Hunger doesn't take a vacation in the summer. Richmond-based acoustic rock band "Offering" will host a Christmas music marathon/food drive to restock Central Virginia Food Bank's dwindling supplies during their third annual "Christmas in July" initiative July 25-26. The music marathon starts Friday, July 25 at the Diamond with a concert preceding that evening's Richmond Braves game, and is ...

Posted: Wed Jul 23 13:03:16 2008

July 26 is the official Rock Steady Crew Day in New York City, as proclaimed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg . The city will celebrate the iconic break-dancing group from the late ‘70s, sandwiching their big day within a four-day weekend of events commemorating old-school hip-hop.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 06:26:27 2008

WOODSTOCK – Music lovers of all ages have two opportunities in the next week to hear live music by groups playing rock, blues, folk and swing in downtown Woodstock.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:58:14 2008

Across the street from the Space Needle and Paul Allen’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix and rock music, Allen’s old friend Bill Gates is building his headquarters for charitable giving, something sure to become another Seattle tourist attraction.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:40:10 2008

Hills Alive 2008 this weekend will be bigger and fresher than in past years with special late-night events and a new lineup of national artists, including 20 acts that have never performed at the festival before.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:06:07 2008

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:03 2008

SEATTLE -- Across the street from the Space Needle and Paul Allen's tribute to Jimi Hendrix and rock music, Allen's old friend Bill Gates is building his headquarters for charitable giving.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 01:25:17 2008

AGAWAM - The Agawam Cultural Council has announced the start of its 5th Applause Series - special events presented to the public free of charge.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:18:11 2008

Emerging groups have been hit especially hard. A sluggish economy has also made concertgoers think twice about ticket prices and driving to concerts and festivals. OUT IN the hardscrabble world of rock concert touring, promoter Sean Carlson has learned a thing or two about eateries. "Japanese restaurants are the best," said Carlson, founder of the F Yeah Fest that's hitting 27 cities in 27 ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 21:44:24 2008

The 'lt;i'gt;Isthmus'lt;/i'gt; Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: JJO Band Camp and the Madison Roots Festival at Willow Island; the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival at Lake Farm County Park; Sheryl Crow and James Blunt at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee; People in ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:39:47 2008

After 40 years and 1500 concerts, Joe Queenan is finally ready to say the unsayable: new classical music is absolute torture - and its fans have no reason to be so smug.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 10:42:34 2008

Two music festivals in Norway are both aiming to become a blueprint for a green global music festival movement in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 08:35:54 2008

At its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s, the Dew Drop Jazz Hall in Mandeville was to jazz music as recreation is to Lake Pontchartrain, but today, the small structure sits mostly in silence awaiting its next opportunity to shine.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 03:05:41 2008

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:03 2008

Premiere Events' last-Friday-of-the-month jazz series heats up Santa Barbara's Sunken Gardens.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 01:03:36 2008

There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:12:58 2008

The 'lt;i'gt;Isthmus'lt;/i'gt; Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: JJO Band Camp and the Madison Roots Festival at Willow Island; the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival at Lake Farm County Park; Sheryl Crow and James Blunt at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee; People in ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:39:47 2008

LANCASTER - Larry Cook believes in the educational power of jazz music.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 06:36:48 2008

Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present an evening of swinging big band music in the style of Count Basie in Roxbury's historic Fort Hill neighborhood with Kendrick Oliver & The New Life Jazz Orchestra and opener Lawrence Fields and his quartet.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 13:06:02 2008

Long Beach, CA - Southern California's premiere music festival presenting the best in Jazz and Rhythm & Blues for the 21st year.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 07:08:35 2008

There’s no need to be blue — Bob Dorr and the Blue Band are returning to Party in the Park!

