Sentences with phrase «big gigs of»

They start off as background singers to a popular R&B star named James «Thunder» Early (Murphy, The Haunted Mansion), but Curtis has bigger dreams in mind, breaking off from Early to get the girls, now dubbed The Dreams, big gigs of their own.

Freshman Democrat state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk missed what might have been her biggest gig of the year — Kingston High School's graduation last week — after being in session until just after dawn the next morning.

Not exact matches

Just like an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a recent college grad starting out as a freelancer is landing your first paying gigs.

A big change to a LinkedIn profile is an especially telling indicator, of course, but don't ignore Facebook, Twitter or Instagram: Makeovers on these social platforms might mean your employee is housecleaning to secure a new gig.

While the book is stuffed with helpful big picture observations, it doesn't offer much in the way of specific on - the - ground ideas — though Keen does call for reforms to data privacy and gig economy labor laws, and for a serious discussion of a universal basic income.

Before joining Yahoo, Couric had hosting and news anchor gigs at all of the Big Three television networks, most recently with ABC, where she and other Yahoo News talent have often appeared in partnered segments.

I'm a big proponent of small businesses and side gigs.

At open auditions, he meets the plucky yet overdramatic Ruth (Alison Brie of Community and Mad Men fame), an aspiring actress bound and determined to shoehorn her dreams of serious dramatic roles into a gig that's mainly about big hair, fake falls and all - around exaggeration.

Instead, the unheralded but uniquely talented songwriter has had to settle for the status of Texas Music icon (which ain't a bad thing to have to «settle» for, especially when it means that a former Texas Governor and President of the United States is a big fan and it gets you a gig playing at his 2004 Presidential Inauguration).

With the big upcoming move, The Hubby busy with a new job, and me trying to get a house ready to put on the market, maintaining some semblance of order while the house is actually on the market without actually evicting my little boys during this period, packing years worth of crap, and keeping up the blogging gig, I really need some kid - free time to have a fighting chance of getting it all accomplished without completely losing my mind or sacrificing sleep entirely.

Big Sam has been eager to convince everyone the Toffees are a relegation outfit in need of salvation — the gig will be up soon

Keeping the ice cream story in the back of my mind, I aim to look at other moms» interactions with their children with an openly compassionate heart... and a soft, empathetic smile on my face to convey that I get it: This mothering gig can be hard sometimes... but I trust you know what your child needs right now... and sometimes that is a big bowl of ice cream!

We expect to continue to engage with policymakers, advisers and taxpayers on the big ongoing issues including the tax challenges of the Gig Economy and Making Tax Digital.

Well known faces and acts will include the likes of the hilarious duo Dick and Dom, the extremely talented Great Big Gig, Daredevil Scientist Greg Foot, Captain Barnacles & Kwazii from the Octonauts, the energetic Go Go Go Show, everyone's favourite Peppa Pig and Little Brother George and Britains Got Talent ventriloquist act, Steve Hewlett who wowed the judges with his originality and humour.

I've seen Sleep at Hellfest before, I'm a big fan of that doomy genre... I mentioned to Jeremy Corbyn that I was going to a gig that night, and he sent me a text during the gig saying «Enjoy the gig, you deserve it».»

Gjonaj is one of a slew of state lawmakers seeking City Council gigs — which comes with a much shorter commute and a much bigger paycheck.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned from this whole blogging gig is to be ahead of the game on ordering your holiday looks, because as Christmas / Hannukah get closer, the...

One of the biggest lessons I've learned from this whole blogging gig is to be ahead of the game on ordering your holiday looks, because as Christmas / Hannukah get closer, the cutest things sell out, or the shipping is not going to make it to you in time.

From networking to job - hunting and then wowing your boss once you land the gig, here are 30 savvy moves you should make at each stage of your career before you hit the big 3 - 0.

Below, the 24 - year - old shows off her collection of rings and tells us all about her very first fashion gig (a Marni for H&M commercial directed by Sofia Coppola, no big deal).

The springboard floor provides an added lift to proceedings and many of the biggest and best names in music still insist on playing at the Barras when they come though Glasgow, so stay in touch with the latest gig listings and book ahead.

Russell Smith, creator of the service: «One of the big problems is that a lot of the time you'll get people who are probably very good at being a carer, doing the general day - to - day washing, dressing, that sort of thing but, being still reasonably young, I like to go to gigs and festivals and all that.»

toploaderMembers of Eastbourne band Toploader drop in to discuss their rollercoaster career, which has seen their debut album Onka's Big Moka reach number five and a string of single hits leading to support gigs with Bon Jovi, Paul Weller and Oasis

There are some bright spots from the supporting cast, many of them cashing a quick big - screen paycheck in between immeasurably superior TV gigs.

She deliberately left Jodie Foster's production company to do more big ticket writing and scored two * big * writing gigs with Disney, «Captain Marvel» and «Gigantic», both of which have female leads.

Glau since has made a career out of guest - starring and recurring gigs on genre shows like The Big Bang Theory, Whedon's Dollhouse, Chuck, Alphas and Arrow.

