
Detroit News |
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A powerful voice for a powerful car: Dennis Ritter-Eichenlaub wins Scirocco Song Contest
Wolfsburg, Germany - Several thousand employees from Volkswagen’s German plants feverishly awaited the final of their Scirocco Song Contest. Whose voice would be singing the Scirocco TV commercial?
The Auto Channel |
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Lakefest, Morton Day In The Park Slated Saturday
Residents will have an opportunity Saturday to gather for fun, food and entertainment on the east and western borders of Scott County as Lake and Morton each will celebrate their respective community festivals.
Scott County Times |
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Brian Stokes Mitchell to Play Radio City Music Hall in August
Broadway favorite Brian Stokes Mitchell, who made his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut to a sold-out crowd, will play another New York landmark in August.
Playbill |
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Goodman's Ain't Misbehavin' to Star Butler, Crowley, Rogers, Collier, Kernan
Casting has been announced for Goodman Theatre's new production of Ain't Misbehavin' , Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz's repackaging of the songs of Thomas "Fats" Waller, June 21-July 27 in Chicago.
Playbill |
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This Just In: Rio
With music videos on six TVs, mirrored walls and high tables, Rio has some snaz. The videos range from past Britney and Enrique hits to something...
Juice |
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HMS Band Rates All Superior
FOREST—Following suit in the tradition of excellence in music, the Hawkins Middle School Band took a cue from the high school and earned an all superior rating last week at their own state contest.
Scott County Times |
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New headset frees runners to stride to the music
Runners who want to listen to music during road races have been disappointed by a ban on headphones by USA Track & Field. Now, AirDrives of San Diego is offering an alternative device that's winning approval from some race organizers who are more concerned...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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South Africa: Calendar of Events Publication for SA
Festival Calendar Publishing has launched eventsNOW!, a quarterly which offers the South African consumer a calendar of events countrywide. Says Lindsay Owen, MD of Festival Calendar, "There is a wealth of events taking place in the country.
AllAfrica.com |
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Festivals Draw Big Crowds
LAKE—Thunderstorms rolled through Scott County in the wee hours of Friday night and early Saturday but failed to dampen the spirits of area residents and visitors during the annual Lakefest.
Scott County Times |
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CMA fest lures new fans: corporations
Country music fans and up-and-coming country artists pack too much economic and star power to be overlooked.
The Tennessean |
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Sexually abused girls bond at special camp
The girls —- some lying on their stomachs, some sitting with their legs tucked beneath them —- formed a circle on the floor. It was midday, and another group therapy session had begun at Camp CADI in Rutledge, a retreat designed to foster confidence in sexually abused girls and help them find their voice through music, dance, drama and storytelling. The moment had come again for them to tell ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Independents Day Celebrates Indie Music Around The World
CMJ is happy to announce the launch of Independents Day 08, a global celebration of independent music that will take place during the Fourth Of July weekend.
CMJ |
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NormSoft Releases Pocket Tunes music player for Windows Mobile
NormSoft makes the coolest music player application for Palm OS and now they've brought it to Windows Mobile-- both Pocket PC and smartphone. We've been beta testing the app and it's quite good. Here's their press release:ormSoft, Inc. today ...
PDA Buyer's Guide |
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Heritage chicken: Ruling the roost
On a bitterly cold February afternoon, a jaunty black-and-white striped Barred Plymouth Rock rooster with a brilliant red comb ruffles his chest feathers and struts across the barnyard to strains of classical music.
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer |
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Symphony orchestras face off in football friendly
Many fans of classical music in the Czech capital have been closely following the Prague Spring Festival drawing to a close this week. But how many knew that some of these classical musicians also play football? On Sunday members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra faced the Czech Radio Symphony in a 5-aside football friendly in Prague’s Hanspaulka district.
Radio Prague |
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Jazz on Jackson Place - Music and Merriment in the Decatur House Courtyard
WASHINGTON, DC - The best kept secret in D.C. - summer nights on Lafayette Square.
All About Jazz |
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Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., Presents 'Creature from the Black Lagoon - The ...
Drawn from Universal's crypt of classic monsters and updated with spectacular Broadway production values and special effects, "Creature from the Black Lagoon -- The Musical" will rise, live, on stage at Universal Studios Hollywood beginning Spring 2009.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Rio Tinto Alcan sponsors free outdoor program and offsets carbon emissions for the 2008 Festival International de Jazz ...
Rio Tinto Alcan is pleased to co-present the free outdoor program for the 2008 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal for the third consecutive year. Rio Tinto Alcan will also contribute to offsetting the carbon emissions of the Festival, making it carbon neutral for the first time.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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AOL's Black Voices Celebrates Black Music Month; Announces New Video Experience
NEW YORK----Black Voices, www.BlackVoices.com, the No. 1 online destination for African-American news, culture and community, today debuted its celebration of Black Music Month, www.BlackVoices.com/black-music-month.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Ledger photo / TIM GULLA SHINDIGGING - The final installment of this year's Shindig at the Cabin concert series brought hundreds of local residents to North Limestone Street on Friday night. Shown here is 3-year-old Turner Owens getting extra-special attention from singer Linda Little, a member of the beach music group Sammy O'Banion and Mardi Gras. After singing to Owens, Little took the ...
Gaffney Ledger |
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AC Entertainment bringing Broadway back
Downtown Knoxville is going to feel a lot like the Great White Way now that a new crop of Broadway musicals are coming to the Tennessee Theatre.
WBIR-TV Knoxville |
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Stronger than ever
He is hip-hop music’s Renaissance man—a producer, arranger, composer, guitarist, keyboardist and the country’s most authentic soul singer. His name, Artstrong J. Clarion, fits him perfectly.
The Manila Times |
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