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18 hrs ago | PittsburghLIVE.com

Hot picks: Stoogefest, The English Beat

Beginning Thursday, Little Lake Theatre will offer audiences a three-peat performance of "The Foursome." The comedy, which has been performed at Little Lake twice before to sell-out houses, follows a quartet of guys who get together to play golf after reconnecting at their college reunion.

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Related Topix: Ska, Canonsburg, PA, Theater, Arts, Pop/Rock, Drivin' N' Cryin', Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Times-Standard

Rain Machine

Rain Machine is to TV on the Radio what Zack Gill is to A.L.O., or General Public was to The English Beat.

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Related Topix: Ska, San Francisco Metro, San Francisco, CA, Entertainment

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Fresno Famous

General Public!!! Yesss

Submitted by AntiMusick on Mon, 02/13/2006 - 13:47. The English Beat , they played every hit song they had except Rotating Heads.

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Related Topix: The Beat, Ska, Blog News

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Top things to do in Fort Collins: A three-day planner

Here's the list of top things to do the next three days in our city. Today Art - Woven to Wear: Navajo and Hopi Textiles from The Durango Collection is a new exhibit at the University Center for the Arts, 1400 Remington St.

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Related Topix: Fort Collins, CO, Ska

Tue Sep 15, 2009

Ottawa Sun

Rudeboy gets confidence boost from Simmons

Sometimes, making it big isn't all it's cracked up to be. Just ask Rudeboy. The local ska band caught the attention of KISS's Gene Simmons, who thought the band had potential to make it big after listening to their two CDs.

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Related Topix: Gene Simmons, The Specials, Ska, The Beat, Sports

Wed Sep 09, 2009

The Coast News

Closing Day at Del Mar...

The last chance to catch the action this season, Closing Day at the track will say goodbye to the 2009 racing season with a bang.

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Related Topix: Ska

Tue Sep 08, 2009

San Diego CityBEAT

Why I'm firing my bank

Dancers, performance artists, musicians and comics do their thing on a 4-foot-by-4-foot stage.

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Related Topix: San Diego, CA, San Diego Metro, Del Mar, CA, Ska

Thu Sep 03, 2009

KCBS

Where It's At: Weekend Event Suggestions for 9/5-6

Sunday Streets wraps up for the season with a closure of the Great Highway from the zoo to Golden Gate Park.

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Related Topix: Ska

Mon Aug 24, 2009

Tahoe World

The Beat mix: two parts ska

Planning a trip to Lake Tahoe? Want to know what's going on around the Lake? The Tahoe.com email newsletter will keep you in the know on the latest Lodging, Dining, Recreation and Special Events information, so you won't miss a thing.

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Related Topix: The Beat, Ska, Worcestershire County, England, World News, Warwickshire County, England, United Kingdom, West Midlands County, England, Pop/Rock, Fine Young Cannibals

Sun Aug 16, 2009

The Age

A sound visionary

Bridging the gap ... Jeff Price believes he is helping to "democratise music" by giving musicians a means to distribute and sell their own songs.

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Related Topix: Ska

Wed Aug 12, 2009

Riverfront Times

We Got the Beat: The English Beat's Dave Wakeling, on pop, politics and his band's future

The English Beat: Twist and crawl to town. Details: The English Beat and Reel Big Fish 7 p.m. Thursday, August 13.

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Related Topix: The Beat, Ska, Reel Big Fish, St. Louis, MO, Motown, Soul, The Specials, Music, Entertainment

Riverfront Times

We Got the Beat: The English Beat's Dave Wakeling, on pop, politics and his band's future

The English Beat: Twist and crawl to town. Details: The English Beat and Reel Big Fish 7 p.m. Thursday, August 13.

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Related Topix: The Beat, Ska, Reel Big Fish, St. Louis, MO, Motown, Soul, The Specials, Music, Entertainment

Tue Aug 11, 2009

City Pages

Clipse, Glamorama, Reel Big Fish, and more

Despite having been a band since 1990, Reel Big Fish didn't really make waves until ska's revival in the mid-to-late '90s, when the band had their biggest hit to date, "Sell Out." Later, they appeared in Trey Parker and Matt Stone 's spoof BASEketball , in which they performed a rendition of a-ha's "Take on Me." Perhaps it was simply a coincidence, ...

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Related Topix: Reel Big Fish, Ska, Sport Movies, Comedy Movies, BASEketball, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Desmond Dekker, Reggae, Music, Entertainment

TheReader.com

Omaha Weekly Reader

Find out how you can win passes to the advance screening of "District 9" by emailing erics@thereader.com. The screening is Thursday, Aug.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, Ska, African-American

Sat Aug 08, 2009

San diego reader Blogs

Rock Around the Town: Friday 'Round Town, plus Maxapalooza Coming to...

Posted August 7, 2009, 6:34 p.m. Press illo to play the Overheard song! IT'S DONE!!!! And growing every hour.... If you wanna see a list of over 1,5000 San Diego bands, with links to full profiles, photos, discographies, articles, MP3s, etc, checkout http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/ Believe it or not, you can click on ANY LOCAL ...

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Related Topix: San Diego Metro, Ska, Carlsbad, CA

Thu Aug 06, 2009

TheReader.com

Omaha Weekly Reader

Find out how you can win passes to the advance screening of "District 9" by emailing erics@thereader.com. The screening is Thursday, Aug.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, Ska, African-American

Tue Aug 04, 2009

The Arizona Daily Star

Subbacultcha: The English Beat goes on, park yourself at the Park the Van showcase

It's a safe bet that George Thorogood will play "Bad to the Bone" when he rocks the Desert Diamond Casino, Thursday, July 30.

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Related Topix: The Beat, Ska, Pop/Rock, George Thorogood, Indie, Delaware, Reel Big Fish

The Arizona Daily Star

Subbacultcha: The English Beat goes on, park yourself at the Park the Van showcase

It's a safe bet that George Thorogood will play "Bad to the Bone" when he rocks the Desert Diamond Casino, Thursday, July 30.

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Related Topix: The Beat, Ska, Pop/Rock, George Thorogood, Indie, Delaware, Reel Big Fish

Mon Aug 03, 2009

National Public Radio

Summer Song Favorites: 'Save It For Later'

For Adam Duritz, lead singer of the band Counting Crows , the perfect summer song is "Save It for Later" by The English Beat.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Counting Crows, Ska, Berkeley, CA

State Press

Where you should be

As the fall semester quickly approaches, Phoenix is hosting more and more sweet events.

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Related Topix: Ska

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