Prince Andrew's Birthstravaganza & Pre-Doo Dah Party
8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12
Gem City Grill
115 E. Olive Ave., Monrovia
$1 cover, which will be donated to Tree People U.S.A.
(626) 358-0346
Get ready for the upcoming 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade and celebrate the birthday of one of its own, Prince Andrew. The night will include performances by Andrew's Bad Stuff, Aluminum Marshmallow and the Age of Aquarius Horns, Surrender the Pink, Mornin' Wuud and Count Smokula and his rock n' roll accordion, plus belly dancing by Almase Arabesque. There will be appearances by reigning Doo Dah Queen Naughty Mickie and other Doo Dah denizens.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Song critique workshop
LOS ANGELES SONG CRITIQUE WORKSHOP with GUEST SPEAKER: Sun Feb 3, 2008
With Song critique session first half, followed by Guest Speaker, Moses Avalon.
Topic: The Secrets of Digital Distribution
Songsalive! holds workshops where songwriters gather to share their songs, gain feedback and develop relationships within the songwriting communities we have created around the world. The first half is solely dedicated to an in-the-round workshop where writers present one song each - either on tape, CD or live - followed by a guest speaker/industry discussion in the second half and plenty of time to talk and network. Moderated by Paul Lawrence Moyer.
Details: For more info: http://www.songsalive.org/losangeles
WHEN: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2008 - FIRST SUNDAYS OF THE MONTH.
WHERE: THE MAGDALENE CENTER
4822 Vineland Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Directions: www.themagdalenecenter.com
Just north of the Vineland/Lankershim/Camarillo intersection, on East side of Vineland.
From West, take 101 to 134, exit Vineland. Go north.
From Hollywood, take 101 to exit 12C, Vineland. Go north.
Ample parking in front on street or in back of building (accessed by side street off Camarillo)
See map: http://tinyurl.com/359lhz
TIME: Starts 12:00pm SHARP. Ends at 3pm. Please be on time.
COST: $5 for non-members, free to Songsalive! members. You can join Songsalive! to participate in the workshops at http://www.songsalive.org go Join.
REGISTER: Pre-registrations helpful but not necessary. Call: 818-506-3850 or email paul@songsalive.org. You will be automatically registered by contacting us. Or just turn up, but get there early to be considered forsong critique.
FIRST HALF SONG CRITIQUE - RULES & WHAT TO BRING:
1 song either on tape, CD or live (bring own guitar or keyboard) and 20 copies of your typed lyric sheet with contact details clearly displayed. Read the RULES athttp://www.songsalive.org/workshoprules
SECOND HALF GUEST SPEAKER: MOSES AVALON
Mr. Avalon began his career as a New York record producer and recording engineer. His combined work with Grammy® award-winning recording artists has earned him RIAA Platinum record awards as well as other awards. Today he is an artist’s rights activist and the author of a top selling music industry reference, Million Dollar Mistakes and also Confessions Of A Record Producer which is required reading in the music business curriculum of over 40 schools, including UCLA, Loyola Law School, Fullsail and NYU. Mr. Avalon is a court-recognized music business expert in New York, California and Florida
in their campaign to help legitimize areas of the music business. His awardwinning website which discusses controversial issues in the music business and his advocacy efforts can be visited at www.MosesAvalon.com. His syndicated newsletter, MOSES SUPPOSES, which features informed editorials on the inner workings of the music business, reaches over 13,000 subscribers each month.
TOPIC: The Secrets of Digital DistributionMoses Avalon will discuss and reveal the secrets of Digital Distribution, what DRM is and why it's important for any songwriter to understand the issues. Also how to avoid getting ripped off by correctly interpreting the contracts of several leading Digital Distributors.
All speakers biographies can be read at http://www.songsalive.org/speakers
For Songsalive! information, media and membership inquiries (not Workshop inquiries, use contact above) – call head office at 801-838-5411 or Email usa@songsalive.org
Join our email list and discussion groups at www.songsalive.org/community.
Be reminded of this event by joining eNotes discussion group on that link.
Songsalive!Songsalive! is a non-profit organization dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide.
http://www.songsalive.org
http://www.songsalive.org/losangeles
With Song critique session first half, followed by Guest Speaker, Moses Avalon.
Topic: The Secrets of Digital Distribution
Songsalive! holds workshops where songwriters gather to share their songs, gain feedback and develop relationships within the songwriting communities we have created around the world. The first half is solely dedicated to an in-the-round workshop where writers present one song each - either on tape, CD or live - followed by a guest speaker/industry discussion in the second half and plenty of time to talk and network. Moderated by Paul Lawrence Moyer.
Details: For more info: http://www.songsalive.org/losangeles
WHEN: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2008 - FIRST SUNDAYS OF THE MONTH.
WHERE: THE MAGDALENE CENTER
4822 Vineland Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Directions: www.themagdalenecenter.com
Just north of the Vineland/Lankershim/Camarillo intersection, on East side of Vineland.
From West, take 101 to 134, exit Vineland. Go north.
From Hollywood, take 101 to exit 12C, Vineland. Go north.
Ample parking in front on street or in back of building (accessed by side street off Camarillo)
See map: http://tinyurl.com/359lhz
TIME: Starts 12:00pm SHARP. Ends at 3pm. Please be on time.
COST: $5 for non-members, free to Songsalive! members. You can join Songsalive! to participate in the workshops at http://www.songsalive.org go Join.
REGISTER: Pre-registrations helpful but not necessary. Call: 818-506-3850 or email paul@songsalive.org. You will be automatically registered by contacting us. Or just turn up, but get there early to be considered forsong critique.
FIRST HALF SONG CRITIQUE - RULES & WHAT TO BRING:
1 song either on tape, CD or live (bring own guitar or keyboard) and 20 copies of your typed lyric sheet with contact details clearly displayed. Read the RULES athttp://www.songsalive.org/workshoprules
SECOND HALF GUEST SPEAKER: MOSES AVALON
Mr. Avalon began his career as a New York record producer and recording engineer. His combined work with Grammy® award-winning recording artists has earned him RIAA Platinum record awards as well as other awards. Today he is an artist’s rights activist and the author of a top selling music industry reference, Million Dollar Mistakes and also Confessions Of A Record Producer which is required reading in the music business curriculum of over 40 schools, including UCLA, Loyola Law School, Fullsail and NYU. Mr. Avalon is a court-recognized music business expert in New York, California and Florida
in their campaign to help legitimize areas of the music business. His awardwinning website which discusses controversial issues in the music business and his advocacy efforts can be visited at www.MosesAvalon.com. His syndicated newsletter, MOSES SUPPOSES, which features informed editorials on the inner workings of the music business, reaches over 13,000 subscribers each month.
TOPIC: The Secrets of Digital DistributionMoses Avalon will discuss and reveal the secrets of Digital Distribution, what DRM is and why it's important for any songwriter to understand the issues. Also how to avoid getting ripped off by correctly interpreting the contracts of several leading Digital Distributors.
All speakers biographies can be read at http://www.songsalive.org/speakers
For Songsalive! information, media and membership inquiries (not Workshop inquiries, use contact above) – call head office at 801-838-5411 or Email usa@songsalive.org
Join our email list and discussion groups at www.songsalive.org/community.
Be reminded of this event by joining eNotes discussion group on that link.
Songsalive!Songsalive! is a non-profit organization dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide.
http://www.songsalive.org
http://www.songsalive.org/losangeles
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin to perform
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, under the baton of conductor Misha Rachlevsky, performs at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Friday, February 1, 8:00 PM.
One of Russia’s leading ensembles, the orchestra will perform Edward Elgar – Serenade in e minor, Op. 20; Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony for Strings, Op. 118; and Johannes Brahms – Sextet No. 1 (orchestral version).
Tickets are now on sale at the CCPA Ticket Office, by calling (562) 467-8818, or at www.cerritoscenter.com . Ticket prices range from $37-$20.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA KREMLIN was founded in 1991 by MISHA RACHLEVSKY, who assembled some of the finest young musicians for an extensive recording project in Moscow. The ensemble’s initial recording, as well as its performances, earned rave reviews, and the orchestra became a full-time entity, now under the auspices of the Moscow City Government.
On February 13, 2006, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin celebrated its 1,001st concert at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. The 1,000 previous concerts included 400 performances in Russia, 300 performances in the United States and Canada (on as many as 20 tours), and the balance of performances in Europe, South America, and the Far East.
The orchestra has released 16 CDs on the Swiss label Claves, garnering numerous international reviews and awards, including the “Diapason d’Or” in France, “Record of the Year” in Hong Kong, and The New York Times “Critic’s Choice” Award. Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has also self-produced numerous live performance CDs.
Last year marked the orchestra’s 12th season performing its popular annual Christmas at the Kremlin International Festival, presented in late December through early January in Moscow.
Rachlevsky’s lifetime affinity for chamber music and the chamber orchestra repertoire began in Moscow, where he studied violin. In the 1970s he left the Soviet Union and eventually settled in the United States, where he founded the New American Chamber Orchestra (NACO) in 1984. In the 1980s he was invited to create a chamber orchestra for the City of Granada, Spain – a multi-year project under which NACO became the resident orchestra of Granada while, concurrently, Rachlevsky established a chamber orchestra for the city.
In the early 1990s Rachlevsky returned to Moscow as a guest conductor. While there, representatives from Claves approached him about developing a recording project of Russian works. When it was agreed that the recording should feature Russian musicians, Rachlevsky held auditions for the group that was to become the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin.
Tickets are now on sale for Chamber Orchestra Kremlin’s performance at the CCPA. For tickets call (562) 467-8818, or go to www.cerritoscenter.com
One of Russia’s leading ensembles, the orchestra will perform Edward Elgar – Serenade in e minor, Op. 20; Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony for Strings, Op. 118; and Johannes Brahms – Sextet No. 1 (orchestral version).
Tickets are now on sale at the CCPA Ticket Office, by calling (562) 467-8818, or at www.cerritoscenter.com . Ticket prices range from $37-$20.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA KREMLIN was founded in 1991 by MISHA RACHLEVSKY, who assembled some of the finest young musicians for an extensive recording project in Moscow. The ensemble’s initial recording, as well as its performances, earned rave reviews, and the orchestra became a full-time entity, now under the auspices of the Moscow City Government.
On February 13, 2006, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin celebrated its 1,001st concert at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. The 1,000 previous concerts included 400 performances in Russia, 300 performances in the United States and Canada (on as many as 20 tours), and the balance of performances in Europe, South America, and the Far East.
The orchestra has released 16 CDs on the Swiss label Claves, garnering numerous international reviews and awards, including the “Diapason d’Or” in France, “Record of the Year” in Hong Kong, and The New York Times “Critic’s Choice” Award. Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has also self-produced numerous live performance CDs.
Last year marked the orchestra’s 12th season performing its popular annual Christmas at the Kremlin International Festival, presented in late December through early January in Moscow.
Rachlevsky’s lifetime affinity for chamber music and the chamber orchestra repertoire began in Moscow, where he studied violin. In the 1970s he left the Soviet Union and eventually settled in the United States, where he founded the New American Chamber Orchestra (NACO) in 1984. In the 1980s he was invited to create a chamber orchestra for the City of Granada, Spain – a multi-year project under which NACO became the resident orchestra of Granada while, concurrently, Rachlevsky established a chamber orchestra for the city.
In the early 1990s Rachlevsky returned to Moscow as a guest conductor. While there, representatives from Claves approached him about developing a recording project of Russian works. When it was agreed that the recording should feature Russian musicians, Rachlevsky held auditions for the group that was to become the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin.
Tickets are now on sale for Chamber Orchestra Kremlin’s performance at the CCPA. For tickets call (562) 467-8818, or go to www.cerritoscenter.com
Jason Walsmith is hot on YouTube.com
Jason Walsmith of Iowa's own roots rockers, The Nadas, has recorded the season's most timely ditty. Together with Kyle Munson of the Des Moines Register, Walsmith authored and recorded "Get Outta Our Town (Caucus Lament)," which has become a YouTube.com sensation in four short days.
Over the past few days The Nadas have been fielding calls from the political desks of the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, not to mention a host of regional papers. Today, Jason appears on NPR's "Day To Day." Tonight, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's press secretary will be in the audience when The Nadas kick off 2008 with a New Years' Eve performance in Des Moines.
Over the past few days The Nadas have been fielding calls from the political desks of the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, not to mention a host of regional papers. Today, Jason appears on NPR's "Day To Day." Tonight, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's press secretary will be in the audience when The Nadas kick off 2008 with a New Years' Eve performance in Des Moines.
Focus on Photo L.A. 2008
17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition
January 10-13, 2008
Coinciding with Golden Globes Week, Highly Anticipated Event Moves to Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport to Accommodate More Art and Larger Crowds
Opening Night Reception January 10 to honor Julius Shulman and Benefit Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
artfairs inc., producer of the highly acclaimed art fairs photo MIAMI and ART LA, is pleased to announce that photo l.a. 2008, the 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, which will take place January 10-13, 2008. artfairs inc. also announces that this highly anticipated event—popular among collectors and curators alike—is moving to a larger location: the 35,000 square foot Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. The new event space will allow for larger booths and an improved lighting system, producing a clean, modern backdrop against which to display more photo-based art, including digital and video art, than ever before.
The Barker Hangar, located at 3021 Airport Avenue in Santa Monica will comfortably accommodate a crowd in excess of 10,000 people—a necessity as photo l.a. has become one of the country’s most popular art fairs and will coincide with Golden Globes week in January 2008.
The exhibition will be open to the public Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12 from noon to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, January 13 from noon to 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a three-day pass.
The Conversations with Artists series of lectures is co-sponsored with LACMA and free to the public. The Conversation with Julius Shulman and The Photobook: A Discussion moderated by Paul Kopeikin will cost $10.
On-site collecting seminars are $80 (includes a three day pass and catalog). AARP and student discounts for the fair are available with valid I.D.
At the opening night reception scheduled for Thursday, January 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., artfairs inc. will welcome to Los Angeles, and photo l.a. 2008, the new Department Head and Curator of Photography at LACMA, Charlotte Cotton. Renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman will be honored with photo l.a.’s inaugural lifetime achievement award in association with The Center -- a nonprofit organization that honors, supports and provides opportunity for gifted and committed photographers.
Proceeds from the opening night reception will benefit the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tickets to the opening benefit reception are $80 (price includes a one-day pass to the show). To order tickets to the benefit reception, email the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at photola@lacma.org or contact the event hotline at (323) 932-5846.
All exhibition, lecture and preview reception tickets are available for purchase at the door or in advance. Seminar tickets should be purchased in advance.
For additional information on photo l.a. 2008, visit www.artfairsinc.com
January 10-13, 2008
Coinciding with Golden Globes Week, Highly Anticipated Event Moves to Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport to Accommodate More Art and Larger Crowds
Opening Night Reception January 10 to honor Julius Shulman and Benefit Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
artfairs inc., producer of the highly acclaimed art fairs photo MIAMI and ART LA, is pleased to announce that photo l.a. 2008, the 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, which will take place January 10-13, 2008. artfairs inc. also announces that this highly anticipated event—popular among collectors and curators alike—is moving to a larger location: the 35,000 square foot Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. The new event space will allow for larger booths and an improved lighting system, producing a clean, modern backdrop against which to display more photo-based art, including digital and video art, than ever before.
The Barker Hangar, located at 3021 Airport Avenue in Santa Monica will comfortably accommodate a crowd in excess of 10,000 people—a necessity as photo l.a. has become one of the country’s most popular art fairs and will coincide with Golden Globes week in January 2008.