Posted: Wed Jul 23 10:28:12 2008

In last week's GO!, we previewed a summer's worth of festivals, fairs and theater. This week, it's music's turn, baby -- not to mention comedy or any other type of entertainment offered in a concert setting.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:14 2008

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:03 2008

The 2008 Program Season at Penn's Landing, presented by Independence Blue Cross, features a diverse schedule of events including the twelve different multicultural festivals that make up the PECO Multicultural series.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 15:26:00 2008

Beginning Saturday, August 2, the Great Park will come alive with Night Flights -- a series of Friday night dance parties and Saturday evening concert and dance performances at the Preview Park.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:06:00 2008

TAVIS SAYS OBAMA SHOULDN'T GET AUTOMATIC PASS: Journalist says both candidates should be held accountable. *"There is no such thing in America as race transcendence, and Obama's going to find that out real soon," said talk show host Tavis Smiley in an interview Monday with the Associated Press.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 03:06:28 2008

Long Beach, CA - Southern California's premiere music festival presenting the best in Jazz and Rhythm & Blues for the 21st year.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 07:08:35 2008

This is a wonderful weekend in Chicago for music lovers. Millennium Park is hosting more than 50 musicians from throughout the state for the Great Performers of Illinois festival.

Posted: Sat Jul 19 10:01:47 2008

I went to see Matisyahu, who mixes orthodox Judaism with reggae beats, Saturday night at Revolution in downtown Fort Lauderdale. I wasn't interested in the opening band, so I sat on the stoop in front of the venue, and after deliberating for nearly an hour, scribbled this list of my favorite albums into my little notepad: Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run. Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints. ...

Posted: Fri Jul 18 17:33:53 2008

From Latin Jazz and Mambo to Salsa, Tejano, Chicano Rock, Latin pop, and Reggaeton, Latin Music USA tells the story of the rise of new American music forged from powerful Latin roots and reveals the often overlooked influence of Latin music on Jazz, Hip Hop, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll - and on all of American culture.

Posted: Thu Jul 17 09:34:03 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY, July 23 / Christian Newswire / -- Tom Scott, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sky Angel U.S., LLC, a national provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming, is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Bill Dykes as Chief Marketing Officer.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 12:38:54 2008

After several hours of severe thunderstorms this morning, the extreme amount of rainfall at the Boone County Fairgrounds caused organizers to cancel some events but also to offer free admission for today only.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 18:23:48 2008

The 2008 Program Season at Penn's Landing, presented by Independence Blue Cross, features a diverse schedule of events including the twelve different multicultural festivals that make up the PECO Multicultural series.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 15:26:00 2008

NOTICE Annapolis County Events space is provided for local non-profit organizations...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 14:12:04 2008

Story date: July 22, 2008 Today Downtown Rotary Club, 6:45 a.m., IHOP. TOPS, Chapter 85, 9:30-11 a.m, Saint John’s Lutheran Church, 500 N. Cumberland; 968-2774 or 331-2450.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:15:04 2008

10 a.m. - Kidz Jam, Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. Music by Shoals piano students with Bob Wray & Chad Gamble.10 a.m. - Popcorn and a Movie, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Featuring Sam Phillips documentary.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:56:44 2008

This week, two trips to “Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming” and a journey through the music of Broadway’s longest-running songwriting team. Last year at about this time, I praised Beef & Boards’ production of the bluegrass gospel musical “Smoke on the Mountain.”

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:05:01 2008

The annual Old Mobeetie Music Festival will be Friday through Sunday on the grounds of the Old Mobeetie Jail Museum. Seven bands will perform this year.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 17:32:48 2008

The sweet twangs of fiddles and the lingering notes of harmonicas filled the Alumni Hall of the Spencer-Penn Centre on a recent Friday night. It was one of the center’s Music Nights, free events that attract hundreds of people, many of them from out of town.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 06:14:35 2008

When Nancy Barker started Kentucky Music Weekend in 1976 as part of the American Bicentennial celebration, she didn't expect the festival to run for more than 30 consecutive years. The celebration of Appalachian and Southern acoustic music continues Friday and Saturday at Iroquois Amphitheater.

