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Sippy and the Night Owls are cuttin' loose at Mac's: 'Originality' sets blues... Charleston-based band Sippy and the Night Owls say they know how to get the crowd hooting their name. A Band Takes a Bigger Stage to Show How Far It?s Come (New York Times) The Shins performed their vintage guitar-and-tambourine pop and wraparound verse to a happy crowd at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Zin?s demise, Blue?s move open up space (Kansas City Star) Zin will soon be out, Michael Smith will soon be in ? and that?s just the beginning. Band in a Box (The Oregonian) Sound: In abstract terms: A scalding hot night over a stretch of burning road . . . in the desert with everything painted black. Really, though: Bass-heavy, doom-thrash grooves graced with gruff bellows and Gatling-gun drumming. South African band the first ever to play SXSW (News 8 Austin) AUSTIN SXSW parties give bands, fans a good time The day parties at SXSW give bands exposure to record companies and booking agents, but also let the fans enjoy free music. Getting your music on the iTunes Store (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) If you remember walking into music stores as a kid and thinking how cool it would be to one day see your album sitting on the shelf, the digital age may help your childhood daydream come true. With the help of a company called TuneCore, any musician or band can get their music in the most popular online stores. Joe and the Pony Express deliver more than mail (Brown Daily Herald) During a single, paint-splattered evening, an enthusiastic group of musicians, designers and volunteers sacrificed the luxury of sleep and built the Technicolor stage now residing in a corner of Production Workshop's downstairs space. city notes (The Naperville Sun) Winter band concert Glenn Miller exhibit swings its way into museum (San Diego Union-Tribune) Glenn Miller led his bands only from 1937 to 1944, but the sound he created lives on today. A tribute to the man and his band, known for swing hits, such as “Moonlight Serenade” and “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” is at the Museum of Making Music through May 7. Campbell: New on CD (Knoxville News Sentinel) Don't worry if Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible" leaves you feeling jumpy, because the band sounds anxious, too. The Canadian group masterfully manipulates tension, its songs ranging from taut to tauter, always on the verge of snapping. |