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    East Winds Ensemble Presents Shakuhachi, Koto Music

    East Winds Ensemble will present a concert of Shakuhachi and Koto music, new compositions and traditional compositions, on Dec. 3rd, 2009 at 8 PM at Symphony Space’s Thalia. Masayo Ishigure and Marco Lienhard have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden and Hammerstein Ballroom and appeared on numerous TV programs (Regis and Kathie Lee, ESPN, History Channel)....
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    Soulfarm, Moshav Band at BB King

    Soulfarm consists of four New Yorkers who are forging an exciting new sound by combining the musical roots of their heritage with a shared passion for melodic song writing and modern, progressive arrangements. Their unique sound offers the rare combination of a multigenerational and cross-cultural appeal. Live, the band's riveting world-beat energy turns heads and makes every audience take notice. BB King Blues Bar and Grill....
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    Never Shout Never’s Chris Ingle

    Never Shout Never is the alias of 18-year-old American acoustic pop musician, Christofer Drew Ingle. Ingle began making music as NeverShoutNever in September 2007. His first exposure came through the internet, where he achieved success on MySpace before issuing the Yippee! EP on July 29, 2008. On July 30, 2008, he was featured on MTV's TRL, where he performed his single "Bigcitydreams." He toured with Hellogoodbye and Ace Enders in the fall of 2008. Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street (between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue) Accessible via 14th Street A, C, E trains...

    Rediscovered Velázquez Highlights Met Exhibition

    Portrait of a Man, has long been a step child in the collection of works by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, a noted Spanish painter who lived from 1599 to 1660. But this past summer the portrait received a thorough cleaning and restoration, and the museum was able to authenticate it as a genuine Velázquez....

    Warhol ‘Dollar Bills’ Fetches $43.7 Million at Sotheby’s

    Andy Warhol's art, once criticized for its overt commercialism and celebration of the banal, is taking its place among the top ranks of contemporary art. The sale of his silkscreen "200 One Dollar Bills" for $43.76 million at Sotheby's recent contemporary art auction sent two clear messages: Warhol reigns supreme, and the troubled economy hasn't dented collectors' willingness to pay....

    Rockers on Broadway Relive Classic '60s Music

    The ’09 edition of Donnie Kehr’s Rockers on Broadway debuted at B.B. King Blues Bar & Grill and was an astounding success. The back-story of this event began when Kehr was appearing in Tommy on Broadway and Pete Townsend first suggested an event so the Broadway community could, on a dark Monday night of course, rock their heads off....