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e C e n t r a l (The Star Online) T HE colours of red, gold and green speak for themselves but if you?re still not convinced the all-new Rasta Shack is a place for the reggae crowd to let their hair (dreadlocks optional) down, you should be making more trips to the Phileo Damansara 2, Petaling Jaya, area. Former local to perform at the Cumming fair (Forsyth County News Front Page) It will be a long awaited homecoming for one singer and songwriter playing at the Cumming Country Fair & Festival this Saturday at 8 p.m. Matt Daryl said he calls Cumming his home after living here for 18 years. Alto saxophonist Jimmy Vass dies at 69 (JazzTimes Magazine) Alto saxophonist and flautist Jimmy Vass died last week at 69. Originally from Philadelphia, he relocated to New York City and eventually recorded and toured with such luminaries as Charles Mingus, Andrew Hill, Charles Earland, Woody Shaw and Lionel Hampton, as well as with avant-jazz explorers Sunny Murray, Rashied Ali, Muhal Richard Abrams and Ronnie Boykins. MercyMe ? more than a single song (San Antonio Express News) MercyMe has had a successfully wild imagination since the band broke out with the signature anthem its members affectionately refer to as "the song." Rock Star winner is anyone's guess (Houston Chronicle) Rock Star: Supernova Sept. 12, 2006 We learned two things on Rock Star: Supernova Tuesday night, and not much else: Dilana led voting in the first few minutes, followed by Toby, Lukas and Magni; and tonight's finale will first reveal... PINE BLUFF HOSTS TWO FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND (Pine Bluff Commercial) Two different types of festivals ? Smoke on the Water in Regional Park and Vertical Fest at the Pine Bluff Convention Center ? shared a Saturday spotlight but both drew big crowds. Aaron Ladage (The Pitch) Remember that great novel J.D. Salinger wrote after The Catcher in the Rye ? Of course you don't. For some artists, penning a second great masterpiece is next to impossible. Pick Six ? An opinionated look at the week ahead (San Antonio Express News) Junior culture vultures, take note: "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Gertrude McFuzz" have been opera-fied. Magik Theatre is teaming up with the San Antonio Opera to stage both 15-minute operas, which are geared toward little ones. The cast includes 7-year-old Athena Boneta. Bush plays the ?fear? card (La Crosse Tribune) I see that President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the rest of that gang are playing the ?fear? card ? again. And this time they have me scared, and I will tell you why. It Feels Like a 'Rainy Night' In Arlington for Tony Joe White (Washington Post) Tony Joe White's "Rainy Night in Georgia" was a hit as sung by soul performer Brook Benton in 1970 and has since been covered by hundreds of others. But alas, that songwriting credit was not enough to bring out more than twenty-some people to Iota on Tuesday night to see White sing and play electric... Newsfeed display by CaRP |