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gb Leighton Announces National Tour with BoDeans Slated to Kick-Off March 21st in Dallas, TX Minnesota's "Best Kept Secret" will tour nationally with legendary BoDeans beginning March 21st. Tour is scheduled to kick-off in Dallas, Texas and hit markets such as New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, and more. Visit www.gbleighton.com for full tour information. - 2008-02-29

Gay Grandson of 'Scarface' Al Capone Tells His Story Al Capone's Grandson Tells His Story of Personal Struggle to Confirm and Deal with Family Stigma and Childhood Trauma in book, Son of Scarface: A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone. - 2008-02-26

WiFi Film Conference Announces The Official 2008 Line-Up We Have No Life Productions, presenters of the WiFi Film Conference, announces the official line-up of featured guest speakers from Los Angeles, New York, Tennessee and North Carolina. - 2008-02-26

Geoff Westen's New Power Pop Collection Vidiots-TUNE IN!! Released March 25 Vidiots-TUNE IN!!, is Geoff Westen's fourth album, and the follow-up to The Pigs-OINK! on the indie Disturbing Music label. The Pigs-OINK! made the Hybrid Magazine list of "2006 Up and Coming Favorites," and was named in the Top 25 Indie CDs of 2007 by Indie-Music.com among armfuls of other stellar reviews for the joyful pop-rock collection. - 2008-02-22

Jett Williams' Macon County Disaster Relief Benefit Saturday, MAY 10TH, 2008 Jett Williams helping tornado victims through music with friends. - 2008-02-21

Trackbacks Available Child Prodigies Create Music Mania on Gamer Blogs In less than a year since its release the Black Out Band's music video, "Video Games", has been viewed more than 250,000 times from the band's Web site at www.blackoutband.com , Gamer Blogs and video sharing sites. Its footage was shot inside a historic theatre with 75 screaming adolescent fans. - 2008-02-19

AirSpun, Inc. Launches Social Music Discovery and Music Video Features to Help Fans Connect with Top Indie Bands Fan web-pages and widgets, "sounds like" search, social networking, and music video features complete new suite of music discovery tools at airspun.com. The latest developments connect serious music lovers directly with new bands that match their musical tastes. Fans in the AirSpun community can now influence which bands top the charts and receive free radio promotions. - 2008-02-14

The Goal and Olympic Dream Realized -- Stars and Athletes, Jason Regier and Chance Sumner, Visioned Being in Olympics The dream of being in a feature length award winning film was easy, easier than making it to the final round of the American Gold Medal Paralympic Quad Rugby team. But they made it! Jason Regier and Chance Sumner, featured athletes in the multi-award winning movie "The Goal", didn't know how true the script was when it was said, "Next time (next Olympics), I'll be taking your spot". Now with the prophecy fulfilled, "The Goal" is receiving extended distribution and renewed interest for the upcoming Beijing Olympic games. - 2008-02-13

Unsigned Band The Majestic Twelve Land in the National Top Ten on MTVu's Countdown The video for the single "Cry" from the hit underground record "Schizophrenology," by Wilmington, NC rock band The Majestic Twelve, is currently #7 on MTVu's Dean's List. "As an independent band, all we've ever wanted was the chance to compete," comments front man Kenyata Sullivan. "In this new era of the music business, things like this prove that a band like us who don't want a record label can still get out there and play ball with the big boys. That's exciting." - 2008-02-13

Naxos' Recording of Joan Tower's Made In America Wins Three Grammy® Awards: Best Classical Album, Best Orchestral Performance, and Best Contemporary Classical Composition Artists from Naxos of America Family of Distributed Labels also Honored with Three Grammy® Awards - 2008-02-12

Drummer Jim Keltner Takes on Producer Role in Studio with Nathaniel Street-West It is a long, illustrious line of music artists whose great art has been made greater by the drum/percussion mastery of longtime Angeleno session 'deity' Jim Keltner. That list includes John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Ravi Shankar, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Neil Diamond, Brian Wilson, B.B. King. Each of these legends made Keltner their drummer of choice. - 2008-02-12

The Palme D'Or of Music - Austin Band, The Black & White Years Rocks MIDEM. Artist Programmer for MIDEM states, "If MIDEM awarded a Palme D'Or for Music, as the Cannes Film Festival does for film, it would most definitely go to The Black & White Years." Jerry Harrison- produced debut album to be released on February 26th. - 2008-02-11

"Dandy Kids" Documentary Connects Thousands Around the World - They Are Given a Death Sentence; Many Fight To Give Them Life Film It Productions, Inc. and Director Darla Rae today announced the overwhelming response to Ms. Rae's new documentary "Dandy Kids". "Dandy Kids" tells the story of Ms. Rae's great nephew, Hunter, who was diagnosed before birth with Dandy Walker Syndrome, a brain malformation of the cerebellum, leading to a variety of health concerns, including autism, heart problems, and spina bifida. While making the film, Ms. Rae came into contact with thousands of families, worldwide, whose children have also been diagnosed with Dandy Walker Syndrome. - 2008-02-02

It All Started With American Idol in Miami Singer/songwriter Charity Daw will debut on American Idol-Miami on wednseday, January 30th, 2008. This indy recording artist is truly talented and her vocal cords are force to be reconned with. Ms. Daw, a Cuban-American, will display her skills on Idol. Will Charity make it to Hollywood? - 2008-01-31

Naxos of America to Begin Distribution of the Chandos Catalog in April Award-Winning UK-Based label joins the Naxos Family of Distributed Labels. - 2008-01-30

Reverend Zen Named Artist of the Year at 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards Reverend Zen moves into 2008 with Artist of the Year honors from the Los Angeles Music Awards. - 2008-01-25

Indiewood Runs with Destiny in "Pushing Life" 57 year old man runs 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring awareness to the plight of single parent families. - 2008-01-19

Wolfgang's Vault Invests In Daytrotter Wolfgang's Vault, the online home for live music, announced today a substantial investment in online indie music destination, Daytrotter. This partnership will enable Daytrotter to grow its audience for unique recordings from undiscovered indie rock artists, and continue offering the existing and new archive additions of recordings as free mp3 downloads. - 2008-01-17

Introducing Blue Comet Cafe: The Premiere Virtual Music Venue New virtual showcase venue offers exposure opportunities for emerging musicians and singer-songwriters. - 2008-01-17

Independent Artist Sones De Mexico Ensemble Garners 2008 GRAMMY Award Nomination Independent Artist Sones de Mexico Ensemble garners 2008 GRAMMY Award Nomination for "Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)" in the Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Category. - 2008-01-14

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