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Upcoming Events
01 August - 24 August
King Cone
(Country) Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Djibouti
02 August - 24 August
Catchpenny
(Rock) Kuwait, Iraq, UAE, Saudi
29 September - 18 October
A Verse Unsung
(Rock) Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Ships at sea
15 June - 30 September
Comics Ready to Entertain
(Comedy) Kuwait, Iraq
01 October - 10 October
Redskins Cheerleaders
(Cheerleading/Sports) Germany, Belgium, UK
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NOISE:
Music News and More, Played at Full Blast
Hordes of young people gather in the middle of nowhere, raising devil
horns and pumping fists along to a rock-radio staple. Laser lights penetrate the deep night sky and catch dust particles launched by the stomping of boots on desert ground. But these are not Doc Martens in the Coachella mosh pit; they’re the combat boots of 5,000 men and women who are mostly wrapped in the sandstone camouflage of the U.S. Army, and strapped with M16 rifles.
by Peter Gaston
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Stars & Strings
The Armed Forces Entertainment organization raffled a one-off, custom-airbrushed T5 at this year's South by Southwest conference held in Austin, Texas in March. Taylor had donated a pair of T5s to AFE, a department of defense agency which coordinates entertainment for U.S. military personnel at more than 350 military installations all around the world. AFE in turn arranged to have both T5s custome painted by artist Justin Barnes (jbgrafix.com), whose airbrush work has been prominently featured on the Discovery Channel's American Chopper program. full
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Tour of Duty
Why would an artist want to perform on U.S. military bases, possibly in harms way, not to mention without pay? Why, indeed? For starters, for the gratification of supporting the troops and bringing a feeling of home to nearly 500,000 U.S. military personnel stationed on more than 350 military installations worldwide. In September 2007, Durham, N.C.-based educator/saxophonist/bandleader Stanley Baird, an Army veteran himself, toured Japan, Korea, Guam, Hawaii and the Marshall Islands with his smooth jazz group for Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE). “The Armed Forces have the best, most appreciative audience that you can play for,” he says. full
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Minneapolis rock band catches a ride overseas to play for U.S. Troops
Catchpenny, Minneapolis-based alt-rock, powerpop band, is headed to the Middle East to share their energetic rock sound with U.S. troops stationed in Kuwait, Iraq, UAE August 3-22. This will be the band’s inaugural tour with Armed Forces Entertainment. full
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Base Gratitude: Unsigned Acts Rock Out On Military Installations
When musician Prashant Vallury was wandering around South by Southwest conference last year, he was looking for opportunities to get his band, hip-hop act Animate Objects, some gigs outside their hometown of Chicago.
by Cortney Harding
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Iraq & Roll:
Texas music and the troops
Country music good ol' boys Charlie Robison and Kevin Fowler brave oh-six-hundred wake-up calls, fire warnings an several stomach-churning combat-roll landings to bring a slice of home to our men and women on the front lines of the Iraq War.
by Stewart Ramser
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Tour of Duty:
Bands Go to Iraq
On the road with the young acts the military books for the scariest gigs on earth. by Even Serpick full story |
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