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Music With A Cause

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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Music Stars Rally to Support Chicago Musical Hero Matthew Leone (Updated)

July 28, 2010

On June 29th, Madina Lake bassist Matthew Leone came to the rescue of a woman being beaten by her husband on the streets of Chicago.  He had no reason to intervene since he didn’t know the woman or man.  Leone had the wherewithal to step in to help woman in need while he walked down [...]

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Jazz Concert to Benefit the North Branch of the Evanston Public Library

July 6, 2010

Wendy Morgan and The Vocal Gymnasium will host a jazz concert to benefit the North Branch of the Evanston Public Library at 7:00 PM on July 8 at the Music Institute of Chicago‘s Nichols Concert Hall. The concert is one of several fundraisers sparked by the City of Evanston’s decision to cut funding for branch [...]

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Vocal Gymnasium’s Hope for Haiti Concert in Wilmette to Raise Funds for Women in Haiti

June 15, 2010

The Vocal Gymnasium will present the Hope for Haiti concert to raise funds for the JASS, an organization which runs a camp for women in Haiti. The concert will take place on Thursday, June 17 at 7:00 PM at The Wilmette Theater, 1122 Central Ave. Wilmette, Illinois, 60091. Singer/songwriters Wendy Morgan and Stephanie Rogers will [...]

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Sting and Trudie Styler speak with Katie Couric about Rainforest Foundation Concert and more

May 13, 2010

Trudie Styler and Sting spoke with Katie Couric about the the 17th Rainforest Foundation Concert that will be held tonight at Carnegie Hall for @katiecouric, a weekly online webshow at CBS News.com. The couple has advocated for the protection of the rainforests since 1989.  The couple was recently invited to go deep into the Brazilian [...]

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Operation High Ground: Guitar Center and MusiCares Partner for Nashville Flood Relief Efforts

May 12, 2010

The Nashville flood that occurred earlier this month caused devastating damage to the music community.  Many of the musicians in Nashville experienced tremendous losses, in some cases losing all of their musical equipment.  Major media has focused on the damage caused to the Grand Ole Opry, but several more stories illustrate the totality of damage [...]

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GULF AID Benefit Concert to Raise Funds for Gulf Coast Oil Spill Wetland Recovery Efforts and Well-Being of Louisiana Fishermen

May 11, 2010

As many of our regular readers may know, Contrapuntist and I recently vacationed in New Orleans and fell in love with the city. One of the highlights of our trip was our visit to the aquarium and its exhibit on Gulf Coast sea life. We’ve been heartsick ever since we heard about the oil spill. [...]

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Wyclef Jean On Oprah and Paste Magazine’s “Songs for Haiti”

January 21, 2010

In the past week, the world has watched as the people of Haiti struggle to move beyond the aftermath from a catastrophic earthquake and aftershocks that crippled the city and killed thousands.  Yesterday, I watched the first fifteen minutes of Oprah with special guest Wyclef Jean.  No, I don’t normally watch Oprah, but I was [...]

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Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Adam Lambert Are among the Many Musicians Asking for Donations to Aid Haiti Earthquake Victims

January 14, 2010

Many musicians have been using social media sites, blogs, and Twitter to urge people to donate money to the Haiti earthquake victims. The driving force has been singer Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti. He makes the following statement on his blog: Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right [...]

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Dream Theater Keyboardist Jordan Rudess and His Daughter Kayla Create a Song to Raise Money for a Wonderful Cause

November 20, 2009

Jordan Rudess, keyboardist for progressive metal band Dream Theater, has joined forces with his daughter Kayla in writing a song to raise money for the Central Asia Institute: Proceeds go to the non-profit Central Asia Institute, to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Greg Mortenson, co-author [...]

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