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News: Music Industry

Layoffs at eMusic...

January 18, 2012

It could be another difficult year for eMusic. Over the weekend, we heard rumblings of layoffs, and just this morning, the company confirmed a dump-off of 9 employees. The pare-down happened in early January, according to eMusic Director of PR and Communications Tiffany Guarnaccia, who was eager to downplay the significance. “We made some minimal changes ...

News: Award / Grant

Gregg Allman Named International Artist of Year; See Complete List of Maple Blues Awards Winners

January 18, 2012

Gregg Allman was named international artist of the year, while New Brunswick bluesman Matt Andersen was named the year's top acoustic act, male vocalist and entertainer at Canada's 15th Maple Blues Awards ceremonies overnight. Ottawa's MonkeyJunk earned awards for best electric act, best recording and best drummer. Saskatoon native Suzie Vinnick won the best songwriter and ...

News: Interview

Interview: Geri Allen (Part 1)

January 18, 2012

Too many jazz fans are unfamiliar with pianist Geri Allen. Though not yet a household name, Geri will be soon. Her recordings and live performances make her one of jazz's most vibrant and dynamic musicians. Geri has been categorized as avant-garde, but that term seems ironically passe. Geri's free approach and warmth transcends “avant-garde," placing her at ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Budos Band: April Dates

January 18, 2012

DAPTONE FUNKERS GET BUSY IN 2012 Daptone instrumental group The Budos Band have added a brief run of April dates to their previously announced tour in late February. Fellow Daptone singer Charles Bradley will serve as opener on the dates. The Budos Band Tour Dates 02/19/12 Sun Neumos Seattle, WA 02/20/12 Mon The Wild Buffalo Bellingham, ...

News: Radio

Wilco: iTunes Session

January 18, 2012

PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ITUNES STORE Recorded at Wilco's famed Chicago loft just a few days before Christmas, and on the eve of the band's sold-out “Incredible Shrinking Tour of Chicago," a new Wilco iTunes session is available for pre-order now, exclusively at itunes.com/wilco. The 8-song album features new versions of “Dawned On Me," “Born ...

News: Performance / Tour

Esperanza Spalding: 2012 Tour

January 18, 2012

ESPERANZA SPALDING ROLLS OUT 2012 TOUR PLANS Esperanza Spalding has announced world tour dates beginning April 18, 2012, as the bassist, vocalist and composer unveils her new release, Radio Music Society into a dynamic “big band" format. Fans of Spalding who purchase tickets through Ticketmaster will receive a free song download of “City of Roses" from ...

News: Video / DVD

Walk off the Earth Finds Success with Unique Cover Song Videos

January 18, 2012

Leveraging the power of the cover song is a topic that fascinates me so I was particularly pleased to encounter Walk off the Earth's cover of Gotye's “Somebody That I Used to Know." It's a great example of a cover song and music video whose creative approach manages to evade the novelty label while helping build ...

News: Festival

The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Presents Its Approach to Sustainable Development

January 18, 2012

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is proud to present its approach to sustainable development, now available in a new section of the Festival's website dedicated to its green endeavors (About the Festival section). Since the very first editions of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in the early 1980s, organizers have shown a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Vibraphonist Yuhan Su Performs at Bond Lounge at Langham Boston Hotel on January 18

January 18, 2012

Jazz vibraphonist and composer Yuhan Su is performing with her quartet at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Langham Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. A native of Taiwan and a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, Su is preparing to release her first CD, and continues ...

News: Interview

Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Yes' Fragile; Stream the Interview!

January 18, 2012

Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman are appearing this week on “InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands," as the syndicated rock radio show celebrates the 40th anniversary of Yes' Fragile. “Probably around 'Fragile' was the time that I started to become a little bit more like a director—they used to call me 'Napoleon,'" Anderson says ...