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A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations are available via auction. The auction is running NOW through Friday March 12 at Noon! Portion of proceeds will be donated to Music Matters, however, there is no tax deductible benefit to the bidder.
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers announce an extensive tour of North America this summer and also release their first studio album in eight years, Mojo, this spring. See them at the Hollywood Bowl on May 22nd!
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Sting, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, to perform at the Hollywood Bowl on June 15th, 2010. The tour will find Sting performing his most celebrated songs re-imagined for symphonic arrangement. Public on sale Mon, Mar. 8th at 10AM!
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Paul McCartney will return to the Hollywood Bowl for the first time since 1993 on March 30th, 2010! American Express pre-sale begins Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. Public on sale Sunday, Feb. 28th at 10AM!
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Congratulations to Bill Silva, who took home the award for Independent Promoter of the Year at the 21st Annual Pollstar Awards! Congratulations, too, to the Hollywood Bowl, which was named Major Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year.
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A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations will be available via auction now through Friday February 26 at Noon. Portion of proceeds will be donated to Music Matters, however there is no tax deductible benefit to the bidder.
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The auction runs Tuesday February 2 at noon through Friday February 12 at noon. Each auction ticket includes a backstage meet and greet with Jason Mraz before or after the concert at Long Beach Terrace Theatre on February 27th.
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Congratulations to BSE client Jason Mraz, who won two Grammy Awards today during the Pre-Telecast Ceremony for Best Male Pop Vocal for “Make It Mine” and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Lucky” with Colbie Caillat!
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A note from our friend Jbeau Lewis.
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A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations are available via auction. The auction is running NOW through Friday February 5 at Noon! Portion of proceeds will be donated to Music Matters, however, there is no tax deductible benefit to the bidder.
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Jason Mraz to play Cord Progression, a special night of music in support of Jesse Billauer's motivational speaking tour, Life Rolls On and Spinal Cord Injury Awareness, on Saturday, February 27th, 2010.
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Through January 20th, shirts at the Jason Mraz Online Store are discounted. Most are only $10, and $1 of every order will be donated to Free the Children.
Jason Mraz Official Website

Old soul, fresh voice.
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Jason will join Solomon Burke, Colbie Caillat, Melanie Fiona, the Fray, and Jorge Moreno to perform at the Grammy Foundation's 12th Annual Music Preservation Project in Los Angeles on January 28th, 2010.
GRAMMY Foundation

Spend Christmas Eve with Jason Mraz and the Muppets! Tune in to watch Jason perform a special version of "I'm Yours" on Sesame Street on Christmas Eve! Sesame Street airs on PBS. Check local listings for station and time.
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Check out Robert Francis featured on LA Weekly: "Francis recently signed to Atlantic and is setting out on his next big tour, so expect more from the Ry Cooder protege; if it's not a headlining bill at the Wiltern shortly -- which it should be -- then he
LA Weekly

Visit Daytrotter.com for your free download of Avi Buffalo's acoustic set, featuring "What's In It For?" and more!
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Billboard announces: "These twenty stars were the best performers on the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 over the course of the chart year, from Nov. 2008 through Nov. 2009."
Billboard

Avi Buffalo’s debut 7 inch “What’s In It For” b/w “Jessica” is available today in the U.S. and UK. One or both of these songs will appear on the Avi Buffalo full-length release in the spring of 2010.
Sub Pop

The Hollywood Bowl has once again been nominated for “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue” and Bill Silva has been nominated for “Independent Promoter of the Year”
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The Eagles will make their Hollywood Bowl debut on April 16, 17, and 20, 2010 with their "Long Road Out of Eden" tour. American Express Cardmembers can purchase advanced tickets to the Hollywood Bowl concerts beginning at 10 AM on Monday, December 7th
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Congratulations to Jason Mraz, who has been nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Make It Mine") and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Lucky" with Colbie Caillat)!
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Robert Francis' new Daytrotter live session is today's front page featured act on Daytrotter.com! Visit Daytrotter.com for your free download of this acoustic set, which includes the songs "Darkness," "Mescaline," and more!
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James Taylor/Carole King Box Auction begins now. Ends Dec. 4th at noon PST. Portion of proceeds will be donated to Music Matters, however there is no tax deductible benefit to the bidder.
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Pitchfork reviews Avi Buffalo's track "What's In It For?"
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Refunds are available at point of purchase
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Lisa Williams joins us December 17th at Pala Casino! Special Internet pre-sale now live; PUBLIC ON SALE FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 AT 10AM.
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The Huffington Post's Mike Ragogna calls Robert Francis' BEFORE NIGHTFALL "an excellent major label debut, one that could mean a lot to a lot of people one day."
Huffington Post

