The Musicians Bringing Musicians Home IV concert will arrive at the end of a three-day activist retreat hosted by Air Traffic Control and the Future of Music Coalition since the Gulf Coast storms of 2005. This retreat brings established and emerging artists from around the country to New Orleans to tour affected neighborhoods, visit with some of the city?s notable musicians and community leaders and participate in strategy sessions about how to integrate activism and philanthropy into their work as musicians.

Lincoln Square?s Old Town School of Folk Music will host the Future of Music Coalition?s ?What?s the Future for Musicians?? seminar Monday, Sept. 22, bringing together experts from all sides of the music business to discuss the changing landscape of the industry. According to its website, the Washington, D.C.-based Future of Music Coalition is national non-profit advocacy organization that works to interpret the issues at the intersection of music, law, technology and policy. Casey Rae-Hunter, the organization?s communications director, explained that the goal of the seminar is to educate Chicago musicians, label representatives, and even fans about legal and logistical influences that will affect their careers in the music industry.