Coco Electrik on Spanish Tour
The British band Coco Electrik, together with singer Anne Booty, will be introducing their new album Army Behind the Sun on a Spanish tour. They will be in Madrid on the 19th of may, in Bilbao’s Santana 27 on the 20th, at the Cafe Hispano in Zaragoza on the 21st and finally at Becool in Barcelona on the 22nd.
In case you missed them near your city you can always catch up with them on their Spanish tour.
festivals 2009
Hi everybody!
We’re proud to announce that we’ve been adding a lot of festivals like Coachella, Summerfest, Monarchy Live, Download, Wireless and many more. You’ve been as well, helping us by adding a few festivals like the Movement 2009 or All Point West.
This season is going to be terriffic make the right choice with all these possibilities. Because what features help you in the decision? Is a poweful line-up make up your mind? or it might be a low price due to the crisis. Does the place or even the weather bothers you? Let us your opinion with a comment.
In case you haven’t decided yet, we let you a link to a guide elaborate of cnn.com site of the world’s best music festivals.
5gig.com finalist of Red Herring Europe 2009
Red Herring today announced that 5gig.com was named a Finalist of Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.
“This year’s impressive list of submissions from companies demonstrates Europe’s growing role as a major center of innovation in the global technology sector,” said Red Herring Publisher, Alex Vieux. “The exceptional accomplishments of European technology startups and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem.”
Red Herring’s lists of top private companies are an important part of the publication’s tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay, and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.
Red Herring’s editorial staff rigorously evaluated several hundred private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development.
Red Herring will honor the Red Herring 100 Europe Finalist companies at its Red Herring Europe 2009 Conference. Scheduled for March 31- April 2, at the Berlin Radisson Hotel. This intimate, 2 1/2 day event will explore how European firms are leading the charge in many technology sectors, gaining a competitive advantage, and driving entrepreneurial success in ways that create business opportunities for challengers and incumbents alike.
About Red Herring
Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe. Red Herring provides an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at HYPERLINK “http://www.redherring.com”
About 5gig.com
5gig.com is a live music based social network, and its main objective is that you never miss a gig again. 5gig.com sends its users gig alerts segmented to their musical tastes and offers them the different ticketing providers available to buy the tickets. Following its localized strategy, 5gig.com is formed by a network of sites located in Spain, UK, USA and Germany and looks forward to open more sites during 2009.
It always begins with a blog post
5gig has just been born. It’s not about hard drive space or tech jobs, 5gig is about live music. 5gig is here so that you never miss your favorite band again.
Just imagine no one told you about Fat Boy Slim’s Big Beach Boutique back in 2002. 250.000 people can’t be wrong: it was one of the greatest live gigs ever and with 5gig you’ll never miss a great gig again.
5gig is almost here, and live music fans never had it this easy.
