How about a trip to the UK - Brighton????

I live in South Portland, Maine. Walt Craven, the lead singer for a band called Lost on Liftoff, lives across the street from me. He used to front a band called 6Gig and has been named best vocalist several years in a row in the local Portland Phoenix. Anyhow, great guy, great music, so I thought I'd let you know. Their website is www.lostonliftoff.com.

Plenty of great music here in the Portland area just waiting for you!

I am a music junkie, always trying to listen and learn about anything new, but more important, anything that is really good. I recently heard the lead singer of a local group called Royal Bliss. He has a deep rich voice, and it is very expressive. I urge you to check them out either here in Salt Lake City, or in Las Vegas, where they play frequently.

Nothing for Las Vegas, NV

Nothing for Nebraska

hey i know of a really good artist yall should add to this excellent site. his name is Corey Smith, he is a acoustic country folk rock type guy, his songs are awesome. he has a few cd's out. so check him out guys.

First, thank you for a GREAT service! I, for one, really appreciate what you guys are doing for the rest of us.

I'd like to see three items added to your list of possible improvements:

1. I note that many of the song titles entered result in multiple performers, but often not the "name brand" performer. More "name brand" artists would be nice.

2. It would be beneficial to me to be able to enter a "type" of music. Examples include: "Big Band" or "Vintage Country", and have the system generate a profile from that entry.

3. Although I believe you're working on it, classical would be a nice addition.

Again, thank you for your efforts! You help make my day just a little brighter!

Art Risser

Yes, I think Las Vegas would be a great place to come. I am new here and need to learn more about the music scene (if there is one!)

in the NYC area, check out a great local band a brooklyn pal turned me onto: the wax poetics (i think they have a myspace page). i swear they're channeling the jayhawks! thx for a great site.

I`m from Portugal, and I`m a pandora`s fan, its my default music box, great idea, you must open "pandora`s door" to Europe,

We had Son Volt play in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 24. It was a fantastic show-one of the best we've had here in quite some time. The opening artist was Evan Phillips. He is in a local band called the Whipsaws. Unfortunately, I don't know a lot about the band, but they are getting a good bit of attention here. I plan on listening to them and perhaps y'all might want to as well.

This is a great website. Thanks very much for the project!

What a great gift you are offering the public. Thank you for all of the time and effort you all have put into this project!! Word is getting around on the Singer/Songwriters forums about your website.

Please consider a stop in ST. Louis, MO. I can suggest several top notch artists that hail from here. Specically, The Orbits a rockabilly all orginal music. The Lonesome Pines, bluegrass band and again mostly original music. Like some Cajun, know of that band also. St. Louis has been known for producing great artists and we are still at it. If you need any help locating good music in the St. Louis, MO....again, thanks sooo much.

Laura

I think you should Visit Bardstown, Kentucky. It's a nice little town with some good talent and great music from local bands. Also i think you should be able to make stations based on genres, for example i love christian rock like relient k and tree63. If you could make genres stations it would be great. Thanks U guys Rock

How about a road trip to Delaware?

I love this service! Nowhere else can I get such great music!

I am a new listener to Pandora, because one of my American friends told me about you.
I've made several 'radiostations', but I wonder if it is possible to shuffle from one station to another or play one song from the first station, than from the second etc.
This gives more diversity.
Or you could make a station for a musicstream (bluegrass, r&b, R&R, gospel, folk etc).
But all in all I'm grateful that you started
this program.

Gert van den Hof, The Netherlands

What a fantastic service!! I stumbled upon the site and am hooked. I teach employment skills in high school. Your site is the perfect example of making your future happen in this tech world!! It also allows us to have great background music while we're working (and I can control it) and introduces us to a variety of genres and new artists in our favorite fields. Thanks!!!!

Come to Minnesota and sample the many fine musicians we have to offer. My favorite local artist, who I don't think has had a lot of national attention yet, is Mark Mallman. He's an outstanding song writer, but an even more amazing showman. If you ever have Mark Mallman coming through your town be sure to check him out. If not just to see him wildly hump his keyboard then to listen to his great music.
If you're interested in a particular CD to listen to, I would recommend Live from First Avenue.

Excellent site!! I can't go back to streaming radio ever again. How about a stop in southern Connecticut? Great bands - Wingnuts, South Broadway Rhythm and others. I agree that classical would be a nice addition. Keep up the awesome project!!!!!! Much success.

Come to Wisconsin!!! You especially need to visit McAuliffe's Pub in Racine, WI. JJ, the owner, is a musician, and is really great about promoting independent music.

Two bands you need to check out:
The Sandcarvers
Brother (www.brothermusic.com)

Nothing like them, ESPECIALLY BROTHER!!

You keep me smiling,

Carrie

a nebraska visit would be nice, and any library would be willing to let you hold a presentation.
the grand island area would probably be the best choice.

When in Nebraska, make sure to hit Duffy's Tavern or Knickerbockers in Lincoln and Sokol Underground/Auditorium in Omaha. A lot of people have a misconception that there is no music coming out of Nebraska, and a lot of those that think there is music in Nebraska think it's all like Saddle Creek. There's a lot more to it than that. Lincoln has quite a diverse array of bands. Check out starcityscene.com to learn more about Lincoln and slamomaha.com for Omaha.

It'd be great to see you hit Missouri (specifically the St. Louis area)

Hey-
Come to Minneapolis!!!

I would highly recommend coming to check out Lincoln or Omaha, NE. With the recent success of Saddle Creek Records, indie rock has been burgeoning here. We've even got a three day music festival coming up on Sept. 14-16 named 'Lincoln Calling' featuring several shows at various venues each night.

Nothing ever in Utah, it's like we don't exist!

Nice place! Love the features. Now, how about dropping by Oklahoma. We need all the help we can get. :) some great bands and the friendliest people anywhere.

Missed U when U came to DC but do not forget about Balitmore, MD. It is a great city for music lovers, more diversed than DC.
Also I did a survey with Sony Music and it asked what I listen to when I am on the Internet and of course the answer was Pandora,

Thanks

Great idea! I'd love to see you come to St. Louis. Our city hosts Twangfest each year, and it's a terrific music festival. There are several outstanding music venues here - Off Broadway, Broadway Oyster Bar, Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, The Pageant, Mississippi Nights, and too many excellent blues clubs to even name. Also - St. Louis is home to the very best community radio station anywhere - KDHX 88.1. You can stream this station to sample some of the great programming.

Chris Osborn

I love listening to Pandora, especially at work. It reminds me of my college radio days. Choosing what I want to hear, even if the sounds are in total contrast. For stops a long your tour, I would definitely suggest UConn in Connecticut. I'm sure you could even sway some 91.7 WHUS DJs into listening to Pandora when they're not near a radio.

I think what you are doing is awesome and quite an adventure! I see you are coming near Delaware (not sure when). Delaware has a vibrant, diverse music scene that you definitely do NOT want to miss. We are home to the critically acclaimed Dewey Beach Music Conference (www.deweybeachfest.com) going on September 28 - October 1st of this year! 175 bands from Delaware and from the US and Canada on over 2 dozen stages in one town - and all the shows are free to the public, and in walking distance of each other. If you can, you MUST come to this conference. You will leave with some amazing music!

Delaware is also home to the Newark Film Festival (www.NewarkFilm.com, going on Sept. 7 - 10), which will feature 21 indie films and 18 local musical acts.

Delaware is also proud of a blossoming radio show called Hometown Heroes, which airs every Sunday night on the biggest commercial radio station, 93.7 WSTW. Check it out at http://www.wstw.com/heroes/?num=6. Hometown Heroes, hosted by Mark Rogers, plays local musicians regularly, giving them exposure on a big commercial radio station.

University of Delaware is a breeding ground for budding musicians. I myself started my musical career while attending UD. Many many other great bands and solo musicians have attended UD, including Omnisoul, who signed with Wind Up Records and appeared on the Fantastic Four Soundtrack. My own band, Mythica, is made up entirely of UofD alumni and students. We recently opened for the Spin Doctors and Sister Hazel, and have been gaining lots of exposure. Check us out at http://www.MythicaMusic.com.

Every month there is something going on in Delaware that is local/indie music related, so it's hard to list everything. But I would LOVE if you guys came to Delaware. If you decide to, please do and I would be happy to personally show you around, give you the tour and point out the best places to stay, eat and of course, listen to amazing music!

Thanks,
Melissa Cox
MYTHICA
info@MythicaMusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/MythicaMusic

I think u should play at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee Wisconsin

Hello --

I am the student activities and concert coordinator at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Nearly everyone in our office listens to Pandora and we've been spreading the word. Come visit us. I can help.

Best,
Jeff

I'm sure that KSLU, the student-run radio station here at St. Louis University would love to organize something for a Pandora event/have Pandora come to SLU. We have a pretty diverse student body, so I think the turn-out to a possible Pandora event on or near campus and input submitted by students would be immense. Please consider it!

Also, I too would like to thank you for your service. I'm always looking for new music, and I have absolutely fallen in love with Pandora.

We got tunes. KC rocks. Surf the tall praire grass of Kansas. Smoke some too. ;>)

I agree with the last person. You guys should come to Minnesota. I live in St.Cloud. I am currently attending the Minnesota School of Business there. My major is Music Business Audio Production. I learned about Pandora through my class and we would be greatful to hear that someone out there is finally thinking about Minnesota. WE LOVE MUSIC TOO!!! PANDORA ROCKS! :)

Hey guys! First, I want to say thanks for all that you do. I've found a lot of great new artists from your site. I noticed that Maryland isn't listed on your road tour (which is probably ok, because the music scene around here isn't exactly stellar), but if you do happen through the area, make sure you stop at a Record and Tape Traders store. There are a bunch in the Baltimore area. And while it's certainly no Easy Street Records (my favorite record store out in Seattle), its the best indie record store in the area. Thanks!

Pandora has become a favorite for the sound system at the liquor store where I work. So you've got a least a few fans in Norman, OK.
If you're ever in town you need to come by Joe's Place Wines on Alameda and see what's on. University town, too. Go Sooners!

Hey thanks for the great music. I love listening. I live in Montana. Nobody ever remembers Montana or ever comes because it doesn't have many people and everything is pretty far away, but there are alot of great people here and we all love music. Stop by and see us sometime. There are lots of colleges and were not all hicks! Thanks Joni

Home to 40,000 students, UW-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin would be an excellent place to get some exposure/input.... if you don't mind a large pack of those crazy liberals. ;D All tastes, and a hugely active cultural community. Come on up and meet everyone over some great beer.

Oh you can't cross the US without a trip to OZ. Salina KS. The crossroads of I70 and I35, where North and South meet East and West.

You know how it goes LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!!

What a PERFECT place for Pandora to go!! It's almost a perfect bullseye!! I mean you guys hit the music listening world right on the spot, now just bring it to the perfect place.

Why heck even Steve Fosset began his world famous flight with his Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer here in Salina AND landed here safely too.

We got great music here to to check out.

Give it a thought, then get back with me.

You won't regret it.

Pal

I'm a huge music fan and have been using pandora for about a year now. I would love it if you would bring your tour to some colleges in Kentucky. I think my state is starving for some decent and listenable music. I'm a senior here at Murray State University and our only means of new music is MTVu channel on tv. So please please please consider coming to some colleges here. Thanks

How about coming to Scotland? We have lots of great venues in Glasgow!

I'm really enjoying the site!

If you come out to the Four Corners, try to catch some live music at Andrea Kristina's Bookstore & Kafe in Farmington, New Mexico. My favorite local talent so far is a group called The Shoes.

Charleston, WV

- The Empty Glass
- Capitol Roasters
- Mountain Stage - at the Cultural Center and across the State.

Roasters has local talent every weekend, blues, jazz, folk.

The Empty Glass has wide variety.

Mountain State attracts a lot of local and some non-local talent and broadcats it's radio show to a national audience. Some bigger names who have and will appear are Nora Jones, Emmalou Harris, Bruce Hornsby, Alison Krauss, Joan Biaz. A lot of good locals also.

VEGAS?

Come to Columbia, SC. We have the University of South Carolina here, and we have one of the best college radio stations ever, WUSC.

Considering bands like Jimmie's Chicken Shack, O.A.R., and a bunch of other rock bands came out of Maryland, shouldn't it get some love? You should consider hitting up Baltimore, DC, or Annapolis.

Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas would be a great stop. Great university of over 6,000 with an excellent music reputation.

You really should consider going to Lawrence Kansas. It is the home of KU, and also one of the best places for music I've ever seen in the midwest. They have great record stores and a hugely ecclectic group of people from all over the world at that college.

We have the Whole Enchilada Fiesta occurring the first week of October. Google Las Cruces, NM to find out more.
Great places to visit: Old Mesilla (Billy the Kid was jailed here), Fort Seldon, City of Rocks (down the road from here), Chope's Mexican Food Restaurant, La Posta Mexican Food Restaurant (these are historic eateries). Eclectic places: Spirit Winds, The Planet and International House of Delights. A great place to hold your event would be New Mexico State University, the largest land grant university in the U.S. Come check us out!

Please visit Rutgers University in NEw Brunswick, NEw Jersey!!!! We have 30,000 students waiting for you!

tuyen

You can't NOT come to WYOMING! I'm a total road tripper at heart. Lived and drove around in my RV from Sept 2000-Nov 2001 (http://www.rvgirl.com/). I'd recommend Laramie since that is where the University of Wyoming is. Easy to get to from Denver - up I-25 and West on I-80. Let me know if you need help setting things up.

Hey Lucy,

I work at Pandora, and I'll second your comment. I used to be the Music Director at WUSC. :)

I do hope Tim gets to Columbia at some point for a meet-up. I went back to visit a year or so ago and it's gotten so much more cosmopolitan in the years since I left. I love the Art Bar!

Seana

I would like to thank Pandora team for all the good music good work and my team in India Bangalore love Pandora for the Music cos we play it for about 4000 staff in our office thnx.

thnx a million
Desmond

I want to invite you to come on out to Tulsa and spend some time at Cain's Ballroom. The music has been happening there for over 75 years. The broad music variety available in Oklahoma is staggering. Everything from "Oklahoma" to Garth Brooks to the Red Dirt Rangers to The All American Rejects to Wyman Tisdale. The music is fine here.

Hey you all need to come somewhere in the area around Miami, Oklahoma. I'm sure theres tons of local kids who'd love to help out your project. My only problem with your music player is you keep giving me STYX as similar matches for The Transplants. Honest what's up with that?

Hey. I think what you are doing with this music genome project is great and revolutionary especially since we are living in a time of creative stasis. So to further your cause I think you should definitely come to baltimore, Md. Coming from D.C. I can compare that scene to where I currently live in Baltimore. I have to say that we have a diverse arts and music scene, with local places like Sonar, the Talking head, and the Walters art museum which features muscial performances that ranges in variety from jazz to classical. Also, this is a college town with over six different campuses full of avid music listeners. So please stop by, you'd be welcome.

Arkansas!! Little Rock!! Alltel Arena if it were very big...Juanitas for smaller places!! I'd love to see you guys here! mn

I LOVE PANDORA!!! There is one place not on your list that is a MUST - you cannot, ought not miss the music of the Twin Cities Minnesota (Minneapolis/St. Paul). It's a music mecca up here, plus, we're the home of the coolest public radio station called "The Current" - they offer an eclectic taste in music, featuring amazing local and regional artists! Be sure to stop up here!!!!!

Lawrence, Kansa is the place.
I think Liberty Hall is an awesome place to stop by.

Portland, Maine! There's Space Gallery (this month they have Mason Jennings and Elf Power playing, among other bands and events), the Station, a venue that plays a lot of punk, hardcore, and alternative bands (Head Automatica, Against Me!, and As Tall as Lions are a few bands I've seen there), and the Big Easy, a bar that plays a lot of smaller, emerging bands like Portland-based Acta Non Verba and Boston ska band Big D and the Kids Table. There's also Merrill Auditorium, which occasionally wil have really cool shows like Bright Eyes (but usually sticks to classic music and plays and things like that). Okay, I could go on and on about places to buy music and eat and hang out and talk about music and all that, but I guess just email me if you're interested in coming to Maine... Or talk to someone! Cause Portland's awesome.

Ps, thank you New York Times for telling me about Pandora! I love it, I've already found a new band I really like.

Just learned of yur site this past labor day weekend. It kicks butt!! I've already created 5 different stations for my listening pleasure. I just love it, as your site says you have become my new DJ's. One suggestion I have is to list on your site with each song the year it was published/written. I used to have a vast 1000+ album collection and could find these dates myself (helps to settle arguments on when a song came out or who did it first) but my collection was destroyed during moving, I cried for hours. Anyway another suggestion would be a trip to Lincoln, NE home of the Cornhuskers. There are alot of great bars and nightspots with local bands from all genres- Rock, Blues & Jazz, and of course in Omaha you have alot of the slam dancing punkers and other alternative music. Keep up the good work.

Hey,
How about coming to Southern, New Jersey, very rural, but we have a local bar band that has been playing around these parts for years, "Last Call", they're country/rock & can really pack the bars. Take a trip to South Jersey, (about 1 hr. away from Phila. Pa., & 1 hr from the Jersey shore. WXTU 92.5 rules!!!!

How about a trip to Arkansas State? There are some pretty good local bands trying to get there music out there, as well as some out of Memphis, TN which is just 45 minutes away.

Columbia College-in Columbia, MO would love a visit from Pandora people! I listen every night and have told my students about you.This is an amazing website.

Come to TULSA, OK.....CAIN's would be great!! I love what your doing. I've already discovered sereral groups I didn't even know existed. Check out a local artist from Bartlesville,OK named Jarrod Elmore (jarrod@go2gspc.org). He has an instrumental CD titled "Inward". I've had it for over 5 years and still grab it first when I need to 'get in the zone' at work or school.

I am really enjoying Pandora and have recommended it to all my friends. Have you thought about classifying music into genres? Gospel music would be an interesting catagory.

Minneapolis, MN?

lemme tell ya somethin'....
I don't know how you do this....
and I don't wanna know........
BUT IT IS GREAT !!!
I have found some really great music...
pass it on to all I know with a interest in good music....
and I am steady learnn' more
THANK YOU ...WHOEVER OR WHATEVER RUN'S THIS
I am in KANSAS...we ain't all inbread..
oh yea...I might mention that I am over 50
THANK'S AGAIN...

visit charleston, s.c.: GREAT AREA FOR ENTERTAINMENT! hosts annually: spoleto, jazz fest, the mojo festival, cajun festival... and it just goes on all year round.