Posted: Sun Jul 20 04:44:19 2008

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced today that multi-platinum, award winning recording artist and actor, Jesse McCartney will appear in its BONGO® brand's fall 2008 advertising campaign.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 09:37:00 2008

Area groups, businesses bring music, culture to local venues When Michael Fiore visited local wineries in Long Island, he discovered that the owners had brought in bands and disc jockeys to entertain people with music as they drank their wine.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 09:13:07 2008

Sunday, July 20

Posted: Wed Jul 23 08:43:53 2008

Best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates reads from her latest book, "My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike" at Bryant Park as part of the Word for Word Author series.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:38:54 2008

Hills Alive 2008 this weekend will be bigger and fresher than in past years with special late-night events and a new lineup of national artists, including 20 acts that have never performed at the festival before.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:06:07 2008

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:03 2008

Even though the official theme of this year's DuPage County Fair is "Something to Crow About," the unofficial theme should be "Something for Everyone."

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:00:15 2008

LYNDHURST – The threat of a rain storm and the muddy mess that afternoon showers produced didn’t stop “Little Anthony and the Imperials” from drawing throngs of people to Lyndhurst’s 19th Annual “Music under the Stars.” The festival was held at Town Park at Delafield Avenue on July 9.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 14:44:30 2008

The Jonas Brothers will fulfil a lifelong dream when they perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (Vmas) for the first time in September. The pop trio admit they have long waited for the opportunity to play at one of their favorite events - and feel honored to be offered the opportunity.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 08:19:20 2008

Jarvis Cocker, former Pulp frontman, performs on his own at Terminal 5. Though best known for his work with Pulp, the 1990s British pop-rock group made famous for their hit album "Different Class," Cocker's own debut solo album, simply titled "Jarvis," has already been hailed as a critical success.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 04:23:44 2008

My irreverent friend, Khan Manka, Chairman & CEO of Manka Brothers Studios, had broken his ankle and was afraid he wouldn't be able to attend...

Posted: Wed Jul 23 12:54:55 2008

Before the Rain Criterion 436 1994 / Color / 1:78 anamorphic widescreen / 113 min. / Street Date June 24, 2008 / 39.95 Starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin, Labina Mitevska, Jay Villiers, Silvija Stojanovska Cinematography Manuel Teran Production Design Sharon Lomofsky, David Munns Film Editor Nicola Gaster Original Music Anastasia Written by Milcho Manchevski Produced by ...

Posted: Wed Jul 23 07:12:17 2008

Online weather forecasts for the Victor area of Montana's Bitterroot Valley on Saturday says there's a possibility of low temperatures in the mid-40s and high temperatures in the 90s. If this proves accurate, the design theme of the Gavin Newsom-Jennifer...

Posted: Wed Jul 23 03:38:35 2008

WASHINGTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Express, The Washington Post's free daily tabloid newspaper, officially relaunched its Web site on July 22, under the name expressnightout.com to reflect its increased emphasis on local events and nightlife and its mission to become Express readers' go-to guide to the region's abundant entertainment offerings.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 17:32:11 2008

CHICAGO, July 21, 2008— From legal programs on the effects of the economic slowdown on banks to what criteria U.S. presidents should use in selecting federal judges to an examination of the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the Guantanamo Bay detainees, the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in New York City, Aug. 7 – 12, promises to offer outstanding legal programs, events and speakers.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:29:45 2008

Jarvis Cocker, former Pulp frontman, performs on his own at Terminal 5. Though best known for his work with Pulp, the 1990s British pop-rock group made famous for their hit album "Different Class," Cocker's own debut solo album, simply titled "Jarvis," has already been hailed as a critical success.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 04:23:44 2008

Social music discovery service iLike has reached the 30 million registered users mark and to celebrate, the site is adding an ad platform for concert promoters, full-song playback through Rhapsody, and a music syndication initiative for third-party developers.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 17:12:35 2008

ROCK, ETC. A2 — Located over wine restaurant Assemblage Actuel, the new club orientates toward live music. A brainchild of Svetlana Surganova, frontwoman of rock band Surganova i Orkestr, A2 aims at some of the best-known bands and fine sound quality. 300-700 rub., free entrance on Mon.-Wed.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 16:01:55 2008

Ischabaha will play Celtic and folk music Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park Amphitheatre where West Eighth Street meets the Bayfront Parkway.

