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Weezer doesn't suck

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This new album and surprisingly new outlook could actually keep them relevant for years to come, something no “Blue Album” or “Pinkerton” fan could have ever expected. But please, no more “Beverly Hills.”


David E. Corso

Old sound clashes with ‘newgrass’ at Bean Blossom

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For Tommy Brown, the leader of the seven-piece bluegrass act Tommy Brown & County Line Grass, there’s really only one way to play bluegrass – the old time way. The way Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers played it when they brought the genre to the fore in the ’40s and ’50s.


Chris Pickrell

Camp S.O.U.L. culminates with performance

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Camp S.O.U.L, sponsored by IU’s Office of Community and Schools Partnerships, brought together underrepresented high school students from around Indiana to participate in a five-day camp, which ended in the performance. The sixth annual summer music program focused on the historical, theoretical and performance dimensions of African American music and culture, according to a press release.

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Festival goers enjoy Bluegrass music at the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in 2006. Some festival goers made a trip from as far as Minnesota to participate in the festival.

Get ready for the Bean Blossom experience

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This year’s festival starts Saturday and runs through June 21. It features 50 bands including J.D. Crowe and the New South and the legendary Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Stanley is a bluegrass hall of famer and has enjoyed mainstream success in recent years with his song, “O Death” appearing on the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack.




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MTV revives the video star

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Could it be that MTV has finally seen the error of its ways? After years of ignoring the music portion of their name, the network might be taking a step forward.


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Wrong Way does time at the Bluebird

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Wrong Way, a Sublime tribute band out of Athens, Ga., brought all the energy needed and then some to the Bluebird Saturday night, and the crowd was there to push them along the whole way.


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A man sits in a chair made entirely of balloons at a balloon twisting convention. Every year, hundreds of people from around the globe gather at Twist and Shout, one of the world's premier balloon twisting conventions to compete, attend balloon twisting classes, and make jaw-dropping balloon sculptures. Filmmakers Naomi Greenfield and Sara Taksler explore the art of balloon twisting in their 2007 film Twisted: A Balloonamentary.

Balloon documentary in Indy puts ‘twist’ on latex art

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The last time you saw someone twisting a balloon into a dog or sword, you probably thought it was an impressive party trick. Maybe you were about 8 years old. But the documentary “TWISTED: A Balloonamentary” shows balloon artists invest a whole lot more than childish amusement into those fancy pieces of latex.



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Around the Arts

Festivals, theater featured in this week's Around the Arts


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Art museum celebrates tattoos

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BALTIMORE – For one night, at least, tattoos – and the living canvases that carry them – took their place alongside Rembrandt, Matisse and Picasso.


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IU Art Museum receives grant

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The IU Art Museum is one of five nationwide recipients of a chairman’s “sizable” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for Picturing America, IU Art Museum curator Edward Maxedon said.



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NYC choir explores the healing power of music

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Sacks, the best-selling author of “Awakenings” and “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” shared the church stage Saturday with the famed gospel choir as part of the inaugural World Science Festival, a five-day celebration of science taking place in New York this week.


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Can women make ‘Sex’ a hit?

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NEW YORK – Can a pure chick flick become a hit? Yes, if it draws a diverse enough swath of female moviegoers. For “Sex and the City,” that will be the big question.



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Rhino's to release CD to fund its after-school program

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Rhino’s Youth Media Center & All-Ages Club, Bloomington’s all-ages music venue and youth center, will host a rock show May 24 to raise funds for its after-school programs which benefit Bloomington teenagers. Proceeds from the show will go toward costs for the release of a forthcoming Rhino’s compilation album, the sales of which will help fund club operation costs and after-school programs.