Featured Post

How to Buy Concert Tickets and Sporting Event Tickets Online

The days of waiting in line all night in the rain to buy tickets for your favorite event are over with the new age of ticket buying. Now, you can buy tickets for just about anything online. From the comfort of your own home, you can browse all kinds of concert tickets, sporting event tickets such as...

Read More

Music Without Goals

Posted by Concert List | Posted in Uncategorized, live music, online music | Posted on 06-07-2009

0

I really love improvisations that go nowhere. Improvisations where there is no goal… just an impulse to follow emotions in the current moment.

In fact, some have described this type of music as self-indulgent – a type of musical fantasy world where the focus is more on the band than the listener.

Of course, this isn’t the case at all. You see, the majority of us are used to having our music wrapped up in wonderful neat little packages. we aren’t used to actually listening to music. we expect an “emotional experience” right away. and it better happen in 3-4 minutes or else.

Take Japanese Shakahuachi music for example. For those of you who do not know, the shakahuachi is a Japanese flute. It’s beautiful sound is appreciated by many in the East.

I’ve a few CDs of this music and everytime I listen to them I hear something new. It’s as if each time the CD  is played I hear it for the 1st time. It never gets old. Why? Because of the absence of musical form!

There isn’t much for the mind to grasp or hold onto. Repetition of musical phrases is almost non existent. Instead, all of us get music without goals!

If the re is a goal at all, it’s that the person performing the music remains in the present while playing. What we hear is the “state of mind” of the artist at the exact time the recording is made.

In one of my own piano pieces “Cirrus,” (listen to it at http – //www.quiescencemusic.com) I do the same thing. and everytime I listen to it, it seems that it’s somehow differ d. Yet the music always remains fresh and pliant – waiting to be discovered again and again.

Having said all of this, I’ve nothing against musical form and the works that come from it. I just think the “other” type of music is just as valid and necessary

Try Some New Music!

Posted by Concert List | Posted in Country Music, Uncategorized, live music | Posted on 05-07-2009

0

Stuck in a music rut?

It happens. After listening to your preferred song 1,379,614 times, you will, eventually, get sick of it.

So you find a new preferred song, all too aware that you’ll soon grow as tired of it as your previous pick.

This is even more likely to happen when you only listen to one type of music, a habit I have never subscribed to and have a incredibly hard time wrapping my mind around (my mind’s not large enough to stretch that far). With all of the wonderful types of music available, why limit yourself to one or two genre s?

Do yourself a favor and start branching out. Sure, you love country music, but is it really going to kill you to listen to some Rythm and Blues? Or might be you are all about hip-hop – who’s to say you won’t find a rock song you prefer just as well? I’m always so impressed when I hear an individual list their favorite tunes – and the tunes actually cover a few genre s. Or decades! (Yes, oldies are good ies.)

Next time you hear your fave song come on the radio (you know, the one you’ve heard over a million times), think about actually turning away from it. Head over to the station you listen to the LEAST – your new preferred song can be waiting for you.

Internet Music

Posted by Concert List | Posted in online music, web music | Posted on 04-07-2009

0

Music is the heart of the day to day life of any person. It’s immaterial that you are young or aged, the love for music among people never dies. Being a music lover, I know that the thirst for wonderful music never ends and how’s it possible when it is such a sweet and soft gift for us.

In the early days, people had to buy music cassettes or records as soon as they were launched in the market. Occasionally, it furthermore happened that any specific music was not available due to finished stock or other factors. But today, with the advocate of new technology such as Mp3, the distribution of music has become even faster and much wide r. Now you’ve the choices for music cassettes, compact disc ( compact disc ), digital versatile disc (DVD), mp3’s and furthermore Web websites that let you hear the music of your option.

If you wish to purchase a music compact disc you’ve to visit the retailer that requires your time and Assuming that the album is in very big demand then it can happen that you’ve to wait until the next day. Internet music makes it particularly easier whereby you can efficiently find the song tracks you wish to hear. There are a lot of Internet music web sites whereby you can enter the name of the song or the performer you wish to listen and the track s club be played Internet.

To get access to Web music, you need to have a PC with the compatible software such as media player, an Internet connection and attached sound system. Many of the websites offer free music service whereby there are no charges involved except the download charges that you need to pay with your Internet bill.

You may likewise make a collection of your favorite music tracks just by downloading from the website into the hard disk drive of your computer which you may later burn in a compact disc. This saves your resources from purchasing varying music albums if you love tunes of many artists and movies that aren’t available in a single album.

What is Music to You?

Posted by Concert List | Posted in Uncategorized, live music, online music | Posted on 03-07-2009

0

Music generally refers to pleasing sound perceived by humans. The same sound can be annoying to another person, he’ll call it disturbance.

So,music is a matter of personal choice. Human psychology is divergent for everybody. His or her interest in music will be divergent from others altogether.

Music is an art form in which the medium is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

The word derives from Greek (mousike), “(art) of the Muses”.

