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Oakland Art and Soul announces lineup

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2008-08-15 06:21:09 by Jim in The Concert Blog
8th Annual Art & Soul Labor Day Weekend August 30, 31 and Sept. 1, 2008 Downtown Oakland Entertainment Lineup by Day Tentative times and artists subject to change Saturday, August 30 Art & Soul Stage (at 14th & Clay Alternative presented by LIVE 105 TBD Port OBrien Darker My Love Zion I The Wombats The Matches PLAZA STAGE (in front of City...
 
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Art & Soul Oakland Festival - Blues Stage

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2008-07-30 23:00:00 by Editor in Sonicbids Recently Added Opportunities
Art & Soul Oakland Festival - Blues Stage Deadline: May 31, 2009 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Comcast Art & Soul Festival, in Oakland, CA, will be held Labor Day Weekend 2009. There will be live rock, blues, Latin, jazz, gospel and more on five concert stages. There is one blues stage booked by Bay Area Blues Society, and the other stages are...
 
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Natasha Miller, Laurie Lewis, Oakland Interfaith perform holiday shows

2008-12-19 21:41:15 by Jim in The Concert Blog
 
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Trumpet Supergroup Dave Scott, Mike Olmos and other trumpeters star in Jazzschools annual Holiday Concert, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 21, Jazzschool, Berkeley, $15, 866-384-3060, www.jazzschool.com Freight Holiday Revue Bluegrass fiddle great Laurie Lewis is your host for this annual tradition, which also stars the great...
 
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Billy Cobham revisits landmark `Spectrum CD in Oakland

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2008-04-10 08:23:43 by Jim in The Concert Blog
Billy Cobhams debut CD, 1973s Spectrum, is one of the truly essential albums in the jazz-rock fusion catalog. Its to fusion what Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band or Dark Side of the Moon is to rock. If you dont own it and youre a fan of the genre buy it immediately The 63-year-old Panamanian is currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of...
 
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Oakland Opera Theater gives voice to Ellingtons `Queenie Pie

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2008-05-09 18:32:57 by Jim in The Concert Blog
Step into any jazz club, from Yoshis in Oakland to the Blue Note in Tokyo, and theres a decent chance that youll hear a Duke Ellington tune being performed Both young lions and seasoned jazz cats continue to draw from the mighty songbook of this fabled musician (who died on May 24, 1974) and still manage to find beauty and power in such...
 
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Foxboro Hot Tubs first show in OAKLAND!!!

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2008-05-19 01:08:37 by ohjaepil of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
So Green Day I mean The Foxboro Hot Tubs played their first show at The Storks Club this past week in Oakland. I guess it was twenty dollars to get in and first come first serve. They said no cams or vids but someone and a few others brought them. This is a video from it. You can see Billie Joe Armstrong front man with no guitar and Jason White...
 
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Coldplay adds Oakland date

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2008-05-29 22:44:54 by Jim in The Concert Blog
Coldplay adds a date. And it takes one away As far as the former goes, Coldplay - aka, the biggest band in the world - has now announced plans to perform July 25 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. The group, however, has cancelled its gig in Sacramento, which was originally scheduled for July 21 at Arco Arena The multi-platinum band will also...
 
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TOO SHORT TEAMS WITH OAKLAND TO 'SILENCE VIOLENCE'

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2008-08-15 11:58:00 by TONE+Chef in TheDailyYo! - High on hip-hop.
I think it's great that rappers are beginning to step-up to the plate and use their status in the community to better people's lives. Rappers can have a huge impact on helping individuals who participate in violent activities because they were in those same situations themselves. You think the people are going to listen to cops giving lectures...
 
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Local act Mezklah's custom gear ripped off in Oakland

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2008-08-19 13:33:36 by HASH0x8bca524 in Music & Art: All Shook Down
photo by Gil Ortiz The Oakland-based singer for alternative Latino act Mezklah found all the band's equipment stolen from in front of his home on Sunday, right before the group was set to leave for a Japanese tour on Thursday. If you see a Gibson, laptop, or any other item fitting the descriptions below, get in touch with mezklah@hotmail.com...
 
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Jazz, blues on tap for Art and Soul Oakland

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