Blues music invades history center grounds
There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues? The folks who organize the Hambone Music Festival beg to differ. The festival, which this year features a national lineup of blues musicians, will take place

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Holyrood opening showcase for local musicians Maydays
MUSICIANS from Caithness will be among those heralding the opening of the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament next month. The sound of “young Scotland” will ring out at Holyrood on Friday, July 1, as a showcase of young Scottish musicians perform as part of an afternoon of free entertainment.

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TopSpin Ties For Facebook Ecommerce
Los Angeles-based TopSpin Media has inked a deal with Facebook music page application provider RootMusic, to offer up an e-commerce app for musicians on the popular social networking site. According to the two, the deal will allow artists to sell downloads, merchandise, and tickets directly from Facebook. Financial details of the link between the two companies was not disclosed. TopSpin’s …

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Frisco High band takes New York by storm
Submitted photo: The Frisco High band unloads its equipment at the hotel prior to their performance at Lincoln Center. Some of Frisco’s finest young musicians took the trip of a lifetime last month when they performed on the home stage of the New York Philharmonic.

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“Street Teams” Powered by Social Media Help Launch Independent Musicians: Stars Like Adam Lambert Galvanize Fans to …
Midwestern fans of virtuoso rock guitarist Monte Pittman, who has toured with Madonna, Prong and Adam Lambert, have a treat in store for them this week. On June 10 and 11, Pittman is putting on two private concerts, in Chicago and Cleveland, for admirers who pooled their funds to donate $4,000 towards his new album. Pittman has very adroitly used social media to build grassroots support for his …

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