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The Amazing Voice of James LaBrie

September 5, 2009

As you might have read in our “About Us” page, I am a classically trained violist/violinist. I went to college at a music conservatory, where one of my teachers advised his students to listen to Puccini operas. He told us that one of our goals is to make our instruments sing like a human voice, [...]

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Paying Tribute to Les Paul

August 15, 2009

Is it me, or does this year seem more tragic than other years.  Legends seem to be dropping like flies these days. Week after week, entertainers that have touched my life are dropping like flies.
As a guitarist and rock junkie, it is impossible for me to avoid paying some kind of tribute to [...]

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Producers of “One Hour Fantasy Girl” Looking For A Song. Got One?

July 13, 2009

Have you ever wanted to write a song and have it featured in a movie?  Well, now might be your lucky day.  Producers of One Hour Fantasy Girl (No Restrictions Entertainment), written and directed by Edgar Michael Bravo, are openly asking for musicians to submit song(s) to be featured in the film.
If your band’s song  [...]

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NY Times Recaps Recession Impact On The Arts

May 20, 2009

In April, the New York Times asked for feedback from artists about how the recession was impacting their work and lifestyles. It appears that hundreds replied.  Tonight, the Times ArtsBeat Blog recapped what people said and how the artistic community is managing through these tough economic times. After reviewing some of the comments from the [...]

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My Guitar, My Outlet

February 26, 2009

Everyone needs to have an emotional outlet; my guitar serves as mine. Really, my emotional outlet is creativity and my guitar is the vessel that allows me to express myself. Since I was a teen, I always turned to my guitar whenever life felt wrong or out of whack. For years it was [...]

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Current Economy Impacts The Arts, and Stimulus to Come?

January 27, 2009

It really isn’t a surprise that the arts have been hurt by the current economy. Considering people are losing homes, losing jobs, trying to eat, and simply survive, the arts reside on the bottom of the “priorities” list.  Yesterday I found the following video.

After doing a bit more research, more gloom and doom with the [...]

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The Non-Rich Support The Arts Too

January 12, 2009

For a while now, I have been reading Henry Fogel’s On The Record blog.  The other day, Mr. Fogel posted a story that I can’t help but add my two cents as well.  In a recent post, Mr. Fogel commented regarding a column published on December 21, 2008 in The New York Times by Nicholas [...]

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The Ravinia Experience

August 5, 2008

One of the best parts of Chicago during the summertime is the Ravinia Music Festival.  Since Ravinia is an outdoor venue, Summer is the only time it is open.  After all, I seriously doubt anyone would be interested in attending during wintertime considering this IS Chicago, IL I’m talking about. The festival brings a nice [...]

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Opeth, Kamelot and Why July Sucked for Blogging

August 2, 2008

I don’t know about anyone else, but I was shocked as hell yesterday when I woke up and realized it was already August.  Where the hell did July go?  Work really kicked my booty during the month of July, and clearly sucked up a lot of my time.  As a result, writing was a little [...]

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Is A Musical Renaissance Looming?

July 26, 2008

With the success of High School Musical along with the recent movie release of Mama Mia in theaters, makes me wonder if musical theatre is experiencing a bit of renaissance.  In the past several years, musicals have had a  bit of a resurgence with the success of Wicked, Rent, Nine, The Producers, and many others. [...]

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