Because we at Sub Pop are (still…) in the increasingly anachronistic business of putting out records, we plan to change that. And so! On Dec. 8th, 2009 we will be releasing “What’s in It For?”
Sub Pop

TV sensation Cesar Millan, “The Dog Whisperer,” will transform dog lovers across the country into Pack leaders as he brings his enlightening and hugely entertaining Brand New live show to major U.S. cities this fall. The PackPower Tour will wow dog-lo
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Kylie's first ever show in Chicago this Wednesday October 7th is being moved at the last minute to the UIC Pavilion (University of Illinois at Chicago: 525 S Racine Ave., Chicago, IL 60607-3303)!
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Go behind-the-scenes of Kylie Minogue's North American Tour which kicks off TOMORROW NIGHT in Oakland!
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A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations will be available via auction. The auction is Monday September 28 through Friday October 2 at Noon. This is your last chance to still purchase tickets for this show!
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A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations will be available via auction. The auction is NOW through Wednesday September 30 at Noon.
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Our last act of gratitude will be a tour-ending show in San Diego on October 11 and... it's going to be FREE!! Yes, FREE!!
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A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations will be available via auction. The auction starts Wednesday September 16 at 10am and will end Friday September 28 at noon.
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Hello, I hope you will take a moment to consider enjoying a night of music that supports the work of one of my favorite charitable groups, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA)
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Pre-sale begins September 18th. Tickets on sale September 20th!
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Due to overwhelming demand a 3rd solo show has been added! Tickets are on sale Friday August 28th at 10AM PST.
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Absolute Radio's Ben Jones talks to James Morrison at the 2009 V Festival at Hylands Park in Chelmsford.
Absolute Radio

A very limited number of prime Garden Box locations will be available via auction. The auction starts Wednesday August 19 at 10am and will end Friday August 28 at Noon. This is your last chance to still purchase tickets for this SOLD OUT show!
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"I'm Yours" enters into its 70th week on Billboard's Hot 100, overtaking the 69-week record previously set by LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" in 1998.
Billboard

Due to overwhelming demand a second Ray Lamontagne show has been added! Saturday November 21st, 2009 at The Orpheum Theatre. Tickets are on sale now!
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Proceeds Donated To Music Matters
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Robert Francis featured in The Huffington Post's Monday Music Quarterback.
Huffington Post

The second video in Jason Mraz's Grati-Tube YouTube series is unveiled today!
Jason Mraz YouTube Channel

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Robert Francis will be hitting the road this summer supporting Priscilla Ahn on her upcoming tour!
Robert Francis Official Website

2009 Long Beach Blues Festival Application. Add it to your profile for event updates, discounted tickets, and the chance to win backstage passes and opportunity to announce an artist on the main stage during the festival!
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Stay updated about Jason's upcoming Gratutude Cafe U.S. Summer Tour by adding our tour widget to your facebook or myspace page!
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Due to the huge success of the pre-sale for her North American tour, Kylie is adding a second New York date on 12th October at the Hammerstein Ballroom!
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Minogue will kick off her six-city tour Sept. 30 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif. Other destinations include Las Vegas (Oct. 3), Los Angeles (Oct. 4), Chicago (Oct. 7), Toronto and New York City.
Pollstar

