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			<title><![CDATA[Same old, same old at Detroit Music Awards]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Music Awards announced the list of nominated artists this week, with almost no surprises.


A common criticism of the DMAs is that the same people get nominated ever year. The common defense is that if you don't vote you can't complain.


This year women rule the nominee list.]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:43:57</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BravoBravo! to be held at Detroit Opera House June 4]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Quite possibly the biggest social event of the spring, BravoBravo! is a fundraiser for the Michigan Opera Theatre organized by the young professionals of the Michigan Opera Theatre Volunteer Association. This year's bash will take place on June 4 at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway St. in]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:10:32</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA["Just Let me Breathe" event returns to raise funds to beat Cystic Fibrosis]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The &quot;Just Let me Breathe&quot; a concert is the flagship event for the Rock CF Foundation, which aims raise funds to help find a cure for the genetic lung disease Cystic Fibrosis. Brothers and sister Emily and Jason Schaller, both local musicians, started the foundation in 2004.


This]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:43:20</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Patti Smith talks about her new book Friday night on PBS]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rock musician and former Detroiter Patti Smith will appear on PBS' &quot;Tavis Smiley&quot; show Friday, February 5, to talk about her new book, &quot;Just Kids.&quot;


The book is a memoir about Smith's relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. In the book and in the interview with]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:01:25</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blowout schedule to be announced Saturday, but here's a sneak peak]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Metro Times Blowout, now in its 13th year, will take place in at the Majestic Theatre on March 3, and throughout a dozen Hamtramck bars March 4-6. The yearly local music event (one of the largest in the Midwest) will feature more than 200 performers.


I'm told the full schedule will be]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:39:41</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Local events aim to help Haitian relief effort]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A few local establishments have set up events this week to farm donations to help with the terrible aftermath of the huge earthquake in Haiti.

Cigar and martini lounge La Casa de la Habana in Harmonie Park will host a benefit on Thursday. Manger Maria Petrenko has friends in Haiti and the]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:27:53</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fantastic 'Wonderland' extends run to this weekend]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After hearing nothing but praise about &quot;Wonderland,&quot; a musical burlesque stage production of &quot;Alice in Wonderland,&quot; I finally got to check it out last Saturday at the Hastings Street Ballroom with a standing-room-only crowd. Attendance numbers were so high that the producers]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:20:51</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[No plans for New Year's Eve yet? Enter to win free tickets to one of these big bashes.]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[We're giving away tickets to three of the area's biggest New Year's Eve events - Tryst at the Ritz-Carlton, Resolution Ball at Fillmore Detroit and New Year's Nation at Royal Oak Music Theatre. All three events will show a live feed from Times Square in New York. Here are some details.

Tryst at]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:25:26</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Michigan man named the country's first Master Cicerone]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here's some interesting news from our state's beer industry on this chilly Friday morning. Kalamazoo-based beer expert Andrew Van Til has earned the title of Master Cicerone. He is the only person to ever to take the 12-hour Master Cicerone test and pass it.


What is Cicerone? It's a certified]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:41:10</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Goober and the Peas reunite and play South by Southwest]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Detroit-based cowpunk band Goober and the Peas were popular in the early 1990s around the rock and garage music scene. The band had a following outside of Detroit and were known for its dark humor and crazy live shows. The original line up featured Jack White and Dan Miller (of Blanche).

Goober]]></description>
			<author>(Melody Baetens)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:58:14</pubDate>
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