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News: Performance / Tour

Cory Pesaturo to Play Friday, February 17 at Cyrano's

January 12, 2012

Jazz accordionist Cory Pesaturo (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Friday, February 17 at Cyrano's, 603 E. Lockwood in Webster Groves. Based in Boston, Pesaturo is a 24-year-old graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. He performs and has recorded two CDs with saxophonist George Garzone and ...

News: Music Industry

NEA Jazz Masters Live: Latest Grants Announcement

January 12, 2012

National Endowment for the Arts Announces $135,000 in NEA Jazz Masters Live Grants Grants support unique opportunities to engage with NEA Jazz Masters through performance and education opportunities Announcement made during 30th anniversary celebration of NEA Jazz Masters program New York, NY: At last night's celebration of the 30th anniversary of the NEA Jazz Masters program, ...

News: Music Industry

What Live Nation's Acquisition of Bigchampagne Means to Future of the Live Music Industry

January 12, 2012

COMMENTARY: In February 2006, shortly after Micahel Rapino took the helm of Live Nation, he shared his vision of what the company needed to do to grow the live music business. He spoke of an industry where the vast majority of tickets are sold online yet the majority of marketing is still done via traditional media; ...

News: Technology

Steve Aoki Unveils New Music Using Turntable.FM

January 12, 2012

Electro house musician Steve Aoki has chosen to unveil his latest tracks in the context of a Turntable.fm DJ room—making him the first established artist to fully orchestrate a listening session using the platform. While many artists have debuted their tracks online before, this strategic move is a solid example of how one artist has a keen ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

Kickstarter Helped Musicians Raise $19,801,685.21 Last Year...

January 12, 2012

Music was the second most-funded category behind film & video last year, according to stats just shared by Kickstarter. In total, music projects rallied $19,801,685 (and 21 cents), a healthy chunk of nearly $100 million in pledges in 2011. That is more than triple the volume, though we don't have a music-specific breakdown from 2010. Not ...

News: Performance / Tour

Steve Tyrell to Perform in Benefit Concert on Thursday, April 26 at the Sheldon

January 11, 2012

Singer Steve Tyrell is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The event is a benefit for Hope Happens, which raises money for research at the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders at Washington University. Tyrell, a former record company and film executive turned performer who's become ...

News: Interview

Interview: Anthony Ortega (Part 2)

January 11, 2012

Before I launch into the remaining two parts of my Q&A conversation with saxophonist Anthony Ortega, I want to present you with The Street We Took (2007), a 15-minute documentary on Anthony and his wife Mona by filmmaker Andrew Rubin. Andrew generously made his short film available on YouTube after we spoke about its poetry and ...

News: Music Industry

Leonard Cohen: "Darkness"

January 11, 2012

LEONARD COHEN GETS DARK With the forthcoming release of his new record Old Ideas on January 31, legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has made available a track off the record entitled “Darkness." Listen below. This is the second song we're hearing from Old Ideas, with “Show Me the Place" being the first. The album is available for ...

News: Music Industry

Musical Capitalism

January 11, 2012

With the music industry suffering huge defeat in the onset of the digital age, the tendency to be all embracing of the latest glimmer of hope has become commonplace. To call foul of new developments often results in accusations of living in the past. However, for those who do wish to plough headlong into any reshaping ...

News: Performance / Tour

Greek and Cuban Jazz Masters Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on Wednesday, January 11

January 11, 2012

Two masters on their instruments—guitarist Spiros Exaras and pianist Elio Villafranca—are performing together in concert at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or at the door. Exaras, from Greece, is a versatile guitarist who studied classical music and composition at Athens ...