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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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Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thompson Square bring country to town
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Yes, Luke Bryan really is as generous and down-to-earth as he seems. The Georgia-born Bryan, who tied Eric Church and Miranda Lambert with four nominations for the upcoming fan-voted CMT Music...
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The Band Perry plays Merriweather Post Pavilion with new country songs
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
The Band Perry is definitely an unusual group of musicians. While the world is full of musical sibling groups past and present, many of which achieved international success -- the Andrew...
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Ute Lemper, chanteuse extraordinaire
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Each time Ute Lemper commands the stage, she unleashes ghosts of the past. Her distinctive contralto voice resurrects an era long past as her poetic repertoire recounts tales of lost loves,...
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