PRWeb: Entertainment Live Performances http://billboard.prweb.com Latest news releases for Entertainment Live Performances en Billboard Publicity Wire via PRWeb http://billboard.prweb.com/images_v4/billboard/logo_billboard.jpg billboard.prweb.com 160 55 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com Luis Jimenez Brings His "Freak Show" to Caroline' on Broadway http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1420084.htm Popular Radio host brings his show on the road. (PRWeb Oct 4, 2008)

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]]> DROWNING POOL Revamps Fan Experience : Texas Rockers Offer Tour VIP Packages, New Website, Merchandise and Fan Club Management by PAID, INC. http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/drowning_pool/tenth_street/prweb1417314.htm Multi-platinum Texas hard rock band DROWNING POOL will, for the first time, offer interactive VIP packages that elevate the fan’s concert going experiences. VIP packages include meet & greets and photo opportunities with band members, early entry passes, special merchandise, autographed collectibles and more. VIP packages are available at www.DrowningPool.com. PAID, Inc. makes this announcement as the band readies for its new co-headlining tour with Saliva beginning on October 17 (see itinerary below). This wide variety of new opportunities and online content is designed to strengthen ties directly with the fans and comes as DROWNING POOL’s latest single, “37 Stitches,” is advancing up the active rock charts. Drowning Pool’s CD, Full Circle is attracting new listeners and has ignited longtime followers through its extensive radio play and the live touring experience. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)

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]]> Save Austin Music Launches Public Service Announcement Campaign with Movie-Style Premiere Gala Fundraiser http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1408754.htm Save Austin Music is a new grassroots organization started in Austin, Texas by musician Troy Dillinger. The Music Industry is in trouble, and the working musicians who bring us live entertainment in the "Live Music Capital of the World" are suffering. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)

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]]> Rally Your School to Rock With Menudo On Campus! : School with Most Entries in Menudo's Back To School Contest Wins Menudo Concert http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/school_contest/menudo_concert/prweb1411974.htm Transport the phenomenal boy band Menudo out of your iPod and into your school/hometown to perform a concert that is being given away as part of the Menudo Back to School Contest that starts Wednesday, October 1, 11:00 a.m., ET. It’s not a science project – the school with the most Menudo fans who enter the contest at www.menudo.com or www.myspace.com/menudo wins a live concert by the new Menudo band which was chosen in 2007’s dramatic MTV & MTV Tr3 reality TV series “Making Menudo.” (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008)

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]]> Kip Winger To Join The 'Rock and Roll Rat Pack' - Celebrity Rock Group 'Scrap Metal' Announces Special Guest for Fall Concert Event http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1398924.htm Celebrity Rock Super Group Scrap Metal featuring all lead singers from MTV's most popular rock bands of the 80s and 90s announces Kip Winger of Winger ("Seventeen"/"Headed for a Heartbreak") will join them onstage to perform an acoustic set as their Special Guest Star at the upcoming Scrap Metal fall rock concert event at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on Saturday, October 4, 2008. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2008)

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]]> For Summer Music Heat During the Chicago Winter: Combine Old and New Schools, Rub Together Vigorously http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1380004.htm Independent Producers Defy Genres and Strike a Chord for Charity with the Inaugural Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2008)

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]]> International Star Akon Returns to Top of Radio Charts 'Right Now' : Akon's New Single "Right Now (Na Na Na)" Is #1 Most Added At Rhythm Cross Over Radio New Album FREEDOM In Stores November 25, 2008 http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/na_na/right_now/prweb1387364.htm Upfront/Konvict/SRC/ Universal Motown multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single “Right Now (Na Na Na).” The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that’s familiar to Akon’s millions of fans worldwide. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008)

