Honor the achievements of 10 new media do-gooders from around the world. Food and drink, plus music from Mother Falcon!......

Since the early days of philanthropy, companies have sought to communicate their corporate social responsibility and sustainability accomplishments. Too often these communications are the staid stacks of paper that no o...

Intermediate

Presenters

Chris Miller, Christine Diamente, Dale Hart, Mitch Baranowski, Nick Aster

Marketing is social. We're all sold. But how do you maximize your return in social without appearing like a douchebag? One the one hand, top influencers in the social space are the ones who can truly drive action back to...

Intermediate

Presenters

Evan Hamilton, Frank Eliason, Maria Ogneva, Megan Berry

 

So people “like” your brand on Facebook. Big deal. Many brands have become slaves to the “like” button. They give away valuable stuff in return for a passive thumbs-ups, never realizing that this behavior could ...

Intermediate

Presenters

Chloe Gottlieb

 

The Insane Clown Posse, a Detroit gangsta rap group who literally dress like clowns, have leveraged a rabidly devoted fan base to become the best selling indie band of all time (for REAL). They've accomplished this witho...

Beginner

Presenters

Jenny Benevento, Jenny Benevento

 

Managing customer service on a Facebook Page is a messy proposition, particularly for large businesses and brands. Increasingly impatient customers and fans are flocking to the Facebook Wall to fire off specific questio...

Intermediate

Presenters

Bryan Person, Eric Ludwig, Mark Williams, Molly DeMaagd

 

Navigating the mobile-digital music landscape is difficult at best. The growing number of mobile music providers who is focused on or struggle with - how to distribute, monetize, drive downloads, and engage in consumer b...

Advanced

Presenters

Archie O'Connor, Bobby Rosenbloum, Jeff Roberto, John Bolton

Let’s face it. Leif Garrett (1979) and Justin Bieber (2011) are the same thing. Both made music videos, both had photo spreads in Tiger Beat, and both look(ed) more like girls than boys. It’s the same marketing formu...

Advanced

Presenters

Al McWilliams, Sara Meaney

 

Drawing comparisons from Townes Van Zandt to Tim Buckley to Otis Redding... Adam Faucett is most known for his powerful, almost operatic voice and intricate finger-picking. The Arkansas native's sound has been descri...

Little Rock AR

 

With over 400 shows under our belts, We've traveled to Europe, Hawaii, and everywhere in between during these last three years, capturing hearts and accolades along the way. It began with our first album, "We Are The O'...

Dallas TX

 

Solander is a Swedish inventive trio making pop music with a folky touch and a playful approach. With the starting point in the Malmö underground scene, Solander emerged with its debut album “Since We Are Pigeons” i...

Malmö SWEDEN

   

Many young musicians have parents who are less than supportive when artistic aspirations are announced. It’s understandable. After all, becoming a doctor, lawyer or accountant are safe career bets. Donning a guitar, wr...

Atlanta GA

 

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BAR CHORDS THE NEW ALBUM FROM BAHAMAS SET FOR FEBRUARY 7 RELEASE ON BRUSHFIRE RECORDS "Barchords is a gorgeous, full-bodied recording that revels in spare but intensely flavorful textures." - Los Angeles Times “A ...

Toronto ON CANADA

 

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ALO, or Animal Liberation Orchestra, formed in the late 1990s while the band members were students at UC Santa Barbara, and has been touring and releasing albums steadily with this lineup since 2002. There’s a universa...

San Francisco CA

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The King Of In Between is the work of a mature artist and the distillation of Garland Jeffreys’ long career dedicated to addressing socially conscious themes across a broad range of musical styles. He’s been called a...

New York NY

   

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RUTHIE FOSTER “LET IT BURN” Those who have followed Ruthie Foster’s eclectic musical history know that she can burn down any stage with her combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel. And when Gramm...

Austin TX

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Please allow David Garza to reintroduce himself. Get the head rockin’ with Shed Light, the best of this multi-instrumentalist’s 21st-century music. It’s sure to be in heavy rotation alongside his Deep Ellum-ins...

Austin TX

Presented by: The GRAMMY Museum's Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute

Ray Wylie Hubbard writes the kind of songs that make you want to ride along no matter where he’s going, because you know it’s gonna get strange somewhere along the way. The references to Muddy Waters being as deep ...

Wimberly TX

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Love and family have always been sources of inspiration for critically acclaimed singer/songwriter/musician Carrie Rodriguez, but never have they featured so prominently than on her brand new release Love & Circumstance,...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: The GRAMMY Museum's Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute

At a towering 6’7”, the Philadelphia-born Ray Benson is considered a giant in the industry. However, it’s his contributions to music history, not his height, that have made him a dominant figure on the music scene ...

Austin TX

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Known for her striking voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs (Oaxaca, México) has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the bord...

Oaxaca MEXICO

 

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Upon arriving in Austin, TX in 1990 from New York City, Michael Fracasso was promptly voted Best New Artist in Music City Texas ‘Insiders’ poll and was able to record his first CD, Love & Trust which features a duet ...

Austin TX

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The Mastersons. Husband and wife, singing and playing together. And they’re each deft instrumentalists, and they’ve spent years playing in others’ bands before coming together as a unit. They’re bound by music ...

