Considering the quality of the live music and the excellent food, it was surprising to find the M Bistro relatively empty.

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The company's Boost Mobile division, which markets prepaid cellular phone service to young consumers using sports- and music-oriented marketing, has seen excellent growth this year.

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The small cast showed excellent chemistry in a variety of music and dance performances throughout the show, with percussion, sound effects and even a saxophone solo by the versatile Brian Hargreaves adding to his acting workload.

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There are relatively few solo compositions for trombone, and the trombone is rarely featured in chamber music, although the French composer Francis Poulenc wrote an excellent trio for trombone, trumpet, and horn (1922).

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"HitClips provides an excellent vehicle in which to encourage kids to become music enthusiasts, " says Lee Stimmel, vice president of marketing with Atlantic Records.

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Oh, to be a young British band like the Kaiser Chiefs, to be filled with cheeky attitude, blessed with excellent fashion sense and unconcerned that anyone might think your music is derivative.

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It is telling that all the critics agree that the "Filth and Wisdom" soundtrack, which features some of her music plus Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time, " is excellent.

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