‘Bankra’ Caribbean Folk Festival Returns To Jamaica, Queens

‘Bankra’ Caribbean Folk Festival Returns To Jamaica, Queens

The music, culture and cuisine of the Caribbean Islands will be on colorful display once again when Braata Productions in association with Sam’s Caribbean Marketplace presents the 2017 Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival on Saturday June 3 beginning at 12 noon. The third annual edition of the outdoor festival will take place on 160th Street between […]

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® to Power the Country Roads Stage at the CMA Music Festival Through 2019

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® to Power the Country Roads Stage at the CMA Music Festival Through 2019

Barrel Old Country Store® today announced it will power the CMA Music Festival’s Country Roads Stage at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater beginning June 8 through June 10, 2017. This is the start of a three-year partnership with the Country Music Association (CMA), enabling Cracker Barrel to bring a world filled with hospitality and charm to the […]

Vibist Terry Gibbs Comes Out of Retirement with New Album, 92 Years Young: Jammin’ at the Gibbs House

Vibist Terry Gibbs Comes Out of Retirement with New Album, 92 Years Young: Jammin’ at the Gibbs House

Terry Gibbs is one of the LAST living legends from the Bebop Era. Part of the scene in 1940s, Terry played with everyone from the creators of Bebop, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Max Roach. He then moved on to tour with legendaries Benny Goodman & Woody Herman. From there Gibbs went on […]

SoundExchange Acquires Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)

SoundExchange Acquires Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)

SoundExchange today announced that it has acquired the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA), a music licensing collective representing the vast majority of songs recorded, sold and broadcast in Canada on behalf of music publishers. The move is a dramatic development for the global music industry and represents SoundExchange’s first expansion into the collective […]

Saratoga Balloon and Craft Festival Launches June 16-18

Saratoga Balloon and Craft Festival Launches June 16-18

Father’s Day Weekend, June 16-18, The Saratoga Balloon and Craft Festival, at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, will kick off the summer festival season in the Capital Region. The area’s largest balloon launch, organized by Craftproducers, happens at 6AM and 6PM, and there will be a “balloon glow” on Friday at dusk when the balloons inflate creating […]

Aramark Sets The Stage For Summer Travel Season

Aramark Sets The Stage For Summer Travel Season

As travelers embark on family vacations and cross-country trips this summer, Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), the award-winning food and hospitality partner for national and state parks and other leading leisure and cultural attractions, is rolling out new programs, enhancements and celebrations at the country’s premier travel destinations to help guests relax and enjoy themselves. This vacation […]

Attention Festival Fans: Travel The World’s Music Festivals With The First-ever ‘Festival Passport’

Attention Festival Fans: Travel The World’s Music Festivals With The First-ever ‘Festival Passport’

Live Nation is home to the largest and most diverse festival portfolio on the planet, and today the company is unveiling The Festival Passport, a revolutionary experience that gives fans GA access to 90+ festivals for $799. For the remainder of 2017, The Festival Passport will provide admission to nearly every Live Nation festival, even […]