The Minot City Band under the direction of Joseph Alme will present the first summer concert of its 100th season as part of the festivities taking place in Scandinavian Heritage Park on South Broadway. The concert will take place on Friday June 18 and start at 7 p.m. The concert …
Read More »Dave Grohl – It was ‘unbelievable’, ‘Whatever’ would be huge
As we now know, Nirvana It does not matter changed the face of music in 1991, but Dave Grohl says he never envisioned the kind of success they would achieve, even though his friends were quick to praise the album before its release. Talk with Uncut magazine, Grohl remembers a …
Read More »Latin America’s oil and gas investment rebounded in 2021
Upstream oil and gas spending in Latin America is on track for a modest year-to-year (y / y) recovery in 2021 after a slowdown due to a pandemic in 2020, according to Evercore ISI. Exploration and production (E&P) spending at some companies in the region fell 14% year-on-year in 2020, …
Read More »Two Rough Cutt lineups fight over the name of the band
There are now two versions of Rough Cutt, the heavy metal band that originally emerged in the ’80s, and it looks like the separate bands are falling out. In March, a version of Rough Cutt – starring classical guitarist Chris Hager and drummer / co-founder Dave Alford, alongside new hires …
Read More »Parker and Craig High School Marching Bands to Joint Performance at Downtown Cycle Races | Local News
For the first time in over a year, Trevor Wright, a member of the Janesville Craig High School marching band, felt the weight of a large brass tuba. The high school student said his back and shoulders hurt from the weight of the large tub horn. Pain aside, after an …
Read More »Around town: Parents band together to host proms for Paly and Gunn seniors | New
In the latest Round Town column, information about parents who host balls for Paly and Gunn graduates, local students who recently won a National Merit Scholarship and an award that recognizes Palo Alto as a friendly town for the bike. A BALL FOR THE OLDER … When the Gunn and …
Read More »Irish music is back in the Bronx this summer because it never left
New York’s drumbeat “death” last year is giving way to a jerky reopening. Amid lingering doubts about fall school openings, lowest rents, vacancies in posh stores, folding monuments, soaring crime and the Bright Young Things exodus, Mayor Bill De Blasio predicted that “it will be the summer of New York”. …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney, Mammoth WVH, Lukas Nelson + POTR, The High Hawks and more
Each week, Release Day Picks features new LPs and EPs for the JamBase team to check out on release day Friday. This week we’re highlighting new albums from Sleater-Kinney, Mammoth WVH, Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real, The High Hawks, Cory Wong & Dave Koz, King Gizzard & The …
Read More »Coffee Bar opens in NH and they want to be your caffeine dealer
Flamingos Coffee Bar on B Street in Hampton recently opened, and according to their website, they want people to support their “local caffeine dealer”. Executives from the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the café bar’s grand opening event on social media Monday, saying, “Stop and introduce yourself. “ “They …
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Part of Dogwood Springs Trail closed City crews will block part of the Dogwood Springs Trail behind the La-Z-Boy ball fields on Lincoln Street. This will allow staff to upgrade the transmission line and is expected to take about four weeks. Siloam Springs Heritage Festival The first heritage festival since …
Read More »The “Peaches” of Presidents of the United States of America: A Great Meme
Peaches put in a boxPhoto: AFP via Getty Images Even before memes were a form of mainstream communication, The Presidents Of The United States Of America and their self-titled debut album had all the makings for viral success. That first record was filled with pop-punk earworms filled with absurd lyrics …
Read More »Southington to restart Music on the Green next month
SOUTHINGTON – Music on the Green will return next month after a year off due to the pandemic. Live music in Southington town center will begin on July 7th. “We will be doing this every Wednesday night for nine weeks until September 1,” said David Lapreay, the city’s recreation director. …
Read More »Seymour Main Street Receives National Accreditation
Seymour Main Street was recently designated as an accredited Main Street program for another year. The Seymour organization is in its 26th year, but this is its third year as a nationally accredited organization, said Bri Roll, who has served as executive director of Seymour Main Street since July 2020. …
Read More »Live Music “Mistreated” During Pandemic Slowly Making A Return To Kansas City | KCUR 89.3
As the afternoon turned into a Friday night, Shenya Robinson and two friends sat on lawn chairs under the sky bridge in the shade of Union Station. It was Robinson’s birthday, and she celebrated with her first live concert since the COVID-19 pandemic changed almost everything for everyone. “I’m super …
Read More »Craig Allen says: Meet Greg Kihn
The Greg Kihn Band was founded by singer Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. And although the lineup has changed over the years, the band is still touring (before COVID) today. Greg Kihn began his musical career in Baltimore. He started writing songs and performing in local cafes while in …
Read More »Nevada bans racist mascots and “sunset sirens”
