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Jam in Jubilee concert series tonight, July 14 continues with Casino playing a jazz-based mixture of funk, bebop, Latin, and occasional forays into alternative rock. Jonathan Inc. plays acoustic rock and All My Friends plays electro synth-pop.
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Thibaudet’s connection to Ravel runs decades deep
Jean-Yves Thibaudet is often typecast as a “French pianist.” The term denotes not only geographical origin – he is a native of Lyon – but an ensuing repertoire specialty as well. Never mind that he plays a wide array of music, including brilliant performances and recordings of Liszt, Gershwin, and Mendelssohn, among others. The stereotype is “this French thing that …
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Live review: Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 at California Plaza
The youngest son of Nigerian legend Fela proved not only an inheritor to that profound history but also an able musical voice. The youngest son of Nigerian legend Fela proved not only an inheritor to that profound history but also an able musical voice.
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CMS Rock Camp Final Concert
Time: 5:30 p.m. Details: Come support the students of the CMS Rock Camp as they perform their final concert.
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Asheville’s Russ Wilson & Orchestra perform Saturday show
ASHEVILLE — Russ Wilson and His Concert Orchestra will perform 8-10 p.m. Saturday at the Scottish Rite Masonic Hall, 80 Broadway St. Tickets are at the door.
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Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendar
n RiverWoods to Host Free Alzheimer’s Presentation: Knowing the Difference: Senior Moments vs. Alzheimer’s Disease at the new Boulders Campus at RiverWoods in Exeter from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, and includes complimentary snacks. This expert presentation is free and open to the public.
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Foursquare: Check-in to a Radiohead Concert, Not Just the Garden
Check-ins on Foursquare answer one central question: Where are you right now? But they provide little explanation of what you’re doing there. That’s about to change.
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Fire breaks out at Dallas Rihanna concert
Alec Campagna A small fire erupted during Rihanna’s concert in Dallas last night, while the pop star was singing “California King Bed.” According to People , stage hands quickly took control of the incident, vanishing the flames in front of over 12,000 fans. Following the blaze, Rihanna took to her Twitter to announce, “DALLAS!!! We set the stage on FYAH tonight!!! LITERALLY!!! I’m so pissed, I …
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Kenya: Usher Isn’t Coming to Kenya!
The much-publicized concert featuring Usher Raymond may just not take off. Word Is has learnt that his agents and handlers have not booked the American pop star for any show in Kenya.
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Wayfarers & Company concert at Shippen Manor in Oxford
Shippen Manor OXFORD —The Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission will present a free concert by Wayfarers & Company on the Shippen Manor lawn 6 p.m. Sunday, July 10. Wayfarers & Company performs gospel music and old time songs, as…
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Music Scene: Blues Traveler
Jam band Blues Traveler will travel to the Grand Valley for a mid-summer outdoor concert, performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, at Grande River Vineyards Winery, 787 N. Elberta, in Palisade.
Read more on The Daily Sentinel

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Concert business up 11 percent: Pollstar
The record industry isn’t the only segment of the music business that appears to be on the rebound. The concert industry too, after a difficult year in 2010, is showing total revenue from the Top 50 tours worldwide is up more than 11 percent for the first half of 2011, according to Pollstar, the concert-industry tracking publication.
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Warped Tour
It’s already been a busy year for Against Me!. Along with a non-stop tour schedule the band have added a new drummer, launched their own label, Total Treble Music, released a seven-inch EP and later this month they’ll reissue a deluxe edition of White Crosses, their fifth studio album.
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Apparently, The Record Industry Isn’t Totally Destroyed Just Yet
Despite the fact that the past several years of dwindling sales and profits have indicated nothing but a slow, painful death for the music industry, The AV Club reports today that, for the first time in years, music sales are increasing in 2011. I’ll say that again, slowly: Music. Sales. Are. Actually. Increasing. Figure that [...]
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Last Call Girls band plays high-energy show
This Sunday’s Music on the Mountain concert will feature The Last Call Girls, a high-energy, honky-tonk Americana band that plays rockabilly, Cajun, zydeco, roots rock and traditional country music.
