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Popsmacked!: Kitchener’s KOI music fest combats ‘festivalitis’

  Waterloo Region Record – http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/5921218-popsmacked-kitchener-s-koi-music-fest-combats-festivalitis-/ By Joel Rubinoff The liver-lipped mascot — the colour of boiled carrots — is wedged in a corner, having outlived its usefulness as a symbol of the edgy, underground music festival it had come to … Continue reading

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Music’s new spin: Big demand for vinyl LPs

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5914234-music-s-new-spin-big-demand-for-vinyl-lps/ BORDENTOWN, N.J. — The machines at Independent Record Pressing whirred and hissed as they stamped out a test record. The business owners waited anxiously for Dave Miller, the plant manager, to inspect the still-warm slab of vinyl. “That’s flat, … Continue reading

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The Jazz Room launches fifth season with a few surprises

Waterloo Region Record http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/5915662-the-jazz-room-launches-fifth-season-with-a-few-surprises/ By Valerie Hill WATERLOO — Five years ago, the idea of opening a permanent venue for jazz in Waterloo seemed an impossible dream. “It progressed from impossible to it’s going to be possible and now this … Continue reading

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Boathouse partners part ways, six months after opening

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5716815-boathouse-partners-part-ways-six-months-after-opening/#.VZ-xXEahVC0.facebook Waterloo Region Record By Catherine Thompson KITCHENER — Six months after a long-delayed, long-awaited opening, the Boathouse is going through a change in ownership. Mark Forwell is buying out partner Bill MacTavish in a deal that is likely to … Continue reading

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KOI launches first wave of festival lineup

http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/5677966-koi-launches-first-wave-of-festival-lineup/ Waterloo Region Record By Record staff KITCHENER — American punk rockers The Menzingers are among the first group of musical acts announced to play the sixth Kitchener Ontario Independent Music Festival this fall. The Scranton, Pa., band will be joined … Continue reading

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Public Farewell for B.B. King to Be Held in Las Vegas on Friday

B.B. King DENISE TRUSCELLO/WIREIMAGE BY WADE ROUSE Fans of B.B. King will have a chance to say goodbye to the blues legend who died Thursday.A public viewing and farewell to King will take place on Friday in Las Vegas, where he … Continue reading

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