Medfield High jazz band returns to Mingus competition in bid to repeat

9 February 2012, 8:40 pm

For the second year in a row, the Medfield High School jazz band earned a spot in the Charles Mingus High School Competition, held this year on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Last year, the band took home the No. 1 Big Band award, plus an outstanding soloist award.... Read More »

Q&A with Bland Simpson of the Red Clay Ramblers

9 February 2012, 1:16 pm

The Red Clay Ramblers have been around for 40 years. The band has written and performed Tony award-winning music for the musical romp “Big River.”... Read More »

The Vaccines beat Noel Gallagher to win Xfm New Music Award

9 February 2012, 1:00 pm

The band beat off competition from Beady Eye, James Blake and Ed Sheeran.... Read More »

Music Box: Dazz Band brings the groove to Rams Head On Stage tomorrow

9 February 2012, 12:17 pm

When it comes to funk music there's no better act than the Dazz Band, which reunites for a show at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis tomorrow night (7 p.m.). From funk to disco, these guys have inspired dancers for decades. Founded in Cleveland as a jazz fusion band, they were the house band at a ... Read More »

Latin Music’s Top-Touring Band of 2011 Comes to Oracle Arena

8 February 2012, 4:21 pm

Maná, announced today that, that they will be bringing the second leg of their eagerly-awaited “Drama y Luz Tour” to four additional venues in California, including a performance a... Read More »

Chris Treadway: More musical talent coming to Point Richmond

8 February 2012, 3:34 pm

Call the music of Rita Hosking and her string band Americana. Call it country soul. Call it mountain music or folk. When the award-winning singer and songwriter brings her ensemble to the intimate and acoustically inviting space at First Methodist Church of Point Richmond, 201 Martina Ave.... Read More »

Hartsville High's Stockton wins Outstanding Young Music Educator Award

7 February 2012, 12:28 pm

COLUMBIA – At the annual conference of the South Carolina Music Educator’s Association (SCMEA) Lance Stockton, Hartsville High School Band Director, received the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award for 2011-2012.... Read More »

Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Worldwide Publishing Agreement With GRAMMY® Award-Winning Songwriter/Producer ...

7 February 2012, 12:16 pm

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the signing of Nathan Chapman to an exclusive, worldwide publishing agreement.Two-time Grammy award-winning ...... Read More »

Pulp to receive Outstanding Contribution to Music award

7 February 2012, 3:41 am

The 'Common People' band - who reformed last year for a series of shows including Glastonbury and the Leeds and Reading festivals - will receive the evening's top honour at the music magazine's annual ceremony on February 29.... Read More »

Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean lead country music award nominations

26 January 2012, 8:03 am

Kenny Chesney has come roaring back in terms of industry recognition with a field-dominating nine nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.... Read More »