Image via Shutterstock This article originally appeared on Cari Cole’s Standing in the Spotlight blog. As one of the top celebrity vocal coaches in the world, I’ve seen it all. From stars to rock legends and Grammy winners to tens of thousands of emerging independents, one thing is true: You don’t have to have …
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[Editor’s Note: This article was written by Angela Mastrogiacomo.] Picture this: You’ve dragged yourself out of your nice cozy apartment, changed from your after-work PJs into some regular clothes, and made the decision to schlep into town to check out a Tuesday night show of some local bands. You get there, grab a drink, and …
Rocker Kyle Craft rewrote half an album that he thought was complete—and couldn’t be happier with the results. In his brief career to date, Louisiana-bred/Portland-based singer/songwriter Kyle Craft has developed a signature style of Southern-smoked, glitter-speckled, honky-tonk rock that’s garnered copious comparisons to greats like Dylan, Bowie, and Exile-era Stones. And where many fledgling musicians …
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Classical music publisher Faber Music has joined IMPEL, the international collective licensing agency representing digital publishing rights. IMPEL is 100% owned and controlled by its members, which include independent publishers such as Bucks Music Group, Beggars Music, Reservoir Music, Kassner Music CTM, ABKCO and Truelove Music. Founded in 1965 as a sister company to book publisher …
Jason Aldean will make a stylish return to Las Vegas this December with a three-night engagement billed as Ride All Night Vegas. Set for December 6th to 8th, the mini-residency will be hosted by Park MGM and is an extension of Aldean’s current Ride All Night Tour. Aldean, who has been bringing his live show …
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The notion of a woman making a rock ‘n’ roll record in 1960 may have seemed downright scandalous to people who hadn’t yet gotten used to the music of singers like Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. So when Wanda Jackson released the uptempo rocker “Let’s Have a Party” she helped open the door for women …
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Los Angeles-based indie distributor and publisher Cinq Music has signed record label Rancho Humilde to a worldwide distribution deal. The announcement was made today (August 16) by Cinq co-founder and President Barry Daffurn. The deal with Rancho Humilde follows yesterday’s news that Cinq has raised $40m from parent company GoDigital Media Group in a Series …
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The guitar Duane Allman played on Derek and the Dominoes’ classic “Layla” recently sold at auction for $1 million. Allman, Number Nine on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists list, also played the 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop – which had been on display at the Allman Brothers’ Big House museum in Macon, Georgia – on …
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The Hold SteadyThrashing Thru The Passion(Frenchkiss Records)Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Thrashing Thru The Passion might technically be listed as the first new album by The Hold Steady in five years, but you might have heard some of these songs before. The second half of the album consists of five tracks that have all …
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