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Smattering all their songs with a unique, tight and funky foundation, the band artfully jams through multiple genres including ska, southern funk, and hip hop.
All the members contribute to the song writing and arranging process, and the members' varied musical backgrounds and experiences help make 8 Switch's repertoire eclectic and fresh.
8 Switch has the rare combination of tightness and improvisational fluidity that creates solid precise grooves that can turn on a dime into something completely fresh and new, and keep audiences on the floor dancing all night.
The individual members have been active in the Midwest music scene by playing, recording, jamming, or sharing the stage with such artists as Root City Band, Corey Stevens, Dr. Mambo’s Combo, Jelly Bean Johnson, Heatbox, Bobby Vandell, Willie Walker, Billy “Big Daddy” Cade, Jesse Lang, Desdamona, Omar Bliss, members of the Steve Miller Band, the Funk Brothers and many others from the twin cities and around the nation.
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As Twitter Tumbles, Rumors Of A Switch To Algorithm Based Feeds Are False
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Twitter stock tumbled yesterday after the company reported slower user growth. ?This came after a week ?of consternation among Twitter users?after a rumor began to circulate that the service would be switching a Facebookesque newsfeed, where user only see posts deemed popular or relevant to their interests.? Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Twitter was in a panic last week as rumors circulated that the service was moving towards an algorithm-based feed that would select which tweets you ...
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Bandcamp to Switch from Free to Paid Service
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After several years of offering free services, music marketing and sales platform Bandcamp announced today that it will be switching to a paid platform in early August. Bandcamp will charge artists 15% of each transaction, dropping to 10% as soon as an artist, management or label's all-time sales exceed $5,000. The revenue share rate for existing accounts will be based on all sales to date.
In the past six months, Bandcamp says that they've sold more $1 million in music ...
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iPhone Data Roaming Switch is Problematic
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Michael Ricci
AT&T customers should make sure their iPhone's data roaming switch is set to off before traveling overseas to avoid sky-high roaming charges. Here's how to check: Click Settings. Then click General. Then click Network. This will take you to a screen with the data-roaming switch, which can be slid on or off.
Is your iPhone set to roam? No. The switch is off, as it's supposed to be. Not sure. How do you check again?
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Joey Defrancesco, Alyssa Graham Switch 2010 Dates at Jazz at the Bistro
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Jazz St. Louis has announced another change in the season schedule for Jazz at the Bistro. From the letter sent out to subscribers:“Due to scheduling conflicts, Joey DeFrancesco has been forced to reschedule his dates for March of 2010. To make things easier for everyone, we have switched his dates with those of Alyssa Graham. The new dates will be:Alyssa Graham: March 3 - 6, 2010Joey DeFrancesco: March 31 - April 3, 2010This will ...
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House Republicans Slam Efforts to Delay DTV Switch
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PC Magazine
A final vote on legislation to delay the digital television transition has been postponed until Wednesday morning, but House members braved a Washington, D.C. ice storm Tuesday night for a partisan battle over the impending switch. Pushing the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 is “a highly regrettable but necessary step," said Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce technology subcommittee. Boucher was the only Democrat to appear at the floor debate, facing ...
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Obama Asks Congress to Delay Digital TV Switch
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Michael Ricci
President-elect Barack Obama today asked Congress to delay next months planned switch to all-digital broadcast television, warning that the TVs of millions of Americans could lose their pictures because of major problems in the government's preparations.
In a letter to Congressional leaders (PDF), John Podesta, co-chairman of Obamas presidential transition team, urged that the Feb. 17 conversion date be extended. A major reason was the announcement this week by the Commerce Department that it had run out of money for ...
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Flute and Percussion in a Role Switch
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Michael Ricci
Some chamber music configurations result from a fortunate mix of sounds or personalities. Others are born of necessity: Messiaen composed his Quartet for the End of Time for the instruments on hand during his internment in a Nazi prison camp.
Either way, a successful piece sparks imitation, leading to both a fresh repertory and new groups to execute it. Those ensembles then compel the creation of more custom-tailored music.
Presumably that explains how the Electrum Duo the relatively unorthodox pairing ...
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Rolling Stones Switch Labels
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Michael Ricci
Ending months of speculation in the music industry, the Rolling Stones have left EMI, the record label that has released the group's music since the early 1990s, and signed a long-term recording deal with the Universal Music Group, the company announced on Friday.
The worldwide contract covers three new albums and the rights to release the band's valuable catalog of music recorded since 1971 for about five years, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations who were not authorized ...
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