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4.30.2005
08:38 : Artist of the day: Faith Rivera
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 | Faith Rivera
Los Angeles, California, USAFaith Rivera is a dark-skinned Filipina born on Kauai a sunny Easter afternoon. As a teeny bopper she fronted an all girls band and released her first original on cool star-shaped vinyls on Azra International. Faith left the islands and dived into classical music & jazz graduating with a BA in Music & Minor in Marketing from Cal State Long Beach. Out of school, she jumped in an RV and hit the road playing keys & singing back-up for Interscope rock/r&b artist, Xavier, opening for De La Soul, Morris Day & the Time, and Speech. Since then, she's worked as a session singer with such artists as Luther Vandross, Jon Secada, & Sheila E. After a featured performance with Daniel Ho & the Honolulu Symphony in early 2003, this local girl received an Emmy award in the Outstanding Original Song category for her vocal & co-writing work on « Forever Near » aired on NBC's Passions. | | |
4.29.2005
15:41 : Artist of the day: Aaron Seibert
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 | Aaron Seibert
New Hampshire, USAAaron Seibert, a singer-songwriter-guitarist, an extraordinary performer… original like no other. Highly intense, incredibly dynamic, eclectic, quirky, he creates a musical experience not easily forgotten. Simply put… he’s a natural. Aaron has played over 500+ high energy performances since 1999. Playing so much and so hard that he created a hole in his 1995 Guild D-4 model guitar last winter. He continues to sharpen his skills and increase his always naturally powerful stage presence with every finger & guitar shredding performance. Aaron started playing guitar in 1990 while he was attending his final semester at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. As a child, his first major influences were The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Steely Dan, Aerosmith, Queen, and Bob Seger. Later, in his teens, he discovered Stevie Wonder and Peter Frampton to be his favorites, which have remained to this day. Playing every performance like it was his last, his style is all his own and his songs are equally enthralling and personal. Aaron Seibert is meant for the stage and his songs are meant to be heard and remembered… for years to come. | | |
4.26.2005
16:10 : Weed in the News
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Independents embrace file-sharing (Macworld): Not everyone in the music industry is afraid of file-sharing; some independent labels are positively embracing it.
President of V2 Records (The White Stripes, Moby) Andy Gershon believes that it is better to work with the file-sharing networks, in fact he thinks there is opportunity to be found there. Gershon told Associated Press: "The cat is so far out of the bag and so far gone that it's pointless to keep fighting it. I might as well make as many people fans of our music, whether they illegally download it or not."
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Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has a similar view. "I look at it [file sharing] as a library. I look at it as our version of the radio. It's a place where basically we can encourage fans to be fans and not feel like they're being exploited, which is basically what the whole industry is geared to do," he said.
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Other methods of distribution are being tested, for example, Sovereign Artists has promoted and sold tracks using the online Weed file-sharing format. This lets listeners hear a song for free several times before having to buy it. Weed files are distributed to Web sites and across file-sharing networks. Peer-to-peer users share more than stolen songs (Reuters): (...) That approach has been used for a year now by a company called Weed (http://www.weedshare.com), whose format has proven popular with independent artists.
Users don't need special software to download Weed songs. A band can sell its Weed-encoded songs through its own Web site, but it also makes money when fans copy songs from one another.
"It's completely decentralised," Weed President John Beezer said. "We want people who are interested to find music quickly."
Beezer said Weed has been most successful so far with cult artists like Sananda Maitreya (http://www.sanandapromotion.com), formerly known as Terence Trent D'Arby.
Agreements with major labels are in the works, Beezer said.
