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Lady Antebellum’s Own the Night World Tour

Lady Antebellum is an American country music group, fronted by the tight harmonies and songwriting trio of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, who also plays guitar and mandolin. They’re currently touring in support of their third album, Own The Night, released last September, which won Best Country Album at this year’s Grammy Awards, following their previous album, Need You Now, which won five for a career total of seven.

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The 855-foot-long Carnival Elation

The Rock Boat

As a recently-married man, I’ve found that there are traditions that you marry into. One of those traditions is annually joining my wife aboard The Rock Boat (therockboat.com), a themed music cruise which is now preparing for its 13th installment, hosted by the band Sister Hazel and boasting 2,000 attendees. The producer, Sixthman, who formed alongside the original Rock Boat more than a decade ago, provides themed cruises for artists as diverse as Kid Rock, Weezer and Zac Brown Band.

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Yamaha CL1

Yamaha CL Series Digital Mixing System

Other than the recent enhancement of the 01V96 and the marvelous StageMix iPad Apps, it has been a quiet spell for new Yamaha digital mixing boards. Their biggest news in years was announced at Frankfurt’s Prolight + Sound last month. The CL Series consists of three consoles, the CL1, CL3 and CL5, ranging from 48 to 72 mono channels plus eight stereo inputs, as well as two Dante-enabled stage boxes.

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Wireless Microphone Update for Unlicensed Users

Wireless Microphone Update for Unlicensed Users

For the last 22 months, wireless microphones haven’t been allowed to operate in the 700 MHz band (698 – 806 MHz) in the US. Many systems were sold in this spectrum, but are now illegal to resell or operate in the US. This remains news to some wireless users, and illegal 700-band systems can be found in ballrooms, churches and schools, with some continuing to plead ignorance as an excuse.

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