For those outside of the beltway, there has been legislation mulling around Capitol Hill that will affect music creators and how they are paid. The Music Modernization Act was introduced last year in August, and is billed as the “most important music copyright bill in a generation.” Here’s a short[…]
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Spotify launched it’s first public offering today, at an initial share price of $165.90. According to MarketWatch, here’s 5 things you should know about Spotify: 1) Last year, Spotify generated ~ $5 Billion in revenues. This is up about 40% from the previous year. However, the losses increased by over[…]
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The wait is finally over…check out the full schedule of who is playing when & where: http://www.nojazzfest.com/ (click the “Music” nav button) Of note, Aretha Franklin had to cancel her performance on Saturday (4/28) for health reasons. Rod Stewart will be replacing her as the headliner. My only rant about[…]
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Wow, it’s pretty mind blowing to think about. The Les Paul Custom (specifically, my dad’s ’68 Black Beauty) was the reason I started playing guitar. Gibson guitars are the most iconic and beautiful instruments ever made, imo. I’ve owned and played so many over the years it’s easy to lose[…]
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Prog-rock guitar fans, this is one you don’t want to miss. Rod Morgenstein, Andy West, Allen Sloan, Steve Davidowski and Steve Morse (aka the original “Dixie Dregs”) will be reuniting for the first time since their inception in 1975. Wait–1975??? Yep, that’s well over 40 years ago! Just how old[…]
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It’s just about that time of year again. For those of you headed down to the festival, here’s a sampling of some of my “hit picks” that you don’t want to miss! First Weekend Friday–Sting, Steel Pulse, Ron Carter Trio Saturday–Aretha Franklin, Jack Johnson, Fabulous Thunderbirds Sunday–David Byrne, George Benson,[…]
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Not enough can be said about how great this band really is. Their unique mixture of jazz, funk, afrobeat and latin genres really congeals together nicely both in the studio and live on stage. I find myself consistently scouring their tour dates to find any time they are remotely close[…]
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