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Our Time's "Listen" CD Features Carly Simon, Daryl Hall - Available June 23rd

April 27, 2009

Giving Voice to a Group of Children Often Ridiculed or Silenced By Stuttering Carly Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Duncan Sheik, John Forte and Others From the Worlds of Pop, Rock, Broadway, Hip-Hop and R&B to Appear on a Remarkable CD, Listen. Songs Written By Children Who Stutter Bring Artists Together in a Calling for ...

Kindle Helps Boost Amazon Sales 18 Percent

April 27, 2009

Amazon reported an increase in sales of 18 percent for the first quarter, buoyed by sales of its second generation e-book, the Kindle 2. “We're grateful and excited that Kindle sales have exceeded our most optimistic expectations," Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, said in a statement. Total revenue came in at $4.89 billion, up ...

Progressive Rock Legends Nektar Celebrate 40th Anniversary with Release of New Live CD

April 27, 2009

The progressive music community is buzzing with the release of a new live double CD by prog-rock legends Nektar called Fortyfied. Celebrating their 40th Anniversary, Nektar's contribution over the past 40 years has quite rightly earned them their place in any 'Progressive Rock Hall of Fame'. But the band is much more than a 'Prog Legend', ...

Esquizito Presents the "Why Not Call It Music" Festival in New Orleans

April 27, 2009

Sunday, April 26 through Sunday, May 3, 2009 in New Orleans @ Maison Musique... Esquizito's home @ the crossroads of three historic neighborhoods: the Bywater, the Marigny and the Faubourg St. Roch 1018 Music Street (between St. Claude and N. Rampart) Think you've seen it all and heard it all in New Orleans? Come hear the ...

The Jazz Session #55: The Wee Trio

April 27, 2009

Jason Crane interviews vibraphonist James Westfall, bassist Dan Loomis and drummer Jared Schonig, known collectively as The Wee Trio. Their first record, Capitol Diner Vol. 1 (Bionic Records, 2008) features original music, jazz standards ... and Nirvana. The trio explores the music they love through the lens of collective improvisation, and the results are fresh, fun ...

Marcel and Beyond the Sun In Concert

April 27, 2009

Connecticut 's Own Winter Olympic Games 2010 Figure Skating Hopeful Elizabeth Mae Stern Benefit Concert and Dinner Benefit Jazz Concert Proudly Presented by the friends of Elizabeth Mae Stern, 2010 Winter Olympic Games Figure Skater hopeful, in Cooperation with NaFFAA Region 1, will feature Marcel & Beyond the Sun, with guest vocalist Lana Peck. On May ...

Record Store Day Gives Indies Sales Boost

April 27, 2009

Saturday's National Record Store Day provided U.S. indie music stores and labels with a tangible boost in sales. Billboard chart analyst Ed Christman put the gain at just 1% of overall independent label sales. But Coalition Of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) outlets were up 22% over the previous year and vinyl sales jumped 222% according to ...

Richie Havens Concert to Mark Woodstock Anniversary

April 27, 2009

First act at 1969 festival will perform 40 years later on same site. Richie Havens is going back to the garden — again. The veteran singer-songwriter, who was the first act on stage at the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair in 1969, will perform at noon on August 14 at the Bethel Woods Center for ...

Video: Last Vinyl Press Plant in Detroit

April 27, 2009

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April 27, 2009