Dr Robert of the Blow Monkeys opens about faith and fame
London singer Dr Robert Howard describes his lyrics on Animal Magic as revealing religious struggle and marriage breakdown. He notes a shy nature, the band’s jazz and soul blend, and the hit Digging Your Scene while recounting Northern Soul roots and a London concert in which he smashed his guitar.
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Young Wesley Stout Turns Banjo Passion Into Profession
Wesley Stout, 14, a bluegrass banjo prodigy from Odessa, practices up to eight hours daily and teaches others. He headlines Buffalo Grass at local gigs, has won festival prizes in Hugo, Buffalo Gap, and Carlsbad, while receiving encouragement from noted players. He plans college first, then a possible income from music.
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Photography class to begin at Art Institute for the Permian Basin
Advanced photography course led by Bill Murchison starts September 10 at the Art Institute for the Permian Basin. Murchison, ex Odessa College instructor, is compiling Nagodoches Past and Present a Texas Pride. The class targets graduates with associate level photography study and requires lab access. It meets Wednesday evenings. call 367-3002 for details.
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Eakins Hour on KOCV TV Profiles Early American Master
A Thomas Eakins motion portrait airs 8 p.m. Monday on KOCV TV Channel 36. The American Masters hour focuses on Eakins, who died in 1916 after selling few paintings and facing public rejection, yet later gained recognition as a premier American realist painter. Hosted by Joanne Woodward, filmed in Philadelphia, the program traces his persistence and enduring body of work.
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Cruse Family Concert Set in Monahans Sept 6
Cruse Family and opening act Mike H. Olgin bring contemporary Christian music to Monahans Multi-Purpose Complex at 7 30 p m on September 6. Cruse, a Monahans native, previously lived here and Joe Cruse once led the local church between 1964 and 1966. Tickets are 5 in advance and 7 50 at the door.
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Fiddlin Frenchie Burke to Play Lone Star Bar Aug 30
Fiddlin Frenchie Burke and Something Extra perform at 7 p.m. on August 30 at the Lone Star Bar and Grill in Odessa. Burke, whose album Fiddlin Frenchie Burke ranked No. 4 on Cashbox in 1975, headlines a show after touring Texas to Nebraska, with more than 70 fairs and 30 rodeos annually. Tickets are 8 dollars in advance at Endless Horizons Records and Tapes and the venue, 10 dollars at the door.
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Midland Community Theater opens Foxfire Sept 5
Midland Community Theater announces its first fall production Foxfire running September 5 to 20 with a Sunday matinee on September 14. Don Bachrann directs the play set in Southern Appalachia where foxfire is a phosphorescent lichen on dead trees.
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