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]]> Flo-Rida Turns It Up with Teen Pop Phenomenon Montana Tucker http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1363094.htm Pop princess Montana Tucker releases single, "Turn It Up", featuring Flo-Rida. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> Dual Doxy/Emarcy Records Release Due October 28 from Sonny Rollins http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1366094.htm "Road Shows, vol. 1", which contains 7 previously unreleased tracks from concerts recorded around the world, is Rollins's first live compilation CD. His new DVD "Live in Vienne" was recorded in June 2006 at the Jazz à Vienne Festival. Both highlight the Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist's unequaled prowess as a performer and improviser. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> Best Buy Presents Elton John ''The Red Piano'' Show on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and Vinyl : Set Features Las Vegas Stage Show and Exclusive Documentary Footage with Complete CD Soundtrack; Collection Available in October -- Only at Best Buy http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/best_buy/elton/prweb1369274.htm Following the success of 2004’s definitive Elton John DVD set, Dream Ticket, the legendary Sir Elton John and Best Buy announce the Oct. 28 release of The Red Piano collection. Thousands of fans have traveled to Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas to see over 200 shows, helping The Red Piano break records and set new standards for musical entertainment. This DVD/CD set available only at Best Buy and www.BestBuy.com/EltonJohn promises to bring this amazing entertainment experience to Elton John fans across the continent. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> Sones de Mexico Ensemble Chosen to Represent The U.S. at The 2008 World Folk Song Festival in Beijing http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1338714.htm Sones de Mexico Ensemble, 2008 GRAMMY Nominee for Best Mexican-American Album, chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2008 World Folk Song Festival at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008)

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]]> NY Rockers, Sonic Bliss Release New Album "Loved to Death" http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1322514.htm NY Rockers, Sonic Bliss' era-bending, emotion-spanning music has grown meatier yet more melodic, crunchier yet more beautiful on its sophomore effort "Loved to Death." The freshly released album is packed with hit-worthy material that demonstrates the band's ability to merge influences with nary a seam in sight.The release is currently available on i-Tunes and Rhapsody. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008)

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]]> CollegeFest® 2008: A Boston Back to School Party Over 20 Years In The Making Is Back For Its Largest Event Yet -- Featured Artist Performances by Grammy Winner Chamillionaire and Grammy Nominee Soulja Boy Entertainment, Free Giveaways, Prizes and Celebrity Appearances Define Long-Running September Student Event http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/boston/september/prweb1342044.htm CollegeFest®, the premiere back-to-school event in the U.S.A., returns to Boston for the twenty-third year on September 27th and 28th. Microsoft has signed on as the event’s presenting sponsor, joining associate sponsors JetBlue Airways, and RepNation. The event’s media partners this year include The Boston Globe, and WAAF Radio. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008)

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]]> Asian-Canadian Music Sensation Elise Estrada Has 5 Canadian Mediabase Mega-Hit Singles With A Whopping 295 Million Listeners & Growing http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/eliseestrada/unloveyou/prweb1332554.htm Elise Estrada's debut CD in stores September 16th. Fan Based eTeam growing rapidly. Fans love Elise Estrada. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)

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]]> 3x Grammy Winner Nelly Hits Hard with 'Brass Knuckles' : Thirty Million-Selling Derrty Entertainment/Universal Motown Icon Pulls No Punches On Fifth Studio Album Television and Live Dates Announced http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/nelly/brass/prweb1337434.htm Superstar NELLY releases BRASS KNUCKLES, his fifth studio album on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 on Derrty ENT./Universal Motown Records. The rapper/actor/entrepreneur also kicks off his tour titled, “The Story of Brass Knuckles” today in Los Angeles. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)

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]]> Modern Drummer Magazine Announces All-Star Line-Up and New Location for 2008 Modern Drummer Festival Weekend - Limited Tickets Remain!!! http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1304884.htm Modern Drummer Publications is proud to announce an unprecedented lineup of world-class drum artists, along with a new location just north of New York City, for the eighteenth edition of Modern Drummer Festival Weekend--the most prestigious, longest-running, and largest live drumming event in the world.Modern Drummer Publications is proud to announce an unprecedented lineup of world-class drum artists, along with a new location just north of New York City, for the eighteenth edition of Modern Drummer Festival Weekend--the most prestigious, longest-running, and largest live drumming event in the world.The event, which features established drumming legends as well as rising stars from a wide variety of popular musical styles, will take place on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2008 in the Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the campus of the State University of New York at Purchase, New York. Located about 45 minutes from the heart of New York City, SUNY/Purchase represents a new venue for the Festival, and was chosen for its excellent location, renowned acoustics, and intimate vibe, while also allowing for the event's continued growth and expansion. (PRWeb Sep 10, 2008)

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]]> Haitian Reggae Artist 'Wanted' Launches New Campaign Initiative In Support Of Haiti Troubles http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/wanted_pr/9_9_2008/prweb1300664.htm Black Wolf Records' reggae recording artist 'Wanted' continues to focus on humanitarian efforts through his record campaign initiatives. As co-founder of the Jacmel Haiti American Children's Assistance Foundation (JHACAF), Wanted supports a tree planting aid solution for the Haitian people due to the destruction left by hurricane Hanna. (PRWeb Sep 9, 2008)

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