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Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab teams with jazz talents at Great American Music Hall

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gifted Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab brings her new collaborative trio with fellow NYC musicians Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily to the Great American Music Hall Thursday night.Born in Saudi Arabia in 1985, Aftab and her family returned to her parents native Pakistan when she was ten years old. An early interest in music led Aftab to learn to sing -- she was inspired by Indian vocalists as […]

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From South Korea to Texas: Graduate student paves her own legacy in music

Mina Ahn, a member of the Baylor Wind Ensemble, moved from South Korea to pursue her passion in music. Photo courtesy of Mina Ahn By Caitlyne Nguyen | Reporter In the clarinet section of the Baylor Wind Ensemble, one student is a little further from home than most. Mina Ahn, a second-year graduate student, joins the School of Music from South Korea. Ahn serves as a graduate associate, assisting ensemble […]

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Taylor Swift fans hosting Coachella-style music festival in October

Kristofer Purnell - Philstar.comSeptember 20, 2023 | 9:20am MANILA, Philippines — Fans of Taylor Swift will be holding a special music festival inspired by the award-winning singer-songwriter a day after she releases "1989 (Taylor's Version)." Local Swifties group Red Club PH will host "Swiftchella 1989: A Swiftie Outdoor Fest" on October 28 in McKinley Whiskey Park, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following day. Red Club PH is inviting fellow Swifties […]

todaySeptember 20, 2023 8

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Whatever happened to the Riverview Music Festival?

Duckwrth performs on Sunday, Sept. 5 for the first — and last — Riverview Music Festival in Des Moines. — Sid Peterson/Little Village Something has been conspicuously missing from Central Iowa’s fall festival lineup for the past two years. The Riverview Music Festival was held in Des Moines for the first, and likely last, time Sept. 4-5, 2021. The fest was focused on providing musical entertainment to underserved demographics in […]

todaySeptember 20, 2023 10

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Maren Morris to leave country music over industry’s “homophobia and transphobia”

Maren Morris has revealed that she will be departing from country music due to the industry’s “homophobia and transphobia.” The Texan singer has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ rights within the country music scene since the start of her career. She appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race and apologised for country music’s historically poor relationship with its queer fans. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, […]

todaySeptember 20, 2023 5

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Ocean City Could Welcome a Second Music Festival in 2024 | Latest News

OCEAN CITY, Md. -- There is a possibility of a music festival following Oceans Calling. The town has a tentative agreement with the promoters of that event to negotiate a second festival. Now, a lot of work has to happen before this second festival is a done deal. The first task is making sure Oceans Calling goes off without a hitch. Last years inaugural festival was canceled due to inclement weather. […]

todaySeptember 20, 2023 5

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The Reader’s guide to World Music Festival Chicago 2023

In July, I attended a community meeting at the Broadway Armory in Edgewater about the city’s plan to turn the Park District facility into a temporary shelter for asylum seekers. A group of protesters, angry that much of the armory’s programming would be relocated or otherwise disrupted, carried bright yellow signs reading “Don’t Displace Us.” No matter your grievance, you shouldn’t style yourself as “displaced” by migrants with nowhere to […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023 4

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Celtic grooves come to Nashville Social Club when Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas perform in the Swan Music Hall | Carson City Nevada News

Event Date:  September 29, 2023 - 7:30pm Award-winning Celtic duo Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, take the Swan Music Hall stage by storm on Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available now. Nashville Social Club is about to turn up the heat with another stellar act! Come witness an unforgettable Scottish performance of the renowned fiddle and cello duo. Alasdair Fraser, often dubbed "the Michael Jordan of Scottish […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023 5

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15 youth charged in destruction that followed 2022 Vancouver music festival

Vancouver police say 15 youth from across B.C. have been charged with mischief, one year after a last-minute show cancellation at Vancouver’s Breakout Festival angered some attendees into destroying the venue. Around 5,200 people were at the PNE Amphitheatre grounds on Sept. 18, 2022 when the headlining act, rapper Lil Baby, said he was no longer going on stage. Organizers said at the time that most attendees left at that […]

todaySeptember 19, 2023 5

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Concord Acquires MOJO Music & Media’s 30,000 Song Catalog – Billboard

Concord has acquired the publishing catalog of Mojo Music & Media, a catalog that includes over 30,000 works. Founded in 2018 by Mark Fried, Peter Shane and Alan Wallis, Mojo Music & Media’s holdings include portions of songs recorded by REO Speedwagon, KISS, Cheap Trick, Duran Duran, Earth Wind & Fire and more. The acquisition comes just after Concord announced that it made a recommended bid to buy Round Hill […]

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