Manhattan Kansas Home of the Kansas State Wildcats would be a great place to visit on the tour. We are in the middle of everything and we have a campus size of around 20,000 students. Come visit the Heartland and make sure to wear your purple....Go Cats!!!

Tulsa, Oklahoma would be a great venue for you. The University of Tulsa is a small private school with many venues and there are campuses of Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State and other universities.

Hope you will consider dropping in. Lot's of friendly listeners, supporters, and and interesting city for your visit.

why pandora does not know jacques loussier: play bach
which is excellent

I know you can't exactly take a road trip halfway across the Pacific but you really should come to Hawaii. We have a whole genre of music rooted here. I've even met people in Pennsylvania who like Isreal Kamakawiwa`ole (braddah Iz). Consider adding it into your repetoire and making it more available to the rest of the world.

Just wanted to say that you guys rock!!! This has been the best radio station ever......I can listen to whatever I want to whenever

Bozeman, Montana could be a fun visit for you.

I love Pandora! Everytime I am on the computer I turn on Pandora, no matter what I am doing. Thank you so much!

P.S. Come to Utah!

You should come see Boise, ID. We may be small but we have a lot of music lovers here. It would be awesome.

Please add 'genre' as a selection option.

Thanks so much for providing this service! I adore Pandora and listen to it at home and at work constantly.

Aw, what happened to CT?

If you like big band music then I have the stop for you. Think about Fort Dodge, Iowa at the Bohemian Hall. Lots of polka and big band music with the largest and the best dance floor that I have seen. I think that this is a great site and I also recommended this site to my father-in-law who loves hard to find music. Thanks and keep up the great music!!!

Iowa City, IA -- right on Interstate-80; 4 hours west of Chicago; 12 hours east of Denver; 5 hours south of Minneapolis, 5 hours north of St. Louis

Local venues:
The Englert Theatre (http://www.englert.org/)
The Picador (formerly known as Gabe's Oasis -- http://www.thepicador.com/)
The Yacht Club (http://www.iowacityyachtclub.com/)
The Mill (http://www.icmill.com/music/calendar.shtml)

Thanks!

I noticed you were heading to Seattle, WA but how about a little east from there. I am in Northern Idaho, but figure you might make a trip to Spokane, WA. Otherwise, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho is absolutely the most beautiful place in all of Idaho.

Iowa City, Iowa continues to draw in national acts and even manages to catch quite a few right before they go big. We just finished Mud River V, featuring almost all local acts out of eastern Iowa. Swing through when you can!

Philadelphia, PA, actually has some great emerging bands. You should ask around and check them out.

Hey man...sure like the way you all put in something new that I'd never heard of before. As you may know by my stations, I really like an array of music. I have to tell ya, I juat like music and I've even sung a little bit myself. However that is another story. I do know a couple of local groups here near Augusta, Kansas. They're Christian groups. Let me know if you'd like to hear them sometime, but you'd have to talk to them about playing their music though. Keep up the great work!

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!
Just found it today, keep up the great work. I am going to get for my home...

What about Canada!? Vancouver is an incredibly diverse music city. Toronto and Montreal shouldnt be missed either if not more!

HEY! you're heading through the state anyway, so why not stop off at the college of Santa Fe?

Draw a triangle between Dallas, Denver & Indianapolis and close to the middle you'll find Fayetteville Arkansas. Pandora should definately put us on the map. Make your way to Dickson St. and collect a crowd of locals and University of Arkansas students at just about any of the fine eating/drinking and music venue establishments the street has to offer. And talk about a scenic locale residing in the Ozarks! Come on- you'll love it here!!

Fayetteville, AR

Bikes, Blues, and BBQ

September 27-30, 2006

Lots of local musical acts. Check it out at www.bikesbluesandbbq.org.

Just want to show some love to Pandora... you are my obsession. I have found more new, great music through there than through any other means, I love it! It looks like you won't be hitting Utah, big mistake! We've got so much great, local music, one in particular that you would just drool over.. Kalai, he currently has 3 albums, "Accoustacism" "Six Strings and the Rainy Day Man" and "Rebel Hands". It's totally worth your while to check him out. Thanks!

great band from burlington vermont called chin ho! from 1992-2000 reformed and now called The Andrew Smith Disaster. Find them on MySpace or just google them and download.

Toronto!! Tonnes of great acts, 3 major universities, several colleges and the Ontario College of Art and Design...all within a 30 min car ride of each other. Breeding ground for musical revolution...

No visit to the Twin Cities? For shame! Extensive music community, advertising & arts hub, multiple colleges & universities, and from what I gather, an active Pandora community. Not to mention some leading-edge radio in KFAI and The Current.

columbia, mo would be a great spot. great venues-mojo's, the blue note, jesse hall... i know of at least one office on mizzou's campus that would LOVE to see you come through Mid MO. I'd be up for St. Louis, MO or KC, MO if columbia doesn't scream your name.

You should come to the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.

it'd be great if you made a stop in Salt Lake City, UT. there is a great music scene here, and i'm only just scrathcing the surface-- i've only been here a month and a half!

Little Rock, Arkansas. If you do get a chance to go to St. Louis we are just a hop down the road. Little Rock is ever changing and we here would love to have you come check us out. I got my Ipod stolen that's what brought me to this station. Got to have music to work.

It would be great if Maine was on the schedule. Maine is left out of music activies quite often.

I enjoyed my first experience with pandora yesterday. Apparently the project hasn't done much yet with classical music. I suppose you could eventually do say an Edvard Grieg station that would mostly consist of music from grieg, dvorzak, debussey, and other such artists. I'm afraid I'm pretty easy listening in my music philosophy. The backstage feature is really interesting.

Mike Bennion, Henderson, Nevada

you should check out the red rooster in aberdeen sd. on the corner of 2nd & s, main. lots of local bands play there or check out the buflo chip in sturgis.

Lexington, KY or Richmond, KY would be some great spots to visit both have big colleges with many great artist, and downtown LEX has bands that play every Thrusday and Saturday night.

north dakota baby!
this would be a great road trip that i encourage you take.

Me again - Few artists worthy of mention: Michael Gulezian, Ari Herstand, Andrew Bird, Joey Kantor Trio... But you have to come to the TWIN CITIES. Imagine a state where there are a dozen schools that are known for their music programs. Imagine a cultural hot spot centered in Minneapolis/St. Paul. We've got talent up the wazoo!

I see you are going to Denver, and Laramie, WY is only 2 hours away. something to think about. We house the University of Wyoming here, plus numerous other smaller venues depending on your preference.

LOUISVILLE. lexington or richmond? LOUISVILLE, ky was once the mecca for new music, and we're making a huge comeback. so head on down. we have live music somewhere, every single night of the week.

Hey Tim,

Let me just iterate the comments made by everyone else above - what a god damn fantastic idea!! I have already discovered many new bands from the suggestions by Pandora.

BTW, I'm from Ireland, I must have lied about living in the US - oops! Anyway, its spreading like wild fire over here, everyone I point in your direction seems to love it.

Keep up the good work!

Dude,

Greetings from NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA!

The HAMPTON BEACH CLUB AND CASINO (Hampton, NH) is only 30 minutes from Boston....

October 5 (Thurs-8pm) ---- Steve Winwood (sponsored by WFNX Boston)
October 8 (Sun-8pm) ------ The Strokes (also an FNX-Boston production)
October 27 (Fri-8pm) ----- Black Label Society (sponsored by WGIR-FM, Manchester, NH) <==Must hear/see!

I have to repeat: What you people are doing at Pandora is awesome! A few other sites had similar root concepts, but your implementation is just, well, elegant! Keep it up!

Oh ... So much music. So little time....

Ken
~~An original Woodstock attendee and going strong!~~

Hey, in Alaska there are some great bands. I recommend 36 Crazy Fists as a good intro...

There is lots of music....nothimg but time to practice during the winter...

why don't you make category's radio
like blues, rok, pop,act'.
meir.

Huge fan of the Genome! It is such a relief to be able to listen to new and different music. The genome picks up where radio has failed.

I would love to hear what you guys have to say. If you put Baltimore on your list I am there.

Baltimore has some great concert venues with a thriving rock scene. A lot of the acts that roll through the 9:30 club in DC stop by the 8 x 10 in Baltimore. There is always Sonar and the Ottobar for good local and indie music. You should come check it out on your tour.

great site guys!! I used to listen to pandora back home in Kenya(AFrica)and i still carried the habit with me when i moved to NewJersy. head on down to William Paterson University-Wayne NJ next time you tour the north coast....

Keep up the good work

What? No Minneapolis?

We're the home of The Replacements, Bob Mould/Husker Du, Soul Asylum, Trip Shakespeare/Semisonic, Golden Smog, Peter Himmelman, Bob Dylan, The Suburbs, Prince...Great music town!!!

Great job on the project and hope to see you in Minneapolis.

Marty

If you find yourself passing though Pocatello, Idaho
(I-80 and I-15) looks me up for a place to crash... I'll see what I can dig up on the local scene.

Come to Minneapolis!!

come to vermont...nothing happens in vermont...specifically come to middlebury college...i'm a DJ on their radio station, you could come on the air and talk about the music genome project. it would be cool.

Another vote for the St. Paul/Minneapolis area! We'd love to have you!

Come to Vermont! Middlebury College, UVM... it's a big music culture. We'd love to have you at Midd.

If you're heading to Minneapolis... places to check out would be... The Fine Line, First Avenue, The Myth, The Quest night club to name a few..Minneapolis has a thriving music scene. There's a reason acts like Prince, Husker Du, & Soul Asylum have gotten their start here.. an act to check out - if they're playing - would be the Suburbs. A local band from the 80's that still has a huge following..

The U of A in Fayetteville, Arkansas would be a great place to visit. The university holds a lot of similar events. I also know that a bar/grill called Grubs held an event for Found Magazine, and a good number of people showed up there. Pandora has many fans in Fayetteville. It would be worth the stop. Thanks!

The Pageant would be a great place to book Matt Nathanson in St. Louis, MO. Great fans! Thanks.

hey come to sioux falls sd! it would make for the perfect road trip! we also have a lot of music junkies here it would be awesome if someone good finally comes here!

Wichita KS has a great theatre built in the early 20th century called the Orpheum and a great blue grass base of people.

It seems as though the entire midwest has been excluded. I don't blame you. But come on, we're people too. Especially those at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. I'm just saying.

How about Connecticut?

how about a trip to Savannah, GA for Octoberfest the dates are sept 29 through Oct. 1st. we would love to show you some southern hospitatlity.

St Louis is a great place to go and see awesome ORIGINAL local bands as well as bigger names and fun venues. These 3 are right next to eachother: BB's Jazz Blues & Soups, Beal on Broadway & the Oyter Bar. One of my other favorites is Felix's in Dogtown (@Clayton & Tamm), any Thursday or Friday you'll find good music there. And of course, Soulard, The Loop and the clubs on Washington St. downtown. Check out www.stlblues.net; www.thevenicecafe.com and www.riverfronttimes.com. You have a lot of supporters in Saint Louis that would be really dissapointed if you didn't stop and see us!

Just got on yesterday here in Montana and am pleasantly surprised. You couldn't come up with a couple of "artist" requests, but I will be patient and enjoy what I have found. Very good.

hey, forst i have to thatk you for hours of good time while listening to many of my favourite groups:)
i'd like to add a commet about sertain genres of music that r not seem to appear at your list, maybe you'll find it interesting:)
i did't succeed to find anything of genre alled hardcore techno or noise, i also admit that it is not a mainstream thing to listen to but it has a grat audience, many raves and parties as wel as every-year festivals across europe, it would b great if you coudd add this to the project:)
thanks a lot for so far anyhow:)

I highly suggest a road trip to Alaska. If you really want to see more green than you have ever seen, plus the most beautiful mountain ranges in the USA, then Alaska is the state for you. If you travel in the summer you can experience life under the midnight sun, and also some wonderful local music such as the Anderson Bluegrass Festival, or the Fairbanks Folk Festival. For some great rock check out Gangly Moose.
There are some amazing artists in the AK. 36 Crazyfists originated in Anchorage. Also you should listen to The Roman Candles, another Alaskan original. If you do make it up to the great north, and you find yourself in Fairbanks (My hometown) then be sure to visit the University Of Alaska Fairbanks and check out their sound auditorium called "The Place Where You Go To Listen". It is a sound and light environment created by composer John Luther Adams. This ever-changing musical ecosystem takes the rhythms of daylight and darkness, the phases of the moon, the seismic vibrations of the earth and the dance of the aurora borealis in real time, and translates them into sounds audible to the human ear. Truly amazing!

Would love you to come to Canada and discover some of our lesser known talents.

Would love for you to come and visit Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort / Spa in New Mexico for a wonderful experience

Don't bother coming to Vegas unless all you want to do is just chill and do the tourist thing.
There is no culture here...when I try to explain Pandora to people, they look at me like I just started speaking Lithuanian or something.
Radio here pretty much sucks. It's pretty much all Corporate Radio: Clear Channel/Lotus/Beasley same 20 "songs" over and over. If it's not on the "radio" or MTV, no one here's heard of it, nor do they care to.
Sad sad sad. Thank the gods and goddesses for the Internet!!
I'd love to come to the next Meetup y'all have...in Los Angeles!
: )

how 'bout the 'Ville (louisville, KY)

Just to reiterate, Oklahoma is a great place for music. The Greenwood District of Tulsa is famous for being the Black Wall Street of America before the race riot of 1921 that economically and physically devastated the predominately African American neighborhood.

However, musical traditions have persisted and the area now boasts a blues and jazz festival that is top notch for the Mid and Southwest.

In addition, many musicians call Oklahoma home, including Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

Please do consider visiting us!

Just to reiterate, Oklahoma is a great place for music. The Greenwood District of Tulsa is famous for being the Black Wall Street of America before the race riot of 1921 that economically and physically devastated the predominately African American neighborhood.

However, musical traditions have persisted and the area now boasts a blues and jazz festival that is top notch for the Mid and Southwest.

In addition, many musicians call Oklahoma home, including Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

Please do consider visiting us!

You should definitely come check out Madison, WI and one of my favorite bands ever: Sunspot (www.sunspotmusic.com).

As far as venues go, Capital Brewery has a great beergarden with a stage (not to mention great beer). King Club, The Annex, and the Union Terrace/Der Ratskeller also have some great local flavor quite regularly.

And thanks for a great service!

One bad you should check out in Lincoln, NE is "The Wealthy Without". They are a really good band. The play at a venue called "Nickerbockers" a lot. Definately check them out.

I know a great place for you guys to visit. How about good ol' West Virginia University?

Hi Pandora!
I am a listener from Denmark.... there are quite at few of us i think, we just all put down a 90210 zip code, because we know it exist and we have to put down something. I would love it if there was a possibillity that you played danish music too.... like nephew or kashmir for eksample. They are famous in Denmark, and really good too.
thanks for some good listening,
Tina

I'm a listener just outside of Mobile, AL. I'd really like to hear Dax Riggs and Pilot Speed on here though they're not local. Also, there was an old hip-hop group called the get fresh girls that I loved in the late 80's and early 90's. Just can't find them anymore.

Great Idea... Minimize doesn't seem to minimize..
Hope that this works out .. I've just found it and now I can't live without it. Thank you for all the great Music.... Have a great trip and "Let's Be Careful Out There"

Fletch

Thank you for a superb service....As a teacher performer and director of sacred and secular music both public and private with 25 years of experience....... i give you all my sincere appreciation for helping increase musical awareness......I too hold this amazing art in high regard........Let me know when the Pandora Passage thru Oklahoma is planned......ciao for now rjp333

COme to Oklahoma.

First--you guys rock! I am blown away by your idea of radio stations. Thank you a million times over. How about traveling to New Town, ND. There is a fantastic Native American radio station out of this town. They play quite amazing music. Don't know how far they broadcast, but it sure is fun! I agree with a former writer--I'd like to be able to find a station entitled, New Age artists or Native American artists or Bungara music (from India).

Minneapolis has a great local music scene. Check out venues such as the varsity theatre, the riple rock, the fine line music cafe and first avenue's -7th st entry.

I don't expect you guys to come to Reno any time soon, but it would really be awesome!!

I knew to this, but I'm really enjoying the "free music online on any computer with an online access." It's freakin awesome!!

I'm really expecting more foreign artist to show up over here!! Maybe more japanese, filipino, asian artists altogether, hawaiian roots, italian, british, german, latin genres . . . basically more internationally diverse artists/ genres!!

But besides those, you guys are doing a fantastic job providing random freeloading strangers a plethora of easily accessable songs!!

Thank you for everything and keep up the painstaking work!!

I really appreciate it!!

-prince(><)

Next time your driving through Arkansas, stop for a night in Fayetteville. We have a great atmosphere on Dickson Street. Many live and local bands. Definatly worth the stop! Keep up the good work.

How about speaking at a future CaseCamp in Toronto? -Jyotika

http://www.casecamp.org/home/show/HomePage

I think you would do well in Louisville, Kentucky. Seems to be right in your flight pattern. :) Just found Pandora and thought, "wow, a website that thinks." :) Thank you for being here - this is awesome!

Hey if you could make your way down to beautiful Florida i know there are plenty of good music that im sure you would enjoy. There is this awesome venue, The Backbooth, in Orlando that is deffinitely worth looking into. Great job with this site, everyone i tell about it loves it.

Have you been to Reno? Fairly eclectic town. We've got a little bit of everything going on here.

You guys should make a stop in St. Louis Mo. Aside from a lot of great venues around here, (Lemp Arts Center, the Gargoyle, The Pageant, The Creepy Crawl, Mississipi Nights, the list goes on) There are alot of Universities that would love to host something... I go to Webster University, SLU (St. Louis University) would be another great stop, and Washington University St. Louis even has it's own venue (The Gargoyle) so I'm sure they'd host something!

I'd reiterate that Madison, WI is well worth a stop... especially if you're already travelling to Chicago and the Twin Cites (as we're smack-dab between them!).

There's more than 2 handfuls of small-medium size venues that still give you an intimate-feel but give you the right ambiance for rock shows. The places of note are: The High Noon Saloon, The Annex, The Terrace at the Memorial Union of Univ. of Wisconsin, The Dry Bean... along with many of the trendy bars and clubs up by the Capitol (Cafe' Montmarte, Club Majestic, The Orpheum, The Barrymore).

We've had a few big names come of out of Madison, and a bunch of smaller names that hopefully will get signed someday too. Regardless, Madison is a great city for live tunes all across the stylistic spectrum. Give it some consideration!

Don't miss Columbia Missouri. Columbia is in the top 2 for cultural mecca for Missouri. I know that may sound lame being that Missouri also contains the Ozarks along with the hillbillies, but Columbia is full of really cool people.

