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Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ 50th Anniversary Edition And ‘Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman’ Set For October 11 Release

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On October 11, Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will release a 50th anniversary edition of Frank Sinatra’s classic album My Way and Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman, a compilation of songs written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Released on Reprise in March 1969, and produced by Don Costa and Sonny Burke, My Way features a varied collection of contemporary pop songs, including Lennon and McCartney’s “Yesterday,” Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson,” and the iconic title track, “My Way.” Recorded on December 30, 1968, in just one take, “My Way” charted in the U.S. and stayed on the U.K. charts for a record-breaking 75 weeks.

The My Way 50th anniversary set features four bonus tracks, including a live version recorded at The Ahmanson Theatre in 1971, which is available for streaming and for immediate download with pre-order.

Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman features songs by the esteemed, Academy Award winning songwriting duo, including the title track from Sinatra’s 1960 Grammy-nominated album, “Nice ‘N’ Easy.” “As lyric writers,” say Alan and Marilyn Bergman in liner notes, “to have a singer understand and be able to communicate what you wrote, whether it be about love or love lost or songs that needed a humorous approach, Frank got it… his readings were always on the money and more than what we heard in our minds.”

Frank Sinatra: My Way (50th Anniversary Edition) [CD; Digital; LP; limited edition color LP]
1. Watch What Happens
2. Didn’t We
3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
4. Yesterday
5. All My Tomorrows
6. My Way
7. A Day In The Life Of A Fool
8. For Once In My Life
9. If You Go Away
10. Mrs. Robinson
Bonus Tracks: (*Not on LP)
11. My Way – duet with Willie Nelson
12. My Way – duet with Luciano Pavarotti
13. My Way – Live at Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, June 13, 1971
14. My Way – Live at the Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, October 14, 1987

Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman [CD; Digital; LP]
1. Nice ‘N’ Easy
2. Ol’ MacDonald
3. Sentimental Baby
4. Love Looks So Well On You
5. Sleep Warm
6. What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life?
7. The Summer Knows
8. Summer Me, Winter Me
9. L.A. Is My Lady
10. How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Bonus Tracks: (*Not on LP)
11. Christmas Memories
12. Leave It All To Me – previously unreleased
13. How Do You Keep The Music Playing? (1983) – previously unreleased

Thom Yorke is curating a one-off magazine to raise funds for the environmental charity Greenpeace

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Crack Magazine and Thom Yorke have collaborated on a one off, limited-edition zine, titled I See You.

The zine comprises interviews with eight artists, activists and musicians chosen by Yorke, who answer questions set by him. The zine is prefaced by Thom answering the questions himself.

Those featured in the zine are: pioneering electronic music composer Laurie Spiegel, writer and environmentalist George Monbiot, Edinburgh-based poet Harry Josephine Giles, New York contemporary artist Amy Cutler, fashion designer and founder of Undercover, Jun Takahashi, director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino, experimental musician Kali Malone and Brooklyn-based visual artist Christian Holstad.

Thom Yorke has decided to donate any profits from the zine to Greenpeace; by purchasing the zine a donation will be made to the organisation.

It is available to pre-order from Radiohead’s W.A.S.T.E. website, as well as from the sites for Crack Magazine and his label, XL Recordings, and will be delivered to fans on 13 September.

The Philosophy of George Carlin

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“When you’re born in this world, you’re given a ticket to the freak show.”

My Morning Jacket’s Jim James And The Louisville Orchestra Announce The Release Of Their Collaborative Project “The Order Of Nature”

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Jim James, acclaimed genre-bending solo artist, passionate social activist and leader of legendary rock band My Morning Jacket, and conductor/composer Teddy Abrams & The Louisville Orchestra announce the release of their collaborative project, The Order of Nature. As two of the world’s most vibrant and versatile musicians, neither James nor Abrams shies away from a challenge, and with The Order of Nature they’ve crafted a large-scale symphonic suite that has James’ evocative songs as its foundation. Abrams built a grand orchestral house on that foundation, and the result is an explosion of music that boldly synthesizes rock and classical while taking advantage of orchestral music’s inherently cinematic nature. Featuring unreleased new songs from James as well as re-imaginings from his solo catalog, the album will be released October 18 via Decca Gold.

Lyrically, James takes a deep dive into issues vitally important to him in recent years, including equality and intolerance, human connection and acceptance. Abrams uses repeating motifs to weave the songs into a seamless whole, with the goal of capturing the idea of nature in a cinematic way and turning James’ quiet demos into a majestic tapestry that conveys the album’s themes of politics, the natural order and the hopelessness of hatred. They all spin off of the suite’s central theme, which is James’ fascination with the absence of hate in nature. Animals kill each other, but only out of hunger, while humans daily choose hate —we ignore the order of nature and that choice is wreaking havoc.