Posted: Sun Jul 20 03:16:57 2008

Timothy O’Keefe has been a one-man force for electronic music in Providence for years, behind his own collaborative, tfo, and his record label, Cozy Music, as well as various one-off projects.

Posted: Wed Jul 16 16:30:17 2008

Best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates reads from her latest book, "My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike" at Bryant Park as part of the Word for Word Author series.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:38:54 2008

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:03 2008

Even though the official theme of this year's DuPage County Fair is "Something to Crow About," the unofficial theme should be "Something for Everyone."

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:00:15 2008

There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:12:58 2008

NOTICE Annapolis County Events space is provided for local non-profit organizations...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 14:12:04 2008

Cincinnati, OH (BlackNews.com) - On July 25 and July 26 Macy's celebrates its fourth year as the title sponsor of the Macy's Music Festival (MMF). The Macy's Music Festival is the anchoring event of Music Fusion Week in the city of Cincinnati stretching from July 19 through July 27. The Macy's Music Festival is becoming one of the premier entertainment events in the country attracting nearly ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 14:09:37 2008

Zavvi, the music retailer formerly known as Virgin Megastores, is celebrating its first birthday by supporting music-making opportunities for disadvantaged children, through a partnership with Youth Music.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:34:42 2008

It may be time to play “Taps” for Blue Water Brass. For 30 years, the drum and bugle corps show has brought young musicians from across the country to perform in Port Huron.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 06:42:02 2008

Part three of our 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival recap includes photos of the entire day's sets and interviews with HEALTH, Apples in Stereo, King Khan, Les Savy Fav, M. Ward, Bon Iver, and Spoon. read more

Posted: Tue Jul 22 05:24:30 2008

The sweet twangs of fiddles and the lingering notes of harmonicas filled the Alumni Hall of the Spencer-Penn Centre on a recent Friday night. It was one of the center’s Music Nights, free events that attract hundreds of people, many of them from out of town.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 06:14:35 2008

Wednesday Nights at Performance Park 7 p.m., sponsored by the Town of Estes Park, featuring The OTone eight-piece brass band. Original funk, Latin, and soul, mixed with a serious helping of New Orleans groove. Performance Park outdoor amphitheater, 417 W. Elkhorn Ave., 577-9900.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:14:01 2008

The next 10 days and nights will rock, roll, twang and bang in Valparaiso as top-notch live entertainment returns to Porter County's fairgrounds on a series of stages, along with Grandstand events such as Xtreme Motocross, crushing demo derbies, rodeos and the dazzling lights of a midway chock full of carnival rides.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 01:26:01 2008

AGAWAM - The Agawam Cultural Council has announced the start of its 5th Applause Series - special events presented to the public free of charge.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:18:11 2008

Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Or e-mail your items to newscalendar@MiamiHerald.com. No faxes, please. For a complete list of today's events, go to www.MiamiHerald.com.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 19:18:34 2008

Sizzlin' Summer Celebration

Posted: Tue Jul 22 17:14:50 2008

There's nothing neo about the new single from neo-soul singer Robin Thicke. "Magic" (Star Trak/Interscope) lays down a soul groove straight out of 1976, complete with horn flourishes and that Latin-sounding percussion that became the backbone for so many disco songs. Thicke's delivery sounds of that era, too, trading the falsetto for something more potent, though maybe not as successful. ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 06:44:12 2008

Part three of our 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival recap includes photos of the entire day's sets and interviews with HEALTH, Apples in Stereo, King Khan, Les Savy Fav, M. Ward, Bon Iver, and Spoon. read more

Posted: Tue Jul 22 05:24:30 2008

ASPEN - Over the span of its nine weeks, the Aspen Music Festival comprises an enormous range of music. It's hard enough to balance musical eras, the familiar vs. unfamiliar, challenging vs. easy-to-take, programmatic vs. abstract, broad vs.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 03:14:58 2008

