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RIIZE to tour South America; to join Sabrina Carpenter, Skrillex on big stage
The Times of India
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August 29, 2025
RIIZE will take the stage at Lollapalooza South America in March 2026, marking the group's first appearance at the continent-spanning festival and adding a major milestone to its fast-growing global itinerary. The lineup posters released by the...
Argentine author Mariana Enríquez’s new life in Tasmania
The Saturday Paper
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August 29, 2025
Mariana Enríquez is in Tasmania. Not passing through, not visiting – no, the uncrowned queen of Latin American literary horror and black fairytales for adults has quit her heaving home town of Buenos Aires and relocated, with her cats and her...
Newly Launched Live Loud Fest To Replace Canceled Michael Franti Concert Cruise This Fall
Live For Live Music - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
Sixthman, the producer of various multi-day concert cruises, has announced the inaugural Live Loud Fest, set to sail from Miami, FL to Cozumel, Mexico on the Norwegian Jewel from November 4th–8th, 2025. The new event will assume the dates, vessel,...
Luis R Conriquez’s ‘Meneo’ & More Best New Music Latin
Billboard
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August 29, 2025
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Luis R Conriquez, Meneo (K Music) Luis R Conriquez may be a bonafide corridos...
Lingering Notes: Chamber Music and Choral Music in Retrospect
Santa Fe New Mexican
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This was a bountiful summer of chamber music and vocal music events that included an array of offerings from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Chamber Music at San Miguel Chapel, and Chatter. As we clear our...
Inside the gritty, hidden NYC music mecca where Madonna and The Strokes found their sound — and where musicians are still vying for a room to rehearse
New York Post
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August 29, 2025
Times Square’s hidden music mecca is still hitting all the right notes. Long before soulless glass towers and blinding LED billboards reshaped one of NYC’s most notorious neighborhoods, some of pop culture’s biggest names strutted, sang and even...
“Jungkook doesn’t deserve this mess” - Fans slam HYBE over alleged poor organization of BTS maknae’s ‘GOLDEN: THE MOMENTS’ exhibition in Chile
Sportskeeda
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August 29, 2025
BTS' Jungkook’s solo exhibition GOLDEN: The Moments opened in Chile on Thursday, August 28, 2025, but the launch faced alleged setbacks. The presentation, scheduled to start at 10:00 am, was delayed for almost three hours. Visitors were informed...
Mojo Morgan of Morgan Heritage on 'Jamaica Love,' Rasta Rock, and Healing
Newsweek
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August 29, 2025
"It's about legacy, right? It's about being able to watch the work that you've done be passed on to those that come after you." Mojo Morgan, member of Grammy-winning reggae supergroup Morgan Heritage, knows a thing or two about legacy. As the son...
Indie Legacy Acts, Erudite Pop-Rock, and a Little Bit of Doom Metal: What to See at This Year’s Hopscotch
INDY Week - North Carolina
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August 29, 2025
Hopscotch Music Festival is back Sept. 4-6 for its 15th go-round in downtown Raleigh. The event once again presents a large, diverse, and daunting array of acts, with more than 100 artists representing a prismatic array of genres and subgenres,...
Soulfly Announce New Album 'Chama' With Lead Single Storm The Gates
Stereoboard
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Photo: Jim Louvau Soulfly have announced their 13th studio album. The follow-up to 2022's 'Totem' is titled 'Chama' and will arrive on October 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. Led by the legendary Max Cavalera, the Brazilian metal heavyweights...
No Caribbean Island Has More Margaritavilles Than Jamaica, From Montego Bay to the Beach in Negril
Caribbean Journal
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August 29, 2025
There are Margaritavilles all over the world — in Florida beach towns, in airports, even on cruise ships — but nowhere else has embraced the Parrothead lifestyle quite like Jamaica. Here, Margaritaville isn’t just a group of bars and restaurants;...
The 7 best things to do in Montevideo, Uruguay
Lonely Planet
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In Montevideo, a sophisticated city can’t escape the influence of the rural campo (countryside). The result is a metropolitan center with an irresistibly not-so-fast-paced urban pulse. Once a fortified citadel, the Ciudad Vieja (old city) is today...
Bunji Garlin and GB Nutron to ignite Xodus Wet Music Festival
Jamaica Observer
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August 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hit-makers Bunji Garlin and GB Nutron will bring their brand of soca energy and vibes to the staging of the Xodus Wet Music Festival, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 4 at the Kingston Waterfront. According to Festival...
Central Valley School hires new music teacher after resignation
Hillsboro Banner - North Dakota
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August 29, 2025
Rural BUXTON – The Central Valley School Board held a special meeting Wednesday morning to approve the surprise resignation of its new K-12 music teacher German Rojas. A former educator at the NDSU Music Academy who taught at Fargo-Moorhead Area...
Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes Creates a Chill Masterpiece With ‘Essex Honey’: Album Review
Variety
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August 29, 2025
It’s been a minute for Blood Orange. The group — which is basically British-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter-producer-multi-instrumentalist Dev Hynes and whoever he’s brought along for the ride — was one of the bright lights of the early-mid...
Where Disneyland could put a Pirates of the Caribbean tavern
Orange County Register - California
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August 29, 2025
Swashbucklers, scoundrels, bandits and buccaneers will soon be bellying up to the bar inside a lively new pirate pub at Walt Disney World that’s already booked solid for the first two months and promises to be a must-have reservation for visitors....
Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Jazz, SAMPL, Electronic Workshop
Reykjavik Grapevine
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August 29, 2025
This morning, we heard an announcer say on the radio, “Today is Friday. Congratulations on that.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. As always, there’s a full house of exciting and interesting events happening around this city. There’s an...
New Texas Map Starts Game of Political Musical Chairs
Texas Observer
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August 29, 2025
After two weeks spent outside state lines—marked by a surge of national media attention and, then, a struggle to keep their fight in the limelight—Texas House Democrats ended their quorum break as abruptly as a second special session began. Within...
Arts, Beats & Eats 2025: Complete day-by-day music schedule
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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More than 200 performances by national artists, local bands and family entertainers will hit downtown Royal Oak this weekend for the 2025 edition of Arts, Beats & Eats, traditionally the biggest Labor Day holiday festival in Michigan. The action...
Jamaica’s greenest parish is its best-kept secret
National Geographic
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According to the Jamaica Tourist Board, Jamaica saw a record number of visitors—over four million in 2024—is estimated to generate $5 billion in revenue in 2025. The Caribbean Island’s popularity has produced crowded resorts and beaches—not ideal...