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Snarky Puppy Returning to Old Rock House on Friday, August 9
From the Dept of “Well, That Didn't Take Long": Snarky Puppy (pictured), who just played in St. Louis earlier this month at The Demo, already have booked a return trip in the form of a gig at 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 9 at the Old Rock House. This will be the the third St. Louis appearance ...
Jutta Hipp in Germany: 1952-'55
Jutta Hipp is another forgotten '50s jazz pianist with an odd past. She recorded briefly but gave up on jazz in 1956 for reasons that remain mysterious. The German-born Hipp spent her teens under Nazi rule and performed in Germany after the war. She recorded in Germany sporadically from 1952 to '55, and a year later ...
Pandora Launches Premieres: Full New Album Previews
Pandora today announced the launch of Pandora Premieres, free stations that stream full upcoming album releases up to a week prior to going on sale. Pandora Premieres are updated weekly and will feature previews from both established and emerging artists across multiple genres. As of this morning, only two albums were featured: “Wrote A Song For ...
Interview: Nils Lindberg
Yesterday I posted on composer, arranger and pianist Nils Lindberg's 1963 album Trisection, a superb but almost unknown orchestral jazz recording. I also provided a bit of background on Sweden's 100-year love affair with jazz. Today, a conversation with Nils on Sax Appeal (1960) and Trisection (1963)—two of his early jazz albums recorded in Stockholm: JazzWax: ...
Nils Lindberg: "Trisection" (1962)
Today I'm going to tell you about one of the finest jazz albums recorded in the early '60s—an album that is likely unfamiliar to you but will surely become one of your favorites. The album is Trisection by Swedish composer, arranger and pianist Nils Lindberg. (Tomorrow I'll have an interview with Nils from Stockholm about the ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Showtime" with the Soul Rebels
This week, our video spotlight focuses on the New Orleans brass band the Soul Rebels, who will be in St. Louis this coming Thursday, May 23 for a gig at the Old Rock House. Formed in the mid-1990s by ex-members of the Young Olympia Brass Band to offer an updated take on the brass band tradition, ...
Direct-to-Fan Campaigns Don't Diminish Album Release
By Benji Rogers (@BenjiKRogers) founder and CEO of the direct-to-fan company PledgeMusic. Direct-to-fan tools can — when used to maximum effect — become the thinnest skin between the artist and fan. The full potential is possible and exists; but only a fraction of the artists and labels out there use it. There are no real problems of scale ...
Perils of Conflating Music Listeners and Music Fans
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I've always been skeptical of how music startups view music listeners. There have been many times where I've read a press release or heard an elevator pitch and narrowed my eyes. The suspension of reality can be astounding at times. Music startups ...
Marty Ehrlich, William Parker to be Featured in New Music Circle's 2013-14 Season
In the spring, the thoughts of performing arts presenters often turn to the announcement of the next season's schedule. Here in St. Louis, the Sheldon Concert Hall already has announced their various 2013-14 season series, and Jazz St. Louis is set to release next year's schedule for Jazz at the Bistro and the Touhill before the ...
Divergent Streams: Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry
This is the preface for Divergent Streams, a collection of essays edited by Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm) and written by influential executives, startup founders, and thinkers in the music industry. Download a free copy of the e-book here. I wanted something to read. Something that challenged me. Something that engaged me. Something that forced me to sit down and ...
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