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News: Performance / Tour

Ars Nova Workshop | Spring 2012

December 8, 2011

Ars Nova Workshop's 13th year is coming soon! We wrapped up our 2011 season in late-November with two maximum capacity concerts by Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog and a double-header with Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown and the Claudia Quintet + 1. Thanks to everyone who came out to support ANW this year, and we wish you all a ...

News: Music Industry

The RIAA Says Suing Individuals Was an Effective Strategy...

December 8, 2011

The RIAA ended its mass-lawsuits against individuals years ago, though the group is now pointing to a successful strategy. In fact, the group now claims that it 'largely succeeded' in containing the piracy problem and fostering a legitimate marketplace. In response to a critical article in the Tennessean regarding the RIAA's multi-million dollar lobbying tab and ...

News: Trends

What's Selling This Christmas? Christmas Music, That's What....

December 8, 2011

If you want to sell music this Christmas, try making it about Christmas. During the most recent sales week in the US, more than one-third of chart-topping albums were Christmas-themed, a ratio that could increase heading into the 25th. Actually, the numbers are better than that: 75 titles on thelatest Billboard 200—or 37.5 percent—were all about ...

News: Performance / Tour

Twin Cities Jazz Week(s) in Review: From Mallinger to Russell

December 8, 2011

Never think there's too much music around the Twin Cities—but sometimes I have trouble finding time to write about it. Over the past two weeks, we've had some enticing visitors as well as accomplished local artists, some expectedly fine music and some surprises. And some celebrations that quickly put listeners in a holiday mood—even without holiday ...

News: Opinion

Why Sonny Rollins Matters

December 7, 2011

Last Sunday, Sonny Rollins was at the White House to receive the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors from President Obama and then at the annual Kennedy Center gala, which will be broadcast on Dec. 27 on CBS. Sonny must be on a first-name basis with front-gate guards by now, since he was just at the White House ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Budos Band: February Tour

December 7, 2011

GET FUNKY IN FEBRUARY The Budos Band have announced plans to tour in February, starting on the 18th in Vancouver. After that, the band will play various stops on the West Coast, including Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and more. Before all that, however, the deep funksters will hit the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY ...

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News: Music Industry

How to Get Music on Spotify for Free: Spotmeup

December 7, 2011

Most digital distributors from Tunecore to The Orchard and CDBaby to IODA deliver independent music to Spotify. But I had not seen an alternative for artists that want to avoid all distribution fees or perhaps choose to offer a track only on Spotify. Founded almost a year ago, Spotmeup provides the answer with a simple and ...

News: Technology

Audiosocket Launches Music Licensing Storefront, New Indie Artist Revenue Stream

December 7, 2011

Audiosocket has entered the second phase of its Music as a Service (MaaS) suite of offerings with the launch of MaaS: Storefront. It takes the music licensing service they've provided via API (like Vimeo Music) and turns it into a plug and play solution for digital media companies and for sites featuring user-created content. In the process, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vijay Iyer Trio and the Miguel Zenon Quartet Concert at Berklee Performance Center on Friday, December 9

December 7, 2011

Pianist Vijay Iyer and saxophonist Miguel Zenon are playing in concert at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston's Back Bay on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $40-$50 and can be purchased online. The concert is part of the Celebrity Series of Boston, which has been bringing high quality music ...

News: Recording

Paul McCartney - The Love We Make (2011)

December 7, 2011

Paul McCartney, sitting in a plane waiting to return to his native England, saw the smoke rising from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001. The son of a volunteer firefighter during the German Blitz of World War II, McCartney was moved to assemble an all-star concert in honor of New York City's surviving first responders ...