Music

Break of Reality Perform Metallica Cover

June 9, 2011

In the process of scouring the internet, I stumbled onto an amusing quartet, Break of Reality. The group has a similar sound to Apocalyptica, but instead of four cellos the group has three cellos with a percussionist. The following video is of the group performing Metallica’s “The Day That Never Comes” from Death Magnetic. Break [...]

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Ozzy Commands You To Attend Record Store Day This Weekend

April 14, 2011

Are you ready for Record Store Day is this Saturday? This year, Ozzy Osbourne is the ambassador and he has a little message for you. Record Store Day is a celebration. It’s meant to arouse diehard music lovers to visit locally run independent… umm…record stores. Shocker. But let’s get serious. The music industry is moving [...]

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Recap from SXSWi 2011: Music Sessions Download

March 21, 2011

You might have noticed that over the past week or so, Viola has been keeping the blog going. That is because I was given the opportunity to attend SXSW Interactive. It was my first time to attend, and it was a mind-blowing event. For anyone who loves anything about the digital space, social media, new [...]

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Post-Holiday Round Up: What We Unwrapped in 2010

January 3, 2011

As I mentioned yesterday, Viola and I enjoyed some time off with family and some quiet time with each other. We celebrated well and like good music geeks, we gave each other and received and nice eclectic mix of things. So to start things off, I thought I’d share what we’ve been listening to that [...]

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Are we in the middle of the Golden Age of Classical Music?

August 2, 2010

Here in the U.S. we have the perception that classical music is dead or dying. On some level that maybe true, on another, not at all. Even I have succumbed to the rhetoric that classical music is on its way downward. But after reading a great article by Heather Mac Donald, “Classical Music’s New Golden [...]

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Could Chicago Guitar Festival in October 2010 Boost Local Scene?

August 1, 2010

The classical guitar scene in Chicago doesn’t feel like much of a guitar scene at times. At least not compared to other major cities like Los Angeles and New York City. Yes, there is a Chicago Classical Guitar Society, but the society part is weak. There is the Segovia Guitar series, but the lineup is [...]

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Smithsonian Folkways to release historical recordings of New Orleans music – Free Download Available

July 26, 2010

Historically, New Orleans is one of the musical meccas of the U.S. The cultural melting pot that has persisted within New Orleans has created some of the influential music in history. Jazz, zydeco, blues, and more have all emerged or had a deep influence on the different musical styles. Smithsonian Folkways is releasing a new [...]

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NPR New Show – Alt.Latino Talks Music and Soccer, and Interviews Juanes about World Cup 2010

June 16, 2010

NPR kicked off a new show – Alt.Latino – hosted by Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras yesterday. The show is dedicated to talking about the different sides of Latino music and music inspired by Latin America. Appropriately, the first show was dedicated to talking about soccer. After all, the World Cup is in full swing [...]

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New Museum Exhibit At Nasher Features The Vinyl Record

June 7, 2010

Music geeks have an affinity for vinyl. Yes, this is still true. Most people may not be aware that vinyl IS making a bit of a comeback. Record Store Day this year sold more vinyl records in the past twenty years. Since we live in the age of the iPod, youngsters may not be as [...]