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Forgotten Series: Peter Frampton - Frampton (1975)

Source: Something Else!
November 23, 2011

Children of the 1970s know the story of this guy: Played guitar in Humble Pie. Formed Frampton's Camel. Put out a few studio records (including this one) that more or less went unnoticed. Then ... out comes Frampton Comes Alive! The rest is history. Well, almost. After those heady times came, in what chronology I don't care to contemplate, I'm In You and that “Sgt. Pepper" movie—which I will now here admit to seeing twice ... back-to-back on the same ...

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Greek Jazz Pianist Lefteris Kordis Performs at Langham Boston Hotel on November 23

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
November 23, 2011

Greek-born jazz pianist and composer Lefteris Kordis is performing at the BOND Restaurant | Lounge at the Langham Boston Hotel on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Kordis is a Fullbright Scholar who graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory, where he now teaches piano, jazz ear training and music theory. He has developed an undergraduate course entitle, The Post-Bebop Era: 1949-61. The BOND Jazz Experiment highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz spectrum, ...

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New York Voices Performing at Shalin Liu in Rockport on November 25

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
November 23, 2011

Jazz vocal group New York Voices is appearing at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $19, $28 and $34, and can be purchased online. Formed in 1987, New York Voices is a Grammy Award-winning quartet that has emerged as one of the exemplary vocal jazz groups of our times. For a schedule of upcoming concerts at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, located at 37 Main Street in Rockport, click ...

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Alex Skolnick Trio: U.S. Tour

Source: JamBase
November 23, 2011

TOUR STARTS DECEMBER 5 IN PHILADELPHIA The Alex Skolnick Trio will be on the road this December in support of their fourth album, Veritas (Palmetto). Blending the elegance and sophistication of jazz with the conviction of rock, the Trio's supporters range from international superstars Rodrigo y Gabriela, who chose the trio as their support act on tours throughout the US and Europe in 2010 (and recruited Alex as a guest on their album 11/11) to Metallica's Robert Trujillo, who joined ...

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Free Henry! Set to Release "Ethereal Gust" Nov. 25

Source: Susan Marie Public Relations
November 23, 2011

Ethereal Gust, the highly anticipated follow-up album to Free Henry!'s Summers On Neptune, brings the band back to their roots, performing their CD Release Show at Mr. Goodbar, 1110 Elmwood Ave. on Friday, November 25, 2011 at 10:30PM. “We are very excited to stamp Mister Goodbar as our CD release venue. It has clearly been the hub of our success in Buffalo! The release of our best work ever, the dominating 2 year studio project that is...Ethereal Gust" said front ...

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Bruce Springsteen: New Album and World Tour in 2012

Source: JamBase
November 22, 2011

SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND TO TOUR BEHIND NEW ALBUM IN 2012 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced plans for a new album and world tour in 2012. Check out the statement below from BruceSpringsteen.net: “Well, things are starting to heat up down on E Street. A lot of you have been hearing that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be on tour in 2012. That is absolutely correct. The European dates run from ...

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Garage a Trois: Colorado Dates in December

Source: JamBase
November 22, 2011

GARAGE A TROIS ANNOUNCE COLORADO DATES Garage A Trois, a post rock/freak jazz entity comprised of Seattle-based saxophonics master Skerik, Brooklyn sound-sculptor/keysman Marco Benevento, Texas-born punk rock vibraphone hero Mike Dillon and New Orleans funky drummer/beat scientist Stanton Moore, have announced five shows in Colorado this December. The run starts in Telluride, stops in Breckenridge, Ft. Collins and Boulder, and concludes in Denver. While in Boulder, the band plans to drop into Immersive Studios to record a limited edition 7-inch ...

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Shows I'll Never Forget: Norah Jones, June 29, 2003

Source: Something Else!
November 20, 2011

In Boston OK, lemme get this part out of the way: I was really, really excited to see the name “Gillian Welch" on the FleetBoston Pavilion marquee. Apparently, lots of folks didn't share in my excitement ... 'cause about 75 percent of those in attendance kept up a constant drone of blabbing during the performance by Welch and Rawlings. Rawlings even asked the crowd for just a little bit of quiet ... joking about needing it for just one song. ...

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