4.25.2005
14:02 : New Music: 62 CD Baby Artists
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 | Across The Pond
IrelandIrish tradional music from the Mecca of Irish music, doolin, county clare. featuring lively jigs and reels by some of ireland's best featuring fiddle, banjo, mandolin and bouzouki. | | |
 | Anne Minnery
Washington DC, USANominated for female Country Vocalist of the Year two years in a row, hear why DJs, fans and friends alike compare Anne to the Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells and the incomparable Patsy Cline. | | |
 | Archetribe
Boston, Massachusetts, USAWorld music from another world - mid east percussion fused with modern textures. Echoes of Dead Can Dance, Afro Celt Sound System and Peter Gabriel make this accessible yet fresh. | | |
 | Atherton
Utah, USARoots rock meets alt. country in a pile of flannel blankets under the summer, starry sky. | | |
 | Atrium
Los Angeles, California, USAGet ready for a tripped-out ride: Atrium's release « Freefalling » is a fascinating neo-soul spin on contemporary jazz and alternative R&B. | | |
 | Bob Edgar
Nevada, USACountry Ballad with a vocal styling somewhere between Marty Robbins and Jim Reeves. | | |
 | Bob Evans
United KingdomIf you're into guitar music - acoustic electric and slide guitar - then you'll love this collection of Blues Rock and Pop songs with guitar and vocals and more. | | |
 | Bob Smithson
California, USAA creative instrumental rock/metal album with very imaginative melodies and hard hitting rhythm sequences blended with a mixture of colorful and inventive lead guitar work. | | |
 | Bocca
United KingdomBocca are smoldering, gloom-drenched intensity, and stuck somewhere between Filbert Street and Filmore West. Desolate vocals and sombre instrumentation - namely spooky keyboards, violin, and sturdy drums - are coupled with swaggering riffage. | | |
 | Dj Full Visionary
PortugalOne Album where the rhythm and the joy mark the difference (Trance, Techno, House and Vocal Trance). | | |
 | Eliana Gilad
IsraelImagine a female Deepak Chopra personally guiding you through a musical meditation with a Enya's lilting voice and Bobby Mc Ferrin singing in ancient Hebrew. Recommeded for workshop leaders, yoga teachers and students. | | |
 | Ellen Rosner
Illinois, USAPop Rock at its finest. Vocals like Johnny Cash on estrogen, kick-ass drums, great guitar-work (not wankery) and good solid bass. Throw in the Poi Dog Pondering horns on a few numbers. You have to listen to this. | | |
 | Fusion3
United KingdomComing from Drum and Bass, DJ's The Professor and Spooks are driven to fresh territories by producer Toneranger. Hard yet tuneful, intelligent and bad. Fusion3 steal, corrupt and transform whatever they can get their hands on. | | |
 | Gibson and Mileti w/the Schmoozers
Tennessee, USAFrom the raucus « Can't Find Merle » to the soulful ballad « Whoever You Are,» this music is written and performed by two guys who have been around Nashville long enough to know a good song from a great one. Nashville Soul with a Country Edge. | | |
 | Helms
Boston, Massachusetts, USABasement Life said, « When a band's first full-length is as remarkably original, varied, complex and intelligent as The Swimmer by Helms, it's difficult not to look ahead and try to figure out what the band might be able to pull off on future releases.» | | |
 | Jordan Lee & Judy Hall
Florida, USAJazz, Blues/Folk.Leo Kottke meets Chet Atkins. Guitar by Florida legend Sam Pacetti, one of the world's greatest acoustic guitarists.Throughly eclectic... | | |
 | JW Skipper
Georgia, USARepresents the kind of experience that I share with my audiences around the A.T.L. R&B, Smooth Jazz. I hope you enjoy it. « Stay In The Spirit.» | | |
 | Lara Gifford
Ohio, USA« New country » meets contemporary Christian music. All music was recorded in Nashville by contemporary Christian legends. These songs will warm your heart and lift your spirit. | | |
 | Lee Quick
Louisiana, USA« An intelligent blend of folk, blues, bluegrass and country with occasional flashes of lyrical insight ... sassy and heartfelt.» - Americana-UK.com | | |
 | Lord Sterling
New Jersey, USAHeavy Space Rock, with Classic Punk Roots that would make fans of The Stooges, The MC5, Black Flag or The Laughing Hyenas happy. | | |
 | Mc D
Pennsylvania, USARock your politics with a real diversity of sound from smoldering blues, to joyous funk and contagious reggae, then ease on back into some funny, insightful folk/country blues, there's even a novelty song with riotous sound effects. | | |
 | Michael Arden
New York, USASinging to the universe with Nietzsche, Twain, and Dr. Suess: passionately intelligent, playfully imaginative; original music. | | |
 | Michael Mish
Oregon, USAMichael's style is melodic and engages the heart with a sweetness and authenticity that is relentless and sublime. | | |
 | Mike Shaw
Alabama, USAGoosebump-producing, literally electrifying Christian rock like you've never heard it before. Absolutely passionate. | | |
 | Mike Von
Texas, USAA short compilation of original songs that have a spiritual feel. Set in an uplifting, reflective, and acoustically melodic style. The words and music move your soul. | | |
 | Miles Ahead
Oregon, USAMiles Ahead suspends time and takes their audiences into the land of the groove, rhythmic magic recreating atmospheres to engulf you in the true jazz experience. | | |
 | Minni K. Ang
MalaysiaContemporary pop that includes electronica effects, easy listening and crossover classical. | | |
 | Miss Kristin
California, USASultry New Age Folk Rock delivering timeless melodies and lyrics, exceptional arrangements and A+ instrumentation. Sure to be a classic. | | |
 | Missile
Illinois, USAPart power pop, part indie, part mod, part rock. compared (by others) to sloan, gbv, cheap trick, nirvana, xtc, beatles. take their word for it, or listen to some tracks. | | |
