Today the Winter 2018 edition of Drum! Magazine came out and we are so proud that one of our favorite drummers, Adam Deitch of Lettuce and Break Science, landed on the cover, The Funk Issue, of course.There are a few articles in Drum! Magazine about cover boy Adam Deitch. There is an article detailing Adam’s drum rig set up. The feature article in Drum! Magazine entitled ‘Groove Analyst’ breaks down segments of Deitch’s drum playing.
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Country music icon Willie Nelson will be honored by the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing ahead of the 61st Grammy Awards which takes place on Feb. 10, 2019.
The academy’s president, Neil Portnow, said in a statement that “Willie Nelson has inspired generations of musicians and fans, and continues to set precedents of excellence within the music community.”
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Bill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca; January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was a German-American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death in 1991 in a helicopter crash. On July 4, 1939, he was sent from Germany to France to escape the Holocaust after his entire family was killed by the Nazi’s. At age 10 he settled in a foster home in the Bronx, New York. Graham graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and from City College with a business degree.
Watch Melvin Seals and JGB live performance from the Brooklyn Bowl in New York, October 18, 2018.
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Watch Roots of Creation live performance from the Brooklyn Bowl New York, October 18, 2018.
Award-winning, international reggae-rock sensation Roots of Creation, are a touring powerhouse that offers a high-energy, infectious live music experience.
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Either you’ll love it or you’ll hate but what ever it is, what is done is done. The latest viral mashup sensation comes from twitter user @noah_charlick with his fusion of 80’s Norwegian synthpop group A-ha and Pulitzer Prize rapper Kendrick Lamar.
In the two-minute clip that has been retweeted as of this article 181,000 times and liked 498,000 times, @noah_charlick fuses the 1984 hit “Take On Me” by A-ha and Kendrick Lamar’s single “Backseat Freestyle” from his 2012 album Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
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To the delight of Phish phans everywhere, Phish‘s fall tour starts tomorrow night! The first two shows will take place in Albany, NY at The Times Union Center. While these first two shows of Phish’s fall tour will not be streamed for fans unable to make the show, today, the band announced today that they will be offering webcasts of 10 out of the 14 concerts during the run, including all four nights of their upcoming Halloween run of shows in Las Vegas. Phish is offering all 10 shows from their fall tour in both standard or full 1080p HD formats for your viewing pleasure. The band is offering a 10-show “I Saw It Again” Fall Webcast Season Pass at a discount if you are so inclined to view them all via couch tour. Obviously, you can also purchase them a la carte.
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Watch Melvin Seals and JGB live performance from The Fairfield Theatre Company in Connecticut, October 14, 2018.
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Watch Melvin Seals and JGB live performance from The Space at Westbury Theater in Westbury, New York, October 12, 2018.
Taking their audience to church and capturing the spirit of Jerry Garcia, Melvin Seals and JGB is a do not miss music experience.
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The life and career of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) will soon be immortalized in song. Basquiat, one of the most influential artists of the late 20th century, will be the subject of a new Broadway-bound musical composed by Jon Batiste, bandleader and musical director of CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino live Wednesday, October 10th at Rockwood Music Hall.
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Post Malone has announced details of his first UK and European arena tour, which kicks off early next year. See full dates and ticket details below.
The ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys‘ star will begin the first leg of the tour in Ireland at Dublin’s 3Arena on Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14. Three dates in England include Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester will then follow, before a string of European dates that conclude with a final show at London’s famous O2 Arena in March.
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LL Cool J, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Rage, Janet Jackson Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame 2019
Radiohead, Kraftwerk, Devo, Roxy Music, John Prine, MC5, Stevie Nicks, Rufus & Chaka Khan and Todd Rundgren also nominated
Early Tuesday (Oct. 9) morning, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for induction into the 2019 Rock Hall class. Here is the long list of 2019 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Rage Against the Machine, Def Leppard, Devo, John Prine, Kraftwerk, the Cure, Radiohead, MC5, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, Todd Rundgren, Rufus & Chaka Kahn and the Zombies are all up for induction at the March 29, 2019, ceremony which takes place in Brooklyn, NY, at Barclays Center.
