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Three of SteelStacks' six music-genre festivals won't return for 2013
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGArtsQuest will cut three of the six genre-specific music festivals it holds at its SteelStacks campus from its 2013 lineup, the festival just announced. But it also will add a new holiday celebration, as well. Magic Slim at this year's...... -
Acme Corporation premieres 'Office Ladies'
Well before the first performance last week of Lola Pierson's latest work, "Office Ladies," it was advertised as a "hit play." That's the sort of cheekiness you might expect from a young, DIY-type theater company that calls itself the Acme Corporation,...
Tags: Music, Iron Crow Theatre Company, Station North, Three Sisters (movie), Entertainment
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Musikfest main stage attendance: Crowds reject new music, keep classic rock tops
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGIn 2011, the first year Musikfest set up its main Steel Stage venue at the South Bethlehem SteelStacks campus, it drew 52,000 concert-goers – setting a record for a main stage at the 29-year-old festival. This year, anything short of...... -
Hot indie band fun. moved date of show at ESU to play much bigger show
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGThe reason indie pop band fun. moved the date of its upcoming show at East Stroudsburg University – which organizers say will be the largest in the school’s history – has been revealed. It needed time to prepare for a...... -
Swimming in music's wake
Books and music go way back — at least as far back as the epic poets, whose tales of heroic deeds were sung to gathered Greeks long before they were stuffed between two covers for high school students. When singer-songwriter Joe Pernice signed his...
Tags: Finance, Colleges and Universities, MP3s, Services and Shopping, Artists
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Indie band blooms from the Valley, Albertsons closes stores and SWAT team can't find 'crazy' man
Good morning, readers. Today is Friday, September 7. Three sisters and one man with roots in the Valley are making a name for themselves in the indie music world. The band Haim has opened for Mumford & Sons and played at SXSW. L.A. Magazine A 59-year-...
Tags: SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Google+
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REVIEW: Young The Giant offers lessons in indie rock at Musikfest show
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGMusicians looking to start indie rock bands – or indie rock bands looking to become hits – should study the show Young The Giant gave Friday on opening night of the 29th annual Musikfest festival in Bethlehem. In a 12-song,...... -
Delta Rae and Ra Ra Riot to headline new indie music festival at Norfolk's Town Point Park
It's a bad news, good news situation. The Acoustic Music Festival that for several years brought top-flight singer-songwriters to Town Point Park has been discontinued. In its place, though, is a promising new indie music event. Called ETC: Norfolk's...
Tags: Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Artists, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Music Industry
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Interview: The Fray's Isaac Slade wants band's music to connect
The key to connecting with a Starbucks customer in 60 seconds or less — according to Isaac Slade, lead singer of The Fray — is to not anger them, assure them you’re working on their order as fast as possible and find out what interests...Tags: Better Than Ezra (music group), Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Counting Crows (music group), ABC (tv network)
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BREAKING BOUNDARIES: Portland Cello Project known for mixing genres, blurring musical lines
The Portland Cello Project Monday will conclude the 2011-2012 Club Weisiger series at the Norton Center for the Arts. Created in 2007, the Portland Cello Project — or PCP, as their fans affectionately call them — has wowed audiences all...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Genres, PCP, Arts and Culture, OutKast (music group)
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Travel postcard: 48 hours in Bonn, Germany
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Got 48 hours to spare in Bonn? This sleepy city perched on the banks of the romantic River Rhine offers history, culture, and beautiful scenery galore. Located about 30 km south of Cologne, the city of around 325,000 prides itself on...Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Opera (genre), Music Industry, Museums
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Local bands face off in first Jessamine County Battle of the Bands
brossi@jessaminejournal.comThe walls of West Jessamine High School nearly came tumbling down as six local bands engaged in the inaugural Battle of the Bands on Friday night in a bid for glory, a $100 grand prize — and a bag of M&M chocolates. “Delicious,” said...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Bible, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Religious Texts
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