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Santa Cruz 40th Anniversary party Celebration concert Sept. 23-25
SPONSORED CONTENT: The fine folks at Santa Cruz Guitars are celebrating their 40th anniversary in style this upcoming weekend with a once in a lifetime concert and jam-packed weekend. If you’re in the Santa Cruz, CA area it’s a guitar and music lover’s dream! Saturday, September 24th @ The Rio Theater SCGC’s 40th […]
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Sponsored content: LampedUSA concert for Refugees at NYC Town Hall Oct 18
Renowned singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, The Milk Carton Kids and Special Guests Nancy And Beth (Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt). perform in an intimate evening of acoustic performances in the round on October 18 at Town Hall in...
D’Addario Foundation “Music Makes You” Fundraiser Event With Blake Mills, Karen O And More
On September 22nd the D’Addario Foundation will host “Music Makes You,” a fundraising event in support of music education designed to bring music programs and product support to underserved children, nationally and globally. The event is being held at Brooklyn’s...
SPONSORED CONTENT: American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart Opening Sept. 9
AUGUSTA, GA (1 SEPTEMBER 2016)—American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart is on exhibit at the Morris Museum of Art from September 9 through November 27, 2016. The exhibition, organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in...
Tour Diary: Larkin Poe’s “Detour USA” Now In The Rearview
"You must continue to raise up your voice solely for the joy of doing so, without any expectation beyond the simple act of doing."
Tour Diary: Larkin Poe Gets A “Surprise Call” From Conan
The story of how your favorite sister band from Georgia made their national television debut in America.
Music and Charity: The Light of Day Winterfest 2016 festival
Performers share thoughts on the annual charity festival.
Selling Merch On The Road: A How-To Guide
The financial reality of life on the road during an independent artist’s first tour is often bleak: most nights, door money won’t cover the cost of gas to get to the next show, let alone a fast-food value meal...
On The Road With The Bose Troubadour Tour
For singer/songwriters Jamie Kent, Matthew Szlachetka, Jeff Campbell and Megan Slankard, networking with each other and working their business relationships became the key to furthering their touring career. The performers all met several years ago through their relationship using...
Americana Touring in the U.K.
This article appears in our July/August 2015 “British Issue,” now available on newsstands. For the past six years, when the summer gets oppressive in New Orleans, I head to the U.K. to play a run of shows with a guitar...
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Inaugural Campfire Gathering Headliners Set
Campfire Gathering, a new independently produced luxury and boutique music festival experience, is proud to announce their...
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Pat Metheny on Why A Miles Davis Album Changed His Life Forever
Jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny has been making his singularly soulful jazz for more than four decades now. Both on his own...
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A Royal(ty) Pain: Setting Streaming Pay Rates For Songwriters Is No Easy Task
It’s no secret that the digital era swatted away that status quo like it was a bothersome fly. And the rise of on-demand, subscription-based streaming services has put a deep dent in royalties paid to songwriters.
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Why I Wrote A Screenplay About Steve Goodman
By ROBERT MORGAN FISHER In the summer 2008, I got a message from my old pal Paul Zollo.
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Songwriter U: Charting Power Ballads on Guitar
We’ve charted quite a few Americana and country songs in this column, but here’s something a little different: a chart for a “power ballad.”
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