Online resources and features

The 2007 edition of The Musician's Atlas is now available, both in print, and via AtlasOnline, which allows members to access the database and marketing tools over the Internet. The Atlas is meant as a resource for independent artists, managers,

BlueHighways TV, the satellite and broadband television network that celebrates the music, folklore, people and traditions of America, has had a good year. In October, they announced a deal with Narrowstep to deliver streaming content from their web site. Last week,

The Del McCoury Band's MySpace page has recently been updated to include several live audio tracks, recorded earlier this year at Ziggy's in Winston Salem, NC. The live tracks include Count Me Out, Trainwreck Of Emotion, and City Of Stone. Find

If you are looking for something to do this New Year's Eve, here's an option you might consider. Garrison Keillor, from A Prairie Home Companion, will be hosting a live New Year's Eve broadcast from the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

We posted last week that the music video for Chris Thile's Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground was available on CMT.com. We also mentioned that Mac users were out of luck when it came to accessing CMT's video player, and

AT&T's blue room has posted a set of online videos of Chris Thile and How To Grow A Band performing live in their studio. Three songs from his How To Grow A Woman From The Ground CD are included - Watch

The Chris Thile music video we teased about in October has been released, and can be viewed on CMT.com. It's for the song Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground from his How To Grow A Woman From The Ground CD. The

The Banjo Lounge will be hosting an online workshop with progressive banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh on December 17 at 3:00 p.m. (EST) The workshop will be conducted using their online chat system, and there is no charge to join the

Dan Erlewine, noted luthier and product development specialist for Stewart-MacDonald, has launched a new email newsletter called Trade Secrets. Dan described the newsletter as a mix of product and technical info. Subscribers get problem-solving tips, helpful how-to articles, first dibs on exciting

There's plenty of great bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry again this weekend. JD Crowe & The New South will make a rare Opry appearance on Saturday (12/8), performing in the 8:00-8:30 and 11:00-11:30 p.m. segments. They will surely be