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Bonded by the Blue Brothers
SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALLLike the blues, Jake and Elwood will never die. Blues Brothers tribute band The Blues Brotherhood is helping to make sure of that by providing the Blues Brothers concert experience, complete with signature Ray-Ban glasses, funky moves and soulful sound....Tags: Dining and Drinking, New Year's Day, Colleges and Universities, Dan Aykroyd, Facebook
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Devo: Whipping it again
Tribune reporterDevo plans to release its first new studio album in 20 years in 2010, but the band that plays the Vic Theatre on Thursday and Friday nights will be rooted firmly in the late '70s and early '80s. Four original members, plus a younger drummer (Josh Freese)...Tags: Wicker Park, Billy Idol, Pearl Jam (music group), Dining and Drinking, Religious Festivals
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John Mayer Right At Home; Pair Of Shows By Lady Gaga
Connecticut's own John Mayer (pictured at right) plays a local show with Michael Franti Feb. 19 at Mohegan Sun; no word on tickets. Mayer, shown at right, a Fairfield native, releases his new album, "Battle Studies," Nov. 17. Kanye West's gaffe at the...Tags: Webster Theatre, Iron Horse Music Hall, Johnny Winter, Colleges and Universities, Toad's Place
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Live: Phish at Empire Polo Club in Indio
Besides the Rolling Stones, U2 and Bruce Springsteen, it's hard to think of many rock acts that could crowd the Empire Polo Club in Indio for a three-day festival featuring no supporting acts or other live entertainment.
But the legendary Vermont jam...Tags: Festive Event, U2 (music group), Bruce Springsteen, Werewolves (supernatural entities), Dining and Drinking
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Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards
The Associated PressEven if you don't believe in ghosts, walking through a graveyard can be a little spooky -- especially in autumn as the trees lose their leaves, flowers wither away and light fades in the late afternoon. But cemeteries can make fascinating destinations....Tags: Statue of Liberty, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Gertrude Stein, Jack Lemmon, Burt Lancaster
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Walking to Woodstock: A former local resident remembers
Special to the Daily PressI remember the exact moment we decided to go to Woodstock. It was the weekend we had originally planned to go to the Atlantic City Pop Festival. BVD was working at the 7-Eleven and growing his hair under this hideous looking short-haired wig he wore for...Tags: Thomas Nelson Community College, Local Authority, Jimi Hendrix, Buckroe, Vehicles
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Mahler, Mendelssohn and Mobtown Modern
Toward the end of his much-too-short life, Gustav Mahler completed two works filled with the sounds of leave-taking. Both Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth) and the Symphony No. 9 suggest a composer coming to terms with his mortality, looking...Tags: Music Industry, Marin Alsop, Classical Music (genre), Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Anglican
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Pop music and jazz figures
Pop music and jazz figures Bob Popescu, 77; co-owner of Catalina Bar & Grill, turned the Los Angeles club into one of the top jazz venues in the country (Jan. 5) Ken Nelson, 84; longtime Capitol Records talent scout had an ear for country music (Jan. 6)...Tags: Bob Marley, Bobby Darin, Jerry Wexler, Danny Davis, Dining and Drinking
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Cultural capitals of Europe
Special to the Chicago TribuneThe newly anointed Cultural Capitals of Europe for 2009 are Linz, Austria, and Vilnius, Lithuania, both a bit off the continent's prime tourist paths. Separated by the Czech Republic and Poland, these central and northern European cities are near...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Frank McCourt, Dining and Drinking, New Year's Day
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