To a lot of, music is a way of life, such as it’s to the Native Americans, who use their music to pray.

many still use this practice today, who have found their hearts in the melodies. Greek philosophers and ancient Indians defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies.

Common sayings such as “the harmony of the spheres” and ” it is music to ears” point to the notion that music is frequently ordered and pleasant to listen to, but the opinion of the listener does not necessarily stimulate music theorists formulate a precise definition of music.

prefer the notion that visual arts must be beautiful to behold, the tacit notion that music need be pleasant to listen to has been questioned.

20th-century composer John Cage has been explicit that any sound may be music, saying, for example, ” There is no noise, only sound.” According to musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez, “the border amidst music and noise is always culturally defined-which implies that, even within a single society, this border does not always pass through the same place; in short, there is rarely a consensus.

The Perfect Ways to Listen to Radio Web

Posted by Concert List | Posted in live music, online music, web music | Posted on 02-07-2009

0

Internet Radio, additionally referred to as Web Radio, is the new world wide hip alternative to traditional AM/FM radio. In this article we will discuss the reasons why and how to listen to radio Web.

The growing popularity of Online radio is largely a result of advertisers and marketers stronger use of today’s chart-topping tunes to increase brand awareness for new phones, automobiles, clothes, household products, travel destinations, and almost all consumer products. It’s become relatively easy for everyone to start and run their personal Online radio station. Users may readily session up personal and commercial radio stations through such leading businesses as Live365 and SHOUTcast.  A lot of of the successful Online radio owners are able to make a substantial amount of cashflow from their operations.

More than two-thirds of Americans now have access to the Internet and a large majority of the recent growth occurs in the workplace. Almost eighty-percent of the Americans with Internet access use the Internet each week. Internet radio offers users the ability to listen to radio, television shows, talk shows, new music without missing a beat. Why sit at your desk for eight hours listening to your co-workers radio when you could listen to radio Online?

Free Listens vs Monthly Fee

There can be a few drawbacks while listening to radio On-line with the biggest complaint being the excessive advertising that comes with the On-line radio players. Some players have annoying pop-ups, pop-unders, banner ads, audio ads, video ads, and just about any other On-line ad medium available. These added components are ofttimes necessary to foot the legal and licensing bills, royalty payments to performers, and offer the music free of charge to end users. The ad frequency and length varies among all radio players but is unavoidable  however.

While there are numerous ways to listen to radio On-line, it is best accomplished if you know especially what you want to achieve from your music listening experience By charging a monthly cost ranging from $4.95 to $14.95, On-line radio stations are able to offer subscribers an ad-free listening experience. While XM Radio and Sirius Radio are apparently the the majority rapidly rising radio stations on the planet, users can save resources by taking advantage of the ability to listen to radio On-line.

Listen for your style of Online Radio

One excellent way to pick a good On-line radio player or station is to know what style of music you’re most interested in listening. It’s a fact that some radio stations have a larger song selection than others when it comes to certain styles of music. Still another excellent factor that will endorse in your quest to listen to radio On-line is to being aware of the enviornment in which you listen to your On-line radio. You could find that some radio stations and features will work extraordinarily well at home when the computer processor usage is much decrease than while at work or vice versa. As easy as it could sound, keeping these factors in mind will determine the quality of your On-line listening experience.

In part two of this series, we will cover some of the optimum On-line radio stations, pricing choices, and features to look for while you listen to radio On-line.

Relaxation Music

Posted by Concert List | Posted in Uncategorized, live music, online music | Posted on 01-07-2009

0

What is chill out music? When’s it a amazing time to play it? What does it mean to you? What are some amazing chill out CD s?

Chilled music is often found under lounge, ambient, and techno types. This type of music is often light and  profoundly simple to listen to. Chilled music is more accurately defined as electronic because the music is composed electronically. Usually, when you hear the word “electronic” you think of PC – prefer sounds. Nonetheless, electronically composed music sounds much better! This genre of music uses beats, strings, cords, and piano, all electronically composed. Chilled music is often played as background music at parties, restaurants, but also at home.

This electronically composed music can be played anytime and, I believe, in any situation. The reason for this is that it’s stimulating, relaxing, and uplifting. Therefore, listening to some chilled out music is best for when you are working, relaxing at home with companions, when you are tired and stressed or feeling blue.

Obviously, this type of music will mean something divergent to you. I think that it is uncommonly exciting music that stays fresh and contemporary. I regularly listen to some chilled out music when I’m tired or stressed out. It is truly amazing how soothing and uplifting it is to lay on your bed or couch with some chilled music playing in the background.

If you are looking for some examples, I highly recommend Café del Mar, Hotel Costes, Buddha Bar, and the In Search of Sunrise series by DJ Tiesto, the king of techno music. Café del Mar is  profoundly ambient, rhythmic, and tasteful. Hotel Costes is quite chic and classy. The Buddha Bar series is, as you may imagine quite oriental but it is likewise fresh and modern. The In Search of Sunrise series is amazing -  it is soft-core techno that’s relaxing to listen to.