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Flood City Music Festival ready to rock Johnstown
Our Town EditorIt's been 22 years since the National Folk Festival brought eclectic music to the streets of Cambria City. Since that time, the festival has evolved dramatically, changing its name to the Johnstown Folk Fest in 1993 and moving to land across the river...Tags: Preservation Hall Jazz Band (music group), Music, Theater, Concerts, Music Industry
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Galactic Expand the Musical Topography of Their New Orleans Home
In New Orleans, funk is important. They pump it into the water supply like fluoride. It’s as vital as air or étouffée. And when New Orleans funk is discussed, a few names spring to mind: the late boogie-woogie piano master Professor Longhair, the...
Tags: Galactic (music group), Music, Foo Fighters (music group), Music Industry, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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Neil Diamond: Songs sung true: Walk of Fame Honors: Neil Diamond
VarietyAsk Neil Diamond, who receives a star today on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the secret to his longevity and his answer is refreshingly simple: "Just work harder than everyone else." For decades now, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has put that ethic,...Tags: Elmer Bernstein, Literature, Popular Music (genre), Documentary (genre), Music
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Back to the '70s: Arts center seasons to include Emmylou Harris, Todd Rundgren, Jackson Browne and Dr. John
Summer is when the area's performing arts centers announce their fall schedules. The Peninsula's two main centers -- The Ferguson Center for the Arts and The American Theatre in Hampton -- have plenty of interesting shows heading our way. As my colleague...
Tags: Music, Arts, Entertainment Events, Boz Scaggs, Hampton Jazz Festival
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Album review: Dr. John, 'Locked Down' ✭✭✭ 1/2
3.5 stars (out of 4) Mac Rebennack has been making records since the ‘60s and has been a revered figure in New Orleans music for just as long. In reinventing himself as Dr. John, he took the city’s funk tradition deeper into the swamp of...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Dan Auerbach, The Black Keys (music group), Entertainment
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Levon Helm, drummer and singer for The Band, dies of cancer
Levon Helm was the rarest of musical multi-taskers: an unflappable drummer and a singer who wrung soul out of every note. He also was a terrific team player and bandmate; he made the people around him sound good. Helm was "the only drummer who could make...
Tags: Throat Cancer, Music, Music Industry, Grammy Awards, Heart Attack
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Moondog Medicine Show keeps rockin' on
marieg@herald-mail.comSince she began singing more than 25 years ago, Lana "Shawty" Spence has gotten use to being compared to Janis Joplin — the rock icon who has gone to the big concert hall in the sky. With vocals that are powerful and bluesy, Spence understands...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Music, Arts and Culture, Genres, Elvis Presley
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Bonnie Raitt to play Portsmouth's amphitheater in June
Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples will join forces at a concert in Portsmouth scheduled for Wednesday, June 13, promoters announced Monday.
Tickets for the show at the nTelos amphitheate¿r at Harbor Center go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 8. They will be priced...Tags: Keb' Mo' , Documentary (genre), Music, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (music group), George Jones
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Musikfest sets most free acts ever, new stages, and has a new poster free for you
Lehigh Valley MusicMusikfest, Bethlehem’s massive 10-day August music festival, has announced its first wave of free acts this year – including one of the Grammy-winning Neville Brothers – and says it offer more free music than ever before for its 29th... -
Shaboo Blues Festival in Willimantic
Willimantic's Shaboo Inn, co-founded in 1971 by David Foster when he was only 19, was THE quiet corner jaunt to hear great music in the 1970s; AC/DC, The Police, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Dr. John, Iggy Pop, David Crosby, Bob Weir, Tom Petty, Cheap...Tags: Aerosmith (music group), Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick (music group), James Cotton, Elvin Bishop
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Weekend Preview: Top five San Diego events v 12
The colors, flavors, textures, and sounds of fall will come alive this weekend in San Diego.
Don’t miss the Taste of Downtown foodie event on Thursday evening, featuring 50 of the area’s best eateries, followed by Fashion’s Night Out...Tags: Betsey Johnson, White House, KSWB, Restaurants, Financial District
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All The Festivals Fit To Attend in Connecticut (Listings!)
Some kind of magic switch seems to have gotten flipped. With summer here, Connecticut turns into a sunny wonderland of outdoor music festivals, county fairs, regional food shindigs and other finely focused affairs. Celebrate the seasonal joys of...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Oyster Festival, Fleetwood Mac (music group), Mark Twain, Peter Frampton
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