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Verve, Impulse! Records Launch 180-Gram Vinyl Reissues Of BiIllie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Charlie Byrd, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie And More

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Verve, Impulse! Records Launch 180-Gram Vinyl Reissues Of BiIllie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Charlie Byrd, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie And More

Today, Verve and Impulse! Records launched their new series Vital Vinyl, a celebration of essential jazz LPs from the iconic labels’ enduring catalogs. Throughout the year, the labels are making some of their most beloved must-have albums from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s available once again as non-limited editions LPs, pressed on audiophile grade 180-gram black vinyl and showcased with their original cover artwork, track listings and liner notes. The records will be released in three batches with the first available now followed by the second on May 3 and the final installment on June 7. Almost all major jazz artists are included within this series, from the joyful vocals of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong to the Brazilian Jazz revolutions of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd and Antonio Carlos Jobim, through to the powerful soloing of Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Smith, Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Ben Webster, Wes Montgomery and Gerry Mulligan. View the trailer to learn more about the series HERE.

Whether you’re a serious collector looking to complete your collection or a music fan just getting into jazz who wants to pick up a few classics for your turntable, the Vital Vinyl series has you covered with high quality reissues of some of the best records from this exciting, prolific era in Verve and Impulse! Records history.

The nine classic records available now include Billie Holiday’s Songs For Distingué Lovers and Body and Soul, Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster’s Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald’s Mack The Knife: Ella In Berlin, Jimmy Smith’s The Cat, Antonio Carlos Jobim’s The Composer Of Desafinado Plays, Wes Montgomery’s California Dreaming and Stan Getz’s collaborations with Bill Evans and Charlie Byrd: Stan Getz & Bill Evans and Jazz Samba,respectively. All titles are available to order now HERE.

May 3rd will see the release of Oscar Peterson’s We Get Requests and his collaboration with Lester Young, The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio, Benny Carter’s Further Definitions, Gil Evans Orchestra’s Out Of The Cool, Dizzy Gillespie’s Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac, Roy Haynes’ Out of The Afternoon and Oliver Nelson’s The Blues and the Abstract Truth.

The series will conclude with the June 7th releases of Sonny Rollins’ On Impulse!, Archie Shepp’s Fire Music, McCoy Tyner’s Inception, Ella Fitzgerald’s Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, Gerry Mulligan/Ben Webster’s Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster, Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie’s Bird And Diz and a pair of Charles Mingus records: The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady and Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus.

In all, 40 titles comprise the Vital Vinyl series, making some of these albums available for the first time in years while others already in print will now be perennially available. Vital Vinyl is rounded out by 16 records already recently newly reissued including revered titles from Alice Coltrane,John Coltrane, Count Basie, Charlie Haden, Charlie Parker and Keith Jarrett, out now. More info about all releases is below.

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 22:

Billie Holiday – Songs For Distingué Lovers: Norman Granz brings together Barney Kessel on guitar, Ben Webster on tenor sax and Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison on trumpet to back up Billie on this 1956 classic.

 

Billie Holiday – Body And Soul – A perfect companion piece to Songs For Distingué Loversfeaturing classic versions of “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” and “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off”.

 

Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster – Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster: Two titans of the tenor collaborate on this landmark 1957 album, perfectly distilling their differing styles to produce a bona fide jazz classic.

 

Ella Fitzgerald – Mack The Knife: Ella In Berlin: One of the great live jazz albums, this 1960 collection features the famous title track and a superb four-piece band including Jim Hall on guitar.

 

Jimmy Smith – The Cat: The Hammond Organ maestro’s best-known album, featuring perennial favorites “Main Theme From The Carpetbaggers” and the killer title track.

 

Stan Getz & Bill Evans – Stan Getz & Bill Evans: Recorded in 1964 but not released until 1973, this classic double-header also features an all-star rhythm section of Ron Carter on bass and Elvin Jones on drums.

 

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd – Jazz Samba: This famous 1962 collaboration sounds as fresh today as it did when it was released, an all-time classic album including evergreen versions of “Desafinado”, “O Pato” and “One Note Samba”.

