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Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' Being Made into a Movie
Apr 04 (TheWrap.com) - From the classic western "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" to the painful ego-trip that was "Masked and Anonymous," Bob Dylan has a pretty extensive, if varied movie resume for a rock star. But in a career that netted him a Best...
Tags: Entertainment, Billy the Kid, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones (music group), Movies
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Irish 'Bard of Peace' Tommy Sands back in Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA conversation with Irish folk singer Tommy Sands reveals yet one more reason why he is known by many as the “Bard of Peace.” The man who has dedicated his life to the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland has a voice that, even in... -
Richard Thompson: Innovation in, nostalgia out
Again Richard Thompson makes the case with his latest album, “Electric” (New West): He belongs with Bob Dylan, Neil Young and a handful of others in his ability to sustain a high level of artistic intensity and integrity in a career that has...
Tags: Music Industry, Theft, Howard Johnson, Entertainment, Emmylou Harris
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It's A Gray Area: Being on the campaign trail
Many have asked what it was like to be the 2012 Libertarian candidate for vice president, along with Gov. Gary Johnson as our candidate for president. I can say that on the one hand, it was a deeply humbling, uplifting, interesting and gratifying...Tags: Government, Justice System, Orange County Superior Court, Libertarian Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Review: 'A Heap of Livin' is promising, but a certain spark missing
In “A Heap of Livin’,” playwright Elliot Shoenman surveys the minefield of family interactions, in this case between a widowed folksinger and his two very different daughters. In that, this undemanding comedy-drama recalls such...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Literature, Arts and Culture
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In its 10 years, music venue has put town on the map, patrons say
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGTen years ago, William Quigley stood at the back of Sellersville Theater 1894 and watched a performance by quirky cabaret singer Leon Redbone officially inaugurate the “classy Victorian theater” he had just spent a year and more money than he.... -
Chan Lowe: Election post-mortem
To mangle an old Pete Seeger song: Where have all the white men gone? Long time passing Where have all the white men gone? Long time ago Maybe this is the biggest lesson learned from the election—not that Obama...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Elections, Politics
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'Tempest' Continues Dylan's Weird March into the Twilight
Bob Dylan’s voice is like a thousand porcelain vases getting run over by smog-belching tractors. Yet as he continues his weird, wonderful march into through the twilight of his career, it’s impossible to not admire the sheer gustiness with...
Tags: Entertainment, Bob Dylan, Music Theater, Folk (genre), Music
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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: Computer Networking and Internet, Racism, Joan Baez, Google Inc., Viral Diseases and Infections
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Two shows return to Laguna Playhouse
If you missed Rita Rudner's "Tickled Pink" or the folk music concert "Lonesome Traveler" at the Laguna Playhouse last season, you can catch a glimpse of them over the next two weeks. Rudner, the soft-spoken comic who co-wrote and took a small role in...
Tags: Concerts, Entertainment, Peter, Paul, and Mary (music group), Bob Dylan, Folk (genre)
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June 14: Author - Bob Riesman, I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy
WGN NewsBob Riesman Event: Tribute to Big Bill Broonzy Friday, June 17 8:00 p.m. Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N Lincoln Avenue Chicago www.oldtownschool.org To purchase a copy of the book: I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy A major...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Pete Townshend, Studs Terkel, Ray Davies, Arkansas
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Humor and good-hearted music at coffeehouse
If you like to laugh or if you need a laugh, the Confluence Creative Arts Center is the place to be on Saturday. An acoustic coffeehouse is scheduled for the evening featuring the music of Bill Gessner. Gessner is a Minnesota native who has been...
Tags: Woody Guthrie, Facebook, Paul Simon, John Prine, Entertainment
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