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Laurel Pop Festival was warm-up act for Woodstock in July 1969
The second half of the 1960s ushered in the era of music festivals — culminating with the granddaddy of them all, Woodstock, in August 1969. Other festivals that enjoyed huge attendance that year included pop festivals in Atlanta and Texas, 140,...
Tags: The Washington Post, Festive Events, Robert Plant, Concerts, Woodstock Festival (1969)
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Bel Air Christmas decorations synchronized to 'Call Me Maybe'
Hey, it's Christmas, and this is crazy, but there's this house in Bel Air, so visit it maybe. For the past few years, Bel Air's Jim Kurtz has been rigging the Christmas decorations on his home at 1205 Corinthian Court to not only play more established...
Tags: Holidays, Radio Industry, Religious Festivals, Music
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'The Voice' recap, ugh, Cassadee Pope
Well, America, now you've done it. By eliminating Dez Duron last week, you’ve officially knocked Christina Aguilera out of competition on "The Voice," and I warned you, I WARNED you, that she would become insufferable if she had nothing else to do...
Tags: Carson Daly, Avril Lavigne, Rod Stewart, Ray LaMontagne, The Voice (tv program)
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Paul McCartney on (the topic of) drugs
The Library of Congress is full of wonderful treasures, and today it released a new chestful: a collection of interviews on topics such as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Included is Paul McCartney relating how pot and other drugs boosted the Beatles'...
Tags: Louis Armstrong, Mick Jagger, Jackie Wilson, Yoko Ono, Elvis Presley
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Music Fest will rock Ellicott City Fall Festival
Small is the new big. That's the premise behind the inaugural Main Street Music Fest on Saturday, Sept. 29, in downtown Ellicott City. Organizers say the event aims to shine a light on the area's independent music scene. "A lot of people are exposed to...
Tags: Ellicott City, Reggae (genre), Festive Events, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Concerts
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Seclusion helps All-American Rejects singer re-focus
A few years ago, Tyson Ritter, the lean lead singer of the All-American Rejects, was a walking rock 'n' roll cliche. After experiencing "life-changing" success thanks to "Gives You Hell" — his band's 2008 single that sold more than 4 million copies...
Tags: Music Industry, Haiti, Katy Perry, Music, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Dan Deacon's Ottobar show a love letter to Baltimore's music scene
If electronic musician Dan Deacon is anything, he is fiercely loyal to his adopted hometown of Baltimore. Last night's sold-out show at the Ottobar wasn't so much a coronation; that ship has long since sailed. Rather, its familiar dance party feel,...
Tags: Billy Mays, Talk Shows (genre), Comedy (genre), Concerts, Rock and Roll (genre)
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Maryland's small but growing connection to 'K-pop'
Last winter, Leann Kwak put her senior year at Arundel High School on hold to pursue her dreams as a chart-topping pop singer. For nearly three months, thousands of TV viewers determined whether or not she'd move on to the next round of the competition....
Tags: Odenton, Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore Convention Center, Genres, American Idol (tv program)
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After accident, David Correy strives to make it as a singer
David Correy, a 26-year-old singer from Annapolis, is struggling to find the words to describe the 2006 car accident that occurred after he fell asleep at the wheel. It nearly left him paralyzed.
"I've never screamed so loud in my life. I remember...Tags: Annapolis, Music, Michael Jackson
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'Harpejji' gaining traction in music world
It looks a little bit like a body board, and it does ride the waves — sound waves, that is. Meet the harpejji, a fretted string instrument invented and built in the Baltimore area.
Coldplay bought one. A.R. Rahman, who composed the score to...Tags: Facebook, Academy Awards, A.R. Rahman, Nashville, 127 Hours (movie)
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Maroon 5 keeps Preakness popping
"It looks like a big, sweaty, sexy mess of people out there," said Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine to the Preakness InfieldFEST crowd. His eyes did not deceive him. The Los Angeles pop-rock group proved to be an excellent choice for the InfieldFEST crowd,...
Tags: Equestrian, Music Industry, Wiz Khalifa, NBC (tv network), Adam Levine
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