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Massachusetts vs. Iceland

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Dan Cloutier

Dan Cloutier makes the case that Massachusetts is bigger than Iceland but has less broad influence in the world of music. Let’s get out there and support local music in Massachusetts. We need your help to make it happen. Continue reading →

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Why I Love Hosting Open Mikes

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Site Admin

Ellen Schmidt is a long-time open mike host, and shares her many reasons for why she loves hosting and why it’s important to her. Continue reading →

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What the Closing of Harpers Ferry Really Means

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Site Admin

Mike Mellor ~ Editor, The Killing Floor, Guest Blogger Originally from Mike Mellor’s “The Killing Floor.” And so it seems that another of our live music institutions got 86′ed by the whims of greedy landlords, developers and MegaloMaster, Inc. Nobody … Continue reading →

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Giving Back, Part Two: Bolton Public Library Open Mike

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Site Admin

Daniel Senie, Guest Blogger It was June 18th, 2007.  I’d gone over to The Center for Arts in Natick, TCAN.  Phil Knudsen had asked if I could take some pictures. I had met Phil in a songwriting workshop the previous … Continue reading →

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Why there’s nothing at all like live music

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Site Admin

David Greene, Guest Blogger A year or so ago I attended an open mike evening at the Emerson Umbrella in Concord. The feature was terrific, of course, and as often happens, the room largely cleared out after the feature was … Continue reading →

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Dream List, Business Plan (Part 2)

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Kim Jennings

The music community is a large part of being a musician on any level. Continue reading →

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Outside of My Comfort Zone

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Site Admin

Pushing oneself outside of one’s comfort zone is required to work through fear and to get better at almost anything. Continue reading →

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Where Does Your Money Go?

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Site Admin

Mike Mellor ~ Editor, The Killing Floor, Guest Blogger Here’s a question: Think of the last $100 you spent on music. Where did it go? Now, I’m not asking you to take that literally and try to figure out exactly … Continue reading →

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I Am Human, Therefore I Sing

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Dan Cloutier

By Dan Cloutier I feel like posing a bunch of questions rapid fire style. When was the last time you sang at work? When was the last time you sang with your family? When was the last time you sang … Continue reading →

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Holiday Compilation

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Site Admin

An opportunity to have holiday music included in a Boston-area holiday music compilation album. Continue reading →

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