“The core idea to me is trying to reflect on the fact that nature doesn’t know how to hate,” says James. “Humans are part of nature obviously, but why do we have this thing called hatred and how do we get rid of it? We’re fighting nature and thinking we can prevail over nature, but we’re killing each other and killing the planet.”

Abrams spent months building a complex symphonic work in which the songs could breathe, writing music that captures both the quiet drama of walking alone through a snowy landscape and the urgency of trying to steer a disrupted society toward kindness.

“We’re really looking at addressing things head on,” says Abrams. “That was an interest of mine in working with Jim because he has a way of taking on challenging and divisive issues and presenting them in ways that everybody can relate to, even if you’re from different political backgrounds.”

“For me it was very inspiring, and it was also inspiring to hear what Teddy wrote,” James added, “and I really enjoyed just giving him this seed of a song and just watching it flower.”

The Order of Nature debuted April 6-7, 2018 as part of the Louisville Orchestra’s annual Festival of American Music. The second night’s performance is what you hear on this album, recorded in one take, no overdubs.

James and Abrams also today announce a three-part mini-documentary on the making of The Order of Nature. The first chapter, “Collaboration,” is available now.

Most recently, the innovative tandem announced select performance dates that will feature local orchestras. Those dates will include the legendary Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on September 4, 2019, Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA on May 12, 2020, and Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver, CO on May 15, 2020.

JIM JAMES, TEDDY ABRAMS AND THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA – THE ORDER OF NATURE TRACKLISTING:

1. WALKING IN THE SNOW
2. HERE IN SPIRIT
3. THE HUMAN TOUCH
4. IN DEMAND
5. BACK TO THE END OF THE WORLD
6. WHO AM I?
7. OVER AND OVER
8. SET IT TO SONG
9. SAME OLD LIE

JIM JAMES AND TEDDY ABRAMS – US DATES

SEPTEMBER
4 – Washington, DC – The Kennedy Center w/the National Symphony

2020
MAY
12 – Seattle, WA – Benaroya Hall w/the Seattle Symphony
15 – Denver, CO – w/the Colorado Symphony

NASA Names ‘Rolling Stones Rock’ on Mars

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For decades, the music of The Rolling Stones has had a global reach here on Earth. Now, the band’s influence extends all the way to Mars. The team behind NASA’s InSight lander has named a Martian rock after the band: ‘Rolling Stones Rock.’

The Rolling Stones — Mick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie Watts and Ronnie Wood — were delighted with the news and commented, “What a wonderful way to celebrate the ‘Stones No Filter’ tour arriving in Pasadena. This is definitely a milestone in our long and eventful history. A huge thank you to everyone at NASA for making it happen.”

A little larger than a golf ball, the rock appeared to have rolled about 3 feet (1 meter) on Nov. 26, 2018, propelled by InSight’s thrusters as the spacecraft touched down on Mars to study the Red Planet’s deep interior. In images taken by InSight the next day, several divots in the orange-red soil can be seen trailing Rolling Stones Rock. It’s the farthest NASA has seen a rock roll while landing a spacecraft on another planet.

Actor Robert Downey Jr. made the announcement Thursday, Aug. 22 at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium before the iconic band took the stage. Backstage before making the announcement, Downey said, “Cross-pollinating science and a legendary rock band is always a good thing…”

The InSight mission is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, just up the road from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Having helped NASA land all of its Mars missions since 1997, JPL geologist Matt Golombek is a rock star in his own right. He and fellow scientists count rocks and assess the safety of potential landing sites.

Official scientific names for places and objects throughout the solar system — including asteroids, comets and locations on planets — can be designated only by the International Astronomical Union. But scientists working with NASA’s Mars rovers have given lots of unofficial nicknames to rocks and other geological features. Doing so makes it easier for them to discuss different objects and refer to them in science papers. So while the name Rolling Stones Rock is informal, it will appear on working maps of the Red Planet.in Germany; the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland; Imperial College London and Oxford University in the United Kingdom; and JPL. DLR provided the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) instrument, with significant contributions from the Space Research Center (CBK) of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Astronika in PolandSpain’sCentro de Astrobiología (CAB) supplied the temperature and wind sensors.

