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Album reviews: Fitz and the Tantrums' 'More Than Just a Dream'
There's a fine line between evolution and de-evolution, and which process Fitz and the Tantrums is experiencing on its sophomore effort, "More Than Just a Dream," depends on what you liked about the L.A. band's breakout debut. That record, the retro-soul-...
Tags: George Michael, Fitz and the Tantrums (music group)
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'Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!' hits the silver screen
Peter Sagal is, at minimum, amused to be following a theatrical-presentation path cleared by Glenn Beck. But the host of NPR's “Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!” says there are similarities between his show and Beck's act that make both...
Tags: New York University, Arts and Culture, AMC (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), CBS Corp.
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SXSW 2013: Some bests and worsts of a chaotic week
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticAUSTIN, Texas -- Below is a highly subjective list of bests and worsts of the South by Southwest music festival, which concluded Sunday after many thousands of performances over six packed days. Best fan/singer interaction: During the Austin punk band A...Tags: Christianity, Adele (music artist), Religion and Belief, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Music
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One on one with John Oates
When Daryl Hall and John Oates begin a two-night stand at Hard Rock Live this Friday, they’ll experience something Oates believes eluded the R&B-loving pop duo at the height of their now-43-year-old career: respect. “Back in the day, in the...
Tags: Minus the Bear (music group), Jerry Douglas, MTV (tv network), Music, YouTube
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Ravinia 2013 highlights: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Matchbox Twenty, David Byrne and St. Vincent
RedEye Sound BoardWonder no more: This morning Ravinia announced its 2013 calendar, populated with return appearances by—let’s call them “established”--artists like Sting, Sheryl Crow, Gipsy Kings. As for highlights among the first-time Ravinia...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Sting, Services and Shopping
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Florida travel calendar for November
Check out festivals and events in November across the state.
View events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Dec. 23. The Cannonball Christmas Express. Tavares. On select dates, the...Tags: Orlando Museum of Art, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Financial Aid, Jimmy Buffett, Kennedy Space Center
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Reader Panel: Holiday anticipation
Today's question: What are you most looking forward to this holiday season? Thick ice on the lakes, snow to fill the sloughs, lower gas and LP prices, and zero highway fatalities. A tax cut would be nice. A big buck to stick an arrow in, and a happy...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Military, Holidays, Family, Religious Festivals
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Famed bassist Victor Wooten talks about doing things his way
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGGrammy Award-winning bass guitar player Victor Wooten has never done things in a conventional way. Vtctoria Wooten Band From being a founding member of the groundbreaking progressive bluegrass/jazz group Béla Fleck and the Flecktones to writing a novel,... -
The Ryan Montbleau Band Will Be At Infinity Music Hall In Norfolk On Sept. 1
On his website, singer-songwriter and New England native Ryan Montbleau, 34, describes himself as a "late-bloomer." But over the years, as his career has veered down two distinct, interconnected paths, he's managed to cobble together a pretty impressive...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Galactic (music group), Festive Events
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Monogamy Party Zigzag Down the Wild Side at Cherry Street in Wallingford on Aug. 27
Monogamy Party w/ Cold Snap and Burrows Aug. 27, 8 p.m., $7, Cherry Street Station, 491 N. Cherry St., Wallingford, manicproductions.org Sometimes — not often, but sometimes – you don't need to actually see a band to be convinced that...
Tags: Music, No Age (music group), Entertainment, Rob Zombie, Iggy Pop
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Datebook
Sunday, July 29 Onstage, outdoors The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents "Romeo and Juliet" and "Pride and Prejudice" at 6 p.m. at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3691 Sarah's Lane in Ellicott City. Admission is $15-$36; free for children...Tags: Patapsco, Arts and Culture, Common, William Shakespeare, The Adventures of Tintin (movie)
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Free Music! Joe Jackson teams with Iggy Pop to put a new twist on a swing classic
Joe Jackson has demonstrated his love of classic jazz and swing before, and with today's free track, he's once again up to his old tricks. He reshapes the familiar “It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Go That Swing),” into something more...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Boston, Count Basie
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