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Link: America’s Top 10 Outdoor Concert Venues

by Justin Ward on Jul 13, 10

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Listen up: America’s top 10 outdoor concert venues [Gadling]

Next time you want a little groove in your summer night, take a trip to one of the top outdoor music in America and enjoy the sounds of summer.

I’ve only been to four out of the ten on this list: Greek Theatre, The Gorge, Red Rocks and Alpine Valley. Hopefully I can hit the East Coast next summer.

Video: David Byrne on How Music Venues Shape the Music

by Justin Ward on Jun 14, 10

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David Byrne: How architecture helped music evolve [TED.com]

As his career grew, went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context has pushed musical innovation

This video comes highly recommended as a proper and intelligent use of the next 16 minutes of your life. David Byrne being genius (as usual)…

Irving Plaza Gets Renamed Back to Irving Plaza

by Justin Ward on May 31, 10

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Remember when they renamed Irving Plaza in New York City? Bad idea jeans.

Rethinking, Irving Plaza Keeps Its Maiden Name [NYTimes.com] [via brooklynvegan]

To build a replica of the old marquee, Live Nation hired Ken Lubin, a graphic designer who specializes in signs for Broadway theaters. (He removed the original marquee in 2007 when he installed the new one for the Fillmore, which he made.) It wasn’t easy, Mr. Lubin said, because the old one had been left in an alley behind the club, with chunks of it missing. But there was just enough to serve as a model for its stainless-steel letters and red neon lighting.