5.21-22 Allen Stone "Sleep" (ATO)
Ann Kelly "It Must Be Good To Be King" (October Daze) Blind Lemon Cucumber "It's All About Love" (Open E)
Bonnie Raitt "Used To Rule The World"
(Redwing/RED)
Corey Chisel & The Wandering Sons "I've Been
Accused" (Readymade/Thirty Tigers/RED) Dawns
"Better To Love Than" Deanna Cartea Open Road (Independent) Dum Dum Girls "Coming Down" (Sub Pop)
Jerry Douglas Traveler (eOne) Joe Walsh "Lucky That Way" (Fantasy/CMG)
Kelly Hogan "We Can't Have Nice Things" (Anti-) King Tuff "Bad Thing"(Sub Pop) Lucio Rubino "Falling From The Start" (Fish Tank)
Nina Yasmineh "Bittersweet" (Independent)
Passion Pit "Take A Walk" (Columbia)
Ryan Montebleau "Yeah Man" (Blue's Mountain)
Sonny Landreth Elemental Journey
(Landfall) Wintersleep "Nothing Is
Anything (Without You) (ILG/Rollcall)
Boulder: $299 Extended To May 31,
Fox Line-up Coming Friday
There are less than 90 days until
Triple A’s 20th annual trip to
Boulder, with the FMQB
Triple A Conference
taking place August 8-11 at the St.
Julien Hotel & Spa. The Conference
kicks off on Wednesday, August 8,
with KFOG/San
Francisco PD Dennis
Constantine interviewing
Bonnie Raitt with tales of
her wondrous career. Of course, as
tradition dictates, the evening
performances will take place at the
Fox Theatre, with the nightly
line-ups to be announced Friday of
this week! For now, you can try to
mix and match the confirmed
performers that include
Alabama Shakes,
Allen Stone, Beth
Orton, Cat Power,
Citizen Cope, Dry
The River, fun.,
GIVERS, Good Old
War, Heartless
Bastards, Imagine
Dragons, LP,
Martin Harley, Max
Gomez, Meiko,
MichaelKiwanuka,
Milow, Passion Pit,
Sons Of Fathers,
Steve Poltz, The
Brew, The Dunwells,
The Empty Pockets,
Trampled By Turtles,
Van Ghost, vonGrey,
White Violet, Zach
Heckendorf and ZZ
Ward, with more to be added
soon.
The discount
registration rate of $299 has been
extended until May 31; you can
register online at FMQB.com.
The St. Julien is selling out fast,
but there is still time to get in on
the special FMQB
rate of $215/night by calling (720)
406-9696 and mentioning
FMQB.
Warner Music Group Revenue Down In Fiscal Q2
Warner Music Group has reported its fiscal
second quarter results, with revenue down eight
percent from Q2 a year ago. Revenue fell from $684
million to $628 million in Q2, but digital revenue
grew by seven percent, from $220 million to $235
million. WMG's operating income was up 38 percent to
$22 million, as OIBDA grew four percent to $85
million. Warner Music's net loss fell from $38
million a year ago to $36 million in fiscal Q2.
The lower revenue in fiscal Q2 was attributed to a
light release schedule, as well as "continued
physical revenue declines in the recorded music
industry." Major sellers in the quarter included
Skrillex, The Black Keys,
Bruno Mars,
Ed Sheeran and fun..
Digital revenue represented 37.4 percent of total
revenue for the quarter, compared to 32.2 percent in
the prior-year quarter.
"With growing
digital and non-traditional revenue partially
offsetting the impact of a light release schedule as
compared to the prior-year quarter, this quarter's
results show the benefits of the company's
transformation," said WMG CEO Stephen Cooper.
"We remain optimistic about the company's
performance over the course of the fiscal year as we
continue to execute on our long-term strategy."
"Through ongoing focus on cost management, we were
able to increase OIBDA, expand OIBDA margins and
generate significant free cash flow," added EVP/CFO
Brian Roberts.
Updated: 05.15.12
1t)
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Everybody's Talkin'
Sony Masterworks
19
1t)
Bonnie Raitt
Slipstream
Redwing/RED
19
3t)
Shawn Colvin
All Fall Down
Nonesuch
11
3t)
Alejandro Escovedo
Big Station
Fantasy/CMG
11
5t)
Joe Walsh
Analog Man
Fantasy/CMG
10
5t)
Ingrid Michaelson
Human Again
Cabin 24/Mom + Pop
10
Updated: 05.15.12
1)
Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts
Blue Note/Capitol
2)
Black Keys
El Camino
Nonesuch
3)
Bonnie Raitt Slipstream
Redwing/RED
4)
Shins Port Of Morrow Columbia
5)
Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls
ATO/Red Light
6)
Jack White Blunderbuss
Third Man/Columbia
7)
Dr. John
Locked Down
Nonesuch
8)
Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball Columbia
9)
Grace Potter &... The Lion The Beast The Beat Hollywood
10)
Andrew Bird
Break It Yourself
Mom + Pop
Donald "Duck" Dunn Dead At 70 Donald "Duck" Dunn,
bass player for Booker T. and the MGs
and The Blues Brothers, has passed
away at the age of 70. Dunn was in Japan at the time
of his death, playing a series of shows at the Blue
Note venue in Tokyo. Musician Steve Cropper,
Dunn's friend and bandmate, announced the bassist's
passing via his Facebook page. "Today I lost my best
friend, the World has lost the best guy and bass
player to ever live," Cropper wrote. "Duck Dunn died
in his sleep Sunday morning May 13 in Tokyo Japan
after finishing 2 shows at the Blue Note Night
Club."
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