Hal David, Chairman/CEO of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, today announced that Jason Mraz will be the recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award, to be presented at the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary Awards dinner, slated for Thursday, June
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Vices sit down in an exclusive video interview with Loudvine.com to discuss their first trip to LA, recording their debut record, and broken showerheads!
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Prince will perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno three nights in a row, March 25-27, as he builds anticipation for the March 29 release of two new albums, "LOtUSFLOW3R" and "MPLSoUND." Prince will also perform a fourth night on the "Tonight Show," M
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So I have an EXCLUSIVE. How cool is that? Music Ramen gets to announce the new James Morrison US tour dates! Don’t you love him? He’s one of those artists that you can tell is truly talented and deserving of our love :) Dare I say that that’s rare i
Music Ramen

A spokesman for Amy Winehouse says the singer won't perform in the United States next month, as had been planned. Spokesman Chris Goodman said Monday that Winehouse isn't going to the Coachella festival in Indio, Calif., in "light of current legal issu
Billboard

You can now watch Robert Francis‘ 30 minute piece on Last Call With Carson Daly on his myspace page. the segment includes 3 live performances from an intimate show at Hotel Cafe shot live on Feb 24th, 2009.
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Despite giving away their back catalogue in a bid to convince fans to buy higher-priced tickets, the theme for No Doubt's upcoming reunion tour isn't "credit crunch." As it turns out, the band is taking a cue from late film director Stanley Kubrick's 1971
SPIN

JAMES MORRISON is looking forward to T in the Park so he can party with new pal Nathan Followill from Kings Of Leon. Both acts play the main stage on the first day of the three-day Balado event on Friday, July 10. And although you wouldn't put intro
Daily Record

Three years after they nearly imploded, Yeah Yeah Yeahs brave self-doubt, isolation, and possible decapitation at the hands of Mexican druglords to reinvent themselves and create a dance-rock gem.
SPIN

Depeche Mode will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl Aug 16th and 17th for the first time ever! Tickets go on sale March 15th via Ticketmaster.
BSP

Tune in to Entertainment Tonight to watch a segment on James Morrison!
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Bill Silva took home the award for Independent Promoter Of The Year at the 20th annual Pollstar Awards!
Pollstar

Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Justin Timberlake and the quadruple threat of Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West have been added to the performance lineup for the 51st annual Grammy Awards, to be held Feb. 8 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. McCartney will
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Official video for "Lucky" featuring Colbie Caillat. Jason's 2nd single off WSWDWST
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Bill Silva would like to congratulate Jason Mraz - who received 3 Grammy nominations yesterday including"Best Male Pop Vocal Performance," "Song of The Year," and "Best engineered album (non-classical)" Check out a complete list of nominees at Grammy.c
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Congratulations to Bill Silva and his staff for receiving TWO Pollstar Nominations, "Personal Manager of the Year" and "Independent Promoter of the Year." Not to mention, the Hollywood Bowl is nominated for the fifth consecutive year for "Best Major Outd
Pollstar

Van Morrison will make history Nov. 7 by performing the first live concert webcast from the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Pollstar

Genesis are hoping to reunite once again, however this time with Peter Gabriel back in the lead. Genesis recently reunited to to pay homage to the Phil Collins years, but with a box set of Gabriel era reissues due out, the band hopes to bring the “Sledg
Rollingstone

WEST VALLEY CITY — Jason Mraz's contagious love for music bled into the small but joy-riddled audience during Tuesday night's performance. The singer/songwriter wore a lot of hats but not the kind he usually keeps on his head. Instead he was a gracef
Desert News

After weeks of rumor and hearsay, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has all but confirmed the band will soon hit the road again. Unfortunately, the reunion this time won’t include Robert Plant. As Jones said to a Manson’s Guitar Show in England las
Rollingstone

Ray LaMontagne's voice — full of the warm yearning of a young Van Morrison — is his calling card, and he's worked it over two records of heart-wrenching balladry. But his latest finds him breaking his own mold a bit. "I Still Care for You" has a gentl
Rollingstone

A PRODUCT of Mechanicsville, Virginia, who nurtured his musical roots in the coffeehouses of San Diego, Jason Mraz is on a career high these days. His new album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., has gone to the top of the charts, along with his number
San Diego Magazine

