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Theatre Review: “One Child Born: The Music of Laura Nyro”

Ken Shane July 28, 2010 4

I still vividly remember the first time I saw Laura Nyro perform. It was Christmas Eve, 1970. The venue was the fabled Fillmore East. It was a time of war, assassination, and Richard Nixon.

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Live Music: 2010 Non-CommVention in Philadelphia

Ken Shane June 21, 2010 10

Non-Comm is the annual Triple A radio conference hosted by WXPN in Philadelphia, and held at that city’s wonderful venue, World Cafe Live. The conference draws radio programmers from all over the country for

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Live Music: NON-COMMvention, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA

Ken Shane June 3, 2009 6

NON-COMMvention is the premier annual event for North America’s noncommercial Triple A radio stations. It was founded by Dan Reed in 2001, when he was at radio station WFPK in Louisville, which cosponsored the

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