ARC performs acts of thanks Nov 21, 2009
Kanye West's Love Lock Down drew cheers as Ashley Barron and friends added castanets and a couple more tambourines to the maracas as they sang. Another unusual performer, Glenn Schwarting, whistled America the Beautiful. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Mini musicians Nov 16, 2009
Students also gets to use real instruments, although simple, safe, sanitized and age-appropriate, starting with triangles and on to castanets and rhythm sticks. Willard moves from one instrument to another quickly, never letting the class get bored. (Florida Today)
Kids’ menus should grow up to be as interesting as their parents’ Nov 4, 2009
Just ask adventurous eater Anna Bentley, who stops using her empty clamshells as castanets long enough to answer a question. Anna, is there any food you wouldn t try. (Boston Globe)
Sept. 24 recreation programs Sep 24, 2009
Home Materials include 2 Home CDs, a pair of castanets, and magazine-style Family Guide. 8 Thurs, 10/1 11/19 9:30-10:15 a.m. #407001A. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Keokuk teachers tell of class trip to Greece, Italy and Spain Aug 13, 2009
They danced without castanets, but could snap their fingers just as loudly. Flamenco is the traditional song and dance of the Gypsies of Andalucia. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
American Heroes #3 Jun 4, 2009
Si Se Puede, about Mexican American labor leader Cesar Chavez, has a and features castanets, shakers, horns and guitar as well as an inspiring recitation of Chavez s words. Review. (Suite101.com)
Review: Wii Music May 30, 2009
Granted, there is a certain appeal to playing the drums on your Wii, along with guitars, xylophones, banjos, castanets you name it, it's there. And it is a lot of fun. (iAfrica.com)
Akron/Family has shown a steady progression May 2, 2009
In the beginning, when all the members were living in Brooklyn (Miles Seaton and Dana Janssen still live there), the band played pastoral-tinged folk - something like Phosphorescent or Castanets. Then, after signing up with Young God records, which traffics mostly in experimental music, Akron/Family took a swing into hazed-out orchestration. (Boston Globe)
BYU campus gets a small taste of Spain Apr 10, 2009
Clicking castanets and curly crimson costumes will welcome in the Spanish-themed feature medley for this years ballroom concert. BYUs celebrated Ballroom Dance Company, comprising over 150 performers, will light up the Marriott Center with their annual concert today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for evening shows and $10 for the Saturday matinee at 2 p.m., available via the Marriott Center Ticket Office, online at byutickets. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Rocking, in a well-mannered way Apr 6, 2009
Meanwhile, other similarly supple, clever ditties such as "Click, Click, Click, Click," and the mariachi-tinged "Like Castanets" recalled early Paul Simon, if he were fronting the Shins. The latter song benefited from the help on horns it received by the chamber-pop ensemble Team B (also from Brooklyn and, along with Seattle's superbly sharp Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band, one of the night's two openers). (Boston Globe)
Phosphorescent's trail of heartache and hard living Feb 27, 2009
Phosphorescent is essentially Matthew Houck, a 29-year-old singer-songwriter who started the band in 2000 and has routinely relied on a rotating cast of kindred spirits (Castanets, Jana Hunter) to flesh out his sound. On this day he and his latest band lineup are getting ready for a tour, which stops at the Middle East Upstairs tonight, in support of a new album. (Boston Globe)
Exhibition recreates life of temple singer Feb 8, 2009
Used in pairs like castanets, clap sticks were played by both men and women during religious ceremonies, ca. 1880 B.C.. Photos courtesy of the Oriental Institute. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
