Latest news releases for msa-1120.xml from Billboard Publicity Wire 2009-11-07T19:42:06Z http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/images_v4/prw_logo.gif PRWeb xml@emediawire.com http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/atom10/msa-1120.xml 2009-08-05T16:49:03Z Woodstock 40th Anniversary ConcertYou missed it in 1969, so don't miss it in 2009!WHO: Heroes of WoodstockWHEN: Sunday, August 16th at 6PMWHERE: Tsongas Arena, Lowell, MACome celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock Music Festival. Jefferson Starship performs the music of Jefferson Airplane, blues-rock greats-Canned Heat, Big Brother and The Holding Company performing the music of Janis Joplin, Ten Years After, the Grateful Dead's keyboard player- Tom Constanten, and all hosted by Country Joe McDonald. Tickets are on sale now with a limited number of VIP tickets that include a meet and greet with the bands after the show. Go to www.paultsongasarena.com or purchase at ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. (PRWeb Aug 7, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2721784.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2721784.htm 2009-07-20T15:48:49Z In what can only be described as a ferociously ambitious inaugural year, Trey McIntyre Project finished its first season as a full-time dance company with a remarkable list of accomplishments -- and now announces Year 2 performance schedule. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/TreyMcIntyreProject/dancecompany/prweb2659304.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/TreyMcIntyreProject/dancecompany/prweb2659304.htm 2009-07-02T17:13:12Z The "Trophy Kids" of Generation Y Prove They Know How to Party! (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2605464.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2605464.htm 2009-05-07T12:23:28Z BIG3 Records has announced plans to "preview" Stryper's upcoming studio album Murder by Pride at iTunes.com, allowing fans to purchase the album song-by-song, one week at a time, until the album's release on July 21, 2009. Stryper will embark on a 50-city 25th Anniversary Tour this fall, with an international tour planned for early 2010. (PRWeb May 7, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2400624.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2400624.htm 2009-04-07T15:39:30Z Link TV has announced the line-up for the fourth season of "Cinemondo," the nationally broadcast world cinema series hosted and co-curated by renowned festival programmer Peter Scarlet, who was recently appointed to the post of Executive Director of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) in Abu Dhabi. The new season features U.S. television premieres of an outstanding international line-up of independent films from Israel, Mexico, Russia and Turkey, and the first U.S. broadcast of a newly restored print of Youssef Chahine's classic masterpiece from Egypt, "Cairo Station." "Cinemondo" will premiere on Link TV on April 11th, debuting one film per week through May 13th. Four of the five films presented on the channel will also be streamed for free, in their entirety, for one week on the Link TV website at http://www.linktv.org/cinemondo [LinkTV.org/Cinemondo]. (PRWeb Apr 9, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2307964.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2307964.htm 2009-02-25T12:39:33Z Film composer and pianist Frank Ferrucci's new CD, Film Music Inspired by the Indian Railway, evokes a romantic and spiritual journey along the great Indian Railway by combining traditional Indian bansuri, tabla, sitar, and tambura with classic Western instruments. This cinematic music brings listeners on a journey from Mumbai and Calcutta to the Ganges, through Darjiling and Rajasthan to the Himalayas. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/FrankFerrucci/IndianRailway/prweb2182254.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/FrankFerrucci/IndianRailway/prweb2182254.htm 2009-02-21T14:27:06Z TWIRL is the highly-anticipated second album of vibrant, world/new age music from AOMUSIC, featuring world-class singer Miriam Stockley, composer Sandeep Chowta, and children's choirs from India and China. AO is defined as: AO [éi-o] n. ancient Polynesian word; 1. pure light; 2. all colors. (PRWeb Feb 17, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/AOMUSIC/TWIRL/prweb2089994.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/AOMUSIC/TWIRL/prweb2089994.htm 2008-12-31T10:18:47Z Announcing Kirsten Price's upcoming 20 city a coast-to-coast North American winter tour January through March 2009. Dubbed the "Tough Times '09 Tour", the artist will be playing songs from her critically acclaimed 2008 debut release "Guts & Garbage" as well as showcasing material from her second solo album slated for release later in 2009. (PRWeb Jan 5, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/kirsten/price/prweb1803634.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/kirsten/price/prweb1803634.htm 2009-03-12T11:39:24Z Music and media mogul Eric B. raises the bar and will be paid in full twice. Eric B. is in negotiations for a second multi-million dollar record deal. Eric's company, Eric B. Special Projects/Music Group is making waves after Eric B. Feat. Avion album reviews are forecasting the album to not just be break through but also a classic. (PRWeb Dec 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1802464.