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The Last Dance for Donna Summers

Submitted by cashbox on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 15:01
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Submitted by Cashbox Canada

Donna Summer’s death has been announced today, May 17, 2012, losing her battle with cancer at the age of 63 years old. Her illness was basically kept a secret by her own wishes. She was actually currently working on a new album. Summer won five Grammys and six American Music Awards, and sold millions of albums. Her best-known hits include Grammy "Hot Stuff," "I Feel Love," "Bad Girls" and "She Works Hard for the Money."

Mothers and Music

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:53
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By Don Graham

Mothers Day is this Sunday and what a great time to honour our mothers, whether they are gone or are still here.  What does Mothers Day have to do with music and Cashbox? Not a lot, directly I guess, but when I got to thinking about music without mothers or their influence it staggered me to see the importance.

Would we have country music without MOTHER Maybelle? Rock ‘n’ Roll without That’s Alright MAMA?  How about The MOTHERS of Invention? California pop without the MAMA’S and Papas?  What songs wouldn’t have been written without our connection to mothers? MAMA Tried, Merle Haggard, Your MAMA Don’t Dance, Loggins and Messina, MAMA Told Me Not To Come, Three Dog Night, MAMA liked the Roses, Elvis Presley and all the way back to My MAMMY, Al Jolson. And the list goes on.

So take a little time this Sunday to pay homage to your mother, if she’s already passed on, pray for  her, if she’s still here, hug her tighter than ever and thank her for all she’s done.

We all have a lot to do in this busy world we live in but NEVER get to busy to call your Mama!!

S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival, St. Catharines, Ontario

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:44
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Submitted by Cashbox Canada

S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival first started in 1996 and had a captive audience of about 800 attendees, by 2005 the event was officially recognized and received cooperate sponsorship including MTV Canada in 2007 and the numbers grew into the thousands. Today celebrating its 16th year S.C.E.N.E. which stands for" St. Catharines Event for New Music Entertainment" is one of the largest annual, one-day, all-ages music festivals in Canada, and a premiere destination for showcasing new independent music.  Attracting over 6,000+ fans last year to the streets of downtown St. Catharines each year, S.C.E.N.E. is a hotbed for up-and-coming musical talent of all genres, featuring both Canadian and international talent.

The event is host to thousands of Music fans, hundreds of artists on multiple stages and venues all within a short walking distance of each other. The Marketplace will be "the place to be", to get band merchandise, unique vendors, sponsors booths and interactive entertainment for the whole family. The Marketplace Pavilion is located in the heart of downtown St Catherines and is the main admission area and outdoor stage.

“Legends In Little Rooms” Guitar Series with Jorge Matinez

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:18
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Submitted by Cashbox Canada

“Legends In Little Rooms” Guitar Series with Jorge Matinez is a series that introduces Canada’s own Jorge Martinez with very special guest Oscar Lopez.

Jorge Martinez has but one mission at his fingertips: to carry us away, namely to his native Argentina. With remarkable virtuosity, he composes and performs Flamenco-inspired music with Latin and Oriental accents. But be warned: the man plays faster than the speed of light! When he flies off on magical solos, Jorge never does so alone – he takes us with him.

Jorge is already highly regarded in his adopted home – the province of Quebec,  but not yet as well-known in the rest of Canada and, to that end he and his stellar band, along with very special guest, Oscar Lopez will appear in concert in three of southern Ontario’s best venues.

Jorge Martinez closes out this first season of the “Legends in Little Rooms” Southern Ontario tours that saw truly amazing concerts from internationally renowned artists, Strunz & Farah and Ottmar Liebert in March and April.  Now it’s Jorge’s turn.

He relocated from Argentina to Montreal some ten years ago, and with cross-Canada performances tucked under his belt, he is poised to take off once again. Jorge, last summer, fulfilled one of his greatest dreams when he was invited to open the Paco de Lucia concert in Winnipeg.  The year before, he was honoured to share the stage with the legendary Cesaria Evora. He opened for her at one of her last concerts in a packed Place des Arts.

Ryan Laird to play with Emerson Drive

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:16
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Submitted by Cashbox Canada

While he's no stranger to Fort McMurray (Ryan Laird played The Summer's End Festival with Dierks Bentley last September) up and coming country sensation Ryan Laird said he's excited to revisit the Oilsands City as the special guest opening act for Emerson Drive's show Friday at the Casman Centre.

"We saw a bear just as we were driving in last year onto the festival site to do the show," said Laird from his home base in Ontario. "For us it was a big deal. It was pretty cool, just on the side of the road there. Just being so far north is really fun, but I really hope we get to see a bear again before this show."

At 19, Laird moved from his hometown of Fergus, Ont., to see if he could make a name for himself in North America's country music capital, Nashville, Tenn. He said he fell in love with the songwriting community in the Music City, appreciating the number of like-minded, talented people.

Prepared for the slow process of breaking into the already bulging music scene, Laird said he knew it was important to make sure his sound was solid before drawing the attention of any major labels. And it paid off, because somewhere along the line, between crashing on friends' couches and buying up ad space on a billboard asking Taylor Swift to produce his album, people started to take notice.

