Gig roundup: RJD2 builds "The Colossus" in celebration of 10 years (OnMilwaukee.com)

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Trying to put your finger on exactly what Philly-based RJD2 is doing on his latest disc, "The Colossus," is darn near impossible. And that's what makes it so engaging. See him do it live this week in Milwaukee at The Rave.

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Albums of the Week: March 5 – March 11 – Jimi Hendrix, Gorillaz, Great American Taxi (All About Jazz)

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

JamBase Albums of the Week | March 5-March 11, 2010 Dennis' Pick of the WeekFree Energy: Stuck On Nothing (Astralwerks) Getting the fundamentals right is sometimes more satisfying than truckloads of innovation. Philly's Free Energy is a gang of guys dedicated to carefully honed pop rock in the tradition of Cheap Trick, Badfinger, Buddy Holly, early Beatles and '80s pure pop like The Outfield and ...

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Tom Gray and Delta Moon, connecting the dots from new wave keyboards to blues guitar (Access Atlanta)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Recently, Tom Gray arrived at the Brick Store Pub in Decatur looking for all the world like a rock star.

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GE Money, Fender create credit card (The News-Times)

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Joe Rebeuazzo tunes a guitar after tuning it. He and his brothers run the store his father started in the 1940s and still works in, Connecticut Music on Newfield Ave in Stamford.

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Jazz with a backbeat (The Prague Post)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Noy, center, will get veteran support from James Genus, left, and Dave Weckl.

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Hooked on Garage (Tucson Weekly)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The Lords of Altamont are all about the sex, the rock 'n' roll and the partying by Gene Armstrong When the Los Angeles band Lords of Altamont began about a decade ago, they set out to strike a balance between purist garage-rock traditions and a heavier hard-rock sound. "We found that we didn't exactly fit with the Beatle boots and Rickenbacker guitars guys, and (were) not quite like the ...

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IN THE KITCHEN WITH MIKE LAWLOR; Juggling music, business and children (The Sparta Independent)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

This dad plays a mean guitar, installs shower doors and makes soup for competitions , By Laurie Gordon

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VCV: Matthew Stubbs – "Double N" (Blogcritics.org)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Stream an exclusive clip from Matthew Stubbs' upcoming retro classic album Medford & Main, due 3/16.

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Assembled choir to raise money for Haiti victims Saturday (The News-Times)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

NEW MILFORD -- A New Milford music teacher is organizing a non-denominational choir concert to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti. Linda Wrenn is bringing together seven choirs from local churches for the "Hearts in Harmony" concert Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Sarah Noble Intermediate School , 25 Sunny Valley Road. A silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m.

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John Mayer / Feb. 25, 2010 / New York City (Madison Square Garden) (Billboard)

Monday, March 1st, 2010

John Mayer ended his Thursday night (Feb. 25) show at New York's Madison Square Garden in the same way he starts most conversations these days: with an apology.

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