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Walkabout Theatre's "Impossible Cities: A Utopian Experiment
"grew sideways" out of a solo show Seth Bockley created for the 2005
PAC/Edge Festival. The biographical piece about Mormon founder
Joseph Smith led Bockely to discover other "great stories" about
other utopian communities.
"I was intrigued by this archtype of a self-made visionary,"
Bockley said. "The way in which people create their own traditional
or ritualistic society out of thin air and how they imposed that
image on ...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Bright future ahead for live music.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England)
; ... Orange Evolution live music festival in 2003 and says he was delighted to take up a place in the Live Music Forum. It's excellent news, he says. It is a clear commitment from the Government that they want to encourage the performance of live music in all its forms ...
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Times a-changing for live music; Racine club of national note going to DJs as turnout across area dwindles
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Racine - For 28 years, the stage has hosted what's been called some of the best live music in the nation. George's Tavern was never a particularly genre-specific place, despite being recognized as part of the University of Mississippi's list of best blues music venues. The style was eclectic. On a
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Utopian attempt doesn't deliver: The hope of `Impossible Cities' gets lost in details.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
; ... 1 hour, 30 minutes Tickets: $15 at 773-472-6725 Copyright (c) 2007, Chicago Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write ...
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Feargal to pick live music's finest
Belfast Telegraph
; Londonderry singer Feargal Sharkey is to be a judge at a new awards ceremony to celebrate the best of live music.The former Undertones frontman and chairman of the Live Music Forum will be one of four judges at the inaugural Vodafone Live Music Awards to be held in London on October 11.Designed to
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Live music returns to the Eliot
The Boston Globe
; ... Many pictures of runners still grace the walls -- Bill Rodgers, Johnny Kelley and Marty Liquori to name a few -- but the good news for nightlife enthusiasts is that live music just returned. By booking live bands, the Eliot, a 140-capacity room at the corner ...
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LIVE MUSIC CLUBS // A CRITICAL GUIDE TO THE AREA'S BEST
Chicago Sun-Times
; An effective live music experience will stay with you like true hearts in a wallet window. When it is working, live music can be personal, pure and powerful - all in a simple gift of a melody. Pictures I keep include Steve Goodman cradling an audience close to his heart, singing "The Dutchman" on a
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Finn calls for funding boost to ease live music's blues
Sunday Star-Times
; THE LACK of live venues for aspiring musicians to showcase their talents is being investigated by the government as top Kiwi musician Neil Finn calls for extra cash to fix the problem. Associate Arts Minister Judith Tizard is heading the investigation because many live performance venues are under
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 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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Let's back live music; NOISE: Councillor raps pub restrictions and launches campaign to support bands and venues.(Features)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
; Byline: By Amy Harris A COVENTRY politician has hit out at council bosses who have put the future of live music at a popular city venue in jeopardy. Councillor Tony Skipper is angry that licensing chiefs have put restrictions on amplified music at the Golden Cross pub in Hay Lane, city centre. As
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LESS LIVE MUSIC ON TAP ONCE BILL'S REOPENS
The Boston Globe
; Bill's Bar, a small but consistent part of the Lyons Group club complex on Lansdowne Street, will remain closed for a few weeks while it gets a facelift and managers scale back its live music offerings. The 230-person-capacity bar is expected to reopen as a "hangout bar that will go back to Bill's
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 "Birmingham Evening Mail (England)")
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Letter: Live music.(Letters)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
; Byline: Heath Thomas IN REPLY to the lady who wrote of being the wife of a musician for 21 years (Letters, September 16), it is true that live music is not what it once was in the city. There is, however, light at the end of the tunnel. My partners and I noticed last year that live music venues
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