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As Charles Struggles, So Does Team

Source: Hartford Courant

There will be days the when the Connecticut Sun win just because Tina Charles is the best player on the floor. Like Wednesday in Indiana. There will also be days when they must win when the MVP center is slightly off- ...
Full article at: Hartford Courant More like this 5 days ago, 10:14pm CDT

The Fiver | Under-strength booze and inferior command of the English language

Source: Guardian Unlimited

The Fiver's German cousin, Smarter Stronger Richer und Tired-Of-The-Rest-Of-You-And-Your Feckless-Ways Fiver, has suddenly gone quiet. It is only a few weeks since he dropped in to the Fiver's cardboard HQ in London on his way to the Bayern Munich v Bo ...
Full article at: Guardian Unlimited More like this 6 days ago, 9:56am CDT

Dr. Rock's Video Dose of the Day and new on-sale ticket dates

Source: GoErie.com

Tickets for some big shows go on sale this weekend, including Nine Inch Nails, Rancid, Queens of the Stone Age and even Sigur Ros, who rarely has played the tri-state area. See below for those. Father’s Day is Su ...
Full article at: GoErie.com More like this 6 days ago, 7:04am CDT

Tripping down memory lane, guided by a graceful gentleman: Pam Hardy

Source: Cleveland.com

“We can’t compete with youth, but we can outclass them” is something Dick Blake’s mother used to tell him. Yes, that Dick Blake, known for decades in this area as the dancer and choreographer turned ballroom dance and etiquette instructor, a former Plain ...
Full article at: Cleveland.com More like this 1 week ago, 7:12pm CDT

Sound choice: RebbeSoul combines music from many sources

Source: Cape Cod Online

Buy This Photo Bruce Burger, also known as RebbeSoul, will play a concert Friday that blends Eastern European, African, Middle East, rock, pop and jazz music. MICHAEL BAXTER June 13, 2013 Bruce Burger – also known as RebbeS ...
Full article at: Cape Cod Online More like this Jun 12 2013, 6:34pm CDT

Thom Bell no longer silent in Gamble-Huff legacy

Source: Mercedes Sun-Star

PHILADELPHIA - Of the Mighty Three - the name of their joint publishing company - Bell's name is not quite so synonymous with the Philly sound as Gamble's and Huff's. That's in part because, rather than come in as a partner when t ...
Full article at: Mercedes Sun-Star More like this Jun 12 2013, 9:00am CDT

Old age hasn't slowed risque rapper Blowfly

Source: Cleveland Scene

Rapper Blowfly (born Clarence Reid) may be nearly deaf and almost decrepit, but don't count him out yet. The guy's career has undergone a resurgence over the past few years. Often credited with releasing the firs ...
Full article at: Cleveland Scene More like this Jun 12 2013, 3:00am CDT

Jewish Film Festival spotlights the performing arts

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

TSA says volume of work rises with approach of summer. The new location for St. Louis University law school is set to open in August. Because you should never abandon the baseball team you were raised with, I am a Houston Astros fan. This hasn’t ...
Full article at: St. Louis Post-Dispatch More like this Jun 8 2013, 8:30am CDT

Go Away, Charley Horse, You Are Interrupting My Life

Source: The Huffington Post

So, I purchased a pair of psychedelic stilettos for an upcoming oldies dance and have not yet tried them on. In my mind they will fit beautifully and I can see myself dancing effortlessly to the sounds of the 60s and 70s; the Cool Jerk, ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post More like this Jun 8 2013, 6:07am CDT

Willie Colón in new concert ‘Yo Soy Boricua’

Source: New York Daily News

Willie Colón is looking for the right words. The legendary singer and trombonist, who never seems to be short of a joke or something to tweet about — he has 2.2 million followers on the social network — is trying to dec ...
Full article at: New York Daily News More like this Jun 6 2013, 12:27pm CDT