Results for "JamBase"

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News: Recording

Sunday Spin: Elvis Presley

February 15, 2009

THE KING CLOSES OUT VALENTINE'S WEEKEND There's the mistaken general impression that by the late '60s Elvis Presley was creatively tapped. Out of touch with both the emerging Flower Power scene and the last, clinging vestiges of '50s cocktail culture, Presley wandered far and wide before finding truly firm footing again in the early '70s. ...

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News: Festival

All Good Festival 2009 Lineup

February 15, 2009

INITIAL ASSORTMENT FOR 13TH ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA JEWEL Ben Harper by Melissa Nicholson The 13th annual All Good Music Festival will be held July 10-12 at to Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, WV. Featuring an extended weekend of music and camping amongst the scenic West Virginia mountains, the All Good Festival presents fans with a showcase of ...

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News: Music Industry

A Few Minutes with Brian Wilson

February 14, 2009

By: Dennis Cook Brian Wilson Ten minutes. That's the time allocated for our conversation with Brian Wilson, whose All Music Guide bio starts by proclaiming him “arguably the greatest American composer of popular music in the rock era." It's a tough line to argue against given the global impact of 1966's Pet Sounds, not to mention ...

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News: Music Industry

The Roots: NYC Residency

February 13, 2009

The Roots Present “The Jam" at NYC's Highline Ballroom With 14 Shows in Four Months The Roots The Roots are making New York City's Highline Ballroom their home for a while, as they settle into a residency that will last through June. It will be called “The Jam" (rumor has it special guests will ...

News: Technology

Gomez Tour, Free Download

February 13, 2009

GOMEZ ANNOUNCES US SPRING TOUR PLUS THIRD BONNAROO APPEARANCE Gomez ATO Records is proud to announce that Gomez will be embarking on a string of spring US dates in support of their soon-to-be released sixth studio album A New Tide. The band will kick off the tour at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, ...

News: Music Industry

The Dead Speak!

February 12, 2009

NEW Q&A WITH BOBBY, PHIL, MICKEY AND BILLY ABOUT UPCOMING TOUR AND THE EVOLUTION OF THEIR LONG STRANGE TRIP Bob Weir & Phil Lesh :: 12.31.08 :: S.F. By Susan Weiand On October 20, 2008, The Dead performed together for the first time in four years at “Change Rocks," a Barack Obama ...

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News: Performance / Tour

New North Miss. Allstars Dates

February 12, 2009

NMA KEEP IT SCRUFFY IN MARCH AND APRIL The North Mississippi Allstars have announced the second leg of their “Do It Like We Used To Do Tour", named after their new live anthology, Do It Like We Used To Do: Live '96-'08 (released January 20), a 2-CD + DVD set. The Hill Country Revue will ...

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News: Recording

Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid:NYC

February 12, 2009

By: Josh Potter It may seem untimely that this review is running almost one year to the day after Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid sequestered themselves in NYC's famous Avatar Studio for two days of recording. At the rate that the world, and thus music, changes these days, a year is more than enough time to ...

News: Music Industry

Ticketmaster and Live Nation Merge

February 11, 2009

LIVE NATION AND TICKETMASTER ENTERTAINMENT TO COMBINE IN MERGER Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment ("Ticketmaster") today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create the world's premier live entertainment company. The combined entity, which will be called Live Nation Entertainment, joins Live Nation's concert promotions expertise with Ticketmaster's ticketing solutions and artist ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Trigger Hippy | 02.07.09 | Georgia

February 11, 2009

Words by: Frank Etheridge | Images by: Ian Rawn Trigger Hippy :: 02.07.09 :: Cox Capitol Theatre :: Macon, GA Jimmy Herring - Trigger Hippy :: 02.07 :: GA Expectations and preconceptions can too often limit and hinder one's live music experience. Whether these restrictive mind-sets arise from an intricate knowledge of the music or ...