Pet show to be rescheduled Thunderbird Clubhouse's Petacular Pet Show has been canceled. The pet show, originally scheduled for Saturday, will be rescheduled. For more information, call Pam Sanford at 321-7331. Music group to fill park with Latin sounds Son del Barrio will bring the sounds of salsa and merengue to Andrews Park at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The group will perform at the amphitheater, ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 02:06:03 2008

From Latin Jazz and Mambo to Salsa, Tejano, Chicano Rock, Latin pop, and Reggaeton, Latin Music USA tells the story of the rise of new American music forged from powerful Latin roots and reveals the often overlooked influence of Latin music on Jazz, Hip Hop, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll - and on all of American culture.

Posted: Thu Jul 17 09:34:03 2008

*With it being so wretchedly hot outside as of late, spending time in air conditioning has been one of my priorities. I spent two nights this past weekend in the sanctuary that is the Bemis Underground: one to hear David Matysiak premiere the sound result of his Telephono project and another checking out Kidrobot Munny dolls created by a handful of local artists.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 13:03:33 2008

ONGOING till Aug. 6 is the Swissness from A-Z, a Swiss foodfest at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, showcasing everything Swiss from Alpine-dried beef (A) to Zurich-style sliced veal (Z).

Posted: Wed Jul 23 12:45:15 2008

The Web is an extremely fickle place. A Web service can be hot today, and dead in the water tomorrow. While there's no true science for determining exactly what makes one stick while another languishes, there's a lot to be learned after one fails. Considering a startup?

Posted: Wed Jul 23 09:55:37 2008

Area community events for the entire family

Posted: Wed Jul 23 09:48:31 2008

Violinist Anupriya Deotale.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:00:38 2008

Nairobi/Arendal, 21 July 2008 -Two top Norwegian music festivals are joining the international fight against climate change.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 03:34:47 2008

The protests against the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, in 2001 were one of the biggest and most important mobilisations in the European anti-capitalist movement.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 14:27:04 2008

Check out these five unusual sports, from chess boxing to wife carrying, to sport stacking.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:15:21 2008

Liverpool is half way through its celebrated year as the European Capital of Culture. Leigh Mencarini travelled north to the Mersey to discover exactly what that meant.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 10:47:55 2008

VIEW SLIDESHOWS DENVER - Interstate 70 was a mess if you were passing through Commerce City Sunday afternoon, but if you were one of the more than 100,000 music junkies on the way to the second day of the Mile High Festival, the wait was long overdue.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 13:55:15 2008

After 40 years and 1500 concerts, Joe Queenan is finally ready to say the unsayable: new classical music is absolute torture - and its fans have no reason to be so smug.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 10:42:34 2008

There's a lot of talk about what kind of audience classical music has and wants. Generally speaking, I think we want young people with disposable-enough incomes who like to go out and have a network of friends in their cities or towns.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 10:22:02 2008

Upcoming classical music, theater and visual art events. 1. Julie Andrews "The Gift of Music" - Julie Andrews hosts a performance that includes Rodgers and Hammerstein classics, such as "The Sound of Music," "The King & I" and "Cinderella."

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:34:10 2008

AGAWAM - The Agawam Cultural Council has announced the start of its 5th Applause Series - special events presented to the public free of charge.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:18:11 2008

Sizzlin' Summer Celebration

Posted: Tue Jul 22 17:14:50 2008

Beginning to advanced instruction in violin, viola and cello, classical, jazz and fiddle, music reading, chamber music, by graduates of New England Conservatory, Berklee School of Music and Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 14:33:55 2008

10 a.m. - Kidz Jam, Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. Music by Shoals piano students with Bob Wray & Chad Gamble.10 a.m. - Popcorn and a Movie, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Featuring Sam Phillips documentary.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:56:44 2008

The NEA Arts Journalism Institutes are helping to establish the importance of professional training in the coverage of the arts through lectures and seminars with leaders in higher education, the arts and journalism.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 09:33:00 2008

One of the most exciting (if little-known) gems of the summer music season is the Alexandria Guitar Festival -- an intensive week of concerts and master classes held at the George Washington Masonic Memorial every July. Classical guitarists from around the country flock to it -- there's a stack o...

