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Shuler Hensley, versatile actor and singer
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Actor Shuler Hensley, who plays the Critic in "The Guardsman" in its run at the Eisenhower Theater for the next month, is one of those rare actors who is never idle. He arrives at the Kennedy...
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Carlos Kalmar, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra present love and fire at Strathmore
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Both romance and high energy are hallmarks in Saturday evening's Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert at the Music Center at Strathmore. Under the baton of highly popular Spanish conductor Carlos...
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Shooter Jennings presents 'The Other Life'
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Shooter Jennings had the best relationship possible with his father, the late Waylon Jennings, but he has no need to try to reinvent himself in the country star's image. Certainly, the younger...
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The Attacca Quartet plays John Adams
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
When violinist Amy Schroeder and cellist Andrew Yee began thinking about a name for the quartet they founded at the Juilliard School of Music, they started with "a" in the musical dictionary. They...
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Garrison Keillor brings the latest news from Lake Wobegon
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The salesman pitching aluminum siding on the phone sounded strangely familiar, like a ripple echoing across storied waters. He was, in truth, the humorist, writer and radio personality Garrison...
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Remembering the Monkees: Peter Tork on nostalgic tour
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Whenever "Hey, hey, we're the Monkees" reverberated from TV sets throughout American neighborhoods in 1966, excited youngsters settled themselves before the screen awaiting a half-hour of madcap...
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Ashley Monroe blossoms on 'Like a Rose'
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Sometimes the best plan is a little good luck, or so goes the saying. It certainly seems to be just how Ashley Monroe, one-third the red-hot country trio Pistol Annies, went from a talented yet...
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Boy band One Direction: World tour next year
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
LONDON (AP) -- Hit boy band One Direction has announced plans for an ambitious world tour in 2014. Plans call for the youthful chart-toppers to play major stadiums in Latin America, Britain and...
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'Idol' to crown Harrison or Glover latest champion
DERRIK J. LANG
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One is a little bit country. The other is a little bit R&B. Either country crooner Kree Harrison or vocal powerhouse Candice Glover will be revealed Thursday night as the...
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Gizmo promises 'a solid groove' at D.C. performance
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Don't look for a gremlin when checking out the music of Gizmo at Bohemian Caverns. Instead, expect a 22-year-old bass guitarist from Philadelphia named Kenneth Rodgers, whose parents nicknamed him...
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