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2010
Diana Vickers announces UK tour dates
She might have lost the X Factor, but Diana Vickers is doing very well for herself. Diana, who recently had a No.1 with debut single Once, has just announced a set of UK tour dates in November. She will headline at Manchester, Dublin, Leamington Spa, and Newcastle.
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Aug
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2010
‘Idol’ judges aren’t only thing changing
The top-rated TV show has just signed a new recording deal, too.
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Aug
10
2010
Annie Gosfield’s Experimental and Traditional Sound
A concert of Annie Gosfield’s music at the Stone on Saturday showcased the two sides of her compositional personality: traditional and experimental.
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‘The Legends’ to Finish up Concert Series
The “Sunday in the Park” concert series will conclude with the musical group, ‘The Legends’ on Aug. 15 in Ceredo.
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Soprano to be featured at Thursday’s Muni Band concert
MICHIGAN CITY — The Michigan City Municipal Band will present its eighth concert of the 2010 summer season this Thursday, Aug. 5. The concert will be held at the Guy Foreman Bicentennial Amphitheatre in Washington Park. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. and is free to the public.
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Aug
10
2010
South Shore fest gets a hip new style
If there’s a more serene, civilized, urbane setting for a Chicago jazz festival than the lawn of the South Shore Cultural Center, I have yet to encounter it.
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KISS in concert a guilty pleasure
No matter how you feel about flagrant commercialization or style over substance, you would have to be the most…
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Aug
9
2010
Gordon Lightfoot to tour next year
Announces dates for Ontario and says he’ll be on Letterman in October
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Aug
9
2010
Few shows left in Whittier’s Summer Concert Series
Whittier’s summer concert series will be coming to an end soon with only a few shows left. Enjoy a performance by Greg Wolf, a Rod Stewart tribute, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Central Park, corner of Washington Avenue and Bailey Street.
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Aug
9
2010
Starr report
Cooks’ tour: “MasterChef” judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliott and Joe Bastianich had quite a night on Wednesday. Ramsay was a guest on “The Tonight Show” — cooking pancakes for Jay Leno — while Elliott was preparing dinner for President Obama, who celebrated his 49th birthday at Elliott’s eponymous Chicago restaurant. Vice…
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Aug
9
2010
Bernard’s First Jewish Music & Art Festival
BERNARDS — A daylong Jewish Music & Art Festival, scheduled Aug. 15 at the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, will celebrate Jewish culture with presentations of art, food, childrens’ activities and four bands.
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Lady Gaga Rocks Out (and Crowd Surfs) at the 2010 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago
International Pop superstar Lady Gaga got the 2010 Lollapalooza crowd hype Friday night (Aug 6) as she took to the main stage and performed her entire “Monster Ball” concert set during Day 1 of the annual music festival, held at Grant Park in Chicago, IL. Just hours before she was set to close out the first [...]
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Aug
9
2010
John Mellencamp No Better Than This Tour
Midwestern fans will have the chance to spend the evening with John Mellencamp this fall
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Review | Brooks & Dunn deliver farewell show with flair
The title of Brooks & Dunn ’s hit song “Hillbilly Deluxe” serves as an apt description of the country-music duo’s approach. Raw yet refined, the deceptively nuanced songs of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have served as radio staples for the past two decades. The pair’s final tour, dubbed the Last Rodeo, corralled an audience of about 15,000 to the Sprint Center on Friday. While men occasionally …
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Pickathon 2010 is all about the music
Looking over the schedule at Pickathon 2010 proves that multiple sets are the norm rather than the exception. The musicians are here to play — for the audience, each other and themselves.
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Aug
9
2010
Operatunity calls all romantics!
Operatunity calls all romantics! The concert features soprano Susan Boland, tenor John Cameron, world famous in New Zealand tenor Benjamin Fifita Makisi, baritone Orene Tiai, and pianist Alex Wiltshire.