 

Bose Announces New Portable Smart Home Speaker

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Today, Bose announced the Bose Portable Home Speaker, an ultra-versatile, compact speaker that combines the convenience of battery power, the simplicity of Bluetooth, and the ease of voice control in a modern new design. The new Portable speaker also delivers improved 360-degree sound, deeper bass than any other portable smart speaker its size, and weighs a mere 2.3 pounds to effortlessly take with you — from room to room, outside and around the home, and when you leave. The Bose Portable Home Speaker is available in Triple Black and Luxe Silver on September 19th for $349.

The Bose Portable speaker has up to 12 hours of battery life to last from morning to night with zero wires. Use Bluetooth to instantly stream tracks from your phone or tablet. Using Wi-Fi, just say the word — and a Bose proprietary voice pick-up system works with the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, both built-in, to access playlists, podcasts, news, weather, smart home devices, and more. Choose AirPlay 2 to play music from Apple devices, or Spotify Connect to listen directly from the Spotify app. And hear it all through a new Bose acoustic package that makes everything sound better.

“Every Bose smart speaker is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled, but the Portable is the first to offer a rechargeable battery — along with a short list of features everyone wants and loves,” said Ben Burns, senior product manager for Bose speakers. “We lived with it like anyone else would — with our families and friends, away from work — to make sure it was the kind of product we wanted to use, day after day. It was. And we think people who take it home will feel the same way.”

There are buttons on top for basic functionality, including Bose’s proprietary mic-off feature — which cuts power to the microphones, eliminating any possibility you can be listened to or recorded — along with power, volume, play/pause and skip tracks, wake or dismiss virtual assistants, and Bluetooth source.

The Bose Music app offers additional functionality, making set up and updates easy and intuitive. Browse content, switch music services, create a multi-room system with other Bose smart speakers and soundbars, and download software for new features: coming this year, pair the Portable with a Bose SoundLink speaker for synchronized, voice-controlled audio — a welcome advancement for the millions of SoundLink Micro, Color, Mini, and Revolve owners around the world; and next year, pair two Portables for incredible 360-degree stereo performance.

The Portable speaker is cylindrical, measuring 7.5″ high and just over 4″ across, and wrapped in a seamless, anodized aluminum enclosure shaped precisely to enable its audio performance. Inside, three passive radiators, a high-excursion driver, and a proprietary deflector distribute clear, lifelike sound evenly in every direction — including size-defying bass. Unlike conventional speakers, there’s no sweet-spot for placement or listening — it delivers the same, jaw-dropping experience wherever it is, wherever you are. And while the left and right channels in standard one-piece systems can cancel each other out — leaving audible gaps in music — the Portable speaker won’t. Bose mono-signal technology makes corrections in real time, so you hear everything the artist recorded.

The new Bose Portable is water-resistant with an IPX4 rating to survive spills, splashes, and rain; and rugged enough to withstand drops, knocks, and hits. It comes with an integrated handle for convenience, and can charge through standard USB-C, or a charging cradle that’s sold separately for $29.

The Bose Smart Speaker Family
The Bose smart speaker family now includes three speakers — the Portable Home Speaker, Home Speaker 500 and 300; and two soundbars — the Soundbar 700 and 500. They’re all Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled. They all work brilliantly alone or together as a multi-room system. Each delivers superior audio performance for their size, and proprietary voice pick-up using mic technology developed for Bose military, aviation, and consumer headphones. And they all keep getting better with time.

Bose smart speakers and accessories are sold directly from Bose.com, Bose retail stores, and select resellers.

Billie Eilish to Perform Exclusive Concert for SiriusXM and Pandora Listeners

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SiriusXM announced today that Billie Eilish will perform an exclusive concert for SiriusXM and Pandora listeners on Wednesday, September 18 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

The special and intimate concert will feature Eilish performing music from her critically-acclaimed, record-breaking, No. 1 debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, including her first No.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, “bad guy,” as well as earlier fan-favorites.

SiriusXM was the first broadcast radio outlet to support Eilish nationally with SiriusXM Chill and Alt Nation leading the way among others. As a part of Eilish’s incredible success story, SiriusXM Chill championed the rising superstar in early 2018 as the first and only radio channel in the country to play and add the song, “bitches broken hearts.” In July 2018, Alt Nation became the first channel in the country to play “you should see me in a crown” upon its release, and became the first radio channel to add the song later that month. It comes as no surprise that Eilish is currently the channel’s most played artist.

