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    Aug 15, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. August 15 - 21 in nightlife: Kesha, Bob Dylan, IDentity Festival, Rap Round Robin

    Lots of marquee performers are in the area this week - Kesha, Bob Dyland and Leon Russell, a bunch of djs at the traveling music festival IDentity. But the signature event of the week is clearly the annual <a href="http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2011/06/rapdragons_height_with_friends.html" target="_self">Rap Round Robin</a>, which this year will feature performances by AK Slaughter, Rap Dragons, Mickey Free and Height. Also this week: in addition to Bill Cosby, who will be at Pier Six, Martin Lawrence will also be in town, performing at 1st Mariner Arena.
    The Baltimore Sun
    Lots of marquee performers are in the area this week - Kesha, Bob Dyland and Leon Russell, a bunch of djs at the traveling music festival IDentity. But the signature event of the week is clearly the annual Rap Round Robin, which this year will feature...

    Tags: Bill Cosby, Datsik (music group), Steve Aoki, Chuckie (music artist), Festive Events

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Chris Simmons & Royal Blue headlines Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival

    MOUNT DORA &mdash; The fifth annual Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival will present headliners Chris Simmons &amp; Royal Blue and Thomas Wynn and the Believers plus a host of other blues performers and styles in the three-day event.
    MOUNT DORA — The fifth annual Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival will present headliners Chris Simmons & Royal Blue and Thomas Wynn and the Believers plus a host of other blues performers and styles in the three-day event. Opening-night...

    Tags: Muddy Waters, Festive Events, Jackie Wilson, Tampa, Wines

    3. May 16, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Happy 'Camping

    After a year away at downtown's Plaza building, the freewheeling side of Orlando's tech community is putting the "bar" back in the annual BarCamp. BarCamp Orlando is back in Wall Street Plaza for 2013, but exactly what is it? Whatever you want it to be....
    4. May 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Q&A With Phil Stevens, Founder of Music Ranch in North Lakeland

    The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.
    Phil Stevens spent 31 years working for the U.S. Postal Service, but his true passion is delivering live music. Stevens, 58, founded Music Ranch in 1998 at a 10-acre property in North Lakeland his family has owned since the early 1960s. He hosts about...

    Tags: Radio, Muddy Waters, Music, Concerts, U.S. Postal Service

    5. May 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. Flamenco master returns to native Tulsa for show Friday at Jazz Depot

    Tulsa World
    Local guitarist Ron Radford cut his teeth on early rock 'n' roll, playing high school gigs with locals David Gates (Bread) and Leon Russell. By age 17, he found his own passion: flamenco, the strongly rhythmic Spanish dance music. His pals went...

    Tags: Dance, Music, Entertainment Events

    6. May 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Chicago band Switchback keeping musical options open

    Former Chicagoan Ron Pen holds a very lengthy and lofty title at the University of Kentucky in Lexington: Professor; Director, John Jacob Niles Center for American Music; Coordinator, Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
    Former Chicagoan Ron Pen holds a very lengthy and lofty title at the University of Kentucky in Lexington: Professor; Director, John Jacob Niles Center for American Music; Coordinator, Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology. You might think him...

    Tags: Theater, Republic of Ireland, Mayne Stage, McHenry, Music Industry

    7. Apr 8, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  7. Musical icon who helped open Sands Center to return for first anniversary show

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    A musical icon who helped Sands Bethlehem Event Center open last May will return for an encore performance to help the center celebrate its first anniversary, the venue just announced. Paul Anka, who was among the first run of high-profile......
    8. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Michael Nesmith talks about his solo tour and inspirations

    Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades.
    Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades. Nesmith shot to fame after "The Monkees" series premiered in 1966, and though he recently reunited...

    Tags: The Monkees (tv program), Michael Nesmith, Bo Diddley, Music Industry, Jerry Lee Lewis

    9. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'

    Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died Friday at his West Hollywood home. He was 73.
    Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...

    Tags: Diabetes, Pandora Media, Inc., Radio, Disc Jockeys, The Everly Brothers (music group)

    10. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Moore Dance Project to perform at African-American Heritage Festival in Tavares

    TAVARES &mdash; Known for more seriously themed dance performances, the Moore Dance Project returns to the annual African-American Heritage Festival bringing a Motown beat.
    TAVARES — Known for more seriously themed dance performances, the Moore Dance Project returns to the annual African-American Heritage Festival bringing a Motown beat. Opening the two-day free event at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, the contemporary...

    Tags: Stevie Wonder, Festive Events, HIV, Michael Jackson, Mike Watkins

    11. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| SFL

  11. Wanee 2013 Music Festival has Allmans, Widespread Panic, Les Claypool

    If you saw the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Boca Raton on Saturday (<a href="http://www.southflorida.com/music/sf-sunshine-blues-festival-boca-concert-review-2013,0,841926.story">Sunshine Blues Festival review here</a>), you don&rsquo;t need much more reason to seek out tickets to the 2013 Wanee Music Festival than to know that they are part of this year&rsquo;s impressive lineup.
    If you saw the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Boca Raton on Saturday (Sunshine Blues Festival review here), you don’t need much more reason to seek out tickets to the 2013 Wanee Music Festival than to know that they are part of this year’s impressive...

    Tags: Maceo Parker, Les Claypool, Festive Events, Galactic (music group), Blackberry Smoke (music group)

    12. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. Leon Russell & Little Feat Playing Shows at The Klein and the Capitol Theatre

    Leon Russell left home at 17 to tour with Jerry Lee Lewis. He anchored George Harrison's <em>Concert for Bangladesh</em> in 1971. Elton John loves him. Little Feat have played their own blend of New Orleans swamp boogie since 1969, and Jimmy Page once called them his favorite American band. They both play together on the same bill, twice this week: Friday at the Klein in Bridgeport and Tuesday at the Cap in Port Chester. <strong></strong>
    Leon Russell left home at 17 to tour with Jerry Lee Lewis. He anchored George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Elton John loves him. Little Feat have played their own blend of New Orleans swamp boogie since 1969, and Jimmy Page once called...

    Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, George Harrison, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Jimmy Page, Elton John

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