Music Industry News

Gustav's Possible Economic Hit is Widespread

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2008

Although attention is focused on the petroleum industry as Hurricane Gustav takes aim at the Gulf Coast, billions of dollars are at stake in other economic sectors: New Orleans' trademark tourism industry, the shipping business, sugar harvesting -- and even such niche products as red-hot Tabasco sauce. And, the affected states face another wild card __ depending upon the storm's damage, some of the current crop of thousands of storm evacuees may decide twice is enough, aggravating the region's labor ...

Continue Reading...

New Orleans Ordered Evacuated as Storm Enters Gulf of Mexico

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2008

Evacuations were in high gear Sunday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening to cut a devastating swathe across the Gulf of Mexico's oil and gas infrastructure and to flood at least parts of New Orleans just days after the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Gustav's untimely arrival also disrupted plans for the Republican National Convention, scheduled to begin Monday in Minnesota. President Bush and Vice President Cheney both canceled appearances scheduled for Monday due to ...

Continue Reading...

Gustav: Clock Ticks for New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2008

Time is running out for New Orleans residents to flee the approach of deadly Hurricane Gustav, which is tipped to gain power before slamming into the US coast. Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered the compulsory evacuation of the city to begin at 8am local time (2pm BST) as the “storm of the century" churns around in the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost three years to the day since Hurricane Katrina swept through the birthplace of jazz, killing hundreds and ...

Continue Reading...

New Orleans Ordered Evacuated Ahead of Gustav

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2008

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the city's more than 239,000 residents to evacuate on Sunday in the face of powerful Hurricane Gustav, which he called “the mother of all storms." The evacuation order issued on Saturday was the first in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina devastated the historic Southern city in August 2005. “This is the mother of all storms," Nagin said of Gustav, a monstrous Category 4 storm that could approach the central Louisiana coast just west of ...

Continue Reading...

Jazz This Week: The End of Summer and the Big Muddy Blues

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 30, 2008

As we head into what is effectively the final weekend of summer 2008, things are still in the relatively slow, dog-days mode with regard to live jazz in St. Louis. All of our town's various not-for-profit presenters are basically on hiatus until after Labor Day, and club activity is kind of sparse this weekend, too.Still, there are a few performances worth nothing, so let's get to it. Tonight, Brandt's has singer Kim Massie, the Dave Stone Trio plays ...

Continue Reading...

Compatible Quotes: Bix Beiderbecke

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
August 30, 2008

Continue Reading...

Paquito D'Rivera Condemn the Arrest of Punk Rocker Gorki Aguila

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2008

Grammy Award-winning composer, saxophone and clarinet player Paquito D'Rivera has joined Bloggers United for Cuban Liberty in condemning Monday's arrest of dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila by Cuban authorities. Cuban-born D'Rivera and Bloggers United for Cuban Liberty call for Aguila's immediate release. “The rockers have historically been the most courageous and honest musicians in Cuba, standing up to the Castro regime, and Gorki Aguila is the latest in that proud line, “ D'Rivera says. A Wednesday article from Miami Herald ...

Continue Reading...

Wilco East and West

Source: JamBase
August 29, 2008

Wilco :: 08.22.08 :: Les Schwab Amphitheater :: Bend, OR

Wilco :: 08.22 :: Bend, OR Wilco's late summer tour has seen them crisscrossing the nation, hitting cities as spread out as Fairbanks, Alaska and Eagle, Idaho. This Saturday night concert in Bend, Oregon began early, around 6:30 p.m., with a great but way too short set by Seattle's new, lo-fi kings, The Fleet Foxes. The Central Oregon crowd was treated to what David ...

Continue Reading...