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1802464.htm 2008-12-09T05:29:38Z Radio Industry veteran Michael Stuber will launch new business venture, überblend, in January 2009, offering a custom approach to radio imaging. überblend's tactics build a cohesive identity for radio stations, at a time when branding has fallen prey to financial and staff cutbacks. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1723484.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1723484.htm 2008-10-13T18:03:39Z His new enhanced album, Cosmix, blends Ram Dass' celebrated words and chilled electronica beats mixed by Down-under DJ Kriece. CD enhanced with video of Ram Dass' final recorded conversation with Timothy Leary. Related promotional campaigns on YouTube, MySpace and at radio and retail offer devotees new ways to connect. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/RamDass/Cosmix/prweb1201264.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/RamDass/Cosmix/prweb1201264.htm 2008-07-21T11:35:36Z "Across the Crystal Sea" features Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez in an orchestral setting, with the stellar production team of producer Tommy LiPuma, arranger Claus Ogerman, and engineer Al Schmitt. The ravishing results are a tour de force for Perez, and for his producer, "one of my personal favorites" from his own distinguished discography. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130054.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130054.htm 2008-04-24T17:53:25Z On his forthcoming Emarcy CD, his first new recording in three years, the Detroit-born saxophonist James Carter draws directly from the jazz tradition while taking conscious liberties with it. "Present Tense" captures the full scope of Carter's mastery of the music. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/04/prweb892274.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/04/prweb892274.htm 2008-02-19T15:13:32Z Twisted and heavy acoustic rock band Mountain Mirrors to release their third LP, "Dreadnought", on Friday February 22nd. (PRWeb Feb 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/02/prweb707094.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/02/prweb707094.htm 2008-02-13T18:05:21Z Annual Labor Day Festival, August 29-31, 2008, includes Terence Blanchard, Dianne Reeves, Eliane Elias, Marian McPartland, Donal Fox, Edmar Castaneda, Joe Locke, Eddie Daniels, Mark O'Connor, Jane Monheit and more. (PRWeb Feb 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/02/prweb698813.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/02/prweb698813.htm 2008-02-13T05:51:33Z It is a long, illustrious line of music artists whose great art has been made greater by the drum/percussion mastery of longtime Angeleno session 'deity' Jim Keltner. That list includes John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Ravi Shankar, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Neil Diamond, Brian Wilson, B.B. King. Each of these legends made Keltner their drummer of choice. (PRWeb Feb 12, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/JimKeltner/NathanielStreetWest/prweb690864.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/JimKeltner/NathanielStreetWest/prweb690864.htm 2008-01-24T06:27:23Z 'Color Purple' associate conductor Victor Simonson delivers jazz, classical, gospel, opera, smooth jazz and sacred music on one CD. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/01/prweb652041.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/01/prweb652041.htm 2007-11-13T20:08:21Z EyeShout Media Inc. announces the official launch of indieSolo.com, a unique Internet marketing platform and social networking community to help independent artists break out of obscurity and get worldwide exposure by featuring One Band a Day. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007_independent/11_artists/prweb569243.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007_independent/11_artists/prweb569243.htm 2007-10-21T13:52:26Z Critical response to "Pray" a new single from City Canyon Records' artist ANEMO has been overwhelmingly positive. "Pray" released nationally in the U.K. on October 15 with a simultaneous digital release in the U.S. and Canada is emotional, powerful and passionate--a rock anthem bursting with energy and melody which raises questions about war, morality and sacrifice. The song captures the horror of deadly combat, the gut- wrenching fear and flood of adrenaline in a way in which it has never before been musically explored. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562961.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/10/prweb562961.htm 2007-10-10T23:18:19Z Patented DMDS Eliminates Waste and Greenhouse Gases Caused by Delivery of CD's (PRWeb Oct 11, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/YANGAROO/DMDS/prweb560434.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/YANGAROO/DMDS/prweb560434.htm 2007-09-28T08:05:16Z CD entitled "Mahoney's Way" by Boston's own Dave Mullen & Butta for re-release Oct 1st. The CD features such musical heavyweights as, Nile Rodgers, Marc Ribot, Mark Egan, and Victor Jones. