From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Concert Review – Rodrigo y Gabriela at Ravinia (with guest Rocco DeLuca)

August 31, 2010

This weekend it was our first chance to see Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Mexican guitar duo with eclectic musical tastes that synthesize them into a Latinized metal style.  The duo is currently supporting their new release, 11:11, which I previously reviewed. Over the past couple of years, my fascination with the duo has increased for [...]

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A Preview of “Evil Is Going On”, the Collaborative Song from Jace Everett and CC Adcock for the True Blood Season 3 Finale

August 31, 2010

Trueblood-news.com shared a making-of video about “Evil Is Going On”, a song which will be featured in the True Blood season 3 finale. Creator/Executive Producer Alan Ball explains that this episode, like all of the others, takes its name from a song which appears in the episode. Country/blues musician Jace Everett and swamp rocker C.C. [...]

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The Grammy Foundation® Partners with Rock-N-Roll Gourmet to Help Enroll High Schools in the GRAMMY in the Schools Music Education® Programs

August 30, 2010

This fall, Rock-N-Roll Gourmet LLC, maker of Hippie Chips, will kick off a partnership with the GRAMMY Foundation® which will not only benefit the GRAMMY in the Schools® music education programs with a percentage-of-sales initiative but also help high schools to apply for the programs. Rock-N-Roll Gourmet was founded in June 2009 by Dan and [...]

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Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project – an Amazing Performance of Persian Folk Song “Ascending Bird”

August 27, 2010

As Contrapuntist mentioned in a previous post, we were fortunate enough to attend a performance at Ravinia Festival by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project. The outstanding concert began with a performance of “Ascending Bird”, an arrangement of a Persian folk song by Silk Road Project members Colin Jacobsen and Siamak Aghaei, which tells [...]

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Slash FM Radio Coming Soon

August 26, 2010

Between a new band and new album, Slash is having a good year.  And considering the guitarist’s history with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, Slash has certainly produced some nice tunes over the years.  Now the rocker is set to launch his virtual radio station, Slash FM on A.P.E. Radio. Today’s announcement came on [...]

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Dear New Orleans Benefit Album Features Artists Including OK Go, Indigo Girls, and My Morning Jacket with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

August 26, 2010

It’s hard to believe, but we have reached the five year anniversary since Hurricane Katrina and her floods decimated New Orleans. Air Traffic Control, an organization which has been co-hosting artist activism retreats in New Orleans for the past five years, is marking the anniversary by producing a benefit album featuring over 30 artists who [...]

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Album Review: Rock Symphonies by David Garrett

August 24, 2010

David Garrett is a Juilliard trained violinist and composer who is committed to introducing young music fans to the classics by mixing elements of classical, rock, pop, and R&B music. His latest album, Rock Symphonies, consists of tracks ranging from rock versions of famous pieces by Bach and Beethoven to “classical” arrangements of Aerosmith and [...]

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100+ Songs We Enjoy Hearing Over (and Over) Again

August 23, 2010

This is co-written with Viola da Voce. You know those songs that always make you hit the “back” button so that can you can hear them again (and again)? After we made a list of our favorite repeat albums, we took things one step further and made a list of our favorite repeat songs. Old [...]

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Concert Review – Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project

August 22, 2010

For the past two mornings, I have woken up thinking about the concert I attended on Friday of the Silk Road Project, an ensemble organized by Yo-Yo Ma.  It was the first time I was able to attend a Silk Road Project concert and if I can help it, I won’t miss future concerts when [...]

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Taking Dawn Premiers “The Chain” Music Video

August 20, 2010

Taking Dawn’s new music video features their very cool cover of a Fleetwood Mac song, “The Chain”. The split screen video includes footage of the band in a recording studio, setting up and tearing down for a gig, driving through their hometown of Las Vegas, and greeting fans. Check out the music video below: Related [...]

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