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Sue Foley wins Traditional Blues Female Artist at Blues Music Awards

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Sue Foley wins Traditional Blues Female Artist at Blues Music Awards

This event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. The BMAs are generally recognized as the highest honor given to blues musicians and are awarded by vote of Blues Foundation members.

Foley spent her early childhood in Canada and started her professional career at sixteen. By twenty-one, she was living in Austin, Texas and recording for Antone’s — the esteemed blues label and historic nightclub that helped launch the career of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Her first release, Young Girl Blues, quickly rooted her unique talents as a proficient blues guitarist, inspired songwriter and captivating vocalist. Foley has toured steadily with her band, toting her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster — working and sharing the stage with greats such as BB King, Buddy Guy, Lucinda Williams and Tom Petty.

In 2001, she won the prestigious Juno Award for her CD, Love Coming Down. Foley also holds the record for the most Maple Blues Awards (eighteen), including 2019 Guitarist Of The Year. She has also earned three Trophees de Blues de France. Her latest album The Ice Queen, features the cream of the Texas blues scene, including Jimmie Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Charlie Sexton and Chris Layton, among others.

As an offshoot to her professional recording and touring career, Foley started a project called Guitar Woman based around dozens of interviews she conducted with the world’s leading female guitarists. She wrote articles, organized and promoted concerts, and worked on a book—fueling her passion for gender studies in music and her desire to bring the work of great women guitar players to light.

My Next Read: Glitter Up the Dark – How Pop Music Broke the Binary

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My Next Read: Glitter Up the Dark – How Pop Music Broke the Binary

Why has music so often served as an accomplice to transcendent expressions of gender? Why did the query “is he musical?” become code, in the twentieth century, for “is he gay?” Why is music so inherently queer? For Sasha Geffen, the answers lie, in part, in music’s intrinsic quality of subliminal expression, which, through paradox and contradiction, allows rigid gender roles to fall away in a sensual and ambiguous exchange between performer and listener. Glitter Up the Dark traces the history of this gender fluidity in pop music from the early twentieth century to the present day.

Starting with early blues and the Beatles and continuing with performers such as David Bowie, Prince, Missy Elliot, and Frank Ocean, Geffen explores how artists have used music, fashion, language, and technology to break out of the confines mandated by gender essentialism and establish the voice as the primary expression of gender transgression. From glam rock and punk to disco, techno, and hip-hop, music helped set the stage for today’s conversations about trans rights and recognition of nonbinary and third-gender identities. Glitter Up the Dark takes a long look back at the path that led here.

Sasha Geffen is a writer based in Colorado. Their work focuses on the intersections between pop culture and gender and has appeared in Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Artforum, the Nation, and the New Inquiry, among others.

Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast Reunites on John Krasinski’s Some Good News Show to Surprise A Fan

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Your Good News host John Krasinski returns to highlight some good news from around the world… and unveil the perfect Zoom surprise for his new friend Aubrey – the cast of Hamilton!

Curt Smith of Tears For Fears and His Daughter Perform ‘Mad World’

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Musician Curt Smith and his talented daughter Diva performed a brilliant duet of the Tears for Fears song “Mad World” at home together.

…and here’s the original, found on The Hurting.

VIDEO: Children of the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Choir Perform David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”

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Over 50 kids in the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Choir virtually came together to sing David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”

Silverlake Conservatory of Music was founded in 2001 by longtime friends and musicians Michael “Flea” Balzary and Keith “Tree” Barry. Cutbacks in arts education programming throughout Los Angeles public schools prompted the two to found SCM in an effort to fill the void and bring music to the community.

Silverlake Conservatory of Music opened in 2001 in its original location at Sunset Junction. Offering reasonably priced lessons for all and scholarships to students whose families could not otherwise afford lessons, the conservatory expanded its programs to include ensemble classes, summer camps and workshops. With the support of its family of donors, teachers, students, artists and musicians, the conservatory moved into its forever home at 4652 Hollywood Blvd. in October 2016.

Pandora founder launches Sessions: The dedicated music platform enabling artists to play more and earn more through live streaming

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Pandora founder launches Sessions: The dedicated music platform enabling artists to play more and earn more through live streaming

Sessions, a live streaming platform for music, today announced the beta launch of its web and mobile app in 200+ countries and 15 languages. With just a laptop and a microphone, musicians can perform live, cultivate a global fanbase, and make a sustainable income from home.

By combining live interactive streaming with the best engagement and monetization features of advanced game design, Sessions is ushering in a new form of musical performance.

“Let’s face it, digital music has failed the working musician,” said Tim Westergren, the co-Founder of Sessions and former founder of Pandora. “Recorded music has been devalued, and digital retail is driving artists further from their audience. They need an alternative. Sessions puts control back in the hands of the artist. We generate the audience and enable artists to turn that fan base into a dependable foundation of support and direct patronage. A financial reward system driven by fandom.”

Sessions is the first live streaming platform custom built to solve the most pressing issues for musicians – building a true fanbase and generating significant and sustained income.