Brooklyn NY

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Colin has begun recording his 3rd full-length album and has the wind in his sails. With his 2010 release Goodnight Lane, Uncut Magazine called Colin "a surefire star in the making." Mojo described him as "a West Texan Ni...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: The GRAMMY Museum's Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute

"Shannon McNally is one of the more interesting singer songwriters to emerge in first decade of the 21st century." Stereophile Shannon McNally in the crux of a prolific phase. In 2010 she released the highly accl...

Holly Springs MS

 

Presented by: The GRAMMY Museum's Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute

Joel Rafael first began performing in showcases and small clubs around Los Angeles, San Diego and the Inland Empire in California. He formed a duo with San Diego-based Rosie Flores in 1978, enjoying standing-room-only c...

Escondido CA

   

Presented by: The GRAMMY Museum's Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute

Jon Dee Graham, Freedy Johnston and Susan Cowsill, united as the Hobart Brothers & Lil’ Sis Hobart, will release their long-threatened debut album, At Least We Have Each Other, on Freedom Records in CD, LP and digital ...

Austin TX

 

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Max Gomez got his start as a working musician at age 15, singing both original music and country and blues classics in bars around his hometown of Taos, NM. He studied blues artists like Robert Johnson and Big Bill Broo...

Taos NM

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Jimmy LaFave Biography The attraction of singer/songwriter Jimmy LaFave's music lies in his voice and vision that strikes responsive chords at the heart of folk, blues and American roots rock & roll. His discography ...

Austin TX

 

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Washington MA

Kat Edmonson will self release her sophomore album Way Down Low on Spinnerette Records April 10. The native Texan makes not only her songwriting debut on the record but also co-produces the album. The album was recorded ...

Austin TX

 

Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-rai...

Amherst MA

 

I am Oak; ; calm indiefolk from the Netherlands, for fans of Bon Iver, Iron and Wine or The Tallest Man On Earth. In 2010, the band formed around Thijs Kuijken, released debutalbum 'On Claws'. Their melancholic folk g...

Utrecht THE NETHERLANDS

 

Arborea is a musical duo from Maine, formed in the summer of 2005 by wife and husband Shanti Curran and Buck Curran. Since 2007 they've toured extensively throughout the US, UK, and Europe, curated two various artists co...

Lewiston ME

   

We Were Evergreen are an alternative indie-electro-pop band from France. The Parisian trio were born in 2008, after a new year's resolution that, for once, actually stuck. Brought together by a shared fondness for all ki...

London UK-ENGLAND

 

„The American Recording“ – what is kind of the title of this text was my suggestion for the album title as well, because I think it’s a brilliant one which really fits to the music on one hand and as the album ...

Leipzig GERMANY

 

Mother Falcon is an orchestral band born in Austin, Texas who play a combination of classical and folk with the aesthetics and mentality associated with indie music. Led by Nick Gregg, the 22-member band is known for the...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: Hotel Cafe

Jennifer O’Connor’s fifth album, I Want What You Want, almost didn’t get made. After parting ways with Matador Records in the spring of 2009 after two albums (“Over The Mountain, Across The Valley, and Back t...

Brooklyn NY

 

Presented by: Hotel Cafe

BUDDY - (indie, alt rock, wimpy-core). www.iamyourbuddy.com Buddy's music has been featured on TV shows like Grey's Anatomy,  The Big C, Smallvile, One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, and feature films .  Perez Hilton fea...

Los Angeles CA

 

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Belgian singer-songwriter Milow (born Jonathan Vandenbroeck) is one of Europe's most extraordinary contemporary DIY artists. This dynamic young man has played over 400 shows in twenty different countries over the last fo...

Leuven BELGIUM

 

Presented by: Hotel Cafe

Meiko (pronounced MEE-ko), is an American singer/songwriter, born and raised in Roberta, GA and currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. She independently released a self-titled album in 2007, and her sophomore effort, tit...

Roberta GA

   

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Jesse Thomas is a redheaded firecracker from Kentucky, whose whiskey soaked soul drips into every song that she sings. She released her first full-length album, War Dancer, on Valentines Day. In late 2008, with no mon...

Los Angeles CA

 

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“When I was a teenager,” Madi Diaz recalls, “my dad and I would hang out in the living room and learn songs by bands like the Eagles and Alice in Chains. We’d pick parts to harmonize and sing our way through them...

Nashville TN

 

Presented by: Hotel Cafe

Brandon & Anne met at university in southern California. After graduation Brandon took to the road and the studio; he co-produced Greg Laswell's 2008 release "Three Flights From Alto Nido" and has recorded for and toured...

Los Angeles CA

Presented by: Hotel Cafe

"If pop hooks were Monopoly money, this foursome would be buying hotels on Park Place by now." -Time Out New York Harper Blynn is classic pop reimagined. The band's instantly hummable music is remarkable not only f...

New York NY

   

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Cary Brothers is an indie singer-songwriter from Los Angeles who first gained national attention for his song "Blue Eyes" on the Grammy-winning "Garden State" Soundtrack. Brothers recently released his second album "Und...

Los Angeles CA

 

Presented by: Hotel Cafe

When Mexican vocalist Ximena Sariñana (hi-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) released her debut solo album, Mediocre, in 2008, Rolling Stone gave it four stars and praised it as “one of the strongest debuts from a female singer-son...

Mexico City MEXICO