Hold Steady aims to broaden its base with “Heaven” (Reuters)

Reuters – Craig Finn of the Hold Steady says that one way he knows his Brooklyn-based band has reached a certain level of success is that when it plays smaller markets — as it did during an early-April trek that included stops in Rochester and Syracuse, New York, and Morgantown, West Virginia — people turn up.

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“Dinner With the Band” blends indie rock, cooking (Reuters)

Reuters – Indie bands and high-end food usually don’t go together — most of the independent road warriors are stuck chowing on fast food to save money, not tucking into meals at three-star restaurants or whipping up gourmet fare.

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Willie Nelson has more country tunes in the works (Reuters)

Reuters – Willie Nelson’s “Country Music” album just arrived, but he’s planning more country music in the very near future.

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New film captures waning heyday of Chicago trading pits (Reuters)

Reuters – The loud, colorful traders who jostle for deals in Chicago’s famed open-outcry pits now face an even greater threat than the advent of electronic dealing systems — the algorithmic trade, says the director of a new documentary charting the demise of floor trading.

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Catherine Bach’s husband dies in apparent suicide (AP)

AP – Los Angeles authorities say the attorney-husband of actress Catherine Bach has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Coroner’s office operations chief Craig Harvey says entertainment attorney Peter Lopez died Friday at his home in the Encino Hills. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says a neighbor reporting hearing a gunshot and someone at the home found Lopez’s body.

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Next Batman film to swoop into theaters in 2012 (AP)

AP – A sequel to “The Dark Knight” will swoop into theaters in 2012.

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Doctor: Bret Michaels’ will to live ‘undeniable’ (AP)

AP – Bret Michaels’ is expected to make a full recovery, according to his doctor.

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Drama Critics name ‘Orphans Home Cycle’ best play (AP)

AP – Horton Foote’s “The Orphans’ Home Cycle” has been named best play of the season by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle.

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Icahn extends Lions Gate bid after tepid response (Reuters)

Reuters – Billionaire Carl Icahn on Friday extended his tender offer for Lions Gate Entertainment Inc by 10 days, after getting a tepid response to his hostile bid to take over the studio behind “Saw” and “Mad Men”.

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OJ Simpson acquittal suit arrives at Newseum in DC (AP)

AP – The suit O.J. Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted of murder has been delivered to the Newseum in Washington, D.C., where it will be part of a display focusing on the trial that was viewed by millions.

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