Redneck Renaissance

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Sunny Ledfurd is one of those rare musicians who went from having to play cover songs in bars to one whose fans demand his original tunes.

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Redneck Renaissance

Isabella laid to rest

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

ISABELLA Goslan has lost her 10-year battle to live.

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Isabella laid to rest

Austin at Very High Speed

Friday, July 9th, 2010

The who, what, where, when, and why of Formula One racing

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Roycroft Returns to East Aurora

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The Roycroft Chamber Music Festival has been held at St. Matthias Episcopal Church on Main Street in East Aurora since 1994, but for the first time last year one of the four concerts that make up the festival was held across the street at Baker Memorial Methodist Church.

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Roycroft Returns to East Aurora

Memorial For Legendary Photographer Jim Marshall Monday

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Hanging in the living room of Jim Marshall's Castro flat is a photograph of Obama standing in the White House, pointing to a picture of John Coltrane on the wall. Marshall took that Coltra...

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Has the new infrastructure of independent touring left DIY veterans out in the cold?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Devin Ocampo cant afford to tour like he used to: self-booked, scraped-together, hit-or-missand all the time. Thats how he did it in Smart Went Crazy, the iconoclastic Dischord band he played in in the 1990s, and in Faraquet, his next group.

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A Man I’d Rather Be: Bert Jansch

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

"He did for the acoustic guitar what Jimi Hendrix did for the electric."

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A Man I'd Rather Be: Bert Jansch

Hollywood homage

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Why does Ferrari have such a fascination with America when it comes to naming its road cars? We've had the Daytona and the SuperAmerica among others, and now this mall-shopping chop- top, the California. Perhaps it has something to do with the history of the famous Scuderia. When founding father Enzo cared only about racing, and selling a few crudely made road cars on the side to fund it ...

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A week on the box: April 27 – May 3

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Reviewer James Croot checks out the best shows and films on New Zealand television screens for the week of Tuesday, April 27 to Monday, May 3.

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A week on the box: April 27 - May 3

Nine Questions

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Nadine Roselle Ruiz-Carlson by Kristine Peashock Nadine Roselle Ruiz-Carlson is a UA graduate; she majored in Spanish literature and minored in plant sciences. She has a fetish for first editions and rare books; she does wildlife rehabilitation; and she spends as much time as she can in the Sierra Madre in Sonora. Currently, she works as co-producer and videographer for Powhaus Productions. What ...

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