Check out 88.1 KCOU FM (http://kcou.missouri.edu/), University of Missouri Radio Station, and look up Jason Kafer for contacts. That man is definitely the most knowledgable local music contact around.

How about a trip to South Carolina....come down near the coast its rockin down here!

I love pandora a whole lot. every time i get on the my computer I turn on pandora.Thank you

I love pandora a whole lot. every time i get on the my computer I turn on pandora.Thank you

Hey I was just wondering if Pandora will ever have a unit that you can put in your car's dash board and listen to it when your driving. I think their would be a big demand for this kind of thing (as in you would blow xm/satilite radio right out of the water!). Even a walkmen type unit just so we the people have a nice portable unit. I'd pay $50 a month for something like that (and I'm a broke ass college student). Anyways keep doing what your doing we love it and hopefully I'll see a response to this when you get a chance. -- Peace, Mikey (Minnesota)

If you visit the Hartford area, keep a lookout for Jeff Pevar. (I call him The P-Meister). He is an awesome, versatile guitarist. He sometimes backs up Dana Pomfret.

first off... i just want to say that pandora is an incredible idea, one i think that alot of programmers would have shied(sp?) away from. second, theres a local group i really dig from this area (montana) called the "high poet society"... they bill themselves as hip-hop, but its much more melodic than your average "im better than you" rap portrayal. also, they are nothing of the gangsterish sort. it really is worth a listen. i believe the main site is http://www.highpoetsociety.com, but their frontman posts alot of music on his myspace at http://www.myspace.com/hiphoplsr

i also have a bunch of cds, these guys dont have national distrobution yet, but i could email you a zip file with a bunch of mp3s in it if you'd like.

thanks for your time.

come on down to birmingham, alabama. we have a great thing going here in the music scene.

I think you'd gain many appreciative listeners if you were to set something up with the folks at Linden Labs so that users of Second Life could listen to their Pandora stations on SL, with an interface that "exists" in SL.

Hi Tim,
Been a while since I have left a note on your travels. But firstly, I must say that Pandora is growing into a station that I can not live without. Thank you all so much for all the hard work you are putting into this project.

It looks like you are making a trip that could easily take you through St. Louis, MO. OH! MY you are missing many great bands in this city. I would love to help you discover them. As you well know St. Louis has been the home of many famous artists and St.Louis is still producing them. Please contact me if you would like some suggestions.....

Kindly,
Laura

if you ever go to baltimiore, definitely check out fletcher's and the recher theatre, which is in towson.

Tim / Tom / Team,

Don't forget the center of the music universe - Lawrence, Kansas. Home of the University of Kansas. Previous home of the legendary Outhouse where bands such at The Descendents, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Meat Puppets and Minutemen played before moving on to bigger venues downtown like The Kansas Union, The Granada and Liberty Hall...

It's also the childhood home of lead singer/guitarist Brian O. of the band .22 who's currently touring with his new band Bottomless Pit.

- D

you should go to Pittsburg Kansas

Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted, on the beautiful Caribbean Island of St. Croix, is a community event offered on the third Friday of each month. Admission is free and families are welcome. Residents and visitors alike meet, mingle and enjoy great jazz wafting over the waters of the Frederiksted harbor, as well as the guarantee of a beautiful sunset in this wonderful park setting. Hosting locally and internationally acclaimed jazz artists, Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted has received an enthusiastic reception in its six years existence, and has become a much anticipated monthly island event.

I retired here in 2004, and besides the friendly people, I think Sunset Jazz was one of the events that convince me to stay. Come on down and visit us. Bring your beach chair or just purchase one here.

Here is a list of a few of the muscians that play from time to time at Sunset Jazz.

http://www.sandcastleonthebeach.com/CafeMusicians.cfm

I agree with Mike. Birmingham, Alabama is a must see city for your tour!

Come to Lawrence, KS and/or Kansas City, MO--believe it or not, there is a scene, particularly in Lawrence. At very least, hit St. Louis--I can drive there.

I second the Lincoln & Omaha Nebraska request! Great local music, and someone is playing almost every weekend.... Kickerbockers & Zoo Bar in Lincoln are worth checking out

Hey, you should check out the scene here in Montreal... One of my favourites are 2 local acts, Heavy Traffic, and The Aliens, who both play at the boodha bar here on Mondays and Tuesdays respectively, are worth checking out.

Is Kansas City not known for it's music history?
Hey Hey Hey Kansas City!!
If not K.C., Mo., then how about Lawrence, Ks. as Kristin above suggested.
There's great music to be had in these parts.

not all bare feet and back woods try lexington,ky remember we are the horse capital of the world don't look over our growing city.

Hay there:
St. Louis Area ?

I would like to be able to state,for example,"Irish Folk tunes" and have that catagory on my station,either alone or with other "types" of music....no chords,artists,albums,,,just the type of music I would like to hear
Thanks

You need to hit up the Twin Cities. Mark Mallman, The (Olympic) Hopefuls and Atmosphere are just a few great acts from here. The Current (as mentioned above) is pretty sweet and, oh yeah, ever heard of Prince? Game. Blouses.

thank you very much

1st: good to see other okies on here
2nd: in Oklahoma we've got more to offer than toby keith & garth brooks--flaming lips, chainsaw kittens (RIP) starlight mints, evangelicals & a slew of up & comers
3rd: thanks for what your doing, & despite the other suggestions--please stay away from categorizing the music, doing that kept me from alot of really good stuff over the years

by the way, on the album & artist info could you list the label that released it? nerd request

Just found you today. What a great great variety of music. I listened for almost 4 hrs today but will listen more often now.

I found pandora while using my computer that runs linux.Great variety of music.I like the idea of finding music by song or artists.I am very eclectic in my music taste.I typed in numerous different artists and you found all of them except Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

In this times of globalization music in spanish is a good choice for all the latino comunity not only in the US, but all over the world, so I suggest to include more spanish singing artist remembering though that not every track in spanish has to be salsa, merengue or raeggeton, there are thousands of rithms: pop, rock, bolero, etc. I recomend you to check the popularity lists in each country like Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Colombia... don`t rely too much in the lists of rolling stone or billborad they talk about latin music in the US, not in the source countries, that's why almost always people think merengue and salsa are the only true latin music...
Check out artists like "Heroes del silencio" "OV7" "Mecano" "El Tri" "Enanitos Verdes" "Timbiriche" "Fey" "Julieta Venegas" "Mijares" "Montaner" "Vicente Fernandez" "Javier Solis" "Los Panchos" "Raphael" "Radio Futura" and many many many many more from today and yesterday...

love pandora. found it by accident. now love it . all the different music. I am a soldier in the Kansas Army National Guard in Topeka KS. I love music like Cat Stevens and other music related to the same type of music . Its so relaxing.

Columbia Missouri
Uni of MO - Columbia
there are alot of college kids who would appriciate it!

Gosh....Phoenix )your November stop)is so close to New Mexico, and there is such great music here ranging from cultural local (hispanic, mariachi, naitve american, jazz, folk, eclectic)...and some good venues (Outpost Performance space, South Broadway Cultural Center, Kimo Theatre, Blue Dragon Coffee House, Hispanic Cultural Center, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center....just to name a few in Albuqueruqe....not mentioning Santa Fe!).....come visit us!!! Jo

Kansas State University is right off of I-70 in Manhattan, KS. A big 12 college would be the perfect spot for a stop.

I love Pandora. I listen to a very wide range of music and can depend on you to provide some of everthing. Thank you. I live in Iowa in the city of Norwalk, just south of Des Moines. This is where we grow tall corn and musical groups like Slip Knot and see last performances from artists like Buddy Holly. Come see us in Iowa and all our exciting new growth.

Many greetings from Hamburg, Germany !
I love pandora ! Whats about german arists so like Herbert Gr�nemeier ?

Matthias

At Knickerbockers in Lincoln, NE there is always a show going on.

I have a " ton " of bootleg Dead .... I'm going to determine how it possible to create my own " station " ...... give me a moment. ( oh, by-the- by, NICE ! )

You should go to Sokol Underground in Omaha Nebraska, there are fantastic bands throughout the central plains.

You all should come to Tulsa, OK. I've turned alot of friends on to Pandora. We have a lively Western Swing heritage. 80s/90s/00s trends include rockabilly, psychobilly, red dirt(stripped down bluegrass), a growing indie/electronic/avant-garde scene and alot of metal(south-midwest hybrid sounds). And there's hip-hop too, very much a clash between memphis-stl-atl club oriented stuff with the huge texas screwed stuff. The blow up of Texas has Oklahoma questionin where it stands in all of this.

Utah, Salt Lake City. I know a couple of different people that are i different bands. Different types of music for each. They are just local and not real big but it would be fun to have you hear them.

There is a restaurant in Newton NJ called Bula. Fridays they feature jazz. Lately they've had Karl Latham and Mark Egan, also Dave Stryker trio
Another good place is KRAVE also in Newton.You might check out The WaterWheel Cafe in Milford PA http://www.waterwheelcafe.com/
and Cecil's in Orange http://www.cecilsjazzclub.com/index.htm
Local band Perfect Angle at Steinwand sound in Newton http://home.earthlink.net/~ssound/ssound.html
(Theres a Holiday Inn too

look for Zwarte' in the upper midwest

Didn't notice a mention of Boise, Idaho anywhere on here...so you should drop by. The Reef in downtown Boise has live bands on the weekends and great food to top it off. Another great place to check out for music in Boise is the Record Exchange. If you decide to hit Boise on your trip, drop me a line and I will get you some better info.

I second the person from Portland ME's comment...and there are many more fanatastic bands in the portland area. Check it out!!!

I just discovered Pandora a few days ago. This is the most amazing music service I've ever seen (listened to). I can't believe how much I enjoy the whole concept. I've bought some good computer speakers and a Squeezebox and I'm listening all the time. I love discovering new music. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work.

I am a very new user of your service. To date I only subscribe to your free service. I have been blown away by what you have available both in terms of your catalog of music and various genre but by the musicology you make available. I would be interested in plans you may have for a Tulsa stop. The Greenwood Cultural Center is host to the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. We have an active local music scene. The Spot Awards are an annual event to promote local talent that is very well attended.

PANDORA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Simply fantastic...............

ciao

The Picadora in Iowa City, Iowa would be a great place for shows, and it has alot of awesome bands that play there.

good evening to you sir!
Just a listner from state no.51:NORWAY
I am quite new to this so just hello today.Ive`been to USA several times and love to come back one day.

hey yall at MGP just fellow listener modem from pratt kansas stoppin in to tell ya the station kicks major ass the only thing i would change about it is the listening stop after so many hours of inactivity, i leave it on all night and listen to it while im tryin to fall asleepand sometimes it cut out before i start sleepin.

Come to Iowa City and the University of Iowa Campus. I do believe that we have a pretty rich local scene out here.

You guys are great! I do have a correction if you are interested. I am a huge country fan; I also really like classical music. On an album of David Coe's music, you have his name listed as Davis Coe. You may want to correct that. What a great station.

I live in Columbia, MO and we are a very music loving city. I know the University of Missouri - Columbia would be very receptive to a visit from you guys.

St. Louis, MO

Places to hold event:
Mad Art Gallery
Moolah Theatre
Pageant Theatre
Way Out Club

Please come to Huntsville Alabama. If you are not familiar with Huntsville, it is always in the top four high-tech cities in the country. We have Space Camp, The Space and Rocket Center and four colleges. I'm sure I can organize a place for a town meeting. Please let me know.

You really need to come to New Mexico. The Native American music alone would astound you! You couild increase your Mexican music greatly as well. I also enjoy a local group called Stoic Frame, an alternative music group from here that currently records in CA. There are tons of these people over here!

Wussup with y'all coming up to the AK. Not arkansas. The Northwest. Come to anchorage, alaska. See how and what people listen too. Iys not all igloo's and polar bears, for the uneducated.

Hello tim, I live in the great state of Alabama and i noticed that we weren't represented.We have several great recording studio's in the North West corner of Alabama . We have Fame Recording where the like's of Bob Dylan,The rolling Stones,Rod Stewart,and a host of people that are to many to name have come and laid down tracks.Our hayday was the early sixties when the greats like Otis Redding,Aretha Frankiln and Doby Gray would come and spend time in the area.We've had the Alabama Music Hall of Fame located here and we have a local music scene that is top notch.The Drive by Truckers,The wednesdays and Shenandoah all come from the area.Every year we hold the W.C.Handy blues festival that draws the best in blues,jazz and rock music.It is one week of music in just about every corner and venue that a drum kit,mike stand and amp can be stuck in.The festival brings in crowds that are from all over the world.It amaze's me the people from other countries that are fimilar with this area.They know the Muscle Shoals Horns,Sam Phillips,Eddie Hinton,Lenny leblanc,Mack McAnally,Muscle Shoals Rythem Section and The swamppers of Lynard Skynard fame.There are several people that are trying to get the old studio's restored to what they were like in there heyday.Well i guess i've pumped this blog with enough enfo for now.I also wont to let you know that i think this concept of a learning radio station is great.I can teach it the type of music i'm in the mood for.

pandora.com is too cool! literally revolutionary.

if you get thru montana please feel free to check in hereabouts. i would be more than pleased to go thru some music with you. wine and dine you (your expense account or mine). often is the time that i try artists/bands that pandora has not heard of. national-level artists that you should hear, possibly with the volume cranked! i have about 25 pandora stations thus far..listening from the laptop to the den stereo( boston acoustic towers) via bluetooth at the present time. how techie is that?
thanks much,

c-dubya

As a budding audiophile, this really lets me broaden my scope of a particular genre. I will add my word 2 the chorus 4 a mpls visit. (its not even on your itinerary)In the few years I've collected local music from there I would say Ive garnered about 50 albums of merit. Things I would recommend r 'Wookiefoot', 'Drunk & Disorderly', 'Tuesdays Robot', 'Danger boy & the Road Vultures' and 'Heiruspecs'. Also the best folk music collections in the world r 'The Secret Museum of Mankind'

Check out Lynam when you are in the Birmingham/Montgomery area in Alabama. Talented and fun to see in person at a show, they never disappoint.

Minneapolis is a great spot to discover a variety of music styles in one location. We have some of the very best University music programs, local bands that get their starts here as well as stars like 'Prince'.

A few to check out:

www.gnunion.com
www.myspace.com/judsnewharmony
www.myspace.com/aftermidnightquartet

Lawrence, Kansas

Check out lawrence.com to hear tracks from local bands and to get info on venues and stuff to do.

Lawrence is the home of Kansas University, which adds to it's youthful and liberal tilt and it is the "boulder of the midwest" as they say. ("they" being people who say such things)

A few bands from Lawrence to check out...

Mates of State
http://www.lawrence.com/bands/mates_of_state/

Ad Astra Per Aspera
http://www.lawrence.com/bands/ad_astra_per_aspera/

Approach
http://www.lawrence.com/bands/approach/

Split Lip Rayfield
http://www.lawrence.com/bands/split_lip_rayfield/

Tri Point Paradox
http://www.lawrence.com/bands/tri_point_paradox/

White Whale
http://www.lawrence.com/bands/white_whale/

Milwaukee Wisconsin has a great local music scene as does Madison Wisconsin. Madison is home to the University of Wisconsin(always in the top 5 party schools in the nation) with a great mix of local student bands as well as national acts with a great variety of venues to choose from.

become one of us;i think you are doing great;AND I AM FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA;

Come to NJ... things could use a bit of excitement and some amazing music.

Hi, I just tuned in for the first time yesterday. One of the stations I created has not yet played a single song I like. I was wondering if we might get better matches if we were allowed to enter more than one song for a particular station?
Thanks!

You could visit Western Kentucky University, which is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We have a fantastic music scene in the area.

Why not a trip to Huntington or Charleston in West Virginia? Since you are already coming to our neighbor, Virginia why not stop by on your way? We have a quite a number of fledgling bands serving a wide range of genres. Consider one of 3 great universities in the areas- Dunbar WV, West Virginia State University; Kanawha City WV, University of Charleston; Huntington WV, Marshall University.
I love pandora radio you guys are fantastic!!!!

Have you already passed through/by New Mexico?
Albuquerque actually has a really good hip hop scene, especially under-ground. Alot of great hip hop acts of all kinds pass through there and there are alot of excellent local mcs and djs. If you haven't already, you should check it out.
Let me know if you are headed this way and I will connect you with some information about the specifics and eateries, etc....

Hey there,

It would be absolutely fabulous if you guys could make it to Albuquerque. Albuquerque is culturally diverse with its Spanish and Native American background intermingled with anglo-american and black populations, each adding its own flavors to the mix. There are several different possibilities for where we could meetup, and I'm not wise on the hip-hop scene, but I have found this locale to have a rich tapestry of music available for listeners.

Plus we have great restaurants, and plenty of things to do. (So maybe we'll see you?)

nothing to add really,,,,just am so glad to discover PANDORA !!! HOW COULD YOU NOT LIKE IT!!
I am in the over 50 crowd and enjoy the blue's
thank you for bein' there

Love the site, and it's free! I have found so much great new music since I have started listening. Come to Billings, Montana. The Veterans F.O.E. in the heights always has great venues, or there are several downtown clubs that offer great entertainment in the evening.

hey you guys should got to Omaha Nebraska it is not a city with a lot of farm growers but you guys should look up more song of gangsters like me. you guys should get califa thugs and stuff like that.

check this girl out...
www.myspace.com/allisonbarkley8

Everyone who's saying Lawrence, KS is dead on. Places like Liberty Hall and the Granada draw both indie musicians and big name artists. Plus, it being a college town, a lot of people will be familiar with Pandora.

If not Lawrence, Kansas City, MO has a nice scene, especially in the Westport area.

fuck u all lol ha ha ha ha

Tim...you're missing out if you don't make a stop in Omaha, Nebraska. Tons of local acts...everything from Blues to Metal - as well as a central U.S. stop for many national acts. Check out SokolUnderground.com and OnePercentProductions.com for shows. Sokol is a small venue - holding maybe 2500 total - has featured some national acts - Avenged Sevenfold, Ten Years, Alice In Chains, KottonMouth Kings, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engaged, plus many more. Another place - The Shag Bar - features lesser known but just as good acts, Sarah Benck and the Robbers, Chris Duarte, Kris Lager.
Tim, stop by the next time you're close to Omaha - I'll buy you a beer.

Tinsley Ellis is the name of a band, he is also the lead singer and lead guitarist of my favorite blues band. They play all over the country and make it to Lincoln, Ne, during the summer months. He always plays at the Zoo bar. Enjoy him sometime if you have the chance. They have a web site with their schedule.
Hi Joey!