 

Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Composer Of Desafinado Plays: This Claus Ogerman-arranged masterpiece was the debut album from the legendary Brazilian composer/pianist, featuring landmark performances of “The Girl From Ipanema”, “Once I Loved” and “Corcovado”.

 

Wes Montgomery – California Dreaming: A career highlight for the guitarist, recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio during September 1966, this Creed Taylor-produced album was an artistic and commercial smash, reaching #1 on the US Billboard Jazz chart.

 

 

 

AVAILABLE MAY 3:

 

Oscar Peterson – We Get Requests: Nothing less than one of the great jazz piano trio albums of all time. First released in 1964, We Get Requests features all-time-classic versions of “The Girl From Ipanema”, “Quiet Nights” and “The Days Of Wine And Roses”.

 

Lester Young & Oscar Peterson – The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio: A landmark collaboration between two jazz titans, this classic 1952 collection also features the stellar rhythm section of Barney Kessel on guitar, Ray Brown on bass and JC Heard on drums.

 

Benny Carter – Further Definitions: The alto sax pioneer takes his place in one of the heaviest horn frontlines in jazz history – alongside Phil Woods, Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Rouse – on this classic 1961 studio album, also featuring Coltrane bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Jo Jones. 

 

Gil Evans Orchestra – Out Of The Cool: A classic big-band album and one of the first-ever releases on the Impulse! label, this 1961 recording features a superb line-up including Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Ron Carter on bass and a fiery Elvin Jones on drums.

 

Dizzy Gillespie – Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac: A perennially-popular 1967 live album from the bebop trumpet pioneer, an effervescent, electrifying quintet recording also featuring his great friend and fellow bebop legend James Moody on various saxophones and flute.

 

Roy Haynes – Out Of The Afternoon: Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in May 1962, this classic quartet album features Roland Kirk on saxophones and several famous Haynes drum solos, most notably on his own composition “Snap Crackle”.

 

Oliver Nelson – The Blues and the Abstract Truth: The saxophonist/composer/arranger offers up six unique takes on the blues for this 1961 classic, alongside one of the great pick-up bands in jazz history: Eric Dolphy, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes.

 

 

 

AVAILABLE JUNE 7:

 

Sonny Rollins – On Impulse!: The tenor sax master attacks five standards and in the process produces some of his most intense performances on record. Taped at the Van Gelder Studio in one marathon session on July 8th,  1965, this electrifying Impulse! Records debut also featured Ray Bryant on piano and Mickey Roker on drums.

 

Archie Shepp – Fire Music: The tenor firebrand and avant-garde hero’s second Impulse! album, released in 1965, was an ensemble masterpiece featuring an original tune dedicated to Malcolm X (“Malcom, Malcolm Semper Malcolm”) plus unique takes on Antonio Carlos Jobim (“The Girl From Ipanema”) and Duke Ellington (“Prelude To A Kiss”).

 

McCoy Tyner – Inception: The piano pioneer’s 1962 debut solo album was a groundbreaking trio date featuring Art Davis on bass and his John Coltrane Quartet bandmate Elvin Jones on drums. Concentrating mainly on original compositions, Inception also featured inspired takes on “Speak Low” and “There Is No Greater Love”.

 

Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Cole Porter Songbook: Nothing less than one of the great vocal jazz albums, this Grammy-winning 1956 collection showcased a large orchestra arranged by Buddy Bregman and famous versions of “Miss Otis Regrets”, “I Get A Kick Out Of You”, “Every Time We Say Goodbye”, “Night And Day”,
“Love For Sale” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”.

 

Gerry Mulligan/Ben Webster – Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster: Recorded in two sessions during November and December 1959, this historic summit meeting between the baritone and tenor sax masters produced some classic Mulligan compositions (“The Cat Walk”, “Tell Me When”) and also unique takes on Billy Strayhorn’s “Chelsea Bridge” and Jule Styne’s “Sunday”.

