I want to acknowledge the generosity of the Inland Hospital and Affiliated Health Care for the excellent string concert and clinic held recently at Messalonskee High School for regional schools. Very few students, let alone adults, get a chance to view a string group such as was represented at the concert. The Bangor Symphony Orchestra [...]
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The Shins ushered in the fall in an evening performance at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, Maryland. The opening act, Vetiver, was indie alternative folk-rock. Most of the songs were pretty mellow, but warranted some foot tapping. They kept the set short, and overall were a pleasant opening act. The second group to [...]
Exams are approaching fast and the University Activities Board (UAB) has a solution for something to do to take a break from hours of studying. On Nov. 4, the UAB will be holding one of their biggest events for the fall quarter: the Recycled Percussion concert. Wright State is another stop on their “Man [...]
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Viewers also have the option to purchase a CD of the show for $17 … could this be a viable model for selling other kinds of music? Companies like Synchronicity already make it easier for bands to stream their concerts online , and for a lot of bands selling CDs and merch at shows [...]
The Future Is Unwritten is as overstuffed as Sandinista!, but it races ahead like ‘White Riot,’ writes the Onion AV Club ’s Noel Murray , while Nick Pinkerton at indieWIRE declares that the film is no radical departure in content from most print-the-legend rock docs…
Guitar Hero III is a game about playing air guitar, only instead of air it uses a little plastic toy. The idea is that it is super fun to bang your head and shout along to Rock You Like a Hurricane, and that it is even more fun to pretend to be supplying the [...]
Nearly 40 years after she enchanted audiences with her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical, “Purlie,” Melba Moore’s voice is still captivating audiences. On Sunday, she hopes to draw an enthusiastic crowd when she performs gospel tunes in Stamford, Conn. The event is a fundraiser for World Vision, a Christian relief organization that [...]
Rachmaninov Festival Sydney Symphony. Cristina Ortiz, piano. Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor. Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, November 2. Until November 17. Tickets: $63-$120. Bookings: (02) 8215 4600.