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News: Music Industry

The Realities of Making a Living with Music in 2011

March 18, 2011

On Music Think Tank, Bob Baker is about to give you a dose of reality with his post. His rant is in response to all the posts about the doomed music industry. In his opinion, there was never a sure path to making a good living as an artist. Instead of complaining, artists should focus on ...

News: Technology

Earbits Makes Noise with #SXSW Channel, Babygrande's 10th Anniversary

March 18, 2011

(UPDATED) The small team behind Earbits, the buzz-worthy Y Combinator startup that offers feature-rich interactive music streaming, is working almost 24/7 to get above the noise at both SXSW Interactive and Music. Later today, they're launching a SXSW channel that includes music, showcase info and more. If you've got a band at SXSW, email them music ...

News: Radio

Obama Urges Congress to Save Public Radio...

March 18, 2011

As the House gets closer to voting on the fate of federal funding for public radio in the United States, the Obama Administration has weighed in. Earlier this week, the House Rules Committee agreed to send H.R. 1076 to the floor for an emergency vote. In response, following statement was just shared with Digital Music News: ...

News: Radio

The Traneumentary: Karrin Allyson

March 18, 2011

Grammy-nominated artist Karrin Allyson has been churning out one great recording after another great recording for many years. With each album comes a new musical theme in which she performs both as a vocalist and pianist. A few years back she paid homage to John Coltrane with the release of Ballads-Remembering John Coltrane—a set of the ...

News: Obituary

Singer's Sister Killed in Crossfire

March 19, 2011

Patrice Thimes, the sister of St. Louis jazz singer Denise Thimes, was shot and killed Thursday night in St. Louis. Police reports say that Thimes was driving through the intersection of Page Ave. and North Euclid at 9:55 p.m. when she was hit by a stray bullet from a gun battle between two groups of young ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Webster Groves HS Jazz Band Visits NYC

March 19, 2011

As noted here earlier this month, the jazz band from Webster Groves High School is traveling to New York City this week to perform, take part in workshops and master classes, and hear some live music. WGHS jazz band director Kevin Cole is reporting in from the road via email, and here's what he had to ...

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News: Recording

Noel Taylor and Alberto Popolla - All Fall Down (Citystream, 2010) ****

March 19, 2011

By Joe Higham This 14 track CD is possibly one of the most delightful wind duos I've heard for a long time, and it's easy listening! By using the words easy listening I'm certainly not trying to evoke the image of James Last or Bert Kaempfert, here we have music that whilst pushing at barriers is ...

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News: Festival

Huey Lewis and Umphreys at Summer Camp 2011

March 19, 2011

A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN Umphrey's McGee have announced that they will be performing with Huey Lewis at this year's Summer Camp Music Festival. The set will feature all of Umphrey's, a full horn section, backing vocals, and Huey Lewis on vocals/harmonica. They will perform under the name Huey Lewis and the rUMors. The 11th installment ...

News: Technology

Cloud Music Expected to Boom in Next Five Years

March 19, 2011

Subscription music services like Rhapsody and Spotify are expected to grow significantly by 2016 due to the increased ubiquity of smartphones and a possible lowering in price. According to a study released by ABI Research, the number of subscribers to streaming music applications is expected to top 5.9 million by the end of this year, and ...

News: Technology

RCRD Deals - The Direct-to-Fan, Woot of Music

March 19, 2011

RCRDLBL and Topspin have partnered to create RCRD DEALS, which is like direct-to-fan combined with the daily deal site Woot, but for music. The new flash sales site will offer everything from great music products to concert packages at steep, limited-time discounts. The goal is to reintroduce new scarcities in an age of radical abundance. RCRDLBL ...