 

Charles Mingus – The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady: There’s nothing else in jazz quite like this collection recorded – astonishingly – in just one session on January 20th, 1963. With liner notes written by Mingus’s psychotherapist, the album uses ornate ensemble orchestration to produce a sound somewhere between jazz and folk.

 

Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus: Mingus’s second Impulse! album, released in 1963, was another large-ensemble masterpiece featuring two of the bassist/bandleader’s greatest compositions – “Celia” and “Better Get Hit In Yo’ Soul” – plus a famous version of Duke Ellington’s “Mood Indigo”.

 

Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie – Bird And Diz: One of the bedrock albums of the bebop era, 1950’s Bird And Diz saw producer Norman Granz bring together a formidable rhythm section – Thelonious Monk, Curley Russell and Buddy Rich – to bring Parker’s effervescent compositions to life, producing a timeless jazz landmark.

VITAL VINYL TITLES ALREADY AVAILABLE:
Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda
Bill Evans – Conversations With Myself
Charlie Haden – Liberation Music Orchestra
Charlie Parker – Charlie Parker With Strings
Count Basie – April In Paris
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Ella & Louis
Keith Jarrett – Treasure Island
John Coltrane Quartet – Ballads
John Coltrane – ColtraneJohn Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane Quartet – Crescent
John Coltrane – “Live” At The Village Vanguard
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
Oscar Peterson Trio – Night Train
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto – Getz/Gilberto

Mumford & Sons Announce Gentlemen Of The Road Takeover At London’s All Points East

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Mumford & Sons Announce Gentlemen Of The Road Takeover At London’s All Points East

Mumford & Sons are very pleased to announce a huge headline show at London’s Victoria Park this Summer in a special collaboration between All Points East and their own Gentlemen of the Road events on Saturday June 1.

This is the second time the band will have brought Gentlemen of the Road, their own community-minded festival set-up, to an established event, having taken over a full day’s line-up at the Latitude and Longitude Festivals back in 2017.

The band have been very busy curating the full line-up, and bringing a typically eclectic collection of big name artists to London. Joining Mumford & Sons will be Leon Bridges, who also preceded the band in Auckland’s Western Springs back in January, Dizzee Rascal, old friends The Vaccines, BRITs Critics Choice’ winner Sam Fender, Dermot Kennedy, Jade Bird, Australia’s Gretta Ray, and Canadian newcomers, Dizzy. Many more artists will be announced in the lead-up to the event.

Reflecting the band’s collective and individual tastes with an emphasis on big, exciting live performances, the GOTR x APE line-up brings some globally established names and fast emerging new faces to London, and kicks off the festival season with a monumental first bow.

Mumford & Sons follow All Points East with another huge Summer night out in Dublin at Malahide Castle on Friday 14th June. The support acts feature Norway’s enchanting AURORA, and local talent Dermot Kennedy and Wild Youth.

In November 2018, Mumford & Sons released their acclaimed fourth album, Delta. Debuting at number 1 in the US for the third time in the row, it’s a record that marries a more experimental sound with that vast sky-scraping jubilance that has made the band such a massive deal right across the world. The band also released a new acoustic video for their latest single “Beloved” today, watch below:

Gentlemen of the Road is an endeavour of Mumford & Sons which produces community-minded touring Festivals. With a commitment to giving back to the causes the band are close to, Gentlemen of the Road & its Fund will be supporting global charities, local programs, urgent needs, and will always do what it can to protect the planet. Having already taken GOTR around the globe with weekend Stopovers in England, Ireland, the US and Australia, each and every event puts due prominence on the town or city they arrive in, ensuring the local community are as involved with its planning as they want to be, and offering a spotlight on the locale to a huge audience.

Following a handful of arena shows around Delta’s release, Mumford & Sons will now emphatically return to the live stage, playing two shows in Canada at the beginning of March, see details below.

