tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344150662008-05-07T15:27:28.666-04:00Nick BailyBlogger413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-19013067877701349752008-05-07T13:09:00.007-04:002008-05-07T15:27:28.768-04:00

The annual benefit dinner for The Kristen Ann Carr Fund, 'A Night To Remember,' was recently held at the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan and members of the Shore Fire family made sure not to miss the occasion. From left to right - Nick Baily's wife Rebecca Phillips, Brendan Gilmartin, Rebecca Shapiro, Rebecca's empresario husband Peter Shapiro and Nick Baily. Shore Fire President Marilyn Laverty,

Brendan Gilmartintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-91661496264164385932008-05-06T16:06:00.003-04:002008-05-06T17:38:15.117-04:00

Last night Tina Dico kicked off her U.S. tour with a sold out show at Joe's Pub. Not only did she play tracks from her latest 'Count to Ten,' but also songs from her impressive discography (she's got four records out in Denmark and two "tour" EPs). I was blown away by her command of the audience -- it was just her and her guitars and everyone was on the edge of their seats listening to every

Maggietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-62826335678962997492008-05-05T17:35:00.005-04:002008-05-07T13:35:47.253-04:00

Thanks to friend and label-owner Daniel Glass, I recently found myself on a panel discussing the state of the music industry for a group of students at Brooklyn College. The seminar was part of a regular series of events that the college holds to give students a window into industries they might like to learn more about. Welcome to the Student Center I was joined on the panel by the esteemed

Nick Bailytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-43056678339471605402008-05-05T12:54:00.006-04:002008-05-05T13:17:57.166-04:00

Our client Jay Nash was in NYC Friday to play a solo gig at The Living Room. And play he did, to a rapt packed house, many of whom were mouthing the words to "Wayfarer" from his upcoming release 'The Things You Think You Need' - which won't even be out until May 20th! (Guess they've been to Jay's MySpace page.) Since the temple of knishery was nearby, I picked up a few for pre-show snacking, and

Nancie S. Martintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-18171449356900333192008-05-02T16:13:00.003-04:002008-05-02T17:09:41.705-04:00

This post is a month late, but Muxtape is the coolest thing ever. It's a new social networking site that launched in late March. Super simplistic and free, it's a forum where users are given their own URL and can host a 12-song streaming mixtape on their own muxtape page. Muxtape describes their service as "a simple way to create and share mp3 mixtapes." It's as simple as that. You

Christag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-90806097649203637292008-05-02T14:23:00.013-04:002008-05-02T17:07:02.533-04:00

Just got back from New Orleans where I was working at the Ponderosa Stomp. Two nights of insane rock n' roll is their motto, and it's spot on. The music started around 6:30 each night and didn't finish until about 3:30. Musical highlights were numerous: Wardell Quezergue's set with Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John), Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff"), Tammy Lynn, and Tony Owens; the incredible delta blues

nick loss-eatontag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-23011557804675735672008-04-30T16:15:00.005-04:002008-04-30T18:09:00.679-04:00

It's no secret that the average age of the performers at the Ponderosa Stomp is well north of your average festival. Collectively though, these artists put on a show that's more unhinged, more high energy, more insane (!!!) than comers half - or even a third - their age. Day One of the P-Stomp was a runaway sucess. The first ever slate of P-Stomp day panels (held in the historic Cabildo

Matt Hankstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-33995393159820904272008-04-29T09:26:00.002-04:002008-04-29T10:21:24.013-04:00

How much do I love my job? Yesterday I attended a pre-P-Stomp rehearsal for Wardell Quezergue's Rhythm & Blues Revue, at the New Orleans Musicians Union and was one of roughly a dozen people who saw history first-hand. Known as the Creole Beethoven, Wardell is one of the great architects of the New Orleans groove. He has arranged historic sides for Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, not to

Matt Hankstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-44258636068371064862008-04-28T19:11:00.004-04:002008-04-28T19:17:46.221-04:00

© Murakami is something I’ve been looking forward to since I heard about the exhibit’s premiere at MOCA in Los Angeles. I probably would have traveled anywhere within three hours by plane, train or automobile to see it, so it was somewhat of a relief to find out it was coming to the Brooklyn Museum, which is only a three minute walk from my apartment (yay Prospect Heights). Takashi Murakami is a

Nora Lyonstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-9971092545838424922008-04-28T15:33:00.001-04:002008-04-28T15:37:24.176-04:00

If you were at Coachella this past Saturday night, chances are you saw this: Prince playing Radiohead's "Creep" as part of a two-hour set. And chances are that I envy you.

Nancie S. Martintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-66732474489399454572008-04-28T10:46:00.003-04:002008-04-28T11:25:59.777-04:00

I do, and I couldn't be more excited to be back. I'm in town for the 7th annual Ponderosa Stomp. I arrived Saturday morning, and so far the trip has been a blur of incredible music and insane meals (more on that in a minute). Neither a torrential downpour or a misspelled sign (see above) kept'em away from the P-Stomp showcase at the Jazzfest fairgrounds on Saturday. Thousands turned out to

Matt Hankstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-77819318707688401652008-04-28T06:09:00.005-04:002008-04-28T11:45:41.392-04:00

Kathleen Edwards was in town for her fourth appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman (seen below outside the studio with Mark Satlof, Matt Hanks, her manager Patrick Sambrook and Diana D' Angelo). At a convivial dinner after the taping, Kathleen reminisced about some of the other bookings...the time she pulled off to the side of the road waiting to see if a last minute offer would come

Mark Satloftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-32431445784846199012008-04-24T17:38:00.004-04:002008-04-24T17:43:13.413-04:00