Hey - up here!!! Vermont might suprise you...Burlington is a great city; a college town/music menagerie/keep it local/keep it green kinda town with more happening than my pocket can keep up with.

I just wanted to say I love Pandora, and how you put music to a science! I live in Iowa. You should go to Spencer and get some coffe at the Shaky Tree Coffe place! I know so many people that love Pandora!

Dear friend,Pandora is great!If you dont know try www.skype.com and you are in contact with all we! My name Skype is rryama. If you dowload it all Pandoras DJs always speak directly with you !Good bye. Ronaldo.

Great thing going here. Please check out Seth Adam if you get to the Northeast.

www.myspace.com/sethadam

aloha PANDORA.....mahalo for alllll the awesome music. just enjoy being here. sooooo tom...how 'bout making your way to hawaii(i'm even willing to jump in my canoe and getcha:))? we've got so many talented local artist here. i've listed some my favor. artist/groups for you to check out sometime.

keali'i reichel
israel kamakawiwo'ole
cecilio & kapono
brothers cazimero
kalapana
olomana
palani vaughen
willie k.

there's a bunch of new hawaiian artist that are just as talented...but i've listed my 'ol time best.

be well and mahalo bunches once again.

aloha PANDORA.....mahalo for alllll the awesome music. just enjoy being here. sooooo tom...how 'bout making your way to hawaii(i'm even willing to jump in my canoe and getcha:))? we've got so many talented local artist here. i've listed some my favor. artist/groups for you to check out sometime.

keali'i reichel
israel kamakawiwo'ole
cecilio & kapono
brothers cazimero
kalapana
olomana
palani vaughen
willie k.

there's a bunch of new hawaiian artist that are just as talented...but i've listed my 'ol time best.

be well and mahalo bunches once again.

i believe i called you "tom"...opps! soooo sorry!

Ok, New Mexico IS in the U.S.A and we LOVE music here!! All kinds!! Check it out on your way somewhere....

Dewey Beach, Delaware in the summer is a major party scene with mutliple different music festival. A local band that I love and can be caught every Thursday Night at the Rusty Rudder is Love Seed Momma Jump

You forgot Las Vegas!! We get some of the best Classic R&R groups playing here The Stones, The Who, Kansas, REO Speedwagon, Music is here!!

Hey Tim,
First off, thanks for Pandora. It really makes my web/graphic design job more of a blast than it already was. I'm telling everybody about it.

If you are coming through Alabama check out Jamey Hamm in Tuscaloosa, the home of The University of Alabama. Like any college town there are tons of little coffee shops, restaurants, and bars with regular acts. Jamey plays at all of them.

Mug Shots is known for the BEST burger in town and one of the better scenes for musicians, since they only invite those who bring a good crowd to come back.

Capture studio cafe also has a variety of artists worth checking out.

I found my friends, Dead Man in Reno, on Pandora. They are from Tuscaloosa as well. Have a great trip.

check out Tallahassee, Florida and Fayetteville, Arkansas for their great local music scenes.

Visit Norman, Oklahoma!! We have some great bands and two unique venues.
The Opolis
http://www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html
The Deli
http://www.thedeli.us/

Thanks for Pandora, I might not survive the work day without your radio, I love it!!

Burlington VT!!! This town has genres of all kinds and its the sole reason I moved here, because of the music scene. From funk (Dave Grippo) to jazz (Nick Casserino) to bluegrass (Gordon Stone). Theres also a huge music venue at www.highergroundmusic.com.

love the options for musical types, without any effort. Im from the UK so no point looking for visits

You guys are doing an awesome job, I show this service to almost everyone I meet who has the slightest interest in music. I would like to see a road trip to Canada, there is a vast amount of talent across the country.

Keep up the amazing job.

Why did you skip ALABAMA?

I am from Detroit; however, my musical tastes run from '50's-'60's R&B and Jazz to Early acid leading up to Woodstock during my collegiate stints in the D. C. area, enjoying country rock and bluegrass, also. Next was the New Mexico influence (limited music) '80's. Back to Michigan and Jazz with concerts and blues bars. Now sharing my diversified tastes with the locals here in Alabama. Huntsville is a melting pot of a variety of music. Y'all come on down. Ray

I would like to hear "Tracks of My Tears" by Christine Collister. You do not even have her in your database. I was very suprised. She is from the U.K. Thank you for your time. .....Max

I don't know if you guys do anything in Canada but I have 4 amazing local talents to suggest.

Civil Savage is a local band in Edmonton, Alberta. They're death/melodic death metal. I'd have to say they have some pretty insane vocals and the guitarist is incredibly talented. I'm pretty sure they have a thing on myspace and purevolume.com. Just look for Civil Savage.

Ira Lee is another amazing artist. He's more rap/reggae. He's originally from Saskatchwan but I met him in Edmonton...If you go to (I think) www.sideroadrecords.com or it might be sidetrackrecords.com...you'll probably find him.

Brother Voodoo is a punk band from St. Albert, Alberta...very small town about 15 minutes outside of Edmonton....I haven't seen them live yet but i've heard demo cd's and they are pretty impressive.

And finally....the all amazing S.O.S. Probably the most talented local band I've heard yet. Their bassist is talented, he was my english teacher, ha. They consider themselves to be Universal Rock...and I would have to agree, you can't really classify them into one genre. Go to www.505sos.com and check them out.

Hi!
I was introduced to Pandora by a fellow co-worker about 2-3 weeks ago and I am absolutely thrilled with this site!!!! I love Christian and Contemporary Gospel music and this site is just heaven sent. I have been introduced to some new artists that I didn't even know existed before I listened to your station and I am so exited! Keep up the great work. There is one artist out there though, that I feel deserves some well needed recognition. His name is Tim Miner. He has worked with some big people in the music industry, but he has some music of his own out there. It would be nice to hear some of his music on Pandora. You can check him out at www.timminermusic.com. Thanks for all of the great music!!!! God Bless!!!

I've noticed you missed some great artists from Puerto Rico, Like Fiel a la Vega.

You should REALLY come visit Puerto Rico. Here you'll find great combinations of different styles within the same music. And it sounds great!!

Naomi KBG

Hey, you should come to Louisville, KY. We've got a great local music seen, check out Subrosa or Halfway Hollow. I think it'd be a city worthy of this amazing website haha.

You may have heard of them while in Chicago. But a local band out of Cedar Rapids Iowa that is awesome is All But Screaming. you can check em out at http://www.allbutscreaming.com amazing people with some amazing music. thanx

Great idea.
The world is bigger than the US, though.
Most of the people I know over here use Pandora. Why not show some global recognition?

From an xpat in DK.
Larry D.

Hey i'd like to hear some hard-rock bands from Mexico and Spain. Some of them are "Coda" and "Sangre Azul" and they're really good.
'Hope you add this bands and more of this kind...
Thanks!!!!!!!!!

Hi,
I am a huge fan of Pandora, and am so happy you know who G.B. Leighton is. However, I think you need to visit Minneapolis, and check out the amazing music scene here. Keep up the great work, and as soon as you have a need for a mid-west office hit me up, I am willing to volunteer.

For a folk-y Downeast Maine experience, check out the older band called Schooner Fare. I think they are based out of Portland, Maine. They are as salty as Maine lobster.

hye great stuff guys, but ever think of coming to Canada, we have some grat artist out, there is this band called Thats Chester, and the lead singer Richard fullereton is an amzing artist, should check them out

So what's up with no South Carolina . I'm from Spartanburg , SC . Home of The Marshall Tucker Band . Toy Caldwell influenced a ton of Souther Musicians . Spartanburg is also home to Pink Anderson ( the Pink from Pink Floyd ) . So let's get with it and come to SC , particularly Spartanburg . Love Pandora Radio.

Peace - JB

What can you say? Pandora is great! I thought you might not have "Little Esther" a black singer on the "chittlin circuit" back in the 50's. Not only did you have her, but many singers in her posse.

I have twenty channels just to zero in on the music I want to hear this particular minute.

Thannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnks!

Hey there, believe it or not, Kentucky's got alot going on when it comes to music! Here in Lexington especially, not only are there country and bluegrass music festivals all the time, there is a ton of new and fresh music/bands growing out of the garages! And luckily we just got a new bar/club opened up that loves to display the new and local talent! So we have the country and the rock scene- but we got a really good rap scene too! Several people working and recording in an "underground" garage rap studio, which turns out sounding amazing! Oh and if you're ever having a party around these parts, you never have to worry about entertainment, rock bands, "rap stars", what ever you could want, we got it! and everyone is just down for a good time! just a thought!

if you ever hit St. Louis, check out the Trip Daddys. Great rockabilly band that wins local awards all the time. Awesome guitar player, great band.

I absolutely love this site! I have been searching for a place like this for a while, my whole office and many of my church members and friends are now listening to Pandora. WE LOVE IT, thank you.

I live in Columbia, South Carolina. There is this great new band from there called Everthing After. They would be worth checking out.

Hard to believe Kentucky is not on your list!
We make GREAT music here.
Anyhow,thanks for Pandora. I LOVE it and I am sharing it with all my friends!

Hey Tim and Pandora Team,
I live in Canada on the west coast, the outdoor adventure capital of Canada, a place called Squamish! We are in between Vancouver, BC and Whistler Mounatin Ski Resort! Come visit and ski or board some of the most amazing terrain in the world...I love spreading the Pandora word, as a matter of fact..I am now getting people telling me about it, so it has come full circle.
Happy Ho Ho and much success for 2007 and beyond!
Happy Hugs
Kimberley

Come see us in Portland Maine. Just a quick trip north from Boston. Great local music scene here. We're nice folks and will show you a good time. Frommer's recently put us in their top 12 (in the whole wide world!) travel destinations for 2007. Check out the music on: Greetings from Area Code 207, now in 6 volumes. http://989wclz.com/gfac207_main.html

We love Pandora. You'll love Portland.

you guys are amazing, I love you and your site very muchly.

thank you kindly.

*how about some music from connectucut.

You should give Mpls/St Paul MN a try. We have a huge live music scene that features many original bands like Dazy Head Mazy, GB Leighton, Tim Mahoney, and many more. Lots of diversity and many unique clubs and acts. Give us a try! PS, I suppose I should mention that Prince is a resident too.

*cough* The internet is "Global" ya know...
so it sorta *leaks out* of the US into places like
Australia.

So what if I added another digit to my post- er
my "zipcode" yeah... zipcode *touches nose*.

I apparently live in florida now, so a friend tells
me, but you know, it's Christmas and it's feeling
kinda warm and summery and very Un-American.

In my humble opinion, some of the most brilliant and innovative musical artists and musicians in the world can be found in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Truly.

A few of the best:
Fog
Dosh
Happy Apple
Tapes 'N Tapes
Atmosphere
Brother Ali
POS
Fat Kid Wednesdays
Andrew Bird

Check them out (most of them) on Pandora.

Pandora is brilliant! Thanks!

Thanks for your attention to the Flash problem. Houston is a great music town and you might want to add Shake Russell. This is really a great venue for music.

Pandora is a great invention...i used to listen pandora everyday because all the songs fit with my music preferences and relax me while I'm working in my PC...thanks!...GREETINGS FROM CARACAS, VENEZUELA ;)

When you're rolling down I-70 thru Missouri and get halfway between St Louis and KC....

3 words.....

The Blue Note
http://www.thebluenote.com/

Greenville SC .....Tons of great bands here. All genres Is worth the trip here to behold.

Alabama...it's not just for rednecks anymore. We have the leading Indie radio program in the country (in my opine). Check out http://www.regscoffeehouse.com/ Reg lives in Bham, and his playlist gets copied by radio stations all over the country. Our local music scene is VERY diverse, featuring performances as different as "The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower" to "Kris Kristoferson". We have "The Nick" (World famous as a stop for indie bands) and "The Bottletree Cafe" (Up and coming Indie venue) and "Workplay" (run by one of the original MTV VeeJays). We also have "The Garages" (pickes as one of the 50 bars you have to see before you die by several magazines). Come here, you won't be disappointed.

las vegas, NV
Black Label Society!!!!

You should try Canada. Or wyoming

I have never enjoyed something so much. You are just great. I will be posting more. I am truck driver and this is something we all need.

Could you add Wichita, Kansas to that map?
Great Site/Station btw!
Lots of great music here....
Keep it goin..../thumbsup

I made a Gary Burton radio station. 10 pieces into the broadcast and no Gary Burton. Same for other stations I have set up. The music has been similar to Gary Burton so you know something about him. Where's the music?

Great site. It will still be a great site even after you charge $10/month.

Tom

Oklahoma City has lots of great talent! I'd love to meet you guys when you come out this way. Pandora is genius! Well done!
For original OKC artists, check out my friends on my myspace page...
Cardinal Trait (first heard them here, thank you)
Camille Harp
Lisa Curl
Eric Sarmiento
That's a good start for you!
Ciao for now!
RAven

Waaaaait a minute... There's this part of the country called "the Midwest". We like (and make) music, too! (Chicago is its own geographical area.)

Hi Tim:
Thanks a lot for Pandora Music. I really love it. Everytime I sit on my computer I always turned on my Pandora first before doing anything. Keep up the good work. I wish you could also play music coming from the Philippines.
Please extend my warmest regards to Pandora Team Family.

Regards,
The Brunette Girl
Mindanao, PHILIPPINES

Hi there,

really nice idea. Just a few comments:

1. There are loads of Israeli users (I live in Israel, so I know :) ) would be nice to get Israeli music too

2. If I say I don't like a song in one station, please don't bring it on another station.

3. Would be great if we could choose stations according to genre... e.g. slow, Rock, Oldies etc.

Thanks a lot and keep up the good work

Viv

I was slightly disappointed (although not really surprised) to see Kansas completely skipped over.

I would like to suggest a stop in Lawrence, KS. There are several talented local bands, but I would like to particularly recommend The Cosmopolitics. They classify themselves as Improg, or improvised progressive rock. Very interesting stuff. Check them out on myspace.com/cosmopolitics

Another Mainer here, with a vote for Cattle Call. They play monthly at Gritty McDuffs.

hey, there's a local band here in lexington, ky named petticoat petticoat. they're awesome you should check them out

In Reno, NV the best place for live original music is Walden's Coffeehouse.

oi oi!

im a seattleite and believe that all the best music lives here.

www.kexp.org

but, in any case, i noticed you didnt have omaha, nebraska. be sure to check out saddle creek records for some great indie stuff, from the likes of bright eyes to cursive to the faint, and with lesser knowns like azure ray.

You should make a trip to Louisville, KY!

Main Street Lounge or Phoenix Hill would be two GREAT places to start!

MSL has turntablism, mixtape and tehcno DJ's.

PHT has evrything from R&B and Rap to Alternative & Hard Rock!

Holla Bro!!

suggestion- New Jersey- For Pete's Sake, probably one of the best up and coming bands

www.myspace.com/forpetessakenj

Thank you so much for the wonderful experience. I don't think i could have ever been in touch with music more than now. The music community in Ontario, Canada is huge!!!! stretching from Windsor, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec. For all genres too!. Check out Kitchener and Toronto when you get a chance!

The Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines Iowa is a great venue for local and touring bands. We have had everything from Bela Fleck, to the Goo Goo Dolls, to Snoop Dogg! Des Moines is also home to Grammy winners Slipknot/Stone Sour, if you are into that sort of stuff.(I personally am not) The Nadas are a great local band and they play frequently in the area and around the midwest. Iowa is very central, come check us out!

Iowa City, IA has a really strong roots rock scene- as well as some fantastic alt rock, punk rock and experimental stuff-

Best of =
Death Ships-
http://www.deathships.com/site/

The Sleeping Planes- http://www.sleepingplanes.com/

Dave Zollo-
http://www.davidzollo.com/

Bo Ramsey-
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52927816

thanks for building this site! we came!!!
enjoy-

Check out the Blue Room in the historic 18th & Vine Distrct. The city is famous for jazz, however, we don't have a local full time jazz radio station.

Get out of your car and on a plane!! Pandora is the best site on the internet but you've left Hawaii completely out, what's up with that?? How about a trip to the islands! Think about it!!
Mahalo,
Gavin

Sad to see that you don't have Kentucky on on your map. there is a lot of Singers and bands that came out of Kentucky.

Count me as another vote for Madison, Wisconsin. Previous comments have said enough.

Okay, maybe I overlooked it on the map...but seriously? No Minneapolis? Are you sure?

It's only one of the most Amazing (yes, capital "a") local music scenes you'll ever find. I highly recommend you put it on your itinerary.

hey should add some more New Zealand music such as Blindspott which is a top rock band massive in NZ but not known internationally. BE good if you could add them your listeners will love them. Thanks.

How about a trip to Omaha, the home of Saddle Creek records??

I am from Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick to be exact) and i am hoping that you will make a quick stop up this way on your road trip across the US (we're just above Maine).

There is a ton of great bands and musicians from this region who are working hard to get their music out to a larger audience. If you can't make it up this way then i recommend you check out Grand Theft Bus. They are an inovative indy rock band from Fredericton, New Brunswick. They've released 2 albums and have played venues across Canada, and in New York, Boston and Maine. You can check them out on the web.

In Kansas City, you should definitely go to Knuckleheads Saloon &/or Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club.
http://www.knuckleheadskc.com/
http://www.daveysuptown.com/

hey, why isn't Idaho on the list of states? I am an old rocker from Houston, Texas. I'm still out here. Happen to be senior citizen by now but stil love to rock. Pandora is wonderful and I plan to make it a part of life in the small Idaho town of Parma. Please tell Lenny Kravitz to come to Boise. Thank you Pandora. Later.

Got to rock and roll to stay alive.

Good work guys.Regards from Europe,Bulgaria.Some day come here.

I love Pandora!! I do alot of computer work at home and it's nice to listen to, and I can choose my own singers and styles of music...

One question/slight complaint...

I wish Pandora didn't stop when I click on the X to leave another program/site that I'm working on or looking at. Why doesn't Pandora stay on??
Thanks,
Margaret Van Horn

Pandora is a great service; thanks! You might want to consider visiting Madison, WI; big college town, decent music scene, &c.

I love listening to Christian music while I search the web.It brightens my day. Everyday is a road trip for me with five children and a husband of 14 years!

