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News: Festival

Jam Cruise 8 Lineup: STS9, Word, Kdtu, Hips

May 3, 2009

Jam Cruise 8 Artist Lineup Announced Jam Cruise 7 by Smith Jam Cruise 8 will set sail January 3-8, 2010 on board the beautiful MSC Poesia. Departing Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale, the boat will visit the tropical ports of Ocho Rios, Jamaica and George Town, Cayman Islands over the course of five glorious days and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Seattle Times - Andrew Oliver Kora Band: A Fresh, Old Sound Breaks New Ground

May 3, 2009

CD Release Party at The Jewelbox Theater (Rendevouz Restaurant & Bar, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle; $12 (206-441-5823 or jewelboxtheater.com). Why are there no new musical instruments? It’s as if the electric guitar was the ultimate innovation, the last nail in the coffin of music’s social supremacy. If fresh organic sounds are an endangered species, then Kane ...

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News: Music Industry

Musicians Preferred; Loud Music O.K.

May 3, 2009

CARMEN STAAF, a 28-year-old New England Conservatory-trained jazz pianist, does what she has to do to make ends meet. Last year, she played accordion in a musical about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, starring puppets. More recently, she played ragtime piano with a xylophone band--in a dog costume. But those gigs were nothing compared with talking her ...

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News: Video / DVD

Video Showcase: Singin' and Swingin' with Tony Bennett

May 3, 2009

While these Saturday video posts often serve as a way to present musical samples from brand new artists or those making their first trip to St. Louis, today's subject, by virtue of both his longevity and his musicianship, really needs no extended introduction. The great Tony Bennett will ...

News: Technology

TechDirt's Mike Masnick on Records, Reznor and Giving Fans a Reason to Buy

May 3, 2009

TechDirt's Mike Masnick recently keynoted the Digital Music Leadership Summit sponsored ironically by the RIAA. He about new models of the music industry and who Nine Inch Nails gets it right by giving fans a reason to buy his music instead of grabbing on a file sharing network.

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News: Technology

7 SEO Tips for Musicians and Labels

May 3, 2009

Using Search Engine Optimization To Get Your Music Discovered Most musicians want their band to be discovered. Not by a Universal Music talent scout maybe - that would be so 2005. Nowadays musicians need to be discovered by their fans and using a search engine like Google is the top way that people find ...

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News: Recording

Joe Lovano Debuting New 'Folk Art' Quintet

May 3, 2009

Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Joe Lovano will mark his 21st recording for Blue Note with the release of Folk Art, fronting a new quintet he formed in 2008. Due May 19, the nine songs are all original Lovano compositions, the first time he’s released only new material on one record. Dubbed the US Five, Lovano finds himself ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal to Team for 'Bontaj' Tour

May 3, 2009

If Bonnie Raitt has her way, this summer's BonTaj Roulet tour with Taj Mahal will be the first of many such outings. “I trademarked BonTaj Roulet," Raitt tells Billboard.com. “I had the idea for this back when I did Lilith Fair, the whole idea of a touring mini-festival and ticket prices going to social causes. It's ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Lindsey Buckingham: Live Tusk

May 3, 2009

IMAGINATIVE REWORKING OF CLASSIC FROM CURRENT TOUR Fleetwood Mac are currently out on the “Greatest Hits Unleashed Tour" (see dates here), and we're pleased to offer an interesting rendition of the Mac classic “Tusk" performed by Lindsey Buckingham on his last tour to whet appetites for the current Mac outing. Check out our exclusive 2008 chat ...

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News: Recording

NOMO: New Album/Tour

May 3, 2009

NOMO set to release new album in May / Tour Starts Now The sonic empire of the Michigan-based collective is expanding; busting up genres and musical borders with astonishing results. Less than a year after the acclaimed Ghost Rock, NOMO have completed its spirited sister album-recorded during the Ghost Rock sessions and tours. NOMO's fourth full-length ...