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Not your basic bass Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 11:11PMIt's an important moment — perhaps the most important — in every musician's life: deciding when to leave formal training behind and strike out on one's own.Self-styled French double bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons certainly valued the technical training of his conservatory days, a...
Long Plain kids heading to science fair Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 12:12PMLONG PLAIN—Twenty-one Long Plain School students are taking their science knowledge to Winnipeg this month.[...]
Aztecs get past Raiders Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 1:20AMPima pulls away in second half to defeat Grand Rapids.
Roundup for March 19 Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 1:18AMUniversity of Redlands sophomore Collin Gladys took fifth in the men's 100-yard breaststroke final Friday at the NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships in Minneapolis. David Lazarus, of Kenyon (Ohio) College, won the race in 54.70 seconds. Gladys' time was 55.29 seconds. Gladys won the men's 200 individual medley title Wednesday, the first day of the championships.
GOP story, pro and con, Lueders wrong on court records, That's not a band, man, Movie reviews a bummer Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 12:14AMI want to thank Sally Franson for an excellent article about her experience with the local GOP ( "I Was a Dane County Republican!," 3/12/10 ). As a conservative, I found it refreshing to read such open-minded and honest writing.
Winter gives up last flurry of news as spring nears Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 3:06AMThe days are getting are longer and warmer, and results from spring sports are sprinkling into my inbox with regularity now, even as the winter season still has some business to finish.
Calendar of Events Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 2:35AMHere is Showcase's comprehensive calendar of events.
Interview with Jonathan Moerschel of The Calder Quartet Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 7:02PMHomepage of ConcertoNet.com, the Classical Music Network
NCAA Women's Tournament Capsules: Buckeyes' Foster wouldn't mind a shot at UConn Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:47PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s impossible for anyone to talk about the women’s NCAA tournament without confronting the 500-pound gorilla sitting on the brackets, mighty Connecticut.
Kids Camp Directory Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:50PMAlexander Dawson Summer Camp 10455 Dawson Dr., Lafayette 303-665-6679 www.dawsonschool.org Come join us for 10 weeks of Dawson’s exciting new summer camps and Programs for kids ages 5-18.
Album reviews: Gorillaz and Jimi Hendrix Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 11:06PMNew album: Plastic Beach Artist: Gorillaz EMI Records 2.5 stars out of 5 Gorillaz is the alter-ego of former Blur front man Damon Albarn. The resulting albums had the feel of a Syd Barrett album produced by George Clinton: It was funky and weird...
'Tarzan Economics': If Music Is Free, How Do Artists Get Paid? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 5:15PMOver the past decade, the music industry launched hundreds of lawsuits against consumers in an attempt to halt illegal downloads of digital content. Although many in the industry have backed off from that approach, the challenge remains to find a business model that generates sufficient revenue for musicians and record label companies. Jim Griffin, working as an advisor to Warner Music Group, is ...
Birth of a Notion Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 3:09PMSerling was a lot of things—gregarious cop, occasional actor, boxing promoter—but dyed-in-the-wool movie buff is his ultimate legacy. As dedicated Cinephiler John Weber recalled in his essay printed in Moving Pictures and Classic Images: Memories of 40 Years in the Vintage Film Hobby , compiled by Society for Cinephiles founder Samuel K. Rubin (McFarland, 2004), “The origins of the Syracuse ...
Michael Jackson Estate Signs $200 Million Record Deal Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 1:02PM*Michael Jackson has set another yet another record. His estate is now the recipient of the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for as many as 10 projects over the next seven years, according to various reports.
Working out the Kinks: For Ray Davies the music goes on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:50PMIt was in the larger-than-life era of music video when I discovered former Kinks frontman Ray Davies, decades after he had constructed the timeless 1964 rock anthem “You Really Got Me.” The Kinks had just released their 1984 album Word of Mouth, and the clip for “Do It Again” — with Davies at his power-pop best — was in heavy rotation.
Wilmington on DVD: The Princess and the Frog, Miss Mend, Twilight: New Moon Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 11:02AMWhere have John Musker and Ron Clements been all these years? I've enjoyed few feature cartoons in the current, resurgent animation era as much as I did Musker and Clements' The Little Mermaid (1989), with its buoyant ocean-floor showstopper "Under the Sea," and "Aladdin" (1992), with its take-no-prisoners comic turn, as the genie, by a blazing Robin Williams. Now comes The Princess and the Frog ...
Tomorrow! Gonna Gonna Get Down V: White Denim, Small Black, Besnard Lakes, Washed Out & More Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:42PMPoster by Public School Austinist Presents Gonna Gonna Get Down Wed., March 17 The Mohawk ( 912 Red River ) Free, 21+ [ info ] Austinist is proud to announce our 5th annual day party during SXSW, happening March 17 at the Mohawk on Red River St. in Austin, Texas. This year's event is our best yet, and we're so proud to announce the lineup, featuring: White Denim, Besnard Lakes, Washed Out, Small ...
INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Interview: George Avakian (Part 1) Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 12:50PMToday is George Avakian's birthday. For more than 70 years, George has shaped how jazz was recorded and regarded. As a pop and jazz LP producer starting in the mid-1940s, George was a visionary at a time when several recording technologies and formats were emerging and competing. In the first decade of the LP era, his innovative album concepts for Columbia transformed jazz from a fringe genre to ...
Looking Back: La Bretagne Inn burns again; school board backs ABC idea Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 4:53AMA 38-hour blizzard dumped 23.75 inches of snow on the town, the March 10, 1960 Press reported. It was the heaviest snowfall since March 1956 when 24 inches of snow hit the area.
Baseball. No. 19 Jayhawks Continue Road Swing at Tulane Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 9:06PMAfter taking two of three from top-ranked LSU, the 19th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will travel down I-10 to New Orleans to take on the Tulane Green Wave in a two-game midweek series at Turchin Stadium. The series will open on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m., and conclude Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Local poet Michael Daley weaves dark thoughts, emotion in latest book Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:47PMTitle: “Moonlight in the Redemptive Forest” Author: Michael Daley Publisher: Pleasure Boat Studio Pages: 114 Price:…
Mike Ragogna: Americana Idol: A Conversation With Lucinda Williams, Plus Donovan, Jonathan Tyler, Serena Ryder, and more Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:47AMThough Lucinda Williams' music spans various decades and genres, her unique musical amalgam mostly is identified as that tasty stew called "Americana," a field that...
Heart of gold Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 5:52PMLatin crooner Julio Iglesias discusses charity and his passion for singing.
Trenton's Blake Wojtala stands tall in net Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:46AMTrenton sophomore goalie Blake Wojtala received a phone call Saturday morning from last year's Mr. Hockey, who had some words of encouragement heading into the Division 2 state championship game. Okay, last year's Mr. Hockey is Cam Wojtala, Blake's brother, so it wasn't really an unusual call.
Lew Tabackin Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:25AMLew Tabackin needs no introduction to serious jazz fans. The tenor saxophonist and flutist worked with Maynard Ferguson , Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra, Joe Henderson , Duke Pearson , Donald Byrd , Elvin Jones and The Tonight Show Band; was a star soloist with the Danish Radio Orchestra in the late '60s; and joined alto saxophonist Phil Woods for a one-shot small group album. But Tabackin ...
Spring Preview: Track and Field Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:13AMThe Tennessean's look at the athletes and teams to watch for.
Hook and line Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 10:29AMCrises present opportunities. Last year’s Typhoon Pepeng, which turned around and pummeled Northern Luzon like a Pacquiao one-two punch, gave mudslide evacuees and a number of marginalized, stay-at-home women a chance to learn new skills or improve old ones to augment or replace lost income.
Mayoral Election Approaches Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 9:11AMThey may be opponents in the upcoming village election, but mayoral candidates Clark Crook and Allan Kasprzak were courteous and occasionally complimented one another during the candidates forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Feb. 24. Crook, the incumbent mayor, and Kasprzak, currently a village trustee, agreed on many items discussed at the event, but had significant differences on the ...
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:35PMAncient Aztec Myths, Cowboy Mice, and Dancing Iguanas: Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children What do a crawfish, a cowboy mouse, and a 100-year-old woman have in common? They are all characters in Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican Songs and Stories for Ninos and Ninas and their Papas and Mamas (release April 24, 2010), the latest recording by Sones de Mexico Ensemble. The same ...
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:35PMAncient Aztec Myths, Cowboy Mice, and Dancing Iguanas: Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children What do a crawfish, a cowboy mouse, and a 100-year-old woman have in common? They are all characters in Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican Songs and Stories for Ninos and Ninas and their Papas and Mamas (release April 24, 2010), the latest recording by Sones de Mexico Ensemble. The same ...
It’s Built. Will They Come? Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:53AMVol. 8, Issue 5, March 12-25, 2010 By Jonathan Volzke The Capistrano Dispatch Celebrating Swallows Day with or without the birds Greg McGiboney visited Capistrano on his birthday in 1969 and remembers “countless” swallows at the Mission. A resident of the Bay Area, he returned with his wife for his 50th birthday in 2007. They drove into town. They stayed at the Mission Inn. They toured the ...
It’s Built. Will They Come? Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:53AMVol. 8, Issue 5, March 12-25, 2010 By Jonathan Volzke The Capistrano Dispatch Celebrating Swallows Day with or without the birds Greg McGiboney visited Capistrano on his birthday in 1969 and remembers “countless” swallows at the Mission. A resident of the Bay Area, he returned with his wife for his 50th birthday in 2007. They drove into town. They stayed at the Mission Inn. They toured the ...