The Gene Harris Jazz Festival in Idaho is a "can't miss!" Also, if you like blues, tune into Phat John and the Three Slims. They're a local band with a great sound.

you should hit Duluth mn and try out Beaners Central.It is a fantastic concert coffee house with many shows by minnesota artist.however the owner is a musician and features performers and groups from other states as well.

hi friends..
I'm basically from India where our cultural music still dominates western music.But its great to be a part of the pandora family to know more about international music,to discover more artists ..some of whom i had never heard of.Thanks a lot pandora and Tim of course.

oklahoma! home of the flaming lips, the starlight mints, etc.

great venues include opolis in norman [home of the university of oklahoma], the conservatory in oklahoma city.

re: the liquor store mentioned above, joe's... i always wondered how they always had good music playing, and now i know.

How about coming to Kentucky and checking out PG-43? The name's PG-43 because kids under the age of 43 need Parental Guidance to relate to the music. Great songs about walking your daughter down the aisle, on-line dating in midlife, etc. You can check out the website at www.PG-43.com and hear clips.

Minneapolis, Minnesota has a ton of awesome up-and-coming bands, especially with Afternoon Records.

Check them out - www.afternoonrecords.com

I WOULD LIKE FOR THE SONG THAT I'M LOOKING FOR PLAY FOR EXAMPLE I PUT ''IT'S MY PARTY AND I CRY IF I WANT TOO'' I WANT THAT SONG TO PLAY NOT ANY OTHER SONG.

First of all, thank you Pandora for existing! I've made some great musical discoveries thanks to you folks!

As for the road trip, I think you would enjoy Las Cruces, New Mexico. There is some great local music to be found here!

What, no Minneapolis Minnesota? C'mon. It's a great music scene, and you've maybe heard of First Avenue. . .?

What about Buenos Aires, Argentina????

What about Kentucky...U of K and U of L. Especially Louisville, Lucinda Williams will be the in April...Wide Spread Panic...Great concert venue!

You have to go worldwide guys!!!!
There is too much great music outside the USA, that I can't find.
What about Cuby and the Blizzards!!!

They're not around anymore, but The Big Wu were the shit. Origonaly from Minnesota check them out. Besides how could you pass up a stat the gave you prince and bob dylan?

Hi Tim,

Such a fascinating and worthwhile project, thank you!

How about Montana. I'd love to see some red dots on your road map from the northern tier.

My wife Tamera and I don't live in a town, but we have a good time creating our own scene anyway. Want to see 'outer' Montana and hear some original music? We're in the Bitterroot National Forest about 90 miles south of Missoula on the West Fork of the Bitterroot River. I am a full-time telecommuter (tech writer/web developer) and a liflong songwriter musician promoter. We also present touring musicians in a house concert setting.

We're not conveniently located along some interstate but we routinely fill the room with 50 or so music-loving guests. So if you want to get from Missoula to Salmon, for example, you'll drive within 15 miles of our home. Heck, we'd even whip a special show just for you.

Lawrence, Kansas is only about a 40 minute drive from downtown Kansas City. The local music scene has traditionally been vibrant and diverse for years (many would say more-so than Kansas City, at times) We have great local rock, reggae, jazz, experimental, bluegrass,metal, and everything in between(we just need some good funk) and live music every night of the week... with several venues bringing in regional and national acts all the time. You all ought to consider coming to lawrence when you come to Kansas City, as Lawrence really is a hotbed for great music. I can be reached at my e-mail if you're interested in me putting together a list and description of musicians that will be playing when you are visiting the area.. I'm very interested in your ideas and hope to be able to contribute in any way I can.

Don'"t really remember how I found Pandora, but so glad I did. It"s my only radio staion now. Been telling everyone I know about it. No downloads, just plain good old simple music. You guys knew what you were doing when you created it. Thank you. I"am into the James Blunt kind of music. I"am 54, live in Blackfoot Idaho. Did the 60"s thing, it was a blast.
Just wanted to say thank you.
Thomas

Curtis Stigers of Jazz fame has just purchased a local club, Penguilly's, in Boise. He hosts some great musicians in one of the coolest little clubs anywhere. You would be amazed at the local music scene in Boise. We are the nation's up and coming music hotspot in one of the nation's up and coming city!

I am enjoying Pandora. I would like to see "type of music" as I listen to all Christian genre's. I like mostly Christian contemporary but rock, as well. Thanks very much!

Nancy

I just posted but forgot to tell you my state. I'm from New Hampshire. Thank you.

Nancy

Typical. South Carolina gets passed up once again by the music world. Columbia has feelings too and you hurt them. Oh well there is always the next go around.

Hey,
Pandora is spreading like wildfire in Boise Idaho....You'll love it here and the people too.

hey this is Eli from Minnesota. wow i cant believe you guys are passing up MN. Minnesota is known for its music and hip culture (if you don't believe me come to Minneapolis to "up town". you'll see. I promise.) But any way Minnesota is a diamond in the rough when it comes to music. a guy i want to mention is Aaron Espe. He is an amazing artist. very up and coming. here's his web site www.aaronespe.com. I really want to see him make it on Pandora.com Check out his site. He's been getting a ton of props as of late.

How about Morehead, Kentucky? There's even a University here. Morehead State University. We have a variety of musics here, a very diverse campus.....Bring on the Pandora!!!! Your site is great.

Would love to have you visit Minneapolis!

Alaska has some great homegrown talent, aside from Jewel and Hobo Jim there is an abundance of persons with to much time and to much isolation that seem to take it out on instruments of one sort or another.
You should plan a mid summer road trip up the Alcan and swing through Tok, down to valdez, over to Anchorage and Wasilla and up through Denali to North Pole and Fairbanks, perhaps even a side trip down to Girdwood, Kenai, Homer and Sterling, worth the time for sights and sounds alike.
I can hook you up with some great local music scene people like Jim and Ester at Whole Wheat Radio ( http://www.wholewheatradio.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page ) and some cheap lodging like the Alaskan View Motel at http://www.alakanviewmotel.com

Hope to see you swing through and perhaps take home some great vuts of music and some great cuts of Salmon (I can show you the good places for those too!)

Here's another vote for a Minneapolis visit!

I would greatly appreciate information about your visit to Las Vegas. Roughly 800,000 visit every week; given enough notice you could reach your target demographics and possibly find something to do after the conference?

Found your site recently at work, now telling everyone about it. Now have many stations. Searching for Maria Callas and Yo-Yo Ma on Pandora, also the amazing classical songs from movie O Philadelphia and Shawshank Redemption.

Pandora is amazing.

Peg from North Dakota

Little Rock has and has had a very vibrant music scene and tradition. The Mid-South has two cities that have both contributed a great deal to American music, and if Memphis is listed, Little Rock should be as well. In addition, the musical history of Helena in Arkansas needs to be reflected.

Hawaii has got some important local sounds that CAN'T be missed. It's a lot of money to get out there, but a promising endeavor at any rate.

I live in France at Grenoble and I love Pandora...

Could someone tell me how to look up Hawaiian music on pandora? I haven't had any luck. Mahalo-"thanks" got 2 b smooth

I love Pandora. I've been listening for about a year now. I don't listen to anything else on my PC. Keep doing what you are doing and if you are every in Kentucy, look me up!
Pandora Fan for life!
Tracey in Kentucy

Please consider the university of wyoming... seriously...nobody ever comes here...Nobody GOOD comes here.
Awesome project! Anyone developed a hack to rip pandora streams yet? ;)

Hi Tim & Co, I recetly joined pandora and ever since, the station has been making my day. So, please keep it up. Meanwhile,I have dis comments to make:
Im from Nigeria n have been seeking to locate the local artists like: Late Fela Anikulapo, Lagbaja and Sikiru Ayinde(Fuji Music)but to no avail.

Endeavour to extend pandora music road to Nigeria. Please.

Hello Tim & Co, i've been a listener of pandora for quite some time. I love the service, it's great. I would like to see some visits to kentucky if at all possible. Thanks for the great service. Keep up the good work. Love you guys.

you really need to do a trip to Alaska. Drive through Canada or fly into anchorage. Wasilla in the Mat-su Valley has it going on for music. Aug. is State fair with a music festivle of locl music makers,and the midnite sun. FYI joshua glen fryfogle
writes for the local paper. the frontiersman about the local music. The Great Bear Brewing Company open mics and great local music. Both are on myspace. These two contacts are hard beleivers to the local music makers. I was blessed to grow up in the S.F. area in the 70s and Ive been blessed for a second time to see the great music being put out here. Least I forget, 3AM dead of winter three man band playing to the northern lights...

Between Cleveland and Erie, PA were many recording companies that never had nationally hits, but local people purchased them because they were GREAT!!! Also I have over 30,000 songs on CDs I recorded from my 45s that I gladly share...let me know how...more DOOWOP and rockabilly would be great!!!

Tim & Co. Just found out about you guys. So far very impressed. You gotta stop in the Twin Cities Mpls/St Paul. Come on, Dylan, Prince, The Time and many many more, still to be discovered!
Keep up the gr8 work. Thanks

tim, we enjoy pandora very much. we also thank you for the free music, as most of us senior people on S.S. are unable too afford paying for the enjoyment of music. thank you again for you free section and GOD bless you .

I would like you to come to Minneapolis Minnesota. We have a lot of great musical talent out here. Minnesota has a lot of great things in it.

Please concider comming to Alaska. Sometimes it is forgotton that we are part of the United States. You would realy like it in late Spring to early Fall(June-Sept)

My dear friend Pandora.

I've been enjoying (greatly!) this site for about a year now and I've never thanked you. Thank you (thankyouthankyou) for all the hard work you've put into this project. It's all kinds of amazing and I love how versatile and yet reliable it is.

So for what it's worth, know that somewhere out in cyberspace, you've made someone in South Carolina very, very happy. Thanks.

JNR

Not my State but one I visit at every opportunity is West Virginia where you can find some of the purest old time music still being played and taught. Particularly central West Virginia. But, I'm sorry to say, if you don't go now you'll miss it. The true old masters are now in their 80s and 90s and leaving us much too quickly.

words do not do this place justice. this is the BEST place for any music out there. guys thanks for all the time u have put into this site.

keep it up. even my dad likes it. for his older music. from muskogee oklahoma.

darryl reynolds

How could you not visit Alabama?
Muscle Shoals was the birthplace of the blues, and so many classic artists cut records there... don't do Rock 'n Roll a disservice by leaving out the birthplace of the Blues, your redneckiness. *bows and kowtows out*

Kisses from Montenegro!
You are great!

I just discovered the web site yesterday, really cool! Where in the heck have I been?!
A couple of suggestions for you to check out in Des Moines, Iowa.
There are two venues that are a must for regional acts, Blues on Grand and Vaudville Mews.
As far as original local acts, there are 3 that I highly recommend, Randy Burk and the Prisoners, Brother Trucker and The Nadas.
Keep the tunes comin' and thanks. Bob

Is a desktop version of pandora in the future plan? It would be awesome to be integrated into a media player like i-tunes. Also the option to buy the mix you are listening to right now should be available. Awesome job so far!

G

Minneapolis is my fav place to be to hear great live music! I have lived in 7 different cities and this is the best for up and coming music! I just found this band here they are for sure the next band signed out of this city!

www.myspace.com/jnhband
www.jnhband.com

Why not Omaha??

Saddle Creek Records

Film Streams

Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Etc...

Come to Mpls Mn.................GREAT MUSIC LIVES HERE.

2 to See:

Vaz http://www.thevaz.com/

&

Stnnng http://www.stnnng.com/

i have a friend that is in a band and i think they sound great the name of there band is krishna here is a web adress so they can be checked out http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=348625 and there myspace is http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=40538227 they should really be checked out you just have to understand that there recording quality is not the greatest but they have a great sound they would be really gratful to who ebver checked them out

Just great. Regards from Denmark.

what about idaho?

How about a trip to West Virginia.

The Gauley River, on a rafting trip; or wait until winter, and go to Caanan Ski Resort. Two quite remarkable experiences....

A great spectator sport is the New River George Bridge Day. Jumpers from all over the world give it a try...

Are you able to have it where once a song is played on a particluar station, you can go back and play it over and over? That would be too neat...Just an inquisitive suggestion...

Pandora is awesome, I wish the account registration is available for Canadian residents as well.

I know, I know, I should not be listening? My State aint Cal, or SC, Vir. NO it is Scotland. It is easy to cheat. If a Silver surfer like me can do it all the young dudes (I feel a Bowie coming on) will be able to do it, from Albania, to Zambia. Music is great. Like some of the obscure Golden Oldies.

Come to Alaska!!! :) its beautiful and we have tons of local music in every genre. places to check out, UAA, mad myrna's, club millenium, and tons of others.

don't forget to add Little Rock Arkansas I just love listening to blues

you guys are missing out on a great local music scene by not travelling to charleston, sc. there is a great fan base where the locals take their music seriously. i think you would be impressed with what the ole port city has to offer. thanks

I heared about Pandora few months ago... I am really pround about this music "service". But I am from Spain and it seems to be the end of this journey. I hope someday Pandora arrives "officially" to Spain. Thanks a lot!!!

Come to Brisbane Australia. Matt Price wrote a piece in The Australian newspaper about Pandora in April. I just had to check it out - a lot of 90210 zipcodes must have popped up about then. Pandora is.....well we all know how good it is. No-one wants to harm musicians or the music business but the world is moving on and Pandora is THE FUTURE of radio and music listening. Fight on.

I don't see how you could pass up Athens - great local music scene

Tim, the music selections are wonderful. The only concern I have is that very often the volume must be either raised or lowered, from song to song. Otherwise, this is a great venue and helps to get me through the workday, stress-free. thank you.

I just heard a good Beatles soundalike group with original material called Tony And The Bandits.

I heard a song called I Can't Lose.

Consider adding that group to your data base.

Steven Green
Austin, Texas

Birmingham, Alabama! Venues: WorkPlay, Bottletree, the Nick, Bailey's, Cave Nine, etc... Bands: there are lots - you'll just have to come see (hear!). We've got a whole lot more than just Taylor Hicks!

Santa Fe, New Mexico is the place to be. Come to WilLee's Blues Club and hear Nosotros!

I would appreciate you visiting Tulsa, OK. I am so starved for some great gospel classics or any music from african-americans. They don't seem to realize that the gospel is for all people, all races.

Very disappointing to hear how Pandora can no longer be streamed to Canada. It is the absolute best source to hear new music. Due to Pandora I have purchased many CDs I would never have known about. Keep up the fight to bring Pandora to Canada.

we would love to have u anywhere in Oklahoma. Pandora is my study music.

Hi!

I'm from Canada and Pandora was my favorite website. I cannot go on without you! Please come back!

Canada

Do not beleave that "Navada is a waste land" down in here in Las Vegas there is a guy named Rusty Lee who has been bustting out some outstanding R&B foreverrrrr......but can not score a break!Sits in at alot of places and when he gets up to leave people beg for him to stay.Steavie Ray got nothin' on him!Give him a ear!Got a tune named"Iraqie attackie" that he wrote five years ago,was hot then and hot now! Peace wallander3@msn.com

how about louisville ky on your roadtrip? just want to say how much i listen to pandora and love the new music i'm discovering with such ease. good luck with all the hard work you guys have been doing. i can't express in words how much pandora has really opened up my tastes in music; it's like i can't get enough.

mj

Ever hear of a band called "Caterwaul" featuring Betsy Martin? Pandora hasn't. That's a shame.

Hi! I just recently moved to Arizona from Arkansas but I want to recommend Fayetteville, Arkansas as a location you might want to visit on your roadtrip. It is the home of the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!) and there is a street, "Dickson Street" that has live music everyday of the week and I have some really fantastic bands there and I sure do miss my live music - I live in a small town in southeast Arizona and the only live music they have here is Spanish music. Make sure you stop in at the "Gypsy" and "Georges" - Friday "Happy Hour" is a great time to hit Dickson Street - I promise you wont' be disappointed!

Yet another vote for Minneapolis. Some really good music coming out of this town, with excellent venues of all sizes.

Just to let you know that you have listeners in the UK too. In fact, it was an Aussie that put me onto you. You're global!!

If you ever swing through Des Moines, Iowa. I would recommend the band "The Dig Angees" They are a talented group.

How about checking out Iowa and South Dakota for new music? I am a musician myself. Sioux Falls has many places to check out new music. I know many musicians in Iowa and South dakota. There is a musician in my home town who made it to the top 10 finalist for a new reality music show that will broadcast on NBC july of 2007. Consider adding Iowa and South dakota to your road trip. It's all about the music.

Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky is well known in this part of the country for it's music programs; it annually graduates a number of students who represent a broad genre of music styles. Kentucky is home not only to horses and bourbon but it's where many country music stars call home: Wynona Judd, Dwight Yoakum, Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, Tom T. Hall and Billy Ray Cyrus, for example. But many, many more professional musicians from Kentucky are "behind the scenes" as members of orchestras, back-up band members and so on. MSU would be an ideal venue for a Town Hall road trip, you'll not be disappointed!

I wanted to clue you into a band i heard this weekend. A conglomerate of musicians from local louisville, ky bands got together this weekend to form the "health and happiness family gospel band". Comprised of perhaps no more than eight musicans, this band takes bluegrass gospel to a different level by using sure-fire lyrics and infusing the melody into their own brand of bluegrass garage rock anthems that are impossible to tune out. as i hear it, they have an album in the works and i thought would be a wonderful addition to your roadtrip...and posibly pandora's wonderful assortment of tunes.

I'm from Juneau Alaska, and a friend of my family, Rory Stitt has been making music for years. He's been touring and has produced three albums so far. His sound reminds me of Vienna Teng and Regina Spektor, in that it is all piano, moving harmonies and soulfully heartfelt. He is pretty famous here in Juneau but has had trouble getting his music noticed. I'm just wondering if you could add him into your assortment here on Pandora. His website is http://www.rorystitt.com

Thanks a lot!

Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska, only 40 miles apart...are filled with local musicians to check out. Kris Lager Band, now backing up Indigenous, is from Lincoln, Ne. A diamond in the wheat fields. Anchondo is also a good one to check out. Don't underestimate the midwest. Not everything worthy is in Kansas City and Chicago....! Please come for a visit!

Don't miss Louisville, Kentucky

I noticed Nebraska wasn't on your schedule. I've been listening to the internet radio for about a week now and continue to be impressed. Anyway, I know a local band from central Ne that would LOVE radio play, they've been played on a satellite radio station once or twice, and it was a really big deal to them. The band's name is Nigel, and their Myspace site is www.myspace.com/nigelrock

Please check them and Nebraska out on your trip. It'd be awesome!

Tim,

An album that would be great on a desert Island would The Sons of Champlin's "Loosen Up Naturally, 1967."
I live in Idaho and my state wasn't in your list.
Finally, I know of an artist that deserves a listen. I think he'd be a great addition to the genome project collection. The name of the group is Pat Coast and out of the Blue. If your interested, I'll send you a copy of his CD.

