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News: Performance / Tour

Cornmeal | 12.26 and 12.27 | Chicago

January 20, 2009

Words by: Herschel Concepcion | Images by: Norman Sands Cornmeal :: 12.26.08 & 12.27.08 :: Martyrs' :: Chicago, IL Cornmeal :: 12.26 :: Chicago The Windy City's finest jamgrass band celebrated the holidays this year by offering a very special treat for its fans: a two night run at Martyrs' in Chicago's North Side. In ...

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News: Recording

Laura Reed and Deep Pocket:Live at Tree Sound Studios

January 19, 2009

By: Bill Clifford Live at Tree Sound Studios (Tree Sound) is the first of two planned releases by Asheville, North Carolina's Laura Reed and Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta. The dual CD/DVD set was recorded in Atlanta on New Year's Eve 2007 and March 9th, 2008 at the famed, environmentally friendly studio (Nappy Roots and Perpetual ...

News: Recording

Skeletons:Money

January 19, 2009

By: Dennis Cook Theme albums are a dicey proposition at best. “Rock" and “opera" are words most folks besides Pete Townsend should leave well apart. However, there's something to be said for a loose, overarching net to hold one's ideas, and Skeletons catch some nifty doubloons on Money (Tomlab). Emerging from the clamor of a busy ...

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News: Technology

We Are One: HBO Obama Webcast

January 19, 2009

BIG NAMES IN MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATE NEW PRESIDENT'S ARRIVAL Mr. Wonder Cable network HBO is covering the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial today. The event is titled We Are One and features performances from Bruce Springsteen, U2, Stevie Wonder, Pete Seeger, Herbie Hancock and many more, plus various speakers like Samuel L. Jackson, ...

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News: Recording

Sun Spin: Linda Ronstadt

January 19, 2009

A PAIR OF CLASSICS THAT POINT THE WAY TO OTHER CLASSICS A great cover version of a song can either offer us fresh delights from what we thought was known territory or give new listeners a gateway into the original work. There's a real art to good interpretation. It's something jazz singers understand well working ...

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News: Music Industry

Blues and Lasers

January 18, 2009

Blues and Lasers Blues and Lasers Blues and Lasers is a band formed in late 2007 from Burlington, VT. Their sound focuses on the tradition and roots of delta blues and rock & roll music contrasted with an experimental edge (i.e. the lasers). Blues and Lasers is comprised of Scott Tournet (vocals, lead guitar, harmonica) Matt ...

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News: Performance / Tour

U-Melt Winter Tour

January 18, 2009

INITIAL 2009 DATES RUB SHOULDERS WITH UMPHREY'S AND WYLLYS U-Melt's 2009 Winter Tour will kick off on Thursday, January 22nd at Mulcahy's's in Wantagh, NY and conclude during the last weekend of February when U-Melt returns to Phildelphia's North Star and a stop at Hunter Mountain for the first annual Winter Jam. In between, U-Melt ...

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News: Video / DVD

Sat Eye Candy: Mick Taylor

January 18, 2009

BLUESBREAKER & EX-ROLLING STONES AXE MAN TURNS 60 TODAY While his tenure with The Rolling Stones lasted only five years, Mick Taylor sure made an impression. His fluid, dirty pretty style remains many fans all-time favorite guitar voice (outside of dear ol' Keith's madly brilliant plinking) in the band, and despite decades with Ron Wood filling ...

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Neil Young | 12.09.08 | Chicago

January 17, 2009

Words by: Herschel Concepcion Images by: Norman Sands Neil Young :: 12.09.08 :: The Allstate Arena :: Chicago, IL Neil Young Having never seen Neil Young live before, I was prepared to face the ugly possibility that he might just be another nostalgia act, that the fire has faded ...

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News: Music Industry

Steam Powered Pres Society: A New Twist on Old Tunes

January 17, 2009

Steam Powered Preservation Society: A New Twist on Old Tunes Perennial bluegrass insider and luthier Tut Taylor's tape recordings, numbering over 500 in total, captured some of the legends of the American acoustic music scene. This collection spawned the creation of The Steam Powered Preservation Society, a nonprofit (501c3) organization whose mission is to archive, save, ...