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News: Performance / Tour

East Side on the West Side

January 27, 2011

I always wondered why this quartet called themselves East Side. If anything they seem to play most often on the metro area's west side. Turns out this was the name of one of Reynold Philipsek's compositions that was to be on the playlist of their first gig. Last Sunday, East Side (Clint Hoover on many harmonicas, ...

News: Award / Grant

Catching up with the NEA Jazz Masters

January 26, 2011

When the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Awards ceremony and associated events happened a couple of weeks ago, I was caught on the horns of adeadline dilemma and had to skip the televised proceedings. I've been catching up with the honors to David Liebman, Hubert Laws, Orrin Keepnews, Johnny Mandel and the Marsalises. Better ...

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News: Performance / Tour

George Coleman Quintet @ The Jazz Standard in NYC - February 3 - 6, 2011

January 26, 2011

Thursday—Sunday February 3׬, 2011 GEORGE COLEMAN QUINTET at The Jazz Standard—NYC George Coleman—tenor saxophone Larry Goldings—Hammond B-3 organ Peter Bernstein—guitar George Coleman Jr.—drums Daniel Sadownick—percussion “George Coleman is a marvel," wrote The New Yorker. “There isn't a saxophonist who knows his instrument better, or ...

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News: Video / DVD

Four Maynard Ferguson Clips

January 26, 2011

Sadly, Maynard Ferguson does not get nearly enough credit for being a bandleader and brass player of the highest order. Though somewhat commercially successful in his latter years and increasingly excitable on stage, Ferguson struggled to create a sound in the rock and disco eras that made sense. He found it in material that scorched everything ...

News: Performance / Tour

Band of Heathens: New Album/Tour

January 26, 2011

THE BAND OF HEATHENS FOLLOW BANNER YEAR WITH NEW CD; TOP HAT CROWN & THE CLAPMASTER'S SON, DUE OUT MARCH 29 With 200-plus show dates, a fifth anniversary celebration, appearances at Lollapalooza and other top national festivals and a taping of Austin City Limits with Elvis Costello, 2010 was a year of making noise and news ...

News: Technology

Fanity - It's Google Alerts on Crack - For Music

January 26, 2011

Fanity, a brand-new music startup, is both awesome and scary. On one hand, the company has put together a very clean and comprehensive way for fans to track their favorite artists. On the other, it almost does too good of a job at it. If you're a Katy Perry fan, which I'm sure most of you ...

News: Technology

An Ocean of Pennies - Pay-Per-Play Music Streaming Service Launches in UK

January 26, 2011

Psonar is a UK music startup that will let users stream songs they don't own for a penny. There's no advertising or monthly subscription required. The company bills users directly on their phone bill, as well as, though PayPal and credit cards. This Pay Per Play streaming service is being built on top of their current locker ...

News: Opinion

"As Things Stand Now, Digital Music Has Failed."

January 26, 2011

That “delightful" quote comes from Forrester Research analyst Mark Mulligan. In a recent article in the New York Times, he states, “We are at one of the most worrying stages yet for the industry. As things stand now, digital music has failed." An entire decade is behind us and there hasn't been much progress. Record company ...

News: Opinion

Personally, I Don't Care if There is Another MySpace.

January 26, 2011

This is part two of my interview with Robin Davey. He is a musician, director, and producer. His bands include The Hoax and most recently the eclectic pop duo The Bastard Fairies. Davey has directed music videos and an award-winning documentary. In this interview he talks about how focusing on core fans grew his audience and why he thinks MySpace is in terminal decline. ...

News: Technology

The First 3D 360-Degree Music Video Arrives

January 26, 2011

In 2010, we saw several highly innovative and interesting music videos debut. Some of these were worth writing about due to the sheer amount of work and timing that went into their production. Others enabled fans to choose their own adventure in the video and end it as they wished. In my opinion, this new music video ...