Thanks,
Steve Brody

This is a good idea. I've dropped yahoo lanchcast completly. They were getting abit obnoxious anyway.

Local to Madison WI is El Donk, www.eldonk.com, a few CDs released. Satire rock in the Zappa tradition. But actually I'm writing to beg for Lagbaja the Nigerian sax rocker.

I wish more attributes were available to view and edit. I'd like to be able to correct understandable but way-off results - I like a certain type of acoustic guitar beat but that doesn't mean start playing me a bunch of bluegrass - I entered one Aerosmith song and got a deluge of 80's hair bands - no, no, no.

I can see where that kind of input could be hard to keep out of the datdbase though.

THANKS!

How about coming to Kansas. We have some outstanding talent in Wichita and several active music organizations. Jazz, rock, blues, folk, bluegrass and classical are well represented by local musicians and we have a fantastic music programs at two of our universities.

You must come to Alabama!!! It s a wonderful place with rock 'n roll, gospel, blues and much more. I moved here from Los Angeles (and New York and Boston) I love the music here. It's an experience I'll take with me where ever I go!

Anchorage, Alaska has great clubs, pubs,and food joints and our own 36 crazy fists oh ya asome seaneary. if you make it to Alaska you will not regret it!!! Fairbanks is fun, Cheana hoit springs is top noch.

A really great independent artist I'd like to hear on Pandora: Darryl Purpose. He's a singer/songwriter and very skilled guitarist. Here's his web site:

www.darrylpurpose.com

New Hampshire here.
The local cable broadcasting station (in Goffstown, NH) uses a lot of local group's music and they find it quality stuff/ It's very popular here in town and other stations are picking it up.

www.goffstownnh.org (maybe .gov?)

I'm a senior citizen who loves CLASSICAL music and pandora is weak in this area. Maybe flesh it out w/ the three B's?

I can't agree with the others who have posted this enough: Burlington, Vermont is a must. It spawned Phish, and between Higher Ground and Nectar's there are some really fantastic musical acts.

Also, you should check out Greyspoke (out of Burlington, and formerly known as Greyspoke Variety). I'd even be willing to send in a CD if someone could respond telling me where to send it.

If you make it to Idaho make sure you check out Kampfire Kollective a local hip-hop band. Full drum and guitar along with 2 local M.C.s and a D.J.

oi. You should come out to Albuquerque New Mexico. We have some awesome local music. Go to the Launchpad, Burts Tiki Lounge and Atomic Cantina. Awesome stuff happening around those spots.

My fave local band definately needs to be checked out, Crazyfool, here is the myspace, http://www.myspace.com/crazyfoolmusic

Live in Nevada - but spent a great deal of time in Hawaii and my wife was born and raised there. Would be nice to have some hawaiian music available.

Brother Iz
Brothers Kazimero
Keola Beamer
Mahaka Sons
etc

thank you,

Ilo

We are all waiting for you in the UK. Pandora is spreading like wildfire here.

what about hawaii?

I have been a listener for a full 2 hours now and I am hooked and absolutely impressed!! WOW what a great job you've done. Thank you.

Come to IOWA CITY, IOWA. Liberal college town = very fun. For the best local music, and we have tons, check out these clubs:
The Mill
The Yacht Club

Local bands not to miss:
The Mayflies
The Broke Out Steppers
Diplomats of Solid Sound
New Beat Society
Public Property
Euforquestra

You will be pleasantly surprised that Iowa City is NOT at all like the rest of Iowa.

Hey guys,
Next time you're in Austin TX, definitely check out the extraordinarily cool Suzanna Choffel. http://www.myspace.com/suzannachoffel

Think Joni Mitchell meets Erykah Badu...

Hi,
i created a station to listen to music from the soca genre, I selected Machel Montano and it played 2 of his songs then continued to play reggae and that's all that it's playing.
I mean i love your system here and who it picks song that we may like, but most people that pick to listen to Machel and soca are not always reggae/dancehall lovers. So sorry to say that to me it's a turn off. It's like picking to listen to Sting and the Police and only hearing Prodigy. So i just wanted to drop a line about that.
Soca and reggae are 2 different styles it would be nice if your system does not automatically mix them unless chosen by the user.

I hope this site makes you rich.........thank you, it is wonderful.

Hi! I stumbled across this incredible site when looking for something to "sing" me through my boring days at my desk. I would really like to see you come to Oklahoma. I run a rental facility with an auditorium and a great hall, so I would be happy to see you come to Norman, OK some day!

Have you heard of the Twang Dragons? They're out of Watertown, WI. Sort of a old fashioned-modern Country sound, but they don't do covers. For a taste, go to http://www.twangdragons.com/

BTW, thanks for making this site - way cool!

Man ive been tuning into pandora for quit awhile now and i can only say it just keeps getting better. Tim you and your crew are doing a great job best entertainment on the web.

keep it up ya'll Rock
steve

re
On my last post i forgot to tell ya where i was from.....Greenbrier,Ar

would love to to see ya come to Little Rock

steve

Hey Tim,
I wanted to first say thanks for 'Pandora' and the wonders of music that it brings, and then invite you to visit Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa is an awesome town with a semi-underground music scene, that is home to the historic Cain's Ballroom and almost every restaurant, coffee shop and/or bar supports a myriad of local musicians some of which fit into tradtional musical genres and others who seem to take what they will from everywhere and meeld it from there.
I particularly enjoy 'Harmonious Monk' 'Arlis Moon & the Stars' 'Xanadu' and an amazing vocalist by the name of Zach Winters who is often accompanied by his brother on the upright bass. It is a sight to behold. Oh, and when you go. because you will want to go, don't forget to stop into DoubleShot Coffee Co. at 18th & Boston, where you will meet Brian, who will direct you in any direction you may need to go while in Tulsa, not to mention the maker of the best coffee in the world! So, go! Enjoy nad feel the music of Tulsa, it is the best place on the planet

Just a suggestion:

It would be col to have an option that alows bands you rate good to only play in the stations you rate them good. That way i dont get green day when im listening to weezer and vice versa.

In any case your the man and pandora is sick

Connecticut anyone?

How about the state of Iowa? I moved from Chicago here with my Husband for a job & let me tell you if your not into country music your just out of the music business. I live in the area of the University of Iowa and we never get any type of Godly or for that matter good diverse music. It would truly ground breaking if you could bring this type of coverage here. It's more of a diverse group of people here now than it's ever been. Please think about the least known place like IOWA CITY,IA.
THANKS TIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunspot - Madison, WI www.sunspotmusic.com
Clear Blue Betty - Madison, WI www.clearbluebetty.com
Jon Troast - Lake Geneva, WI www.sunspotmusic.com
The Blue Olives - Janesville, WI www.blueolives.com
Cosmic Railroad - Kenosha, WI www.cosmicrailroad.com

Hey you guys should make a trip to Ames, IA. Iowa State University is here and I would love to have you guys visit!

we have a great little music venue called the Maintenance Shop or M-Shop(http://www.m-shop.com/flash.htm) check it out! I hope you guys can stop I love Pandora when im doing my homework.

- finding new music -
I love Pandora - and I'm pretty sure it's the leading edge of a paradigm shift.
That said, there's one thing that I'd really like Pandora to be able to do: select music like some set of artists (OK, it does that now) - but *not* those particular artists; just music that sounds a lot like theirs.
Maybe just add a check-box labeled "find new music"?
Thanks!

Not having Pandora sux a whole lotta Ass!

Sorry, needed to release some steam.

Hey you guys should visit Iowa City, Iowa and should add Euforquestra! Their website is: http://www.euforquestra.com/welcome/index.asp Also you guys should also visit the Hamburg inn #2 which is famous for politicians eating there and Devotay voted best restaurant in Iowa and owned by my friends parents!
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!
Your dedicated fan,
Chris

I was very surprised to see that Oklahoma was over looked as a place to visit.
As prolific as Ok. has been in the past with Country Stars and Pop Stars, Actors.
Remember Reba, James Garner,Hoyt Axton, Roy Clark, New Kids On The Block, Wanda Jackson, (Elvis' one time girlfriend).
imposter FRANK ABAGNALE ("Catch me if you can" was based on his life)
musician BRIAN ABRAMS (Color me badd)
actor ART ACORD (silent film star of ninety films between 1910 and 1929)
football player TROY AIKMAN
U.S. Speaker of the House CARL ALBERT
actress SUZY AMIS
country singer KEITH ANDERSON
geologist MAXINE ANDERSON
football player JOE ASKA
politician REUBIN O'DONOVAN ASKEW
song writer MAY AXTON
singing cowboy GENE AUTRY
folk singer/songwriter HOYT AXTON
football player BILLY BAJEMA
jazz musician CHET BAKER
composer LOU BALLARD
author RUSSELL BATES
Ponca Chief STANDING BEAR
Pulitzer prize winning poet JOHN BERRYMAN
Indian scout BLACK BEAVER
artist JOE BEELER
baseball player JOHNNY BENCH
Miss America 2006 JENNIFER BERRY
Cheyenne Chief BLACK KETTLE
composer/lyricist RALPH BLANE ("Have yourself a merry little Christmas" & "Meet me in St. Louis")
football player/actor BRIAN BOSWORTH
former US Senator, DAVID L. BOREN
DANIEL BORSTEIN, former Librarian of Congress
casino/hotel owner SAM BOYD
actor WILLIAM BOYD ("Hopalong Cassidy")
aviation pioneers PAUL BRANIFF and THOMAS BRANIFF (Braniff Airlines)
GRADY BREWER - 2006 Contender Boxing Champ
Dr. WILLIAM R. "BILL" BRIGHT founder of Campus Crusade for Christ International
country singer GARTH BROOKS
country singer JUNIOR BROWN
Miss Teen USA ALLISON BROWN
song writer ALBERT BRUMLEY ("Turn your radio on")
entertainer ANITA BRYANT
artist GREG BURNS
actor GARY BUSEY
singer/songwriter J.J. CALE ("After Midnight", "Guitar Man")
musician MARK CALDERON (Color me badd)
guitarist JERRY CANTRELL (Alice in Chains)
country singer/songwriter JEFF CARSON ("Not on your love")
baseball player JOE CARTER
country singer JEREMY CASTLE
football player TONY CASILLAS
football player JOHN CHANDLER
actor LON CHANEY
actor LON CHANEY JR.
singer/actress KRISTIN CHENOWETH
producer/writer MARC CHERRY (creator of "Desperate Housewives")
author C.J. CHERRYH
pioneer trader JESSIE CHISHOLM
ballerina YVONNE CHOUTEAU
CINDY CHUPACK Executive Producer/writer of "Sex and the City"
musician CHARLES CHRISTIAN
actress CANDY CLARK
US Admiral JOSEPH "JOCKO" CLARK
country musician/comedian ROY CLARK
author BILL CLEAVER
aviator, astronaut JERRIE COBB
child actor JOE COBB (Our Gang comedies)
actor IRON EYES CODY
Olympic Gold Medalist, gymnist NADIA COMANECI
Olympic Gold Medalist, gymnist BART CONNER
actor ANCEL COOK
country singers GREG COOK (RICOCHET)
actor DANNY COOKSEY
country singer KELLIE COFFEY
singer/song writer LARRY COLLINS ("Delta Dawn"& "You're the Reason God made Oklahoma")
astronaut GORDON COOPER
actress JOAN CRAWFORD
broadcast reporter WALTER CRONKITE
Olympic Gold Medalist, wrestler KENDALL CROSS
Admiral WILLIAM CROWE
baseball player DIZZY DEAN
baseball player PAUL DEAN
singer JOHN DENVER
country singer JOE DIFFIE
actor LARRY DRAKE
country singer RONNIE DUNN (BROOKS & DUNN)
actress CANDICE EARLY
director/writer/producer BLAKE EDWARDS ("The Pink Panther")
reporter DOUGLAS EDWARDS
songwriter VESPHEW "VEP" BENTON ELLIS (one of the premier songwriters in Southern Gospel Music.
writer RALPH ELLISON
meteorologist GARY ENGLAND ('94 Emmy for best weather anchor. Initiated development of doppler radar)
country singer TY ENGLAND
author JANE FANCHER
actress GLENDA FARRELL
song writer DALLAS FAZIER ("Alley Oop", "Elvira", "There goes my everything")
rodeo TOM FERGUSON
director JAY FOX
actress KAY FRANCIS
black historian JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN
U.S. General TOMMY FRANKS
producer GRAY FREDERICKSON
bull rider LANE FROST
Manager of the Minnesota Twins RONNIE GARDENHIRE
actor JAMES GARNER
astronaut OWEN K. GARRIOTT
musician DAVID GATES
publisher EDWARD L. GAYLORD (owner of Grand Ol' Opry, and the cog railroad up Pikes Peak)
Apache warrior GERONIMO
artist FATHER GREGORY GERRER
oil man, financier J. PAUL GETTY
actress ALICE GHOSTLEY
country singer VINCE GILL
actor JACK GING
pro wrestler/actor WILLIAM "BILL" GOLDBERG"
S.N. GOLDMAN (inventor of the shopping cart)
cartoonist CHESTER GOULD (creator of Dick Tracy)
actress MILENA GOVICH ("Law & Order")
sports reporter CURT GOWDY
country singer PAUL GREGG (RESTLESS HEART)
financier ALAN GREENBURG
newspaper editor FRANK GREER
author TERRY L. GRIFFITH
green beret JAMES "BO" GRITZ
author JANE A. KNIPE GUBELIN
actor CLU GULAGER
folk singer WOODY GUTHRIE
comedian BILL HADER (Saturday Night Live)
advertising ROSA LEE HALL ("Aunt Jemima")
comedian/ columnist ARGUS HAMILTON
artist ENOCH KELLY HANEY
musicians ISAAC, TAYLOR and ZACH HANSON
actor ED HARRIS
singer/writer SAM HARRIS
author CAROLYN HART
television anchor MARY HART
television news reporter JIM HARTZ
radio commentator PAUL HARVEY
country singer WADE HAYES
actor VAN HEFLIN
astronaut JOHN HERRINGTON (first Native American in space)
S.E. HINTON, author ("The Outsiders", "Rumble Fish")
country singer BECKY HOBBS
pro BMX/actor MATT HOFFMAN
child actress DARLA HOOD ("The Little Rascals")
fisherman JIMMY HOUSTON
attorney TEMPLE HOUSTON
actor CLINT HOWARD
actor/director RON HOWARD
baseball CARL HUBBELL
Secretary of War PATRICK J. HURLEY
basketball HENRY P. IBA
actor JOHN INGLE ("Edward Quartermaine" on General Hospital)
country singer DAVID INNIS (RESTLESS HEART))
country singer WANDA JACKSON ("In the middle of a heartache")
author MARQUIS JAMES
scientist KARL JANSKY (father of radio astronomy)
Miss America 1967 JANE JAYROE
baseball FERGUSON JENKINS
country singer GREG JENNINGS (RESTLESS HEART))
rodeo star/western actor BEN JOHNSON
actress JENNIFER JONES
evangelist LARRY JONES (founder, Feed the Children)
country singer TOBY KEITH
author HAROLD KIETH
US Treasurer MAYBELLE KENNEDY
oilman ROBERT S. KERR
musician BARNEY KESSEL
United Nations Ambassador JEAN KIRKPATRICK
financier HENRY KRAVIS
actress SHEILA JAMES KUEHL ("Zelda Gilroy" on "The many loves of Dobey Gillis")
author MERCEDES LACKEY
author LOUIS L'AMOUR
author NANCY LAMB
make-up artist STEPHEN LAPORTE
football player/US Senator STEVE LARGENT
showman GORDON WILLIAM LILLIE "PAWNEE BILL" (Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show)
actor REX LINN ("CSI Miami")
actor CLEAVON LITTLE ("Blazing Saddles", Once Bitten")
ERIC LOGAN (XM Satellite Radio)
golfer NANCY LOPEZ-KNIGHT
astronaut SHANNON LUCID
actor THAD LUCKINBILL ("J.T. Hellstrom on CBS' The Young and the Restless")
film director TERRENCE MALICK ("Days of Heaven", "The Thin Red Line", "Badlands", "The New World")
baseball player MICKEY MANTLE
oilman E. W. MARLAND
musician LEON McAULIFFE
actress RUE McCLANAHAN ("Golden Girls", "Maude")
statesman DAVID McCURDY
country musician MEL McDANIEL ("Baby's got her blue jeans on")
child actor SPANKY McFARLAND ("The Little Rascals")
country singer REBA McINTIRE
newsman CARL McGEE (inventor of the parking meter)
PHILLIP McGRAW "Dr. Phil"
comedian STEVE McGREW
musician BARRY McGUIRE ("Eve of Destruction")
author MIKE McQUAY
rodeo announcer CLEM McSPADDEN
rock musician TYSON MEADE
actor RYAN MERRIMAN
Washington D.C. hostess PERLE MESTA
artist AUGUSTA METCALFE
cartoonist RUSSELL MYERS (creator of "Broomhilda")
actress VERA MILES
rancher GEORGE W. MILLER (founder of Miller Brothers famous 101 Ranch)
singer JODY MILLER
JOE MILLER (101 Wild West Show)
country singer ROGER MILLER ("King of the Road")
Olympic gymnast SHANNON MILLER
baseball DALE MITCHELL
singer LEONA MITCHELL
cowboy actor TOM MIX
Indian artist AL MOMADAY
author M. SCOTT MOMADAY
actor/stuntman BOYD "RED" MORGAN (in over 1,000 movies and television shows including "Blazing Saddles")
golfer GIL MORGAN
boxer/actor TOMMY MORRISON
actor JOSHUA MORROW ("Nick Newman" on CBS' The Young and the Restless")
journalist/statesman BILL MOYERS
U.S. senator for New York DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN
LUCILLE MULHALL first show cowgirl
ZACK MULHALL wild west show
actress MEG MULLALLY
baseball player BOBBY MURCER
politician WILLIAM "ALFALFA BILL" MURRAY
cartoonist RUSSELL MYERS
Prohibitionist CARRY NATION
Miss America 2007 LAUREN NELSON
actor JUSTIN NEMO
martial artist/actor CHUCK NORRIS
actor/filmmaker TIM BLAKE NELSON
song writer KENNY O'DELL ("Mama he's crazy")
author MEL ODOM
boxer SEAN O'GRADY (World Association Lightweight Boxing Champion)
WWI hero JOSEPH OKLAHOMBI
philanthropist HENRY OVERHOLSER
football player STEVE OWENS
aviator CLARENCE PAGE
country singer PATTI PAGE
pioneer aviator BILLY PARKER
Comanche Chief QUANNAH PARKER
gospel singer SANDI PATTY (sometimes spelled "SANDI PATTI")
JOHN L. PETERS (founder of World Neighbors)
film producer DOROTHEA PETRIE
oilman FRANK PHILLIPS
oilman WAITE PHILLIPS
oilman T. BOONE PICKENS
cowboy BILL PICKETT (invented "Bulldogging")
cartoonist DAN PIRARO ("Bizarro")
actor BRAD PITT
actress MARY K. PLACE
astronaut WILLIAM POGUE
baseball player DARRELL PORTER
aviator WILEY POST
Miss America 1981 SUSAN POWELL
entertainer PAULA PRENTISS
Movie producer MARK RADCLIFFE (Harry Potter, Home Alone, Rent)
actor TONY RANDALL
author WILSON RAWLS
Indian artist/champion weight lifter JOE RECTOR
actress DONNA REED
baseball player ALLIE REYNOLDS
author LYNN RIGGS
evangelist ORAL ROBERTS
ALICE MARY ROBERTSON (1st US congresswoman)
actor DALE ROBERTSON
basketball player DENNIS RODMAN
humorist WILL ROGERS
country singer JOE DON ROONEY (RASCAL FLATTS)
astronaut STEWART ROOSA
comedian DAN ROWEN ("Laugh in")
football player DARRELL ROYAL
gospel singer ROLAND D. "ROSIE" ROZELL (sang with the Statesmen Quartet)
actress CAITLIN RUCKER (Meadow Soprano's roommate)
country singer LEON RUSSELL
race car driver TROY RUTTMAN
actor WILL SAMPSON
gospel singer PATTY SANDI
actor GAYLORD SARTAIN
author BILL SCOTT (WELDON HILL)
artist BERT SEABOURN
playwright/actor JOE SEARS
SEQUOYAH Cherokee language inventor
actor TED SHACKELFORD ("Knot's Landing", "Dallas")
country singer BLAKE SHELTON
football player JACKIE SHIPP
world champian cowboy JIM SHOULDERS
football player BILLY SIMS
oilman WILLIAM SKELLY
Miss America 1926 NORMA SMALLWOOD
Miss America 1996 SHAWNTEL SMITH
baseball player WARREN SPAHN
actor G.D. SPRADLIN
astronaut THOMAS STAFFORD
musician KAY STARR
professional whistler ROBERT STEMMONS
sculptor WILLARD STONE
jurist JUANITA KIDD STOUT (first black woman in America elected to the bench)
actor WES STUDI ("Last of the Mohicans", "Dances with wolves", "Geronimo")
artist GEORGE M. SUTTON
statesman ROSS SWIMMER
football coach BARRY SWITZER
ballerina MARIA TALLCHIEF (founded Chicago City Ballet)
ballerina MARJORIE TALLCHIEF
basketball coach BERTHA FRANK TEAGUE (1st woman in National Basketball Hall of Fame)
pioneer peace officer HENRY "HECK" THOMAS
author JOYCE CAROL THOMAS
musician HANK THOMPSON
musician KEVIN THORNTON (Color me badd)
"world's greatest athlete" JIM THORPE
Indian artist JEROME TIGER
Indian artist JOHNNY TIGER
pioneer peace officer BILL TILGHMAN
US Army General/aviator CLARENCE TINKER
athlete/ musician WAYMAN TISDALE
poet MELVIN B. TOLSON
country singer MERLE TRAVIS
actor/musician TRUMAN "PINKY" TOMLIN
actress JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN
country singer DWIGHT TWILLEY
country musician CONWY TWITTY
country singer CARRIE UNDERWOOD
football BILLY VESSELS
football UWE VON SCHAMANN
cartoonist MICHAEL VANCE
Supermodel/Actress AMBER VALETTA
musician JIMMY WAKELY
philanthropist SAMUEL MOORE WALTON
CSA General STAND WAITE (last Confederate General to surrender)
author MICHAEL WALLACE
SAM WALTON creator of Wal-Mart
baseball LLOYD WANER
baseball Hall of Famer PAUL WANER
musician SAM WATTERS (Color me badd)
football player/U.S. Congressman J.C. WATTS
actor DENNIS WEAVER
song writer JIMMY WEBB ("McArthur Park")
football player WES WELKER
country singer BRYAN WHITE
football BUD WILKINSON
country musician BOB WILLS
country musician JOHNNIE LEE WILLS
producer ELMO WILLIAMS ("Tora! Tora! Tora!", "The blue max", "The longest day", "Ernest goes to camp")
musician MASON WILLIAMS
author G. CLIFTON WILSER
artist CHARLES BANKS WILSON
actress ALFRE WOODARD ("Betty Applewhite" on "Desperate Housewives")
singer/ actor SHELBY "SHEB" WOOLEY ("Purple People Eater" / "Pete Nolan" on "Rawhide")
country singer HEATH WRIGHT (RICOCHET)
actress GRETCHEN WYLER
country musician TRISHA YEARWOOD