Canadian Arena Shows:
March 4—Montreal, QC—Bell Centre
March 5—Ottawa, ON—Canadian Tire Center

Professor Longhair’s 1975 Performance, Live On The Queen Mary, Presented By Paul And Linda McCartney, To Receive Special Reissue April 5

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Professor Longhair’s 1975 Performance, Live On The Queen Mary, Presented By Paul And Linda McCartney, To Receive Special Reissue April 5

Originally released in 1978 on Harvest Records, Professor Longhair’s Live on the Queen Mary documents a legendary performance from the Venus and Mars album release party thrown by Paul and Linda McCartney and Wings in 1975.

Live on the Queen Mary was recorded March 24, 1975 on its titular cruise ship, while docked in Long Beach, California. Highlights include the rollicking “Mess Around”, the standards “Stagger Lee”, “Everyday I Have the Blues”, “I’m Movin’ On”, and Professor Longhair’s own hits “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” and “Tipitina” about which Hugh Laurie writes, “Because that live version of Tipitina, oh sweet Lord. If the record had nothing else on it, it would still be a treasure beyond price.”

Live On The Queen Mary will be re-released April 5 via Harvest, across digital platforms, on CD, and on newly remastered 180gram vinyl. The album will feature a foreword by Hugh Laurie, as will the limited edition “Long Live Fess” deluxe which will also feature the 180gram LP, the double A-Side 7” Single “Tipitina”/” Mess Around”, and more.

Professor Longhair a/k/a Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980) was a New Orleans blues singer and pianist. He was active in two distinct periods, first in the heyday of early rhythm and blues and later on during the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz surrounding the beginnings of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Professor Longhair’s influence was crucial to many of his fellow New Orleans musical legends such as Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, all of whom were touched by his rumba, mambo, and calypso piano based blues sound.

Professor Longhair – Live On The Queen Mary (CD / DIGITAL):
Tell Me Pretty Baby
Mess Around
Everyday I Have The Blues
Tipitina
I’m Movin’ On
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Cry To Me
Gone So Long
Stagger Lee

Professor Longhair – Live On The Queen Mary (180gram VINYL):

SIDE A
Tell Me Pretty Baby
Mess Around
Everyday I Have The Blues
Tipitina

SIDE B
I’m Movin’ On
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Cry To Me
Gone So Long
Stagger Lee

Professor Longhair – Live On The Queen Mary (180gram VINYL LP DELUXE + 7” SINGLE):

SIDE A
Tell Me Pretty Baby
Mess Around
Everyday I Have The Blues
Tipitina

SIDE B
I’m Movin’ On
Mardi Gras In New Orleans
Cry To Me
Gone So Long
Stagger Lee

7″ SINGLE – SIDE A
Tipitina

7″ SINGLE – SIDE B
Mess Around

David Sylvian’s 1991 Album, Rain Tree Crow, Out On Deluxe Vinyl Reissue March 29

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David Sylvian’s 1991 Album, Rain Tree Crow, Out On Deluxe Vinyl Reissue March 29

Following this month’s deluxe vinyl releases of David Sylvian’s solo albums, Brilliant Trees, Alchemy – An Index of Possibilities, Gone To Earth and Secrets of the Beehive, March 29th will see the release of the cult classic 1991 album, Rain Tree Crow.

Featuring David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri and Mick Karn, Rain Tree Crow also features contributions from Bill Nelson, Phil Palmer and Michael Brook. The majority of the material on the album grew out of group improvisations. There were no pre-rehearsals; the improvisation took place in the recording studio and much of the finished work contains original elements of those initial performances. Rain Tree Crow is pressed on 180gram vinyl and contains a download card.

Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan Releases “Tenderness” From His Upcoming Solo Album

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Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan Releases “Tenderness” From His Upcoming Solo Album

Guns N’ Roses bassist and New York Times bestselling author Duff McKagan has released “Tenderness”, the stunning first track from his much-anticipated solo album, and was produced by and features recent GRAMMY winner Shooter Jennings.

McKagan, backed by Shooter and his band, recently announced two special performances: May 30th at TLA in Philadelphia and May 31st at City Winery in DC. Tickets for both shows go on sale today.

