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News: Award / Grant

Sonny Rollins Among NEA Honorees

March 2, 2011

Today at the White House, President Obama will present the National Medal of Arts to ten creative Americans, including Sonny Rollins and Quincy Jones. From the announcement by the National Endowment for the Arts, here is the complete list of 2010 recipients:Robert Brustein, theatrical critic, producer, playwright, educator; Van Cliburn, pianist, music educator; Mark di Suvero, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Pollstar: Wynton Marsalis, Jalco Returning to the Sheldon in September

March 2, 2011

The online tour information service Pollstar has added a listing showing a concert by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (pictured) on Friday, September 30 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Marsalis and the JaLCO have played St. Louis several times, most recently in March 2010 at the Sheldon. They also performed at the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Webster Groves HS Jazz Band Traveling to NYC This Month for Clinics, Concerts

March 2, 2011

Students in the Webster Groves High School jazz band program will get a taste of the Big Apple this month as they travel to New York from March 17 through March 23 to take part in series of clinics and concerts. WGHS jazz band director Kevin Cole emailed StLJN with more about the trip: “Students will ...

News: Recording

Johnny Cash: Bootleg Vol. 2

March 2, 2011

If you've ever been down South and driven the Interstates shoulder to shoulder with eight-wheelers or stopped for a chicken lunch and sweet tea at a diner filled with locals, then you surely already appreciate the soul of Johnny Cash. If you haven't done any of this, Cash will leave an impression on you if you ...

News: Music Industry

Soulive: Bowlive 2 Run Starts Tonight

March 2, 2011

MARCH 1-5, 8-12, FEATURING MACEO, LETTUCE, PHAROAHE MONCH, BERNIE WORRELL, QUESTLOVE, COREY GLOVER, IVAN NEVILLE, & MORE Starting tonight, Soulive is heading back to Brooklyn Bowl for Bowlive 2. The residency is set for March 1-5 and 8-12, with special guests every night. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 9pm, and admission is $15 (21+). ...

News: Education

Advice for New Music School Graduates

March 2, 2011

T., a guitarist and soon-to-be music school grad, wrote us last week with this question: I'm getting my degree soon, but I feel that I don't really have a lot of actual work experience to flesh out my resume. How far do you think a degree can take me and where would be the best ...

News: Trends

Proof: The War on Piracy is a Complete Failure

March 2, 2011

Back in October, Napster co-creator and investor Sean Parker argued that in order to accept Spotify as a business model, you first must accept that “the war on piracy is failure." According to a new Danish study, which echoes his sentiments, 7 out 10 participants questioned—i.e. 70%—felt, to a greater or lesser degree, that piracy is ...

News: Opinion

Striking the Chord - Why Lyricists Matter

March 2, 2011

Lyricists possess the ability to distill complex situations and emotions into sixteen syllable couplets. Most importantly, they possess the capacity to strike a chord in us, the listener. Why is that? Lyricists cut themselves deep down, often just for the sake of seeing themselves bleed. For some, writing is medication. Releasing that inner tension gives them ...

News: Rights

Us Releases Official List of "Notorious" IP Infringers

March 2, 2011

On Monday, the United States Trade Representative released its official “Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets," a list of internet sites which encourage or enable music and other copyright infringement. Clones of AllOfMP3 and Baidu top the list which also Included several sites who say their working aggressively to stop piracy. The Notorious Infringers List: Pay-per-download: ...

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News: Music Industry

Clear Channel Buys Thumbplay at Bargain Price

March 2, 2011

Early Monday, news broke that subscription music service Thumbplay is getting sold. After less than one year in the sector, its burning money and in need of a lifesaver. Hypebot has since learned that Clear Channel Radio is buying Thumbplay at a bargain price. And no, it is not entering the subscription sector. Instead, the company ...