The exhibition will be open to the public Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12 from noon to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, January 13 from noon to 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a three-day pass.
The Conversations with Artists series of lectures is co-sponsored with LACMA and free to the public. The Conversation with Julius Shulman and The Photobook: A Discussion moderated by Paul Kopeikin will cost $10.
On-site collecting seminars are $80 (includes a three day pass and catalog). AARP and student discounts for the fair are available with valid I.D.
At the opening night reception scheduled for Thursday, January 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., artfairs inc. will welcome to Los Angeles, and photo l.a. 2008, the new Department Head and Curator of Photography at LACMA, Charlotte Cotton. Renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman will be honored with photo l.a.’s inaugural lifetime achievement award in association with The Center -- a nonprofit organization that honors, supports and provides opportunity for gifted and committed photographers.
Proceeds from the opening night reception will benefit the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tickets to the opening benefit reception are $80 (price includes a one-day pass to the show). To order tickets to the benefit reception, email the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at photola@lacma.org or contact the event hotline at (323) 932-5846.
All exhibition, lecture and preview reception tickets are available for purchase at the door or in advance. Seminar tickets should be purchased in advance.
For additional information on photo l.a. 2008, visit www.artfairsinc.com
Friday, December 28, 2007
End o' week musings
I've planned my weekend just right-- sleeping in, run a few errands, work on my Web site (http://www.dabelly.com/ ), do some sewing and basically take it easy. This is because my next few weeks are going to be blur. I'm on final countdown now for my big day as Queen of the 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade, which is Jan. 20 and I have many duties to fulfill along the way. You can read my Diary of a Doo Dah Queen at www.insidesocal.com/doodah to follow my adventures and my thoughts during this time. This week was busy. Last Friday I went to Mr. T's Bowl in Highland Park and saw Andrew's Bad Stuff, See It Through, Rover's Pinky, The Thingz and Punk Whores. It was a good show and there were lots of people in the venue- most stayed for the entire thing too!
Saturday I went with my friend Byron (he's also the creator of the Naughty Mickie comic strip you see here) to his family's Christmas gathering. Oh my goodness! There must have been 50 people in his sisters' house. Many of them remembered me and we caught up from when we last saw each other. I also met new members of his family. We ate a wonderful feast and played Catch Phrase -- I kicked butt, by the way.
On Sunday, Valerie and I got together for our little Christmas "party." We drank coffee (she makes the best), watched "Myth Busters" on television and chatted and giggled. When it came to present time I was totally shocked- Valerie gave me a beautiful wood jewelry amoire. I have wanted one for years! Adding to her sweetness, she told me to open the drawers and I found two pairs of pretty earrings, a bracelet set and three animal print hair scrunchies. Thank you again, Valerie, words cannot truly express my appreciation and surprise!
Christmas Eve I went with Andrew to his family's celebration. What a meal! There was prime rib, turkey, tons of side dishes, pies, fruit and more. Later, Andrew's brother's sons distributed the gifts and wrapping paper and ribbons flew all over the living room. I haven't seen anything quite like it, as my family is more reserved (read on and you'll see). It was fun, though. I laughed as I watched everyone going crazy and then showing off their gifts with plenty of thanks and hugs to go around. They all seemed to like what I had given them and I was moved by the thoughtfulness of the gifts they had given me.
Tuesday - Christmas - was family day for me. My mother and brother share a house in Fontana. It's a good deal for them, as my mother doesn't drive and my brother takes care of her and her errands, while my mother keeps the house clean, does laundry and all the other things that my brother doesn't have time for because he works so much. Jason was totally bummed out because he was planning to deep fry a turkey, but the winds were gusting so hard that it wasn't safe. He had marinated it overnight in cajun seasoning and popped it in the oven with a sigh. Meanwhile, I plunked myself in their jacuzzi for an hour. Oooooo! It was sooo nice!Dinner was served late afternoon and it was wonderful. Jason was funny because he was carving the turkey and trying to entice me into taking a leg. When I finally gave in, he said, "Yes, that's my sister!" The turkey came out moist and tasty and the sides were nice too. I ended up taking home most of the leg and my mother packed a baked potato, some fancy bread and a few other goodies for me, including what was left of the wine.
Our gift exchange was quite different than my previous affair. We sat in a circle of sorts and unwrapped our goodies one by one with the others watching. My mother took her time smoothing the paper so she could save it for next year. We really stretched it out, even though there were plenty of little gifts to keep us busy for a while. My best gift was a check for my car payment. My best gift to my mom was a fuzzy blanket with a wolf design and for my brother a thing for his car that will give it a jump start, inflate a tire and more. It has a flashlight and a plug so you can run a worklight or other electrical item from its power.
As I said before, this weekend is on the much-needed quiet side. I still haven't m
ade plans for New Year's as there was a chance I would be working.
ade plans for New Year's as there was a chance I would be working.Photos we got 'em! Enjoy these two fun pics I found at two of my favorite spots on the Web, plus the comic.
In rotation this week: Same holiday tunes as last week, plus Tha Riks, Ross Anthony and Orange Sky.
This week's thought: We're on the verge of a new year so I guess I should offer a few words about resolutions. I think it's good to start off thinking about what you like and don't like about yourself and considering how you can change for the better. But I don't suggest trying to do anything drastic or too quickly, as this often leads to failure. Set your goals and make them do-able. Small steps or one tiny tweak of change each week (or month) will make it easier for you and will also turn trials into triumphs. Things become habit over time - slowly - so bear this in mind whether you vow to lose weight, not get mad in traffic, quit smoking or whatever. Good luck to you. I wish all my readers a wonderful New Year filled with happiness, health, success, prosperity, laughter and love.
Keep on rockin'
Mickie
Chris Brown to host New Year's Eve bash in L.A.
Following his Up-close & Personal Tour featuring Bow Wow, Soulja Boy, Sean Kingston, Shop Boyz and Lil' Mama, Multi-platinum R&B singer, dancer and actor Chris Brown will host a star-studded, red carpet New Year's Eve bash at Crash Mansion LA with celebrity guest appearances and surprise performances. Doors open at 9pm. Tickets are $75.00 for general admission and $125 for VIP and available by going to www.chrisbrownNYE2008.com or calling the Crash Mansion box office at 213-747-0999.
In 2005, the American pop and R&B singer, dancer and actor released his self-titled debut, Chris Brown, and his single, "Run It!" became an instant number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Produced by Scott Storch and featuring Juelz Santana, Chris Brown, spawned four successful top ten and top twenty hits in the United States, sold three million copies worldwide and a staggering 1,920,665 copies in the United States. His second studio album, Exclusive, was released November 6, 2007 and debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts.
Originally titled Graduation, but changed because of Kanye West's scheduled release of an album of the same name, Exclusive sold roughly 295,000 copies in its first week, achieving even higher first week domestic sales than his freshman effort. With Exclusive perched at #34 on Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007, and the hot singles, "Wall to Wall," "Kiss Kiss" (featuring T Pain) and his most recent release "With You" burning up the national airwaves, Chris Brown shows no sign of slowing down.
Also an accomplished actor, Chris made his film debut in 2007's dance movie, Stomp The Yard, and later that year landed a role in This Christmas, a family drama starring Regina King. Chris has also made appearances on UPN's One on One, the pilot episode of UPN's The Brandon T. Jackson Show, and played a "band geek" in the fourth season of FOX's, The O.C.
When: Monday, December 31st, 2007
9pm-3am
Red Carpet Arrivals at 10pm
Where: Crash Mansion LA
1024 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles CA 90015
(213) 747-0999
Tickets: $75.00 general admission/$125 for VIP (VIP Ticket includes Red Carpet entrance, wristbands for VIP room with Chris Brown, champagne toast, hors d'oeuvres 9pm-11pm)
Tickets available at www.chrisbrownNYE2008.com
ABOUT CRASH MANSION: In a space once occupied by the historic Myron Ballroom, the Bowery Restaurant group has transformed this 1940's swing club into a state-of-the-art, three-part performance haven. An 8,000 square-foot main stage accommodates headliners with lofted ceilings and a fully digital sound room, while two adjacent rooms--the Burn Lounge and the Foyer Gallery--cater more to low-key performers and the local artist scene. With five bars, three distinct atmospheres, and a fully operative kitchen, this industrial chic club caters to the rich diversity of art and music lovers in Los Angeles. Crash Mansion LA is located at 1024 Grand Ave (at W. Olympic). For more information, go to www.crashmansionla.com or www.myspace.com/crashmansionlosangeles.
In 2005, the American pop and R&B singer, dancer and actor released his self-titled debut, Chris Brown, and his single, "Run It!" became an instant number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Produced by Scott Storch and featuring Juelz Santana, Chris Brown, spawned four successful top ten and top twenty hits in the United States, sold three million copies worldwide and a staggering 1,920,665 copies in the United States. His second studio album, Exclusive, was released November 6, 2007 and debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts.
Originally titled Graduation, but changed because of Kanye West's scheduled release of an album of the same name, Exclusive sold roughly 295,000 copies in its first week, achieving even higher first week domestic sales than his freshman effort. With Exclusive perched at #34 on Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007, and the hot singles, "Wall to Wall," "Kiss Kiss" (featuring T Pain) and his most recent release "With You" burning up the national airwaves, Chris Brown shows no sign of slowing down.
Also an accomplished actor, Chris made his film debut in 2007's dance movie, Stomp The Yard, and later that year landed a role in This Christmas, a family drama starring Regina King. Chris has also made appearances on UPN's One on One, the pilot episode of UPN's The Brandon T. Jackson Show, and played a "band geek" in the fourth season of FOX's, The O.C.
When: Monday, December 31st, 2007
9pm-3am
Red Carpet Arrivals at 10pm
Where: Crash Mansion LA
1024 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles CA 90015
(213) 747-0999
Tickets: $75.00 general admission/$125 for VIP (VIP Ticket includes Red Carpet entrance, wristbands for VIP room with Chris Brown, champagne toast, hors d'oeuvres 9pm-11pm)
Tickets available at www.chrisbrownNYE2008.com
ABOUT CRASH MANSION: In a space once occupied by the historic Myron Ballroom, the Bowery Restaurant group has transformed this 1940's swing club into a state-of-the-art, three-part performance haven. An 8,000 square-foot main stage accommodates headliners with lofted ceilings and a fully digital sound room, while two adjacent rooms--the Burn Lounge and the Foyer Gallery--cater more to low-key performers and the local artist scene. With five bars, three distinct atmospheres, and a fully operative kitchen, this industrial chic club caters to the rich diversity of art and music lovers in Los Angeles. Crash Mansion LA is located at 1024 Grand Ave (at W. Olympic). For more information, go to www.crashmansionla.com or www.myspace.com/crashmansionlosangeles.
Cabo Radio ready to launch Monday
Sammy Hagar, known worldwide for his explosive talent, feel good energy and exciting live performances, is proud to announce the official launch of a revolutionary breakthrough in rock radio, “All UP, All Rock, All Party, All the Time” streaming online from Mexico to the world. On New Year’s Eve, Monday, December 31st, Redheads and music fans everywhere will be able to experience “Rock Radio the Way God Intended It” and the way only Sammy Hagar can do it.
Sammy Hagar presents “CABO WABO RADIO” and the biggest party of the year LIVE beginning at 7pm pacific time from the legendary Cabo Wabo Cantina. From that night on, the party will continue 24 hours a day, LIVE from one of the most beautiful vacation spots in the world, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The online radio station, designed and built by co-founders Shadoe Stevens and Woody Nelson, will feature high energy New Rock, Hot Rock, Cutting-Edge, and Classic Rock around the clock. The New Years Eve Party will be broadcast LIVE featuring surprise guest stars in concert and hundreds of special guests from around the world.
“The coolest thing we can do is to expose fans to good music they’ve never heard before” said Hagar, “if any radio station is going to get my attention in life, it’s going to be one where I’m going, ‘Who is this? I like that song. Wait a minute, who is that?’ I’ll listen to that radio station all day. That’s what Cabo Wabo Radio is all about!”
The new studios are built behind glass right next to the stage in the Cantina, making every audience part of every broadcast. “The Cantina, an institution in Cabo for nearly 20 years and packed every night of the week, is the perfect location for the most exciting radio station in the world,” said co-founder Shadoe Stevens. “People are there to party and we’ll be there to capture the excitement and deliver it to the world around the clock.”
The station will feature interviews with stars on vacation and interesting people from around the world, plus live concerts with major stars and the hottest new artists on Earth. It’s a world party of Biblical proportions.
Sammy encourages fans to log onto www.cabowaboradio.com to become a V.I.P Member. Members will get access to LIVE concerts from the Cantina; concert videos, behind the scenes and unreleased videos; unreleased music and lost music from the archives; advance notices on new music and hundreds of pictures from shows from all over the world and preferred tickets to Sammy Hagar shows.
If Members want a vacation in paradise, they’ll get huge savings on hotel accommodations, VIP prices on golf, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, paradise tours and adventures; preferred seating in the Cabo Wabo Cantina and discounts on food and merchandise; and be able to listen to CD quality, Feel-Good Rock 24 hours a day, “guaranteed to make you feel better whether you want to or not.”
It’s High Energy Rock Radio Smuggled Across the border from Mexico and it all starts at 7pm pacific time New Year’s Eve at www.cabowaboradio.com. Don’t miss it! Cabo Wabo Radio.
Sammy Hagar presents “CABO WABO RADIO” and the biggest party of the year LIVE beginning at 7pm pacific time from the legendary Cabo Wabo Cantina. From that night on, the party will continue 24 hours a day, LIVE from one of the most beautiful vacation spots in the world, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The online radio station, designed and built by co-founders Shadoe Stevens and Woody Nelson, will feature high energy New Rock, Hot Rock, Cutting-Edge, and Classic Rock around the clock. The New Years Eve Party will be broadcast LIVE featuring surprise guest stars in concert and hundreds of special guests from around the world.
“The coolest thing we can do is to expose fans to good music they’ve never heard before” said Hagar, “if any radio station is going to get my attention in life, it’s going to be one where I’m going, ‘Who is this? I like that song. Wait a minute, who is that?’ I’ll listen to that radio station all day. That’s what Cabo Wabo Radio is all about!”
The new studios are built behind glass right next to the stage in the Cantina, making every audience part of every broadcast. “The Cantina, an institution in Cabo for nearly 20 years and packed every night of the week, is the perfect location for the most exciting radio station in the world,” said co-founder Shadoe Stevens. “People are there to party and we’ll be there to capture the excitement and deliver it to the world around the clock.”
The station will feature interviews with stars on vacation and interesting people from around the world, plus live concerts with major stars and the hottest new artists on Earth. It’s a world party of Biblical proportions.
Sammy encourages fans to log onto www.cabowaboradio.com to become a V.I.P Member. Members will get access to LIVE concerts from the Cantina; concert videos, behind the scenes and unreleased videos; unreleased music and lost music from the archives; advance notices on new music and hundreds of pictures from shows from all over the world and preferred tickets to Sammy Hagar shows.
If Members want a vacation in paradise, they’ll get huge savings on hotel accommodations, VIP prices on golf, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, paradise tours and adventures; preferred seating in the Cabo Wabo Cantina and discounts on food and merchandise; and be able to listen to CD quality, Feel-Good Rock 24 hours a day, “guaranteed to make you feel better whether you want to or not.”
