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News: Performance / Tour

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra to Play Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite" for Family Concert on Sunday, November 27

November 18, 2011

The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, working in partnership with Jazz St. Louis, will perform Duke Ellington's “Nutcracker Suite" as part of a “family concert" at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27 at Powell Symphony Hall. The suite, which is Ellington's jazz interpretation of “The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, originally was recorded for Columbia Records and released in 1960. ...

News: Recording

Seattle's Lost Funk Scene

November 18, 2011

Seattle has always been a cultural cul-de-sac. Geographically, the city sits on the edge of a state in the country's far Northwest reaches. Zoom in on the city and you'll notice that Seattle rests on an isthmus, with large bodies of water on either side. And if you happened to be a black resident between 1937 ...

News: Education

Young Artists Residency in Cleveland

November 18, 2011

Dominick Farinacci About 15 years ago my old friend, pianist-educator Eric Gould invited me to speak to his students at a Saturday morning music education program at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). When I arrived the students were running down a chart, then they took a break before my talk. As they broke the kids were bouncing ...

News: Music Industry

Pres. Hall Jazz Band: Carnegie Hall for 50th Anniversary

November 18, 2011

NOLA LEGENDS CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH CARNEGIE HALL SHOW ON JANUARY 7 New Orleans jazz legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band are celebrating their 50th anniversary by performing with some of their musical friends at one of the most legendary venues in the world. On January 7 they will grace the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at ...

News: Advocacy

Congress May Pave Way for Small Investors to Crowdfund Music Startups

November 18, 2011

A bill that was recently passed by the House of Representatives opens up the possibility of music startups raising $1 to $2 million annually via social media and crowdfunding platforms without having to meet costly registration requirements. This bill would allow for investments by small fry, who are currently shut out of such opportunities, and provide ...

News: Technology

Fanfueled Raises $1 Million for Ticketing Platform That Rewards Fan Engagement

November 18, 2011

Newly launched FanFueled has raised $1 million in funding for it's social and reward based ticketing platform. The seed round was led by Listen LLC and angel William Lohse. With service fees 1/2 to 2/3 lower than Ticketmaster, FanFueled's online ticketing and marketing platform incentivizes, tracks, and rewards fan engagement. Evenbrite and other ticketing platforms offer ...

News: Technology

Compare Google Music, iTunes and Amazon [chart]

November 18, 2011

Google Music left beta yesterday with a 320kps download store, free cloud storage and streaming, unique music sharing options, mobile payments and a direct to fan sales hub for indie artists. But how does the new Google Music compare to more established music offerings from Apple's iTunes and Amazon? This chart from Huffington Post lays out ...

News: Music Industry

Watch Replay of Wednesday's Google Music Announcement

November 18, 2011

(UPDATE 3) Yesterday Google Music left beta with a 320kps download store, curated content, a unique song sharing feature and a direct to fan sales option that every band should want to take advantage of. Read the full story here or watch the video reply below. Skip past the pre-show graphics to 30 mins in when ...

News: Recording

Neil Young - Live At Massey Hall 1971 (2007)

November 18, 2011

There's just something about Neil Young. His present-day persona along with his musical past form a sort of rolling time capsule in my head. Very strange, much like the man himself. This particular album, recorded 1971 at Toronto's Massey Hall, showcases Young and his songwriting at an early career peak. Played on acoustic guitar and sometimes ...

News: Performance / Tour

Annenberg Center Celebrates Four Decades of Advancing the Performing Arts

November 18, 2011

By Heather A. Davis for the Penn Current Without the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia's theater landscape would look vastly different. Harold Prince, the renowned Broadway producer and director, has brought shows he directed for the New Phoenix Repertory Company to the Center. Theater producer and director Joe Papp has brought the New York ...