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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Ronald Carter and OGD, Peter Martin, Craig Rubano, Funky Butt Brass Band, and More

March 10, 2011

Assuming you've recovered sufficiently from this past week's Mardi Gras revelry and haven't given up live music for Lent, there are a number of jazz and creative music gigs in St. Louis this week that you may want to check out. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, drummer Ben Thigpen leads his group in a free ...

News: Festival

Whitaker Music Festival Announces 2011 Schedule

March 10, 2011

The Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden has announced the schedule of performers for its 2011 season. The annual summer series of Wednesday night concerts kicks off on June 1, and though this year's schedule doesn't feature any straight-ahead jazz shows, there are a few performers who may be of interest to jazz fans. ...

News: Recording

Tubby Hayes: Tubby the Tenor

March 10, 2011

Few English saxophonists could out-swing Tubby Hayes. In fact, many American jazz reed players of the '50s and '60s struggled to keep up. Listening to Hayes' recordings today without knowing who was playing would likely leave you guessing for hours. One of his most exciting albums (and there are many) is Tubby the Tenor, which was ...

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News: Recording

Amm - Uncovered Correspondence (Matchless, 2010) ****a1/2

March 10, 2011

By Stef It is given to very few artists to have created a language entirely their own, but that is what the British band(?) AMM has done over the years, in various line-ups and configurations, with Eddie Prévost on drums as the only unifying element since 1965, and with John Tilbury on piano for the last ...

News: Interview

Punch Brothers: Gunning for Transcendence

March 10, 2011

By Dennis Cook The Punch Brothers are currently out on their Spring 2011 tour. They play tonight (3/9) at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, OR and then a three-night run at Alyeska Resort in Alaska (3/10-3/12). Full tour dates are here. Usually, evolution is not something that can be willed into being. It's a process of ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sharon Jones: Tour Dates

March 10, 2011

TOUR STARTS MARCH 10 IN KNOXVILLE, TN Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are pleased to announce additional US tour dates this spring, with Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears as support. The band will kick off their previously announced run of Southeast dates this Thursday, March 10 in Knoxville and will tour Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and ...

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News: Festival

1st Dave Matthews Band Caravan in Atlantic City, Lineup, Dates

March 10, 2011

LIPS, LAMONTAGNE, MARLEY AND MORE JOIN DMB The first Dave Matthews Band Caravan will take place at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ on June 24th, 25th, 26th. The three-day festival will feature Dave Matthews Band performing a full set each night in one of only four U.S. locales where you'll be able to catch the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Del McCoury/Pres. Hall Jazz: New Album and Free Download

March 10, 2011

AMERICAN LEGACIES OUT APRIL 12 In honor of Mardi Gras this week, Bluegrass Legend Del McCoury and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band have shared the song “One More Fore I Die" off their upcoming collaborative album, American Legacies (out April 12). Click here to stream/download the track. Del/PHJB Tour Dates: March 19—Boston, MA March 27—Columbus, GA ...

News: Music Industry

BMI.com Under Attack from Anonymous

March 10, 2011

The BMI.com web site was down all day on Wednesday, apparently under attack from cyber anarchists Anonymous. “Operation Payback is back. Our objectives are clear, war on Copywrong," reads one poster (see larger image below) sent by the infamous group. “We will not rest until our demands our met. Join the discussion, join the fight. The ...

News: Opinion

The Elimination of the Major Label Model

March 10, 2011

This comment was left by Ritch Esra, the Publisher of Music Business Registry, on the post 6 Reasons Why The Major Labels Are Still Screwed. The four major labels have a far more profound problem which is that they can no longer sustain their business model. Last year, around this time, writer Paul Rogers' published an ...