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Each artist has their own forum, which can be found on each artist's profile page. Here's a cross-section of the latest forum posts on all artist pages on MusicHawk!
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Allison Crowe and her traveling band – Billie Woods (guitar), Dave Baird (bass) and Laurent Boucher (percussion) – are back in Canada following a triumphant tour of continental Europe.
Playing to full-houses and multiple encores in Aachen, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, Prague and Vienna was especially gratifying for the troupe – after a start in the UK that could have derailed less able and determined musicians.
Instead, an encounter with new anti-terrorist/illegal immigration rules has helped fuel the vibrant reform movement in the UK. With public and media support from stern to bow on the island of Great Britain, the news was featured by BBC Radio, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian/Observer, The Scotsman, The Northern Times, The Press & Journal, and many more outlets. The Times of London warned: “Immigration rules threaten to destroy Britain's arts reputation”.
Cultural events described as canceled or in jeopardy as a result of the new laws include: concerts by supreme Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov; African jazz band Les Amazones de Guinée; the English National Opera's production of Così Fan Tutte to be directed by Abbas Kiarostami, the great Iranian film-maker; and events involving a range of participants from Argentinian tango-dancers, to neuroscientists, university lecturers, Chinese artists and touring church choirs.
On June 3, the UK civil liberties group, Manifesto Club, hosted the first “Cabaret Without Borders” in London, England. Allison Crowe spoke to attendees of this packed event via telephone hook-up, minutes before her band's performance in Frankfurt. The 'Visiting Artists and Academics Petition' ~ found @ http://www.petitiononline.com/MCvisit/petition.html ~ was launched earlier this year by the Manifesto Club with the endorsement of dozens of the UK's most prominent artists and educators, including: sculptor Antony Gormley; director of the National Portrait Gallery, Sandy Nairne; and the artistic director of the Royal National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner.
Home in Canada, the bicoastal musician and her transnational band, next devote the Summer to writing, playing and recording before Fall '09 Canadian tour dates, Winter 2009 “Tidings” concerts, and, a return to Europe in Spring 2010.
Crowe's success has been built quite differently to a pattern followed for decades by Canadian rock musicians. Rather than rely on grants or corporate support, (or multinational record labels that may themselves receive grants/subsidies), the exciting singer-songwriter who lives on, both, the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, has connected directly with her audience, building a passionate international fan base for her music via internet videos and songs and peerless live performances.
Allison's Crowe's next CD/album will be her seventh release since the 2003 launch of her label, Rubenesque Records Ltd. It will be the first to showcase her quartet.
Haberdashery covers Poses - In a synthpop rendition of one of Rufus' seminal compositions. It's the B-side (track 6) of Haberdashery's new summer single, Two Become One. Hope y'all like it :)
I just found this band HalfDown Thomas, an awesome group whose record was produced by 3 Doors Down guitarist Chris Henderson. You can hear them on their myspace (http://www.myspace.com/halfdownthomas) or on their website (http://www.rockridgemusic.com/hdt/). They’re definitely worth listening to, so check them out!
Hey Zero 7 fans. I just got sent this website showing a secret Zero 7 gig coning up in two weeks at a small festival in Norfolk. Check it - www.sistersoftheclaw.com. My friend went last year and said it was the sweetest thing.
Hey everyone!
I'm first and foremost a fan Robert Randolph, but I am admittedly also a member of Assembly of Dust's street team; forgive the intrusion. If you don't already know AOD they are giving away the track “Arc of the Sun” featuring Mike Gordon (of Phish) on their site http://www.aodust.com Its worth giving a listen to! AOD is giving away a new track every Tuesday until July 14th featuring artists like Jerry Douglas, John Scofield, Richie Havens, Al Schnier and more! Again sorry if this feels spammy, but I was eager to share the news.
I've seen that this charity auction website has got some pretty funky t-shirts with the artwork donated by celebrities to help raise money for charity including a design from the killers, here's the link if anyone's interested and wants to take a look,
Anyhow, I love "North". I just listened to his new album, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane" that was released on 6/2/09. It's amazing! Elvis Costello is the man , and he just keeps getting better. In this new CD he dives into the roots of Americana with T-Bone Burnett, the king of country folk. This is an amazing CD, his voice suits this genre and the tunes sound better with each listen.
Hello again. Our big shopping mall tour is finally coming to end end soon. All in all we will have played in 39 (!!!!) shopping malls throughout Germany by June 18th. It was an amazing time where we met lots of nice and funny people (might have been YOU), played both with Fady Maalouf and Mike Leon Grosch, were on the cover of a magazin, got nothing to drink in the Netherlands, were generally ignored in Bochum and were in the famous newspaper "BILD" - for my none-german fans; the "BILD" is the biggest, most criticized yellow press in Germany and you just have to be proud to have made it that far. During our free time on the road we "created" a little video about the tour and us. You can check it out at youtube.
On June 27th we have been invited to "Balcony TV" which is by now already a cult-show in Hamburg where you just have to have been. The show is being recorded on a tiny, tiny balcony overlooking the famous "Reeperbahn" and we will play our new single "the walking away" there.
Stop eating meat, by the way...
Hey everyone, I'm a genuine fan of Robert Randolph, but I am admittedly also a
member of Assembly of Dust's street team. Forgive the intrusion. If you
don't already know AOD they are giving away the track “Leadbelly” featuring
Jerry Douglas of Allison Krauss & Union Station on their site
http://www.aodust.com. It’s worth giving a listen to! AOD is giving away a new
track every Tuesday until July 14th featuring artists like Mike Gordon, John
Scofield, Richie Havens, Al Schnier and more! Again sorry if this feels
spammy but I was eager to share the news!
