Catch a piece of Americana this week in CT with everything from bluegrass to Kelsea Ballerini
The Courant’s arts picks for Feb. 9-15 include bluegrass bands, country star Kelsea Ballerini and singer/songwriter Eric ...
“Sometimes I can do the big drum fill in The Trooper. But it's a bit flaky”: Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain’s “difficult" retirement
Drummer Nicko McBrain has talked about his “mixed emotions” after retiring from touring with Iron Maiden. In an interview ...
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Star Wars: Different types of Stormtroopers, explained
Before we see them in their full glory on the big screen, here’s a guide to some of the variations on trooper we’ve seen over the 42 years since they were first created by George Lucas as the ...
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Survivors, kin of victims of Fraunces Tavern bombing by FALN in 1975 still seeking justice
“Our New Jersey State Trooper family has lived a 52-year nightmare after the assassination of Trooper Werner Foerster on the New Jersey Turnpike,” said Wayne Blanchard, head of the New Jersey ...
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A Florida trooper fatally shoots a suspect during a fight at a hospital, authorities say
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot a suspect during an altercation at a central Florida hospital on Friday, authorities said. The altercation happened in the ...
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Garth Hudson, co-founder and keyboardist of the Band, dies at 87
Garth Hudson, the stoic multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the Canadian roots-rock group the Band, died Tuesday at a nursing facility in his adopted hometown of Woodstock, N.Y. He was 87.
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Colorado State Patrol trooper involved in crash while transporting someone in custody, both taken to hospital
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A Colorado State Patrol trooper was involved in a crash while transporting someone in custody, according to CSP. The crash left westbound Highway 24 shut down at ...
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Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87
Garth Hudson in 1969. The Band’s songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson called him “far and away the most advanced musician in rock ’n’ roll.”Credit...David Attie/Getty Images ...
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Garth Hudson, the Band’s Keyboardist and Professor of Rock, Dead at 87
Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, and who in his later years remained an in-demand player among young musicians ...
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The Band’s Garth Hudson Returns to Big Pink
I thought of the sad reality that all five original members of the Band are no longer among the living, the sorrow that Hudson faced watching his bandmates battle addiction and illness over the ...
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Ask A Trooper: What are those blue/purple lights for at stoplights?
Question: I’m wondering about a light that seems to only be on at night on the traffic lights. It’s a small purple or blueish light that’s near the traffic lights. I’ve tried to figure out ...
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Georgia state trooper kills man during Coweta County traffic stop, GBI says
The Georgia state trooper who fired the shot said he tried to tase the suspect first. When that didn't work, he said the suspect reached into the car for a gun. No troopers were injured during ...