It’s High Energy Rock Radio Smuggled Across the border from Mexico and it all starts at 7pm pacific time New Year’s Eve at www.cabowaboradio.com. Don’t miss it! Cabo Wabo Radio.
Park Seed launches recipe contest for gardening cooks
Do love gardening and cooking? SuccessWithSeed.org is offering $25 Park Seed gift certificates to the gardener/chefs who submit the best recipes showcasing their horticultural handiwork. The contest is open to anyone who enjoys cooking and has a tasty recipe incorporating at least one edible item that can be grown using products from Park Seed Company (www.ParkSeed.com ).
One $25 Park Seed gift certificate will be awarded in each of the following categories: appetizer, main course, side dish, and dessert.
To submit your entries, visit SuccessWithSeed.org and click on the Submit Recipes Here button.
The contest runs from January 7th through February 15th, 2008. Complete rules are posted on the SuccessWithSeed.org site, which is sponsored by Park Seed Company, Wayside Gardens, and Jackson & Perkins.
The SuccessWithSeed.org website is hosted by award-winning gardening writer Anne Moore, who provides weekly articles of interest to gardeners who start from seed, hosts discussion forums on seed-related topics, and gives personal answers to questions submitted to Ask SwS.
According to Moore, "Most gardeners I know spend the winter months dreaming over seed catalogs and wishing they could be in the garden. This contest gives all those restless dreamers something fun to do when they can't play in the dirt! We also hope this will introduce those who love gardening at every level to the resources available on www.SuccessWithSeed.org.”
SuccessWithSeed.org is based on the popular Park's Success with Seed book (second edition 2006), written by Karen Park Jennings, granddaughter of Park Seed Company founder George Watt Park. The site, like the book, offers step-by-step instructions to help every gardener master seed-starting. It also provides extensive reference materials, including an encyclopedia of more than 400 genera of plants, illustrated with more than 1,000 pictures of seeds, seedlings, and mature specimens.
One $25 Park Seed gift certificate will be awarded in each of the following categories: appetizer, main course, side dish, and dessert.
To submit your entries, visit SuccessWithSeed.org and click on the Submit Recipes Here button.
The contest runs from January 7th through February 15th, 2008. Complete rules are posted on the SuccessWithSeed.org site, which is sponsored by Park Seed Company, Wayside Gardens, and Jackson & Perkins.
The SuccessWithSeed.org website is hosted by award-winning gardening writer Anne Moore, who provides weekly articles of interest to gardeners who start from seed, hosts discussion forums on seed-related topics, and gives personal answers to questions submitted to Ask SwS.
According to Moore, "Most gardeners I know spend the winter months dreaming over seed catalogs and wishing they could be in the garden. This contest gives all those restless dreamers something fun to do when they can't play in the dirt! We also hope this will introduce those who love gardening at every level to the resources available on www.SuccessWithSeed.org.”
SuccessWithSeed.org is based on the popular Park's Success with Seed book (second edition 2006), written by Karen Park Jennings, granddaughter of Park Seed Company founder George Watt Park. The site, like the book, offers step-by-step instructions to help every gardener master seed-starting. It also provides extensive reference materials, including an encyclopedia of more than 400 genera of plants, illustrated with more than 1,000 pictures of seeds, seedlings, and mature specimens.
Concerts for troops to be shown New Year's Eve
AEG Network LIVE, in cooperation with the American Forces Network and many committed artists, managers and labels across the music industry, will present a special New Year's Eve block of programming for the men and women of the Armed Forces serving worldwide. As a show of gratitude for service members' selfless dedication and bravery, three concert films featuring Beyoncé, Garth Brooks, and Celine Dion will be broadcast on December 31, 2007 starting at 9:00pm Iraq local time. Capturing the superstars in recently recorded live performances, this spectacular entertainment event will send some much-needed holiday cheer to the troops.
Participating programs include:
· 9:00 PM** Celine Dion - "A New Day" - The show has closed its unprecedented five year run in Las Vegas but her amazing performance which premiered in cinemas this December will delight the troops again in this special New Year's Special;
· 11:00 PM** Music World Entertainment's "New Year's Salute to the Troops" - a special three hour program featuring The Beyoncé Experience LIVE which premiered in cinemas this November, plus special performances by Jay Z, Destiny's Child Reunion, Lyfe Jennings, Kelly Rowland, Sunshine Anderson, Michelle Williams, T57, Trent Willmon, Billy Joe Shaver and James McMurtry;
· 2:00 AM** Garth Brooks - "One Artist, One City, One Time" - the spectacular live performance beamed to cinemas across the US and Canada this November;
**Local time in Iraq (UTC +3).
"For our troops who give so much all year round, this is our chance to thank them the best way we know how, by providing them some of this year's finest entertainment," said John Rubey, President of AEG Network LIVE.
"On behalf of our service members stationed around the world, AFN would like to thank AEG and all the artists involved for providing this fantastic seasonal morale-boost," said Larry Marotta, Chief Television Division, AFN. "Our troops will truly be delighted with this star-studded entertainment."
About American Forces Network
American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. The AFN is part of the Department of Defense, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The AFRTS mission is to communicate Department of Defense policies, priorities, programs, goals and initiatives. The AFRTS vision is to provide multi-channel broadcast quality radio and television services and expanded internal information products to all DoD members and their families stationed overseas, on contingency operations, and onboard Navy ships around the world. AFRTS uses seven satellites along with digital compression technology to provide multiple television and stereo audio services to over 1,000 outlets in more than 175 countries and U.S. territories, and on board U.S. Navy ships. Its approximate viewership is 1 million. Visit www.myafn.net for more information.
About AEG Network LIVE-AEG Live
AEG Network LIVE is the division of AEG LIVE responsible for creating, marketing and distributing digital programming on broadband, cinema, wireless, television, DVD and other platforms worldwide. AEG Network LIVE has completed successful tour & CD launch campaigns for AEG Live clients including Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart & Prince. Recently AEG Network LIVE worked with Garth Brooks on the release of a live cinema performance from the Sprint Center in KCMO to support the new Ultimate Hits CD release, with Celine Dion on the cinema premier of the A New Day DVD and with Linkin Park on the release of the Minutes to Midnight CD release which resulted in record CD and digital download sales.
AEG Live is the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles based AEG is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. One of the largest concert promotion and touring companies in the world, AEG Live is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, and operates and owns numerous state of the art venues nationwide. Current AEG Live tours and productions include Celine Dion 2008 Taking Chances Tour, Bon Jovi 2008 Tour and “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. Recent and current promoted concert tours include Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Prince, Bon Jovi, Usher, Nickelback, Kenny Chesney, Rod Stewart, and Paul McCartney. AEG Live also co-produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Goldenvoice, the company’s southern California-based regional promotion division, created and operates the award winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. The performances being distributed live by Garth Brooks & AEG Network LIVE for digital cinema and other outlets.
Participating programs include:
· 9:00 PM** Celine Dion - "A New Day" - The show has closed its unprecedented five year run in Las Vegas but her amazing performance which premiered in cinemas this December will delight the troops again in this special New Year's Special;
· 11:00 PM** Music World Entertainment's "New Year's Salute to the Troops" - a special three hour program featuring The Beyoncé Experience LIVE which premiered in cinemas this November, plus special performances by Jay Z, Destiny's Child Reunion, Lyfe Jennings, Kelly Rowland, Sunshine Anderson, Michelle Williams, T57, Trent Willmon, Billy Joe Shaver and James McMurtry;
· 2:00 AM** Garth Brooks - "One Artist, One City, One Time" - the spectacular live performance beamed to cinemas across the US and Canada this November;
**Local time in Iraq (UTC +3).
"For our troops who give so much all year round, this is our chance to thank them the best way we know how, by providing them some of this year's finest entertainment," said John Rubey, President of AEG Network LIVE.
"On behalf of our service members stationed around the world, AFN would like to thank AEG and all the artists involved for providing this fantastic seasonal morale-boost," said Larry Marotta, Chief Television Division, AFN. "Our troops will truly be delighted with this star-studded entertainment."
About American Forces Network
American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. The AFN is part of the Department of Defense, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The AFRTS mission is to communicate Department of Defense policies, priorities, programs, goals and initiatives. The AFRTS vision is to provide multi-channel broadcast quality radio and television services and expanded internal information products to all DoD members and their families stationed overseas, on contingency operations, and onboard Navy ships around the world. AFRTS uses seven satellites along with digital compression technology to provide multiple television and stereo audio services to over 1,000 outlets in more than 175 countries and U.S. territories, and on board U.S. Navy ships. Its approximate viewership is 1 million. Visit www.myafn.net for more information.
About AEG Network LIVE-AEG Live
AEG Network LIVE is the division of AEG LIVE responsible for creating, marketing and distributing digital programming on broadband, cinema, wireless, television, DVD and other platforms worldwide. AEG Network LIVE has completed successful tour & CD launch campaigns for AEG Live clients including Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart & Prince. Recently AEG Network LIVE worked with Garth Brooks on the release of a live cinema performance from the Sprint Center in KCMO to support the new Ultimate Hits CD release, with Celine Dion on the cinema premier of the A New Day DVD and with Linkin Park on the release of the Minutes to Midnight CD release which resulted in record CD and digital download sales.
AEG Live is the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles based AEG is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. One of the largest concert promotion and touring companies in the world, AEG Live is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, and operates and owns numerous state of the art venues nationwide. Current AEG Live tours and productions include Celine Dion 2008 Taking Chances Tour, Bon Jovi 2008 Tour and “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. Recent and current promoted concert tours include Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Prince, Bon Jovi, Usher, Nickelback, Kenny Chesney, Rod Stewart, and Paul McCartney. AEG Live also co-produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Goldenvoice, the company’s southern California-based regional promotion division, created and operates the award winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. The performances being distributed live by Garth Brooks & AEG Network LIVE for digital cinema and other outlets.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Tequila invites you to Club Fluffer tonight
Don't miss this night of fun hosted by my friend Tequila Mockingbird:
O! Serious Seekers of Elucidation!
It is with great pleasure that we present Madame Pamita's Salon of the Supernatural
This Thursday!
The 27th of December
Commencing at Nine o'clock in the Evening
At Club Fluffer
In the Hyperion Tavern
Meet the illustrious cast of characters who promise to entertain and delight you in this bastion of the Silver Lake demimonde
Mlle. Tequila Mockingbird, your Mysterious Mistress of Ceremonies:
You are destined to be entranced as she presents the odd and unusual and magically spins black discs of auditory enchantment!
Miss Angel, the Barmaid:
Angel's powers of mesmerism have driven innocent patrons to madness and the destruction of the fabled Hyperion barber pole. Be sure to check your beer for mickies.
Mr. Raymond Herron, the Wizard of the Washboard:
What wonders will he produce from his magic satchel of musical implements as he accompanies Mme. Pamita?
Madame Pamita, the World's Foremost Specialist in Auditory Cartomancy:
You are bound to enjoy her captivating music hall ditties but are you bold enough to step forward and have your fortune revealed?
And, of course.... the most important person there...The Delightful and Alluring YOU:
It is with the greatest anticipation that we all await the pleasure of your charming company! Join Us! For an evening like no other in the world!
Club Fluffer
The Hyperion Tavern
1941 Hyperion Avenue (near Lyric)
Silver Lake Los Angeles, CA 90027
http://hyperiontavern.com/
Do call on Mme. Pamita at
http://www.madamepamita.com
http://www.myspace.com/madamepamita
O! Serious Seekers of Elucidation!
It is with great pleasure that we present Madame Pamita's Salon of the Supernatural
This Thursday!
The 27th of December
Commencing at Nine o'clock in the Evening
At Club Fluffer
In the Hyperion Tavern
Meet the illustrious cast of characters who promise to entertain and delight you in this bastion of the Silver Lake demimonde
Mlle. Tequila Mockingbird, your Mysterious Mistress of Ceremonies:
You are destined to be entranced as she presents the odd and unusual and magically spins black discs of auditory enchantment!
Miss Angel, the Barmaid:
Angel's powers of mesmerism have driven innocent patrons to madness and the destruction of the fabled Hyperion barber pole. Be sure to check your beer for mickies.
Mr. Raymond Herron, the Wizard of the Washboard:
What wonders will he produce from his magic satchel of musical implements as he accompanies Mme. Pamita?
Madame Pamita, the World's Foremost Specialist in Auditory Cartomancy:
You are bound to enjoy her captivating music hall ditties but are you bold enough to step forward and have your fortune revealed?
And, of course.... the most important person there...The Delightful and Alluring YOU:
It is with the greatest anticipation that we all await the pleasure of your charming company! Join Us! For an evening like no other in the world!
Club Fluffer
The Hyperion Tavern
1941 Hyperion Avenue (near Lyric)
Silver Lake Los Angeles, CA 90027
http://hyperiontavern.com/
Do call on Mme. Pamita at
http://www.madamepamita.com
http://www.myspace.com/madamepamita
See "Honeydripper" for free
A cool opportunity from Sin City Social Club:
NEW JOHN SAYLES MOVIE “HONEYDRIPPER,” OPENING DECEMBER 28, FOCUSES ON BLUES OF THE DEEP SOUTH IN THE 1950’s
Stars include Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen, Yaya DaCosta and Sean Patrick Thomas, as well as musicians Keb’ Mo’, Dr. Mable John, Eddie Shaw (Howlin’ Wolf’s band) and Austin upstart Gary Clark Jr.
You KNOW you wanna take your honey to the juke joint!
5 lucky SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB members in both LA & NY will win a pair of tickets to see HONEYDRIPPER this week. The first 5 folks to reply to me with “TAKE ME TO THE JUKE JOINT” in the subject line will win a pair of tickets for NY or LA.
Screening passes are good to see the film Mon.-Thurs. (offer valid from 1/31/07 – 1/3/08) only – any show time - at the theater of your choice! See theater details & show listings for each city below!
Please be sure to include your FULL NAME specific info. on the date, theater and time which you would like to see the movie so we can put your name on the SCREENING PASS list for the show you wish to see!
Winners will be notified with an emailSome info. on the film...
"Honeydripper," the new film written, directed and edited by John Sayles and produced by Maggie Renzi, takes us back to the genesis of rock 'n' roll - namely '50s rural blues from the Deep South. The story depicts a second chance for an aging bluesman, a kickoff to a young guitar turk's career and the rise of rock 'n' roll itself.
"Honeydripper" grew out of Sayles' fascination with the genesis of rock 'n' roll.
"There was no single moment when R&B, blues, gospel, jazz and country all came together to create this thing called rock 'n' roll," he said, "but a big change came with the advent of the electric guitar. Before that, piano ruled. Suddenly a poor boy like Sonny (played by Gary Clark, Jr.) could travel around with a portable, cheap, high-volume electric guitar and peel the paint off the walls."
The Honeydripper All-Star Band, made up of musicians who act in the film, have been touring the blues festivals since early Summer. The band consists of Gary Clark Jr. on guitar, Stax Records veteran Dr. Mable John on vocals, Henderson Huggins on keyboard, Howlin' Wolf/Muddy Waters band alumnus Eddie Shaw on saxophone and Arthur Lee Williams on harmonica. The band will continue to tour in support of the movie through the rest of the year and into the Spring.
The movie also contains music by legendary artists Memphis Slim, Lil Green and Hank Williams.
The soundtrack recording will appear on a label to be announced shortly.
"Honeydripper" is John Sayles' 16th feature film and the 13th produced by longtime collaborator Maggie Renzi. It was shot in the southern Alabama towns of Greenville, Georgiana, Anniston and Midway in the late summer and early fall of 2006.
