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The Good Musician

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July 2nd, 2008

Szentendre, Hungary

Musical instruments hanging from the rafters in a very old, family restaurant in Szentendre, Hungary. Photo by TGM.
Szentendre (Saint Andrew) is a sleepy little village two hours up the Danube from Budapest. Artists and tailors and craftspeople spend the winter in the Carpathian Mountains and bring their wares to Szentendre in the summer to sell. […]

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June 26th, 2008

AVAE concert tour: cathedral acoustics and singing

St. Matthias in Budapest, Hungary was our first concert on the tour. As most churches in Central Europe, it was an accretion of centuries of building on the old foundations. Layers of Byzantine, Medieval, the Magyar chieftains resisting Attila and the various Huns. The castle and church on top of the hill are well fortified, […]

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June 5th, 2008

Bruce Houghton–Music 2.0 resources for The Good Musician

Bruce created a robust body of information for all good musicians before he said goodbye to his colleagues at b5media. I encourage you to take advantage of his expertise in the music business. His Music 2.0 and Music 2.0 Bookshelf pages will move you smartly toward building your personal database of helpful tips and resources […]

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May 13th, 2008

Libby Kirkpatrick plays benefit at Ruta Maya

Austin songstress Libby Kirkpatrick is playing at the Ruta Maya coffeehouse this Thursday, May 15. Along with Kirkpatrick, Michael Shay (and the Just Desserts), Mark Utter, David Rothgeb, Geoff Union, and a talent show kick off at 9 p.m. as a benefit for Jim O’Brien.
Come early for a new Environmental Film Series, 6-9 pm, […]

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May 12th, 2008

TI$A–good intentions…or?

A tip from my favorite hip-hop producer–thanks, J!
Taz Arnold (TI$A), one of Kanye West’s Good Music label artists, put out this number. Flashy, flashy. But is he hurting or helping the cause? Got to say that I looooove the sunnies. Only in L.A.

Tags: Kanye West, onsmash, Taz Arnold, TI$AShare This

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May 10th, 2008

John Aielli and KUT-FM 90.5–streaming music 24/7

1:37 a.m. Tired, but too wired to sleep. Maybe some music would relax you–scrolling through your collection, you’re bored of listening to the same old tunes. Frustrated, you fire up your computer and…
National Public Radio streams forth from your speakers, album art illuminates the gloom of your darkened room, and you groove so hard you […]

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May 9th, 2008

Little Feat with Shaun Murphy

So if you’re new to Little Feat, you’ve gotten a taste of the classic LF with Lowell George, then a few tunes since 1989 with Craig Fuller, and now you’ll get to catch up on some of their latest. Shaun Murphy–the incomparable songstress of soul–broke the rock ‘n roll ceiling, going from backup with LF […]

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May 7th, 2008

Glossary of musical terms

The Austin Symphony Orchestra Web site has a link to a very user-friendly glossary of musical terms. Pared down to the most used words or terms, this is a handy on-line reference for every good musician. Just the resource to accompany your on-line musical searches.
Don’t forget to purchase your tickets for the gala conclusion to […]

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May 5th, 2008

Contemporary Little Feat

After Lowell George’s death, the musicians of Little Feat went on to create more music, singly, and with top headliners, such as Bonnie Raitt. Then in 1989 the group reformed, adding Craig Fuller form Pure Prairie League and Fred Tackett, who had written for and played with the Feat from the beginning, as well […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Sunlight of the Spirit Music–Mary Gauthier

There is life after addiction. Sunlight of the Spirit Music proves that there are good tunes in recovery as well. With features such as the Sober Cafe Podcast and Sobriety Soundcheck blog, these folks are fast becoming a source of powerful music for both musicians and fans in recovery. The Sober Cafe garnered the Entertainment […]

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