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Grooveshark Confirms a Major Shift Towards Artist Development...

July 1, 2011

This goes way beyond a recent pair of development-focused partnerships. Because Grooveshark is now dramatically shifting its model towards artist development and growth, according to information confirmed by company CEO Sam Tarantino. “Our big focus is really around artists, that's the main thing that separates us," Tarantino told Bloomberg. “We're a big believer in breaking artists ...

Flow Trio, "Set Theory" Live at the Stone, Sounding Better Than Ever

July 1, 2011

The Flow Trio do that. Flow. They flow in a free manner. They flow because each player sets up the other players with what he does, allowing them to invent fertile extended collective improvisations. You can hear that at great length on their Set Theory: Live at the Stone (Ayler CD-107). Drummer Charles Downs flows in ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, July 1-8

July 1, 2011

The best music deal in the Midwest this weekend is 300 miles south of the Twin Cities at the annual Iowa City Jazz Festival. If you don't have holiday plans yet, consider the 5-hour drive (4 lanes all the way!) as a shortcut to 2 ½ days of diverse jazz, starting off Friday night with student ...

Jazz Around Town: The Fireworks Make It Hard to Hear the Sax.....

June 30, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011 Chris Potter Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Nite Fall with Amy Montrois @Lemoncello, 7:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Wills McKenna's WillsBand @ Tala Vera Cantina, 7:00 pm Jim Nugent Trio @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Friday, July 1, 2011 Johnny Matt ...

Jazz This Week: Eric Slaughter Trio with Jason Swagler, Ally Hany and Addison Frei, and More

June 30, 2011

The live jazz offerings are a bit sparse around town this long Independence Day weekend in St. Louis, but there still are a few shows worthy of your attention coming up over the next few days. On Friday and Saturday, guitarist Eric Slaughter will bring his trio (pictured) plus saxophonist Jason Swagler to Jazz at the ...

The Jazz Session #287: Nadav Remez

June 30, 2011

Wilco: New Album, Fall Tour

June 30, 2011

THE WHOLE LOVE OUT SEPTEMBER 27; FALL TOUR TO KICK OFF SEPTEMBER 13 IN INDIANAPOLIS Wilco have announced a September 27 release date for their brand new studio album, The Whole Love via the band's own dBpm label. Check out the tracklisting below, along with all scheduled North American tour dates for the fall. The Whole ...

Read MySpace CEO Mike Jones' Goodbye Email to His Staff

June 30, 2011

MySpace CEO Mike Jones sent an email to his staff of 400 today to announce the sale of the company to Specific Media. In the letter, Jones acknowledged that staff cuts would be deeper that expected (sources say well over 50%) and that he would be leaving the company within two months. Full Text Of CEO ...

MySpace Sold to Ad Network Specific Media for Just $35 Million

June 30, 2011

MySpace has been sold to ad network Specific Media for a reported $35 million. News Corp, which paid $580 million for MySpace in 2006, had hoped to get as much as $100 million for the struggling social network.  Sources are reporting that MySpace will refocus on music, after failed attempts to broaden to a more general ...

CD Baby Founder Derek Sivers Releases Book: "Anything You Want"

June 30, 2011

Friend of independent music and CD Baby founder Derek Sivers released his first book today, Anything You Want㬤 Lessons In Being An Entrepeneur on Seth Godin's new Amazon imprint Domino. Anything You Wantis a compilation of lessons Sivers learned as a self-taught businessman. I devoured it in a single 90 minute sitting, and now consider it ...