Jun
28
2011
Happenings
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
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Music, Boats, Camping and More Make A Weekend Mix
Earth, water, air and fire all tie in to this weekend’s roundup of events. New Canaan Nature Center provides its earth for pitching a tent on and to build a cozy campfire for a cookout. A Soundwaters…
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Jun
27
2011
Ravens president Cass on U2: ‘Great crowd, wonderful music’
Ravens president Dick Cass worried about the prospect of gridlock in the streets and reports of lightning and thunderstorms at M&T Bank Stadium for Wednesday night’s U2 concert. In the end, all Cass had to worry about was hot, humid weather.
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One month, two wheels, 26 festivals
Greg Parmley embarks on a 5,500-mile journey, visiting 26 music festivals in 30 days.
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Jun
26
2011
Concert series hit for six
GET ready for a double shot of non-stop Aussie rock and pop at this year’s Heritage Building Society Live Concert Series from September 16 to 18.
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Concert Picks: Lily Parlour & The Tricks, Puro Instinct, Mia Doi Todd…
And another one bites the dust… sayonara, Monday through Friday; hello, weekend. This particular recently passing solstice allows for longer days and warmer nights, and therefore more opportunities to get our ever-loving groove on. From the singer/songwriter set to an elaborate fusing together of genres, we’ve got it covered for you this weekend. Take a [...]
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Jun
25
2011
Free Outdoor Concert by the Stick Against Stone Orchestra in Brooklyn, NY
Free concert to be filmed for the cross-media documentary “Get It All Out” – http://www.getitalloutmovie.com, Saturday, July 9th, 2pm – at Herbert Von King Park, Brooklyn, NY
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Matt Hardy To Explain Who Matt Hardy Is, Mickie James Holding Live Concert
– TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James will be holding a live concert at Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday, July 15. The show will begin at 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit JimPorters.com or call 502-452-9531.
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Fair skies, windy conditions greet Marshall Municipal Band as it returns to the courthouse for 4th concert
The Marshall Municipal Band returned to the east lawn of the Saline County Courthouse Thursday, June 23, after performing its weekly concert indoors the previous two weeks.
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Jun
24
2011
Honors prove great year for NMS
PEPPERELL — Nissitissit Middle School musicians have got chops. At the Spring Concert on June 9, eighth-grade students were given awards they won at festivals over the last school year.
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Niagara Symphony backing up Chantal Kreviazuk
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — When Bradley Thachuk was named the new music director for the Niagara Symphony last year, he wanted to boost the orchestra’s presence in the region. It was a goal, but he never expected it to happen so soon.[...]
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Jun
23
2011
Tammany Talk: North shore is getting ready to rock
Susan Cowsill plays a free concert Thursday at the Covington Trailhead.
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Amy Winehouse Cancels Tour as UMG Removes YouTube Videos of Failed Concert
Videos of Amy Winehouse stumbling through a concert in Belgrade, Serbia, hit YouTube Monday, raising concerns about the singer’s wellbeing…
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Former American Idols to Play at Independence Day Musical Festival
FOX’s own American Idols, Crystal Bowersox and Casey James will follow The Voice coach Blake Shelton in the Independence Day Music Fest. Following the musical performance the largest fireworks show in Phoenix will light up the summer sky. (PRWeb June 23, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8595009.htm
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Jun
22
2011
Muhammad School of Music plans annual youth concert
In celebration of its 12th anniversary, the Henri L. Muhammad School of Music will host its annual Celebration of Youth Concert at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Mason O. Damon Auditorium in the Buffalo and Erie County Central Library downtown.
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The Recording Academy & CBS Ink 10-Year Agreement For The Grammys
The Recording Academy and CBS have announced a new, 10-year deal that will keep “Music’s Biggest Night,” the annual Grammy Awards broadcast, on CBS through 2021. The new agreement further extends one of the longest broadcast partnerships in television history.
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Embrace music in summer
Listen to the pit-a-pat of rain. Tap out a tune on some pots. Blow through a dandelion trumpet. Music, if you keep your ears attuned, is all around.
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Town cross at Eminem’s ‘unholy’ lyrics
IRISH churchgoers upset by Eminem’s plan to perform an outdoor concert the same night as a missionary convention.
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Jun
21
2011
McCranie gives a Father’s Day gift of music
A country music singer with Colquitt County roots gave a Father’s Day present Saturday to the residents of the Moultrie retirement home where his father lives.