McKagan and Jennings began recording back in March 2018, working out of Station House studios in Echo Park, CA, where they wrote and recorded in-between McKagan’s tour with seminal rock band Guns N’ Roses and the release of Jennings’ eponymous album, Shooter.

“Before beginning this project, I was asked more than a few times if I was going to write a book on my experience of the two-and-a-half-year GN’R Not In This Lifetime … tour,” says McKagan. “While, of course, it had been an amazing experience, in the end, I decided the ideas swirling around in my head were better suited for a record. The heartbreak, anger, fear, confusion and divide I have experienced traveling this globe of ours coerced these words into songs that tell my truth, and one that I hope will spread and help us all.”

Looking at the world outside his tour bus window, McKagan saw a landscape filled with disillusion, injustice and fear. Surveying this vista of ruin, its street littered with broken and abandoned promises, he channeled a collective hurt into songs of monolithic power.

“The real point of ‘Tenderness’ is not for me to be some damn politician or some other voice to add to what is already way too much noise,” he says. “This is a song of unity and peace…and I want this record to be a meditation and to bring maybe some healing, if that is not too high-handed or lofty of a goal. I can use what marginal voice I have as an artist, to hopefully help arrest what seems like a fall. As a father, I must say and do something now…because I love my girls and my wife, and I love my country, and I feel I must be strong and use my voice now, do it while I am able, or perhaps never get a chance ever again.”

“From the start of the development of this record, ‘Tenderness’ stood out as a focal point,” says Jennings. “I was almost scared to cut it too early – before we had really mined the sound of the album. I knew we had one shot to do it right with feeling. After it was done and we had a first mix, I wrote Duff and said ‘this song has to come out right now!’ It has a simple message of celebrating life and each other and for everyone to take it easy on one another. It offered an empathetic solution for a divisive time in the world: Tenderness.”

About his collaboration with Jennings, McKagan says, “Fortune shone my way when Shooter and I began to work on the structures of the songs. Shooter has a brilliant mind, and a seemingly endless musical catalogue bouncing around in his head that he’s ready to tap into at any moment. He believed in this thing from day one, and that gave me the confidence and energy to forge on. Shooter, seemingly, can play any musical instrument, but instead of that being sort of daunting to me, he works in such an honest way that I never once felt like I was in the company of a guy trying to show me up. The contrary was in fact true. He made me a better acoustic guitar player, and more at ease as a singer. His ability to get real and authentic sounds in the studio are second to none, and making this record was one of the most inspiring musical experiences of my career.”

The upcoming album is McKagan’s musical follow-up to 2015’s bestselling book, How To Be A Man (And Other Illusions).

Video: 90-Minutes At Keith Haring’s New Year’s Eve Party With His Favourite Paintings And Music, 1984

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No surprise, Keith Haring has great taste in art and music.

Korn And Alice In Chains Announce Summer Co-Headline Amphitheater Tour

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Korn And Alice In Chains Announce Summer Co-Headline Amphitheater Tour

Hard rock legends KORN and ALICE IN CHAINS have announced an epic co-headline amphitheater tour across North America this summer. Underoath will join as special guest on all dates, with Ho99o9 and FEVER 333 opening on select dates. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city outing will kick off July 18th in Del Valle, TX at Austin360 Amphitheatre and make stops in Dallas, Nashville, Toronto, Denver and more before wrapping September 4th in Mountain View, CA at Shoreline Amphitheatre.

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 1st at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, February 26th at 10:00 a.m. local time until Thursday, February 28st at 10:00 p.m. local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Since forming, KORN has sold nearly 40 million albums, collected two GRAMMYS, toured the world countless times, and set many records in the process that will likely never be surpassed. Vocalist Jonathan Davis, guitarists James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch, bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, and drummer Ray Luzier, have continued to push the limits of the rock, alternative and metal genres, while remaining a pillar of influence for legions of fans and generations of artists around the globe. KORN’s most recent LP, 2016’s THE SERENITY OF SUFFERING, built upon the band’s

remarkable history with a return to the dual-guitar dynamic that first fueled their music, and earned the group their 10th GRAMMY nomination. KORN are currently in the studio finishing up work on their widely anticipated follow-up to THE SERENITY OF SUFFERING, which will be released later this year.

