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• Darren Lyons Group
  Jazz/Fusion sextet from NYC and two time finalist in DiscMakers 96' & 97' Independent Music World Series, Only group selected for the Bravo Television Network's website.
  
• Iridium
  Jazz club and restaurant.
  
• Le Bar Bat
  New York City's premiere nightclub and music venue. Formally the site of Mediasound Recording Studio, and located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, this multilevel club features live bands nightly, a dance club with house and guest DJ's, four bars, a full service restaurant, and an upstairs room with a cigar bar and color TV's.
  
• Muscle Funk
  Michael J. "Dinosaur" Campell's Muscle Funk is the hottest new Funk-Jazz-Blues-Rock sound in NYC.
  
• Amanda's Waiting
  A 6-piece alternative rock band from NYC formed in Nov '95, who's songs of bitterness and longing are complimented by Lead Singer Minx's emotionally charged vocals.
  
• E.T. TOURS
  Greenwich Village Club Crawls for: Jazz and Blues, Rock and Roll, 4 Clubs, 4 Bands, 4 Hours
  
• Academy Records & CDs
  Academy Records & CDs is a retail store selling used and rare recordings in New York City. They deal primarily in used, rare, and collectible recordings. Our interests span many categories, and they are always looking to complement their selections.
  
• The American Music Center
  America's not-for-profit contemporary music information and resource center.
  
• Anti-Elvis Club
  Find out everything you ever wanted to know about those wacky East Side Kids of the '90s and their crazy rock 'n' roll!
  
• It's Showtime at the Apollo
  Since 1913, the legendary Apollo Theater has been the stage for some of the greatest names in American entertainment history. The rich sound of jazz, soul and rock n' roll, along with thunderous laughter sparked by hilarious comedians, has echoed through the theater and thrilled audiences for over 80 years.
  
• ARTFX
  ARTFX is a local NYC band.
  
• Associated Digital Sound Research
  Through the black ice of cyberspace, many nodes away, futuristic music awaits you. Creating digital sound landscapes combined with powerful poetics Associated Digital Sound Research experiments with electronic sound.
  
• BACKSTAGE/LINCOLN CENTER
  BACKSTAGE/LINCOLN CENTER is an educational companion series to LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER. The goal of each program is to enhance the viewer's experience of the arts and of the LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER event.
  
• Bad Brains
  The greatest rasta hardcore act ever.
  
• Band of Susans
  New York City rock group.
  
• Bari Koral
  New York City's hot "new folk" group, with sound clips from their new CD, club dates, and band news.
  
• Benny Kay, (Jazz)
  
• The Bitter End
  New York City's Oldest Rock Club -- Since 1960, many legends have launched their careers in front of The Bitter End's famous brick wall.
  
• Black Rock Coalition
  
• BLOCK NYC
  As today's "alternative" music is being divided into radio-ready sub-genres for popular consumption, it is getting harder and harder to find an act that transcends categories and strives for something unique. BLOCK, out of New York City, is just such a group of musicians.
  
• The Blue Note
  The Blue Note, world's finest jazz club, located in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village is synonymous not only with great jazz in an intimate setting, but also critically-acclaimed food, top-notch service and a gift shop with an eclectic array of exclusive merchandise--including wearing apparel.
  
• The Bodhran Page
  The bodhran is the framedrum of Irish traditional music.
  
• Bombay June Home Page
  NYC heavy alternative band, Bombay June
  
• Bottom Line
  The Bottom Line, New York's legendary nightclub. Get an up-to-date listing of events at the club. Find out about the scheduled artists.
  
• Break-out Music
  Music production, publishing, scoring, multimedia, and artist management to the recording, entertainment, and advertising industries. As they like to say: "Expect to Hear from us."
  
• Brian Rose
  Contains examples from Brian's internationally-known photography collections, and album info from "Brian Rose," a folk/alternative album produced by Suzanne Vega.
  
• Brooklyn Heights Orchestra
  A community-based, not-for-profit organization designed to bring music to the citizens of the borough of Brooklyn. The all-volunteer orchestra consists of amateur, semi-professional and professional musicians from the surrounding neighborhoods.
  