Last Friday Matt Hanks and I joined Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova at GOOD MORNING AMERICA for a performance as part of their Friday concert series. Though I have the Once Soundtrack on constant rotation on my ipod this was the first time I have seen them perform the songs live. I must say if you find the music moving on record or in the film just imagine how powerful it is from just a couple

carrietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-66964364528741550152008-04-23T22:10:00.005-04:002008-04-24T17:50:01.262-04:00

Our friend and former Shore Fire employee Jeff Walker, in charge of marketing for the musical products company First Act, came to town yesterday to tout the company's new earth friendly guitars on the Fox Business Chanel program "Happy Hour." The show films live at the Bull & Bear, in the Waldorf Astoria. Here's Jeff with co-host Rebecca Gomez, who's checking out the First Act Bambusa, just

Mark Satloftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-19256511784584907542008-04-23T17:20:00.002-04:002008-04-23T17:45:56.419-04:00

It's not all fun and games at Shore Fire. Oh, wait maybe it is. But seriously, celebrating staff birthday's is a longtime tradition here. Today is was Staten Islander Chris Tallie's turn to blow out the candles on a delicious carrot cake.

Mark Satloftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-31607150588283048072008-04-22T17:27:00.003-04:002008-04-22T17:47:42.359-04:00

Some of you know how crazy we are about our Wii, and about the raging Guitar Hero battles that go on after hours at Shore Fire HQ. Now there's a new contender for our musical game affection: THQ's Battle of The Bands. A combination of "rhythm action skill and weaponized instruments," according to the promotional site, the game features cover versions of 30 licensed songs, available in any of the

Nancie S. Martintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-67736599545755891282008-04-18T13:16:00.003-04:002008-04-18T15:08:11.071-04:00

Record Store Day is tomorrow, April 19. From the official Record Store Day website: "On Saturday, April 19, 2008, hundreds of independently owned music stores across the country will celebrate 'Record Store Day.'" Hundreds of indie shops are participating in the celebration with in-stores, specials and other events, so go visit your fave tomorrow and spend a couple bucks. I'm going to stop by

Christag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-56501970673468202082008-04-17T15:24:00.002-04:002008-04-17T16:21:03.542-04:00

We love our friends at Ropeadope, who besides offering stupendous music to the masses, also make really excellent t-shirts. They were kind enough to send Chris Taillie and me a couple, and since Chris is already a paragon of fashion and I am a onetime model, we thought we'd show them off. Thanks, Ropeadopers. May a thousand Experiments bloom!

Nancie S. Martintag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-65204955159859339102008-04-17T13:24:00.003-04:002008-04-17T19:17:26.964-04:00

It's been warming up over the last few weeks here in NYC, and there are signs of spring everywhere. The farmer's market is back. The trees are green. And there are once again bands playing in the courthouse plaza across the street. We see (and hear) it all here- rock bands, gospel choirs, drumlines, high school bands... but the first official plaza concert of 2008, which i'm listening to through

Mike LaVignetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-16933377655716691992008-04-15T11:08:00.003-04:002008-04-15T12:28:41.271-04:00

So the Krauser family legacy runs pretty deep in Brooklyn. My father was raised here, and my grandfather actually had a hardware store on Atlantic Avenue. I recenlty found out from my Dad that the store was at 81 Atlantic. After a little sleuthing, I discovered that the new tenants are the Mark Satlof approved Moxie Spot, a great little restaurant that is very kid friendly. What I also

Rob Krausertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-58117052431086513782008-04-15T11:07:00.003-04:002008-04-15T11:29:10.772-04:00

I was down in Mobile, AL, for my sister's wedding over the weekend, and got the chance to reconnect with a lot of family. Among them, my uncle Mott from Memphis. Turns out that Mott, a 75 year old retired banker, recently embarked on a new career. As a tour guide at Graceland! He says it's a great gig, but that alas, even Graceland employees aren't allowed upstairs. What goes on up there

Matt Hankstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-44417790571609553502008-04-11T17:40:00.003-04:002008-04-11T18:07:32.861-04:00

I'm not going to say anything that hasn't already been said about Pitchfork.TV. But the site makes me feel like I'm in junior high again, a time when watching MTV with my friends after school was a daily ritual. The glory days of alternative music, set to great music videos (ie Weezer's "Say It Ain't So," or Beck's "Where It's At.") Ahhhhh...nostalgia. Pitchfork, get this one up pronto!

Christag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-25196913544311999802008-04-11T10:51:00.003-04:002008-04-11T11:18:15.568-04:00

Kathleen Edwards was just riveting with her band last night at a packed Irving Plaza...if you've ever seen her, you know she commands the stage. Her set was brilliantly-paced, hot-rockers mixed with slower songs from her new album Asking For Flowers, both with band and solo. It seemed inevitable that the night would lead to a wall of sound crescendo, and it did with the final encore Back to Me,

Mark Satloftag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-46047974864733232642008-04-11T10:36:00.004-04:002008-04-11T11:23:37.029-04:00

I happen to be doing a little googling of Shore Fire Media and discovered this juicy and insightful Q & A with our Vice-President Mark Satlof on Mediabistro's PR Newswer. Click here if you want to know whether Mark prefers coffee or tea, how he feels about the closing of Yankee and Shea stadiums, his favorite parts about working in the music biz, his first time seeing Elvis Costello, and what Ike

Rebecca Shapirotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34415066.post-12583593989582295852008-04-11T10:35:00.005-04:002008-04-11T10:50:00.012-04:00

Last night, at her fourth showcase in a month at the Living Room on Ludlow St. in NYC, Hilary McRae came into her own. From a pretty terrific start, I've watched Hilary get better and better each time I've seen her there. Perched front and center behind her keyboard, the young songwriter, singer, bandleader and multi-instrumentalist has got her guys dance-band tight...the three man horn section

Mark Satlof