Seminal rock band ALICE IN CHAINS are touring in support of RAINIER FOG, which hit No. 1 across Billboard’s Rock, Alternative and Hard Music Charts and No. 1 on the iTunes Rock Album Chart and earned them a Grammy nod for “Best Rock Album.” Over the course of their remarkable career, ALICE IN CHAINS (vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and vocalist/guitarist William DuVall) have garnered multiple Grammy nominations, sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and amassed a diehard international fanbase whose members number in the millions.

Their discography features some of the biggest and most important albums in rock history, including 1992’s quadruple-platinum-certified “DIRT,” 1994’s triple-platinum-certified EP JAR OF FLIES, which was the first EP in music history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and 1995’s self-titled double-platinum-certified ALICE IN CHAINS, which also entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 1. They returned in grand style in 2009 with the critically acclaimed BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE, which hit No. 1 across the rock and alternative charts, earned a Grammy nomination, was certified Gold and hailed by Vice as “a record that’s as powerful as anything the band has done.” ALICE IN CHAINS remains one of the most successful and influential American rock bands of all time.

KORN and ALICE IN CHAINS 2019 Tour Dates:

Thu Jul 18 Del Valle, TX Austin360 Amphitheatre*
Sat Jul 20 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman^
Sun Jul 21 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion*
Tue Jul 23 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre*
Thu Jul 25 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
Fri Jul 26 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena*
Sun Jul 28 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds*
Tue Jul 30 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach*
Wed Jul 31 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live*
Fri Aug 02 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater*
Sat Aug 03 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion^
Tue Aug 06 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
Wed Aug 07 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center*
Fri Aug 09 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center^
Sat Aug 10 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre*
Sun Aug 11 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
Tue Aug 13 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre*
Wed Aug 14 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage*
Fri Aug 16 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center*
Sat Aug 17 Burgettstown, PA KeyBank Pavilion+
Sun Aug 18 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center+
Tue Aug 20 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center+
Wed Aug 21 Tinley Park, IL Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+
Fri Aug 23 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+
Sun Aug 25 Denver, CO Pepsi Center+
Tue Aug 27 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre+
Fri Aug 30 Irvine, CA FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance+
Sat Aug 31 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion+
Mon Sep 02 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre+
Wed Sep 04 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre+

*with HO99O9
+with FEVER 333
^support TBA

Job Opportunities Once You Have CompTIA A+ 220-902 Certification

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Technology has firmly established in all areas of our life – that’s why every employee should think about developing IT skills. There is a lot of options to acquire some new knowledge and get a suitable certification, and one of the most popular choices is CompTIA credential program.

If you are someone who wants to jump-start a career in IT or change the field of occupation, then CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification can be a great option as it is an entry-level credential. This certification can bring you many opportunities. There are many different job roles which require basic skills and knowledge of IT. With the help of A+ 220-902 certification, you will be able to grab those jobs and overtake your competitors who do not have the fundamental IT knowledge. Also, many employers use A+ 220-902 certification for training their non-IT employees to work with digital technologies.

If you are all set to enter the IT world, then CompTIA A+ 220-902 Certification Practice Test is what you should opt for. This credential covers a broad area of IT fundamentals, and hence it creates a great opportunity for the non-technical students to take a chance in the IT field.

About CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification

CompTIA stands for the Computing Technology Industry Association. This organization provides vendor-neutral credentials in different IT fields which include IT fundamentals, security, cloud, and more. CompTIA A+ 220-902 is a certification which can give you not only knowledge about troubleshooting and PC repair, but also about IT operational roles and technical support.

