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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup

August 10, 2010

MORE ARTISTS AND DAILY SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED Elvis Costello The lineup for the 10th anniversary of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival has been unveiled. Check out some of the artists below, and click here for the full lineup of this free three-day festival. More artists and a daily schedule will be announced soon. Elvis Costello ...

Allman Bros. Band: Live Dates

August 10, 2010

GREGG ALLMAN RETURNS TO THE STAGE The Allman Brothers Band have commenced their return to the concert road with select shows confirmed in November, marking Gregg Allman's first live performances since his successful liver transplant surgery in June. The iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band—Allman(vocals and keyboards), Butch Trucks (drums and tympani), Jaimoe (drums), ...

John Mellencamp: Tour Dates

August 10, 2010

TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING SATURDAY AUGUST 14 John Mellencamp John Mellencamp and his band are set to embark on the first leg of the “No Better Than This" Tour in late October following the August 17 release of his Rounder Records debut album, No Better Than This. The tour, anticipated to continue through the spring of ...

Interview: David Meerman Scott, Author of Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead (PT. 1)

August 10, 2010

Read Part Two. Recently, I spoke with David Meerman Scott, who is a well-known blogger, speaker, marketing thought-leader, and best-selling author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR and most recently co-author of Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead: What Every Business Can Learn from the Most Iconic Band in History. First and foremost, like ...

Smule: Making Music Should Be Fun for All

August 10, 2010

Video: What It's Really Like to Work in a Music Store

August 10, 2010

Music store clerk is high on the list of jobs that aspiring musicians take to pay the bills while honing their craft. Beats working in Wal Mart, right?  In a series of very short YouTube videos, one Birmingham, Alabama music store clerk shares the joys of potential customers “testing out: instruments...

Late Summer Reading on Music, Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Prohiphop's Clyde Smith

August 10, 2010

As part of our summer series of reading lists from industry leaders Clyde Smith of ProHipHop and Hip Hop Press shares his late summer choices. I'd like to share four books with you that I find of interest and I think will be well worth reading for anyone who likes to think deeply and act on ...

Grooveshark Settles with Merlin's Indies

August 10, 2010

Music streaming service Grooveshark has settled its dispute with indie music agency Merlin. Grooveshark will pay for both past and future use. The deal, particularly the inclusion of payments for previous use, is a major victory for Merlin who has worked to become the go to source for new media companies licencing indie music. Merlin members ...

Chicago Live Jazz Music (August 7-August 13, 2010) Schedule

August 10, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates July 30th thru August 6th, 2010...(image: Rick Watters-JAZZzology editor, Catherine Whitney-vocalist, Tommy Muellner-pianist, Marc Pompe-pianist, Arlene Bardelle-vocalist, “Sonny G" Salvatore Guagliardo-vocalist, Bill Klewitz-guitarist @ Coq D'Or Lounge-The Drake Hotel Chicago)Andy's Jazz Club11 East Hubbard St.Chicago, IL 60611312.642.6805

Guillermo Klein's New Album (Plus an Exclusive Clip!)

August 10, 2010

Tomorrow, Sunnyside will release Guillermo Klein's latest album, Domador de Huellas, an inventive and powerful take on the music of the Argentine folklore legend Cuchi Leguizamón. The early reviews are stellar. The Times' Ben Ratliff lauds the way Klein transforms Cuchi's music while retaining its essence. NPR's Patrick Jarenwattananon analyzes Klein's entrancing introduction to “Coplas del ...