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IBMA Announces 2011 Music Awards Nominations

A relatively new band, the bluegrass 'supergroup' The Boxcars leads the pack this year with 10 nominations

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The Boxcars

IBMA Announces 2011 Music Awards Nominations

A relatively new band, the bluegrass 'supergroup' The Boxcars leads the pack this year with 10 nominations

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One of the pieces in the exhibit called 'September 11' at the Museum of Modern Art's Queens outpost, PS1, in New York, September 2011.

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Dancers rehearse ahead of their performance of ASA, a co-production between EDNO and the dance company Derida Dance, as part of Sofia Dance Week September 16, 2011.