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The fans queued from the early hours of the morning in anticipation for Sandown Park’s last concert of the summer series which featured the Irish Pop group sensation Westlife performing live after racing to a bumper crowd of over 14,000 people.
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Aug
9
2010
Goings on About Town: Classical Music
PageBreak — CONCERTS IN TOWN THE STONE The composer-performers Annie Gosfield and Roger Kleier are co-curating this month at John Zorn’s intimate music club. A concert by the gentlemen of the JACK Quartet, often found slamming out the music of Xenakis, pulls back a bit to . . .
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Monday Music Preview: Bandapart, Paperdoll and more!
While normally we’d save the live music listings until the mid-week, we noticed that this week, the sound party seems to be starting pretty early. So here’s some pretty awesome live acts you don’t want to miss early this week. Check ‘em out! MONDAY Copenhagen-based Bandapart brings their post-rock-jazz sound to the JZ Club on Monday night. The band has been compared to the Chicago avant-rock …
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2010
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2010
8/9: Singing, Sinning and Sitting
From the craft of music to craft class, there is something for everyone today. Craft – Arts – Shopping – Classes and Projects – Events
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William Control Says Comes Dance Or Go Kill Yourself
Last Friday, William Control kicked off their US Tour with Jeffree Star.
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Aug
9
2010
ARTS PICK: Annual cellist’s Dream Concert this Sunday in Milford, free
MILFORD — It’s kind of a special thing when the Dream Concert rolls around. It means that cellist Thirzah Bendokas gives her only public performance in the state. It happens Sunday at 4:08 p.m. in City Hall, 110 River St.
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Striking Events, Inc. Reaches Merchandising Agreement with Liberty Concert Group and Patriot Concerts to benefit …
Striking Events, Inc. has reached an exclusive merchandising agreement with Liberty Concert Group. Liberty Concert Group, a promoter who is developing major philanthropic concerts in several venues across the United States. Additionally, an agreement has been reached with Patriot Concerts, who is organizing events to benefit local patriotic charities near concert locations across the country.
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Aug
9
2010
Stars relive their greatest moments
From playing with Sonny Rollins to hanging out backstage wit Beyoncé and Jay-Z, even the biggest stars have moments when they have to pinch themselves to check they’re not dreaming. We asked luminaries from the worlds of pop, rock, folk, jazz and classical to name their most memorable moments Tell us about your greatest music-related moments in the thread below Corinne Bailey Rae, singer There …
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Aug
9
2010
Rite-of-passage Warped Tour doesn’t age
The Warped Tour gets older, but its fans stay the same age. The traveling punk rock carnival set up shop at Comerica Park Friday, and proved yet again it has the secret to the fountain of youth.
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News by location
Get local and national news updates via E-mail. Hot, hot, baby: He raps. He flips. Vanilla Ice is anything but bland
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Aug
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2010
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2010
Orchestra performance to benefit United Way
BECKLEY — The Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and United Way of Southern West Virginia will partner for a concert Sept. 19 to benefit programs sponsored by both organizations throughout southern West Virginia and Ukraine.
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Bono returns from back injury as U2 relaunch world tour in Turin
U2 frontman thanks Turin crowd as he returns after two-month absence.
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Aug
9
2010
LOL-ing at Gaga, gaga for Lolla
With each year, the giant outdoor music festival held in Chicago’s scenic Grant Park has continually outdone itself, bringing together the Gagas and the Green Days of yesterday and today. read more
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The Fab Four get by with a little help at Pacific
Although it has been more than 40 years since the Beatles disbanded, the groundbreaking quartet’s music lives on through the wonderful original recordings that continue to amaze with every listen. In addition, there are concerts by the two surviving…
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Aug
9
2010
Branson to be site of Nelly concert
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A promoter says the much-delayed concert by rapper Nelly has a venue in Branson. Concert promoter Paul Dunn said Nelly will perform indoor at the Mansion Theater on Aug. 21.
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