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Cuneiform: Sao Paulo Underground; Mats/Morgan Band
Sao Paulo UndergroundTres Cabecas Loucuras (Cuneiform, 2011) This is a very interesting group that combines jazz composition and improvisation with electronics and effects to create an intoxicating and exotic blend of music. Featuring Rob Mazurek on cornet and electronics, Mauricio Takara on drums and electronics, Guilherme Granado on keyboards, electronics and samplers, Richard Ribeiro on drums ...
PT. 8: What Musicians Expect from Music Critics and Journalists
This is the space where a series of musicians have responded to the burning question: When you read music journalism & criticism what qualities are you looking for in the writer and the writing? TED NASH, saxophonist-composer It's important that the writer/critic understands the music well enough to speak intelligently about it. I occasionally get some ...
Anatomy of a Dinosaur: Notes from One of the Last of the Retail Record Men
Last spring after reading a New York Times account of the demise of one of the last of a dying breed, the retail record store, I knew the proprietor of this Brooklyn record outlet was someone we should interview as part of a series of oral history interviews for the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn. So ...
How to Adapt Your Gig Posters to a Digital World
Though you might think that gig posters and flyers are a relic of a forgotten age, in many locales they are still quite useful for publicity and are still considered basic merch items. However, digital flyers are a growing phenomenon that take the old school poster and update it for web and mobile distribution. Here are ...
As Live Music Venues Struggle, Two in D.C. Find a New Way to Compete
Whether its the soft economy or competition from Live Nation, more and more of the live music venues that serve as essential showcases for emerging artists are struggling to survive. That's particularly true in the DC market, where established independent venues like The Birchmere and 9:30 Club are now battling concert giant Live Nation's Filmore and ...
John Escreet Trio @ The Rubin Museum - December 2nd, 2011
Friday December 2, 2011 @ 7:00 PM $18.00 in advance / $20.00 day of Member Price: $16.20 John Escreetpiano John Hébertbass Tyshawn Soreydrums Since moving to New York in 2006,John Escreet has had a powerful impact, and has emerged as one of the most creative and original pianists on the music scene there. He is highly ...
FanFueled Brings "Clean Energy" and Fan Rewards to Concert Ticketing
Last week yet another ticketing company intending to disrupt established players like Ticketmaster announced its launch. At first, though FanFueled offers an interesting mix of fan rewards and low fees, I was bit underwhelmed by covering yet another contestant in a crowded field. But after speaking with Founder and CEO Anderson Bell, I realized there's a ...
The Way to San Jose
A few weeks ago I was sitting next to Burt Bacharach on an overstuffed sofa in his living room at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. We were the only ones in the house, and it was a gloriously warm early autumn afternoon, with the ocean fog just starting to roll in. I was there to ...
Singer and Activist Harry Belafonte at JFK Library on November 21
Harry Belafonte is appearing at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston on Monday, November 21, 2011 to discuss his new book, My Song: A Memoir. Local television reporter and host Liz Walker is moderator. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public, but reservations are required. You can also ...
Billboard Magazine Declares That Discounted Music Doesn't Count
In new rules issued this week, Billboard Magazine declared that unit sales for albums priced below $3.49 will no longer be eligible for the Billboard charts and won't be counted in Nielsen SoundScan sales data during their first four weeks of release. EPs and individual songs must now also sell for $.39 or more per track ...


