Results for "Michael Ricci"

Try Stoking Your Fans

May 2, 2010

This guest post comes from Ben Coe who is an artist coach and co-founder of music management and marketing firm The Artist Farm. His work there is designed to help artists of all types and levels succeed in clarifying and achieving their goals. The most effective marketing comes from word of mouth: and as you may ...

This Ad Captures the Perils of Indie Music Snobbery

May 2, 2010

Record Store Day Declared Big Sales Success

May 2, 2010

It was a great day for recorded music as sales surged during America's third annual Record Store Day on April 17th. Compared to the prior week, overall U.S. album sales in the independent sector increased 12% including a whopping 119% vinyl sales jump for the weekend and 529% growth in vinyl single sales, according to Nielsen ...

Bonham to Recreate Zeppelin Experience

May 2, 2010

Jason Bonham To Recreate Led Zeppelin Experience Theagencygroup.com has announced plans for Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. The son of Led Zeppelin's departed drummer John Bonham, Jason will recreate the Zep experience with help from Annerin Productions, the production team responsible for “The Pink Floyd Experience" and “Rain, A Tribute To The Beatles." TheAgencyGroup.com has stated: ...

Deep Cuts: Steely Dan "Here at the Western World" (1976)

May 2, 2010

By PicoYou know the story: a band goes in the studio to records tracks for an album and finds they recorded more than what they needed for that record, so they leave one or two tracks off of it. You've also seen this play out: a major act comes out with a blockbuster album, ...

Jazz This Week: Count Basie Orchestra, John Patitucci, Jeff Beck, Curtis Roads and Bryan O'Reilly, Steve Tyrell, and More

May 2, 2010

It's going to be another busy weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with shows on tap ranging from classic big-band swing to experimental electronics, along with several stops in between. Let's go to the highlights:Starting tonight, bassist John Patitucci (pictured) leads his trio for two sets per night through Saturday at ...

The Concord Music Group Difference, According to Tift Merritt

May 2, 2010

One of the comments that cropped up consistently in my reporting for our story running in Saturday's Business section on the Concord Music Group is that the people who run and work at the company are dyed-in-the-wool music fans, which isn't always the case in the record business these days. So I asked Tift Merritt, the ...

Charlie O's May Jazz Dates

May 2, 2010

Charlie O's is an intimate jazz club and restaurant originally established in 1987. We have been presenting live jazz performances seven nights a week from 8 PM to Midnight since August 17, 2000. A great Intimate jazz club in the Valley Chuck Niles Charlie O's May 2010 Schedule May 1 Lanny ...

Jazz Dates in New York City

May 2, 2010

Music of Jazz in the City RALPH BOWEN (Friday) Walter White on trumpet, Lage Lund on guitar, Kenny Davis on bass and Adam Cruz on drums. 9 and 10:30 p.m. Jazz Gallery 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village (212) 242-1063 GEORGE COLLIGAN ...

Winter Garden Music Fest 2010

May 2, 2010

Winter Garden Music Fest 2010 The Winter Garden Music Fest is like no other. It is a FREE three day outdoor music celebration held on Plant Street in Historic Downtown Winter Garden. Music Fest boasts over 30 different music genres that could include: Country, Jazz, Blues, Americana, Acoustic, Classic Rock,Southern Rock, Blue Grass, Alternative, Funk, Regas, ...