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Nashville Lands National Folk Festival(0)
Music City just got a little more diverse.
No longer just the country music capital of the world, Nashville has been chosen to host next year’s National Folk Festival. The longest running multi-ethnic music festival in the United States—which boasts Native American, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and East Asian music among its offerings—will begin a three-year engagement [...]
Mark Linkous: 1962-2010
The indie-rock community was shocked March 6 by the news that Mark Linkous, frontman for the pioneering band Sparklehorse, had committed suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot to the heart. He was 47.
Several artists were quick to share their thoughts, from Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips (“Mark Linkous toured with us in 2003. Every night [...]
Great Quotations: Peter Gabriel
“Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition and maybe more cathartic.”
- Peter Garbriel
Download Best of Bonnaroo Free, Help Save The Environment
The NRDC Action Fund and Headcount are banding together to release the Best of Bonnaroo compilation to promote action on climate change. The album features 17 live Bonnoroo performances from artists such as Wilco, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson and is available at www.musicforaction.org. Before downloading the music, fans are asked to email their senators, [...]
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