New Year's Eve bash at Corbin arena cancelled; only eight tickets sold
- 1:53 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Corbin News Journal - Corbin KY
A special New Year's Eve event at The Arena has been cancelled, and promoters are citing sluggish ticket sales as the main reason. Read More
Band performs at Senior Center
- 1:52 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Malvern Daily Record - Malvern AR
Local group Cooper Road Band recently performed at the Senior Adult Center for a Christmas special. Read More
Rowland Howard hangs up his guitar for keeps
- 8:05 AM — Dec 30 —
- Source: The Age - Melbourne VIC - Australia
MELBOURNE musician Rowland S. Howard - the guitarist in Nick Cave's cult punk-era bands The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party - died yesterday at the Austin Hospital from liver cancer. Read More
Guitarist James Gurley dies at 69
- 1:57 AM — Dec 30 —
- Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK
James Gurley , the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock's multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company , the band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame, has died of a heart attack. Read More
Round-Up: Robotic Drummers, Robotic Percussion
- 7:27 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: Create Digital Music
So, your human drummer can't bang out the elaborate breakcore beats you've composed, huh? Read More
Snow Patrol`s big band ambition
- 9:04 AM — Dec 29 —
- Source: tourdates
Gary Lightbody wants to become as big as Coldplay and U2 in the new year. Read More
A Country Music Headline History of 2009
- 5:43 PM — Dec 28 —
- Source: CMT (Country Music Televison)
Garth made some headlines of his own, announcing that he would do an extended run of one-man shows in Las Vegas. Read More
Art from industry
- 8:26 PM — Dec 27 —
- Source: China Daily
Beijing's old and decaying factory buildings are getting a new lease of life. Read More
Biography
A major expansion on Mingus Dynasty, beginning in 1991 the Mingus Big Band (which often uses more than 20 musicians) has ... Read the full Mingus Big Band bio.
