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News: Interview

Interview: Chris Vinson and David Dufresne, Founder/CTO and Ceo of Bandzoogle (PT. 2)

August 25, 2010

Read Part One. Kyle Bylin: “For every institution that failed, for every business model that outlived its usefulness, new and better ones rushed in the fill the void," Richard Florida says in his book The Great Reset. “Past periods of crisis eventually gave rise to new epochs of great ingenuity and inventiveness." He argues that, that ...

News: Music Industry

The Case for the Billboard Top 40 over 40 List

August 25, 2010

This last week, Billboard ran their annual 30 under 30 list, identifying the “rising young executives who are driving our business forward with their artistic and business vision." It's a great inventory of up-and-coming power players in the industry, but it's quite ironic that it ran the same week as this story in Newsweek, which effectively ...

News: Technology

A Graphic Look at the Social Networking Map 2010

August 25, 2010

What does the social networking map look like in 2010. Facebook is dominant, but who knew that Harbo was so strong globally? Then there are networks like Bebo, Friendster and even MySpace who many have declared passe are still attracting some new members. Another trend is the growing number of theme or service based sites that ...

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News: Event

Dave Peck Birthday Bash at Tula's This Weekend

August 25, 2010

August 27th and 28th DAVE PECK'S 2ND ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH AT TULA'S Join Dave with Jeff Johnson (bass) and Eric Eagle (drums) For his 2nd annual birthday bash... there will be cake! Tula's Jazz Club 2214 Second Avenue in Seattle Shows begin at 7:30 ...

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News: Festival

It's Tanglewood Time - In Jazz Time

August 25, 2010

Every summer during my festival wanderings, I get one or more similar pitches. “You really need to go to X." or “You need to come here... It's a huge jazz event—and it's free!" Only problem, it's many hundreds of miles away, it is indeed a HUGE event, and at this point of my summer festival season, ...

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News: Obituary

Carl Leukaufe Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Chicago Bebop Jazz Vibraphonist Dies at 76

August 25, 2010

Chicago jazz vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe has died at the age of 76 years on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010...after fifty years of playing jazz, vibraphonist Carl Leukaufe made his one and only recording as a leader with the 1996 release of the album Warrior on Delmark Records that offered several mainstream bop standards. He had been compared ...

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News: Technology

Net Neutrality for Musicians: What's All the Fuss and Which Side Should You Be On?

August 25, 2010

Will the Government regulating the internet mean more or less money for the music space? Internet Service Providers (ISPs) say the net will die if the Fed gets involved. Who should you believe? Moses Avalon The Google-Verizon deal (abbreviated “G/V" in this article) has been on countless front pages, blogs and RSS feeds in the still-free ...

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News: Recording

Mercury Falls - Quadrangle (2010)

August 25, 2010

By Pico There's been a quiet trend of the last fifteen or so years that seems to be picking up steam lately. That is, to approach jazz from the dreamy and sometimes rough textures of alt rock and electronics. There's even a name for this: post-rock. Tortoise was one of the first groups to attempt this, ...

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News: Recording

Junior Wells/Buddy Guy - Southside Blues Jam (1970)

August 25, 2010

By Nick Deriso Several of Muddy Waters' great sidemen—Junior Wells, Buddy Guy and Otis Spann—appear on the loose and funky “Southside Blues Jam," originally issued by Chicago's Delmark Records. Funny, for all their marquee value, Wells and Guy—Buddy was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana—are very nearly overshadowed by the intricate, intelligent playing of the shoulda-been legendary Spann. ...

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News: Recording

Music Briefly Reviewed, August 2010

August 25, 2010

OLIVIA BLOCK/KYLE BRUCKMANN Teem (either/OAR) The duo of composer and sound artist Olivia Block and reedman/multi-instrumentalist and composer Kyle Bruckmann has been in the offing for a decade, though Teem is the first iteration on disc. Because of Bruckmann's 2003 relocation to the Bay Area (Block resides in Chicago), the possibilities of ...