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It's Official: Vinyl Sales up 39 Percent in 2011...

January 5, 2012

Two-Thirds of All Albums Purchased in the US Are Still CDs...

January 5, 2012

The flat, clunky, physical CD isn't going anywhere, at least not in 2012. According to year-2011 breakdowns just shared by Nielsen Soundscan, more than two-thirds of all albums purchased in the US were physical CDs. Out of a total of 330.6 million albums sold during the year—across all configurations—a healthy 223.5 million were discs, or 67.6 ...

Lena Prima - Since the Storm (2010)

January 5, 2012

Lena Prima centered this project with a pair of songs by her father, Louis Prima. But she didn't settle for the simple goal of glowing tribute, either to this legendary New Orleans-born purveyor of post-war jump blues or to his era's great American songbook. She had broader goals, and largely succeeds in achieving them. Growing up ...

Bandcamp Rings up $1 Million in December Sales. New Stats Prove Direct-to Fan's Potential

January 5, 2012

New numbers from Bandcamp show that in December alone artists using the site grossed more than $1 million in music and merch sales, bringing the total to-date to $12.6 million. But the most promising insight from Bandcamp is proof that more and more fans are paying for music that they probably set out to get for ...

The Mainstream Music Establishment Wants You to Think You're Not Good Enough

January 5, 2012

This year the mainstream music establishment was preoccupied with letting the indie/DIY community know they were “Not Good Enough." In fact, some gatekeeping factions of even the DIY/Indie community seemed to reinforce this theme (more on this later). Who's A Grammy Darling? The rumblings started in February at The Grammys when Esperanza Spalding won Best New ...

Josef Skvorecky and Jazz

January 5, 2012

he influential Czech novelist Josef Skvorecky, an admirer and champion of jazz musicians and the freedom they represent, has died in Toronto. He was 87. Skvorecky and his wife moved to Canada after the reforms of the Prague Spring were trampled by the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. His novels portrayed the perverse absurdity of ...

Jazz Around Town: New Year's "Resolutions" and Live Jazz in Rochester

January 5, 2012

Thursday, January 5, 2011 Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:00 pm Anthony Gianavola @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm The John Palocy Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Nate Rawls Group @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Friday, ...

Interview: Sheila Jordan (Part 2)

January 5, 2012

There aren't too many musicians today who have truly lived the jazz life in the '40s and '50s. To live the jazz life back then, you had to be completely committed to the music and at one with the artists. Creativity was currency, and the music you heard coming from musicians' instruments often said more about humanity ...

Richard Thompson: Live at Celtic Connections DVD/Blu-Ray

January 5, 2012

OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY JANUARY 31 Eagle Rock Entertainment is proud to issue The Richard Thompson Band Live At Celtic Connections on DVD and Blu-ray on January 31, 2012. His first live concert DVD in over five years, as well as his very first Blu-ray release in his 40-year career, is certainly worth the wait. ...

Sister City Jazz Ambassadors Performing in Pittsfield on Thursday, January 5

January 5, 2012

The Sister City Jazz Ambassadors perform at Paddy's Pub in Pittsfield Massachusetts on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. The group is composed of musicians committed to building peace through music and people-to-people connections. They'll be performing every Thursday evening at Paddy's Pub, which is located in Park Square in downtown Pittsfield. For directions, click ...