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Rolling Stones, Who, McCartney, Dylan, Young, Waters To Headline Coachella Desert Trip Festival
If you've already got an expensive concert site set up for a two weekend indie rock fest and a multi-day country festival, you might as well use it for something. Right? The answer is yes, and the creative programming choice is a 3 day festival of the same acts that have been filling arenas for decades. ...
Jazz this week: Cyrus Chestnut, Tortoise, Denise Thimes' Mothers Day show, and more
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features sounds ranging from straight-ahead jazz to “post-rock," with plenty of other styles in the mix, too. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, May 4 Drummer Montez Coleman plays the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, with a bit of help from ...
Richard 'Groove' Holmes: 1980
If you were to wander into a club on the Chitlin' Circuit in the 1960s, you'd likely hear music by Richard “Groove" Holmes or any number of organists leading a trio or quartet. Here are a series of videos posted recently at YouTube of Holmes on organ in Barcelona, Spain, in 1980 with Willis “Gator" Jackson ...
Don't Count SoundCloud Out Yet...
With significant losses SoundCloud has been taking a significant amount of heat. Still, among the many streaming services, there are still a lot of things SoundCloud gets right that its competitors do not. As it expands its paid service in the UK and Ireland, we take another look. Guest post by Michael Kostaras from Berklee's Music Business Journal SoundCloud’s ...
What’s Working in Indie Music Today: Lessons in Success from New Artist Model Member Eric John Kaiser
One of the best ways to get new strategies and ideas for your music career is to look at what other musicians are doing. So Dave Kusek and Lindsey McGrath of the New Artist Model are putting together a series of case studies from talented and successful musicians who are pushing the envelope in the world of indie music. The second installment is musician Eric John ...
Musicians Guide To Circumnavigating The World For Free
For an artist, the prospect of traversing the globe can carry significant appeal, but financing such a venture is no easy task. Here traveler and musical entrepreneur Brett Newski discusses how a musician can travel the world at a minimal cost. Guest Post by Brett Newski Hello. My name is Brett Newski. Like you, I’m hooked ...
Bill Charlap: Notes From N.Y.
Unlike most jazz pianists today, Bill Charlap doesn't treat the piano like a muscle car. Instead, Bill is at his best when he's gentle and tender, providing the listener with plenty of space to admire what he's doing with a song. Playing gentle isn't mousey. There's enormous complexity required by artists who force audiences to lean ...
Lessons From Prince And His Struggles With Digital Music
In addition to his legacy as an artist and performer, Prince also had, throughout his career, a complex relationship with the world of digital music distribution, and while he certainly tried many different tactics when it came to making his music available to the public, it's unclear just how successful he was. Guest Post by Zach Graves on ...
Opening a month-long tribute to a jazz legend
Much attention will be paid throughout May to the musical legacy of trumpeter Miles Davis, who would have turned 90 this May 26. His musical legacy remains so strong today that it sometimes is hard to fathom that he left us a quarter-century ago—on September 28, 1991. Trumpeter James Suggs assembled a fine quintet to honor ...
Music Education Monday: A master class with Pulitzer Prize winner Henry Threadgill
Since saxophonist and composer Henry Threadgill recently won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for music for his composition “In for a Penny, In for a Pound," this seems like an opportune Music Education Monday to share with StLJN readers a video master class with him. Threadgill, 72, is a Chicago native who's been creating innovative music since ...
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