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September 05, 2008

Second Annual Pandora Poster Contest

Thank you to all of the amazing artists and designers who have submitted entries for this year's poster contest.

The contest is now closed to new entries. We'll be tallying votes and selecting the 25 finalists for the next round of voting. So check back on Wednesday, 9/10, to vote for the winning entries.

You can check out all of the poster entries at pandora.votigo.com.

Posted by Dan at 09:13 PM | Comments (2)

SAVE THE DATE! New York City Get-Together September 24th, 2008

Details to be announced soon!
When: Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Where: TBD--send your venue suggestions to tour@pandora.com. Make sure to write "NEW YORK" in the subject line.

Cheers,

Tim

Posted by Tim Westergren at 02:51 PM | Comments (0)

SAVE THE DATE! Philadelphia Get-Together September 23rd, 2008

Details to be announced soon!
When: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Where: TBD--send your venue suggestions to tour@pandora.com. Make sure to write "PHILLY" in the subject line.

Cheers,

Tim

Posted by Tim Westergren at 02:45 PM | Comments (0)

September 02, 2008

Join Us For a Pandora and Logitech Barbecue in Mountain View!

Our partner, Logitech (maker of the Squeezebox), is hosting their annual open house event and they have generously extended the invitation to Pandora listeners in the Bay Area.

We'd love to see everyone come out and enjoy some complimentary food and drinks, mingle with fellow Pandora listeners and demo the latest products from Logitech, including the new Squeezebox Boom. You will also have the opportunity to take advantage of great discounts on Logitech network music players including Squeezebox Duet and Transporter (Visa, MC and American Express accepted - no cash or checks).

Logitech will be providing a complimentary BBQ dinner (first come, first served) beginning at 5:00 pm. We hope you can make it out!

Please RSVP by sending us an email to event@pandora.com with BBQ in the subject line. Make sure to let us know if you plan to bring a guest--more the merrier! Full details below:

When: Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Where: Logitech, Inc., SM teams' back parking lot
455 National Avenue, Mountain View (map)

Schedule:
5:00 PM - Complimentary BBQ dinner cooked fresh on site by Emergency BBQ Company (First come first served).

6:30 PM - Town Hall meeting and Q&A with the Logitech SM team (Dylan Rhodes, Caleb Crome and Sean Adams) and Tim Westergren, Founder of Pandora

We look forward to seeing you there!

--Tim (founder)

Posted by Tim Westergren at 02:14 PM | Comments (0)

August 27, 2008

Bourbon and Bluegrass at the Southgate House

American history is festooned with tales of haunted buildings, from the Amityville home to the House of the Rising Sun. At places like these, ghosts stalk the halls, mysterious sounds emanate from the floorboards, and lights turn on and off without provocation. Kentucky's Southgate House is one of these spirit-inhabited buildings, but this 19th century mansion is different in one key way: they have three performance rooms, and live music every night of the week.

In part one, we hear the legends of bourbon and bluegrass surrounding the mansion, from its famous guests (Abraham Lincoln) to the luminaries who were born within its walls (the inventor of the Tommy Gun). Part two gets into the ghost stories and the other types of music that fill its parlor rooms, from funk and rock to avant-garde music.

Kevin

Posted by Kevin at 01:18 PM | Comments (6)

August 21, 2008

Dallas Get-together: Thursday, September 4th, 2008!

We are having a Pandora meet-up at the Lakewood Theater in Dallas. Hope to see you there--excited to meet our Dallas listeners!

If you would like to attend, please RSVP by sending an email to Angie at tour@pandora.com with DALLAS in the subject line.

When: Thursday, September 4th, 2008 @ 7:00 PM
Where: The Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Parkway, Dallas (map)

Cheers,
Tim

Posted by Tim Westergren at 09:43 AM | Comments (20)

August 20, 2008

Gypsy Jazz In All Its Splendor, with Vic Wong

There is a wealth of mystery and mythology surrounding the legacy of Django Reinhardt. He was a brilliant swing guitarist with a mangled hand, who turned his injury into the impetus for achieving a unique style of voicing and playing. This week's guests, led by Pandora engineer Vic Wong (pictured at left), dissect the sounds that Reinhardt and his confederates created in 1930s Paris. These sounds were a response to the American "hot jazz" records that Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and others were hearing, falling in love with, and using as launch pads for their own creations. Reinhardt's journey made for a fascinating musical movement, and it's most commonly referred to these days as Gypsy Jazz.

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Thanks for listening,
Kevin

Posted by Kevin at 12:42 AM | Comments (36)

August 18, 2008

Viewer Mail... part 4

A couple more verbal answers to commonly asked questions. This week's topics:

HOW DO I DELETE A STATION?
CAN I USE AN ALBUM TO START A STATION?
HOW CAN I MAKE PANDORA PLAY ONLY POPULAR MUSIC?
CAN I DOWNLOAD FREE MUSIC FROM PANDORA?