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  Schenectady Pipe Band
Support the Schenectady Pipe Band and the St. Andrews Society of Schenectady by coming to the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo on the big iwerks screen at Proctors.
The Band performs several dozen times a year for a variety of events and practices weekly in order to maintain and improve its standard of performance.
The Association's goals are to support the Band by organizing trips, fund raisers, and parties and to be of benefit to the Band.
www.schenectadypipeband.com   (568 words)

  
  echoes.com : Remember A Day : Altamont
The culmination of the Stones' tour was the free concert at Altamont Speedway, which was one of the largest rock disasters ever.
Altamont is regarded as the warning of what might happen if Woodstock is taken too literally.
Altamont was the product of diabolical egotism, hype, ineptitude, money manipulation, and, at base, a fundamental lack of concern for humanity.
www.echoes.com /rememberaday/altamont.html   (1172 words)

  
 About Altamont Lutheran Interparish School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In response to the forgiving love of Jesus Christ and through the work of the Holy Spirit, the philosophy of ALIS is to equip God’s children to serve as responsible Christians here on earth and prepare them for life eternal in heaven.
ALIS is owned and supported by the four LCMS congregations in the Altamont area that make up the Association, namely Bethlehem, Immanuel, St. Paul (Blue Point), and Zion.
Band instruction is offered during the school day in conjunction with the local public school beginning in the 5
www.altamontlis.com /ALISinfo/about_alis.htm   (598 words)

  
 Altamont St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture - Find Articles
Although inadequate preparation was at fault, the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club, contracted as a security force for 500 dollars worth of beer, rightfully received the lion's share of the blame--there was a film crew at hand to document their abuses from beginning to end.
Altamont hailed both the real and metaphorical end to 1960s counterculture.
With scarcely 48 hours to go before the already announced concert date, Altamont Speedway owner, Dick Carter, volunteered the use of his property for free, anticipating a raft of favorable publicity for the race track in return.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100027   (910 words)

  
 Timberland - Altamont Cross-Band Fisherman » Timberland Boot - Shoes
Timberland - Altamont Cross-Band Fisherman (Tan Oiled Full-Grain Leather) - Men's: The perfect choice of footwear for spring.
With or without socks, these are the most comfortable sandals you may ever wear.
At first they were rough on the heel, but I broke them in quickly and now I love them.
timberland.shoes-brands.net /timberland-altamont-cross-band-fisherman.shtml   (456 words)

  
 Schenectady Pipe Band
Formed in 1917 with the support of Clan MacRae and General Electric, the Schenectady Pipe Band is one of the oldest bagpipe bands in the United States.
The Band travelled to Scotland in 1987, 1993 and 2000 to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships and in '93 returned with a coveted 1st place for 'Dress and Drill' in our grade.
Band members and Games volunteers are also hard at work for the community by planning and coordinating the Capital District Scottish Games Charity Golf Tourney (an annual tourney that started in 1995 and has donated approximately $40,000 to local charities).
www.schenectadypipeband.com /history.html   (2317 words)

  
 PopPolitics.com - Commentary on Popular and Political Cultures
It reminds us of a time when there were pop culture heroes who didn’t exert a perpetual hammerlock on their image, and when idealism and anarchy rode together on the same horse and no one was quite sure which was holding the reins.
What happened at Altamont has become rock n' roll and social history: four people born, four people died, including one young man stabbed to death right in front of the stage by the Hells Angels, who had been hired by the Stones to act as security during the show.
The images early in the film are of a band and its fans combining to form an ecstatic celebration.
www.poppolitics.com /articles/2000-11-18-shelter.shtml   (1674 words)

  
 The Rolling Stones - Personal Account: Altamont - Uncut.co.uk
It was the year of Sergeant Pepper's, Woodstock, Altamont, the heyday of Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the twilight of Kerouac's Beats, and early signs of a time when new phrases like "sellout" and "corporate rock still sucks" entered the rock and roll lexicon.
Altamont was a tragedy, especially because it was only 6 months after Woodstock and people were hoping that Altamont would be Woodstock West.
In such a band the technique of the instrument was not as important as the chorus.
www.uncut.co.uk /music/the_rolling_stones/special_features/34   (12683 words)

  
 Altamont Recording - about   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Altamont Recording is a full analog and digital commercial recording studio.
Altamont Recording was designed by owner/operator Todd Kelley.
Before beggining the work at Altamont Todd was rebuilding a Flickinger console for Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse for his Static King studio as well as occasionally playing shows with the band.
www.altamontrecording.com /?cat_id=1   (174 words)

