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Returning for a second time to the Verizon Wireless Music Center stage will be Buckcherry and Trapt as X103 announced the “X-Fest” lineup which included those bands and Puddle of Mudd, Bullet For My Valentine, Apocalyptica and Candlebox.
Doors will open for the Saturday, Sept. 13 concert at 3:30 p.m., with the show beginning at 5 [...]

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To stay fresh, Dave Matthews Band took a step back. The band, which originally formed in 1991, returned to its “Steve Lillywhite” roots - long-time DMB producer who helped create Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash, Before These Crowded Streets and most of the material on Busted Stuff.
Embarking on their current summer tour, the band [...]

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Verizon Wireless Music Center’s stage turned into a musical playground filled with back flips, air kicks, sparklers, pyrotechnics and even foam sprayed over the nearly sold-out audience during the Jonas Brothers concert Wednesday night. However, unlike the local playground, ear plugs were needed to soften the deafening screaming of young girls throughout the entire show.
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Within five minutes of meeting the Jonas Brothers, you learn that Kevin, Joe and Nick have not changed since the extreme stardom from “Camp Rock” has struck them.
While visiting Indianapolis Motor Speedway before their show at Verizon Wireless Music Center on Wednesday, the boys were shaking hands and asking employees how they were doing and [...]

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Brooks & Dunn began Sunday night’s show with an upbeat mix of new songs off Cowboy Town and classic hits. On their eighth song, the country superstar duo slowed the concert down as they performed acoustically on barstools in the middle of an extended center stage. Brooks & Dunn connected with their fans, not just [...]

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Friday, July 19 at the 2008 Hamilton County 4-H Fair included the Pygmy Goat show, rabbit show, chicken barbeque contest, aquatic science judging, sheep fitting contest, homemade ice cream contest and dairy goat show. Click “Read More” for photos from the day’s activities.

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Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz showed his music, guitar playing and onstage antics are just as quirky as his personality while performing to a sold-out The Lawn at White River in Indianapolis Thursday night.
Wearing a fedora, white shirt and dress slacks, Mraz walked onto the stage barefoot – flashing a half-grin behind a Styrofoam cup he sipped [...]

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Thursday, July 17 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair included poultry judging, the bucket calf show and junior and senior showmanship, Kids Farm Adventure, the 4-H beef grooming contest, dog obedience and dog showmanship. For photos from the day, click “Read More.”

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2008 Hamilton County 4-H Fair Schedule

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For Kari Lee Castetter, Friday’s 4-H Queen Pageant was “like a dream.”
The 18-year-old Hamilton Southeastern graduate was chosen to reign as queen for 2008.
Visibly trembling and genuinely surprised following the judges’ decision, the Ball State-bound beauty said she is looking forward to the 4-H fair which begins Thursday and following in the footsteps of her [...]

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