To view the trailer and learn more about the film visit www.honeydripper-movie.com
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from your friends at SIN CITY!
Shilah Morrow
Sin City Social Club
LA * Austin * Nashville
www.sincitysocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/sincityshilah
www.myspace.com/topangadays
www.jessedayton.com
www.stagrecords.com
www.americanamusic.org
The Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, punk rock, americana, blues and indie singer songwriters. We turn fans around the globe onto the music and art we love thru our Sin City Social Club Cd Samplers, live events, In flight audio programming and thru our home away from home on the internet.
** Wherever you are, Sin City is a state of mind! **
NEW JOHN SAYLES MOVIE “HONEYDRIPPER,” OPENING DECEMBER 28, FOCUSES ON BLUES OF THE DEEP SOUTH IN THE 1950’s
Stars include Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen, Yaya DaCosta and Sean Patrick Thomas, as well as musicians Keb’ Mo’, Dr. Mable John, Eddie Shaw (Howlin’ Wolf’s band) and Austin upstart Gary Clark Jr.
You KNOW you wanna take your honey to the juke joint!
5 lucky SIN CITY SOCIAL CLUB members in both LA & NY will win a pair of tickets to see HONEYDRIPPER this week. The first 5 folks to reply to me with “TAKE ME TO THE JUKE JOINT” in the subject line will win a pair of tickets for NY or LA.
Screening passes are good to see the film Mon.-Thurs. (offer valid from 1/31/07 – 1/3/08) only – any show time - at the theater of your choice! See theater details & show listings for each city below!
Please be sure to include your FULL NAME specific info. on the date, theater and time which you would like to see the movie so we can put your name on the SCREENING PASS list for the show you wish to see!
Winners will be notified with an emailSome info. on the film...
"Honeydripper," the new film written, directed and edited by John Sayles and produced by Maggie Renzi, takes us back to the genesis of rock 'n' roll - namely '50s rural blues from the Deep South. The story depicts a second chance for an aging bluesman, a kickoff to a young guitar turk's career and the rise of rock 'n' roll itself.
"Honeydripper" grew out of Sayles' fascination with the genesis of rock 'n' roll.
"There was no single moment when R&B, blues, gospel, jazz and country all came together to create this thing called rock 'n' roll," he said, "but a big change came with the advent of the electric guitar. Before that, piano ruled. Suddenly a poor boy like Sonny (played by Gary Clark, Jr.) could travel around with a portable, cheap, high-volume electric guitar and peel the paint off the walls."
The Honeydripper All-Star Band, made up of musicians who act in the film, have been touring the blues festivals since early Summer. The band consists of Gary Clark Jr. on guitar, Stax Records veteran Dr. Mable John on vocals, Henderson Huggins on keyboard, Howlin' Wolf/Muddy Waters band alumnus Eddie Shaw on saxophone and Arthur Lee Williams on harmonica. The band will continue to tour in support of the movie through the rest of the year and into the Spring.
The movie also contains music by legendary artists Memphis Slim, Lil Green and Hank Williams.
The soundtrack recording will appear on a label to be announced shortly.
"Honeydripper" is John Sayles' 16th feature film and the 13th produced by longtime collaborator Maggie Renzi. It was shot in the southern Alabama towns of Greenville, Georgiana, Anniston and Midway in the late summer and early fall of 2006.
To view the trailer and learn more about the film visit www.honeydripper-movie.com
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from your friends at SIN CITY!
Shilah Morrow
Sin City Social Club
LA * Austin * Nashville
www.sincitysocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/sincityshilah
www.myspace.com/topangadays
www.jessedayton.com
www.stagrecords.com
www.americanamusic.org
The Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, punk rock, americana, blues and indie singer songwriters. We turn fans around the globe onto the music and art we love thru our Sin City Social Club Cd Samplers, live events, In flight audio programming and thru our home away from home on the internet.
** Wherever you are, Sin City is a state of mind! **
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Support local music
Here's the latest from my friend Sierra Madre Sue:If I go out at all on New Year's Eve, it's gotta be somewhere close and hassle-free. I'm usually at home getting ready for the house full of football fans & friends who will be coming over the next day. This year I hope to finish my chores early so I can go see a couple of great local bands and still get home at a reasonable hour Monday night. Always a good time, Snotty Scotty & the Hankies will be at the 1881 Club in Pasadena on Washington Blvd., and I don't have to cross the parade route to get there. Even closer is CAFE 322 in Sierra Madre, where LIGHTNIN' WILLIE & THE POORBOYS will be puttin' on an energetic blues show, complete with champagne & dancing. Reservations are being taken now for two dinner seatings: 626-836-5414. The bar area is open seating. More info. on both of these NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS below...... and a photo of Lightnin' Willie and me.
FRI. 12/28 - DAVE OSTI @ McMURPHY'S TAVERN IN PASADENA, 5pm - HAPPY HOUR! 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-666-1445. Full bar, drink & appetizer specials 4 - 7pm. Solo guitar & vocals, mostly originals.
FRI. 12/28 - STEEL ROD @ BARNEY'S GRILL & PUB IN PASADENA. 93 W. Colorado Blvd. 626-577-2739. Full kitchen. No cover. Rock to Salsa.
FRI. 12/28 - LISA FINNIE & FRIENDS @ BEAN TOWN IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 45 N. Baldwin Ave. 626-355-1596. Sandwiches, soups, pastries, ice cream, coffee, etc. No cover charge, all ages. Country/Folk/Classics.
FRI. 12/28 - "SWING DANCE PARTY" with FLAT TOP TOM @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Call for time: 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food, no cover, DANCE FLOOR! http://www.flattoptom.com/
FRI. 12/28 & SAT. 12/29 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SAT. 12/29 - ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS STORE, 7pm. FREE! 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - DOWNSTAIRS. 626-836-3200. All are welcome - bring your instrument and/or voice and join in the music making! http://www.sierramadrebooks.com/
SUN. 12/30 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 12/30 - Have lunch with NEW ASTROTURF @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food in a comfy setting. Bring the family - Vargas' Mom & Dad will be in town! Acoustic folk/rock, classic country. yee haw!
SUN. 12/30 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. Every Sunday evening.
MON. 12/31 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION @ CAFE 322 with LIGHTNIN' WILLIE & THE POORBOYS. 3-course Dinner & Show, Dancing. 2 seatings - 6 & 9 pm. $45 per person. Champagne included. Reservations available now: 626-836-5414. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Blues.
MON. 12/31 - NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE with SNOTTY SCOTTY & THE HANKIES @ THE 1881 CLUB IN PASADENA, 9pm. 1881 E. Washington Blvd., near Allen Ave. 626-794-3068. Some street parking and there's a Vons parking lot next door, with access to the bar's back door. This bar is not for the meek, but the show will be worth it (in more ways than one!) Garage Rock, one-hit wonders, childish antics, FUN!
JANUARY 1, 2008 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Football Bingo anyone?
FRI. 1/4 - MERCY & THE MERKETTES @ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm. 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-9045. Full bar, no cover, pool table, free parking, 21 & over. R&B, Rock, Soul, Disco - with rich harmony vocals & choreographed moves! I never thought I'd be promoting disco, having worked in a record store during its heyday, but these guys are great!
FRI. 1/4 & SAT. 1/5 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SAT. 1/5 - ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS STORE, 7pm. FREE! 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - DOWNSTAIRS. 626-836-3200. All are welcome - bring your instrument and/or voice and join in the music making! http://www.sierramadrebooks.com/
SAT. 1/5 - SENSATIONAL VOCALIST JUDY PLATT @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11PM. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. No cover, full bar, great Italian food. Jazz/Pop standards.
SUN. 1/6 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 1/6 - GRANT PARK SOFTBALL - ALL ARE WELCOME! NOT A LEAGUE - JUST FOR FUN & THE LOVE OF THE GAME! CORNER OF CORDOVA & MICHIGAN IN PASADENA, 3 BLOCKS WEST OF PCC. BATTING PRACTICE 12:30, GAME TIME ASAP. BRING YOUR GLOVE, BAT, CHAIR, ICE CHEST, GUITAR, UKULELE, ETC. EVERY SUNDAY...
SUN. 1/6 - THE MERCY POWELL QUARTET @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover, all ages. Mercy, Josh, Marc & Peter Burke doin' some standards & jazzy stuff for your dining & listening pleasure! This ain't no disco!
SUN. 1/6 - WRECK 'N' SOW @ BARN BURNER IN PASADENA , 5 - 8pm. 1000 S. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-403-RIBS. BBQ, beer, wine. BLUEGRASS.
MON. 12/31 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION @ CAFE 322 with LIGHTNIN' WILLIE & THE POORBOYS. 3-course Dinner & Show, Dancing. 2 seatings - 6 & 9 pm. $45 per person. Champagne included. Reservations available now: 626-836-5414. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Blues.
MON. 12/31 - NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE with SNOTTY SCOTTY & THE HANKIES @ THE 1881 CLUB IN PASADENA, 9pm. 1881 E. Washington Blvd., near Allen Ave. 626-794-3068. Some street parking and there's a Vons parking lot next door, with access to the bar's back door. This bar is not for the meek, but the show will be worth it (in more ways than one!) Garage Rock, one-hit wonders, childish antics, FUN!
JANUARY 1, 2008 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Football Bingo anyone?
FRI. 1/4 - MERCY & THE MERKETTES @ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm. 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-9045. Full bar, no cover, pool table, free parking, 21 & over. R&B, Rock, Soul, Disco - with rich harmony vocals & choreographed moves! I never thought I'd be promoting disco, having worked in a record store during its heyday, but these guys are great!
FRI. 1/4 & SAT. 1/5 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SAT. 1/5 - ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS STORE, 7pm. FREE! 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - DOWNSTAIRS. 626-836-3200. All are welcome - bring your instrument and/or voice and join in the music making! http://www.sierramadrebooks.com/
SAT. 1/5 - SENSATIONAL VOCALIST JUDY PLATT @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11PM. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. No cover, full bar, great Italian food. Jazz/Pop standards.
SUN. 1/6 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 1/6 - GRANT PARK SOFTBALL - ALL ARE WELCOME! NOT A LEAGUE - JUST FOR FUN & THE LOVE OF THE GAME! CORNER OF CORDOVA & MICHIGAN IN PASADENA, 3 BLOCKS WEST OF PCC. BATTING PRACTICE 12:30, GAME TIME ASAP. BRING YOUR GLOVE, BAT, CHAIR, ICE CHEST, GUITAR, UKULELE, ETC. EVERY SUNDAY...
SUN. 1/6 - THE MERCY POWELL QUARTET @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover, all ages. Mercy, Josh, Marc & Peter Burke doin' some standards & jazzy stuff for your dining & listening pleasure! This ain't no disco!
SUN. 1/6 - WRECK 'N' SOW @ BARN BURNER IN PASADENA , 5 - 8pm. 1000 S. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-403-RIBS. BBQ, beer, wine. BLUEGRASS.
SUN. 1/6 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover charge, all ages. Every Sunday evening.
TUES. 1/8 - WRECK 'N' SOW @ THE PIKE IN LONG BEACH , 9pm - 1am. 1836 E. 4th St. 562-437-4453 . Fun Bluegrass stuff.
Please remember to call and verify all info. before making plans. Everything is subject to change. This is show biz, after all. For example - I was completely mistaken about Job Striles playing at the Buc last Sat. night, but I warned you that it wasn't for sure!
Hope to see you out & about,
SierraMadreSue
FOR EVEN MORE COOL SHOWS & INFO., CHECK OUT THESE SITES:
http://cafe322.com/
http://www.swhillcountry.com/
http://cafe322.com/
http://www.swhillcountry.com/
Ditch promotes new effort
Hey all its Hip Hop Recording Ditch. Its going to be a huge year for me. The new cd features Bishop Don Juan, Shock G from Digital Underground, Hot Dollar, Ekk-a-Mouse, and others. Were set to hit platinum when the cd debuts worldwide early 2008. The new commercial is a must see at www.youtube.com/ditch420 the new single will be " Lean to tha Side".
Monday, December 24, 2007
Craby Joe's to close forever tonight
URGENT- Craby Joe's, LA's Last Skid Row Bar, to close forever on Christmas Eve
WHAT: A wake for Skid Row's last bar, Craby Joe's
WHERE: Craby Joe's, 656 South Main Street, Los Angeles
WHEN: December 24, 10pm till last call
As Musso & Frank is a living testament to Hollywood's golden age, so Craby Joe's is to downtown Los Angeles' Main Street tenderloin. Both are family-owned, and both have contributed greatly to the social culture of their neighborhoods.
At the corner of 7th and Main since 1933, Craby Joe's will close it doors for good on Christmas Eve, 2007. A group of local historians and preservationists, including representatives from Esotouric and 1947project, will gather at 10 pm on December 24 to share what Hemingway wrote of the custom in his beloved Spain, "La Penultima--the next to last drink," for the last one is too bitter a thought.
Craby Joe's has served as a watering hole to John Fante, Charles Bukowski, and many other great souls who drew from this well of characters and atmosphere from the wrong side of the tracks. Its now-dead neon sign blinked gaily in the opening credits for "Barfly," and its pickled eggs were the day's only protein for too many. Gentrification has come to Skid Row, and now Craby Joe's, the final holdout among the dozens of bars that once lined Main Street, is being shoved into history's dustbin. Its neighbor the Cecil Hotel, already on the skids when Raymond Chandler described it in early short stories, is now a self-described boutique hotel, a destination for the discerning European traveler.
This fragile coral reef of artists, galleries (the hub of Art Walk is two blocks away at 5th and Main at Bert Green's), SRO hotels and their long time residents will suffer a severe blow with the close of Craby Joe's, and its fans and friends will miss the unpretentious neighborhood bar and its gruff-but-lovable co-owner Jenny.
WHAT: A wake for Skid Row's last bar, Craby Joe's
WHERE: Craby Joe's, 656 South Main Street, Los Angeles
WHEN: December 24, 10pm till last call
As Musso & Frank is a living testament to Hollywood's golden age, so Craby Joe's is to downtown Los Angeles' Main Street tenderloin. Both are family-owned, and both have contributed greatly to the social culture of their neighborhoods.
At the corner of 7th and Main since 1933, Craby Joe's will close it doors for good on Christmas Eve, 2007. A group of local historians and preservationists, including representatives from Esotouric and 1947project, will gather at 10 pm on December 24 to share what Hemingway wrote of the custom in his beloved Spain, "La Penultima--the next to last drink," for the last one is too bitter a thought.
Craby Joe's has served as a watering hole to John Fante, Charles Bukowski, and many other great souls who drew from this well of characters and atmosphere from the wrong side of the tracks. Its now-dead neon sign blinked gaily in the opening credits for "Barfly," and its pickled eggs were the day's only protein for too many. Gentrification has come to Skid Row, and now Craby Joe's, the final holdout among the dozens of bars that once lined Main Street, is being shoved into history's dustbin. Its neighbor the Cecil Hotel, already on the skids when Raymond Chandler described it in early short stories, is now a self-described boutique hotel, a destination for the discerning European traveler.
This fragile coral reef of artists, galleries (the hub of Art Walk is two blocks away at 5th and Main at Bert Green's), SRO hotels and their long time residents will suffer a severe blow with the close of Craby Joe's, and its fans and friends will miss the unpretentious neighborhood bar and its gruff-but-lovable co-owner Jenny.