Steve marcus Football players practice in the modernized weight room at Western High School on Monday, June 10, 2013. Chaparral and Western High School football programs have received $ 500,000 donations to upgrade everything from weight room with field equipment and new uniforms. By Sam Metz, Associated Press / Report …
Read More »‘American Idol’ winner playing a Bob Seger tribute show at the North Charleston Distillery | Charleston scene
Bob Seger’s ninth studio album “Night Moves” was released in 1976 as a sentimental summer hangover record full of familiar feelings and steeped in blues rock and roll. Exactly 30 years later, Taylor hicks won the fifth season of the “American Idol” singing contest show, beating fellow favorites Chris Daughtry, …
Read More »News Digest: Pleasanton July 4th Event Canceled | Chambre celebrates its 75th anniversary | East Avenue Safety Workshop | New
July 4th event canceled The Pleasanton July 4th event in downtown Lions Wayside Park has been canceled again this year. Members of the Pleasanton Community Band were unable to get together to train, organizers said, and it was doubtful crowds would be acceptable by July 4. The patriotic rally, which …
Read More »Alice J. McClelland 1959-2021 | News, Sports, Jobs
HUBBARD – Alice J. McClelland, 62, passed away peacefully at the home of her sister, Karen Mascioli, with friends and family by her side, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Alice was born on May 21, 1959 in Steubenville, daughter of Francis M. and Mary Jean Findlay McClelland. Alice graduated from …
Read More »15 Dane County Students Win College Sponsored Scholarships Through National Merit Competition | Local education
Fifteen high school students from public and private schools in Dane County have been named recipients of a college-sponsored merit scholarship and will receive between $ 500 and $ 2,000 a year for their college education for up to four years. Five students from Madison School District and one from …
Read More »Palmerton remembers those who served – Times News Online
Christine LeClair grinds her teeth when she hears someone say the words “Happy Memorial Day”. Educating the younger generation on the true meaning of the holiday was just one message the Carbon County Director of Veterans Affairs left with a large crowd on Monday in Palmerton Borough Park. “While whoever …
Read More »Memorial Day gatherings are smaller, but the purpose remains
For the second year in a row, most of the region’s Memorial Day tributes were considerably smaller than in previous years. But for those who gathered, their purpose was not lost. In Meriden, members of the American Legion Post 45, joined by elected officials and others, paid tribute on Monday …
Read More »VFW remembers its deceased members – Bearing Drift
Memorial Day ceremony in 2012 at Gypsy Hill Park presented with the help of many people: VFW Post 7814 & Auxiliary, American Legion Post 13, VFW Post 2216 & Auxiliary, and VFW Post 10826 & Auxiliary. Also Reverend Ben Sprouse, US Army Chaplain; Stonewall Brigade Band, Kris Neil, Teresa Whitesell, …
Read More »Buffalo Soldiers Biker Club Reveals Tulsa Centennial
Motorbike group brings riders from across the country for the centenary of the race massacre The Buffalo Soldiers, a predominantly black biker group, took part in Saturday’s parade for the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre with more than 100 runners. Addison Kliewer, Oklahoman TULSA – After the shiny floats, …
Read More »Memorial Day Events Abound in Ashtabula County | Local News
With Ohio recently lifting outdoor gathering restrictions, many counties and municipalities are hosting Memorial Day events this year. Forecasters say Mother Nature will cooperate with partly sunny skies on Monday, with highs of around 67 degrees. Last year events and parades were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here is …
Read More »Take It Back: Interview with Wilderado
Listen and subscribe at BiB We had the pleasure of interviewing Wilderado on the Zoom video! Tulsa Wilderado’s indie-rock trio have released their new single “Head Right” – available to stream on all DSPs through Bright Antenna Records. A confident and boisterous slice of rock n ‘roll, “Head Right” builds …
Read More »Corning VFW to host Memorial Day celebration – Red Bluff Daily News
CORNING – Local veterans groups will hold Memorial Day celebrations in Tehama County on Monday, with members of the public invited to attend. Corning Veterans of the Foreign Wars, among other local groups, will hold their ceremony on Monday at 11 a.m. at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Quartermaster Michael Taylor said. …
Read More »Beautiful Memorial Day Tradition in New Ulm | News, Sports, Jobs
For the publisher: What a beautiful and heartwarming tradition we have in New Ulm! It is so refreshing to witness the New Ulm Memorial Day sightings, starting with the 9:00 am parade down Minnesota Street. The basic elements of the parade are the same as they were years and years …
Read More »Slamdek, Kinko and Louisville labels in 1991
I was 21 and I ran a Louisville label called Slamdek in 1991. Friends and I had named the label five years earlier by combining our initials. It wouldn’t really be a record company, we just needed a label name to put on the tape that we were releasing by …
Read More »Live updates: Americans rally for the death of Mark George Floyd
Darnella Frazier, the young woman who pulled out her cell phone on a Minneapolis street to record a video of a white policeman as he knelt on George Floyd’s neck ricocheting around the world, posted Tuesday a powerful statement on the occasion of the first anniversary of Mr. Floyd’s death. …