While the music industry struggles to sell CDs, Microsoft revealed yesterday that gamers purchase around 3.8 million Guitar Hero and Rock Band downloads per month via their XBox Live network. Between all versions of the two titles, the pair have sold arou
Rollingstone

The Black Keys will head to Los Angeles this weekend for songwriting sessions with ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons and producer Rick Rubin, in the hopes of creating material for the latter group's upcoming, Rubin-produced album.
Billboard

California's Bike Week will kick off this Friday, October 24th and culminate on Sunday with the 25th Annual Love Ride led by car enthusiast Jay Leno and a concert featuring Foo Fighters & ZZ Top at Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles.
Digital City

2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA BIKE WEEK RUMBLES INTO POMONA FAIRPLEX OCTOBER 24-26 Los Angeles, CA, The world famous LOVE RIDE, the largest 1-day motorcycle fundraising event, will be bigger and more spectacular than ever this year as it celebrates the Silver An
Hot Bike

The creative team behind the HARD Summer Music Festival and HARD New Year's Eve have again upped the ante with the HARD Haunted Mansion.
JamBase

Van Morrison will perform the entirety of his 1967 masterpiece Astral Weeks during a run of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this November. Morrison will perform at the famed Los Angeles venue November 7, 8 and 9. Many of the musicians who performed on the
Rollingstone

Neil Diamond's latest album, "Home Before Dark," will be released as a double-LP set on 180-gram vinyl Nov. 11 via Columbia. The LP includes two bonus tracks: covers of Nilsson's "Without Her" and Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love," as well as a digital
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The all-night, indoor/outdoor "Halloween-costumed mega-party" goes down October 31 (naturally) on the grounds of the city's Shrine Expo Hall. Beyond the Castles, the Mansion will house performances from Soulwax, Simian Mobile Disco, a DJ set from Justice,
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NPR took notice last Fall and called him a "a young man with an old soul." And Marc Vera at Entertainment Weekly said "his songs are both depressing and uplifting. In my little world, that's better than perfect. So perfect, in fact, that I've listened to
LAist

I missed a brilliant interview Grist had with Jason Mraz last month — but in retro, it’s kind of cool to approach it after reading the musician’s recent dive into the vegan and raw foods scene. This is truly someone who is in transition from knowing
Ecorazzi

The gays at LOGO really can't get enough of that coffee-house, beach-bum singer Jason Mraz (well, I certainly can't; I still treasure my dorky photo with him), especially since Jason came by our offices to pitch a show for LOGO called All Tongue, tell us
LOGOonline.com

Atlantic recording artist Jason Mraz announced today that he has signed a strategic partnership with Zazzle, the only on-demand, online retail platform to offer billions of products that ship in 24 hours. Through the deal, the platinum selling Mraz will h
Business Wire

In the 2008 men's and women's NCAA tournaments, there were memorable team performances and individual players who distinguished themselves on the court with their courage, creativity and ability to deliver game-changing moments. We are familiar with the n
ESPN

It’s been close to three years since we’ve had a new Jason Mraz album, and that break was just what he needed to refuel and rediscover himself. After taking some time off to enjoy the little things in life Mraz is back with We Sing. We Dance” We Ste
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The Bryant Park Project, April 16, 2008 - On his tour stop in New York, singer-songwriter Jason Mraz came by the Bryant Park Project studios to play a few songs and talk about music and Web site philosophy. His upcoming album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal
NPR Music

For someone raised in Los Angeles, Robert Francis' music suggests a life growing up traveling between the stark contrast of neon and desert, skirting big cities and taking dusty backroads interacting with people who only listen to AM radio, drive cars and
Threeimaginarygirls.com

Robert Francis is a 19 year old with the soul of an old-school folk singer. He just released his first album, One by One. Robert Francis came down to the studios at NPR West to perform some songs for Day to Day and talk about his post-folk flavored music.
NPR

When sitting on a rooftop in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Safafa, overlooking some of the most contested real estate in the world, the oldest, most intractable conflict in the world seems more peaceful.
ESPN

In his quest to free slaves around the world, Aaron Cohen thought he’d seen it all. Then he went to Myanmar.
LA Weekly