• Caroline Records
  Features music, videos, and more from bands on Caroline Records. These include Bracket, Combine, Sincola, Ben Folds Five, Lida Husik, Engine 88, Chris Knox, Tanner, Peach, and Idaho.
  
• Carnegie Hall
  Over 100 years of excellence (1891-present).
  
• CBGB OMFUG
  In all the world there is only one CBGB's. With the talent that gathered around and played in the Bowery club in the 1970's, CBGB's was the birthplace of today's "alternative" music and culture, and continues today as a hot spot for talent of all ages and genres.
  
• The Christine Santelli Band
  New York City's own Christine Santelli. A staple of the NYC blues scene, this band performs regularly throughout the city, as well as Europe and Africa.
  
• Club NYC
  Your our definitive guide to nightlife in New York City!
  
• Club Web
  The BEST infomation on the club scene in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
  
• The Concert Connection
  Private ticket service specializing in premium seating to all concerts, sports, theatre and events in the New York Tri-State Area.
  
• Concrete
  The Concrete Hard Music site is the place to find all the latest info on your favorite Hard Music bands. Check out album artwork, band photos, biographies, tour dates, new releases, weekly hard music charts, and upcoming video information.
  
• Coney Island High
  15 Saint Mark's Place (Between 2nd and 3rd Aves.)
  
• Continental
  25 Third Avenue (at St. Marks) -- Located in the heart of New York City's East Village, The Continental has continued to be the launching pad for up-and-coming local talent since 1991. "There is nothing more exciting than seeing a band like D Generation play their first show here and two years later sign a major record deal" says owner/manager/promoter Trigger, whose club has helped witness the national success of such local bands as Lunachicks, Spin Doctors, and Rake's Progress, to name a few.
  
• Cool DJ Red Alert
  WQHT 97.1 or Hot 97's hottest Disc Jockey Cool DJ Red Alert is on the Internet spinning his Old School@ noon and the five-O'clock Free Ride. Red Alert is one of the pioneers of Hip-Hop and is still going strong with cuts from his second album on the website.
  
• Dar Williams
  
• DaSewaSide
  DASewaSide covers every aspect of the Hip Hop, inculding Music, Culture and Politics. Plus Contest's and Soon coming comprehensive RAP Database.
  
• ECM Records
  The complete catalog of ECM records. Features comprehensive biographies and discographies for every artist/composer recorded on ECM in the last 25 years. All titles include track info, musicians and many have sound clips.
  
• Early Music New York City
  A useful source to good concerts in New York City and the surrounding area.
  
• El Dorado
  Hard hitting quirky Rock 'n' Roll
  
• Elektra Online
  Come visit them for the latest artist info, sound and video, tour and upcoming release info on artists such as Bjork, the Breeders, Dream Theater, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Moby and more.
  
• Ellyn Harris
  Seeing is believing, after 1.5 years Ellyn just got two new GRAMMY categories approved for Dance Music, one for best remixer and on the best best Dance recording, one GRAMMY for the artist and one GRAMMY for the producer. Cheers to Ellyn
  
• Flatiron Five
  New York's finest Men's A Cappella Group.
  
• Federico Chieli
  Multimedia Composer and Guitar Instructor.
  
• Go On Girl and 100% Fret Free Records
  A compilation of five female-fronted bands from NYC and Texas, is the latest release from 100% Fret Free Records.
  
• Great Caesar's Ghost....NYC's Hottest Rock Trio
  Playing original style rock with a 90's progressive feel.
  
• Grooves Online
  If you're having a hard time finding good music on radio and MTV, then get into Grooves, a new rock 'n' roll CD series with intelligent, original and provocative rock 'n' roll for adults.
  
• Hit Me
  70's funk with a 90's twist? A cross between James Brown & the Beatles? You decide!
  
• Hologramophone Research
  Hologramophone Research was founded in 1981 in Santa Fe, New Mexico by Peter McClard and Justin Parker to explore the new possibilities in computer music. In 1987 Peter moved to New York inorder to take advantage of the centralized communications and multi-media resources of the Big Apple and team up with his brother. Michael McClard, an established New York artist, broadened the scope of Hologramophone to include Dynamic, Non-repeating Art and interactive printing among other things.
  
