Archive for February, 2010

Rolling Stones unearth 10 new tracks (Stuff)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

The Rolling Stones, who have long resisted releasing archival material, will include 10 previously unheard songs in an upcoming reissue of Exile on Main Street, the group's representatives said on Thursday.

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Symphony puts out call to youth (The Sault Star)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

This could be Joanne Kovich's toughest job yet. Attendance at Sault Symphony Orchestra concerts is waning. Audience members under age 30 are rare. Subscriptions have slumped more than 50 per cent in the past decade.

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RADIO/PODCAST: Trial Month and This Week on Moja Radio! (All About Jazz)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

If you love FUSION you are gonna LOVE this week on MOJARadio.com ! We have some wonderful newly released live stuff from JEFF BECK and Friday is shaping up to be a FUSION FEST! And of course every week is special here on MOJA Radio, so if you are already a subscriber here is your outlook. And if you are not yet a subscriber here is what you are missing... so SIGN UP FOR A COMPLIMENTARY TRIAL ...

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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Weekend Extra: Desmond Speaks (All About Jazz)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

After three years of keeping his alto saxophone in the closet, in 1974 Paul Desmond finally succumbed to the exhortations of the Canterino family and agreed for the first time in a quarter of a century to play a club date as leader. The Canterino's club, the Half Note, had moved from lower Manhattan to Midtown. The new proximity was an important factor. "After all," he told me, "It's only a ...

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Sold-out crowd sways to Snoop Dogg concert (The Lewiston Sun Journal)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

LEWISTON — Despite a falling blanket of slush, more than 2,000 people sold out Bates College's Gray Cage on Saturday night to see hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg.

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40 years later, still singing sweet harmony (Boston Globe)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

It’s an odd fact that the corporate office of Rounder Records is less than a mile from the Burlington Mall. With the long-running Massachusetts label specializing in folk, bluegrass, and indigenous music from around the globe, the nondescript two-story brick building, set back in a wooded grove off the Middlesex Turnpike, might as well be a log cabin in the ...

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40 years later, still singing sweet harmony (Boston Globe)

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: STS9 | 02.18 – 02.21 | Northwest Run (All About Jazz)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Words by: Jonathan Zwickel | Images by: Dave Vann Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) :: 02.18.10-02.19.10 :: Crystal Ballroom :: Portland, OR Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) :: 02.20.10-02.21.10 :: Showbox :: Seattle, WA STS9 :: 02.13 :: Oakland, CA There's a bigger picture to STS9 than a song-by-song concert review allows. It's an idea I've articulated elsewhere: STS9 is a barometer for the health of ...

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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: STS9 | 02.18 - 02.21 | Northwest Run (All About Jazz)

Harpenden charity rock concert held for two lost friends (St Albans & Harpenden Review)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

A LIFE-LONG friend of a young brother and sister who lost their lives to a rare genetic disease is staging a charity rock concert in memory of them.

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Harpenden charity rock concert held for two lost friends (St Albans & Harpenden Review)

Elma OKs New Flag Lot Code (East Aurora Advertiser)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

The Elma Town Board recently unanimously adopted new and more stringent requirements to its residential zoning code that supporters hope will control “flag lot” developments known as residential 280As. In the process, the board lifted a self-imposed eight-month moratorium on the construction of flag lots.

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Elma OKs New Flag Lot Code (East Aurora Advertiser)

Sunday: Liquid Kitty’s Punk Rock BBQ is Ready to Slam (LAist)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Photo by Elise Thompson for LAist.com. It's the most wonderful time of the year again -- Liquid Kitty's Winter Punk Rock BBQ! The lineup is raging this time around, with Third Grade Teacher making an extremely rare appearance. Sabrina will once again be speaking in tongues, freaking out the audience and rocking your face off. Also in an ultra-rare appearance, Santa Sabbath (with LAist's own ...

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