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08/11/2005
On the Beet - 08/11/2005
This week's show is our first of several On the Waterfront specials.  We will have music from Silver Creek, a local country group that will be playing the ComEd Country Jam stage.  Our spolight this week will be groups playing the rrstar.com Ethnic stage. > More
08/09/2005
Dierks Bentley - Bringing The Country To Rockford
Don't let Dierks Bentley's youth fool you. This country singer and guitar player maybe look like the late 20's that he is, but his heart and musical soul seem a lot older. While many of his contemporaries have embraced a more modern pop oriented country style, Bentley draws his inspiration from the old school icons like Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. > More
08/09/2005
Joe Diffie - Tougher Than Nails Singer Will Be In Rockford
On Saturday September 3rd Joe Diffie will be headlining the ComEd Country Stage at Rockford's On The Waterfront festival. Diffie will be touring in support of his latest CD of songs based in a hybrid of classic and modern country sounds "Tougher Than Nails". Diffie's name should be familiar to country music fans in the Rockford area - he has had ten number one country hits in his career. > More
08/04/2005
On the Beet - 08/04/2005
This week we start featuring artists that will be playing On the Waterfront.  We have music from the Missing Links, Fat Elvis, Silvertide, and Julie Roberts. > More
08/02/2005
Sister Bernie's Bingo Bash - A Benefit Show for New American Theater
Sister Bernie's Bingo Bash is an original comedy about the hard-luck lives of a priest and two nuns who lost their parish because of an unfortunate mishap with a broken bingo board.  With hope of making enough money to reopen their church, this traveling trio takes their bingo game across the USA. > More
08/01/2005
New American Theater's 34th Season
New American Theater's 34th season is packed with performances you won't want to miss.  This line up has a Shakespeare classic, a world of fantasy and a rockin' beat.  And there is a special treat... > More
07/28/2005
On the Beet - 07/28/2005
We've got some music from local acts, Whalebone and Larry Lane, plus some clips from acts touring the area this week and one of the On The Waterfront acts.  NAT has announced their 34th season with a special surprise and we have the scoop. > More
07/23/2005
Bling Bling at The Getaway - Hip Hop Night For Kids
Rockford has approximately 28,000 students in its school system. Outside of school-year programs, kids complain that there's not a lot of places for youths under 21 year of age to hang out. Rockford Park District's The Getaway has just the thing for youngsters who like to get their groove on without getting a headache. > More
07/23/2005
Quiet Riot gets loud at Beloit Riverfest

Back on "The Rock Never Stops" line-up, Quiet Riot rocked festival patrons at Beloit Riverfest on Sunday, July 17. Just after FireHouse and before Ratt and Cinderella, they opened with the insane lyrics "come on mama, we'er all crazee now!"

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07/23/2005
On the Beet - 07/23/2005

Welcome to "On the Beet" Beetcafe.com's first podcast.  "On the Beet" will be a weekly feature covering things to do in the Rockford and surrounding area.  We will be talking about local events, playing music from local artists, spotlighting local attractions and what ever we can think of to do.

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07/20/2005
Sounds at Sunset - A Tropical Treasure for the Family

AWARE, an auxiliary of the Alzheimer's Association, announces the third annual Sounds at Sunset - A Tropical Treasure for the Family, featuring an outdoor concert performed by The Men of Our Times and a Children's Treasure Hunt. 

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07/12/2005
2005 BLOCK 5 - To Benefit The Northern Illinois Aids Care Network
Block 5 is proud to welcome PARTICLE with special guests THE MAKE BELIEVE (Chicago), BLACK SHEEP ARISTOCRATS (Rockford), and STENDEK (St. Louis) on Friday July 22nd and on Saturday July 23rd NASHVILLE PUSSY with special guests THE HEAVILS (Rockford), the LAST VEGAS (Chicago) and  THE SAPS (Chicago). > More
07/12/2005
Dot Rocket Media Training Center - Sit Back, Relax and Let the Music Flow

Located in a renovated school building at 921 West State, Dot Rocket Media Training Center offers the budding recording engineer, musician or filmmaker access to a wide variety of classes and services.  Dot Rocket provides community access to a computer lab, a full recording studio and audio/video editing lab for a nominal fee.

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07/12/2005
Duke Tumatoe packs Big Cities Lounge

Even though the temperature dropped to manageable levels last weekend, it was hot in Big Cities Lounge on July 1. People flocked to the blues club to check out Duke Tomatoe, a guitarist whose posters show him carrying a sign that says "Pompous and Overated" and "Will Work For Food."

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07/06/2005
Lula's Vintage Boutique - A Bit of the Past For Today

If you are looking for retro items to wear or to decorate your house, Lula's Vintage Boutique should be on your shopping map. The store is located in downtown Rockford at 221 East State Street, and has a virtual cornucopia of vintage items for sale. According to owners Luane Dean and Lauretta Rundgren, "we have it all." While that might seem a broad statement, if you take the time to look around (and with as much merchandise as they have in stock, you should set aside a lot of time), you will probably agree.

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