• Home Office Records
  A new (late 1996) arrival on the NYC indie music scene, Home Office Records is proud to be working with a few fine bands, and to be hanging with a lot of fine music. Check us out for new news!
  
• Internotes NY Music Scene
  The New York City area concert, club and band guide.
  
• Irving Plaza
  Irving Plaza, New York City's premier showcase venue, has featured such fine artists as Blues Traveler, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Sheryl Crow, PJ Harvey, kd lang, Yoko Ono, Joan Osborne, Pavement, The Pretenders, to name only a few.
  
• Icthy Trigger Finger
  The website for Itchy Trigger Finger, the best unsigned rock band in NYC! Includes interactive interviews with the band, photo archies, music and lyric samples, latest info!
  
• J. Homeboy Homepage
  
• Jack Jeffers and the New York Classics
  This Band Really Swings!
  
• The Jazz Composers Collective
  A New York City based, musician-run, non-profit organization that provides a forum where musicians and composers can exercise their ideals of creating and risking through the development and exploration of new music. The Collective's main activities include the presentation of concerts and the publication of its newsletter, which is distributed free of charge.
  
• The Kingmen
  Columbia's premier all male a cappella group since 1949.
  
• Knitting Factory
  The best in Alternative Music.
  
• Konkrete Jungle
  The latest dance craze from the U.K. -- Every Monday night at Wetlands, 161 Hudson.
  
• NyCity Local Music Scene
  A NYCity local music web page, for a non profit music association -- It features local bands, venues and other useful local music information.
  
• Loose Cannon Records
  An eclectic label based in New York which offers Reggae, R&B and Hip-Hop and comedy. Also featured is a new Trivia contest.
  
• Louisiana Community Bar & Grill
  When you step through the cast iron gates and into the Louisiana Community Bar & Grill, you are taken back to that Spring vacation you spent at Mardi Gras -- All that great Cajun and Creole food, Dixie beer, Hurricanes, Cajun Martinis and Live Blues / Jazz / Cajun Music.
  
• Manhattan New Music Project
  A nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting new work in jazz.
  
• Manny's Music
  The original rock and roll museum -- New York's own musical landmark.
  
• Marco Accattatis
  Information Marco Accattatis, a NYC musician, plus the largest bass related links page and a transcriptions page with many transcriptions of famous bass players (never seen on the net!).
  
• Mercer's Sandbox
  The original hip-hop Web reference site, with over 40 artist discographies, an extensive sound bite library, comprehensive directories for Manhattan vinyl resources and radio/TV support, and DJ charts from SURE's Retail Journal.
  
• Motor Betty
  "A live performance worthy of such giants as Soundgarden and Nirvana" --MTV Online. Check the page for upcoming NYC shows!
  
• MTV Music Television
  
• Music Events in New York City
  
• Music View
  A half-hour music and interview program that covers the world of new music including punk rock, rap, world music, reggae, techno, metal and whatever. It airs 28 weeks per year (14 times during the fall semester and 14 times in the spring) on more than 200 college radio stations.
  
• Musica Viva of New York
  Critically acclaimed chamber ensemble performing choral and orchestral works from all periods.
  
• Nada Surf
  Home page for band of NYC natives playing post-punk power pop; recently signed to Elektra Records and being produced by Ric Ocasek (The Cars); regular gigs at CBGBs, Under Acme, and Brownies.
  
• National Music Publishers' Association
  In the May 4, 1917 issue of Variety, a full-page advertisement appeared officially announcing the organization of the Music Publishers' Protective Association, the name by which the organization was to be known until 1966, when it was changed to the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA).
  
• Neutron Cafe
  All-female band, post-alterna-grunge trio from Long Island. On indie label; Photon Records. Dark, aggressive and melodic w/big hooks.
  
• New York City Opera
  New York City Opera On-Line -- A place on the web where you can go to see what's going on at New York City Opera, and to learn more about opera in general.
  
