Articles filed under Performing Arts
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Costello makes a 'Spectacle' of himself -- and fellow songwritersDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Tired of rote, by-the-numbers music performances punctuated by obsequious interviews on late-night talk shows? If so, does the Sundance Channel have a program for you. N...
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Find gifts for pets, people at Howl-iday bazaarDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Free A 'Howl-iday Bazaar' The True Hearts of Rottweiler Rescue (THORR) group hosts its "Howl-iday Bazaar" with gifts for both pets and people. Find stocking stuffers inc...
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Britney's No. 1 ... at least on the NetDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row - her seventh time topping the list. Spears bested ...
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Second Spears comeback almost as good as the firstNov 30, 2008 10:00 pm - It's time for another Britney Spears comeback: Call this one the remix version. It was only last year that our damaged diva attempted to put the focus back on her once s...
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Kanye's '808s & Heartbreak' somber not showyNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kanye West, "808s & Heartbreak" (Rock-A-Fella/Mercury/Island), 1/2 Kanye West has joined the pre-Thanksgiving sales race with an album that is alternately brave and desp...
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Companies look outside the 'burbs to cast plum 'Nutcracker' rolesNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who wonders why American ballet companies almost always trot out "The Nutcracker" for the holiday season obviously hasn't been paying attention. Tchaikovsky's cla...
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Rockettes in step with the holidays in RosemontNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The well-dressed families might riot if the Rockettes skipped "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers." And who could blame them? The number has been in "The Radio City Chri...
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Steel Beam presenting musical 'Carol'Nov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A musical 'Carol' Steel Beam Theatre founder and artistic director Donna Steele directs the company's holiday offering, composer Alan Menken and lyricist Lynn Ahrens' m...
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'Murmur' still delivers a glorious soundNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - R.E.M., "Murmur" Deluxe Edition (I.R.S./Universal), The real story of 1980s music was never the synthesizer-driven singles that made the pop charts, but the darker, edg...
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Family Groove Company's jazzy jams have pop smartsNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - A jam band's eternal struggle is how to integrate improvisational skills with traditional song craft. Each assemblage of musicians works out its own mix, but common logi...