Songsalive! events
UPCOMING SONGSALIVE! CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All these events and more details below can be found at www.songsalive.org/chapters and remind yourself on our calendar www.songsalive.org/calendar
Songsalive! takes a break for the rest of December, celebrating Christmas and the New Year.
Wednesday Jan 9, 2008 7:30pm San Francisco Showcase - Cafe Trieste
Thursday Jan 10, 2008 6pm Austin Workshop & Showcase - Cafe Caffeine - 909 W. Mary St.
Tuesday Jan 15, 2008 6:30pm Las Vegas Workshop - Saxby's Coffee (Note, changed to third Tuesdays)
Wednesday Jan 16, 2008 8pm Grass Valley, CA Songsalive! Showcases - Rhythm's Cafe
Thursday Jan 17, 2008 7:30pm Seattle Showcase - World Cup
Saturday Jan 19, 2008 8pm Songsalive! Showcase Los Angeles, CA - Karma Coffee House - Hollywood, CA
Sunday Jan 20, 2008 2pm Boston Songwriters Workshop - ALL ASIA BAR
Monday Jan 21, 2008 7pm Grass Valley Workshop - Lode Line Music Studio
Wednesday Jan 23, 2008 8pm BIMA/Songsalive! Bellingham Showcase - The Wild Buffalo
Sunday Jan 27, 2008 7pm Orange County Workshop - Bombshelter Rehearsal Studios
Monday Jan 28, 2008 8pm Amsterdam Holland Showcase - @ The Waterhole
Sydney Chapter takes a break with no Showcases or Workshops in December or January.
Orange County Chapter takes a break in December with no workshop on 30th
And Los Angeles Workshop takes a break with no workshop in Jan (resumes Feb 3 with Moses Avalon as guest speaker)
HOT!
San Francisco Showcase looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/sanfrancisco
Los Angeles Hollywood Showcase looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/losangeles
Grass Valley CA Showcase (1 hr Nth/East of San Francisco) looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/grassvalley
Seattle WA Showcase looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/seattle
Austin TX Showcase looking for aritsts. Apply at www.songsalive.org/austin
All these events and more details below can be found at www.songsalive.org/chapters and remind yourself on our calendar www.songsalive.org/calendar
Songsalive! takes a break for the rest of December, celebrating Christmas and the New Year.
Wednesday Jan 9, 2008 7:30pm San Francisco Showcase - Cafe Trieste
Thursday Jan 10, 2008 6pm Austin Workshop & Showcase - Cafe Caffeine - 909 W. Mary St.
Tuesday Jan 15, 2008 6:30pm Las Vegas Workshop - Saxby's Coffee (Note, changed to third Tuesdays)
Wednesday Jan 16, 2008 8pm Grass Valley, CA Songsalive! Showcases - Rhythm's Cafe
Thursday Jan 17, 2008 7:30pm Seattle Showcase - World Cup
Saturday Jan 19, 2008 8pm Songsalive! Showcase Los Angeles, CA - Karma Coffee House - Hollywood, CA
Sunday Jan 20, 2008 2pm Boston Songwriters Workshop - ALL ASIA BAR
Monday Jan 21, 2008 7pm Grass Valley Workshop - Lode Line Music Studio
Wednesday Jan 23, 2008 8pm BIMA/Songsalive! Bellingham Showcase - The Wild Buffalo
Sunday Jan 27, 2008 7pm Orange County Workshop - Bombshelter Rehearsal Studios
Monday Jan 28, 2008 8pm Amsterdam Holland Showcase - @ The Waterhole
Sydney Chapter takes a break with no Showcases or Workshops in December or January.
Orange County Chapter takes a break in December with no workshop on 30th
And Los Angeles Workshop takes a break with no workshop in Jan (resumes Feb 3 with Moses Avalon as guest speaker)
HOT!
San Francisco Showcase looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/sanfrancisco
Los Angeles Hollywood Showcase looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/losangeles
Grass Valley CA Showcase (1 hr Nth/East of San Francisco) looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/grassvalley
Seattle WA Showcase looking for artists. Apply at www.songsalive.org/seattle
Austin TX Showcase looking for aritsts. Apply at www.songsalive.org/austin
Enjoy Timothy Howard's organ recital
Event Organ recital by Timothy Howard
When Friday, January 4, 2008 - 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Where Trinity Lutheran Church
1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA
(3 blks east of Sepulveda & 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.)
Admission Free, donations appreciated.
Box lunches, with sandwiches made from special-order bakery bread and farmers-market-fresh produce, are available afterwards for $5 to enjoy at the Church with the artists or take back to the office.
(310) 937-7275
www.PalosVerdes.com/TLCmusic/TLCmbbl.htm
Background
Lecturer in Music at California State University, Northridge, Timothy Howard holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from USC. He is theorganist at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church and for thirteen years held the position of Associate Organist-Choirmaster at All Saints Church in Pasadena.
When Friday, January 4, 2008 - 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Where Trinity Lutheran Church
1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA
(3 blks east of Sepulveda & 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.)
Admission Free, donations appreciated.
Box lunches, with sandwiches made from special-order bakery bread and farmers-market-fresh produce, are available afterwards for $5 to enjoy at the Church with the artists or take back to the office.
(310) 937-7275
www.PalosVerdes.com/TLCmusic/TLCmbbl.htm
Background
Lecturer in Music at California State University, Northridge, Timothy Howard holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from USC. He is theorganist at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church and for thirteen years held the position of Associate Organist-Choirmaster at All Saints Church in Pasadena.
Friday, December 21, 2007
End o' week musings
This week, things didn't happen as planned, but I made new and better plans and had a great time. As you recall I was supposed to go to San Luis Obispo, but it didn't work out and then Valerie's car died Thursday night, so it was Plan C-- when all else fails, go shopping!!
Friday and Saturday, we hit the stores. We got some great deals on Friday, but Saturday was the best because we explored the Block at Orange. I really liked Hilo Hattie's and found some great gifts there, including some fancy tea for my mother. Saturday night I ventured up to the Dockside Grill in West Covina to see Chico's Bail Bonds- they were pretty good and the crowd was into them, which is always a nice thing. Sunday I took fairly easy and Monday I ran some needed errands, but got a little extra rest.
Tuesday some of my co-workers got together at Northwoods Inn in Covina and we enjoyed drinks and dinner. I had my favorite- dirty vodka martini and tried the baked potato and salad dinner. Yummy!!
Wednesday I stayed up late wrapping presents and got so into it that I could barely get to sleep! I love making others happy and I'm excited to see them as they open the different things I thought they would like.
Last night I headed out to the Stardust in Downey to catch my friends, Phonic Euphoria. Unfortunately their drummer fell ill and they 
had to cancel, but there were five other bands so the night wasn't a loss. One of the groups, Lamarque Street, was on tour from New Orleans and they were very good. Smooth and happy rock reminiscent of REM and similar bands, yet quite danceable with good lyrics. They are supposed to be back this way in February, but you can find out about them now at www.myspace.com/lamarquestreet
had to cancel, but there were five other bands so the night wasn't a loss. One of the groups, Lamarque Street, was on tour from New Orleans and they were very good. Smooth and happy rock reminiscent of REM and similar bands, yet quite danceable with good lyrics. They are supposed to be back this way in February, but you can find out about them now at www.myspace.com/lamarquestreetToday I interviewed two indie artists - Hans York and Koah. This evening, I'm heading out to Mr. T's Bowl in Highland Park to catch Andrew's Bad Stuff, Punk Whores, The Thingz, Rover's Pinky and See It Through. It will be fun because Acid Andy is emceeing and that means a trivia contest with lots of prizes. Don't worry, you won't have to compete with me-- I helped him with some of the questions, so I'm out of the running.
The rest of my weekend will include two gatherings with friends, dinner and jacuzzi time at my mother's on Christmas, shopping for a Doo Dah Parade (http://www.pasadenadoodahparade.info/) dress with my friend Cindy and appearing at the Gilded Age tour and tea at the Pasadena Museum of History (http://www.pasadenahistory.org/ ) on Friday.
Photos we got 'em- my usual goofy animals- enjoy!
In rotation this week: Music from Quantum Leap, Santa and Satan: One and the Same, Ren & Stimpy: You Eediot, Jon Boy and Billy's Christmas Album, A Wild-Eyed Christm
as Night, A Wilderness Christmas, Brides of Destruction and Orange Sky.
as Night, A Wilderness Christmas, Brides of Destruction and Orange Sky.This week's thought: Make a list. Yeah, I'm one of those - a list maker - and I'm darn proud of it too. I find that writing lists keeps me organized and helps me sleep better at night. I had a list while shopping, while wrapping presents and in my calendar. If I didn't keep a calendar I'd be lost! Work toward creating a stress-free new year by getting organized in whatever way works best for you... and...
Keep on rockin'
Mickie
Still time for Operation Christmas Child
Holiday sales may be down this year, but Christmas giving to needy kids overseas is still strong. Millions of U.S. kids, families, businesses, churches, schools and scout troops have already filled more than 7 million empty shoe boxes with simple gifts for underprivileged children in 100 countries. Through Operation Christmas Child - the world's largest Christmas project - project participants know that the brightly colored boxes with toys, pens, paper, necessity items and notes of encouragement might be the only gift these hurting children receive.
THERE'S STILL TIME TO HELP!
To personally pack a shoe box gift through Operation Christmas Child, go to www.samaritanspurse.org for more information.
"Millions of people have already made this a brighter Christmas for a hurting child overseas, but we welcome others to start a new holiday tradition and share the joy of Christmas with boys and girls around the world," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse.
Operation Christmas Child is an annual project of Samaritan's Purse.This year millions of shoe box gifts have been inspected and prepared for overseas shipment in 6 major centers across the United States: Boone, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Minneapolis; Atlanta; Denver; and Orange County, Calif. Then, the shoe box gifts are loaded onto some of the world’s largest cargo planes, trucks and sea containers bound for the far reaches of the earth.
Once the gifts are transported to countries around the world, Samaritan's Purse teams and partners transport them by truck, bus, train, helicopter, boat, foot, dog sled, mule and even camel to hand-deliver the gifts to hurting children.
More than 250,000 volunteers worldwide, including some 126,000 volunteers in the United States, have joined forces to prepare the boxes for transport to distant lands.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse, has delivered more than 60 million gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children in 120 countries thanks to the generosity of people in 11 giving countries.
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call (828) 262-1980 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org.
THERE'S STILL TIME TO HELP!
To personally pack a shoe box gift through Operation Christmas Child, go to www.samaritanspurse.org for more information.
"Millions of people have already made this a brighter Christmas for a hurting child overseas, but we welcome others to start a new holiday tradition and share the joy of Christmas with boys and girls around the world," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse.
Operation Christmas Child is an annual project of Samaritan's Purse.This year millions of shoe box gifts have been inspected and prepared for overseas shipment in 6 major centers across the United States: Boone, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Minneapolis; Atlanta; Denver; and Orange County, Calif. Then, the shoe box gifts are loaded onto some of the world’s largest cargo planes, trucks and sea containers bound for the far reaches of the earth.
Once the gifts are transported to countries around the world, Samaritan's Purse teams and partners transport them by truck, bus, train, helicopter, boat, foot, dog sled, mule and even camel to hand-deliver the gifts to hurting children.
More than 250,000 volunteers worldwide, including some 126,000 volunteers in the United States, have joined forces to prepare the boxes for transport to distant lands.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse, has delivered more than 60 million gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children in 120 countries thanks to the generosity of people in 11 giving countries.
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call (828) 262-1980 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org.
Upcoming concerts around California from Live Nation
ON SALE AT HOUSE OF BLUES SUNSET STRIP
On sale NOW:
New Year's Eve with Nas - December 31
Pato Banton + Eek-A-Mouse - January 9
Gamblers Mark with Viernes 13, The Hench Men - January 20
Robin Trower - February 1
Bad Religion - March 5
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
Colbie Caillat - February 7
On Sale Saturday, December 29th at 10:00 AM:
Third Day - February 19
Super Diamond - March 8
Horrorpops - March 22
Throwdown with Soilwork, Thru The Eyes of The Dead, War of Ages - April 2
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ON SALE AT HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM
On Sale Tuesday, January 1st at 10:00 AM:
The Fenians - March 15
On sale NOW:
New Year's Eve with Nas - December 31
Pato Banton + Eek-A-Mouse - January 9
Gamblers Mark with Viernes 13, The Hench Men - January 20
Robin Trower - February 1
Bad Religion - March 5
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
Colbie Caillat - February 7
On Sale Saturday, December 29th at 10:00 AM:
Third Day - February 19
Super Diamond - March 8
Horrorpops - March 22
Throwdown with Soilwork, Thru The Eyes of The Dead, War of Ages - April 2
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ON SALE AT HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM
On Sale Tuesday, January 1st at 10:00 AM:
The Fenians - March 15
Andrew's Bad Stuff is back
Andrew's Bad Stuff returns from hiatus tonight!
Andrew's Bad Stuff with Punk Whores, The Thingz, Rover's Pinky and See It Through. Emceed by Acid Andy. Special appearance by 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Queen Naughty Mickie. Trivia questions and prizes.
8:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21
$3 cover, ages 21 and up
Mr. T's Bowl
5621 1/2 Figueroa
Highland Park
(323) 256-7561
Andrew's Bad Stuff with Punk Whores, The Thingz, Rover's Pinky and See It Through. Emceed by Acid Andy. Special appearance by 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Queen Naughty Mickie. Trivia questions and prizes.
8:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21
$3 cover, ages 21 and up
Mr. T's Bowl
5621 1/2 Figueroa
Highland Park
(323) 256-7561
Upcoming concerts around California from Live Nation
On Sale Friday December 21 at 1 PM:
PEPE AGUILAR
The Theater at the Honda Center
Saturday March 8
On Sale Friday December 21 at 10 AM:
JUANES
Save Mart Center at Fresno State
April 30
On Sale Saturday, December 22 at 10 AM:
MOLOTOV
The Wiltern
January 31
On Sale Friday, December 21 at 12 Noon:
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS / NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
Avalon
February 12
PEPE AGUILAR
The Theater at the Honda Center
Saturday March 8
On Sale Friday December 21 at 10 AM:
JUANES
Save Mart Center at Fresno State
April 30
On Sale Saturday, December 22 at 10 AM:
MOLOTOV
The Wiltern
January 31
On Sale Friday, December 21 at 12 Noon:
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS / NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
Avalon
February 12
Artists of all kinds sought by FameCast
Bands, solo artists, filmmakers, dancers, comedians and poets who’ve resolved to kick their careers into overdrive in the new year have a prime opportunity awaiting them at FameCast (www.FameCast.com), the world’s leading online talent competition and entertainment community.
FameCast today announced the opening of its Season 4 submission period, offering artists a chance to compete for international exposure; a piece of a $120,000 cash prize pool; forums for receiving feedback from and networking with A-list entertainment journalists, producers and songwriters; and major industry opportunities.
To enter, artists need only to put down the eggnog, upload a performance video (featuring original material; no cover songs allowed) to www.FameCast.com, and select one of 12 categories of competition. Categories are Rock, Pop, R&B/Hip-Hop, Singer/Songwriter, Country, Christian/Gospel, Latin, Electronic, Film & Animation, Dance, Comedy and Spoken Word. Entry is completely free, and those who submit their performance videos between Dec. 24 and Jan. 1 will be eligible for a random lottery drawing to win a bonus $500.
