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Music NewsMusic Review: Amanda McBroom Is Alive and Well and Singing About It2008-03-22 05:40 - With a chin-up attitude and a cheerfully self-deprecating sense of humor, her songs observe the personal wear and tear of long-term relationships. Music Review | Brentano String Quartet: Late Style, Young Performers 2008-03-22 05:40 - The Brentano has a remarkable talent for highly focused nervous energy, as seen in their concert of works by Brahms and Shostakovich on Wednesday. Music Review: Small Group, Big Sound 2008-03-21 06:01 - Pat Metheny’s sold-out trio concert on Tuesday night at Town Hall was hardly a sparse proposition. For Bands, Songs Remain the Same 2008-03-21 06:01 - Pep bands may provide the N.C.A.A. tournament’s greatest culture clash ? giving a time-warped soundtrack to games that decide this year’s champion. Busta Rhymes Is Given Three Years? Probation in Assault Case 2008-03-21 05:41 - A judge sentenced the rapper Busta Rhymes to three years? probation for assaulting his former driver and a fan, and warned him to stay out of trouble. Music Review: With Minimal Movement, a Musical Trek Through Time 2008-03-21 05:40 - The inventive new-music ensemble Counter)induction called its Tuesday-night program at Merkin Concert Hall ?Fast Forward: Composers at the Edge.? Music Review: With Beat, Introvert Clears Path to Hope 2008-03-21 05:40 - John Darnielle, the songwriter and sometimes sole member of the Mountain Goats, used words like ?trope? and ?theory? when he spoke between songs at Webster Hall on Tuesday. Music Review: Comfortable Together, but Still Negotiating the Details 2008-03-21 05:40 - On Tuesday the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio performed with Leila Josefowicz, a prominent solo violinist, and Michael Tree, the violist of the Guarneri String Quartet. Music Review: Tristan and the Furious Stage 2008-03-21 05:40 - A smooth-running production of ?Tristan und Isolde? ? devoid of illness, injury, cancellation or insufficient singing in key roles ? would be somehow unauthentic. Many Nights at the Opera Have Involved the Emergency Room 2008-03-21 05:40 - ?Tristan und Isolde? has long been a magnet for trouble. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 |
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