He's driving me to work and it's really early but we don't care because we're both 30 - year - old men who have our first big gigs and we're sittin» on top of the world and we're beyond invigorated!

Acting for the stage and screen for six decades — and sharing the screen with James Dean in East of Eden, her first big gig — Lois Smith may have found the role of a lifetime in Michael Almereyda's Sundance - premiering indie, Marjorie Prime.

What You Need To Know: Guillermo del Toro spent fruitless years slaving over potential big budget gigs in «The Hobbit» and «At The Mountains Of Madness,» and for a while, it seemed like he was forever lost in the wilderness.

Pratt is also a producer on the film, and sources say he was a big part of the push for a female director on Cowboy Ninja Viking, as Jennifer Yuh Nelson was also a finalist for the action - heavy gig.

A flashy but hollow first directing gig for veteran screenwriter Dan Gilroy («The Bourne Legacy»), this Oct. 31 Open Road release is a star vehicle that will test audience enthusiasm for Gyllenhaal's big, mannered star turn — a feast of capital - A acting that's sometimes amusing to watch but not believable for so much as a second.

Movie stardom had long been considered the holy grail for a TV star to aspire to, and actors on the rise would agitate to get out of their small - screen contracts — or schedule their blossoming big - screen gigs around those infernal commitments — in order to make that second act happen.»

Clearly, despite the undeniable comedic potential of playing Wiseau in all of his tyrannical capriciousness, Franco feels a deep empathy for the man, evident even when depicting Wiseau's frequent tardiness, his virtual inability to deliver his lines, and his angry tirades against a justifiably skeptical cast and crew (all of them grateful for the gig, and some of whom saw «The Room» as their big break).

Lacey Chabert got her start in acting before she was out of single digits, but her big break came just after crossing into double - digit territory, when she was cast as Claudia Salinger in FOX's «Party of Five,» giving her a full - time gig for six seasons.

H. Jon Benjamin on his uniquely loose style of voice acting, and it's roots on his first big voiceover gig on the late 1990s comedy classic, «Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist.»

It's the first big directorial gig for writer - director Dan Harris, who has spent the last couple of years penning the screenplays for some other types of «imaginary heroes» with X2, and the upcoming Superman Returns.

Sienna Miller's dignity as she exited The Lost City of Z. I tear up every time she leaves the screen because I'm worried she won't bother coming back for yet another sidelined wife or girlfriend gig, supporting roles that she makes feel big, even though they're smaller than she deserves.

He's very good — but perhaps doesn't have that enigmatic extra ingredient to push him out of his routine gigs at the Gaslight Café, and into bigger and better and shows and opportunities.

Reese Witherspoon was the queen of the small screen this year with «Big Little Lies,» but her cinematic outing in the directorial debut of Hallie Meyers - Shyer (whose only apparent qualification for the gig was being the offspring of two filmmakers) left her stranded in a cutesy and deadly dull tale of a newly separated mom falling for a brash young would - be director.

Despite the fact that his recent big - budget space epic Passengers under - performed at the box office — and picked up an unwholesome reputation as «a fantasy of Stockholm Syndrome» from critics — Oscar - nominated director Morten Tyldum has lined up his next gig.

Although Chazelle should get the lion's share of the credit as to why the film works, that shouldn't take away from the phenomenal performances, not only in acting, but also in singing, dancing, and playing instruments, to Crazy Stupid Love and Gangster Squad cast - mates Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, who took over the roles from the originally pitched Emma Watson (who was iffy on the project before ultimately being unavailable) and Whiplash star Miles Teller (who, reportedly, lost the gig trying to stall for a bigger paycheck).

Driving himself in a ’78 Silverado, he pulls into another desolate town for a bowling - alley gig he can barely finish, disappearing during one of his biggest hits to throw up in the alley out back.

Ricky Gervais should host, like, everything Sure, he ain't as pretty as James Franco and «The Office» showed he's no threat to Hugh Jackman in the song - and - dance department, but the Brit's polarizing hosting gig last night reminded me of what I want first and foremost from any awards ceremony emcee: big laughs, and a lot of them.

With nearly 40 - cubic - feet of cargo space, you can bring the entire band along to the big gig.

Whether the job is delivering packages, organizing and hauling the tools of a professional tradesman or carting the band's gear to the next gig, the Ram ProMaster City van is designed and engineered to tackle big jobs with best - in - class cargo volume of 131.7 cubic feet and payload capacity of 1,883 pounds.

It's also got a gig of RAM (the iPad's biggest technical limitation now is its puny amount of RAM), two USB ports, and a front - facing camera.

Customers for my long running Kindle Promotion gig http://dld.bz/fUpv7 have asked for bigger and longer options, so I have created a variety of packages that will fit most budgets.

These can be simple gigs that can be worth a lot when you add up what you have saved: painting homes on the weekend, taking in orders for a dish that you make that's really popular for people, hosting a big garage sale of things that you no longer need, offering to troubleshoot other people's computers for a minimal fee, etc..

Whether you're going to big concert, a night of culture at the theatre or an intimate gig.

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