Posted: Mon Jul 21 01:10:03 2008

Carmel by the Sea has some of the priciest real estate around, notoriously fickle weather and fewer public parking spaces than a typical 7-Eleven, but if you're a classical music lover, none of that matters: Carmel has got your Bach. The Carmel Bach Festival,...

Posted: Sun Jul 20 03:10:38 2008

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 05:05:55 2008

Waterville Valley Resort's Curious George Cottage Family Festival will delight kids of all ages from Friday, August 8th through Sunday, August 10th. The 2nd annual festival hosted by the Margret and H.A. Rey Center will include three full days of activities and events for the whole family.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 03:01:00 2008

Even though the official theme of this year's DuPage County Fair is "Something to Crow About," the unofficial theme should be "Something for Everyone."

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:00:15 2008

Cezanne was a bewildered man who attempted to paint a bewildering world… eliminating everything he didn’t understand, reducing all that was visually vagrant to its small, hard essence.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:42:18 2008

There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:12:58 2008

CHICAGO, July 21, 2008— From legal programs on the effects of the economic slowdown on banks to what criteria U.S. presidents should use in selecting federal judges to an examination of the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding the Guantanamo Bay detainees, the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in New York City, Aug. 7 – 12, promises to offer outstanding legal programs, events and speakers.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:29:45 2008

Part three of our 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival recap includes photos of the entire day's sets and interviews with HEALTH, Apples in Stereo, King Khan, Les Savy Fav, M. Ward, Bon Iver, and Spoon. read more

Posted: Tue Jul 22 05:24:30 2008

Composer Bruno Coon works his magic. July 21, 2008 - Pixar Studios has consistently produced some of the most entertaining films of the past decade, so the widespread excitement for their latest computer-animated epic should come as no surprise.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 19:25:00 2008

When Nancy Barker started Kentucky Music Weekend in 1976 as part of the American Bicentennial celebration, she didn't expect the festival to run for more than 30 consecutive years. The celebration of Appalachian and Southern acoustic music continues Friday and Saturday at Iroquois Amphitheater.

Posted: Sun Jul 20 04:44:19 2008

This is a wonderful weekend in Chicago for music lovers. Millennium Park is hosting more than 50 musicians from throughout the state for the Great Performers of Illinois festival.

Posted: Sat Jul 19 10:01:47 2008

Hills Alive 2008 this weekend will be bigger and fresher than in past years with special late-night events and a new lineup of national artists, including 20 acts that have never performed at the festival before.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:06:07 2008

Wednesday Nights at Performance Park 7 p.m., sponsored by the Town of Estes Park, featuring The OTone eight-piece brass band. Original funk, Latin, and soul, mixed with a serious helping of New Orleans groove. Performance Park outdoor amphitheater, 417 W. Elkhorn Ave., 577-9900.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:14:01 2008

AGAWAM - The Agawam Cultural Council has announced the start of its 5th Applause Series - special events presented to the public free of charge.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:18:11 2008

There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:12:58 2008

The 'lt;i'gt;Isthmus'lt;/i'gt; Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: JJO Band Camp and the Madison Roots Festival at Willow Island; the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival at Lake Farm County Park; Sheryl Crow and James Blunt at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee; People in ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:39:47 2008

10 a.m. - Kidz Jam, Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. Music by Shoals piano students with Bob Wray & Chad Gamble.10 a.m. - Popcorn and a Movie, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Featuring Sam Phillips documentary.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:56:44 2008

Part three of our 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival recap includes photos of the entire day's sets and interviews with HEALTH, Apples in Stereo, King Khan, Les Savy Fav, M. Ward, Bon Iver, and Spoon. read more

