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News: Music Industry

Pledge Music Offers a Free Data Capture Widget

July 17, 2010

Pledge Music, a direct-to-fan fund raising platform, has developed a widget that allows artists to collect email addresses, Facebook fans and Twitter followers in exchange for a track. The widget is free to artists, completely customizable, and gives statistics and analytics that provide insight into who is viewing, listening and sharing. Pledge Music also has a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Weekend of Rising Stars at Bake's Place

July 17, 2010

Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar and vocalist Siobhan Brugger are the featured performers for “A Weekend of Rising Stars," which takes place July 16 & 17 at Bake's Place. The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the most outstanding high school jazz programs in the country and has long been the starting point for some of the ...

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News: Event

Tribute to the Jazz Pianist Hank Jones

July 17, 2010

BACK in 1979, when Mark Morganelli was presenting jazz in his East Village loft, he inadvertently gave the drummer Jimmy Cobb a check that bounced. Mr. Cobb--who was already a prominent figure in jazz, having appeared with Miles Davis on classic records like “Kind of Blue" and “Sketches of Spain"--was unaccustomed to receiving bad checks. But ...

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News: Festival

Boston's Festival Betances 2010 Celebrates Latino Arts and Culture, July 16-18

July 17, 2010

The annual Festival Betances at Villa Victoria in Boston's South End starts today and runs through Sunday, July 18, 2010. The festival includes exciting music and dance performances, delicious food and activities for all ages. This year's music features Puerto Rican salsa stars Paquito Acosta and Michael Stuart, plus the US premier of Venezuelan harp ...

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News: Interview

The Argentine Invasion, PT. 2: Richard Nant

July 17, 2010

When Guillermo Klein plays the Village Vanguard next month, his old friend and collaborator Richard Nant will be coming along. The trumpeter/percussionist Nant has been a fixture in Klein's flagship group, Los Guachos, for as long as its been in existence; and he's also a crucial contributor to Base de Nave, the band the Vanguard will ...

News: Performance / Tour

Billy Childs Trio @ Vitello's July 23rd

July 17, 2010

Here's something more on the jazz side of things and a little outside the scope of this site, but I like Billy Childs playing immensely and drummer Joe LaBarbera is just awesome. I highly recommend!Fridays performance will feature:Billy Childs--pianoTom Warrington--bassJoe LaBarbera--drumsSpecial guest appearance--Dwight Trible--vocalsTime: July 23 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Open Gate Presents: "Strange Events" July 29th

July 17, 2010

Here's a great performance that should have many surprises:“Strange Events"--An evening of performance and music in a great little theater.Featuring Mitsu Salmon (back from Kyoto etc.), the OGT Band, and some great guest artists.Artists include: Mitsu Salmon, Jones Welsh, Doug Knott, Will Salmon, George McMullen, Bill Casale, Spencer Ludwig, Vinny Golia ...

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News: Recording

Mose Allison, "The Way of the World" (CD Review)

July 17, 2010

Click here to read my review of veteran jazz and blues talent Mose Allison's latest, as published in Relix mag. Or see the full text below. Mose Allison, The Way of the World (Anti-) Mose Allison, at 82, remains a gifted pianist, a laidback singer whose songs are often too clever for their own good--an artist ...

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News: Recording

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mojo" (CD Review)

July 17, 2010

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, who remain one of my favorite American rock bands, are back with new material. My review of the CD was published recently in Las Vegas City Life--Click here to read or see the full text below. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Mojo (Reprise) That old appealing Heartbreakers sound is all there ...

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News: Music Industry

The Anatomy of a Live Nation Concert Ticket

July 17, 2010

Digital Music News has posted on its site a breakdown of where all that money spent on a LiveNation concert ticket actually goes. Turns out most of it goes to the talent. Of the average $55.65 price tag for concert tickets for Live Nation shows in North America, $34-47 dollars goes to the artist. That's an ...