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News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Live Jazz Music (February 18 - February 25, 2011) Schedule

February 19, 2011

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates February 18th thru February 25th, 2011...(photo: vocalist Catherine Davis) Adelle's 1060 College Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187-5720 (630) 784-8015 Open Tue-Thu 4:30pm-8:30pm; Fri-Sat 4:30pm-9:30pm; Sun 4pm-8pm Jazz On Thursdays from 7PM-10PM THURSDAY 2/24 ~ John Avila Duo Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Todd Rundgren Sets Tour Dates, Will Perform Two Complete Albums

February 19, 2011

By Something Else Reviews Todd Rundgren has announced five spring concerts, on which he will perform a pair of albums in their entirety, Todd and Healing. The first-ever live stagings of these two releases, held in September of last year, found Rundgren on stage with Greg Hawkes of the Cars, Kasim Sulton of Utopia, Prairie Prince ...

News: Music Industry

The Friday Morning Listen

February 19, 2011

Wait, you're thinking...that's not Justin Bieber...it's Esperanza Spalding! Yeah, I just couldn't resist a little GrammySmugness2011 ...except that I'm really listening to Pizzicato Five! I've been thinking about this year's Grammy awards. Specifically, the “shock" of jazz bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding receiving the award for Best New Artist. I was certainly shocked, especially when thinking back to ...

News: Music Industry

Something Else! Reviews on the 2011 Blues Hall of Fame Honorees

February 19, 2011

By Something Else! Reviews Robert Cray tops this year's class of inductees into the Blues Hall of Fame. He's joined by acoustic bluesman John Hammond; soul-blues belter Denise LaSalle, 1950s singing star Big Maybelle, and singer/songwriters Alberta Hunter and J.B. Lenoir. Also to be recognized: Vivian Carter and Jimmy Bracken (the “Vee" and “Jay" in Vee-Jay ...

News: Interview

Who is Art Tatum Dating? By Steve Provizer

February 19, 2011

Was the saturation coverage of George Shearing's recent death commensurate with his musical contributions? To my ears, Shearing's music is pleasurable and well-crafted but unexciting. He was capable of playing any style, but the chosen format of his most well-known groups was harmonically consonant and the soloing, while very adept, lacked edge. Shearing's coverage was the ...

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News: Recording

Louis Hayes Jazz Communicators - Lou's Ideas (American Showplace, 2010)

February 19, 2011

Drummer Louis Hayes has one of the strongest hard-bop pedigrees in the music, with lengthy stints in the Cannonball Adderley and Horace Silver bands during the 1950's and 60's before striking out to form his own groups. Recently he has been leading the successful Cannonball Legacy Band in addition to his own group which is featured ...

News: Technology

Topspin Opens Direct to Fan Platform to All in March

February 17, 2011

Topspin CEO Ian Rogers used the New Music Seminar, which winds up today in LA, to announce that their direct to fan platform will open to all musicians in March. While used by hundreds of musicians from Paul McCartney to unknown bands over the last 18 months, Topspin had been previously invite only. In addition, Rogers ...

News: Interview

How Music Hack Day Evolved - And Why the Music Industry Must Embrace the Chaos [interview]

February 17, 2011

This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. Fueled by caffeine and pizza, developers, designers, hackers and music geeks gathered together this past weekend at Manhattan's General Assembly for New York City's first Music Hack Day. Designed to bring New York's tech cognoscenti together to build the next generation of music applications, by the ...

News: Interview

Is MySpoonful Different from RCRDLBL? [interview]

February 17, 2011

Few weeks ago, I discovered mySpoonful, which is a music discovery site and newsletter. Initially, the service made me skeptical. Why send busy people more e-mail? In my mind, there had to be a better way. Readers also pointed out that sites like Rcrdlbl and Track in the Box do similar functions. In search of answers, I ...

News: Music Industry

New Apple App Rules Could Kill Subscription Music

February 17, 2011

Check and mate. There's no other way to make sense of what just happened. As far as subscription music is concerned, Apple has now cornered the king of every subscription music service. If any of them moves an inch, in any direction, Apple takes/kills their king. Up until now, every subscription service has played a strategy game—against Apple ...