The second annual AMP Awards for Music and Sound will take place at City Winery next week – May 7 – in NYC. This is the Association of Music Producers’ annual gala event, which honors excellence in music for advertising, branding and media, and is a major hang for ad Read more...
NY-based folk treasure Dar Williams has a new album out this week — Many Great Companions — and it is a double-disc retrospective with a twist.
Joined by special guests including Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Larkin and Gary Louris of the Jayhawks (who Read more...
As the pantheon of Great American Storytellers slowly grows, SonicScoop insists that Stan Ridgway be placed prominently on the list.
No detail of life in These United States escapes this shrewd songwriter, who has been training a scientifically artful eye on us all since his days leading Wall of Voodoo. Read more...
The recently launched independent music development and A&R community SongCircle Music (formerly The New York Songwriters’ Circle) is accepting entries for its 5th annual songwriting contest.
The SongCircle’s contest has developed a reputation for discovering aspiring artists, and has helped launch the careers of previous grand prize winners Kate Voegele Read more...
Teaming with Beethoven Not Bullets and City Winery, the NYC non-profit Music Unites will present a classical music showcase on Monday, June 14th, featuring acclaimed Russian violinist Mikhail Simonyan, supported by members of The New York Philharmonic.
Proceeds from the event (ticket info below) will benefit the Afghanistan National Institute Read more...
