Thievery Corporation ups the activism

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- Thievery Corporation ups the activism
- The outlaws of Valley electronica
- Watch 2009 arrive with a bang … or tunes good food or some laughs
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra Mannheim Steamroller make merry music

Thievery Corporation ups the activism
San Francisco Chronicle  USA 
production duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton is one of the few electronic music acts that have actually gained credibility as its audience has expanded past the duo’s underground core following. tmpl –> Images.

The outlaws of Valley electronica
Monitor TX 
All of this because of a Game Boy. Acevado joins a burgeoning group of avant-garde musicians in the Valley. Armed with computer programs keyboards and turn tables these composers make electronic music. The genre has existed for years thriving in Europe large cities and nightclubs. It’s gaining traction in the Valley powered largely by the Internet and McAllen’s infant arts district. MEET THE VALLEY’S ELECTRONICA ARTISTS:>>.

Watch 2009 arrive with a bang … or tunes good food or some laughs
Seattle Post Intelligencer 
The New Year’s celebration at Bake’s features live music by Little Bill and the Bluenotes led by veteran bluesman and Northwest rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Bill Engelhart. An elaborate as well as champagne and party favors are included. Price is $95 a person; call 425-391-3335 or e-mail events@bakesplace.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Mannheim Steamroller make merry music
Detroit Free Press United States 
Christmas is prime time for two major players from opposite ends of the music spectrum: Trans-Siberian Orchestra a circus of grandiose Christmas rock operas and Mannheim Steamroller electronic interpreters of boughs of harmonious holly. Though their sounds are decidedly different both have over-the-top sensibilities in their stage shows TSO especially. Both need multiple touring companies to keep up with Christmastime demand. Both are enormously popular. And both institutions hit metro Detroit this week — Mannheim at the Masonic Temple and Trans-Siberian at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
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