  
 A L T A M O N T
With a watchful eye out for the revenue man, the boys of "Altamont" have been runnin' shipments of their special 180 proof blend of wood alcohol out to the loyal customers who have a taste for more than the local package store could fulfill.
A sweet but deadly nectar, there always seems to be more and more takers despite the swath of dementia and fatal gastritis cut through the backwoods and hills.
Thus, the music was born and the band hits the road every time a new batch is bottled up.
www.melvins.com /altamont   (216 words)

  
 Altamont (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Altamont are a rock band from San Francisco.
It is a side project formed by Dale Crover (Melvins), that includes Joey Osbourne (Acid King), and Dan Southwick (ex-Acid King) formed in 1994.
This article on a United States rock music band is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altamont_(band)   (99 words)

  
 The 10 best rock bands ever - MUSIC - MSNBC.com
The Stones are a better band live now than they were in the '70s when their lives, bodies and minds were a quagmire of sex, drugs and alcohol.
The band’s remake of the Ronette’s “Baby I Love You” is as touching as it is fun, and shed a whole new light on singer Joey Ramone (who died in 2002 after a long bout with cancer — I sure do miss that guy).
The bands had to be within the greater circle of “rock” music and generate most or all of their own material.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4595384   (5516 words)

  
 The Altamont School: Student Life » Fine Arts » Instrumental Music
Altamont provides instrumental music training at three levels of development: beginning orchestra, intermediate orchestra and advanced orchestra.
Altamont’s Jazz Band, which serves as big band, small combo, pep band and show band, provides additional and important learning and performance opportunities.
An independent study course in music technology and composition allows advanced students the freedom to choose the direction, methods and output of their course of study.
www.altamontschool.org /studentlife/fineinstumentalmusic.asp   (125 words)

  
 The Altamont School: Student Life » Fine Arts » Instrumental Music » Jazz Band
The Altamont School’s Jazz Band is in actuality a multi-faceted performing ensemble, with many of the instrumentalists “doubling” on various instruments.
This group of young musicians performs in various combinations as a big band, as a pep band for home basketball games, as jazz quartets and trios, and as a show band complete with vocalists.
The Jazz Band is a big part of life at Altamont and makes numerous performances throughout the year.
www.altamontschool.org /studentlife/fineinstumental_jazzband.asp   (255 words)

  
 echoes.com : Remember A Day : Woodstock
Like Monterey and Live Aid, there were no clear headliners although each band was established enough to headline on their own, but some bands were not as established than others.
The disaster at Altamont was, in a way, relived as the tragic Who concert of 1979.
Through Monterey, Woodstock, and Altamont, rock music was brought to the forefront of American pop culture, and the rock festival was established as one of its cornerstones.
www.echoes.com /rememberaday/woodstoc.html   (1180 words)

  
 Observer Newspaper - Scene
The Rolling Stones may or may not be the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band, but during the years 1968 to 1972, they could do no wrong.
The documentary then focuses on the entire day of the Altamont concert, showing the growing crowd and their antics, covering some of the early acts such as the Flying Burrito Brothers and Jefferson Airplane.
The Altamont concert eventually degenerates into violence between the Hell's Angels and the unruly members of the crowd.
www.nd.edu /~observer/04192001/Scene/2.html   (914 words)

  
 Altamont: Black Stringband Music - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
The fl string band is something of a rarity, hailing from prior to the recording era in large part and pushed under the carpet by the rush of commercial labels to provide hillbilly music and blues, with the middle-ground fl string bands (essentially fl hillbilly music, in some sense) disappearing in the process.
In the 1940s, a pair of bands was recorded in Tennessee with the help of the Library of Congress, eventually leading to this CD.
In both sections, what one hears is in large part standard-sounding string band music.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,42896,00.html   (294 words)

  
 Tennessee Band - Tennessee Bands - Tennessee Wedding Live Music - Band's in Tennessee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Bands in the city of Acklen, located in N.W. Tennessee, Davidson County, TN.
Bands in the city of Altamont, located in S.E. Tennessee, Grundy County, TN.
Bands in the city of Beech Bluff, located in S.W. Tennessee, Madison County, TN.
www.djintelligence.com /pages/bands.asp?state=TN   (10694 words)

  
 Schuetzenfest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Altamont Schuetzenfest was conceived by a group of businessmen to celebrate the community's German heritage and to promote the City of Altamont.
The dates for the annual event were set for the third weekend in September, along with the annual organizational meeting to be held in February.
The Altamont Lion's Club was to be in charge of the trap shooting with the crowning of the Schuetzenkoenig or shooting champion to be held Saturday.
www.altamontil.net /Seasonal/sfest.htm   (587 words)

