Tom Petty, in his first live appearance this year, helped to wind down the successful Social concert series held this past summer in the Hamptons region of New York.

LA based Viva la Rock connects bands with brands.

An analysis of combined data from the Bridge Ratings data and the US Census Bureau showed that despite the popular belief that fewer people are buying music; there is actually up-tick in the number of music fans.

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Sidebar Entertainment has run out of money to provide refunds to disgruntled concert-goers who purchased tickets for events that never occured or even pay past employees or creditors, the Courier-Gazette Star reported.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, the national law and consulting firm, announced today that Gary L. Gilbert has joined the firm as a partner in the Entertainment Practice Group.

Giancarlo Guerrero will become the Nashville Symphony's music director, beginning with the 2009-10 season.

Yuma!

The critically acclaimed Western "3:10 to Yuma" outgunned the fright fest "Halloween" to become the weekend's top box office draw.