There are two exams that one needs to clear to be CompTIA A+ 220-902 certified:

  • CompTIA A+ 220-902 220-901
  • CompTIA A+ 220-902 220-902

However, these two exams will soon be replaced with CompTIA A+ 220-902 220-1001 (Core 1) and CompTIA A+ 220-902 220-1002 (Core 2). The new exam codes were launched on 15th January 2019 and they are active right now. All exams (old and new) have 90 questions each and last 90 minutes. CompTIA recommendsthe candidates to have an experience of 9 to 12 months in the field or in the lab. The examsare available in different languages which include English.

As part of CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification, every individual will be trained in the followingareas:

  • Installation and maintenance of Windows Operating System
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Software Troubleshooting
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Security
  • Mobile Devices
  • Operational Procedures
  • Other Operating Systems and Technologies

Once you are CompTIA A+ 220-902 certified professional, some job opportunities come your way. The pay scale for the jobs requiring CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification is also pretty good. So, here is the list of job opportunities that you may have:

Computer User Support Specialist

Computer User Support Specialist is a professional who is working with the computer user. In case ifthe user has any kind of trouble while using the computer, these specialists are going to help in troubleshooting and resolve the problem. Asking the right questions to the computer users who are facing the difficulties will help in resolving the issue. As a CompTIA A+ 220-902 certified specialist, you will be perfectly trained for that job. You will be able to draw an annual salary of more than $50,000.

Computer Network Support Specialist

Another job profile that requires CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification is a Computer Network Support Specialist. Computer networks are a very important part of any company and having hands-on experience with network problems will help the professionals do the job in the right way.

Any kind of problem in the network can endanger the network and make it vulnerable to external attacks. CompTIA A+ 220-902 certified professionals understand the networks better than anyone so they are able to protect the network by performing system troubleshooting and routine maintenance. As a Computer Network Support Specialist you will be able to draw an annual salary of more than $65,000.

Help Desk Support Specialist

The help desk is used by many businesses because this helps with reporting any kind of problem in the network. In simple words, it is a single point of contact where you can get a solution for network-related issues. Help desk support specialist is a completely internal specialist which solves all kinds of technical problems related to networks.

You can work from the same building if you are an in-house help desk support specialist and you may also work from a remote location. Anyway, your job is to solve the problems reported. The salary for a help desk support specialist is around $44,000 per year.

Other jobs include

  • IT Support Specialist
  • Technical Support Analyst
  • PC and Hardware Repair
  • Senior IT Technician

CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification is highly recommended by many companies which hire network technicians. There are many companies which organize the CompTIA A+ 220-902 training programs for their technicians so that they will be able to do their job effectively.

Conclusion

If you have a promotion ahead but don’t have the appropriate skills, then this kind of certification can surely help you to get the job without much hard work. Adding CompTIA A+ 220-902 certification to your resume will give more opportunities for you and will also grab the employer’s attention towards your resume. Some educating institutions can offer you CompTIA A+ 220-902 preparation course online. There will be no problem with your current job as you can choose the timings of your choice and get your certification done. So, get CompTIA A+ 220-902 certified today, good luck!

 

Martin Guitar To Introduce All-New Modern Deluxe Series At 2019 Winter NAMM

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Martin Guitar To Introduce All-New Modern Deluxe Series At 2019 Winter NAMM

C. F. Martin & Co. (Martin Guitar) will introduce their brand-new Modern Deluxe Series at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, California, January 24-27, 2019. The new series combines sophistication and performance to create a truly unique playing experience.

The Modern Deluxe Series is offered in four styles: D-18, D-28, 000-28, and OM-28. Each model is packed with custom features and modern technology that you have to see, feel, and hear for yourself.

The vintage appointments offered in the Modern Deluxe Series include a Sitka spruce Vintage Tone System (VTS) top, VTS Adirondack spruce braces, a dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction. All of these features together produce the rich, fully aged Martin tone that has inspired generations.

The sound isn’t the only thing that will turn heads with the Modern Deluxe in your hands. The 28-style guitars feature East Indian rosewood back and sides with a contrasting flamed maple binding, while the 18-style features genuine mahogany back and sides with contrasting East Indian rosewood binding. All four models feature stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a gorgeous, pearl inlaid, 1930s style script logo on the headstock.

