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News: Performance / Tour

Spiritual Rez: Spring Tour

March 25, 2011

TOUR STARTS TONIGHT IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Spiritual Rez have finalized dates for their Spring tour, set to begin tonight in Asheville, North Carolina. Along the way they'll play at Rock N' Roll Resort and Sugarloaf Reggae Festival, while also stopping in Charleston, Newmarket, Providence, Worcester, Cambridge and more. The tour will wrap on on May ...

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News: Video / DVD

Paul Simon: "The Afterlife" Video

March 25, 2011

PAUL SIMON RELEASES VIDEO FOR “THE AFTERLIFE" FROM HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT Paul Simon has released the new video for the track “The Afterlife" off his upcoming album So Beautiful or So What, out April 12 on Concord Music Group. The album is Simon's first since Surprise in 2006. Click ...

News: Trends

Canada Beats U.S. in Digital Music Growth

March 25, 2011

According to the latest Nielson Soundscan figures digital music sales grew in Canada by 19%, while the U.S. market remained stagnant, with just 1% growth. This marks the fifth straight year in which the Canadian digital market has grown faster than the U.S., says law professor Michael Geist. “The recording industry will no doubt point to ...

News: Technology

How Do Classic Acts Use Social Media?

March 25, 2011

This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. As a child of baby boomer parents, I grew up on classic rock bands such as The Rolling Stones, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac. Over the years, I've grown to love music from this “classic" era as my own, as many members ...

News: Trends

MySpace Traffic Falls off Cliff [chart]

March 25, 2011

At SXSW, I had several very smart industry insiders tell me confidently that it's only a matter of time before MySpace makes a comeback. Judging from new traffic stas, the resurection better happen soon. According to Comscore, in one month between January and February of this year, worldwide unique visitors to MySpace fell a whoping14.4% from 73 ...

News: Technology

Slacker to Add Personalized ESPN Sports Coverage

March 25, 2011

In the race to the cloud, Slacker has shown resilience and willingness to separate itself from the pack. The latest news from Slacker reveals that they have partnered with ESPN to offer sports coverage across their web radio platform. What makes the feature unique is that listeners can customize their sports stations based on several preferences ...

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News: Video / DVD

D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Tracks and Fields Music Licensing [video]

March 25, 2011

EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V produced a video series that provides a tour of the tools that make a D.I.Y. music career work. In this segment, Christian Mix-Lintzer shares how Tracks & Fields connects musicians, producers and the music industry. Artists can find others to write with, produce or remix music and collaborate online. Brands post briefings for ...

News: Performance / Tour

Blues Guitarist Paul Speidel Celebrates New CD Release at the Acton Jazz Club on March 25

March 25, 2011

In celebration of its new CD, Retro Rocket, the Paul Speidel Band is performing at the Acton Jazz Club in Acton, Massachusetts on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $12 at the door, or $10 online. Speidel, a Chicago native reared on the blues, is an electrifying blues guitarist who ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Grammy Winners Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten Performing at Royale in Boston on Thursday, March 24

March 25, 2011

Legendary jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and fellow-Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten perform tonight, March 24, 2011, at Royale Night Club in Boston at 7:00 p.m.. Tickets to the show are $27 and can be ordered online. Clarke won a Grammy at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. The Philadelphia native has revolutionized ...

News: Video / DVD

Something Else! Featured Artist: Earth Wind and Fire

March 25, 2011

Boasting focused, soul-lifting horns, sunburst harmonies and a thrilling propensity for shaken-up textures and rhythms, Earth Wind and Fire could do almost no wrong for a period of time in the early- to mid-1970s. The group notched eight Top 10 pop albums and eight No. 1 R&B singles to go with eight Grammy Awards. EWF was ...