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Friday, June 19, 2009

If you live in a place where a lot of music concerts are held, you should consider yourself lucky. Many people have to travel miles to visit a music concert, that too, just once in a while. Many people just don’t get to see music concerts, because it would take too much travel and effort. The only problem you are likely to have is keeping track of which bands and artists are performing in your vicinity and when. You surely don’t want to miss the concert of an artist or band you like. At the same time, you are not likely to be interested in concerts that don’t cater to your musical tastes. It can become difficult keeping up with the different schedules on your vicinity as well as arranging to buy tickets for your favorite shows.

But, now the Internet has made it very convenient to do so. So, whether you live in Dallas and are interested in Dallas concert schedules and Dallas concert tickets or whether you live in Denver and want schedules and tickets for Denver concerts, all you need to do is get online. Nowdays you can get tickets to concerts in any city. There are many established sites that provide artist schedules and tour dates.

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Depeche Mode and Michael Jackson in London Concerts

Thursday, May 14, 2009

All roads lead to Europe as two of the world’s great music icons visit the region for their concert tours. Yes, live in concert will be Depeche Mode and Michael Jackson.

Many fans of the UK’s favorite band will surely scream in joy as the group goes on a world tour that has started early this month of May. The concert tour entitled Tour of the Universe will be an exciting treat for all as Depeche Mode takes the audience to a different kind of musical experience.

Depeche Mode tickets are now being sold online. If you think you wouldn’t want to miss Depeche Mode’s Tour of the Universe, buy your tickets now! Several cities are included in Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe  from Luxembourg, Tel Aviv, Athens, Istanbul,Bucharest,Bulgaria,Serbia, Croatia,Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, London,Holland,Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Leipcig,Berlin, Frankfurt,Munich, Rome, Milan, Werchter, Bratislava,Budapest, Prague, Paris,France, Copenhagen,Norway, Sweden, France, Spain and to Potugal.

Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher who started their band in the early 80s is undeniably still one of the most successful and influential bands in the universe!

Michael Jackson will make everyone’s adrenalin rush as the King of Pop makes his biggest comeback concert ever! This will be the final concert that will be done by Michael Jackson. As he said, ” It (the o2 Arena Concert) is my final performances in London. The final curtain call.”

The Michael Jackson concert, tagged as “This Is It” will commence on July 8, 2009. It will be a ten-day concert and will be followed by other dates to complete the 50-date residency concert in August and  September 2009; January and February 2010. The Michael Jackson tickets, according to some ticketing sites are really being sold at a rate so astonishing as “657 ticket per minute” . It’s really the hottest tickets now in town.

As with the other concerts of the Depeche Mode and Michael Jackson,the venues will be jampacked with audience from all ages and race…all sharing the same passion for their music.

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Art Farmer

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Art Farmer was born on Council Bluffs, IA on August 21, 1928. Art Farmer’s music was consistently inventive that has been more greatly appreciated as he continues to develop. His lyricism gives his bop-oriented style its own personality. His formative years was largely overlooked. Farmer studied piano, violin and tuba before settling on trumpet. He helped popularized the Flugelhorn among brass players. He worked in Los Angeles from 1945, performing regularly at Central Avenue and spending time in the bands of Johnny Otis, Jay Mcshann, Roy Porter, Benny Carter and Gerald Wilson among others. Some of the groups also included his twin brother bassist Addison Farmer (1928-63). After playing with Wardell Gray (1951-52) and touring Europe with Lionel Hampton’s Big Band (1953). Art Farmer move to New York and worked with Gigi Gryce, Horace Silver’s Quintet (1956-58) and Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1958-59).

Art Farmer, who made many recordings in the latter half of the 1950’s, including with Quincy Jones and George Russell for Prestige, he co-led the Jazztet with Benny Golson (1959-62) and then had a group wil Jim Hall (1962-64). Farmer moved to Vienna in 1968 where he joined the Austrian Radio Orchestra and worked with Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band and had made tour with his own units. Since the 1980’s Farmer has visited the United States more often and has remained greatly in demand up to the present day.

Art Farmer has recorded many sessions as a leader through the years including for Prestige. United Artists, Contemporary, Mercury, Argo, Columbia, Atlantic, CTI, Enja, Sweet Basil and Concord.