One of the ultra-modern features that is new to this series is a two-way titanium truss rod, which makes the neck super easy to adjust, and it is 64% lighter than a traditional truss rod. The models also feature Liquidmetal red dot bridge pins and a composite carbon fiber bridge plate that increase the volume without adding weight.

One of the most exciting features is a brand-new neck shape that was designed just for the Modern Deluxe Series. The shape has an ultra-low profile, and it is slightly asymmetrical for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard.

With all of these features combined in one series, Modern Deluxe stands apart from anything in Martin’s production line to date. With these guitars, sophistication and performance come standard.

Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World Announce 2019 ‘Summer Gods Tour’ with Ra Ra Riot

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Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World Announce 2019 ‘Summer Gods Tour’ with Ra Ra Riot

“The most scintillating, inspiring collective moments of my life have been outdoors in the summer exploding with music,” says Third Eye Blind frontman, Stephan Jenkins. “Those sensations travel from when I was a little kid and rock music was brand new to our last Summer Gods tour, when everything is magically new again. I seek to create that exact blissed-out state of aliveness on tour this summer.”

Third Eye Blind has announced the 35-city Summer Gods Tour, together with Jimmy Eat World. Ra Ra Riot will join on all shows as tour opener. Produced by Live Nation, the North American amphitheater tour will kick off June 14 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, with dates in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and more, before wrapping August 3 in Irvine, CA at FivePoint Amphitheatre. Touring in the summer “feels like more of a festival thing, because Third Eye Blind takes a lot of time in picking out the bands to play with us,” Jenkins tells iHeartRadio’s on-air personality, Andrew Harms, in an exclusive interview that ran earlier this morning across iHeartMedia’s network of Alternative stations.

Following rare club dates in LA and NYC to try out new music, Third Eye Blind is now back in studio working on the follow up to Dopamine (2015) and 2018’s, Thanks for Everything, an EP of songs they love, with proceeds benefiting the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.

Third Eye Blind has been touring greener every year. Because the oceans need our help, the band and crew have been free of water bottles since 2017. This year, to offset the tour’s carbon footprint, Third Eye Blind will be voluntarily investing in a carbon offset project in Alaska managed by ClimeCo, The American Land Conservancy, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Additionally, to offset audience travel – the biggest source of carbon emissions from the tour – a portion of each ticket sold will support a US-based ClimeCo carbon offset project. (Calculate your own carbon footprint here.)

“Music and surfing are all foundational in my life and the longer I go, the more so it is not a big step to seek to make our tours ocean friendly,” adds Jenkins. “Simple – skip single use plastic, carbon offsets and encourage other along the way.”

This Alaska-based offset project is the first of its kind in the region. It supports conservation work on Afognak Island which is home to a coastal temperate rainforest with old-growth trees that are between 180 and 250 years old, plus a regrowth of new trees from the past 30 years. Together, these new and old forests create the potential for absorbing millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Third Eye Blind & Jimmy Eat World ‘Summer Gods’ Tour

6/14 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
6/15 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
6/18 Portland, OR – Theater of The Clouds at Moda Center
6/19 Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
6/21 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
6/22 Denver, CO – Levitt Pavilion
6/23 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
6/25 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
6/27 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
6/28 Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
6/30 Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
7/2 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
7/3 Lewiston, NY – Artpark
7/5 Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands–Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC
7/6 Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point
7/8 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
7/9 Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
7/11 Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
7/12 Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
7/13 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
7/14 Philadelphia, PA – BB&T Pavilion
7/16 Columbus, OH – Express Live! Pavilion
7/17 Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
7/19 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors
7/21 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
7/22 Atlanta, GA – State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
7/24 Nashville, TV – Ascend Amphitheater
7/25 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
7/26 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
7/27 Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
7/31 Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
8/1 San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/2 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
8/3 Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre presented by Mercury Insurance

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