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News: Interview

Waiting For Bill Evans

May 29, 2009

If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know by now that I love photography, especially black-and-white works from the New York School between 1936 and 1963. So from time to time I enjoy inviting photographers of jazz images I admire to explain what happened at the precise moment the shutter closed on their subject. ...

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News: Recording

Cheap Trick Preps 'The Latest,' 'SGT. Pepper' Live Releases

May 29, 2009

Cheap Trick is stepping outside of the label world to release its next studio album, “The Latest," itself. The veteran rock group will start taking pre-orders for the 13-track set, which it recorded during the past year mostly in Los Angeles with producer Julian Raymond, on Friday via its official web site, www.cheaptrick.com, and at Amazon.com. ...

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News: Recording

Ronin Rhythm Records Announces June 1 Digital Releases

May 29, 2009

Ronin Rhythm Records brings its complete back catalog to the digital download platform in collaboration with Iapetus Distribution/Unsung Records. Seven titles are being released digitally on the June 1, 2009 via most major download stores such as iTunes, emusic, Amazon, etc. Ronin Rhythm Records is a platform for new creative music covering New Minimal, Funk and ...

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News: Technology

Saynow Connects Artists to Fans Via Voice Mail and Text Messages

May 29, 2009

Our Call Katy Perry Now post last week led us to service provider SayNow. This free service connects bands with fans via voice mail and text messages. Rapper Soulja Boy regularly connects with 2 million opt-in fans via SayNow. Fans get voice or text messages broadcast from participating artists and can call in to hear a ...

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News: Video / DVD

Umphrey's McGee Live DVD

May 29, 2009

UMPHREY'S McGEE ANNOUNCES THE DVD RELEASE OF THEIR SOUNDSTAGE PERFORMANCE: UMPHREY'S McGEE - LIVE DUE THIS JUNE LOOK FOR THE BAND ON TOUR, INCLUDING FESTIVAL STOPS A SHORT RUN CO-BILL WITH MATISYAHU, AND TWO NIGHTS WITH DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Umphrey's McGee Umphrey's McGee is gearing up for a busy summer. ...

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News: Technology

A Simple Strategy to Increase Your Band's Twitter Followers

May 29, 2009

The graph below highlights a simple way to get Twitter Followers - start Following! This graph, for a particular artist we work with, vividly illustrates the effect of adding Followings - people followed tend to reciprocate. The obvious criticism of this approach is what is the value of the Followers? However, this is balanced by the ...

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News: Interview

Reed Mathis: Vernal Gratitude

May 29, 2009

By: Dennis Cook Reed Mathis by Ariel Mathis Reed Mathis is somewhat surprised when I call him an instigator. Yet, there is a discernible musical prod at the core of his playing and personality. Mathis is a once-or-twice in a generation player, someone who will ...

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News: Recording

DMB Stream New Album

May 29, 2009

Dave Matthews Band Stream New Album DMB Dave Matthews Band will release Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, the highly anticipated album following the death of band member Leroi Moore, on June 2. The album, a tribute to Leroi Moore, will be the band's first studio album in four years and will include the newly released ...

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News: Music Industry

Late Ellington

May 29, 2009

There is little question that the 1940-41 edition of the Duke Ellington orchestra, the so-called Blanton-Webster band, was Ellington's finest. Legions of Ellington lovers have listened to it so often that they can sing along with its arrangements and the solos by Webster, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Ellington and the other members. Still, I've always had ...

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News: Recording

Cecil and Miles in NYC (and India)

May 29, 2009

Taylor, the pianist beyond genre (age: 80) and still-groundbreaking music of Davis, the trumpeter/conceptualist (dead 18 years) are at major Manhattan venues this week, continuing to provoke and gratify. Cecil Taylor performs at the Blue Note tonight (Thursday, May 28) while “Miles From India," mixing veterans of Davis' electric bands with South Asian improvisers, has a ...