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The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn CD Release Party and Swing Dance at 92nd St. Y in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
October 29, 2007

The Blue Vipers Of Brooklyn THE BLUE VIPERS OF BROOKLYN'S CD RELEASE PARTY/DANCE HOSTED BY 92ND STREET Y AND SWING DANCE SWING.

Saturday, November 10th, 2007, 7PM-1AM

92nd Street Y on Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street

New York City

Admission $15/$12 Students w/valid ID

The 92nd Street Y's Harkness Dance Center and local dance promoters Swing Dance Swing will host a dance on Saturday, November 10th featuring one of most fun and talented swing band's in ...

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His Name is Alive Record the Music of Marion Brown

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2007

Originally conceived only as a single concert at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in 2004, His Name is Alive began recording Sweet Earth Flower shortly after that very successful evening. Although the connection between His Name is Alive and Marion Brown may not be obvious to some of the younger students, this is album is truly a very special release in either artist's varied catalog.

His Name is Alive is probably best known for having been one of ...

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The Wayfaring Steve Poltz Recounts His Journeys on Forthcoming Album "Traveling"

Source: conqueroo
October 24, 2007

On his new CD, due out January 22, 2008, the singer/songwriter spins road miles into keen reminisces.

SAN DIEGO, CA - With thousands of songs behind him and a lifetime of road miles beneath his feet, Steve Poltz has finally sat down to look back and make sense of it all. The only tunesmith ever to write songs with both Mojo Nixon and Jewel is back with Traveling, a new album that once again defies category and blurs musical boundaries. ...

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Arlen Roth Joins with Levon Helm on "Toolin' Around Woodstock" Album, out February 5

Source: conqueroo
October 24, 2007

Guests Sonny Landreth, Bill Kirchen, Amy Helm and Lexie Roth add their touches to album that recaptures the spirit of Woodstock's golden age.

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. -- Arlen Roth's name is uttered in the hushed, reverent tones reserved for the true greats. Vintage Guitar magazine cited him as one of the “Top 100 Influential Guitarists of the Century." But outside this clued-in sector, Roth has remained under the radar throughout the majority of his 35-year career. The new album, Toolin' Around ...

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Morris Brothers Release "One Less Dream" Today

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2007

The Morris Brothers have recently signed on to release there CD entitled One Less Dream on October 23rd 2007. Steve and Rob Morris, identical twins play bass and guitar, and are some of the finest songwriters we've come across. Their music is packed full of emotion and groove, and their lyrics contain deep content and grab the listener. It is a superb sounding recording sonically as it was very thoughtfully recorded and mixed by Paul Boutin at Kenneth Babyface's Edmonds ...

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50th Anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" Court Ruling -- Fantasy Has Original Beat Poetry Recordings

Source: conqueroo
October 22, 2007

1993's 'Howls, Raps & Roars' box and the 1998 reissue of 'Howl and Other Poems' contain Ginsberg's original recordings made for the venerated Bay Area label

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Allen Ginsberg wrote his epic poem “Howl" in mid-'50s San Francisco and Berkeley, and the rest is literary history. The work, first read in public in 1955 and published in 1956 before emerging victorious in a 1957 court ruling that it was not obscene, has been hailed as one of ...

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