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November 10, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Caroline Rose Brings “Blood On Your Bootheels”
24 year-old Caroline Rose has expanded her US tour in support of her new album I Will Not Be Afraid (Little Hi! Records / Thirty Tigers), including a two-month run with Shovels & Rope in early 2015. New York City! Happy to add you to the list November 13 at the Mercury Lounge (9:30pm) or November 15 at the Knitting Factory (9pm).
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November 10, 2014
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Jazz Fest Books The Meter Men
HUKA Entertainment is proud to welcome The Meter Men featuring Page McConnell of Phish to The Joy Theater on April 24th and 25th, 2015. This very special two-night run will take place during the first weekend of New Orleans’ venerable Jazz and Heritage Fest. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, November 14th at 11 am CT.
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November 10, 2014
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Mark Ronson Meets Bruno Mars On Uptown Funk
Uptown Special is Ronson’s most inventive and vibrant work to date. Taken as a whole, the album is inspired by his musical beginnings.
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November 10, 2014
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Gary Clark Jr. Joins Foo Fighters For 20th Anniversary
Gary Clark Jr. is a featured guest on HBO’S critically acclaimed new documentary series Foo Fighters Sonic Highways on an episode that debuted this past Friday, Nov 7th (Check local listings for multiple repeat showings). Foos’ frontman, Dave Grohl, has described the series, which was made concurrently with the Foo Fighters’ upcoming eighth album of the same title as “a love letter to the history of American music.” The band visits eight legendary studios in eight different cities across U.S. as they write and record the album. Friday’s episode featuring Clark was shot in his hometown of Austin, TX. Clark is seen performing with the Foo Fighters on their new song “What Did I Do / God Is My Witness” from the Sonic Highways’ album.
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November 10, 2014
- in Entertainment News by Mike
José González Sets North American Tour
Mute is excited to announce the first José González North American solo tour since 2008. González will play a few sundry shows in December and February, in Thailand and Spain respectively, before kicking off his full tour on March 2 in Berlin. He’ll perform throughout Europe for most of March and then begin the North American leg in Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on April 6, and carry on to perform in most major cities including New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Iceland’s singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ólöf Arnalds, will be the support act for the entire tour. Pre-sale tickets, album and merch bundles are on sale now at www.jose-gonzalez.com. General tickets on sale starting November 14 excluding a few select shows.
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November 10, 2014
“Weird Al” Yankovic – HuffPost 11.10.14
Mike Ragogna: Al, what advice do you have for new artists? “Weird Al” Yankovic: These days, YouTube I think. I got started through The Dr. Demento Showwhich was in the seventies, way before people were online and that was really the only outlet for that kind of music. Nowadays if you do anything, whether it’s […]
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November 10, 2014
- in Advice for New Artists , George Winston by Mike
George Winston – HuffPost 11.10.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? George Winston: I lucked into that. I have no concept of what the business is because I was just approaching the Windham Hill people as somebody that wanted to get guitarists recorded. I would say see what the music wants, listen to your teachers and […]
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November 10, 2014
A Conversation with George Winston – HuffPost 11.10.14
Mike Ragogna: George, your last album, Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions 2 put a spotlight on Louisiana’s Wetlands. But both Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions 1& 2 are not only are tied together musically, but their proceeds benefit specific causes. Can you go into that? George Winston: Gulf 1 was directly a Katrina benefit, helping […]
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