BEASTIE BOY ADAM YAUCH (a.k.a. MCA) DEAD AT 47 YEARS OLD

Submitted by cashbox on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 15:00
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Submitted by Cashbox Canada

A post on the Beastie Boys website reads, "It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam "MCA" Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer."

In 2009, Yauch revealed in a video posted online that he was being treated for cancer in a parotid gland and a lymph node. He had since undergone surgery and radiation therapy, and was pursuing alternative treatment, including a vegan diet. It was reported in early 2011 that the rapper was cancer free, but he was quick to take to the Beastie Boys website and refute the reports.
Yauch co-founded the Beastie Boys in 1979. The group started out as a hardcore punk band but later turned to rap and rock and became the lineup of Yauch, Mike "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad Roc" Horowitz (later, "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz would join in). They burst onto the music scene in 1986 with the seminal album Licensed to Ill, which spawned the classic hit "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)."

Yauch sat out the Beastie Boys' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, and his treatments delayed the release of the group's most recent album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2, which was eventually released in April, 2011.

Atlantic Music Promotions set to AMP it up !!!

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:38
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Story: Don Graham

Atlantic Music Promotions is a grassroots company started by country artist and songwriter Fraser Newcombe of Murphy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. Fraser decided to start this company to fill a need that he perceived and is determined to try and fill the need. Living in the Maritimes, Newcombe sees some of the enormous talent that has never been seen outside of their home province and wanted to find a way to get these artists the outside exposure they need. “There’s some terrific talent at home that the rest of the country needs to see and there’s some talent from away that needs to visit us down here;  ” Newcombe said from his home in Murphy’s Cove.

Atlantic Music Promotions is a one-stop company, offering branding and marketing assistance, a great rate on website design, EPK designs, press release and media delivery services, CD and label designs, Social Media, Artist Direction, Tour Management, Recording & Publishing Assistance and Referral.

Terry Kelly Goes ‘Wherever There is Water’

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:25
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Submitted by: Cashbox Canada

Newfoundlander Terry Kelly has accepted an invitation from the Royal Canadian Navy to perform at the naming of the Royal Canadian Navy Monument in Ottawa on May 3rd, 2012. Terry, accompanied by the Stadacona Band, will perform “Wherever there is Water”, an original piece written by Terry in 2010 to help commemorate the Canadian Navy’s 100th Anniversary.

Terry Kelly’s passion for life has gained him international recognition as an award-winning singer/songwriter, a renowned motivational speaker, an accomplished athlete, and a consummate entertainer. As a musician, this Newfoundland native has released six full-length recordings, resulting in seven East Coast Music Awards and nominations for four Canadian Country Music Awards and a JUNO. Terry has shared the stage with Symphony Orchestras, and has performed his original music nationally as well as in the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and for the troops in Afghanistan.  He is most recognized for his inspirational song “A Pittance of Time”.

MONKEY HOUSE RELEASE NEW ALBUM HEADQUARTERS AT THE ORBIT ROOM MAY 15, 9PM

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:20
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Alma Records recording artist Monkey House releases its fourth album Headquarters at Toronto’s Orbit Room on May 15 – 9PM. Monkey House is the adventures of Toronto based singer-songwriter, composer and author, Don Breithaupt. The new album is guaranteed to please the group’s devoted international following, and will appeal to all lovers of musically and lyrically sophisticated pop music.

Breithaupt had a clear mandate for Headquarters: “I wanted to make it sound like the music that meant the most to me, music was made in big rooms with live bands. I resolved not to cut corners.” The result is a disc with a rich, full sound rare in these days of programmed production. “There are at least ten musicians on these tracks. All the keyboards are live: grand piano, clavinet, Rhodes, Wurlitzer and B3. I think Headquarters sounds warmer than anything I’ve ever done,” says Don.

Don produced the album, with invaluable assistance from Juno-winning engineer John “Beetle” Bailey at The Drive Shed Studios in Toronto. They worked with a cast of A-list players, including Canadian rock stars Kim Mitchell and Rik Emmett, and Steely Dan guitarist Drew Zingg and musical director Michael Leonhart. Breithaupt was happy to let these talented players and singers off the leash. “My process is probably two thirds homework and planning ahead, and one third letting things happen and respecting people’s creativity and spontaneity,” he says. Most tracks feature horns, and lush male and female backing vocals help weave a vivid sonic tapestry.

YIN: Yoga In the Nightclub

Submitted by cashbox on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:17
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Finding the Divine Everywhere
Story: Pavarti

The role and corresponding responsibility of the artist has never been more potent than it is now. The creative process, whether conscious or not, taps into a collective field of energy, to such an extent that literally what we each do, think and create both reflects and shifts the directive of our collective consciousness as a whole. Through conscious co-creation between inner inspiration and the collective field of consciousness, I feel that we each have the ability to assist an alchemical shift in human consciousness from leaden attitudes to golden possibilities.

It was in service to this understanding that I travelled to the North Pole in 2010. At the top of the world, I performed several of my songs to help raise awareness of the melting polar ice. I came home from that journey feeling charged with an even stronger connection to an immense, universal force that can help each one of us wake up, so that we may join together as one Earth family and create positive environmental change to benefit all. The documentary of my journey is currently in pre-production, aiming for a fall release.

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