SiriusXM subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets to this private SiriusXM performance on-air and through an invitation sent by e-mail to qualified subscribers who have consented to e-mail marketing from SiriusXM and who have registered their music interests with us at siriusxm.com/perks. Additionally, SiriusXM subscribers since August 7, 2019will be able to enter for the chance to win a trip for two to in Los Angeles, CA including airfare, hotel stay, and a pair of tickets to SiriusXM + Pandora Present Billie Eilish at The Troubadour.  See Official Rules for complete details at siriusxm.com/Billie.  Pandora listeners can also enter for a chance to win a trip for two to in Los Angeles, CA including airfare, hotel stay, and a pair of tickets to SiriusXM + Pandora Present Billie Eilish at The Troubadour.  See Official Rules for complete details at siriusxm.com/BillieEilish.

The private performance will air live on Wednesday, September 18 at 8pm PT on Alt Nation (ch. 36) on SiriusXM radios, the SiriusXM app and web player. Alt Nation (ch. 36) can be accessed by subscribers on SiriusXM radios, and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more.

SiriusXM Launches New Streaming Subscription Offer for College Students Nationwide

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SiriusXM today announced a new subscription package built for college students.  The “Student Premier” package gives college students all the content in SiriusXM’s “Premier Streaming” package for $4 per month, a 69% discount off the regular price of Premier Streaming of $12.99 per month.  This new Student Premier Package gives subscribers streaming access to content outside their car, on a phone or tablet, at home on connected devices, and online.  To subscribe visit www.SiriusXM.com/Student.

Listeners who subscribe to the Student Premier Package will have several options for listening to SiriusXM, including on their smartphones and tablets via the SiriusXM app, via the SiriusXM.com web player, and on connected devices in the home or dorm including devices with Amazon Alexa, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, smart TVs, Sonos speakers, Xbox and Sony PlayStation.  Check out the many options at SiriusXM.com/AtHome.

SiriusXM offers an incredibly diverse selection of programming with something for listeners of any age.  Subscribers to the Student Premier Package will get SiriusXM’s full lineup of music programming, featuring 200+ channels of expertly curated, commercial-free music channels from virtually every genre, plus a huge selection of talk channels that feature sports, entertainment, comedy, lifestyle, news and more.

This includes the latest addition to SiriusXM’s lineup – Personalized Stations Powered by Pandora – which deliver SiriusXM subscribers much of the unique functionality that Pandora listeners love most.  Within the SiriusXM app and on the streaming web player, subscribers can create their own commercial-free music stations based on the artist or song they are listening to at that moment, or by searching for their favorite artists.  In the SiriusXM service, subscribers can then give songs a thumbs up or thumbs down, or skip songs, to create their own personal channel that plays more of what they want based on their unique tastes.

The Student Premier Package also features more than 100 recently added SiriusXM Xtra channels that promise more music and the ability to skip through songs to find just the right one to match the mood or activity.  Students can also tune in to exclusive artist-branded music channels like Diplo’s Revolution, The Garth Channel and Eminem’s Shade 45, concept-based channels like Octane, Pop2K, Hip Hop Nation, The Highway, the new Pandora NOW channel, which showcases the most listened to and fastest-trending new music on Pandora, and many, many more.

In addition, subscribers to the Student Premier Package will get a wide-ranging array of entertainment, news and comedy programming choices, access to several college sports focused channels including ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM, SiriusXM SEC Radio, SiriusXM Big Ten Radio, SiriusXM Big 12 Radio, SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio and SiriusXM ACC Radio, plus other exclusive sports channels such as Barstool Radio, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, SiriusXM NBA Radio, and NHL channels.

For more info on what channels are available on various SiriusXM subscriptions, go to www.SiriusXM.com/subscriptions.

Subscriptions to the Student Premier Package are available to consumers so long as they maintain their verified student status.

Dave Matthews to Perform Exclusive Acoustic Set in Los Angeles for SiriusXM and Pandora on September 11

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SiriusXM announced today that Dave Matthews will perform an intimate invitation-only acoustic set for SiriusXM subscribers on Wednesday, September 11 at “The Garage” performance space in SiriusXM’s newly expanded LA studios. Matthews will also participate in a Q&A session with a select group of subscribers.

The acoustic performance will feature music spanning the influential artist and songwriter’s career. Dave Matthews’ performance will broadcast on Thursday, September 12 at 5pm ET/PT on Dave Matthews Band Radio, available on SiriusXM radios, the SiriusXM app and web player.

Dave Matthews Band Radio, an exclusive limited-run SiriusXM channel launched earlier this year on channel 30, will continue to run through Sunday, September 15. In addition to playing music from the band’s extensive career, the channel presents the DMB Friday Night Concert Series which includes exclusive broadcasts of live concerts from Dave Matthews Band’s 2019 tour airing every Friday night this summer. The channel also features exclusive interviews with each of the band members.