• New York City Record Stores Guide
  
• New York Phiharmonic
  
• New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club.
  Folk music events in and around NYC, plus onward links. Mainly traditional folk music of all flavors.
  
• NY CD Blues Reviews
  New Reviews weekly + DISCOUNTS ON CD'S direct from the labels. COME AND PLAY the new NY CD BLUES SCRAMBLE - WIN SOME CD'S!!!!
  
• NyCity's Independant Bands Music Co-op
  Here you can listen to bands, read their bio's and purchase their cd's we have a free classified section and musicians exchange, as weel as info on free tickets, venues, and band tour schedules.
  
• NY Rock!
  The latest on the NYC rock scene. Some news that's fit to print. Some that's not. Rock reviews. Rock legends. NY Rock Confidential and Late Breaking News.
  
• Off Wall Street Jam
  Off Wall Street Jam, located in downtown New York City, is a membership organization offering a wide variety of services and musical opportunities for the recreational musician. The overriding philosophy at Off Wall Street Jam is that individuals 'learn by doing', and that to express oneself musically is a fundamental dimension in the lives of many people.
  
• Oral Groove
  Brooklyn's fab foursome is looking at two (count 'em) albums out in 1997: a reissue of the debut, "June," and the wonderfully-awesome new one. Check out our site on Home Office Records for news and gigs and all sorts of stuff!
  
• Other Not Elsewhere: The Polyrhythmic Genius of Pete Zeldman
  Drum solos of polyrhythmatist & master clinician Pete Zeldman.
  
• Pavlo V
  A New York City songwriter's page with audio and lyrics samples.
  
• People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Shame
  As the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame approaches in Cleveland, People Online heralds the proceedings by bestowing its own, er, honors to some of Rock's denizens who will not be appearing.
  
• Phoebe Legere
  New York cult-rocker Phoebe Legere has quite a pedigree. The classically trained garage-rock diva is a Mayflower descendant, a Vasser graduate, a former Playboy model and an actress in "Mondo New York" and "The Toxic Avenger, Part II".
  
• PolyGram
  The official WWW resource for information about artists on the PolyGram family of record labels (including A&M, Atlas, Def Jam, Deutsche Grammophon, Island, Mercury, Mercury Nashville, Philips, Polydor Nashville, Verve, and more), as well as information about PolyGram Video and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
  
• Postscript Coffeehouse
  Established in 1964, features professional, amateur, and student performers every Friday and Saturday night throughout the academic year from 9:00pm to 12:30am. Admission is always free and open to all.
  
• The Quixotic Records Home Page
  
• RCA Victor: Irish Music
  
• Ragtime Press Music Archive
  The digital reincarnation of the ragtime era!
  
• RAW Kinder
  This East Village poetry-rock band came roaring out from under the Brooklyn Bridge in late '95 and hasn't stopped roaring since. Poetess Renee Annabel Wilson heads the ensemble, and people at the shows--not us--inevitably talk about being reminded of Jim Morrison (we think it's the leather pants), Patti Smith, Grace Slick and Susie Sioux. Check them out here, with pix and news and sound.
  
• Richard Tabnik, Jazz Alto Saxophonist
  Info about the recordings, gigs, reviews, sessions, and writings of the NYC-based jazz alto saxophonist who is "...not a household name but still deserves world class attention via concerts, gigs, and the national press." Tim Price, Saxophone Journal [Nov 93]
  
• The Newest Release From Satchel...EDC
  Satchel is coming July 26, 1995 on Epic Records.
  
• Salsa Music in New York
  An on-line guide to NYC's Latin Music scene. Includes: club directory, club reviews, club calendars, upcoming concert information, record store guide and more.
  
• Scott Hardy
  Acoustic bass and guitar jazz musician -- Currently the bassist in a wonderful trio with pianist Leslie Pintchik and Rich De Rosa on drums.
  
• Shopping2000 - Music Reviews
  Surveying the critics to find out what's hot -- and what's not -- among current music CDs of all genres.
  
• The Official Sleavze Web Resource Site
  Stop by and meet the Sleavze today! And while you're at it, sample some of their newest releases from the Sleavze Sound Archives.
  