INFAMOUS OKLAHOMA OUTLAWS:

BELLE STARR
EMMETT DALTON
BILL DOOLIN
HENRY WELLS
HENRY STARR
CHARLES ("PRETTY BOY") FLOYD
ELMER McCURDY
Now you can see why I am dissopointed that Ok. has been left out.
Lee Hubbard,
Harrah, Ok.

Both for current music and for our past as a blues, rock, and country base, come to Arkansas! Little Rock, Fayetteville, West Memphis...cities representing the Mid and Upper South, mountain areas with now an almost Midwestern feel, and the Delta. Our music is worth the visit, in addition to all the other things we have to offer.

I think you should visit Wilmington Vermont .There are a few different nice places there that enjoy live music entertainment and the views are wonderful.The foliage in the fall is worth the travel, the skiing in the winter is (when we get the real winters we strive for) what the area is all about. You would enjoy your visit for certain.The folks are wonderful ..

Just gotta say, "THANK YOU!!" You get me through the times I'm stuck at my computer working!! We aren't allowed to download our music, so you make it possible to listen to great music and not load up my work's hard drive! Pandora is awesome!

Thank you for Pandora. I found your site through Budweiser Select while looking for calorie content of the beer I was drinking. Am a member now and I want to say thank you for bringing this music back into my life. Best Wishes. Elizabeth

I think this sight is actually amazing, if it didn't exist I'd probably think about making one like it and then give up out of laziness. As I was using it, great walk through btw, I thought this website is too good, there has to be a catch somewhere and there is. The whole international thing, I'm at uni in scotland and it means I'm gonna have to keep refreshing this website to stay on it. other wise, keep up the good work. this shit's great.

Instead of playing the same style of music all the time why don't you set it up so I can hear all the different styles all mixed up?

I've noticed several views asking for you to come to Wisconsin. I agree with the idea to visit the UW Madison campus, as it's the half-way point between Chicago and Twin Cities, and since there's tens of thousands of students in the city that would love to give you feedback about the site. Nothing like gaining 10-20 thousand site visitors! Something that I was very surprised about was that a music festival called Summerfest was not mentioned! Summerfest, the largest music festival in the world, is held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan for 11 days. My suggestion about that would be to offer several streaming music stations on Pandora, recording directly from each of the 8 main stages at the festival. Each stage plays a different variety of music, and the night ends with performances by some of the biggest names in music today, so I think it should be considered. If it's not possible to stream the live performances for any reason, Summerfest is still a definite place you should stop at, since MILLIONS of people show up over the course of 11 days, and you could get an IMMENSE amount of suggestions and input from them. I hope you consider these suggestions, please email me if you'd like any more information.

You should visit Owensboro Kentucky because every year there is a BBQ festival on Mothers Day weekend that has plenty of live music from local bands. The bands are Usually very diverse so there is plenty of different things for everyone. People come and visit Owensboro from many other states and even other countries just for this festival. Not only are there bands but there is great food. A large area of the city is blocked off from street traffic to allow booths to be set up for large BBQ pits and other foodstuffs.

I've also got another suggestion for you, the music selection you offer now is wonderful, but with one exception. I think that you should expand you library to encompass classical music from composers like: Mozart, Rossini, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Maybe i just searched the wrong things to find it but i don't think you have classical music. So if you already do have it then ignore what i just said.

Love the program
Wish you would make Las Vegas part of your road trip.
Jen

I LOVE Pandora. I cant go a day without listening to my station, and I love hearing new bands come on, that i always automatically love. Im from CT and there is a local guy named Zachary Lockwood and he is AWESOME. He preformed at a party I went to, and everyone there got a free CD. He does a lot of local gigs, but is looking for a break. I think he deserves some publicity on pandora, cause hes that good.

I found you with the help of a friend after another sight that I had listened to for years was sold and the new owner decided to improve the Flamenco section. Within 2 months they had ruined it.
I teach computer basics and about 1/2 of my students are hispanic,they are suprised at the choice of back ground music that one old "angelo" picks. If I forget I am reminded to put on the music. the students want to know how to get this site so they can get it at home.
how about a trip to Anchorage Alaska Even if the group was small you would never forget the country.Mountains,Salmon,giant moose and giant bears. Most people never get over the experience.

The holiday season is coming up, and much to my surprise Pandora doesn't have my alternate Christmas music starting points! "Just Call Me Scrooge" and "Saint Nick, You Devil, You" by Fishbone, "I Pray on Christmas" By Harry Connick, Jr. I'm looking for the anti-elf, and I can't be the only one. If I knew the name of the LA area garage band who did "Merry F***ing Christmas" ("One Christmas Eve, my car broke down, I parked it in the red. A cop pulled up, I thought to help, but he wrote me up instead. He said, sorry, but it's just my job, there's nothing I can do. I said merry f***ing Christmas to you too.")I'd beg for them. I think you get the gist.

If you've got other things on your plate, that's cool. Thanks for doing what you do; keep fighting the good fight!

Aloha.....I love my PANDORA! :)
Hey, we've got a lot of local talent here. Would be nice if you had music from Hawaii...on Pandora.
I really came by to say MAHALO for all the really awesome music....and for making web surfing much more enjoyable.
Happy Holidays to You and Yours.
Maui is a wonderful island to visit...we'll leave the lights on for ya ;).
Aloha

Not CT????!!!!?? Phil Lesh is playing this Friday night at The Mohegan Sun Casino, listen to good music, and gamble, how could you go wrong??!!

I'm at my computer and in my office quite a bit, it's great to "create your own station"... Las Vegas needs something like this!!!!

Next year, you need to add the Dfest (Diversafest) that happens here in Tulsa, OK to your list of places to go. It is like SXSW without the attitude. Plus, the tickets were only $20 for all the music this year. Actually, you could lead one of the seminars for musicans.

You guys are the best thing ever happened to free lance Music listening
Just a word of appreciation for all the hard work you guys put in this Genome project

Aloha,
Don't forget to visit us on the Big Island of Hawaii. We listen too ...

You really need to come visit the Dakotas. South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) would love to see you come through. Love the concept, good, simple implementation.

You should venture up to the last frontier, Alaska. The Anchorage scene is growing and I think you would enjoy it.

places to see:temple square,park city. places to eat:the red iguana,chucka rama.moochies.you can do all this while in utah

Come to Tulsa for the famous Tulsa Sound (JJ Cale and Eric Clapton, Leon Russell) among other greats. Cains Ball Room and The Old Lady on Brady are fantastic music halls. Good music out of Stillwater,OK too (where Garth Brooks was found) is a band called ColourMusic. Citizen Mundi is terrific band from Tulsa too.

yo come to missoula, montana it would be a treat- local shows every weekend you just gotta look in "the independent" and you'll find a cheap show with a band worth discovering. great venues and social scenes too! check them out:
~arrows to the sun
~lp and the federales
~good neighborhood policy

How about beautiful Beaufort, SC? We're about halfway between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. Hilton Head is just down the road. You can stay in one of the wonderful old bed and breakfasts from prior to the War Between the States

You GOT to hit up hawaii for some great music missed by the radar of most radios. A good place to start, even without leaving home, is kaparadio.com

And not all the music in Hawaii is twangy ukulele music in hawaiian, just so you know.

Thanks!!

(besides, who doesn't want an excuse to go island hopping in paradise!)

Libby Roderick, from Alaska, should be in your genome. She sells nationally ...

Hilton Head Island, SC has a great up and coming artist named Chris Stevers. He is doing a live recording for his first album this Thursday! He is awesome and will be a big hit!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria

You have all this South American music, fantastic. Not one African performer? My local public library here in Madison, Wisconsin has a copy of Lagbaja's WeBeforeMe disc. Could you please add even just one or two of the names off this articlr to your repertoire? Please?

Love pandora, but i dont like the new set up were i cant move on to the next song, i have to listen to the whole thing.....can i get the old setup back??

NH needs a stop. Most likely a good place to check over is "The Stone Church" in Newmarket NH. Not my hometown, but definitely a good music scene.

-Casey

i really think you should consider visiting Louisville, Ky. Louisville is so culturally rich in local art and music. We have many music festivals and concerts, host a public radio station that plays music from all genres, a ton of great venues and theatres. it's a great city.

I love this site! I put in one artist and the player has played some amazing songs in that genre. I say KUDOS!

Come check out Des Moines, Iowa. We have some great local talent and some good venues too. Be sure to ceheck out my friends in The Josh Davis Band and check out the Des Moines Music Coalition for cool music events throughout the year.

While you are in Des Moines, IA come to Cedar Rapids, IA too. There is a nice selection of local talent playing jazz, country, folk and eclectic stuff. Black Sheep, The 100s, The Blue Note Band, Black Diamond play around here.

Surely you wouldn't need to think twice about visiting my home state of Hawaii. Who needs an excuse to go there??!! Music in Hawaii is not at all about Don Ho and Elvis!

Home of slack key, which spawned generations of D-tuning hybrids like Joni Mitchell, Michael Hedges, John Fahey and more. Not to mention the rich local contemporary Hawaiian slack key music scene.

And what about Jawaiian? A synergy of Reggae and Hawaiian music...

For those of us who live life in fast-forward, what's not to love about a little Gabby Pahinui at 'pau hana' time (end of the work day)? Hawaii needs Pandora to spread the love of its music to the rest of the world.

Aloha!

Hello ! please check out a VERY talented band out of Manchester NH political hotbed of America ! The name of the band is VEGAS TEMPER, website is www.vegastemper.com OR www.myspace.com/vegastempernh

This band is VERY serious, career minded and looking for a "break" into the music business..please check it out and let me know ! Kind of sounds like STP meets Velvet Revolver so if you like that kind of stuff, check it out !!!

Thanks !!!!

Hey, Tim

Thanks for this great idea of genomic tunes.
I read about you today in the Doonsebury comic. Thanks for being availalbe to our troops. I love the warrior hate the war, blah blah.

Check out KNBA.org here in AK as well as local band Whipsaws. we got it going on here in AK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Alaska
Come visit us soon! And if you dare the 2500 mile roadtrip, you can get some great Canadian music, too. Well, sometimes. its a looooooooong drive!
cheers,
kristi

I LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE TRIP TO Charleston, WV. I live 35 miles south of Charleston WV. Thank's.

List Mobile, Alabama as a new fan of the Pandora I congratulate you all for a marvelous idea. I recommend you to all my email buddies.Hey, how about a road trip to the deep south. Alabama the beautiful awaits you!!!

Mz pammie

You guys gotta get up to Madison Wisconsin. Great music here.

No Connecticut! I can understand. This place is utterly devoid of anything redemptive regarding music. All the radio stations are programmed for secretaries and drunken soccer moms. Hell, Billy Joel is still in the top 10 here!!!!! Good concerts are few and far between and you generally don't know about them until the day after the performance. Anything new, aggressive or intelligent is to be feared and looked down upon here.

I am a music freak and have been my entire life. I always seek out music of all types. I look for quality and originality. I like music that causes me to think or drive fast.

I was introduced to Pandora by one of my brothers and have been addicted ever since. Pandora is great and I thank you. Please come and visit CT and you will be astonished that there is no music here.

Merry Christmas.

how about Hawaiian music, pleassssssssssse!

especially slack key and IZ!!!!!!!! it's so laid back, so relaxing, so sweet without being cute.

Hey!!! You gotta make at least one trip to the windy state of Wyoming, more specific Laramie, Home of University of Wyoming!!!! There are several things to see and experience here.

I heard about this site from a friend and I love the idea but I was disappointed that there was no listing for contemporary Christian in your genre stations. When I searched for specific Christian artists, they were available but there was no way for me to create a station that would only play Christian artists.

Hi Tim -- I just discovered Pandora today and I love it! Even my jaded husband and daughter were enjoying the Police radio stream I created. We're in the fuddy-duddy state of CT -- outside Hartford. I agree with Dan's post from Dec 1 -- CT is an ossified state. There might be a couple of things to redeem this sorry place: New Haven has Yale and there's Trinity College in Hartford. Check out WRTC college radio DJ Brendan Mahoney @ Trinity -- he plays alternative/techno/odd music most Friday nights, unless he gets bumped.

Tim, I have just recently started listening to Pandora and I love your radio station. I tell all my friends about your station. My Question is can I go backwards on one of my stations and play an already played song.

I just have one suggestion to make the music experience better for me. I tend to like listening to a very specific sound so I was thinking... Perhaps Pandora could introduce an option that when you add a song or artist to a station, you could choose to narrow rather than broaden the station, playing only music that the artists/songs added to the station have in common. Anyway, its just a thought. Thanks for a great service.

Include South Carolina.

What an amazing service you provide. Thank you! It helps me get through some of those "ugly" work days! Any chances of coming to Charleston, SC? If so, I'd be more than happy to show you around the city. If you come in the summer, we'll take you out surfing.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - you must visit the Sokol Auditorium/Underground! Also, stop in at almost any bar in town on any given night and find something good to hear!

We would love to see you in Sioux Falls, SD. Get you all connected with all the great bands we have up here. You have to hear the Cartwright Brothers and the Split Pea Band. There are many others and of course us music junkies that just love to listen and play for fun!!

If you happen to make your way to CT, be sure to check out the Nutmeg State's top musical offering, Kenny Mehler. Http://www.kennymehler.com, or http://www.myspace.com/kennymehler

You oughta come to the Warehouse in La Crosse, WI. Lotsa cool undeground bands to discover play there!

Knoxville is a strange place. If you blow through, or more likely crawl through the way I40 works, you'll probably never see anything interesting. Malls, gas stations, a college campus, toothless yokels and yuppies milling about by each other.

But if you take the time to look for the right darkly light alleys and corner bars in the right or wrong parts of town you'll find a growing music scene trumpeted not by the reemergence of The Bijou Theater downtown, but 90.3 The Rock, UT's student-run indie station.

