Back in the club, a successful leafleting campaign packs the crowds in, and it’s back to thrashing the strings using the ‘1′, ‘2′ and ‘3′ keys as the notes fly past. When at home, you continue to practise to build up your repertoire and further impress the audience, which leads on to busking mini-games, schmoozing [...]
Barack Obama greeted supporters in Ohio. (Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times) His visit here also quickly spread by word-of-mouth. He dropped by the YMCA on Summit Street for a morning game of basketball and before he left, he had taken his photograph with a class of young children at a day-care center. Before the [...]
Grace Potter the Nocturnals prep for NC shows NC TOUR DATES Oct. 16: Asheville Oct. 17: Charlotte by Clay Howard In the music business, back in the Golden Era, there existed a working business model: Release a record and tour incessantly to promote it; get on festival bills; get opening slots on big tours; pick [...]
Eric Clapton is the latest superstar to confirm a date at the O2, Hot Press has learned. The legendary guitarist plays the new Dublin arena on Wednesday May 11, 2009. The concert is promoted by Aiken Promotions. Clapton last appeared in Dublin at Malahide Castle, where he did a sell-out show earlier this year. He [...]
The game takes place at noon on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, where the 1-5 Scarlet Knights host the 5-1 Connecticut Huskies. The public festival called “Rock the Block,” will take place between 3 and 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Buccleuch Park between College and Easton avenues in New Brunswick.
October 15, 2008 01:18 PM - Applewood ska-punk band Keepin’ 6 has taken its sound to The Rock. The band, guitarist Jason Wilford, drummer Matt Phatty Wilkinson, bassist Dan Renwick and vocalist Bryan Hotchkiss, is in the midst of a Newfoundland tour to promote its album Uncensored . The band will hit several venues during [...]
All American Speedway Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Capps to Drive NAPA NASCAR Late Model in California Oct. 25 by Judy Stropus , Ron Capps Racing CARLSBAD, Calif. — Ron Capps, whose regular mount is the 7000-horsepower NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, will drive a NAPA-sponsored [...]
Rock Out With New Music-Based Franchise for the Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3 system and Nintendo DS™ El Segundo, Calif. - October 15, 2008- Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced Rock Revolution™, an authentic music-based video game poised to re-define the rhythm genre, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.
WoMama, an African fusion dance orchestra, released their first CD on Friday night to great acclaim. With fans ranging from teens to 50-somethings, the party was eclectic. Christmas lights and a disco ball lit the ceiling while projected images of traditional African tribal dances played out on the wall. The small room quickly became crowded [...]
“It’s not bad, particularly now that we have embraced jazz into education,” Burrell said in a telephone interview from his office in the UCLA music department. “Audiences are beginning to appreciate jazz the way audiences have appreciated classical music.” “The key is education.” Burrell is coming to Bakersfield to spread the word about jazz education [...]