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THE uber talented Aylesbury Music Centre Big Band are performing a special concert on Sunday with internationally renowned guest soloists Mark Nightingale, Ben Castle and Simon Hale.
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Jun
20
2011
Winehouse cancels part of Europe tour
Amy Winehouse has cancelled part of her European tour, a day after the British singer was booed for being late and behaving erratically on stage during a concert in Serbia.
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All-star lineup kicks off Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
There’s nothing tentative about the start to this year’s Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Not when you come out of the gate with an all-star tribute to one of the defining albums of jazz history — Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew” — followed the next night by a concert by Grammy-winning innovator Herbie Hancock.
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Father’s Day music fun with marimbas
Coombs concert features Jangano Marimba performance
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Blogger profile: Mike Guzzo
When he’s not working his full-time job at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, he devotes himself to supporting the local, sometimes struggling, musician. By promoting local music, Guzzo, who is also a bass player, bolsters the entire Capital Region arts community. Mohonasen High in Rotterdam, Hudson Valley Community College, SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica, and I received my …
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Jun
19
2011
Taking Back Sunday, Thursday Launch Tour
While they share a similar lineage in the annals of emo, or whatever folks want to call it these days, Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday and New Jersey’s Thursday are going in two very different directions, as their tour opener last night at Denver’s 900-capacity Summit Music Hall bore out. While TBS have reformed the original lineup that recorded 2002′s breakthrough Tell All Your Friends , and …
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE/TRIBUTE: Jazz Guitar Prodigy Julian Lage
More than a collection of tunes, Julian Lage’s recent EmArcy release “Gladwell” is an unassuming concept album, a travelogue that offers sonic snapshots of its namesake fictional town and inhabitants. The guitarist and his chamber jazz quintet, who’ve honed a singular style based upon intricately orchestrating folk-tinged themes and forms, don’t shoehorn the compositions into the concept. Rather …
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones bring new skills to their music
Bela Fleck and the Original Flecktones. Bela Fleck and the Original Flecktones, 8 p.m. Sunday, Flynn Center, Burlington. -. 863-7992, www.discoverjazz.com.
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Jun
18
2011
Tsongas concert schedule released
By Tyler Dumont tdlowellsun@gmail.com LOWELL — It wouldn’t be summertime without family activities in Greater Lowell, and officials at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell apparently agree.
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Twilight showcases Abbotsford Concert Band
Concert series welcomes band on June 17.
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Michael Jackson – Movie Bosses Fighting Conrad Murray Over Michael Jackson Concert Film
Lawyers representing Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray are locked in a legal battle with movie bosses behind the late superstar’s This Is It concert film over whether the footage can be used in court. The Thriller hitmaker died of a drug overdose in 2…
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Jewish gospel concert rescheduled in West Elmira
A program of Jewish gospel music by Yavilah McCoy that was postponed because of her illness has… – 3:36 pm
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Jun
17
2011
Today’s highlights: RMSC’s ‘Energize It’ exhibit, Julie Dunlap concert at Ontario Beach Park, ‘Madama Butterfly …
On Thursday, the Dady Brothers breakout for the Hochstein at High Falls concert series and Los Lonely Boys rocks the Riverside Festival Site in the evening.
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Benefit concert to feature barbershop harmony
ALBANY — The state Assembly voted Wednesday night to legalize same-sex marriage, but the measure… – 10:16 pm
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Jun
16
2011
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Strikes Marketing Partnership to Integrate Heavy Metal Music Lifestyle into …
DILEMMA , a Los Angeles-based Branded Entertainment and Marketing Communications Agency, has secured a cross-promotional partnership with the premiere hard rock and heavy metal event of the Summer, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, to launch “Chopper” – a horror webseries and transmedia entertainment experience that will feature a rocking soundtrack and international fright icon Tyler …
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Local: Sia’s now a single lady
Same Same’s second favourite Aussie singing star (after Kylie) is now back on the market.
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What’s on your to-do list?