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/10/prweb556794.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/10/prweb556794.htm 2007-09-11T10:29:04Z One of Japan's most celebrated traditional art forms, Bunraku traces its origins to the 18th century and developed alongside Kabuki in early-modern Japan. US tour includes Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. (PRWeb Sep 13, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/09/prweb552912.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/09/prweb552912.htm 2007-08-08T15:43:37Z SingingFool.com will host the exclusive world wide web premiere of hit band Collective Soul's new music video, "Hollywood" from their 7th studio album, "Afterwords" for seven days starting on August 13, 2007. SingingFool is the leading independent music video web site with over 500,000 registered users. The premiere will not only help promote the song and the album but also their current stadium tour. (PRWeb Aug 9, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/singingfool/collectivesoul/prweb545511.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/singingfool/collectivesoul/prweb545511.htm 2007-07-28T11:26:42Z The Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, MA, featuring the best artists in jazz today. Labor Day Weekend, August 31-September 2 in the Berkshires. (PRWeb Jul 30, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/07/prweb543170.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/07/prweb543170.htm 2007-07-20T14:41:46Z The Friend of Africa, a World Music influenced Pop-Rock song co-written by award winning Biographer, Kevin Belmonte and Boston-based performing Songwriter Steve Kercher, will feature the participation of legendary bassist Abe Laboriel and popular session drummer John Robinson. The recording session is set for July 30 in Los Angeles. The song is scheduled for a September 2007 release through Kercher's Cartwheel Galaxy label. Song will benefit Africa aid organizations. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541458.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541458.htm 2007-06-28T09:49:43Z Box set includes rare unreleased recordings, original photographs, DVD and more from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band musical archives (www.preservationhall.com). National Release Date- Tuesday July 24, 2007. (PRWeb Jun 29, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/06/prweb536443.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/06/prweb536443.htm 2007-06-15T13:11:17Z The Nelson Brothers will help kick off the 95th birthday festivities for L.L. Bean early this summer when they headline the star-studded L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series at Discovery Park in Freeport, Maine on Saturday, June 23rd. Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, twin sons of Rock'n'Roll Legend Ricky Nelson, of multi-platinum rock group Nelson have been announced as one of the major national music-recording artists scheduled to perform at the annual summer concert series kicking off early this season in honor of L.L. Bean's 95th anniversary. Their concert will feature a tribute to their late father's famous hits including their new rendition of Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man", recently released on the exclusive Target CD, "A Song for My Father". (PRWeb Jun 17, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/06/prweb533621.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/06/prweb533621.htm 2007-06-04T01:29:45Z French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton re-release tribute CD "Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf"Also in distribution is a new Piaf Film on DVD (Lionsgate Films) "PIAF: her story, her songs"- written by and starring Raquel Bitton, a feature film that captures the essence of Edith Piaf and tells her story through her music. (PRWeb Jun 4, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/06/prweb530785.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/06/prweb530785.htm 2007-05-28T17:14:09Z Second Spring Music Publishing has signed UK alt rockers LINER to an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement. The band has been at the center of attention among bands out of the buzzing music scene in Birmingham, England. (PRWeb May 29, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/second/spring/prweb529296.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/second/spring/prweb529296.htm 2007-05-21T16:53:59Z deSoL, the Asbury Park, NJ-based band that mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms is readying On My Way, an album of all new material sung in English, Spanish and "Spanglish" to be released August 7th through saZon Records/Two22 Music with distribution through ADA. The album release is preceded this month by the track "Sing It All Night" that is being serviced to Triple A radio stations next month. (PRWeb May 22, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528075.