Tag: music
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It’s Boogie time in B-Town
Bloomington Boogies returns with a celebration of keyboard beauty and energy By Mike Leonard The Lotus World Music & Arts Festival has rightly earned the admiration and support of Bloomington area residents and beyond by annually bringing a well-curated mixture of world music and culture…
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The Bright Light of the Dark End of the Street
Pioneering radio show turns over the reins after more than three decades By Mike Leonard When program host Bill Weaver announced his retirement from the WFHB show, “Dark End of the Street” in late December, fans and friends of the program all seemed to say…
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You Wanna Boogie?Boogie Woogie Woogie With Me
Singer/songwriter John Hartford made up that line, and you can drop it if you like at this year’s Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival. By Mike Leonard Hartford’s little ditty paid homage to the playful double-entendre tunes of jazz and blues and whatever your…