8 p.m. June 18, 1304 U.S. 80 East, Bloomingdale. Ed Bruce is a singer and actor. His hits include “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” “After All,” “Girls, Women and Ladies,” “When You Fall In Love Everything’s A Waltz,” “My First Taste of Texas,” “Ever, Never Loving You,” “The Last Cowboy Song” and the “Theme from Bret Maverick.” As an actor, he’s appeared in the CBS mini-series …
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Jun
15
2011
Seminole High choral 1972-1983 alumni reunite with their beloved director
By Susan Funk, Times Correspondent Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Jimmy Vines rehearses with former students, from left, Eva Montgomery-Hill (Class of 1983), Marilyn Freemon (’85), obscured from view, Beth Mooney Ringheisen (’79), Vicki Guercia Caruana (’81), Sandy Graff Young (’76), Susan Graff Robson (’81) and Emilia Mele (’81). SEMINOLE When it came to Jimmy Vines’ high school music students …
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Music Fans Will Never Miss Another Concert with New Songkick Concerts App
Songkick, , the live music and technology company that connects music fans with their favorite artists’ tours, today announced the launch of its app for iPhone and iPod touch that will allow users to track their favorite bands’ concerts, browse live music listings by location, and share concert plans any time and from anywhere.
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REO Speedwagon in Concert at Hoosier Park
Photos from the REO Speedwagon concert at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino as part of the Summer Music Track.
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Jun
14
2011
Strip Scribbles: Shania Twain’s OWN series finale with L.V. news is Sunday
Superstar Shania Twain, our new Caesars Palace resident headliner, answers her own show’s big question as she brings “Why Not? With …
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Leadership takes passion, action
He became the face of one of Canada’s worst-ever tainted food crises. And no matter how harsh the glare was at the time, Michael McCain didn’t duck the spotlight.[...]
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Jun
13
2011
Michael Jackson’s concert insurer disputes .5 million policy
Nya Wilson Lloyd’s of London, the concert insurance company for Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ tour, is challenging the Los Angeles Superior Court to void their .5 million (£10.6m) policy. According to TMZ , Michael Jackson and the AEG Live promoters were not entirely honest about Jackson’s medical history and his use of prescription drugs—especially Propofol, the anesthetic that appeared to …
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Britney Spears Summer 2011 Tour Concert Tickets Now Available at Top Notch Seats
Britney’s tour is sure to sell-out and Top Notch Seats allows concert-goers to get their tickets quickly and painlessly.
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Lennons in crowd at McCartney’s Vegas show
LAS VEGAS, June 12 (UPI) — Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon were among the 13,000 fans that packed Paul McCartney’s Friday night concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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Michael Jackson Concert Insurers Fight Claim
The insurers of the Michael Jackson “This Is It” concert, Lloyd’s of London, has asked a Los Angeles judge to nullify a .5 million policy guaranteeing the series of his concerts. The 2009 shows did not go on as planned at London’s O2 arena because Jackson died in Los Angeles days before they were to begin. According to UPI.com, the pop icon’s doctor is awaiting trial on charges of involuntary …
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Jun
12
2011
Riverfront concert series is a staple of summer
Regardless of how many concerts you’ve experienced, the March Fourth Marching Band show is worth the experience. It’s more than music, more than dance and more than fun. Imagine Mardi Gras running away to join the circus and you might get an inkling of the group’s live performance.
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2011 CMT Music Awards: Blake Shelton Wins Male Video of the Year
Also, Lady Antebellum win Group Video of the Year over Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band.
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Jun
11
2011
Photo exhibition reveals hidden side of NZSO
An exhibition of photographs revealing the private and public moments of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra players during their smash-hit international tour is about to go on display in Wellington.
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Rapper Ja Rule Begins Prison Sentence, Plus Other Rappers Who Have Been to the Big House on Weapons Charges
Will They Ever Learn Their Lesson?
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Jun
9
2011
Max and Emily’s summer concert series begins Thursday with The Ragbirds
The streets of downtown Mount Pleasant are about to get a little louder — but not from heavy bass emerging from passing traffic.Max and Emily’s annual concert series begins Thursday, filling downtown Broadway Street with a broad spectrum of local and national musical talent.
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Review: Choral/Orchestral Concert lives up to its scale
Earning standing ovations for two of the three pieces performed the Choral/Orchestral Concert for the Spoleto Festival USA offered expressive and at times sublime interpretations of work by Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruckner and Leonard Bernstein. Both the Brahms and the Bruckner pieces were especially tight. ‘Chichester Psalms’ by Bernstein frayed a bit during demanding rhythmic sequences but it …
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Jun
8
2011
Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ jacket is for sale
If you wanted a Michael Jackson “Thriller” jacket in the 1980s, all it took was a trip to the mall. Now, owning the jacket Jackson wore in the groundbreaking 1983 “Thriller” music video means a trip to an auction house and a minimum bankroll in the neighborhood of 0,000.
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Quick Hits: Adele, Foo Fighters, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, AC/DC, TV On The …
Adele has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of her sold-out North American tour due to an ongoing illness.
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