Standard Season 4 submissions are accepted through Jan. 21 - Feb. 2, depending on chosen category. From now until April 26, visitors to FameCast.com will vote for their favorite artists in each category through various rounds of competition. Those who make the Top 5 will be flown to Austin, Texas, to perform live at a showcase-style event in front of industry panelists. The winner of the popular vote wins $10,000 and the title of FameCast Fēnom. “Critics’ Pick” winners earn incredible industry opportunities throughout competition, such as exclusive mentor sessions with A-list managers and industry tastemakers, critiques from A&R personnel and high-end equipment.
FameCast’s live Season 3 Finals just wrapped up and the shows are now being webcast on www.famecast.com along with reality show-style specials with behind-the-scenes featurettes. The announcement of the winners is occurring nightly at 9 p.m. EST through December 22.
Past FameCast Fēnoms are already on the move in the entertainment industry. Season Two Rock Fēnoms Tripdavon recently had a song featured on HBO’s Entourage, while Season Two’s Short Film Fēnoms were featured at the L.A. International Shorts Festival. Season One R&B Fēnom Melissa Suzanne’s was featured on a Sony compilation disc. Season One Country Fēnom Eric Michael Hopper rocketed to #1 on Clear Channel Radio’s New Music Country Chart, and also found success with FameCast’s Big State Big Star contest, through which he earned a spot on the lineup of the inaugural Big State Festival where he joined Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson and 50 other acts to entertain more than 50,000 fans.
FameCast today announced the opening of its Season 4 submission period, offering artists a chance to compete for international exposure; a piece of a $120,000 cash prize pool; forums for receiving feedback from and networking with A-list entertainment journalists, producers and songwriters; and major industry opportunities.
To enter, artists need only to put down the eggnog, upload a performance video (featuring original material; no cover songs allowed) to www.FameCast.com, and select one of 12 categories of competition. Categories are Rock, Pop, R&B/Hip-Hop, Singer/Songwriter, Country, Christian/Gospel, Latin, Electronic, Film & Animation, Dance, Comedy and Spoken Word. Entry is completely free, and those who submit their performance videos between Dec. 24 and Jan. 1 will be eligible for a random lottery drawing to win a bonus $500.
Standard Season 4 submissions are accepted through Jan. 21 - Feb. 2, depending on chosen category. From now until April 26, visitors to FameCast.com will vote for their favorite artists in each category through various rounds of competition. Those who make the Top 5 will be flown to Austin, Texas, to perform live at a showcase-style event in front of industry panelists. The winner of the popular vote wins $10,000 and the title of FameCast Fēnom. “Critics’ Pick” winners earn incredible industry opportunities throughout competition, such as exclusive mentor sessions with A-list managers and industry tastemakers, critiques from A&R personnel and high-end equipment.
FameCast’s live Season 3 Finals just wrapped up and the shows are now being webcast on www.famecast.com along with reality show-style specials with behind-the-scenes featurettes. The announcement of the winners is occurring nightly at 9 p.m. EST through December 22.
Past FameCast Fēnoms are already on the move in the entertainment industry. Season Two Rock Fēnoms Tripdavon recently had a song featured on HBO’s Entourage, while Season Two’s Short Film Fēnoms were featured at the L.A. International Shorts Festival. Season One R&B Fēnom Melissa Suzanne’s was featured on a Sony compilation disc. Season One Country Fēnom Eric Michael Hopper rocketed to #1 on Clear Channel Radio’s New Music Country Chart, and also found success with FameCast’s Big State Big Star contest, through which he earned a spot on the lineup of the inaugural Big State Festival where he joined Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson and 50 other acts to entertain more than 50,000 fans.
Dave Mustaine and wife organize toy drive
Lucky to have his own home spared in the recent Southern California wildfires, MEGADETH frontman DAVE MUSTAINE and his wife Pam recently organized the donation of toys to the Toys For Tots organization, which is being distributed to families affected by the fire. This month, pallets of toys bought in a joint venture with Hasbro Toys were delivered to Camp Pendleton, the town of Fallbrook and the North Coast Church, which the Mustaines attend. “We live in a little town,” says Dave, “and this is nothing any neighbor wouldn’t do for another neighbor.”
Donita Sparks readies solo effort and on tour
Donita Sparks' solo debut, “Transmiticate,” is set for release on 2/19/08. Donita and her band The Stellar Moments are hitting the OC and LA proper for 2 shows before we ring in the new year and these are fairly last minute so take a gander:
12/23/07 @ House of Blues, Anaheim, Ca. (w/ Social Distortion)
12/31/07 @ Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles, Ca. (Veruca Salt & Run Run Run)
More dates coming in 2008...
Lots more music, info, photos here:http://www.donitasparks.com/press/
Also On Tour:
Dengue Fever (www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic.com )
12/31 @ Temple Bar, Santa Monica, CA 0
3/12/08 @ UCLA Live, Los Angeles, CA. (w/ Angelique Kidjo)
Gram Rabbit (www.gramrabbit.com/b2b )
12/31 @ The Echo/Ex Plex, Los Angeles, Ca.
Donita Sparks
12/23/07 @ House of Blues, Anaheim, Ca. (w/ Social Distortion)
12/31/07 @ Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles, Ca. (Veruca Salt & Run Run Run)
02/20/08 Brazillian Tour
02/29/08 @ Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles, Ca.
12/23/07 @ House of Blues, Anaheim, Ca. (w/ Social Distortion)
12/31/07 @ Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles, Ca. (Veruca Salt & Run Run Run)
More dates coming in 2008...
Lots more music, info, photos here:http://www.donitasparks.com/press/
Also On Tour:
Dengue Fever (www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic.com )
12/31 @ Temple Bar, Santa Monica, CA 0
3/12/08 @ UCLA Live, Los Angeles, CA. (w/ Angelique Kidjo)
Gram Rabbit (www.gramrabbit.com/b2b )
12/31 @ The Echo/Ex Plex, Los Angeles, Ca.
Donita Sparks
12/23/07 @ House of Blues, Anaheim, Ca. (w/ Social Distortion)
12/31/07 @ Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles, Ca. (Veruca Salt & Run Run Run)
02/20/08 Brazillian Tour
02/29/08 @ Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles, Ca.
NPR announces year's best music selections
NPR’s much-anticipated annual end-of-the-year best music selections and polls have grown this year following the November 5, 2007, launch of the NPR Music website. In addition to the annual All Songs Considered “Best Albums” list – to be released today – the free, comprehensive music discovery site www.NPR.org/music is offering new Top 10 lists covering every genre, every day this month; a special holiday music section; and the opportunity to listen to featured songs from listeners’ and critics’ best picks.
Today at 4:00PM (ET), All Songs Considered will count down “The Best 25 Albums of 2007,” as voted on by listeners of the top-rated weekly program. The special edition of the show will be available on-air and online at NPR Music. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen hints that this year’s voting trends toward well-established independent artists, Canadian bands and groups with animal names. NPR Music users will be able to listen to a featured song from each of the top albums or download the free All Songs Considered podcast of the entire list.
This year, NPR Music’s tradition of annual Top 10 lists has grown: every day this month, NPR Music will feature a different list of the year’s best music, covering every genre, as chosen by public radio tastemakers. Selections include WNYC New York’s “Top 10 Genre-Busting CDs of 2007,” WDUQ Pittsburgh’s “Top 10 Jazz Jewels of 2007,” WGUC Cincinnati’s “Next Generation Classical,” “Folk Alley’s Favorite CDs of 2007” and WXPN Philadelphia’s “Top 10 Kids’ CDs of 2007.” Dozens of listening sets of rock/pop/folk, classical, jazz/blues, world and urban music are currently on the site, with more being added during the month.
The site is also a destination for live holiday concerts, music specials and gift-buying guides. The Holiday 2007 section – www.NPR.org/holidays – offers seasonal concerts from the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs and the Klezmatics; critics’ picks for tolerable Christmas albums; and jazz, classical and rock holiday music lists.
NPR Music features content from NPR and 12 NPR Member public radio stations, as well as original-to-NPR Music features such as live performances, studio sessions, interviews, reviews and blogs. www.NPR.org/music also offers the exclusive NPR Media Player, allowing users to create a playlist for most video and audio across the site.
Today at 4:00PM (ET), All Songs Considered will count down “The Best 25 Albums of 2007,” as voted on by listeners of the top-rated weekly program. The special edition of the show will be available on-air and online at NPR Music. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen hints that this year’s voting trends toward well-established independent artists, Canadian bands and groups with animal names. NPR Music users will be able to listen to a featured song from each of the top albums or download the free All Songs Considered podcast of the entire list.
This year, NPR Music’s tradition of annual Top 10 lists has grown: every day this month, NPR Music will feature a different list of the year’s best music, covering every genre, as chosen by public radio tastemakers. Selections include WNYC New York’s “Top 10 Genre-Busting CDs of 2007,” WDUQ Pittsburgh’s “Top 10 Jazz Jewels of 2007,” WGUC Cincinnati’s “Next Generation Classical,” “Folk Alley’s Favorite CDs of 2007” and WXPN Philadelphia’s “Top 10 Kids’ CDs of 2007.” Dozens of listening sets of rock/pop/folk, classical, jazz/blues, world and urban music are currently on the site, with more being added during the month.
The site is also a destination for live holiday concerts, music specials and gift-buying guides. The Holiday 2007 section – www.NPR.org/holidays – offers seasonal concerts from the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs and the Klezmatics; critics’ picks for tolerable Christmas albums; and jazz, classical and rock holiday music lists.
NPR Music features content from NPR and 12 NPR Member public radio stations, as well as original-to-NPR Music features such as live performances, studio sessions, interviews, reviews and blogs. www.NPR.org/music also offers the exclusive NPR Media Player, allowing users to create a playlist for most video and audio across the site.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Mercy Powell Quartet to perform Sunday
From my friend Mercy (you should check this out- the rock ... ummm... jazz!):
Just a Reminder....
Dec. 23rd
"The Mercy Powell Quartet" featuring Peter Burke, Marc Doten and Joshua Balbien
Sunday 1:30 to 4:30
at Cafe 322
322 Sierra Madre Blvd.
for menu info. www.cafe322.com
Jazz,Blues and Surprises!
Hope to See You There!
Mercy
www.mercyandthemerkettes.com
Just a Reminder....
Dec. 23rd
"The Mercy Powell Quartet" featuring Peter Burke, Marc Doten and Joshua Balbien
Sunday 1:30 to 4:30
at Cafe 322
322 Sierra Madre Blvd.
for menu info. www.cafe322.com
Jazz,Blues and Surprises!
Hope to See You There!
Mercy
www.mercyandthemerkettes.com
Make plans for First Fridays Series at the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum First Fridays Series Returns January 4, 2008 with Conscious Minds and the Minds of Others: Popular Music and Discussion Series Features Dr. Antonio Damasio, Director of the Brain & Creativity Institute at USC; Performances by Sea Wolf and afternoons
WHAT
On the first evening of this season’s First Fridays, NHM provides an in-depth look at the inner workings of the human brain. A public forum led by guest speaker Dr. Antonio Damasio will cover how the brain processes memory, language, emotions and decisions. The evening will begin with a curator-guided tour of Treasures from the Vault, an exhibition of some of the Museum’s most rare and delicate objects. DJs Allen and Hoseh will spin throughout the night in the Museum’s grand foyer, home of the famous Dueling Dinos, and indie-rock groups Sea Wolf and afternoons will perform in the Mammal Halls.
WHEN
Friday, January 4, 2008 from 5:30 pm until 10 pm
Guided Tour 5:30 pm Treasures from the Vault led by Margaret Hardin, Ph.D. (Curator of Anthropology)
Discussion 6:30 pm Antonio Damasio, M.D., Ph.D. (David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Director of Brain and Creativity Institute, USC) Michael W. Quick, Ph.D., Moderator
Performances 8:00 pm Sea Wolf & afternoons
DJs (throughout the night): Allen & Hoseh (dublab.com)
EXHIBITION
In celebration of its 94th year, the Natural History Museum has selected some of its most remarkable and rarely seen artifacts and specimens for Treasures from the Vault, on view November 18 to January 21, 2008.
WHERE
The First Floor Galleries of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles are located at 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90007. (213) 763-DINO, www.nhm.org Convenient parking is available across the street, near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
HOW
Admission is free for Museum members, $9 for adults, and $6.50 for children. Advanced tickets for First Fridays will be sold via Ticketweb.com. Tickets go on sale December 17, 2007.
WHAT
On the first evening of this season’s First Fridays, NHM provides an in-depth look at the inner workings of the human brain. A public forum led by guest speaker Dr. Antonio Damasio will cover how the brain processes memory, language, emotions and decisions. The evening will begin with a curator-guided tour of Treasures from the Vault, an exhibition of some of the Museum’s most rare and delicate objects. DJs Allen and Hoseh will spin throughout the night in the Museum’s grand foyer, home of the famous Dueling Dinos, and indie-rock groups Sea Wolf and afternoons will perform in the Mammal Halls.
WHEN
Friday, January 4, 2008 from 5:30 pm until 10 pm
Guided Tour 5:30 pm Treasures from the Vault led by Margaret Hardin, Ph.D. (Curator of Anthropology)
Discussion 6:30 pm Antonio Damasio, M.D., Ph.D. (David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Director of Brain and Creativity Institute, USC) Michael W. Quick, Ph.D., Moderator
Performances 8:00 pm Sea Wolf & afternoons
DJs (throughout the night): Allen & Hoseh (dublab.com)
EXHIBITION
In celebration of its 94th year, the Natural History Museum has selected some of its most remarkable and rarely seen artifacts and specimens for Treasures from the Vault, on view November 18 to January 21, 2008.
WHERE
The First Floor Galleries of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles are located at 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90007. (213) 763-DINO, www.nhm.org Convenient parking is available across the street, near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
HOW
Admission is free for Museum members, $9 for adults, and $6.50 for children. Advanced tickets for First Fridays will be sold via Ticketweb.com. Tickets go on sale December 17, 2007.
HGTV to offer Green Home Giveaway
If your passion for your home is tinted "green," then HGTV, the lifestyle network for all things home has a place for you: a custom built "green home," located near miles of popular beaches and an eco-friendly golf course!
HGTV is building its first "green" home in Tradition Hilton Head, a 5,300-acre master-planned community near the popular beach resort of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. During the HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2008, from March 21-May 9, 2008, viewers can enter to win the home and prize packaged valued at approximately $850,000. Fans can get their first on air tour of the home on the HGTV Green Home 2008 special on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The HGTV Green Home Giveaway will complement the 12th annual HGTV Dream Home Giveaway.
"We are aware that many of our viewers are interested in hearing more about green lifestyles," said HGTV President Jim Samples. "The HGTV Green Home Giveaway provides an excellent opportunity to showcase examples of affordable, accessible and eco-friendly approaches to living."
The HGTV Green Home is a traditionally styled, low-country cottage under construction near Hilton Head. At just over 2,000 square feet, the fully-furnished home includes three bedrooms and two and a half baths and features both construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and even healthier living environment. Public tours of the home will be available in spring, 2008.
"Our involvement with the HGTV Green Home allows us to showcase our environmental commitment while demonstrating techniques people can use in their own homes to conserve natural resources," said David Page, president of Tradition Hilton Head of South Carolina. "The HGTV Green Home is an important first step in our plans to build Tradition as a green community, a place where our builders are required to utilize green design and conservation elements will be incorporated throughout."
