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News: Trends

The Tremendous Pressure Being Placed on Artists Today...

January 28, 2011

"When you talk to artists and people that work with artists, they very rarely talk about tools. Because they know, this is their business. They know that it works best when the tools disappear. If you have a great connection with a fanbase on a particular platform, it's not about that platform—it's not aboutTwitter—it's about your ...

News: Trends

If Apple Squeezes Magazines, Are Music Services Next?

January 28, 2011

Something is happening in the iPad publishing world that has music subscription services worried. Depends on who you talkto, but we now know that Apple is moving to require magazines to block non-app subscription payments. Meaning, magazines (or newspapers, or whatever) will no longer be able to collect their own money and data for iPad subs—rather, ...

News: Technology

Exclusive: Sonicbids Now Making a Serious Move into Facebook...

January 28, 2011

Updated, 11:45 am PCT: Digital Music News readers can use promo code DMN2011 to get a 30-day free trial. So who's the latest to dive into Facebook? That would be Sonicbids, a company that is about to announce a serious expansion into the network. This is an involved artist profile builder that further broadens the Sonicbids ...

News: Festival

Coachella: It's Already Sold Out!

January 28, 2011

In retrospect, it seems rather obvious. Of course a three-day mega-festival in the middle of a scorching desert, hours from major cities, and with tickets hovering around $300 would work! Who would have thought otherwise? Actually, there was a moment when Coachella seemed like a total prayer. And at one point, according to the organizers, Coachella ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, January 28 - February 3

January 28, 2011

I'm off to New York in a few weeks and starting to pull out my hair over the conflicting jazz club schedules. But really, in New York or the Twin Cities, I can only go to one gig at a time. And here at home, clubs/stages are rarely more than 20 minutes apart and I don't ...

News: Interview

Interview: Loren Janes of Bullitt

January 27, 2011

As a kid growing up in New York in the late '60s, I had a thing for the movie Bullitt starring Steve McQueen. While I didn't necessarily understand the plot, I was mesmerized by the car chase. At the local candy store, all of my friends talked obsessively about it, probably because watching the sequence felt ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: If You Venture Outside, You Can Find Some Live Jazz Here and There

January 27, 2011

Well, while I sat here staying warm and listening to the disc Saturn Sings from guitarist Mary Halvorsen's Quintet and somehow the listings of live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days came into being. Check out the load of new stuff added to the Heads Up portion of the post as well ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Jazz at Holmes Resumes, Javier Mendoza, "Jazz Under the Stars," and More

January 27, 2011

Though this weekend's offerings of jazz and creative music in St. Louis are less numerous than last week's, there are at least a few noteworthy events happening around town. So, let's take a look and see what's coming up... Tonight, Brandt's has an early set from saxophonist Christopher McBride, and singer Erin Bode and her band ...

News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Wayne Wallace (Part 1)

January 27, 2011

Community plays a powerful role in the creation of a musician; individuals evolve into artists through the impact of the world spinning around them. Musical movements often define a region, leaving their mark upon all its inhabitants. Some areas resonate with a single-minded focus upon one artistic direction while other places overflow with different ideas. For ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #235: David Binney

January 27, 2011

Saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific composers on the jazz scene today. His most recent album is Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011). In this interview, Binney talks about the origin of the band on this record; the interesting story behind the CDs unusual title; and his opinion on the grant process for jazz composers. ...