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14 hrs ago | The Derrick

Praise in the Park 2008 set Sunday in Justus Park

A community praise band representing five Oil City churches will present Praise in the Park 2008 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Justus Park.

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Related Topix: Oil City, PA, God

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Iowa State Daily

Ragbrai guarantee: Plenty of cyclists, entertainment

Whether you're a Ragbrai rider or not, Ames is offering plenty of activities to keep you busy when the bikers come through on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Ames, IA, Life, Food, Food Festival, University of South Carolina System, Pop/Rock, Styx, The Nadas

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Warsaw Business Journal

Micha W jcik, the new president of clothing group Vistula&W lczanka, is working on a new strategy

Micha3 Wojcik, the new president of clothing group Vistula&Wolczanka, who is working on its new strategy already has several concepts for its development.

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Related Topix: Alma

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Daily Southerner

Reading service brings news to print-impaired

David Edwards spoke about Down East Radio Reading Services at the Tarboro Rotary Club's meeting at The Fountains at The Albemarle Thursday.

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Related Topix: Tarboro, NC, Pinetops, NC, The Fountains

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Abilene Reporter-News

Reader: Send 'Doonesbury' to editorial page

In the two recent letters regarding the "Get Fuzzy," "Doonesbury" and "Pearls Before Swine" comic strips, I'd like to make a couple of comments.

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Related Topix: Pearls Before Swine, Opinion

Tue Jul 15, 2008

West Life

Folk singer Peter Yarrow continues social activism

Musician Peter Yarrow performs Saturday evening at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Crocker Park for an audience that included children as well as adults familiar with his music career of nearly 50 years Peter ...

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Related Topix: Peter, Paul & Mary, Steve Seskin, Folk, Westlake, OH

ChartAttack

Xavier Rudd Turns Blue

One-man band, multi-instrumentalist, didgeridoo enthusiast and Aussie folkster Xavier Rudd will release his seventh album, Dark Shades Of Blue, on Aug.

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Related Topix: Xavier Rudd, Australia, World News

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Neil Clark

Children of the Revolution

Francis Beckett gets it in one: The children of the 60s and those of the 70s thought New Jerusalem was around the corner, its arrival hindered only by the conservatism of Harold Wilson's Labour governments.

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Fri Jul 11, 2008

Editor & Publisher

'Pearls' Comic Gets 'Funky' With Death Spoof

NEW YORK "Pearls Before Swine," which has been referencing other comics this week, took on "Funky Winkerbean" today.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

SoundMojo.com

The thoughtful post-rock of Snailhouse

Fusing "confessional" singer songwriter music with the energy and communal spirit of a "rock" band, Mike Feuerstack's Snailhouse offers some of the Montreal native's most impressive material.

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Related Topix: Snailhouse, Music, Entertainment

Wed Jul 09, 2008

BBC

Music lovers attend 17th festival

Thousands of music lovers have gathered in Surrey for an independent music festival's 17th annual event.

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Related Topix: The Levellers

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Associated Content

16YearOld Twin Sisters Sing of White Supremacy and Racism

These blonde-haired blue-eyed twin sisters idolize the Olsen twins and look like any other up and coming teen singing sensation, but considering that their songs praise white supremacy, Hitler, and hatred, ...

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Related Topix: Prussian Blue, Bakersfield Metro, Bakersfield, CA

Bizjournals

Loomis permit problems might have Homewood heading out

Connor Finnerty, 5, left, Mariza Mack, 7, and Kristina Mack, 5, enjoy one of the features at The Fountains, which opened last week in Roseville, across from the Westfield Galleria mall.

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Related Topix: The Fountains

Sat Jul 05, 2008

London Free Press

Children's singer also a hit with grown-ups

The people who inhabit Justin Roberts' songs stand up for themselves and rat out their brothers.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Slam Sports

Snailhouse keeps slugging it out

Last year for Michael Feuerstack was a time for looking back. Much of 2007 was spent performing with a reunited Wooden Stars.

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Related Topix: Snailhouse, Winter Sports, Curling

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Montreal Gazette

The folk guitar that rocked the world

If Richard Thompson had a counterpart on our side of the Atlantic in the 1960s, it would have been Byrds leader Roger McGuinn.

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Related Topix: Richard Thompson, Pop/Rock, The Byrds, Folk, Fairport Convention

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Ronnie Hawkins: Rock legend on both sides of border

If you are a fan of Bob Dylan and the Band, you might have heard the name Ronnie Hawkins quite a bit over the years, though you probably haven't heard much of his actual music -- the Canadian-based rocker has ...

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Related Topix: Country, Sonny Burgess, Memphis, TN Metro, Rock-N-Roll, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan & the Band, Entertainment

Burlingame Daily News

Meaningful, beautiful music among new releases

AIDAN SHIWA - "PEACEFUL FIRE" The local artist serves up a savory, simmering blend of reggae, soul, hip-hop and world music.

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Related Topix: Jen Chapin, Pop/Rock, John Lennon, Folk, Joni Mitchell, Chicago Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Playbill

The Mamas and The Papas Sing Again in Dream a Little Dream June 26-Aug. 31

Dream a Little Dream, The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas , the new musical about one of the most influential singing groups of the sixties, makes its East Coast premiere starting June 26 in a ...

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Related Topix: Manalapan, FL, Story, Canada, Pop/Rock, Denny Doherty, The Mamas & the Papas

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Reuters

Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" tops US chart

California singer/songwriter Katy Perry's single "I Kissed a Girl" jumped one place to claim the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart Thursday, sending Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" crashing to No.

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Related Topix: Jill Sobule, Entertainment

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