The HGTV Green Home has been registered to receive a significant LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED for Homes, a voluntary rating system, is a project of the U.S. Green Building Council, which plans to launch a nationwide residential LEED certification program later this year.
Jack Thomasson, the HGTV Green Home House Planner who has overseen construction of 11 out of the 12 HGTV Dream Homes says that today's construction materials and building practices provide many options for environmentally-friendly elements that can be incorporated into a home.
"The HGTV Green Home is designed to demonstrate that you don't have to be extreme to be green," said Thomasson. "Through thoughtful design and selection of products, the HGTV Green Home uses the latest building technology and easily attainable materials to create a beautiful, comfortable home that provides affordable examples for an audience passionate about making eco-friendly lifestyle decisions."
The home will be decorated with eco-friendly products and materials by designer Linda Woodrum, well-known for her work on the past 11 HGTV Dream Homes.
Online at HGTV Green Home Central, www.HGTV.com/GreenHome, viewers can learn about the materials and processes that make the home green, and follow the construction process or share their thoughts on the HGTV Green Home blog. Whether constructing a new home or remodeling a current one, they can pick up green-building advice plus Woodrum's tips for earth-friendly decorating. In addition, fans can take a 360 degree online tour of the home beginning Monday, March 3, 2008.
HGTV's sponsor partners who are participating in the HGTV Green Home Giveaway will be able to highlight their eco-friendly products for HGTV's loyal audience. Sponsors include: Shaw Industries, Inc., Sears, General Motors, SCJ, Kohler, Caesarstone and Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation.
About HGTV
HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 95 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com is the nation's leading online home and garden destination that attracts an average of 5.4 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network's daily programming. The network's branded programming also can be seen in 124 territories across all seven continents and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York, HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living and Great American Country.
About Tradition Hilton Head
Nestled between the communities of Savannah, Ga. and Hilton Head Island, SC, Tradition Hilton Head is a 5,300-acre master-planned community unlike any other in the Lowcountry. Developed by Core Communities, Tradition Hilton Head provides the convenience and rewards of a total town living environment, featuring a variety of neighborhoods and housing styles, shopping and dining in charming Village Square, a luxurious Fitness Center & Spa and the Tommy Fazio-designed Tradition National Golf Course. For more information, call (866) 459-1422 or visit TraditionHH.com.
About Core Communities
The award-winning developer of the St. Lucie West and Tradition communities in Florida, Core Communities' mission is to create and develop master-planned total-living community environments throughout the Southeastern United States. Its St. Lucie West community is today home to more than 7,500 residences and serves as the Spring Training home of the New York Mets. Tradition, Florida encompasses more than 8,300 acres and serves as a catalyst for job creation on the Florida Treasure Coast. Core Communities, the master planned community development subsidiary of Levitt Corporation (NYSE: LEV) is headquartered in Port St. Lucie at Tradition Station, 10521 S.W. Village Center Drive, Suite 201, Port St. Lucie, FL, 34987. Visit Core Communities on the Internet at CoreCommunities.com.
HGTV is building its first "green" home in Tradition Hilton Head, a 5,300-acre master-planned community near the popular beach resort of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. During the HGTV Green Home Giveaway 2008, from March 21-May 9, 2008, viewers can enter to win the home and prize packaged valued at approximately $850,000. Fans can get their first on air tour of the home on the HGTV Green Home 2008 special on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
The HGTV Green Home Giveaway will complement the 12th annual HGTV Dream Home Giveaway.
"We are aware that many of our viewers are interested in hearing more about green lifestyles," said HGTV President Jim Samples. "The HGTV Green Home Giveaway provides an excellent opportunity to showcase examples of affordable, accessible and eco-friendly approaches to living."
The HGTV Green Home is a traditionally styled, low-country cottage under construction near Hilton Head. At just over 2,000 square feet, the fully-furnished home includes three bedrooms and two and a half baths and features both construction and design elements that are known to contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and even healthier living environment. Public tours of the home will be available in spring, 2008.
"Our involvement with the HGTV Green Home allows us to showcase our environmental commitment while demonstrating techniques people can use in their own homes to conserve natural resources," said David Page, president of Tradition Hilton Head of South Carolina. "The HGTV Green Home is an important first step in our plans to build Tradition as a green community, a place where our builders are required to utilize green design and conservation elements will be incorporated throughout."
The HGTV Green Home has been registered to receive a significant LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. LEED for Homes, a voluntary rating system, is a project of the U.S. Green Building Council, which plans to launch a nationwide residential LEED certification program later this year.
Jack Thomasson, the HGTV Green Home House Planner who has overseen construction of 11 out of the 12 HGTV Dream Homes says that today's construction materials and building practices provide many options for environmentally-friendly elements that can be incorporated into a home.
"The HGTV Green Home is designed to demonstrate that you don't have to be extreme to be green," said Thomasson. "Through thoughtful design and selection of products, the HGTV Green Home uses the latest building technology and easily attainable materials to create a beautiful, comfortable home that provides affordable examples for an audience passionate about making eco-friendly lifestyle decisions."
The home will be decorated with eco-friendly products and materials by designer Linda Woodrum, well-known for her work on the past 11 HGTV Dream Homes.
Online at HGTV Green Home Central, www.HGTV.com/GreenHome, viewers can learn about the materials and processes that make the home green, and follow the construction process or share their thoughts on the HGTV Green Home blog. Whether constructing a new home or remodeling a current one, they can pick up green-building advice plus Woodrum's tips for earth-friendly decorating. In addition, fans can take a 360 degree online tour of the home beginning Monday, March 3, 2008.
HGTV's sponsor partners who are participating in the HGTV Green Home Giveaway will be able to highlight their eco-friendly products for HGTV's loyal audience. Sponsors include: Shaw Industries, Inc., Sears, General Motors, SCJ, Kohler, Caesarstone and Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation.
About HGTV
HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 95 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com is the nation's leading online home and garden destination that attracts an average of 5.4 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network's daily programming. The network's branded programming also can be seen in 124 territories across all seven continents and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York, HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living and Great American Country.
About Tradition Hilton Head
Nestled between the communities of Savannah, Ga. and Hilton Head Island, SC, Tradition Hilton Head is a 5,300-acre master-planned community unlike any other in the Lowcountry. Developed by Core Communities, Tradition Hilton Head provides the convenience and rewards of a total town living environment, featuring a variety of neighborhoods and housing styles, shopping and dining in charming Village Square, a luxurious Fitness Center & Spa and the Tommy Fazio-designed Tradition National Golf Course. For more information, call (866) 459-1422 or visit TraditionHH.com.
About Core Communities
The award-winning developer of the St. Lucie West and Tradition communities in Florida, Core Communities' mission is to create and develop master-planned total-living community environments throughout the Southeastern United States. Its St. Lucie West community is today home to more than 7,500 residences and serves as the Spring Training home of the New York Mets. Tradition, Florida encompasses more than 8,300 acres and serves as a catalyst for job creation on the Florida Treasure Coast. Core Communities, the master planned community development subsidiary of Levitt Corporation (NYSE: LEV) is headquartered in Port St. Lucie at Tradition Station, 10521 S.W. Village Center Drive, Suite 201, Port St. Lucie, FL, 34987. Visit Core Communities on the Internet at CoreCommunities.com.
H&M launches "Fashion Against AIDS" with celeb support
H&M LAUNCHES “FASHION AGAINST AIDS”
H&M and Designers Against AIDS are joining forces in the battle against AIDS and are launching a collection for guys and girls together with Rihanna, Timbaland and other well-known designers, musicians and artists. The aim is to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, which affects many young people all over the world. The collection “Fashion Against AIDS” will be available in H&M’s Divided departments from February 2008.
The artists taking part in “Fashion Against AIDS” are Rihanna, Chicks on Speed, Good Charlotte, Henrik Vibskov, Jade Jagger, Katharine Hamnett, My Chemical Romance, Rufus Wainwright, Scissor Sisters, The Cardigans, Tiga, Timbaland and Ziggy Marley.
"Supporting YouthAIDS through the Fashion Against AIDS campaign was a great way to encourage my fans to join me in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I love that H&M is providing a fashionable and easy way for young people all over the world to get involved in this worthy cause, "says Rihanna.
The idea for this joint venture was initiated by Designers Against AIDS (DAA), a non-profit
organization that seeks to mold public opinion through collaborations with fashion designers,
musicians and other artists. The desire behind the collection is to draw attention to and increase
young people’s awareness of HIV/AIDS. Twelve million people in the 15-24 age group are now
infected with the virus.
“Fifty percent of the people newly infected with HIV are between the ages of 15 and 24. There is an urgent need to reach this target group. By combining fashion with music we hope to get these young people to ‘Stop and Think,’ as stated by designer Katharine Hamnett on one of the garments in the collection,” says Ninette Murck, founder of DAA.
The artists donated their services, and 25 percent of the proceeds from the collection will go to
HIV/AIDS prevention projects around the world. This will be coordinated by DAA and YouthAIDS, Population Services International’s HIV/AIDS prevention initiative, which reaches more than 600 million young people in 60 countries.
“Every fifteen seconds someone in the 15-24 age group contracts HIV/AIDS. Shopping has never been more important. Every garment sold makes a difference”, says Kate Roberts, the founder of YouthAIDS.
The collection features T-shirts, tank tops and hooded sweaters. All the garments feature an original print, and the neckline label carries the name of the designer. Some of the prints are subtle and “whisper” the message such as Good Charlotte’s design which includes a young couple under a red umbrella. Other prints raise their voices, including Katharine Hamnett’s “Use a Condom!” and “Stop and Think” messaging in big, black, block lettering. Tiga’s checkered print calls for quiet reflection, highlighting multiple squares in a different color to represent those that are living with HIV/AIDS.
The message behind the campaign is summed up by Henrik Vibskov’s print design which states, “Be aware – it is still happening.”
“It’s a collection that’s rich in color, with considerable commitment going into every garment. The artists have created personal prints with a strong sense of style,” says H&M’s head of design Margareta van den Bosch.
Prices vary from to $12.90 to $34.90. All garments are made from 100 percent certified organic
cotton and carry a special hang tag that reads: “This might be the most important piece of clothing you’ve ever had your hands on.”
www.hm.com
For more information about DAA: www.designersagainstaids.com
For more information about YouthAIDS: www.youthaids.org
H&M and Designers Against AIDS are joining forces in the battle against AIDS and are launching a collection for guys and girls together with Rihanna, Timbaland and other well-known designers, musicians and artists. The aim is to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, which affects many young people all over the world. The collection “Fashion Against AIDS” will be available in H&M’s Divided departments from February 2008.
The artists taking part in “Fashion Against AIDS” are Rihanna, Chicks on Speed, Good Charlotte, Henrik Vibskov, Jade Jagger, Katharine Hamnett, My Chemical Romance, Rufus Wainwright, Scissor Sisters, The Cardigans, Tiga, Timbaland and Ziggy Marley.
"Supporting YouthAIDS through the Fashion Against AIDS campaign was a great way to encourage my fans to join me in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I love that H&M is providing a fashionable and easy way for young people all over the world to get involved in this worthy cause, "says Rihanna.
The idea for this joint venture was initiated by Designers Against AIDS (DAA), a non-profit
organization that seeks to mold public opinion through collaborations with fashion designers,
musicians and other artists. The desire behind the collection is to draw attention to and increase
young people’s awareness of HIV/AIDS. Twelve million people in the 15-24 age group are now
infected with the virus.
“Fifty percent of the people newly infected with HIV are between the ages of 15 and 24. There is an urgent need to reach this target group. By combining fashion with music we hope to get these young people to ‘Stop and Think,’ as stated by designer Katharine Hamnett on one of the garments in the collection,” says Ninette Murck, founder of DAA.
The artists donated their services, and 25 percent of the proceeds from the collection will go to
HIV/AIDS prevention projects around the world. This will be coordinated by DAA and YouthAIDS, Population Services International’s HIV/AIDS prevention initiative, which reaches more than 600 million young people in 60 countries.
“Every fifteen seconds someone in the 15-24 age group contracts HIV/AIDS. Shopping has never been more important. Every garment sold makes a difference”, says Kate Roberts, the founder of YouthAIDS.
The collection features T-shirts, tank tops and hooded sweaters. All the garments feature an original print, and the neckline label carries the name of the designer. Some of the prints are subtle and “whisper” the message such as Good Charlotte’s design which includes a young couple under a red umbrella. Other prints raise their voices, including Katharine Hamnett’s “Use a Condom!” and “Stop and Think” messaging in big, black, block lettering. Tiga’s checkered print calls for quiet reflection, highlighting multiple squares in a different color to represent those that are living with HIV/AIDS.
The message behind the campaign is summed up by Henrik Vibskov’s print design which states, “Be aware – it is still happening.”
“It’s a collection that’s rich in color, with considerable commitment going into every garment. The artists have created personal prints with a strong sense of style,” says H&M’s head of design Margareta van den Bosch.
Prices vary from to $12.90 to $34.90. All garments are made from 100 percent certified organic
cotton and carry a special hang tag that reads: “This might be the most important piece of clothing you’ve ever had your hands on.”
www.hm.com
For more information about DAA: www.designersagainstaids.com
For more information about YouthAIDS: www.youthaids.org
Charlie Daniels to be inducted into Grand Ole Opry
Legendary country superstar Charlie Daniels will be inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry on January 19, 2008 at the Ryman Auditorium, where the Opry is being held through March 1, 2008. Daniels was surprised with the invitation from Opry member Martina McBride during his annual Christmas For Kids benefit show in November. Opry members Marty Stuart and Connie Smith will help to honor Daniels during this special evening and Del McCoury, Mel Tillis and more of your Opry favorites will also appear.
The Grand Ole Opry® is presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®. Opry performances are held every weekend of the year. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or log on to opry.com. About the Grand Ole OpryThe Grand Ole Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn. A uniquely American experience for more than 80 years, the Opry can be heard on 650 WSM-AM, XM Satellite Radio, and opry.com. The syndicated weekly program, America’s Grand Ole Opry Weekend, airs on more than 200 country radio stations across the country and on the Armed Forces Radio Network, and Opry Live airs each weekend on Great American Country (GAC). The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that also owns and operates Gaylord Hotels.
For more information, visit www.opry.com or www.gaylordentertainment.com
The Grand Ole Opry® is presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®. Opry performances are held every weekend of the year. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or log on to opry.com. About the Grand Ole OpryThe Grand Ole Opry presents the best in country music live every week from Nashville, Tenn. A uniquely American experience for more than 80 years, the Opry can be heard on 650 WSM-AM, XM Satellite Radio, and opry.com. The syndicated weekly program, America’s Grand Ole Opry Weekend, airs on more than 200 country radio stations across the country and on the Armed Forces Radio Network, and Opry Live airs each weekend on Great American Country (GAC). The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that also owns and operates Gaylord Hotels.
For more information, visit www.opry.com or www.gaylordentertainment.com
National Geographic Music names best of 2007
Nat Geo Music's Best of 2007
It's that time of year again, when music critics cast back through their teetering piles of new releases to come up with their annual 'best of' lists. This year the Nat Geo music team scoured the globe to come up with our favorite releases from around the world, from Belize to Harlem.
1. Andy Palacio "Watina" - Cumbancha RecordsAndy Palacio is a bona fide pop star in his native Belize, but in 2007 he turned in "Watina," a stunning record that explores the roots music of his Garifuna heritage.
