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Dance and Music Group – Rhythmic Circus
My friends in the dance and music group Rhythmic Circus are taking their production “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” off-Broadway. New Victory Theatre, Times Square, NYC, November 14th through December 1st. Rhythmic Circus from Minneapolis, Minnesota Home-grown hoofers from Minneapolis hit the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass…
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Today is the 38th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes Freighter carrying taconite iron ore, on November 10th, 1975. The November storms of Lake Superior took her and a crew of 29 down just 17-miles from Whitefish Bay near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Fitzgerald http://gordonlightfoot.com/WreckOfTheEdmundFitzgerald.shtml…
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New Music
It’s been awhile since I posted about new music or what has found it’s way to my eager ears. Here is a quick list, in no particular order. Some classic metal and mainstays in the music industry and some hard-core dubstep that rattles the brain around. Moby – Innocents (2013) A little more mellow than…
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New Music
While I have been away from blogging way more than I would like, the music keeps on flowing as there is so much out there. Found a nice treat with an Icelandic group that I had not heard of, and some other stuff. Arstioir – Arstioir (2009) Arstioir– Svefns Og Voku Skil (2011) An Indie-folk / classical band from…
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New Music
New music from the past couple of weeks includes additional albums from new favorites and some different stuff. Kaskade – Atmosphere (2013) Latest release for master DJ Kaskade who is also in the band Late Night Alumni. Catchy electronic and dance music that features Kaskade singing on the title track “Atmosphere”. Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation (2013) I…
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New Music
The past week brought the following new music and goodies into my eager ears. I have only given each a listen or two and will spend some time trapped in the headphones. Newsted – Heavy Metal Music (2013) Former Metallica bassist comes out with his first solo CD. Why did he wait so long?! A…
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New Music
Trying to keep up with all of the great music out there is a full-time job. Staying within the electronic, dub-step, classical, hard-to-define genres, I picked up these new/newer/should-have-had a long time ago albums the past week. Lindsey Stirling, self-titled debut (2012) Unbelievable violin set to dub-step, drums, synths, electronic background that on the surface…
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Fall – Stone Path Review
We are planning the first release party for Stone Path Review, for the Fall issue. Still early, but it looks to be early to mid November with a featured writer, music, and readings by current and previously published artists. More to come!
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Random Thoughts
Fall has taken over Minnesota and what on average are the hottest days of the year, has become 50s and rain. A taste of early fall perhaps, and then a head-first plunge into winter, my favorite season. As I have written about before, cold weather, and in particular winter, is when awareness of ourself becomes…
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Icelandic Music
As a follow-up to the recent Ólafur Arnalds concert we attended, here is a list of Icelandic musicians in the playlist. Siggi Ármann Ólafur Arnalds Ólöf Arnalds Hildur Gudnadóttir Jóhann Jóhannsson Sigur Rós Valgeir Sigurdsson Skuli Sverrisson