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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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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announce plans to divorce
Couple ends seven-year marriage
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Amy Winehouse — Walking Upright Again
Filed under: Amy Winehouse , Beauty , Paparazzi Photo , Music Three weeks after canceling her European tour after a disastrous Serbian concert where she could barely stand, Amy Winehouse looked coherent as she walked unescorted and on her own power through London on Tuesday. One day and step at a time. Permalink
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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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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.
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Anger at failure of £2bn fund to help bands
Musicians say money lent by government scheme to back creative ventures isn’t reaching them A £2bn government-backed scheme partly aimed at helping musicians and promoters launch new bands and other music ventures has approved just two music-sector loans in more than two years. One of the successful applicants received money only after making nine attempts. Brian Message, co-manager of Radiohead …
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Davis Cup preview: Can US top Spain?
With this guy out, the Americans have a real shot in Austin.
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Jill Scott Rocks Sassy New Look, Music at Essence
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Neo-soul artist Jill Scott brought a sassy new look, new music and a surprise performance Saturday night with soul-singer Anthony Hamilton on the second day of the Essence Music Festival.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Weekend Events June 2 – 7
The following is a brief listing of some events taking place in Central New York this weekend.
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Indian River Community Calendar, updated June 1
Indian River Community Calendar
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Concert Picks: The Chaotic Good, The Toothaches, Walter Meego…
Long live the three-day weekend. Need we say more? Probably, so here goes… this weekend’s concerts, as per the usual formula, are eclectic and all over the place – messy, the preferred way of doing things. From remixes to retro experimental rock to pop with electronic and house influences, we’ve got your bases covered in [...]
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Local band opens annual music festival
Ronnie Baker / Staff Photo: North of Autumn opened Edgefest after winning an online contest. Back row, from left, Timothy Allen, Jordan Rochefort, Ryan Patrick Stogner and Taylor Dondlinger. Kneeling on the front row is Cully Woods.
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All Good Music Festival and Campout Ready To Take Off
Record Attendance eEd for 15th Annual All Good Festival in Masontown, W.Va.
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Daryl Hall takes his show from the Internet to the Borgata in Atlantic City with guest Todd Rundgren
SOME MUSICIANS still have nothing but contempt for the Internet. Others, at least, open themselves to the fact that fan-captured, YouTube-posted videos of their concert performances are a positive, viral marketing tool.
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StubHub and Soles4Souls Launch Take Off Your Boots Campaign for Charity
StubHub, the worlds largest ticket marketplace, is launching the Take Off Your Boots …
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Kenny Chesney ready to go ‘Coastal’ at Greenville’s Bi-Lo Center
One of country music’s mainstays returns to the Upstate this weekend, along with a couple of rising stars in the industry.
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