 | Robin Stone
Ohio, USAThis is groove, soul,and acoustic pop-rock. Dave Matthews meets, Natalie Cole, or Erykah Badu meets Joni Mitchell. Entertaining and intelligent. | | |
 | Ron Davis
CanadaSwinging straight ahead melodic piano with some great jazz guests including Lori Cullen (vocals), San Murata (violin), and Pat Wheeler (sax). | | |
 | Ronnie Mason
Texas, USAEasy listening Chet Atkins style... highlighting four different guitars with varying effects. A gentle touch of the blues and modern country. | | |
 | Scott Harrell
Tennessee, USADrawn from garage-rock, indie-pop, and nodding to classic rock & roll, « Eye of the Storm » bursts with energy. Listen to what this budding tunesmith has in his bag of tunes. You will be glad you did. | | |
 | Scullo
Ohio, USAOlympic-friendly emo-rapper/producer with a distaste for cut-n'-dry story rap and a sweet tooth for syllable flipping n' heavy instrumentals. | | |
 | Stephen Lomas
Los Angeles, California, USASometimes with funk & swagger, sometimes with the delicacy of traditional music, Stephen invokes many diverse influences; The Pogues, Martin Simpson & the omni-present Bob Dylan to name a few, creating a delightful & involving listening experience. | | |
 | Steve Ducey
Los Angeles, California, USAVibrant acoustic guitar, smooth tenor vocals, and discerning lyrics characterize this debut release from Steve Ducey which explores new horizons in folk/rock Americana from a uniquely metaphysical perspective. | | |
 | The Millions
Illinois, USAWhat if The Marvelous 3 met Kiss in a dark alley and decided to rock up some Cheap Trick tunes until they sounded like Twisted Sister? | | |
4.22.2005
16:05 : Artist of the day: Curtis
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 | Curtis
Los Angeles, California, USACurtis is a native of southern California. He performs through out the southland and beyond with his band; Rob Chismar on drums and Dave Hill on bass. « I started playing classical guitar at a very young age on an acoustic guitar that my parents picked up in Tijuana before I was born. This souvenir was made of green wood and had nylon strings high above the fingerboard. Soon after I started lessons I dropped the guitar, splitting the body of the guitar open. My Dad put it back together with Elmers glue; he refused to buy me a new guitar until I proved that I would learn to play. Over the following months I dropped it three more times and three more times he glued it back together. There was a thick line of glue all around the guitar. After two years of playing I got a Les Paul copy for Christmas. I could almost taste that guitar I wanted it so bad. To the dismay of my classical teacher, it was time to plug-in. » Curtis was nominated for « Guitarist of the Year » for the 11th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards and was included in Music Connection Magazine's « 100 Top Unsigned Bands » for 2001. | | |
4.21.2005
16:00 : Artist of the day: Color Theory
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 | Color Theory
California, USABrian Hazard of Color Theory creates piano-driven electronic pop with a romantic soul, combining the emotional intensity of Tori Amos with a spacious backdrop of luscious synths and dance floor beats to create a distinctly modern brand of pop sophistication. The Southern California one-man band has been stirring emotions since the 1994 release of Sketches In Grey. 1997's Tuesday Song includes a daringly non-fiction song used for a real-life marriage proposal. 1999 heralded the release of Perfect Tears, which was so intimate that it was promoted through a series of personal ads. 2001's Life's Fairytale further explores Hazard's electronic tendencies, and includes the song « Ponytail Girl,» mistakenly traded around the world as a Depeche Mode B-side. The instrumentation of 2002's Something Beautiful falls somewhere between a rock band and a Broadway musical: piano, vocals, fretless bass, drums (courtesy of the legendary Jonathan Moffett), string quartet, vibraphone, flute, and harp. | | |
4.20.2005
17:03 : On Tour: Cold Duck Complex
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 | Cold Duck Complex
Massachusetts, USACold Duck Complex is a method, a means of capturing a moment of intensity, fun, pure excitement - music that makes you feel good, but not simple party music; music that makes you think, but without interrupting the dance party. The marriage of hip-hop lyrics to jazz and funk music, though not unheard of, is a new beast here - placing the instruments on an equal plane with the voice pushes this fusion in a direction that few, if any, have taken before. Equally likely to be exploring the sonic palette of a tin-pan alley standard or an early '90s west coast hip-hop groove, this music is created for the sheer joy of experiencing every second of it... no two seconds ever the same, no song played the same way twice. | | |
Cold Duck is playing a serious slew of dates in the coming weeks, from New York City to Burlington, from Providence to Binghamton in way upstate NY, and of course the faithful ole Iron Horse in Northampton: - Thursday, 04/21/2005, 9:00PM - Providence, RI - The Living Room
- Friday, 04/22/2005, 8:30PM - Binghamton, NY - Binghamton University
- Saturday, 04/23/2005, 1:00PM - Plymouth, NH - Plymouth State University
- Saturday, 04/23/2005, 8:00PM - Canton, NY - Java Barn
- Friday, 04/29/2005, 10:00PM - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
- Saturday, 04/30/2005, 4:15PM - Saratoga Springs, NY - Skidmore College
- Saturday, 05/07/2005, 9:30PM - Burlington, VT - Nectar's
- Friday, 05/13/2005, 8:00PM - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
- Saturday, 05/14/2005, 10:00PM - Brooklyn, NY - Stain
Get all the details on the band's website.
4.19.2005
10:09 : Artist of the day: Hank Madison
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