The recession is forcing summer concert tours to think cheap. Today, how musicians are traveling by train instead of plane, and concert promoters are offering free downloads to lure cash-strapped audiences.
Also: classical pianist Jade Simmons performs live and talks about her unlikely journey to the concert stage.
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The economic recession is changing the way concert promoters are luring fans to summer tours and outdoor festivals. We hear about discounts, payment plans and freebies from journalist Melinda Newman, who covers music and entertainment for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and the site Hitfix.com. And we ask ...
On Tour (With a Little Help from Amtrak)
Concert promoters aren't the only ones tightening their belts. Independent musicians are looking for ways to cut costs on tour. For one artist, gas and plane tickets were the first to go. New York singer-songwriter Reverend John Delore is traveling on Amtrak trains and Greyhound buses during a 40-date, cross-country ...
Jade Simmons
Concert pianist Jade Simmons once stood on the runway as Miss Illinois and the first runner-up to Miss America, and she’s been a spokeswoman for the U.S. Labor Department's Youth Opportunity Movement. But these days she’s busy presenting unconventional programming, as on Revolutionary Rhythm her new CD featuring sonatas by ...
Music: luxury or a necessity at any price?
When the economy tanks, everyone feels the pain. Even the New York Yankees, who in the run-up to the opening of the new Yankee Stadium gave every indication that they were immune to the effects of the recession, are finding themselves slashing their (ridiculously high) ticket prices in the face ...
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