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Canada Pulls a Fast One | Public Funds Cut for Artists

August 16, 2008

There’s been an interesting story coming out of Canada over the last few days and it is unfortunately negative news for a lot of touring bands that come from the great white north. PromArt is a funding program for artists who seek to share their form in the international community with the purpose of spreading [...]

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Going Down the Road Feeling Bad: Touring in the Current Economy

August 10, 2008

With the the stock indexes in the first bear market in almost six years and gas prices that have hit lifetime highs, we are all feeling the proverbial tightening of the belt. Obviously I am not a columnist for the Wall Street Journal but I try and keep close tabs on the live music industry [...]

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The Union Forever | JumboTron

August 9, 2008
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The Union Forever | Wetlands Preserved

July 2, 2008

Yesterday I plugged a documentary airing on the Sundance Channel, Wetlands Preserved. I’ve been exchanging emails with the producer and director about the film, and he agreed to answer some questions. Dean Budnick is a name all jam fans should know, if they don’t already. He created (with he help of others) Jambands.com, The Jammys [...]

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The Union Forever | Vincent Moon

June 11, 2008
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Print Tease | The Raconteurs – Rob Jones

June 3, 2008

I had the chance to catch The Raconteurs this weekend with my buddy Dave from Earvolution. I was definitely psyched to see Jack White and co. again, but I must admit, when Dave said he had an extra ticket I was almost equally excited to see what Rob Jones had in store for the [...]

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The Union Forever | Navigating the post-TRL Video World

May 27, 2008
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Print Tease | The Alamo Drafthouse

May 20, 2008

I was trolling through the recently uploaded posters on gigposters, waiting for something to jump out at me for this week’s Print Tease, and surprisingly nothing did. Sure, there were some fine posters buried in there, but nothing grabbed me. So I decided to take this week to highlight an unbelievably cool ongoing [...]

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Interview with Jared Bell of Lymbyc Systym

May 14, 2008

A week ago Monday, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jared Bell of Lymbyc Systym before their show at the Empty Bottle here in Chicago. Jared is the keyboardist in the Austin/Phoenix duo that is breaking molds of what an instrumental pair can do both in the studio and on stage. His ability [...]

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