Posted: Tue Jul 22 05:24:30 2008

A free video screening as part of the Teen Events program is scheduled at 3 p.m. every Tuesday in the Bing Wong Auditorium at the Feldheym Central Library, 555 W. Sixth St.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 22:14:53 2008

Long Beach, CA - Southern California's premiere music festival presenting the best in Jazz and Rhythm & Blues for the 21st year.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 07:08:35 2008

Anchored by Macy's Music Festival in Paul Brown Stadium, Music Fusion Weekend is a showcase of other entertainment, museums and sports that you can sample during the event.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 05:43:20 2008

After 40 years and 1500 concerts, Joe Queenan is finally ready to say the unsayable: new classical music is absolute torture - and its fans have no reason to be so smug.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 10:42:34 2008

July 26 is the official Rock Steady Crew Day in New York City, as proclaimed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg . The city will celebrate the iconic break-dancing group from the late ‘70s, sandwiching their big day within a four-day weekend of events commemorating old-school hip-hop.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 06:26:27 2008

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:03 2008

10 a.m. - Kidz Jam, Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield. Music by Shoals piano students with Bob Wray & Chad Gamble.10 a.m. - Popcorn and a Movie, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia. Featuring Sam Phillips documentary.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 12:56:44 2008

Jarvis Cocker, former Pulp frontman, performs on his own at Terminal 5. Though best known for his work with Pulp, the 1990s British pop-rock group made famous for their hit album "Different Class," Cocker's own debut solo album, simply titled "Jarvis," has already been hailed as a critical success.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 04:23:44 2008

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Posted: Mon Jul 21 23:28:40 2008

ASPEN - Often said to be the most socially significant and most musical of hip-hop outfits, The Roots seem to be distancing themselves even further from the pack.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 23:11:31 2008

10. Thou must not promote all things ghetto Your lyrics should not celebrate the ghetto life by reminiscing about days in poverty, your mother on welfare and your father not being there. Instead of celebrating and embracing the poverty, crime and ignorance of the ghetto, we should be encouraging our people to move on up out of the ghetto like the Jeffersons. 9. Thou must advocate anything of ...

Posted: Mon Jul 21 14:14:11 2008

Anchored by Macy's Music Festival in Paul Brown Stadium, Music Fusion Weekend is a showcase of other entertainment, museums and sports that you can sample during the event.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 05:43:20 2008

New York City Parks Department will host a free concert at Central Park Soundstage in honor of the 25th Anniversary of Video Music Box on Friday, July 18th at 7pm. The performing line-up is being withheld from the public but is expected to feature some of the biggest and most profound names hip-hop history.

Posted: Sun Jul 20 03:01:00 2008

SUNDAY, JULY 27 ... By Taylor Khoury JULY 27 -- You should feel the rhythm at NightBEAT 2008, an event that offers an evening of powerful drumming, dancing and music from some of the best in the business. Representing eight different states will be nationally ranked bugle and drum corps (including Fort Mill, S.C.'s own Carolina Crown), competing in this world championship event. $15-$75. 7 p.m. ...

Posted: Wed Jul 23 12:05:42 2008

Austria's annual tuxedo-and-ball-gown shuttle in Mercedes and Rolls across a storybook landscape returns Saturday with the start of the Salzburg Festival, one of the world's most prestigious music fests.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 12:01:13 2008

After 40 years and 1500 concerts, Joe Queenan is finally ready to say the unsayable: new classical music is absolute torture - and its fans have no reason to be so smug.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 10:42:34 2008

The theme of this year's Notting Hill Carnival is "Welcoming the World" to coincide with the handing over of the Olympic flag.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 08:35:49 2008

Upcoming classical music, theater and visual art events. 1. Julie Andrews "The Gift of Music" - Julie Andrews hosts a performance that includes Rodgers and Hammerstein classics, such as "The Sound of Music," "The King & I" and "Cinderella."

