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The greatest season of the year is here. Summer isn’t the best because the weather is nice, its because thats when all the concerts come out. All year around people like me are feeling withdraw from an absence of seeing a live performance. I don’t know how everyone else deals with it, but I just convert my living room into a stage and have people come play my house.

But now its time to break free. Go out there and see a concert a weekend, its good for your health. Oh wait, these concerts do cost money. A typical band touring a large venue will usually demand anywhere from $40-$70 per ticket for the arenas, and outdoor shows like the PNC in Jersey and Jones Beach in Long Island. And if you try to see a mainstream band in a small venue such as the clubs in Manhattan, be ready to shell out a few hundred bucks. Me personally, I attend as many festivals as possible to see as many bands as I can for one price. For example, I heard over 100 bands at Bonnaroo in Tennessee with the admission cost of $200. $2 a band isn’t bad at all. Unfortunately, not everyone is up to living 4 days in the Tennessee mud, so thats not an option.

So how do you see a bunch of good bands cheap? Indulge yourself in the free concerts offered across Long Island and Manhattan.Here’s a list of free concerts in the New York City and Long Island area:

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The famous coffee house known to open cafes across the street from each others has found success within the music industry. Starbucks originally tested the waters with distributing Ray Charles’ Genius Loves Company at its coffee houses. They must have figured out they did something right when that album went platinum and 25% of all sales were from Starbucks. Recently, Starbucks decided to not only be a distributor, but also a record label for new recordings, with the first artist to sign-up being Sir Paul McCartney.

This new label called Hear Music has attracted a lot of attention after their first release by Sir McCartney, Memory Almost Full, peaked at #3 in the Billboard Top 200. Hear Music is a combination of Starbucks Corporation and Concord Records. Starbucks will do all A&R work to acquire new artists, and Concord will do all promotion and marketing. And of course, the main distribution channel will be the Starbucks stores. Memory Almost Full is also Sir McCartney’s first solo album to be available for digital download via Apple’s iTunes.

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For those not aware, Bonnaroo is a 4 day music and arts festival in Manchester, Tennessee. There, over 100 bands and 10 comedians will preform for 80,000 people camping on a 700 acre farm. The headliners include The Police, Tool, Widespread Panic, and The White Stripes.

Bonnaroo is unlike any other event in the way it brings people together in a harmonious environment that is reminiscent of the jam band, hippie culture of the 60’s. But you do not need to be a deadhead to have a good time. Slowly, Bonnaroo is opening up to a more mainstream audience by including Radiohead and Beck in 2006 and Tool and The White Stripes this year. And of course The Police. And if you don’t like them, check out the other 96 bands playing.

But what is there to do besides listen to music? Here is a very quick and simple list of things you can do:

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If musical opportunities are knocking on your door you might be a bit overwhelmed and not sure how to handle it all. Should you hire a manager, do you need an agent? Maybe you need to hire a secretary to hire a tour manager to rent a limo so you can travel in style. If things are going well, first of all congratulations. Secondly, you need to keep doing what you were, writing and/or playing music. Yes it is your career and you should be involved in every step, but even the Beatles had a little help from their friends.

There are a few types of managers to consider hiring:

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From June 29th to July 2nd, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) will be hosting their 16th annual Anime Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. Last year the convention welcomed over 40,000 guests making it the largest anime convention in North America.

Their recently announced guest of honor, Anna Tsuchiya, will be preforming a one hour live concert at the event. Anna’s previous work included the acting in Kamikaze Girls, the hit single “Rose” and the opening theme song for the TV show Nana. She was also Lindsay Lohan’s Japanese voice for the Disney movie, Herbie Fully Loaded.

The main events for the convention will consist of a Masquerade Ball, and several fan inspired themes for a massive Midnight Tea Party.

The convention will also feature several gaming activities for its guests including arcade games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Initial D, console games and several game shows including scavenger hunts and a dating game.

Don’t forget to check out the karaoke, dance floors and the anime theater while you’re there.

Anna Tsuchiya will also be joined by Tetsuro Araki, Michael Arias, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto, Aya Hirano, Eisaku Inoue, Chiaki Ishikawa, Masaru Kitao, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Halko Momoi and ORESKABAND as other guests of honors.

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