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Jam Cruise 17 will depart Miami aboard the Norwegian Jade on January 15, 2019. The cruise ship will make stops in Belize City, BZ, Cozumel, Mexico and Progreso, Mexico before returning to Miami on January 21st. We found out this year that the cruise will be extended an additional day! Umphrey’s McGee, Kamasi Washington, Turkuaz, Galactic, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Melvin Seals & JGB, and boat virgins Khruangbin are just a few of the featured acts set to perform on Jam Cruise 17.
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Amazon has recently launched a collaborative series “Produced By,” which matches up artists and producers to create exclusive content for their users. Through this series, Margo Price has recently released a music video for “Leftovers,” a new song created in conjunction with producer Matt Ross-Spang.
“I wrote ‘Leftovers’ based on the kinds of people that don’t have any original ideas of their own,” Price says in an official statement. “It could be anything from stealing a song idea, to copying someone else’s style, or dating an ex of a good friend….I also really just wanted to rhyme ‘asshole’ with ‘casserole’ and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
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Anderson .Paak and Kendrick Lamar have teamed up on a new track called “Tints”, the most recent single off of .Paak’s upcoming album “Oxnard”. The single produced by Om’Mas Keith and .Paak has that familiar West Coast hip hop sound that .Paak attributes to his upbringing in the Southern California city of Oxnard.
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The 2018 iteration of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival begins on Friday, October 5 and runs through Sunday, October 7 which will take place in San Francisco in Golden Gate Park. This festival is one of the only free music festivals in the country; additionally, this is one of the few annual events given a permit for a music festival in the legendary Golden Gate Park. If you are unable to make it down to Golden Gate Park this weekend, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass just announced they will do a live streaming webcast.
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Austin City Limits 2018 kicks off their first weekend in Texas this Friday, October 5. Austin City Limits have just announced that it will be partnering with Red Bull TV to offer a free live webcast of the festivities from weekend one.
The webcast will include a collection of featurettes like backstage interviews and selected performances from a bevy of ACL acts. Some of the acts that will be available to view via the webcast include Paul McCartney, Metallica, The National, Camila Cabello, CHVRCHES,Travis Scott, Arctic Monkeys, Janelle Monáe, Greta Van Fleet, Nelly, Shakey Graves St. Vincent, Sylvan Esso, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile, Manchester Orchestra, Houndmouth, Mt. Joy, Gang of Youths, Natalie Prass and more. Some of the interviews and music will also be available on-demand post the festival.
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Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine covered one of Stevie Wonder’s anthems “I Just Called To Say I Love You” during a live session recorded for the ongoing Spotify Singles series. The series typically sees musicians record one of their own songs as well as a cover of a song they love for a special release via the global streaming platform.
Additionally, the 71-year-old singer-songwriter also performed a song from his recently issued album, The Tree of Forgiveness during his session in Nashville. Prine released The Tree of Forgiveness, his first album of new material in 13 years which was recorded at the historic RCA Studio A. The ten-track LP was produced by Nashville vet Dave Cobb and accompanied by The Secret Sisters. Dave Cobb also served as the producer for recent records from Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell and more.
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This past Saturday, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I can attest in fact that Brooklyn Came Alive. Allow me to explain, this year for the 4th year in a row Live For Live Music hosted this amazing single day event which sure felt a ton like Jam Cruise or New Orleans Jazz Fest. I say that because within about 8 square blocks in Williamsburg, musicians from the highest echelon of the jam scene got together, in formations they are not known to play in; like one-off supergroups, brand new band debuts and epic tribute sets. The three venues in Williamsburg chosen this year were Rough Trade, Music Hall of Williamsburg and Brooklyn Bowl. I can personally attest that the best part of the Brooklyn music scene revealed itself to me at each one of these unique venues over the 12-hour period I wandered around Williamsburg chasing the groove.
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