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News: Recording

Oscar Castro-Neves to Release "Live at Blue Note Tokyo" on Zoho Records.

November 24, 2011

Oscar Castro-Neves: This project, Live at Blue Note Tokyo, is endearing to my heart for several reasons: first—it was done on Tokyo. Japan is a land that never ceases to mesmerize and educate me with its culture, its history, and its people. There is, I feel, a strong connection between Japanese and Brazilian melodies, and I ...

News: Interview

The String Cheese Incident: Back on the Road Again

November 25, 2011

By Dennis Cook To say there's been a pent-up desire for The String Cheese Incident to return to active duty would be a fairly gross understatement. For the SCI faithful, nothing else fills the hole this singular Colorado institution fits. A great American band in the broad, positive sense, String Cheese throws together elements no other ...

News: Festival

FloydFest 2012: Franti, Salmon, Hornsby, Galactic, Matis, Alo

November 25, 2011

JULY 26-29 AT BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN FLOYD, VA FloydFest returns for it's 11th year on July 26-29 at Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd, VA. Click here for all ticketing information, and check out the lineup below. FloydFest Lineup Michael Franti & Spearhead Brandi Carlile Leftover Salmon Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers Matisyahu Galactic Ozomatli Gary ...

News: Advocacy

Occupy Musicians: Lou Reed, Talib, Tom Morello, Biafra

November 25, 2011

MUSICIANS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR ALL OCCUPY MOVEMENTS A number of prominent musicians have pledged their support for the Occupy Movement by launching the Occupy Musicians website. The website aims to to facilitate performances at Occupy spaces and events, network musicians to Occupy locations and Occupy fund raisers, host embedded media to Occupy-related songs and music videos, ...

News: Music Industry

How to Adapt Your Gig Posters to a Digital World

November 25, 2011

Though you might think that gig posters and flyers are a relic of a forgotten age, in many locales they are still quite useful for publicity and are still considered basic merch items. However, digital flyers are a growing phenomenon that take the old school poster and update it for web and mobile distribution. Here are ...

News: Music Industry

As Live Music Venues Struggle, Two in D.C. Find a New Way to Compete

November 25, 2011

Whether its the soft economy or competition from Live Nation, more and more of the live music venues that serve as essential showcases for emerging artists are struggling to survive. That's particularly true in the DC market, where established independent venues like The Birchmere and 9:30 Club are now battling concert giant Live Nation's Filmore and ...

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News: Radio

Pandora Posts Profits and Listener Growth, but Wall Street Doesn't Care

November 25, 2011

Despite growing competition, Pandora beat expectations managed strong growth in Q3 actually turning a profit of $638,000 compared to a loss of $1.77 million a year ago. The company reported quarterly revenue of $75 million, twice that of a year before and and up from $67 million in the second quarter. Total listening hours hit to ...

News: Performance / Tour

Dave Douglas - Three Views (Greenleaf Portable Series, Vols. 1-3) (2011)

November 24, 2011

Dave Douglas is widely regarded as being elite among jazz trumpeters these days not just because of a polished technique, but a restlessness that drives him to try something new at least every couple of years. He's had a richly varied career that's gone from playing in Horace Silver's band to leading a “jazz-Balkan-improv" Tiny Bell ...

News: Recording

Trumpets: Wadada Leo Smith; Corey Wilkes

November 25, 2011

Wadada Leo Smith—Dark Lady of the Sonnets (TUM, 2011) Always searching for new musical vistas, the trumpet and flugelhorn player Wadada Leo Smith teams up with Min Xiao-Fen on pipa and occasional voice and Pheeroan akLaff on drums. The trio is called Mbira, and they create a very interesting album featuring five lengthy improvisations which develop ...

News: Interview

Youth and Grace

November 25, 2011

The past few days, Rifftides has been unavoidably concerned with deaths and with musicians aged 80 or older. Am I the only one ready for an infusion of youth? Grace Kelly, born in 1992, may not be an elected representative of the talented teenagers in jazz, but she gets the nod here because for several years ...