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Upcoming Events
06 - 08 October
Scott Stapp of Creed
(Rock) Germany, Greece, Italy
29 September - 18 October
A Verse Unsung
(Rock) Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Ships at sea
01 October - 10 October
Redskins Cheerleaders
(Cheerleading/Sports) Germany, Belgium, UK
06 October - 18 October
Scott Stapp of Creed
(Rock) Italy, Greece, Germany
14 October - 21 October
The Inner City All-Stars
(R&B) Japan, Korea
19 October - 26 October
Nell Bryden
(Country) Kuwait, Iraq
20 October - 01 November
Carmen and Camille
(Rock/Pop) Egypt, Crete
26 October - 6 November
Bluzapalooza II
(Blues) Kuwait, Iraq
30 October - 07 November
Todd Rexx
(Comedy) Greenland
05 November - 26 November
Natty Nation
(Reggae) Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia
13 November - 19 November
Travelin' Max
(Family) Germany, UK, Italy, Greece
26 November - 29 November
Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders
Honduras
2 December - 6 December
WWE
(Sports) Iraq
16 December - 5 January
Rockie Lynne
(Country) Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait
17 December - 02 January
Hollywood Handshake Tour
(Celebrity) Germany, Kosovo
28 December - 14 January
Stephen Cochran
(Country) Qatar, Bahrain, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia
28 December - 10 January
On Tracy Lane
Greenland
30 December - 08 January
Hip Kitty
El Salvador Honduras, Puerto Rico
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Twin sisters perform for U.S. troops in Egypt and Greece with Armed Forces Entertainment
Carmen & Camille, an indie pop-rock duo based in Vancouver, Canada are set to tour with Armed Forces Entertainment, performing for troops in Egypt and Greece October 20 – November 1.
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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.
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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.
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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
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