The tried and true Scott Miller, currently fronting Scott Miller and The Common Wealth, calls this odd Burg home, but you already know him. It's the other cats you need to hear to know the place.

Todd Steed and The Suns of Phere, a pun on our only real tourist attraction The Sunsphere, howls americana that has townies and outsiders all screaming "Fuck You" to yuppies everywhere.

Cat's vocals in Dixie Dirt combined with confused and often rampaging guitars in songs like "Boulevards" will take you from loving this place to wanting to burn it all to the ground like only the best drugs can. One part jam band, one part punk, one part country and four parts whiskey-fueled rage and angst, Dixie Dirt will grate on your soul and mind like too many menthols on the lungs.

Although I live in St. Louis, I would say visiting Lawrence, KS would be well worth it. Amazing music and beautiful sites. I enjoy visiting often and hope you will consider.

Have you thought of going to Las Cruces, New Mexico? There's good local jazz at The Patio in Messilla nearby. James Schearer teaches jazz at New Mexico State University, plays jazz tuba, and enthusiastically recommends Pandora to his students.

I can not believe the way you have set up this station! Letting us pick the song and Artist is fantastic. Sure am glad AOL took off their old format and made me look for other music. Thanks

Ever go to Louisville? You have got to witness the Big Rock Show. They play 5 nights a week in the area, just pick up a local rag to find out when and where, this three piece band is the best cover band ever. They do everything from Pink Floyd to Prince to Sabbath to Zeppelin. Absolutely a must see.

Please add Hawaii to your "other states' column and do visit that beautiful island state.
Elizabeth

hi writing from wisconsin(oshkosh) i am mostly country but am open to new and great music my best friend kid has a band called better than last weak they have some original and exiting music that perhaps if u are ever in my state hope you can catch them doing a performance thanks for all youre hard work in the music land

Scanning through the posts was quite interesting. I am new to Pandora and appreciate what it has done. I would like to add Fargo/Moorhead to the many places to check out. There are good venues and some excellent bands. Stop in on your way to Minneapolis.

You're kidding, right? Never been to Alaska? I've listened to music in 49 states and I insist Juneau has the best local radio station (KXXL) on the planet. There is also an outstanding live music scene here, especially in the summer. Check out some of the open mike nights scattered around everywhere. Sometimes you find gold. Don't see how you can claim any kind of comprehensive music coverage if you haven't been to Alaska. Get with it, Pandora.

"Now Muscle Shoals has got The Swampers,
and they've been known to pick a song or two..."
Lynyrd Skynyrd

http://www.muscleshoalssound.org/ (check the discography)
http://www.fame2.com/studiosmusicians5.html
http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/
http://www.amazon.com/phrase/Muscle-Shoals/ref=cap_bod_16

We just had the Samp Phillips Celebration.

Some say that - as far as rock/soul/blues/country go - this is where a lot of it started. To pass this by in any popular music research would be a huge error.

OMG There is a GOD! & He likes music too....I am so glad I found you on that google search! I am posting your url in every chatroom I go to so people know more about you!!! I am also putting links up on all my pages for you...you guys are awesome...Nothing for KY BTW....
Wish I could do more for you but my present state of living, is a little outa my hands...sorry.
Dude...U ROCK!
TYSVFM

New Mexico. For local music I'd check out the Launchpad and/or Burt's Tiki Lounge.

Alabama is not listed. I live in a college town about half way between Birmingham and Atlanta. We have a bluesgrass weekend festival every spring [sometimes fall] usually around Memorial Day or first of June. It's called Foggy Hollow.
I-20 take Oxford exit, head north on hwy 21 N, go to the turn off for hwy 431 N. Go about 10 mi???? until you see the signs for Foggy Hollow.
Anniston [which you'll pass through to 431]has a club called The Peerless Salon. The bldg dates back to 1800's and has most of the original structure and and the original bar with huge arch mirror. Catch "The Lonely Pines" old, obscure, rock there.
T.V. 24 broadcast from Jacksonville, Al home of "Jacksonville State University" and features a local bluegrass band "The Distant Cousins" My 17 yr. old son does graphics/camera work as well as, my husband on a voluntary basis. The show can be seen MOST Thurs. night at 8:00 central.This is carried on local cable only [I think} They sometimes have featured guest, local artist, etc...
You can also catch "the Lonely Pines" at The Old Town Tavern, Gadsden, AL [same area---matter of fact; keep N on hwy 431 into Gadsden.]
Back in the 1970's the University [Jax State] featured some great artist such as Stephen Stills, Linda Rondstant, The Buckingham Nicks...where THEY announced that they would be teaming up with Fleetwood Mac, there were many others yet that was a long time ago....Alabama is not ALL rednecks, not even the Bluegrass folks. Thanks kellyjpk

Please, please, please come to Milwaukee, Wisconsin! The winters may be long, but our hearts are warm and we'll welcome you with open arms. You have some hard core fans here who will show you a great time and organize get togethers. Possible venues: Hotcakes Gallery, Turner Hall. We'd love to see you. I'll make you a homemade meal! - Brooke

Hey when you come to North Dakota stop by our house for supper. We live at Jamestown. I love Pandora. Listening to local stations is the pits.

Tim,
Sorry you had to cancel out on the Omaha trip. We now have a nice location for contemporary smooth jazz at the Ozone. Steve Raybine Band has played there 3 times since Janaury. Raybine was one of the 6 wonder boys from Eastman School of music, along with his buddy, Rick Braun, back in the late '70's. He has a terrific band that has appeared on the card with Braun at the Omaha Riverfront Jazz Festival. Steve has played with Rick on a number of occasions and I've met Rick twice now, once in Denver with Steve and once in Omaha. You need to add Raybine's music to the Rick Braun radio station; they feed off each other in concert and remain best of friends. Check out my recent photos from the Ozone on Steve's website, www.steveraybine.com (photos 25-54 and opening Gallery) or other photos from the Breckenridge Jazz Festival in Colorado on his or mine, www.cardinalentertainment.com . I'd send you a courtesy CD, Bad Kat Karma, (BAD KAT Records) if you'd like. Let me know where to send it.
Rob Laughlin
Cardinal Entertainment TM

If you are planning on coming to the ND-MN area, you should stop in Fargo, ND!!! Check out the Aquarium in downtown Fargo. Great venue!! Keep up the great work Pandora!

There is no trek to Nebraska...sad. Lincoln, uh, Omaha? That is dissapointing, as "there is nice happenings here", as some guy might say.
Slowdown has a front room, and a nice big open room, and is the new home of Saddle Creek, ask for Rob Nansel, "jim sent you". There are dozen's of great venues, latge, small and everything in-between. The Waiting room, in the Benson district, is very nice - I was fortunate enough to have seen The Gore Gore Girls there when they rolled into town over the winter. Murphy's, BarFly, and O'Leaver's book great touring bands, as does Mick's (Benson), McKenna's, and Shea Riley's, too. Haven't even talked 'bout Lincoln.
I can hook you up with all the great ethnic food Omaha has offered the world for decades - no one should go without: Bohemian Cafe (awesome Czech food) Greek Islands, Malara's Italian Ristorante, Lo Sole's Italian, Johnny's Steak House, Piccolo's Italian Steakhouse, The Indian Oven, Butsy Ledouex's(Cajun),Vivace's (Italian) Thai Pepper, Los Portales (Mexican) El Alamo (Mexican)El Dorado, La Hacianda, Elvarado's (all Mexican)La Casa Pizzaria (best pizza on the planet...you think I would joke about this?), BiG Fred's Pizza Garden, Sortino's Pizza, Mama's Pizza, Huber Haus and Beertopia (German food, German Bier!OkToberFest!)Gerda's (German)Dinker's (Best Burgers)church festivals in South Omaha: Polish food at St. Stanislaus, Czech/Serbian/Croatian food at Sts. Peter and Paul, Irish food at St. Marys,and St Patrick's, Greek food at St. John Orthodox, Mexican food at Out Lady of Guadalupe, fish fry's/beer crawl at Holy Name Church (7 days a year, largest restaurant in the state...)- jim

Another vote for Madison, WI. Large student population plus a capitol city (meaning lots of adults too). And musicians! I particularly like the guy in the traffic-cone-orange jumpsuit who plays the flute on summery days by the Memorial Union. Best time to visit is in the summer - the Union Terrace hosts several musical acts.

You should totally hit up Camp Euforia in Lone Tree, Iowa! It goes on July 11-12 and is amazing! http://www.campeuforia.com There are going to be 22 bands over a 2 day period! It only happens once a year!

Thanks for keeping the suggestion flowing everyone!

We read all of these. So many places to go ... we'll eventually hit 'em all :)

Cheers. Tim (Founder)

you should hit up wichita, ks. we just opened two new all-ages venues this summer. titus andronicus is playing here in late july (the 25th) with a few local bands (paper airplanes, the fall of the empire and low oriole) at b-side studios. and there will be a mad dance party. no boot scootin' boogey. i promise.

Hi!

I know you've been to Nashville, but just south (and over the state line) is the small city of Huntsville, AL. We have several excellent musicians and songwriters (...Dave Anderson, Toy Shop) and some fun venues (KaffeKlatch) that you might want to check out. We even have a songwriters' showcase about every other month in the civic center! Let me know when you might hit town and we will have a party to introduce them to you!

Buffie

you are missing out on an awesome location. Fayetteville ar. Some bands such as Leftover Salmon love it, Govt mule. Fayetteville is a college town. It is also a jam band haven. You wont be disappointed by the atmosphere. Try to locate somewhere on Dickson street. Hippies, frats, and in between all come down. Some surrounding areas such as pedigru (forget the spelling) have been known to throw some festivals. i just moved to Tulsa Ok which is also another wonderful place to see. If Jerry can sing about it, you can visit. I would definitely travel home to Ar if you could come. This is wonderful what you have here. You need to hook up with Sirius.

Hi Tim!

Please stop by Albuquerque, NM! I would suggest to meet up at UNM (University of New Mexico), Student Union or some local favorite restaurants, cafes, e.g. Frontier, Garduno's, Route 66 diner, Flying Star, Satellite etc. If it's spring/summer, The Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater might be an excellent venue. Well, they might charge pretty good, though...

Definitely look forward to your visit!

Mari

Try Alaska. Our live music venues are sparse, but you might find that it is worth the drive for many reasons. Plus you get to drive through Canada, America's hat (we tease because we love).

Keep hoping for Steven Layton and Polyphony on Pandora.

I see that you already know about Las Vegas, the self-proclaimed "Entertainment Capital of the World," so I will tell you about a band based there that isn't in your system yet: Poppermost is an original indie sunshine pop band that doesn't perform live, but they are all over the web. Try a Google search for "pop" and "band", Poppermost is usually on the first page of results. Or do a search for "poppermost" to see where you can find the band. Their main website is at http://www.Poppermost.com/ , their MySpace page is at http://www.MySpace.com/Poppermost , and they have an EPK on OurStage at http://www.OurStage.com/epk/Poppermost .

Hello there.

i live in a small community in arkansas. i volunteer part time at a indoor rock gym/coffee shop (the only combo like this that we know of in the states).

we have a strong college community in fact roughly 1/4 of our town size are college students ( i think). if you haven't thought about arkansas, we'd love to have ya...

you can find us in searcy just off exit 45 - or look for the harding university exit

if you can't make it, no worries we'll meet up some other time - cheers!

- aaron

I think you guys should come to Stillwater, OK. All of my friends and I love Pandora, I even got my mom and her boyfriend hooked on it. It's just amazing. Stillwater is a college town so there are plenty of places (especially on campus) for you to use, and there are tons of Pandora fans here.

Big Sky Country -- Montana. Y'all are missing out until you've been to the Treasure State.

MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. Please come and hang out in what Forbes Magazine has call America's Drunkest City. If I were you though I wouldn't schedule anything now being that everything is covered in the white stuff. Come during Summerfest (one of the nations largest music fests). 10 days of music on Milwaukee's lakefront in June. There are plenty of other venues being that Milwaukee is home to UW Milwaukee, Marquette University, and MATC. There are plenty of other school surrounding the city. We have great places to eat and drink. Why not come to Milwaukee to share your wonderful radio station with us.

Holy smokes! This is a truly stunning list of places. Some of these entries could be part of a cultural primer on U.S. state culture! Also thanks for the recommendations and you can always feel free to send those to suggest-music@pandora.com. Thanks to everyone who took the time to chime in...

-A

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! I am a student here at Coastal Carolina University and we use Pandora Radio for just about every event! plus, who doesnt want to come to myrtle beach...i mean come on?!

Jim from Omaha already mentioned some of the best music venues in town, so let me mention some of the best bands and musicians in the Omaha/Lincoln area: Criteria, Anchondo, Race For Titles, Eagle*Seagull, Cursive, The Good Life, Sarah Benck and the Robbers, The Whipkey Three, The Mezcal Brothers, Forty Twenty, SOJH (Straight Outta Junior High), Go! Motion, The Faint, Mal Madrigal, Kyle Harvey, Shiver Shiver, Anniversaire, The Mercurys, The Kris Lager Band... I could go on, really. The pool of talent in Nebraska really is amazing, as is the variety of styles. You can also check out www.slamomaha.com for info on the music scene here.

I was going to suggest Wichita Kansas but I see someone already has. Lots of live music here, a crazy little group "RAIN" makes the blues scene and this is just one of several good groups that DO NOT play country music. Come see us you will not be disapointed.
Frank

Victor, ID, home of the legendary Knotty Pine. Middle of nowhere roadhouse style joint gets amazing touring acts (Galactic coming this feb) and lots of great local bands as well. Totally unique place. I would highly recommend!

Connecticut would be nice to visit! Go to UCONN, Conn College, Yale & Weslyan. Hartford night life is cool; New Haven is home to the legendary TOADS PLACE & New London was once the Jazz Central/haven of New England. Would love to see Pandora at the Guard Theater in NL!

Nectar's in Burlington, VT

Well, since you have not been to New Mexico, perhaps you should try the flavor of Taos. Laid back little ski town situated at the south end of the Rocky Mountains, full of unique and colorful individuals, definately what you won't find in "normal" towns, home of many young and talented musicians (and ones that have been around the block a few times). Taos is where I learned of Pandora.... keep playin'!

You definitely need to check out the Norman Music Festival. Lots of great bands lined up - great location!

http://wimgo.com/events/65634/norman-music-festival-2

just moved to germany, bought the the iphone there, downloaded pandaora app, all excited to have my stations with me on the road, and ahh! no dice. any futer plans?

If there is another road, i think you should pass there.
It's only my warning, so don't be angry.


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You have GOT to come to Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!

Pandora is a great radio station/(personal box of songs) that you can listen to according to your own schedule.

I would like to bring up one scenario. Suppose you don't know the song title or the artist's name, but you do know the TYPE of music.

I, for one, would like to not only see 'Song', and 'Artist' prompts but a music 'TYPE' prompt.
I'm beginning to like classical music but I know very few artist's names.

Cheers

The Zoo Bar in Lincoln, Nebraska has been the site of many classic blues artists as well as Zydeco, Tex-Mex, Rockabilly, Punkabilly and just about every other combination you might think of. It is a funky, quirky place with tons of "personality". I would also recommend seeing the talented and lyrically hilarious Charlie Burton playing anywhere in Lincoln, he is truly unique.

I would like to invite you to our small town, to hear 3 great local groups, during a festival in July 2010.

The name of the festival is, "Festival of Memories."

The name of the three group.

"One-a-Chord"
an a cappella group, singing, Do-whoop along with some gospel.
Their style and sound will surprise you.

"Streamline", a country and rock band with a fantastic, young female singer.

"Attaboy Luther", a rock band with some 25 years of history under different band names.

Yes, its a small town in West Virginia, but I think you might be surprised, with the amount of talent that can be found in just these three groups. (There are others and all great!)

The Town is New Martinsville, WV, about 40 miles south of Wheeling. (Oh and only 30 miles south of Glen Dale WV... ever heard of Brad Pasley?)

The date July 17, 2010 on Main Street, music starts around 2pm. Enjoy the day, the events and music.

Hi.... I'm a newby here... I'm from Puerto Rico.... just discover Pandora for my blackberry & just Love IT!!! Can't stop listening. But I was trying to find music from the latin singer Lourdes Robles & it not exist there. I'm wondering if you guys can add songs from her. If need help looking songs from her I can help, I'll be more than glad to do it!!!!

Break a leg!!!!!
Tania

Hey there Tim,
So by now it's been a few years since you began your roadtrip and wondering if this is an on going thing or if you're done but all of us Pandora fans are just simply clueless? Regardless, I'm gonna give this a try cause you missed a diamond in the ruff, and you were so close. I live in Lawrence, Ks, which is just about 30 min from K.C. Mo, which is where you were when at the Sprint campus. Now we have a lil campus of our own that I'm sure you've heard of called Kansas University, Go Jayhawks!! Naturally in a college town you have the bars. However, we have a few extraordinary ones, namely "The Bottleneck", "Replay", "Liberty Hall", and an oldtime movie theater-turned bar called "The Granada". Alot of , now famous, musicians got their start at these places, and you missed them. Ooohhh and ya were sssoo close. So my husband and I got to thinkin, you need to back the truck up and hit our town. We'd be more than happy to be your personal tour guides, as he's lived here all his life and I've been here 20+ years. So hit I-70 from Denver or St. Louis, whichever way you'd be travelin from and then you'll never have to say, "Gosh, I regret not makin it to K.U. town and meeting that great couple, the Vaughns". C'mon, pack lite and get yer clan in gear, get here, we'll have beer, no fear, my cookin is the bomb, or I'll eat yer rear...uumm naw yer ear eww no not that either, oh or I'll drink yer beer! Yep, that's it. I will drink yours and your crews beer, if my cooking is not exceptional. I hate beer, so ya see that is why it makes it a "bet", if you will.

Sincerely,
Melissa "Mickey" Vaughn

amazing singer-songwriter with TX/TN roots performing in South Carolina. heard him on the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk near Myrtle Beach and then saw this on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/WendellMatthews
the Fishin' Maniac song is killer!

How about the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas?
It's every year in October, and features some of the great known, and not so known blues artists of all time.

Last year was their 25th Anniversary, and to celebrate, they featured BB King, Taj Mahal, and Dr. John as their head lineup.

I've also seen Ike Turner and Al Green play here.
Its just a stone's throw from the famed Crossroads of Hwy 61 and 49, where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil.

Lots of great food and culture to take in in this area.
Sonia

Id love to see an app download on some of the game consoles(PS3, 360, etc.) as well. im always listening to Pandora while on them anyways