Nina Pineda, WABC, Channel 7 Eyewitness News Team reports on expectations for Holiday Shopping in New York, highlighting J&R Music and Computer World.

“Sensing there would be an uptick in consumer confidence the electronics buyer for J&R didn’t cut corners on inventory ordering. John Heller of J&R said, ‘We don’t want to be out of stock, that’s bad for our customers.’ So the downtown store is flush with the season’s hottest gifts, lightweight netbooks, inexpensive digital frames, and tiny 200 hundred dollar camcorders.

“Big ticket items like the giant LCD’s and high-end computers will be cheaper than usual this year…”
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Carly Simon will be signing Never Been Gone November 24th, 6 pm at J&R Music, 23 Park Row, New York.

Carly Simon’s new album, Never Been Gone, revisits songs originally written throughout Carly’s extensively long and productive career. With new largely acoustic arrangements, the CD was recorded at home on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

Carly’s son, Benjamin Taylor was the originator of the idea and Carly lived up to the dare. It has been one of the great thrills of Carly’s lifetime to be working with friends and family so close to her heart. Though Sally Taylor, Carly’s daughter, was available only to work once during the course of the recording, the choice of song that she sings on so beautifully is a meaningful coincidence: “Boys In The Trees,” is a message that a daughter receives so hauntingly from her mother.
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“Carmine Appice set the foundation for heavy drumming…before Bonham, before Ian Paice…before anyone else.”–Rick Van Horn, Modern Drummer

Carmine Appice will be performing and signing autographs on Thursday November 19th at 6 pm, celebrating the releases of Carmine Appice’s Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes and Derringer/Bogart/Appice, The Sky Is Falling.

As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band’s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. The Fudge had no precedent. The band was totally unique. Continue Reading »

Brian Courtney Wilson will be performing and signing autographs 6 pm November 9th at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row, New York, NY.

Brian Courtney Wilson’s Just Love, is his national debut, a fitting end-cap to a journey where love has reigned supreme - a natural response to the untold amounts of grace the singer has been bestowed over the years.

Raised in the Chicagoland area, Wilson got an early taste of love’s inner workings at Rock of Ages Baptist Church, where he sang in the adult male chorus as a young kid. “Every good thing that’s happened to me it’s happened because of God’s favor and grace in my life,” Wilson says. “Even the stuff that he’s calling me to do, I can’t do it on my own.

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Nikon D5000: Smart. Sharp. Simply Brilliant
Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm
1 Park Row, 4th Floor
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Take your photography to the next level. The Nikon D5000 incorporates leading edge technology in a device so simple to use, taking great pictures becomes second nature.

Join Nikon’s own, Christopher Knapp, as he walks you through a detailed demonstration of this amazingly capable camera. Learn photography basics, camera setup, as well as advanced settings regarding Auto-Focus, Continuous Shooting, Bracketing, Scene Modes, Picture Control, D-Movie creation and much more! Continue Reading »

Frank Sinatra Jr. will appear at J&R Music, November 3rd at 12 pm, to celebrate the release of a new box set of his father’s live New York performances, “Sinatra: New York”, a five-disc boxed set featuring previously unreleased live performances of Ol’ Blue Eyes in “The Apple” recorded between 1955 and 1990 at iconic New York City venues.

Frank Sinatra may have been born in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the Chairman of the Board always held a special place in his heart for the city that never sleeps, “The Apple,”as he called it. From a surprise appearance with Tommy Dorsey in 1955 to a 1990 concert at Radio City Music Hall, Sinatra: New York follows the singer onstage at various iconic New York City venues, living out one of his most famous lines: “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”

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Come & play DJ Hero on October 27th, 6 pm with DMC of Run DMC & DJ Johnny Juice of Public Enemy at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row, NYC.

Hosted by: FunkMaster Flex, Mister Cee, The Pitbulls, Jazzy Joyce, Bobby Trends, Young Chow, DJ Spynfo, DJ Naim, Mike Sessions & DJ Tedsmooth

If music is the universal language understood by all, DJ’ing is the method by which one - is able to move many. Mixing has never been made this easy - you’ll see.

The makers of Guitar Hero introduce an entirely fresh and innovative way to experience music. DJ HERO™ features an amazing variety of music across genres – tracks that you love and reflect who you are. Using an authentic turntable controller, you will spin and scratch more than 102 songs into unique mixes and become the life of the party. Get ready for a whole new phenomena in music. Continue Reading »

To celebrate the release of their self-titled CD, Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth will be performing and signing autographs on Thursday October, 22nd at 6 pm at J&R Music World.

Named for a Charles Bukowski poem, The Crazy Truth began to unfold in 2005 when Steve ran into high school pal Lee “Leeko” Kostrinsky on the street in New York City. Leeko’s punk, reggae & indie rock influences were a perfect foil for Conte’s love of the blues, classic rock and 60’s garage bands. Continue Reading »

Brian McKnight will be performing and signing autographs 12:30 pm October 27th at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row, New York, NY.

Brian McKnight has earned himself a spot in contemporary music history. He has released 11 albums to date, 7 of them have gone platinum, with several going 2 and 3x platinum, and has sold over 20 million albums worldwide.

Brian has received numerous awards including Soul Train Awards and Image Awards, and numerous nominations including Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards and American Music Awards.

With seemingly endless talent and vast industry knowledge, Brian has also hosted the red carpet for Extra!, and has seen success in musical theatre. In 2005 McKnight toured with the production of “Cheaters” and in 2007 McKnight stepped back onto Broadway with a run as Billy Flynn in “Chicago.” In 2006 McKnight created the score for “Daddy’s Little Girls,” the Tyler Perry film, and released the album “TEN” the same year. Continue Reading »