Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin performed tunes by John Coltrane, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, ushering in the 45th edition of the Montreux jazz festival with a spiritual note from the 1960s and 70s.

The two legendary guitarists kicked off Friday night’s concert with “The Life Divine” and closed with “A Love Supreme,” both tracks from their 1973 gold album “Love, Devotion and Surrender.”

Their acoustic version of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” was a highlight of a nostalgic concert at Montreux, one of Europe’s most prestigious summer jazz festivals, which runs until July 16.

“Coltrane, Dylan, Zeppelin — we grew up with all of them.

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I’m sure by now, you, the  Forbidden Planet blog reader, are dying to know what I think of the Green Lantern movie, as well as the DC Reboot this upcoming September (If not, please humor my frail ego). Well I saw the GL film  this past weekend and I thought it was a very mediocre flick(I’m not alone apparently, as of this previous Monday, it’s yet to make it’s budget back). Despite a solid cast and some good CGI work, the script wasn’t very good, and that ruined my overall enjoyment of the film. Despite under-performing though, it seems Warner Bros is going ahead with a sequel, which hopefully will have a better plot, and some decent villains (and more cool toys!). Although it

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Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American pop musician and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez. Timberl

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TodayYANKEE DOODLE POPSOrquestra Alto Maiz opens at 6:30 p.m. for the Des Moines Symphony’s annual Yankee Doodle Pops concert, which begins at 8:30 p.m. on the west side of the State Capitol and ends with a fireworks finale. Free, and DART will extend the hours of its D-Line downtown shuttle until 11 p.m. Parking is available on the streets and in state lots around the Capitol. Lot 10 at the corner of East 9th and Des Moines streets is for attendees with ADA designation. The ramp at Pennsylvania and Grand avenues is open to the public and parking is available in downtown ramps. Go to www.dmsymphony.org.

Today-SundayGOODGUYS 20TH HEARTLAND HOT ROD AND CUSTOM CAR NATIONALSHead to the State Fairgrounds for a car show with more than 3,500 hot rods, customs and classics through ’72.

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AWE: Advance Weekly Entertainment in print …. every Thursday in the Staten Island AdvanceSTATEN ISLAND, NY — Here’s a big bang theory: Independence Day is about more than just fireworks.
   
Yeah, yeah, they’re colorful. They make a lot of noise — but they also burn out and fade away.
   
Patriotism, pride and, most importantly, freedom? Now that trinity is eternal.
   
The following rundown of free (in honor of the holiday) concerts, readings, one big parade and, yes, even a the proverbial pyrotechnics exemplify Staten Island’s commitment to keeping America beautiful.
    
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OK, so I’m going to just come out and say it, although it’s really an absurd statement: the best steak I have had in a long time was served at a restaurant inside of a combination bowling alley-kids arcade in the middle of nowhere Georgia. Yeah, really. I don’t usually order steak all that often (and will probably be doing a lot less of it on doctor’s orders), but I had said steak before the eat-less-red-meat suggestion and I hadn’t even ordered the steak in the first place.

Alright, here’s the back story: My mom came from California a few weeks ago for a visit with me and the kids. One afterno

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