the mbl X-treme Roadshow Moves to Texas
The last time we checked in, The MBL X-Treme Roadshow was in Sarasota, Florida. It has now moved on to 3mA Audio in Houston, Texas.
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The Passing of Brian Russell
I was shocked and greatly saddened by news of the passing, at age 68, of Brian W. Russell, President and co-founder (along with his brother Chris Russell) of Bryston, Inc.
A Real, Live, In-Person Hi-Fi Event in Pennsylvania, with Actual Humans!
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania–based hi-fi dealer Now Listen Here is holding a real, live, non-Zoom event this coming weekend, September 26 and 27, 2020, at the Hyatt House in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, next to the King of Prussia mall.
Florida Audio Expo is 2021's First Audio-Show Casualty
The organizers of the 2021 Florida Audio Expo have announced the show's cancellation. All deposits, the organizers say, have already been refunded.
Capital Audiofest Cancels Its 2020 Show, Announces Dates for 2021
Capital Audiofest has canceled its 2020 show, previously scheduled for October 30 through November 1, and announced dates for 2021.
RMAF Nixes 2020
Denver’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) has canceled its 2020 show.
No Show for T.H.E. Show
The Home Entertainment Show—aka T.H.E. Show—which was originally scheduled for June 12–14 in the Long Beach Hilton, has canceled for 2020. According to a May 13 announcement, T.H.E. Show team of President Maurice Jung and Director of Marketing Emiko Carlin had hoped to postpone the event until December 2020. Not happening.
AXPONA: Moving On from Here
On May 5, Joel Davis, founder and CEO of JD Events (JDE), the company that mounts the annual AXPONA—Audio Expo North America—proposed a “rollover plan” settlement for companies that had committed funds to the canceled 2020 show, which had been scheduled for April, postponed until August, and then, finally, canceled. The plan attempts to “right the ship in the midst of this pandemic storm” and to demonstrate the company's “long-term commitment” to continuing to serve the audio industry. Many exhibitors were unhappy that, in canceling the show, did not offer refunds of funds already committed to the show by exhibitors and sponsors.
Streaming Salvation for the Sequestered--UPDATED 5/5!
Specific Live Streams (Scroll down for ongoing series):
- Thursday, May 7 10pm EDT: The Noe Music Listening Club features composer Jake Heggie discussing and performing his music and that of his music heroes. Sign up here.
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The Metropolitan Opera streams live performances for 25 hours. This week’s schedule is:
May 6 Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin
May 7 Strauss’s Capriccio
May 8 Puccini’s La Bohème
May 9 The Opera House
May 10 Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.
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AXPONA Canceled; No Refunds for Exhibitors - UPDATED
Editor's note: On May 5 around 2:40pm, JD Events sent a letter to 2020 AXPONA exhibitors and sponsors outlining a plan to apply 100% of 2020 exhibitor payments to future shows, with 50% credited to the 2021 show and 25% to each of the two subsequent shows.
See below for the original story published 30 April.