  1. Building Global Fandom for Free: Most platforms provide little or no marketing support. Worse, they charge to artists to attract listeners or reach their own fans. Sessions does all of this work at no cost to the artist by using its own marketing growth engine to bring the audience.
  2. Making Real Money: While most live streaming platforms rely on one-off tips to compensate artists, Sessions provides the enduring value of virtual goods and services engineered to help Artists earn sustainable, compounding income.

“Games have blossomed in the digital era, transforming from simple, single player arcade experiences into rich massively multiplayer worlds that are changing culture,” said Co-founder and Game designer Gordon Su. “At the same time, music has stagnated, fragmenting into an isolated playlist experience. We used our best learnings from over 20 years of building virtual worlds to design an immersive virtual space for Artists and Fans to thrive. We know how to do this and we can’t wait to put these powers in the hands of artists and fans.” 

Already, a growing number of artists in the beta program are building large audiences and earning steady incomes from the platform. These are artists with no prior commercial presence or success now in a position to make a living doing what they love.

Jackson-Triggs Celebrates 20 years of Supporting Canadian Music with iHeartRadio Living Room Sessions

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Jackson-Triggs Celebrates 20 years of Supporting Canadian Music with iHeartRadio Living Room Sessions

Jackson-Triggs is well-known for supporting Canadian music through an annual signature summer concert series at its Niagara estate amphitheatre. This month, Canada’s most-awarded winery will bring the beats home with the Living Room Sessions, a series of live-streamed, intimate concerts in partnership with iHeartRadio that Canadians can watch and engage in from home.  Jackson-Triggs has also lent support for front-line workers with a $10,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross.

Jackson-Triggs wines are available at all provincial and private liquor stores across Canada and are available to purchase online through the estate winery website and select local delivery services.

The May Living Room Session line-up includes:

  • May 1st – Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine at 4pm ET
  • May 4th – Wintersleep at 4pm ET
  • May 5th – Karl Wolf at 4pm ET
  • May 6th – Jeremy Fisher at 4pm ET
  • May 7th – Neon Dreams at 4pm ET
  • May 11th – Charlotte Cardin at 4pm ET
  • May 12th – Classified at 4pm ET
  • May 18th – Mt. Joy at 4pm ET

Wine and music lovers can donate to the Canadian Red Cross by visiting: redcross.ca/concert

For more information on the Living Room Sessions and latest schedule, please visit: iheartradio.ca/exclusives/iheart-living-room-sessions

1-minute tip for artists: Things to avoid.

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1-minute tip for artists: Things to avoid.

Too much, too little, not enough or waaaay too much. These are the things to avoid when you’re in a band.

Chuck Berry reviews Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, Clash and many more in the punk zine Jet Lag in 1980.

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4 Reasons Why You Need a DUI Lawyer on Your Side

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The last thing you expected today was an arrest for driving under the influence or impaired driving. Since this is the first (and hopefully last) time you’ve ever faced this sort of thing, it makes sense to seek the services of a Toronto impaired driving lawyer who can help you deal with the upcoming hearing. Why do you need a lawyer? Here are four good reasons.

Determining If There are Grounds for Fighting the Charges

The lawyer will want to know all there is to know about the circumstances surrounding the arrest. That includes what you were doing, who you were with, and how the law enforcement officers first approached you. The goal is to ensure that your rights were not violated at any time during the events leading up to the arrest.

Law enforcement do have specific rules and guidelines that they follow. If some essential protocol was not followed, that could serve as grounds to ask for a dismissal of the charges. If there are any grounds at all, your legal counsel will know what to do.

Understanding the Laws and Precedents That Apply in Your Case

Laws related to driving under the influence and impaired driving are more complex than many people realize. It takes someone who knows them well to figure out how those laws apply in your case. Along with the laws, there’s also the matter of apply legal precedents to the charges you’re facing.

While you would find it difficult to properly prepare for your hearing, a lawyer who practices in this area of the law will know how to identify laws and precedents that have some bearing on the case. That makes it all the easier to protect your rights while in the courtroom.

Experience in the Courtroom Matters

Outside of seeing trials on television or in movies, how much experience do you have with courtrooms? It may surprise you to learn that most of what you think you know is more fiction than fact. What you need right now is someone who can help you understand court procedure and proper decorum.

Along with defending you, the lawyer will explain what to do while the court is in session. You’ll understand how choosing to conduct yourself in a certain matter will make things easier and maybe even help your situation a little.

Preparing Yourself for Potential Outcomes

Based on the particulars of your case, the outcome could go more than one way. Your lawyer won’t pull any punches when it comes to helping you be aware of all the different decisions that the court could make. Some of them will be based on your past record, assuming there is one.

The goal is to ensure that you have reasonable expectations when you enter the courtroom. While your legal counsel will work for the best possible decision, be aware that the court may or may not agree with your lawyer. By being aware of what could happen, you can prepare for most scenarios.

The bottom line is that you don’t want to enter the court without a lawyer by your side. As soon as possible, secure legal services and begin preparing the defense. In the long run, you’ll be glad that you did.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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