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Waterloo Records owner John Kunz participated in an independent retailer roundtable in the Dec. 22 issue of Billboard. He is in favor of labels getting aggressive with back-catalog marketing, says the lack of a hit album that everyone wanted made the fourth quarter brutal and says more releases on vinyl would really help, which is always nice to hear for those of us who will give up his turntable when they pry it from our cold, dead hands … Speaking of, CD sales dropped about 18 percent in 2007…
Ten bands, including Chili Cold Blood, Amplified Heat and the Alice Rose, take the stage Jan. 11 to play a benefit for promoter Jennifer Marchand of Ruta Maya, who fell victim to a pedestrian car accident injury in November. Marchand is best known promoted Bleu French Laundry Productions. Doors at 7:30 p.m. $8 cover…
Third time’s the charm? We’ll see. After two cancellations, Rodrigo y Gabriela are slated to play La Zona Rosa Feb. 16. Not the best venue for an acoustic act, but we’ll see how this goes …
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By jennifer marchand
January 4, 2008 2:28 AM | Link to this
hey thanx joe! can you make it out? i don’t want your money, just your good vibes. hope to see you there, happy new year! jennifer bleu