John Barrowman Tour Dates Announced Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:02AMStage and screen star John Barrowman, who made his Broadway debut in Sunset Boulevard, will celebrate the recent release of his newest solo recording with a fall U.K. concert tour.
John Barrowman Tour Dates Announced Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:02AMStage and screen star John Barrowman, who made his Broadway debut in Sunset Boulevard, will celebrate the recent release of his newest solo recording with a fall U.K. concert tour.
Five nights, five different plays on stage Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:20AMOwen Sound Little Theatre is proud to present the Western Ontario Drama League Theatre Festival 2010 at the Roxy Theatre from March 15-20. Five nights, five different plays each to be adjudicated after the performance with a gala awards ball on Saturday night.[...]
Five nights, five different plays on stage Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:20AMOwen Sound Little Theatre is proud to present the Western Ontario Drama League Theatre Festival 2010 at the Roxy Theatre from March 15-20. Five nights, five different plays each to be adjudicated after the performance with a gala awards ball on Saturday night.[...]
FHSâ Peterson, La Guardia combine for no-hitter Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:51AMFontainebleau senior pitcher Logan Peterson, making his first start since tossing a perfect game against East St. John March 2, combined with reliever Anthony La Guardia to post a no-hitter Tuesday night. The Dawgs posted an 8-0 road victory over Northlake Christian School, the defending Class 1A baseball champions.
Jason Derülo - R&B's new No 1 nice guy Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:21PMAs long as there are teenage girls keen to live out their puberty via fantasies of love and romance, there will, it seems, always be a market for the pop-R&B heartthrob. Having the total package – cute face, singing talent and sometimes a greasy torso – is a strong factor, but the existence of this unique breed of entertainer is also helped by having a certain likeability. Ne-Yo, Justin ...
Baseball. South Carolina Baseball Returns To Action With Weekend Series Against Brown Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:32PMSouth Carolina (8-4) begins a three-game series with Brown (1-3) on Friday night at Carolina Stadium. First pitch for the opener is 7 p.m. with Saturday's game set for 4 p.m. and Sunday's tilt at 1:30 p.m. All three games can be heard on the Gamecock Radio Network with live video broadcast available at GamecocksOnline.com.
Women's Basketball Preps of MAC Semifinal Match-Up Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:12PMThe Opening Tip The fourth-seeded University of Akron women's basketball team will face top-seed Bowling Green Friday in the Semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Natalie Merchant: Close to home but still connected Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:15AM "I’m upstate New York born and bred," says folk-rocker Natalie Merchant, a native of Jamestown on the state’s western Southern Tier. "Apart from a little stop in L. A., and I lived in London for awhile, I lived the first two decades of my life in western New York, and the last 20 years in the Hudson Valley."
Studen Artist Spotlight: Maurice Chammah and Oikos Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:56AMThis past Sunday, Maurice Chammah ’10 and his band, Oikos, performed three songs with the Cornell Orchestra. Oikos mixes classical music with indie sensibilities, creating an enchanting sound.
Legion honoring area nominees on March 18 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:05AMFive area residents and one business will be honored for their community service when the Coon Valley American Legion Post 116 hosts the 2010Vernon County Legion Banquet on Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at the Coon Valley Legion Hall.
Lee County men ace same hole on same day Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:54PMWhere: San Carlos Golf Club, No. 17
Tall Tales at Sulphur Regional Library Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:13PMBil Lepp will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at the Sulphur Regional Library, 1160 Cypress Street. Lepp is a nationally renowned storyteller and five time champion of the West Virginia Liars’ Contest. His outrageous, humorous tall-tales and witty stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life, from elementary school to veterans' homes, from ...
Interview/Photos: Scottish Band Biffy Clyro Returns to the US With the Release of 'Only Revolutions' Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:16PM It's no surprise that Biffy Clyro's fifth studio album, Only Revolutions , made many of the UK's "Best of 2009" lists. The Scotland-based trio has crafted an engrossing record that thoroughly rocks while remaining melodically intriguing. Today marks the release of Only Revolutions in the US, and it's sure to become a top pick here as well. Last Friday, LAist sat down ...
Reeder, Johnson lead Wave to Louisiana win Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:15AMTupelo High School’s golf team won the Beau Chen Golf Classis this past weekend in Mandeville, La., against an elite field of state and Louisiana teams.
Rooney, Green River Ordinance in News Notes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:37AMRooney will release its third album, "Eureka," June 8; Green River Ordinance will hit the road for a spring tour of North America; Baaba Maal,will embark on his first tour of North America
Local baseball takes its turn at the plate Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:08AMThe high school baseball season is underway but with the winter sports season coming to an end and several Tulare County teams playing deep into the postseason, it has been difficult to find time to transition to baseball.
Cards analyst Horton says he’s free to speak mind Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:39AMFormer St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ricky Horton, now a Cardinals color commentator, was the featured speaker Monday night at the Central Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes banquet at the Crowne Plaza. He talked to us about the FCA, his broadcast career and Tony La Russa.