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528075.htm 2007-07-18T20:26:57Z SafeMedia Corporation, an anti piracy technology company, warns of the dangers of Identity theft and filesharing over Peer-2-Peer Networks. "I don't think parents would allow their children to download free music or movies if they knew who their kids were sharing files with," said Safwat Fahmy, CEO & president, SafeMedia Corp. (PRWeb May 22, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528128.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/05/prweb528128.htm 2007-04-08T17:35:39Z Sara Wendt's other-worldly lyrics and bell-like voice highlight majestic alternative pop rock featuring exquisitely textured music, both rocking and dreamy with lyrics that glitter like precious jewels telling vivid stories of mystic journeys and everyday life in her new album, WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE, released by Manhattan's acclaimed emerging independent label, City Canyons Records. (PRWeb Apr 17, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517454.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517454.htm 2007-04-11T22:18:12Z Musicrypt Inc. has received a Buy recommendation with a target price of $1.00 in a research report issued by Cormark Securities Inc. (PRWeb Apr 12, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/musicrypt/DMDS/prweb518517.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/musicrypt/DMDS/prweb518517.htm 2007-03-28T13:49:58Z Heavy acoustic band from the woods of Massachusetts releases both of their critically acclaimed CDs as FREE non-DRM MP3 CDs on their website and offer a shareware/donationware model for MP3 distribution. (PRWeb Mar 25, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/03/prweb514038.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/03/prweb514038.htm 2007-03-04T09:45:31Z Valencia Vas, a classically trained soprano, releases her debut album singing diverse lyrics set against soundtrack-like symphonic backgrounds. (PRWeb Mar 8, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/valencia/music/prweb509178.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/valencia/music/prweb509178.htm 2007-02-09T08:09:08Z Jazz meets classical in unique cross-over theme concerts featuring Jazz Sax virtuoso, Igor Butman and one of the leading composers of the Neo-Romantic Movement, Igor Raykhelson. Other guest artists include Elena Revich, violin, awarded Honored Artist of Russia in 2004, Boris Andrianov, cello, considered one of Russia's leading cellists of his generation and considered the world's leading clarinetists, Julian Milkis, the only pupil of the late Benny Goodman. The artists will take the audience through a magical evening of comparison and contrast between Jazz and Classical music and performance combining the two styles of music into one unique event. (PRWeb Feb 9, 2007) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/02/prweb503489.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2007/02/prweb503489.htm 2006-11-28T10:36:54Z Goombah is a free desktop application for music recommendations. It creates an efficient promotional model for all artists and labels to reach their audience regardless of its size. Goombah analyzes each user's iTunes collection and listening behavior and connects them to people and music that precisely match their taste. Users can sample recommendations and purchase them from various online sources, download free, legal MP3s, and browse entire music libraries of matching members and friends. During its five-month beta testing period, Goombah's user-driven music inventory has grown to nearly 5 million unique tracks from which it draws recommendations. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2006) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2006/11/prweb484393.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2006/11/prweb484393.htm 2006-11-21T22:59:05Z Producer / Composer's solo debut 'Resonator' out January 30th, 2007 on independent label known for launching international recording artist Beck. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2006) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/rothrock/resonator/prweb482098.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/rothrock/resonator/prweb482098.htm 2006-11-15T00:01:09Z "Flutes of the World: A Celebration of Humanity" is a new program offered to colleges and universities in 2007. Werner John, performer on ethnic flutes, illustrates the story of human migration outward from Africa and around the world with performance on these flutes and more: Fulani, Ney, Bansuri, Dizi, Shakuhachi, Pan flute, Gemshorn, Recorder, Celtic flute, Native American flutes, Ocarinas. The program blends music, multiculturalism and diversity issues, and human geography. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2006) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2006/11/prweb478707.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2006/11/prweb478707.htm 2006-11-02T12:43:45Z Peace Jones' new CD "Down to the Bone" features funky flute and quirky lyrics that'll have you singing in your car. This hot new CD breaks out a unique new sound from Asheville, NC. (PRWeb Nov 3, 2006) Read the full story at http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/peacejones/asheville/prweb470165.htm http://www.billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/peacejones/asheville/prweb470165.htm