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News: Economics

Nielson Report: U.S. Digital Music Sales Flat

September 28, 2010

According to a new report from Nielsen Research, 630 million digital music tracks were bought in the US in the first six months of this year. That number essentially equals sales for the same period a year ago and follows two years of expansion: 13% 2008-2009 and 28% 2007-2008. Most record labels have projected slow but ...

News: Economics

How Has the Economy Affected the Music Industry?

September 28, 2010

In part because it was already in it's own downward spiral, it has been difficult to get an accurate read on exactly how the poor economy has impacted the music industry. But Billboard's Glenn Peoples has offered the best brief summary yet of the slump's overarching affect on every corner of both the traditional and emerging ...

News: Technology

How to 'Splitgigs' with Other Bands and Musicians

September 28, 2010

SplitGigs is a social network whose aim is to help up-and-coming bands and musicians find gigs to play. Their core feature enables bands to connect with one another and exchange gig opportunities. If I contacted your band and we agreed to split a gig then you'd play at your show and you'd play at one of ...

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News: Festival

Jon Batiste Quintet Headlines Jazzfest in Falmouth on Cape Cod, October 1-3

September 28, 2010

Jonathan Batiste Legendary jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste is headlining a great weekend of jazz at the annual JazzFest in Falmouth, a beautiful seaside resort on Cape Cod. Batiste and his quintet perform on Saturday, October 2, at the Cape Cod Conservatory, 60 Highfield Drive, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day ...

News: Recording

One Track Mind: Kimya Dawson, "Tire Swing" (2006)

September 28, 2010

By Mark Saleski There are so many ways we discover music: from a film soundtrack, the radio (Internet, satellite, earthbound), word of mouth, advertising. Most of these can be thought of as happy accidents. Is there such a thing as an “unhappy accident"? This is the short story of how I came to discover Kimya Dawson. ...

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News: Recording

Greg Ward's Fitted Shards - South Side Story (2010)

September 28, 2010

By Pico Unless they have already been a key player in an established band, debut album of jazz solo artists tend to be uninspired affairs. Not yet finding their own identity, these neophytes often fall back on mimicking their major influences, making very competent but unexceptional records. Even most of the best musicians start off slow; ...

News: Opinion

"Confessions of an Esoteric Blogger"

September 28, 2010

By Steve Provizer Attend the fate of Mad Sweeney, as delineated by author Flann O'Brien in “At-Swim-Two-Birds:" “Neck high sticks he must pass by leaping. Knee high sticks by bending." There are those who say that I apply that injunction to my unwitting readership. And, though it be mercantile suicide and savagely highfallutin,' that ...

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News: Recording

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet - Natural Selection (Sunnyside, 2010)

September 28, 2010

After making a name for himself with some excellent albums featuring his electric guitar playing (notably 2009's Things to Come) Rez Abassi decided to move into a different direction forming an all acoustic quartet that was featured at the Newport Jazz Festival with Bill Ware on vibraphone, Stephan Crump on bass and Eric McPherson on drums. ...

News: Trends

Now in 3d: Live Shows and Backward Thinking

September 22, 2010

This weekend, The Guardian posed the question, “Can 3D technology keep the music industry alive?" Of course not. 3D films can barely keep the film industry alive. The very industry they're supposed to be rescuing in the first place. Whatever backward thinking is fueling this initiative needs to be sorted out. Basically, in searching for more ...

News: Trends

Are Artists More Pressured to Conform?

September 22, 2010

As the age of radical transparency dawns and the conversations between artists and their audience are opened up, it made me wonder if the biggest pressure on artists is really choosing to conform to popular music trends, in hopes of gaining traction, or staying true to their art. I asked the readers for their opinions on ...