Month: July 2013
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Musician Stewart Francke tells the world “What Makes Me Strong”
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press Music makes a difference in people’s lives. For musician and Saginaw native Stewart Francke, it saved his life. In his memoir, “What Don’t Kill Me Just Makes Me Strong,” Francke discusses how music and the Detroit community helped him get through his struggles to come out tougher, dealing with…
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Concert Review: OneRepublic helps blast the rain away at Meadow Brook
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press ROCHESTER HILLS — OneRepublic’s brand of upbeat pop-rock cleared the stormy skies over the Meadow Brook Music Festival on Saturday, July 27, as the group performed following two Michigan-born opening acts. Tony Lucca was the first up, playing a solo acoustic five-song, 25-minute set. The Pontiac native, who now resides…
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Concert Review: Under The Sun tour brings ’90s back in force at DTE
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press It was an upbeat evening of ’90s nostalgia Sunday, July 21, at the DTE Energy Music Theater as Smash Mouth and Sugar Ray headlined Under the Sun, a funny four-hour package show of pop and alternative hits from the final decade of the 20th century. Sugar Ray singer and…
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In Concert: Dave Matthews rocks DTE
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — The Dave Matthews Band’s laid-back mood helped clear the stormy skies Tuesday night, July 9, at the DTE Energy Music Theater during its two-hour and 40-minute, 21-song set. “It’s turning out to be a lovely evening, and I hope ya’ll are enjoying yourselves,” Matthews said halfway…
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Concert Review: O.A.R. brings out unusual choices at Meadow Brook
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press O.A.R. brought a Jamaican vibe to a sunny Midwestern Sunday night, June 30, at the Meadow Brook Music Festival with a nearly two-and-a-half-hour set of ska and energetic rock. In casual dress, O.A.R. opened the show with “Lay Down,” spending the rest of the 25-song set dancing on the…
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