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News: Recording

BB&C - The Veil (Cryptogrammophone, 2011) *****

June 18, 2011

By Paul Acquaro I recall a coffee table book, probably from the late 90s, that was dedicated to photographs of industrial spaces. The stark black and white photography, with subtle shades of grays and grittiness, revealed a certain beauty in these man made landscapes. Stretching from Jersey City to Berlin and beyond, these images were at ...

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News: Festival

San Jose Jazz Fest: Mavis, T. Shorty, George Duke, Ramsey Lewis

June 18, 2011

FRIDAY AUGUST 12-SUNDAY AUGUST 12; PLAZA DE CESAR CHAVEZ PARK, SAN JOSE, CA San Jose Jazz continues its rich tradition of presenting some of today's most distinguished artists and hottest jazz upstarts at the 22nd San Jose Jazz Summer Fest from Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park in ...

News: Festival

Delloween: Del McCoury Band, Keller Williams, Travelin McCourys

June 18, 2011

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28 IN COVINGTON, KY SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 IN ROANOKE, VA The Del McCoury Band and Keller Williams have a long history together as well as a history of cutting edge Halloween extravaganzas, so the progression to creating a Halloween event together seems only natural. Delloween will close out the festival season with a 2 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Head for the Hills: Summer Dates

June 18, 2011

SUMMER DATES INCLUDE APPEARANCES AT HIGH SIERRA, TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS, YARMONY GRASS, NEDFEST, AND MORE Head for the Hills, the Colorado based progressive acoustic quartet, has a busy summer ahead. The group will appear at a host of music festivals this summer including: NightGrass at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Crested Butte Music Festival (Bluegrass ...

News: Music Industry

How Your Father Influenced the Music You Love [infographic]

June 18, 2011

There are are many reasons why you listen to the music you do today. But for many, one of their influences was the music that their father played on the home stereo or maybe a concert Dad took them to. Perhaps you loved it, or maybe you swore to never listen to anything like it again. ...

News: Music Industry

Spotify Closes New $100 Million Funding Round, U.S. Launch Nears

June 18, 2011

Spotify has closed another round of funding totalling $100 million based on a $1 billion valuation. (By comparison, Pandora's IPO this week valued the streaming music service at over $2 billion.) Spotify has been working on this deal for more than 6 months and in the end investors DST, Kleiner Perkins and Accel stepped up, according ...

News: Technology

Pimp Your Site: Hello Bar vs. Wibiya Web Toolbar

June 18, 2011

While social networks are critical for music marketing, all musicians should have a home site under their control in order to offer a rich reservoir of news, content and such features as merch shops. However, it's sometimes a challenge to decide how best to alert users to the latest news or encourage their deeper engagement with ...

News: Radio

Pandora Slips to $13.26. Top Analyst Says Sell, Predicts Fall To $5.50

June 18, 2011

I'm not ready to give up on Pandora yet, but many investors and at least one top stock analyst certainly are. After rising into the low $20's on the day of its IPO, the stock fell back to around $18 at the the end of Wednesday. But the decline escalated on Thursday closing at $13.26. Some ...

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News: Opinion

Is There a Scientific Explanation for Justin Bieber?

June 18, 2011

Popular tastes in music have long had the power to perplex. What can possibly explain the public's fascination with Madonna; the odd enthusiasm for Milli Vanilli; the stark raving madness over David Cassidy or Justin Bieber? Why does one bit of embarrassing fluff breeze to the top of the charts while a thousand other bits of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Massjazz: Live Jazz on Saturday, June 18 in Greater Boston and Across Massachusetts

June 18, 2011

Looking for great live jazz this weekend? Here is a sampling of jazz throughout Massachusetts on Saturday, June 18, 2011. You can find more jazz details by visiting MassJazz.com. Boston Charles Floyd & Gospel Night at the Pops Boston Pops with Keith Lockhart Boston Symphony Hall 301 Mass Ave., Boston ...