SiriusXM subscribers will have the opportunity to win tickets to this private SiriusXM performance through an invitation sent by e-mail to qualified subscribers who have consented to e-mail marketing from SiriusXM and who have registered their music interests with them at siriusxm.com/perks. Additionally, SiriusXM subscribers since August 5, 2019 will be able to enter for the chance to win a trip for two to in Los Angeles, CA including airfare, hotel stay, and a pair of tickets to SiriusXM + Pandora Present Dave Matthews at our L.A. Studios. See Official Rules for complete details at siriusxm.com/Dave. Pandora listeners can also enter for a chance to win a trip for two to in Los Angeles, CA including airfare, hotel stay, and a pair of tickets to SiriusXM + Pandora Present Dave Matthews at our L.A. Studios. See Official Rules for complete details at siriusxm.com/DaveMatthews.

As the new state-of-the-art performance space at SiriusXM’s LA studios, “The Garage” will be used for live music, talk and comedy performances, and special events. The performance space features an industry-best sound board, system and acoustics; audience seating that can accommodate different types of performances and events; and street-level access for performers and audience.

SiriusXM subscribers are able to listen to Dave Matthews Band Radio, as well as this special acoustic performance on SiriusXM radios, and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more.

GRAMMY Award-winning Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 24 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018’s Come Tomorrow (RCA Records), Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Martin Guitar To Introduce Five New Guitars To Brighten Your Fall Season

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C. F. Martin & Co. (Martin Guitar) introduces five new guitar models for the fall season. The launch includes additions to the popular Road Series and X Series and a Limited Edition D-45 Woodstock 50th Anniversary model.

Road Series
D-12E Koa and 000-12E Koa
With the D-12E Koa and 000-12E Koa in Martin’s lineup, now more players can turn their dreams of owning a koa guitar into reality. The back and sides of these gorgeous models are constructed with koa fine veneer, which is an environmentally conscious, alternative-wood option, made by bonding koa hardwood to an African mahogany core. The result is the show-stopping look of a koa guitar in two popular body sizes at a great price. Along with legendary Martin tone, balance, and comfort, you will get mother-of-pearl-patterned rosette and fingerboard inlay, a full-gloss body, a soft-shell gig bag, Fishman MX-T electronics, and Martin’s Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 strings. With all that, one of these fine Koa Road Series guitars will undoubtedly become your go-to gig guitar. List price $1,599.

X Series
D-X1E 
Formerly known as the DXK2AE, this new D-X1E gets some notable upgrades for fall 2019. The top, back and sides of this new guitar are constructed from a gorgeous, koa-pattern high-pressure laminate (HPL), generated from premium Hawaiian koa that was specially selected from Martin’s wood stores. It is equipped with Fishman MX electronics and strung with Martin’s Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 strings. All this gives the D-X1E a great look to match its room-filling sound. Add in a new soft gig bag featuring headstock, bridge, and endpin protectors, a durable water-repellent exterior, and foam padding, and this model is truly a stage-ready guitar. List price $649.

D-X2E
Like the D-X1E, the new D-X2E sports some exciting upgrades from its predecessor, the DX1KAE, starting with the back and sides being constructed from a gorgeous, koa-pattern high-pressure laminate (HPL), generated from premium Hawaiian koa that was specially selected from Martin’s wood stores. Additionally, a mother-of-pearl-pattern rosette and fingerboard inlay step up the flash of this model while a new wood neck, bridge, and fingerboard make the instrument lighter and more balanced and offer better sound transfer. It is also equipped with Fishman MX electronics and strung with Martin’s Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 strings, giving the D-X2E superior sound to match its great looks. Add in a new soft gig bag featuring headstock, bridge, and endpin protectors, a durable water-repellent exterior, and foam padding, and this model is truly a stage-ready guitar. List price $799.

Limited Edition
D-45 Woodstock 50th Anniversary
The D-45 Woodstock 50th Anniversary guitar is the third and final instrument in a series celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the epic 1969 Woodstock music festival. Preceded in 2019 by the DX and D-35 models, the D-45 Woodstock 50th Anniversary is the most opulent of the three, with East Indian rosewood back and sides and abalone inlay throughout. It features special artwork of the iconic Woodstock dove perched atop Martin’s alternate torch design on the headstock. “1969–2019” adorns the fingerboard, and a peace sign decorates the heelcap. The interior label is hand-signed by C. F. Martin IV and two of the original Woodstock co-founders, Joel Rosenman and Michael Lang. It includes an embroidered ply hardshell case and is strung with Martin’s Titanium Core strings. This model is limited to a run of 50 instruments. List price $13,999.

To see all of Martin’s 2019 models, please visit www.martinguitar.com/new.