MiMFL’s 1st NYC Fundraiser

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Music is My First Language has announced it will be holding it’s first New York fundraiser on March 22nd, 2014. The event will be held at Shapeshifter Lab, an event and performance space in Brooklyn starting at 6:30 pm. MiMFL is dedicated to inspiring positive social change through sustainable music education and empowerment programs to…

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Sir George Henry Martin

Sir George Henry Martin MusicMakers

Sir George Henry Martin CBE (born January 3rd, 1926) is an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as “the Fifth Beatle” in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles‘ original albums. He is considered one of the greatest record producers of all time, with 30 number one hit singles in the…

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Music Soothes

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It wоuld bе еаѕіеr tо dеduсе thе bеnеfіtѕ оf muѕіс еduсаtіоn, оnсе уоu аrе сlеаr аbоut thе bаѕіс quаlіtіеѕ оf muѕіс. Muѕіс Sооthеѕ Muѕіс іѕ аn еvеr-еxраndіng fіеld. Whаt dо уоu dо whеn wе wаnt tо rеlаx? An іmmеdіаtе rерlу wоuld bе: lіѕtеn tо gооd muѕіс. And whу? Bесаuѕе уоu tеnd tо fоrgеt thаt а…

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Pablo Casals

Pablo Casals MusicMakers

Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: [ˈpaw kəˈzaɫz i dəfiˈʎo]; December 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973), known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Catalan cellist and conductor. He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest cellists of all time. He made many recordings throughout his career,…

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Curtis Mayfield

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Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He achieved success with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and recorded the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music. He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano,…

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Porcupine Tree – London’s Seminal Rock Band

Porcupine Tree

The Middle East, July 22 Great Northeast Productions Inc. will present Porcupine Tree. The Middle East is at 472-480 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, Mass. Advance tickets for this show are $12 and can be purchased at the Middle East Box Office and at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call (617/508) 931-2000 or…

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Apple Acquires Emagic

Apple acquires eMagic

Is this the worst thing to ever happen in the Music Sequencer Market?  July 1, 2002, Apple acquires eMagic!!  Apple today announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional software solutions for computer-based music production. Emagic’s most popular product, Logic, is actively used by over 200,000 musicians around the world. Emagic will operate as…

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Chris Robinson :: The Bowery Ballroom, New York

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Chris Robinson uttered the phrase “acoustic mellow thing” into his microphone at the outset of his Wednesday night show, and those words served as both a forecast and a promise. The lanky, bearded singer, who is pursuing other projects while the Black Crowes are on hiatus, performed an acoustic, low-key set featuring a crop of…

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Godsmack, Carly Simon, Aerosmith win Boston Music Awards

Godsmack

Godsmack, Staind, Carly Simon, Aerosmith, American Hi-Fi win at The Boston Music Awards.  Reveille, Dropkick Murphy’s, Tribe of Judah, & Kay Hanley also take home awards. Mission Of Burma inducted into Hall of Fame And the Winners Are… Boston winners for the 15th annual Boston Music Awards at The Orpheum, on Thursday, April 11th, 2002…

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RAMONA SILVER RELEASES “DEATH BY CANDY”

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A MONTH OF TUESDAYS AT THE TOAD February 5, 12, 19, & 26 Ramona Silver will be performing every Tuesday in February, starting February 5th, at Toad to celebrate the release of her new album, Death By Candy. There will be no cover charge for these shows, and Toad is located at 1920 Massachusetts Ave.…

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