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Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz top Coachella festival lineup
Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Faith No More, Pavement and more than 100 other groups top this year’s lineup at the 11th Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival April 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.
Here’s the lineup announced this week:
Jay-Z headlines April 16. Other acts the first day include LCD Soundsystem, [...]
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Symphony union rejects ‘last and best’ management offer
Seattle Symphony and Opera Players’ Organization Sunday unanimously rejected symphony management’s “last and best” offer. Read the details in David Brewster’s report in Crosscut.
“The last extension of the musicians’ contract (collective bargaining agreement) with the SSO expired at midnight Dec. 31, and the musicians have already passed a strike authorization, if warranted,” the union said [...]
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Marty Riemer’s Funny Festival offers an irreverent night of humor
Yes, it was funny. And considering how much former KMTT morning hosts Marty Riemer and Jodi Brothers are loved in this town, it was a festival — or perhaps more accurately, a comic love fest with an irreverent sense of humor.
The sixth annual Funny Festival, featuring Bill Burr, Jeff Garlin and Northwest comics Nick Thune [...]
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Conan O’Brien puts his show up for sale on Craigslist
Someone — either Conan O’Brien, a member of his staff or perhaps a prankster, has posted an ad for a “barely used late night talk show” on Craiglist. You can read it here and also on All Headline News.
Here’s a report from ABC News/ Entertainment about what actor Rob Lowe of “Brothers and Sisters” has [...]
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‘Twilight’ fans gather for a weekend convention in Seattle
Don’t be surprised to see vampires with pointed teeth roaming the streets of downtown Seattle this weekend.
Vampires and all their fans will descend on the city — specifically, the Westin Hotel — for a convention Friday through Sunday (Jan. 15-17).
Get all the details at the official Web site here.
Twilight Fan Conventions will offer attendees the [...]
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