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News: Performance / Tour

Trey Anastasio Band: Acoustic and Electric Winter Tour

January 13, 2011

SHOWS TO FEATURE A FULL SOLO ACOUSTIC SET AND FULL ELECTRIC SET Trey Anastasio's winter tour will hit the road starting Feb 18 at the State Theatre in Portland, ME and will conclude at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on March 5, marking the first TAB dates on the west coast since Trey reunited the ...

News: Performance / Tour

David Gray Announces "Lost and Found" Tour

January 13, 2011

TOUR STARTS FEB. 21 IN BOSTON, MA; FOUNDLING OUT NOW David Gray and his band will be kicking off the 2011 “Lost and Found tour" in Boston, MA on February 21. The tour will center on tracks from his 2010 album Foundling, as well as reinterpretations of songs from his entire catalogue. Ticket presales and onsales ...

News: Performance / Tour

Charles Bradley to Tour with S. Jones, L. Fields, Budos Band

January 13, 2011

DEBUT ALBUM NO TIME FOR DREAMING OUT JAN. 25 ON DAPTONE RECORDS Charles Bradley will head out for an extensive winter tour in support of his captivating, raw and honest debut record No Time For Dreaming, out January 25 via Daptone imprint Dunham Records. The 62-year old soul singer kicks off his U.S. tour opening for ...

News: Performance / Tour

Guster: Winter/Spring Tour

January 13, 2011

EASY WONDERFUL OUT NOW Guster have announced Winter and Spring tour dates in support of their new album Easy Wonderful. Their winter trek starts Friday, January 14 in Denver, CO. The spring leg starts March 31 in Toronto, ON. Click here to get pre-sale tickets for the spring tour dates. GUSTER TOUR DATES 01/14/11 Fri Ogden ...

News: Event

Tibet House Us Announces 21st Annual Benefit Concert

January 13, 2011

MARCH 3, 2011 AT CARNEGIE HALL; TICKETS ON SALE NOW Tibet House US will hold its 21st Annual Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Philip Glass, the concert's Artistic Director, once again brings together an exceptional line-up of artists including Michael Stipe, The Roots, Patti Smith with Jesse Smith and Michael Campbell, ...

News: Music Industry

Here's a Better Version for Free - How One Band Responded to Their Song Getting Leaked

January 13, 2011

These days songs leak out. And if you have rabid enough fans, they'll start listening to, downloading, and postings such songs before you intended. But how do you respond? Threaten to sue. Say damning things. Maybe even quit music—forever. This band, not so much. Once Eisley found out that their new song “Smarter" had leaked - after having ...

News: Trends

The 5 Stages of Grief - A Tale of Major Label Decline

January 13, 2011

This TEDx Talk gives an overview of the decline of the major labels through the lens of the five stages of grief. The lecture is a little dated, as it came out in August of 2009. But the content is great. Jeremy Silver, a digital media thought-leader and blogger, gives a very thoughtful take on the ...

News: Economics

Intuit Gopayment Lowers Cost of Selling Merch

January 13, 2011

Selling merch at gigs is an essential source of income for many bands and Intuit made it more profitable by lowering both startup and transaction costs for mobile credit card processing. Intuit now offers free card readers compatible with most mobile devices and is waiving monthly fees for most customers who sign up for GoPayment by mid-February. ...

News: Trends

Sign of the Times: Sony Closes Major CD-Manufacturing Plant in New Jersey

January 13, 2011

After 50 years in operation, Sony is closing a major CD-manufacturing plant in New Jersey. The killer: the shift to digital music downloads and a soft economy. Surprise. Once the Sony DADC plant in Pitman ceases manufacturing operations, about 300 workers will lose their jobs. Sorry guys. In the early days, the Sony DADC plant produced vinyl music albums ...

News: Interview

An Interview with DFTBA Records Co-Founder Alan Lastufka on the Culture of Youtube

January 13, 2011

This is part two of my interview with Alan Lastufka. He's co-founder of the digital label DFTBA Records with Hank Green and author of YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts. He's also a successful musician, graphic designer, and YouTuber, among many other things. After news broke that DFTBA Records had cleared $1 million in sales in two years, Hypebot got in ...