  
 MTV.com: Foo Fighters: Virginia Is For Rockers
For his part, Grohl is rocketing forward with yet another configuration of Foo Fighters, preparing a new album for a November release and planning a massive tour that will keep him and his brethren on the road for the next couple of years.
Personnel changes have been part of the band since its inception: two guitarists, Pat Smear and Franz Stahl, and drummer William Goldsmith departed after 1997's "The Colour and the Shape" album.
Or do we go somewhere where there are great people who are hungry to work, and where instead of swimming in a roster of millions of enormous bands, we really work with them?" RCA was it.
www.mtv.com /bands/archive/f/foo   (519 words)

  
 Ben Williams' fly fishing trip guided by Altamont Anglers
Ben Williams is a musician from Baton Rouge, LA who knows how to entertain himself when the band is on the road: before a show, he goes fly fishing.
Such were the circumstances when he discovered that his Cajun music show, scheduled to perform at Brevard College, put him in close proximity to some of our better trout fishing.
A quick call to Altamont Anglers the day before flying out of New Orleans had Ben hooked up with a guide for the next morning.
www.altamontanglers.com /benw.htm   (668 words)

  
 Punknews.org | Lords of Altamont head to Europe
Gearhead Records act Lords Of Altamont have announced the dates for their European tour.
The band released their 11 song full length Lords Have Mercy last year and Fargo Records issued the European version.
Sounds like a mix of 60's biker rock, surf and a bit of the garage stuff.One of my bands (Jupiter Shifter)played a show with them and Mike Davis from MC5 in oct. They tore the house down and lit everything on fire.
www.punknews.org /article.php?sid=15570   (640 words)

  
 Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | "Gimme Shelter": The true story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
At Altamont, even a star -- Jefferson Airplane lead singer Marty Balin -- was knocked out.
With 850 injured, two dead in a hit-and-run, another drowned and an 18-year-old fl man slain by a Hells Angel, Altamont was awful enough to have arbiters of hipness call for the kids of Woodstock Nation to be put in stocks.
The making of -- and response to -- the film of the concert, "Gimme Shelter," proved to be just as tumultuous: It drew the most dynamic rock stars, rock writers, documentary-makers and movie critics of its era into an intellectual mosh pit.
archive.salon.com /ent/col/srag/2000/08/10/gimme_shelter   (833 words)

  
 Parasol Records Home
Having said farewell to co-founder Mat Brooke, relocated from the Pacific NW to the Carolinas, and traded just some of the bombast of their incredible debut, Everything All the Time, for some seriously sweet textural and mood explorations, Band Of Horses have been in a state of flux.
Yes, it’s a bit of a grower, and it’s a bit more streamlined in sound and scope, but within the extra space the glittery details are deftly wrought and the songs are all magnificent.
As incredible as their conceptual drone-rock debut, Altamont Diary, was, Jesus East finds Australian duo Black Cab’s psychedelic hypno-grooviness in supernova mode.
www.parasol.com   (2473 words)

  
 ACUSD10 Picture Gallery
Soccer - Altamont VS St. Anthony (94 hits)
Soccer - Altamont VS Springfield Lutheran (97 hits)
Volleyball - Altamont VS St. Elmo (188 hits)
www.altamont.k12.il.us /gallery   (156 words)

  
 warriorsworld.net | Golden State Warriors Forums: Every seventies punk band had a "my label ripped me off" song, it ...
In Reply to: Obviously, yours is not exactly a punk band.
Only early blues musicians can match punk artists when it comes to being exploited by their record labels.
Obviously, yours is not exactly a punk band.
forums.warriorsworld.net /other/msgs/56804.phtml   (416 words)

  
 1969 - The Rolling Stones - 1969   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
On June 13th, 1969 Brian Jones was offically replaced by the band with the introduction of Mick Taylor.
The US Tour is a huge success and the band plans another free concert, this time in Altamont California.
After Altamont, the band left for England and played a few low key shows in London, waiting quietly for the 1970 tour to begin.
www.frayed.org /1969.html   (1209 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Altamont - Toronto, Ontario - Rock / Metal / Grunge - www.myspace.com/altamont
At The Disco, Radiohead, Tool, Foo Fighters, Sum 41, Weezer, and numerous other bands that have kept you reading this because you have no life.
It recently occurred to us that we've collected a fairly large amount of recording equipment and know-how as a band over the years.
Show starts at 6pm and tix are only $10 with 5 other awesome bands the show is sure to knock you socks off!
www.myspace.com /altamont   (984 words)

  
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The band offers up fast, hard rock n’ roll in the garage punk tradition, and delivers it on two wheels.
Armed with the power of a flaming Farfisa organ, The Lords of Altamont released their second full length release "Lords Have Mercy" (Gearhead Records) features liner notes by iconic MC5 bassist Michael Davis, and has received critical acclaim.
Little Steven singled out track "She Cried" as his pick for Coolest Song In The World in January, 2006.
2006.sxsw.com /music/showcases/band/4717.html   (182 words)

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