Read More »This highly anticipated McDonald’s meal launches tomorrow
When McDonald’s announced that their next celebrity dinner collaboration would be with BTS, fans of the mega-popular K-pop group were ecstatic. And so the countdown began in countries around the world to the staggered international release dates. In the United States, the wait is almost over, the BTS meal will …
Read More »“Children are number one” | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo by Deb Gau Wayne Ivers’ office at Marshall High School is surrounded by photos and memorabilia from students in the Marshall Group. Ivers said getting to know the students, and watching them grow as musicians and people, has been the best part of teaching at MHS. MARSHALL – Wayne …
Read More »List of Memorial Day 2021 Events | Local News
To Honor and remember those who have died in the service of our nation, there will be many Memorial Day events taking place in the Six County area. Services will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. at Riverview Memory Gardens, 29231 County Road 424, Rural Defiance. Trish Speiser will serve as …
Read More »My 10 favorite albums of Asian / Asian American musicians since 2010: Preface, Honorable mentions, # 10 and # 9
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I’m going to discuss my list of my 10 favorite albums by Asian and Asian American musicians since 2010. The methodology to build this list? Hours of arbitrary sorting through large album catalogs, piecemeal searches, lots of album listening and lots …
Read More »Gruff Rhys: Album Review In Search Of New Gods
Gruff Rhys could have been a schoolteacher – one of those unconventional educators who regale students with skits about historical oddities and poke fun at standardized tests. The Super Furry Animals singer’s academic interests are as eclectic as the freewheeling Welsh band he spent most of his adulthood with. This …
Read More »Welcome to Europe, American Jews
Jews of America. Meet the Jews of Europe. You have a lot to say. You are no longer just co-religionists. You are quickly becoming co-statistics, your people being assaulted on both sides of the Atlantic. Violent Islamic hatred of Jews has come to your streets – yes, those same streets …
Read More »Julian Lage details 2021 North American tour, shares ‘Familiar Flower’ performance video
Jazz guitarist Julian Lage has announced dates for his 2021 North American tour. Lage also shared a performance video for “Familiar Flower” from his upcoming album, Strabismus, scheduled for June 11 via Blue Note folders. The first stop on Lage’s North American tour to support Strabismus, her debut with Blue …
Read More »American Tower sees US carrier activity trending towards ‘record levels’
American Tower is excited about the U.S. market as carrier activity continues to accelerate and is expected to accelerate through 2022, according to CFO Rod Smith. Specifically, he highlighted the raw number of new carrier requests for roommates and modifications, indicating that the levels are “the highest we’ve seen in …
Read More »“In 15 minutes, everything is gone” | City and state
After a devastating fire that demolished their home at the end of February, a Lafayette family is preparing to found a new home on the same land, thanks to a few local friends, generous motorcycle enthusiasts and musicians on Saturday at the West Lafayette American Legion. From Cornhole tournaments to …
Read More »Transgender children like me are not political pawns
As a transgender student athlete, I’m tired of Texas lawmakers using transgender children as political pawns without listening to what we have to say. Transgender students like me want to participate in sports just like other kids, but some lawmakers use us as a punch bag to score political points. …
Read More »“High on the Hog” is more than food – it’s a homecoming
In the first two minutes of the opening episode, I felt two decades of residual childhood guilt melt away. Watching Satterfield eating mashed yams (a cousin of fufu) and lamb with his hands in Benin and drinking crab and okra stew in South Carolina, I was overwhelmed by a deep …
Read More »Megadeth splits from Dave Ellefson after video leak scandal
Megadeth has officially split from bassist Dave Ellefson following the leak of a sexually graphic exchange between Ellefson and a female fan. “We inform our fans that David Ellefson no longer plays with Megadeth and that we are officially separating from him,” wrote band leader Dave Mustaine in a declaration …
Read More »Weekly Diary: Klezmer, a Historic Carousel, and more
Weekly Diary: Klezmer, a Historic Carousel, and more | Stay now Weekly Planner: Klezmer, A Historic Carousel & More – Reston Now Reston, Virginia Monday May 24 Citizenship game show (6 p.m.) – If you’re trying to become a citizen or just looking to brush up on American history, jump …
Read More »A Guide to the Dubwise Discography of Hi Fi and Biggabush Rockers
LISTS A Guide to the Dubwise Discography of Hi Fi and Biggabush Rockers By Oliver Walkden May 24, 2021 As anyone familiar with rock ‘n’ roll history knows, the term “rockers” was popularized in the 1940s, when bands like Memphis Slim And The House Rockers started the party in the …
Read More »The real winners are Katy Perry and Mickey Guyton
Originally from California, Chayce Beckham may have been the winner of American Idol Season 19 after the final on May 23, but two duets before the winner was announced won our hearts. As the last three performers – Grace Kinstler, Willie Spence and Beckham – waited to see who would …
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