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March 20, 2014

LP Plays Carnegie Hall Tribute To Paul Simon

n other LP news, the Los Angeles-based artist will perform “Slip Sliding Away” at the Paul Simon Tribute show “The Music of Paul Simon at Carnegie Hall” in New York City on March 31st. The show features 20 artists performing 20 Paul Simon classics to benefit youth-centered music education programs in New York City. Visit www.carnegiepaulsimon.com for more information.

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March 20, 2014

Built To Spill Tour Dates

March 20th, 2014 – (Burbank, CA.) – Built to Spill, one of the most endearing and enduring bands of our generation, have announced several upcoming shows in May, including a series of headlining dates, a show with Death Cab For Cutie on May 23rd and a performance at the Boston Calling Music Festival on May 25th. The Warm Hair will provide support on all headlining shows. Tickets go on sale either Friday, March 7th or Saturday, March 8th , depending on the venue. Please visit http://www.builttospill.com/tour for more info.

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March 20, 2014

Eagles Magical “History” Tour Adds More Dates

The Eagles have added late summer and fall concerts to their 2014 “History of the Eagles” tour, which kicked off July 6, 2013 and features classics spanning the band’s career, including some that have never been performed live prior to this tour, as well as songs featured in History of the Eagles, the band’s acclaimed, top-selling documentary.

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March 19, 2014

Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One Released March 25

Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One will be released on March 25. The brainchild of producers Jesse Lauter (Elvis Perkins, The Low Anthem) and Sean O’Brien (Dawes, PAPA), the mission of Bob Dylan In The 80s: Volume One is to shed new light on a large cache of Bob Dylan songs that have long gone ignored, covering the period starting with 1980’s Saved and ending with 1990’s Under The Red Sky(including unreleased material — the “80s Basement Tapes” — and The Traveling Wilburys). Album contributors include: Built To Spill, Aaron Freeman of Ween & Slash, Glen Hansard, Reggie Watts, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lucius, Langhorne Slim, Craig Finn Of The Hold Steady, Deer Tick, Dawn Landes, Blitzen Trapper, Carl Broemel Of My Morning Jacket, Elvis Perkins and more. The album is available for pre-order now.

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March 19, 2014

Anthony Braxton’s Birthday Celebration Continues With Trillium J

Esteemed American composer, musician, educator, recording artist and philosopher Anthony Braxtoncontinues his 69th birthday season with the premiere of his latest multimedia opera, Trillium J (The Non-Unconfessionables) at Roulette in Brooklyn April 17–19. The semi-staged, four-act opera is being presented as part of the two-weekend Tri-Centric Music Festival produced by Braxton’s Tri-Centric Foundation, where audiences—or “friendly-experiencers,” as the prolific MacArthur Fellow, Doris Duke Performing Artist and recently-named NEA Jazz Master likes to refer to his listeners—will have the option of experiencing two acts at a time on two separate evenings, or attending a full day with the first two acts presented as a matinee and the second two acts presented that same evening. Please see below for full cast and performance details.

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March 19, 2014

Suzanne Vega’s Solitude Standing Performance In Rome To Be Released

Filmed at the Rome Auditorium in July 2003, Suzanne Vega performs some of her greatest hits at this intimate concert, including Tom’s Diner, Luka and Marlene On The Wall. The songs are interspersed with moving poetry readings. The DVD includes a candid interview with singer/songwriter Valerio Piccolo about Vega’s life and career. This DVD is released shortly following her world tour and new album.

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