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Ukulele Advocate: Strumming the Ballad of Juan Jose
It takes a lovely, lilting ukulele melody to provide a much-needed moment of reflective calm into the nearly relentless, furious, historical farce The Ballad of Juan Jose. Richard Montoya’s play, at the Yale Repertory Theatre through October 13,...Tags: Steve Martin, Yale Repertory Theatre, Mexico, Eric Bogosian, Poetry
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On Faith: It's time to speak out against religious bigotry
On Aug. 4, the nation rejoiced at news that engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory had landed Curiosity, its scientific vehicle, on Mars. But we awoke the next morning to learn that a racist bigot had murdered six Sikh worshippers within their own...Tags: Religion and Belief, Martin Luther King Jr., Computer Networking and Internet, Discrimination, Music
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Video/Q&A: Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds takes action
RedEye Sound BoardThe Mynabirds singer/songwriter Laura Burhenn doesn’t believe in guilty pleasures. She has her opinions, and she’s not ashamed. On that note, she says with a laugh: Her favorite movie is “The Neverending Story.” “It’...Tags: Miley Cyrus, Music Industry, Health, Chicago Elections, Elections
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Dillard & Clark: Celebrating an unsung L.A. country rock classic
Pop & HissBanjo player Doug Dillard, who died on Thursday, was known for his work with the Dillards, but fans of Los Angeles country rock know him for his collaboration with Gene Clark, "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark." Times pop music critic Randall... -
Earl Scruggs dies at 88; banjo legend was half of Flatt & Scruggs
Bill Monroe, the man widely acknowledged as the father of bluegrass music, was in search of a new banjo player for his famed Blue Grass Boys when a young musician turned up backstage at Nashville's celebrated Ryman Auditorium during a 1945 Grand Ole...Tags: The Eagles (music group), Bob Dylan, Music Industry, Festive Events, Health
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Pop songs on the Middle East, put in their place by Silk Road
In 2009, Silk Road Theatre Project took their mission of exploring stories from people of the Silk Road (the trade route that ran from the Far East to the Mediterranean) and gave it a cunning musical spin. "Silk Road Cabaret: Broadway Sings the Silk Road"...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Entertainment Events, China, Aladdin (movie), Theater
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John Prine performs on April 21 at the Bushnell in Hartford
If "Angel From Montgomery" was the only song John Prine ever wrote, his place in music history would be secure. Of course, he's written much, much more; the singer-songwriter and Illinois native's catalog is so deep, you'd be forgiven if you gave up...
Tags: John Denver, Carly Simon, Arts and Culture, Relentless7 (music group), Illinois
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Our Laguna: Playhouse announces 2012-13 lineup
Laguna Playhouse Executive Director Karen Wood and Artistic Director Ann E. Wareham raised the curtain at the Hotel Laguna on Monday on the 13 productions in the 2012-13 season. "It's a 'baker's dozen of art and entertainment,'" said Wood. Matthew...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Christmas, Entertainment Events, Theater, Alfred Hitchcock
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Columbia music historian compiles Vietnam War songs
Nearly 40 years ago, a haunting photograph of a naked Vietnamese girl running in anguish after being severely burned in a napalm bomb attack on her village became an iconic image of the Vietnam War.
But most who have seen the Pulitzer Prize-winning...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Entertainment Events, Libraries, Behavioral Conditions
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On Theater: 'Traveler' is history lesson in folk music
Folk music, that most uniquely American art form, takes center stage at the Laguna Playhouse with the world premiere of "Lonesome Traveler," covering four decades of the evolving genre. Starting with the mid-1920s and ending in 1965 — when Bob...Tags: Bob Dylan, Genres, International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture, Music
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FBI Releases Its Files on Steve Jobs
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON - The FBI has released its dossier on late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, disclosing details on his reported drug use in his younger years, and his ability to "distort reality." The files on Jobs were released under a Freedom of Information...Tags: LSD, Pancreatic Cancer, Bob Dylan, Justice System, FBI
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