Read more on Arizona Daily Star

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LV MUSIC: Will Stabler concert include another ‘American Idol’ runner-up?
The show by “American Idol” Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox at Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena announced Thursday may include a third-place “Idol” finisher as well.
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Elite Army Reserve band to perform in Sanatoga
SANATOGA – As a concert venue, Lower Pottsgrove Township is finding itself among some pretty elite company.
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What Faith Hill presumably smells every time she sees her husband
Tim McGraw has now embarked on his “Emotional Traffic” concert tour and will be at Usana Amphitheatre in Utah on August 6. Coinciding with the tour is his new fragrance, McGraw Silver.
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Here in new england
BOSTON – Tens of thousands of revelers with American flags and picnic coolers descended on the Esplanade for the annual fireworks show and Boston Pops concert Monday night.
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Heritage Park will host free evening concerts
Enjoy a summer breeze and outdoor concerts this month and next at Heritage Park in Farmington Hills. Most Thursdays, a local group will perform pop, rock and contemporary music, and folks are invited to enjoy the free show and bring a picnic dinner. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome.
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Two drug busts for concert-goers
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Allegan County deputies have made a pair of drug busts as people tried to sneak those drugs to a weekend music festival in Rothbury.
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Concert review: Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Glasgow Royal Concert Hall ****
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Miley’s show of flesh
THE Miley Cyrus concert at Burswood Dome will be remembered for its show of flesh by both the Hannah Montana star and many of her young fans.
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Al Di Meola: The Endless Tango
Al Di Meola, a guitarist still associated with the mid-’70s jazz-rock moment in which he rose to prominence, might seem an unlikely candidate for a tanguero . Yet over the past quarter-century, Di Meola’s relationship with Argentine Nuevo Tango legend Astor Piazzolla and his music has resulted in a new band, a new sound and a fresh approach to his own work.
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The Dish: A-Rod, Lil’ Kim spotted at local hotspots
Singer Lil’ Kim, seen here attending the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards, was spotted having lunch at Siena Ristorante in Stamford Tuesday with pop singer Angelica Salem, a Stamford resident.
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Centennial Park Concert Series begins with the Wendy Woo Band
The Wendy Woo Band performs this Sunday to kick off the Centennial Park Concert Series. The Wendy Woo Band is making its Rifle debut performance, Sunday, June 12 opening the Centennial Park Concert Series.
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Litchfield concerts on the green continue July 6
LITCHFIELD — Coming to the Litchfield Green for Wednesday Night Summer Concert Series sponsored by Litchfield Parks and Recreation on July 6, it’s “The Groove” a group of well-known local professional musicians who crank out originals and covers like nobody else.
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Benefit Concert For The Riley’s July 16
There will be a Benefit Concert for 1st Sgt. Mark and Michelle Riley sponsored by the Freedom Center Church on Saturday, July 16th at 6:00 p.m. at the Church located at 329 W Midland Trail in Lexington.
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Audio: Nia Long Craves Salt; Had ‘Horrible Morning Sickness’
*Actress Nia Long, currently expecting her second child – and first with boyfriend, professional basketball player Ime Udoka – spoke at length about her pregnancy after fulfilling her presenting duties at Sunday’s BET Awards ‘11. “I’m craving salt like crazy,” she told reporters backstage. “And I’m not a salty person, I’m more of a chocolate [...]
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Ragin’ Ranglin
At first, the partnership between Marin jam band Vinyl and Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin might produce the response, “Huh? What’s a 79-year-old reggae legend doing with a Marin funk band?”
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Concert to benefit Randy Sams’
An acoustic guitar concert from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday will benefit the Randy Sams’ Outreach Shelter. Scheduled performers include Mark Meadows and Paul Capps.
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Rains from ‘Arlene’ postpone Willie Nelson concert
Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour 2011 at the Las Palmas Race Park in Mission has been cancelled due to rains from Tropical Storm Arlene.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sponsored by
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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