• S.O.B.'s
  NYC Nightclub -- Latin, African, Jazz -- World Music.
  
• SonicNet
  All about indie and alternative rock culture -- Songs to download, RealAudio soundtracks, "The Indie Rock Guide to Dating" (a colab with the Red Hot Organization), special features about the Sideshows by the Sea performances, and a colab site with freeform (music) radio station WFMU.
  
• Sony Music WWW Server
  Home of Columbia, Epic and other labels.
  
• Sound Advise
  A quartet from New York City playing a fresh breed of alternative/progressive rock. Combining grunge, funk and hard rock with an attitude--they sound great on their tape as well as live.
  
• SoundWave Pro Audio
  Pro audio and recording industry Web site with many features of interest to recording studios, producers, and audio professionals.
  
• Soundwire
  Your access to NEW music by mail. Hundreds of samples and album covers in our store. Many VERY current titles. Beaucoup vinyl and lots o' 7"s. All the album covers about 100K and all the samples are mpeg, about 130K.
  
• Sovtek
  The cutting edge in antiquated technology - for electronic musicians and audiophiles. Also the home of Electro-Harmonix and the Big Muff Pi.
  
• Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
  Premiere site for exploring the instrumental music of the late 1950s and early 1960s typified by such artists as Esquivel, Martin Denny, Herni Rene, Andre Pop, Dick Schory, Sid Bass.
  
• Stash Mail Order Online
  One of the world's oldest Jazz & Blues mail order companies. Free print catalog available, monthly prizes and special sales/discounts. If you're a fan of Jazz, Blues, Nostalgia & Big Band Music stop by this site or e-mail them with your request. CD's, Cassettes, Videos.
  
• Summer Stage in Central Park
  The 1995 schedule for Summer Stage courtesy of Internotes, the New York City Music Scene Guide.
  
• The Suzanne Vega Homepage
  Biographies, lyrics, audio clips and more!
  
• Toad The Wet Sprocket
  Everything you need to know about the band.
  
• Trip Records
  Trying to put the 'indie' back into independent - They're different - they're fresh - they challenge - they confront - they nurture - they welcome. They bring out music that needs to be out - They dont editorialize their artists' work - they get creative brilliance exposed. They're independently distributed nationally.
  
• Village Music Guide
  The Village Music Guide is a listing and review of CD and vinyl music stores in the Greenwich Village Area.
  
• Visiones
  Visiones is New York City's real jazz venue. With live jazz shows, this legendary Greenwich Village club features headline musicians nightly, jazz happy hours, late night jam sessions and more.
  
• Visual Radio, Inc.
  A New York-based telecommunications company, specializes in the creation of on-line multimedia systems and CD-ROM titles -- Lots of Real Audio clips available!
  
• WBAB Concert Information
  New York City and surrounding area concert information.
  
• Webtunes
  This comprehensive events calendar and clickable subway map will get you rolling to the rocking in a New York minute. You can preview scores of sound files and video clips from known and rising acts before springing for a ticket -- or just eavesdrop in the country's hottest scene via the resource listings and bulletin boards.
  
• What is Jazz Festival
  Finally, New York City will have a festival that will showcase the diversity of jazz in a comfortable and exciting setting. From classical jazz to acid jazz, from young lions to avant-garde masters, from world renowed artists to inimitable unknowns, the festival offers the opportunity to see what is happening in jazz. What is Jazz?, well, who knows. This festival does not try to define the music within certain parameters. It does, however, give appreciative listeners an opportunity to experience the depth of this limitless art form.
  
• The World of Classical Music
  Classics World is an exciting, informative multimedia experience, full of pictures, information, sound bytes, video, a Beginner's Guide to Classical Music, and a huge CD catalog where you can browse -- and order -- thousands of popular titles. Classics World will educate and entertain every lover of great music.
  
• Joe Matzzie-Beyond Belief
  Singer/Guitarist/Composer Joe and his exploratory rock band.
  
• Sweet Creek Studios
  24 Track Digital Recording Studio and Video Production House. Serving New York City Artists at the BEST RATES in the region. Recording rates: $25/hour.
  

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