Posts Tagged ‘musicians’

Rolling Stone Calls Rock The Net CD “Sexy!”

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The album hits stores (old-school and online) on July 29, and benefit’s FMC’s Rock the Net campaign, which raises awareness about the importance of net neutrality to the music community. Released by our friends at Thirsty Ear Recordings, the disc proves that musicians are a big part of the push to preserve the open internet. [...]

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Hairy Thing

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

This is due in no small part to the fact that their focus seems to ebb and flow. This results in music that’s at some moments diffuse, and at others full of the kind of all-out intensity that’s mostly rhetoric and little substance. The three track titles refer only to the duration of each piece [...]

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Armchair Sociology, The Chuck Klosterman Way [Chucked Out]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

A music blog where we discuss Phish and Radiohead along with our other favorite bands, musicians, industry news, random tales, pictures, videos, reviews, and setlists. We detail our adventures to different concerts and festivals. Oh, not to mention this is a place for us to share some cool music with you. Thanks for wasting your [...]

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Rain Falls Over Tarrant County

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The world’s most powerful and best-paid movie stars, musicians and athletes. The false information spread deliberately because of competitiveness at markets? He commented on the statement of Anatoliy Hrytsenko that Victor Yushchenko had no chances at the Presidential election. Jordan bought 100,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat at $396 a tonne, cost and freight, in a [...]

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Dan Hicks Amp; The Hot Licks

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

I do actually like some of his songs when they’re performed by other musicians, for example…” Hmmm, on second thought, maybe you’re just an idiot. Let the flames rage! Well, just to see if I was missing something I gave a fresh listen to old Leonard. And, sadly, I still find not much to like. [...]

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Off To See The Artomatic And Generic Site Info

Friday, May 9th, 2008

This annual show promises to be bigger and better than ever this year, taking over the empty ten story Capitol Plaza office building and housing the work of about 1,000 artists. Not exactly something you can see all of in a casual walk through. Something tells me Im going to have to make multiple trips [...]

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Will IT Happen Tomorrow Night At The Jammys?

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

A music and Phish blog where we discuss Phish along with our other favorite bands and musicians including industry news, random tales, pictures, videos, and reviews of our adventures to different concerts and festivals. Oh, not to mention this is a place for us to share some cool music with you. Thanks for wasting your [...]

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Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt (53 S)

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Django bends each note, wringing every ounce of meaning from it. Listening to this song, a huge hit in the 20s, brings you back to another world. Its been played by the best musicians, and Django certainly fits the bill. Joe Brown offers a stirring performance of Ill See You in My Dreams on ukelele [...]

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Wednesday’s 4-16 Tin Star Jam

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

He thought the latillas were just for him to perch on. Click any picture to enlarge, click on any link for the music. Then, once I got to the Tin Star I found two of our musicians engaged in a friendly discussion about some silly thing. Carla explained to them that they needed to behave, [...]

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The Weekend Buzz: Inside Edition

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

So get out your best outfit, dust off that debit card, and enjoy the climate-controlledindoor pleasuresthat this South American cosmopolitan smorgasbord has to offer. Dont let the name fool you, this group is for real. Comprised of musicians, actors, and performance artists, Grupo Krapp is known for its outlandish outfits, controversial subjects, and brilliantly executed [...]

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An Addiction Help Message For David Stern, Mark Cuban And Josh Howard

Monday, April 28th, 2008

One report states that 37% of African Americans born in 2001 can expect to spend time in jail. If they received drug education, it may save them from needing addiction help, and jail. It would help if athletes and musicians stopped referring to their own drug use - it leads to more drug use and [...]

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Blues Festivals

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

This year’s festival lineup includes the stellar Robert Cray (pictured), Elvin Bishop, Mudcat, the duo of Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, and others. The festival is a free event, but tickets are limited and are available through a lottery system on the festival’s website. Lottery registration begins Monday, March 10 at 8 a.m. The [...]

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Music Goes Green: Ingrid Michaelson

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

This collective group of musicians, with an ever-changing lineup of up-and-coming artists and some seasoned performers, converged on the Great American Music Hall stage on April 11 in San Francisco. Ingrid Michaelson got top billing as the headlining artist for the tour, with support from numerous musicians including Cary Brothers, Jim Bianco, Jessie Baylin, and [...]

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