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:34:10 2008

Hills Alive 2008 this weekend will be bigger and fresher than in past years with special late-night events and a new lineup of national artists, including 20 acts that have never performed at the festival before.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 04:06:07 2008

There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:12:58 2008

The 'lt;i'gt;Isthmus'lt;/i'gt; Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: JJO Band Camp and the Madison Roots Festival at Willow Island; the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival at Lake Farm County Park; Sheryl Crow and James Blunt at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee; People in ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:39:47 2008

The Catholic Church in Mombasa and Lodwar organised local festivities to mark the 23rd World Youth Day, which was celebrated internationally in Australia.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 11:22:23 2008

The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. This year, the prestigious Bayreuth Festival in Germany, the world's oldest and most famous summer music festival, is finally set to enter the 21st century with its first-ever live webcast.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 10:02:38 2008

By BW Staff.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 11:31:14 2008

In last week's GO!, we previewed a summer's worth of festivals, fairs and theater. This week, it's music's turn, baby -- not to mention comedy or any other type of entertainment offered in a concert setting.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 02:46:14 2008

There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 00:12:58 2008

The 'lt;i'gt;Isthmus'lt;/i'gt; Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: JJO Band Camp and the Madison Roots Festival at Willow Island; the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival at Lake Farm County Park; Sheryl Crow and James Blunt at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee; People in ...

Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:39:47 2008

DANBURY -- A misunderstanding over a building permit for a stage almost derailed a major musical festival set for this weekend. The problem, however, was resolved Monday and the two-day show, named Safe To Swim Weekend, "will go on," promoter Tony Yacobellis said.

Posted: Tue Jul 22 02:27:37 2008

CHICAGO — As concepts go, the notion of pop acts going onstage to reprise their best-loved albums front to back isn't particularly new. To conclude its 1989 "Green" tour, R.E.M. threw in a surprise set at its Atlanta homecoming show, playing its debut album "Murmur" in original track order as a no-fuss bonus for its fans. These days, however, all quarters of the music industry are looking for ...

Posted: Mon Jul 21 21:57:42 2008

ROCK, ETC. A2 — Located over wine restaurant Assemblage Actuel, the new club orientates toward live music. A brainchild of Svetlana Surganova, frontwoman of rock band Surganova i Orkestr, A2 aims at some of the best-known bands and fine sound quality. 300-700 rub., free entrance on Mon.-Wed.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 16:01:55 2008

Saturday is the opening day of the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair, filled with family events for children whether they are in 4-H or not.

Posted: Sun Jul 20 00:22:43 2008

CLUTE — The annual three-day Great Texas Mosquito Festival features many attractions, including music, food and rides. But the event also offers an array of sporting events for those looking for something a little more competitive than carnival games.

Posted: Sat Jul 19 22:11:16 2008

Examining the songs of the patriots. July 16, 2008 - Music has always been integral to the Metal Gear Solid franchise.

Posted: Wed Jul 16 16:54:35 2008

*With it being so wretchedly hot outside as of late, spending time in air conditioning has been one of my priorities. I spent two nights this past weekend in the sanctuary that is the Bemis Underground: one to hear David Matysiak premiere the sound result of his Telephono project and another checking out Kidrobot Munny dolls created by a handful of local artists.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 13:03:33 2008

By BW Staff.

Posted: Wed Jul 23 11:31:14 2008

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Posted: Tue Jul 22 19:18:34 2008

Events for the week of July 21, 2008

Posted: Tue Jul 22 02:04:24 2008

Every Tuesday afternoon, Torontoist rounds up the city's literary news, including book deals, events, local sales, author happenings, and insider information from the book industry.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 17:18:35 2008

ROCK, ETC. A2 — Located over wine restaurant Assemblage Actuel, the new club orientates toward live music. A brainchild of Svetlana Surganova, frontwoman of rock band Surganova i Orkestr, A2 aims at some of the best-known bands and fine sound quality. 300-700 rub., free entrance on Mon.-Wed.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 16:01:55 2008

Anchored by Macy's Music Festival in Paul Brown Stadium, Music Fusion Weekend is a showcase of other entertainment, museums and sports that you can sample during the event.

Posted: Mon Jul 21 05:43:20 2008