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Feinstein's Presents the Debut of Two Time Grammy Award Winning Jazz and Pop Singer Jack Jones
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Miller Wright & Associates
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York" by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post will continue its Spring 2012 season with the debut of double Grammy Award winning jazz and pop singer JACK JONES from June 26 to 30. For the performance, Jones will feature songs from his Greatest Hits Tour as well as a few gems from his latest album “Love Ballad." Jones will be accompanied by ...
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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe: May 29-June 4!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The Cornelia Street Café, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this July, is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce “Spotlight On New Talent" A NEW monthly series, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians Tuesday, May 29, 8:30 PM ...
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Guitarist Ben Tyree Releases Debut Solo CD @ Rockwood Music Hall (Stage 1), NYC On Tues, June 26 (6pm)
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Ben Tyree
Thoughtform Variations vividly melds virtuosity and personal expression on original acoustic pieces. On Tuesday, June 26 @ 6pm, Ben Tyree will perform at Rockwood Music Hall - Stage 1 (196 Allen Street – btwn Houston & Stanton - New York, NY) to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated solo guitar debut, Thoughtform Variations. Blending dazzling technical skill and heartfelt emotions, guitarist Ben Tyree’s solo debut will resonate with six-string aficionados and lovers of pure musicality alike. On Thoughtform Variations, ...
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Pianist/Vocalist Marcia Ball to Perform in Philadelphia
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Chris M. Slawecki
Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball, touring in support of her Grammy-nominated Alligator Records CD, Roadside Attractions, will perform on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans everywhere. Her music mixes equal parts simmering soul fervor and rollicking Crescent City piano. Over the course of her career, Ball's infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional songs have won her ...
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SOJA Adds More Tour Dates
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Press Junkie PR
2012 has been a breakthrough year for the DC-based band SOJA. Their latest album Strength To Survive (out now on ATO Records – home to Alabama Shakes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and 311) landed in the Billboard 200’s top 40. The album has impressively sold over 30,000 copies in less than two months and they recently made their national television debut on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. SOJA is ready to embark on the next leg of their tour that ...
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D.C. Jazz Loft Series to Showcase National Stars & Local Talent in June
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Chris M. Slawecki
The D.C. Jazz Loft Series, a collaboration between the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and CapitalBop, will return to the Festival this year with performances from some of the nation’s most influential, boundary-pushing artists. Part of the Festival’s Jazz in the ‘Hoods program presented by Events DC, the three-day series is expanding to include a final, daylong Jazz Loft MegaFest on June 9. The D.C. Jazz Loft Series again will showcase edgy artists who engage the Festival’s younger, musically inquisitive audiences. ...
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Red Cat Publicity Upcoming Events: Spring/Summer 2012
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The Cornelia Street Cafe Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary! This July, 2012, The Cornelia Street Café, a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more, Celebrates its 35th Anniversary The Cornelia Street Cafe opened for business on July 4, 1977, with a toaster oven and a cappuccino machine in one room. Over the last ...
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Why Radio Plays Same 20 Songs: The Sad Truth of Media Consolidation [infographic]
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HypeBot
If you've ever tuned into terrestrial radio in your car, at home or at the office, then you're well aware that commercial radio stations tend to play the same songs in rotation over and over again. Is it because these songs are so hot that people are just demanding stations play them? Hardly. The sad truth of the matter is that only six companies control 90% of the media: GE, Newscorp, Disney, Viacom, and Time Warner (compared to 1983 when roughly 50 ...
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