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BMI Makes It Easier For Coffee Shops to Host Live Music

March 8, 2011

Sipping a nice warm cup freshly brewed java while listening to some live music just received a boost.  Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has created a deeply-discounted music license in cooperation with the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA).  The new license will provide copyright clearance for qualifying coffee shops to perform live and recorded music [...]

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Renowned Violist Kim Kashkashian Gives Free Master Class at Ravinia Festival

June 28, 2010

Internationally renowned viola soloist Kim Kashkashian will be holding a master class which is open to the public for students of the Steans Institute at Ravinia Festival. I would highly recommend this event to musicians and music lovers of any genre. It’s a great way to pick up technical tips and get a glimpse of [...]

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Heavy Metal’s “Big Four”, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax Broadcast the Sonisphere Festival Concert in One Night Only Global Movie Theater Event on June 22

May 21, 2010

Metal fans around the world are in luck. On June 22, The “Big Four”, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax will bring their historic European Sonisphere Tour to the global stage by beaming a concert from Sofia, Bulgaria to worldwide movie theaters in a special HD cinematic event. This tour marks the first time that the [...]

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Soundgarden Kicks Off Reunion, Post “Beyond The Wheel” Performance (Video)

April 29, 2010

Earlier this year, Soundgarden announced they were reuniting.  On April 16th at the Showbox in Seattle, Wa., the band performed for the first time since the announcement and going separate ways in 1997. Soundgarden has released footage from the show.  The following is a live performance of “Beyond the Wheel.” I don’t know about anyone [...]

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Orphaned Land Rocked Chicago, Now Heading to South by Southwest (#SXSW)

March 15, 2010

Yesterday, thanks to the good folks at Century Media, Viola and I attended the Orphaned Land concert at the Bottom Lounge.  Now, Kobi Farhi (Lead Singer) and company are headed to Austin for two shows as part of the South by Southwest festivities. The band only has four shows scheduled in the US, so those [...]

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“This Is It” Shows Michael Jackson’s Mastery of Musical Timing

November 16, 2009

Like many of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world, I was saddened by his sudden passing.  I wrote about his death on that tragic day.  Since then, I have deliberately kept from writing about Jackson after his death because the last thing I wanted to do was to add to the ridiculous amount of “news” [...]

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