2. Manu Chao "La Radiolina" - Nacional RecordsManu Chao, the godfather of Latin Alternative music, returned in 2007 with "La Radiolina," his first new studio album in six years.
3. Angelique Kidjo "Djin Djin" - Razor & Tie RecordsAfropop diva Angelique Kidjo also resurfaced in 2007, with the extraordinary, star-studded "Djin Djin," which featured performances from Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, Alicia Keys and more.
4. Ojos de Brujo "Techari" - Harmonia MundiBarcelona-based musical collective Ojos de Brujo took home a Latin Grammy for their unique blend of hip-hop and flamenco on "Techari."
5. Spanish Harlem Orchestra "United We Swing" - Six Degrees RecordsNew York's own Spanish Harlem Orchestra rocked an album full of old school salsa classics and brand new favorites with "United We Swing."
6. Habib Koite "Afriki" - Cumbancha RecordsMalian singer/songwriter Habib Koite connected the dots between West Africa and the American blues on "Afriki."
7. CeU "CeU" - Six Degrees RecordsCeU emerged as more than the latest
8. Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain "Global Drum Project" - Shout FactoryEx-Grateful Dead drummer and Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain team up again to deliver the long-awaited sequel to their 1991 Grammy-winner "Planet Drum."
9. Ricardo Lemvo "Isabela" - Mopiato MusicCongolese singer and bandleader Ricardo Lemvo released this indie gem chock full of hip-shaking African rumba, soukous and more.
10. Bole2Harlem "Bole2Harlem" - Sounds of the MushroomWhat happens when you take an Ethiopian rapper and an American producer and let them loose in New York City? "Bole2Harlem" - one of the best world music records to come out of nowhere in 2007.
www.nationalgeographic.com
It's that time of year again, when music critics cast back through their teetering piles of new releases to come up with their annual 'best of' lists. This year the Nat Geo music team scoured the globe to come up with our favorite releases from around the world, from Belize to Harlem.
1. Andy Palacio "Watina" - Cumbancha RecordsAndy Palacio is a bona fide pop star in his native Belize, but in 2007 he turned in "Watina," a stunning record that explores the roots music of his Garifuna heritage.
2. Manu Chao "La Radiolina" - Nacional RecordsManu Chao, the godfather of Latin Alternative music, returned in 2007 with "La Radiolina," his first new studio album in six years.
3. Angelique Kidjo "Djin Djin" - Razor & Tie RecordsAfropop diva Angelique Kidjo also resurfaced in 2007, with the extraordinary, star-studded "Djin Djin," which featured performances from Carlos Santana, Josh Groban, Alicia Keys and more.
4. Ojos de Brujo "Techari" - Harmonia MundiBarcelona-based musical collective Ojos de Brujo took home a Latin Grammy for their unique blend of hip-hop and flamenco on "Techari."
5. Spanish Harlem Orchestra "United We Swing" - Six Degrees RecordsNew York's own Spanish Harlem Orchestra rocked an album full of old school salsa classics and brand new favorites with "United We Swing."
6. Habib Koite "Afriki" - Cumbancha RecordsMalian singer/songwriter Habib Koite connected the dots between West Africa and the American blues on "Afriki."
7. CeU "CeU" - Six Degrees RecordsCeU emerged as more than the latest
8. Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain "Global Drum Project" - Shout FactoryEx-Grateful Dead drummer and Indian tabla master Zakir Hussain team up again to deliver the long-awaited sequel to their 1991 Grammy-winner "Planet Drum."
9. Ricardo Lemvo "Isabela" - Mopiato MusicCongolese singer and bandleader Ricardo Lemvo released this indie gem chock full of hip-shaking African rumba, soukous and more.
10. Bole2Harlem "Bole2Harlem" - Sounds of the MushroomWhat happens when you take an Ethiopian rapper and an American producer and let them loose in New York City? "Bole2Harlem" - one of the best world music records to come out of nowhere in 2007.
www.nationalgeographic.com
Concerts around California
CONCORD
DECEMBER 31
NEW YEAR's EVE Show with DUBLIN DEATH PATROL
@ Time Out Bar & Patio - 1822 Grant Street - Doors at 8pm / Show at 9:00pm! - 21 and over -Tickets : $25 Purchase Tickets: Buy DDP NYE Show Tix
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionDataeventId=228141
www.myspace.com/dublindeathpatrol
Sacramento
January 25
Egypt Central
@ The Kennel Club - 5821 Auburn Blvd -916.339-1675
http://myspace.com/egyptcentral
San Marcos
January 24
Egypt Central
@ The Jumping Turtle - 1660 Capalina Road -760-471-7778
http://myspace.com/egyptcentral
Santa Rosa
January 31
Egypt Central
@ Last Day Saloon - 120 5th Street - 707.545.5876
http://myspace.com/egyptcentral
DECEMBER 31
NEW YEAR's EVE Show with DUBLIN DEATH PATROL
@ Time Out Bar & Patio - 1822 Grant Street - Doors at 8pm / Show at 9:00pm! - 21 and over -Tickets : $25 Purchase Tickets: Buy DDP NYE Show Tix
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionDataeventId=228141
www.myspace.com/dublindeathpatrol
Sacramento
January 25
Egypt Central
@ The Kennel Club - 5821 Auburn Blvd -916.339-1675
http://myspace.com/egyptcentral
San Marcos
January 24
Egypt Central
@ The Jumping Turtle - 1660 Capalina Road -760-471-7778
http://myspace.com/egyptcentral
Santa Rosa
January 31
Egypt Central
@ Last Day Saloon - 120 5th Street - 707.545.5876
http://myspace.com/egyptcentral
Spinner.com names 25 best songs of 2007
AOL Music's Spinner.com editors have just named the 25 best songs of 2007. Unlike other lists that focus on the year's biggest hits, Spinner's selections include an eclectic mix of genres ranging from Porter Wagoner's "Satan's River" at #12 to Rihanna's uber hit "Umbrella" at #6 to indie sensation Peter Bjorn and John's "Young Folks" at #11. The editors selected Swell Season's "Falling Slowly" as the best song of the year. The Swell Season in an album by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czeck singer and pianist Marketa Irglova.
25. Bjork, 'Earth Intruders'
24. Kevin Michael, 'We All Want the Same Thing'
23. Flight of the Conchords, 'Business Time'
22. Interpol, 'The Heinrich Maneuver'
21. Richard Hawley, 'Tonight the Streets Are Ours'
20. Feist, '1 2 3 4'
19. Paul McCartney, 'My Ever Present Past'
18. Blonde Redhead, '23'
17. Maroon 5, 'Makes Me Wonder'
16. Against Me!, 'New Wave'
15. Rilo Kiley, 'Breakin' Up'
14. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, 'Nobody's Baby'
13. Jens Lekman, 'Postcards to Nina'
12. Porter Wagoner, 'Satan's River'
11. Peter Bjorn and John, 'Young Folks'
10. LCD Soundsystem, 'Someone Great'
9. Lily Allen, 'Smile'
8. Albert Hammond Jr., '101'
7. Justice, 'D.A.N.C.E.'
6. Rihanna, 'Umbrella'
5. Bruce Springsteen, 'Girls in Their Summer Clothes'
4. Tegan and Sara, 'Back in Your Head'
3. Amy Winehouse, 'Tears Dry on Their Own'
2. Kanye West, 'Good Life'
1. Swell Season, 'Falling Slowly'
25. Bjork, 'Earth Intruders'
24. Kevin Michael, 'We All Want the Same Thing'
23. Flight of the Conchords, 'Business Time'
22. Interpol, 'The Heinrich Maneuver'
21. Richard Hawley, 'Tonight the Streets Are Ours'
20. Feist, '1 2 3 4'
19. Paul McCartney, 'My Ever Present Past'
18. Blonde Redhead, '23'
17. Maroon 5, 'Makes Me Wonder'
16. Against Me!, 'New Wave'
15. Rilo Kiley, 'Breakin' Up'
14. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, 'Nobody's Baby'
13. Jens Lekman, 'Postcards to Nina'
12. Porter Wagoner, 'Satan's River'
11. Peter Bjorn and John, 'Young Folks'
10. LCD Soundsystem, 'Someone Great'
9. Lily Allen, 'Smile'
8. Albert Hammond Jr., '101'
7. Justice, 'D.A.N.C.E.'
6. Rihanna, 'Umbrella'
5. Bruce Springsteen, 'Girls in Their Summer Clothes'
4. Tegan and Sara, 'Back in Your Head'
3. Amy Winehouse, 'Tears Dry on Their Own'
2. Kanye West, 'Good Life'
1. Swell Season, 'Falling Slowly'
Pennywise to give away next album for free
Back in 2001, Pennywise called their album Land Of The Free? (the question mark pointed out the inequities of modern existence).
Now, in 2008, Pennywise--one of punk's most credible and influential bands, who’ve sold over three million albums worldwide--will be giving away their next album for FREE. Beginning March 25, 2008, fans around the world will be able to obtain a high quality, DRM-free download from MySpace for a period of two weeks. Longtime PENNYWISE fan and seasoned producer Cameron Webb (Social Distortion, Motorhead, Sum 41) has signed on to produce and mix the upcoming CD.
This music industry precedent is a result of the collaboration between the seminal Southern California punk band, their new label MySpace Records, MySpace.com and Textango (provider of creative solutions for distributing music via text messaging). This marks the first time a U.S. record label has provided an artist with the opportunity to offer a new album free of charge and the first time MySpace has offered a full album download with a worldwide push.
On the same day, PENNYWISE and MySpace Records will also release an enhanced CD/DVD version of the as-yet-untitled disc to retail outlets for sale, with the CD containing the same songs as the downloadable version. There will also be a vinyl version available with two extra exclusive tracks.
To download the album for free beginning March 25, 2008, users simply have to add promotional partner “Textango” (www.myspace.com/textango) as a MySpace friend (anyone can create a MySpace account for free).
“We know that this will piss off a lot of people in the music industry,” says guitarist FLETCHER DRAGGE, “and what do we say to that? ‘Who cares?’ We’ve been pissing people off for 18 years. Why stop now? We have been telling people to get our records by any mean necessary for 17 years. As a band, we decided that it was time to come to terms with the facts. There are a lot of people out there who want their music for free, so we got proactive and with the help of MySpace Records and Textango we found away to make it happen...we couldn’t be more stoked…PENNYWISE FREE TO THE PEOPLE.”
Says lead vocalist JIM LINDBERG: “I think for a band like ours that has put out eight albums already, it's a great way to give back to our fans for their support over the years. We can also potentially expose our music and message to people around the world who may have never had the opportunity to hear it because they either couldn't afford to buy a CD or they didn't have access to music outlets or good distribution. It’s a way for us to instantly expand our music into places it’s never been before. Maybe there's someone in Sri Lanka that is a huge Pennywise fan but just doesn't know it yet.”
Adds FLETCHER: “All on the same day--March 25--you will be able to go out and buy our new record, download it and then go buy it, or just download it for free and sit back and check it out. How cool is that…an option for all ways of thinking?”
“Getting it for free is like being able to take something for a test drive,” says JIM. “There will be some extras that come with the actual physical CD and a few bonus tracks on the vinyl version which we think will help get more people going into their local independent record stores.”
The upcoming disc from PENNYWISE--JIM LINDBERG (vocals), FLETCHER DRAGGE (guitars), BYRON MCMACKIN (drums) and RANDY BRADBURY (bass)--will mark their ninth studio album after having enjoyed a successful lengthy relationship with Epitaph, where they released their self-titled debut album in 1991. The new album “will be a combination of what are fans expect from us with a few curveballs thrown in here and there,” says JIM. “We have to be happy with what we're doing before anyone else, so it will all be about trying to challenge ourselves.”
About MySpace Records
In November 2005 MySpace launched MySpace Records to create an entertainment hub that enables music fans to connect with bands and the record label in new and innovative ways. MySpace Records continues to tap into the still thriving independent music community and operate as a full-service independent label, structured with its own marketing, sales, and A&R departments. MySpace Records has a growing roster of artists that run the gamut from rock to singer/ songwriter to punk to R&B.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page views*, MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience. MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off. MySpace's international network includes 20 localized community sites in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Japan and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News, NWS.A - News; ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News).
*Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, September 2007. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to http://www.comscore.com.
About Textango.com
Textango.com is the revolutionary, patent-pending mobile billing and music delivery platform. Textango allows anyone, anywhere in the United States and 30 other countries to purchase music simply by sending a premium text message with their cell phone. The consumer is billed on their cell phone bill, allowing for impulse purchasing when prompted at concert venues, over the radio, via print advertisements, etc. The music purchased is then downloaded off of Textango.com at any time by entering the mobile number. Some of the countries involved include United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, & South Africa.
www.myspace.com/textango
www.pennywisdom.com
www.myspace.com/pennywise
Now, in 2008, Pennywise--one of punk's most credible and influential bands, who’ve sold over three million albums worldwide--will be giving away their next album for FREE. Beginning March 25, 2008, fans around the world will be able to obtain a high quality, DRM-free download from MySpace for a period of two weeks. Longtime PENNYWISE fan and seasoned producer Cameron Webb (Social Distortion, Motorhead, Sum 41) has signed on to produce and mix the upcoming CD.
This music industry precedent is a result of the collaboration between the seminal Southern California punk band, their new label MySpace Records, MySpace.com and Textango (provider of creative solutions for distributing music via text messaging). This marks the first time a U.S. record label has provided an artist with the opportunity to offer a new album free of charge and the first time MySpace has offered a full album download with a worldwide push.
On the same day, PENNYWISE and MySpace Records will also release an enhanced CD/DVD version of the as-yet-untitled disc to retail outlets for sale, with the CD containing the same songs as the downloadable version. There will also be a vinyl version available with two extra exclusive tracks.
To download the album for free beginning March 25, 2008, users simply have to add promotional partner “Textango” (www.myspace.com/textango) as a MySpace friend (anyone can create a MySpace account for free).
“We know that this will piss off a lot of people in the music industry,” says guitarist FLETCHER DRAGGE, “and what do we say to that? ‘Who cares?’ We’ve been pissing people off for 18 years. Why stop now? We have been telling people to get our records by any mean necessary for 17 years. As a band, we decided that it was time to come to terms with the facts. There are a lot of people out there who want their music for free, so we got proactive and with the help of MySpace Records and Textango we found away to make it happen...we couldn’t be more stoked…PENNYWISE FREE TO THE PEOPLE.”
Says lead vocalist JIM LINDBERG: “I think for a band like ours that has put out eight albums already, it's a great way to give back to our fans for their support over the years. We can also potentially expose our music and message to people around the world who may have never had the opportunity to hear it because they either couldn't afford to buy a CD or they didn't have access to music outlets or good distribution. It’s a way for us to instantly expand our music into places it’s never been before. Maybe there's someone in Sri Lanka that is a huge Pennywise fan but just doesn't know it yet.”
Adds FLETCHER: “All on the same day--March 25--you will be able to go out and buy our new record, download it and then go buy it, or just download it for free and sit back and check it out. How cool is that…an option for all ways of thinking?”
“Getting it for free is like being able to take something for a test drive,” says JIM. “There will be some extras that come with the actual physical CD and a few bonus tracks on the vinyl version which we think will help get more people going into their local independent record stores.”
The upcoming disc from PENNYWISE--JIM LINDBERG (vocals), FLETCHER DRAGGE (guitars), BYRON MCMACKIN (drums) and RANDY BRADBURY (bass)--will mark their ninth studio album after having enjoyed a successful lengthy relationship with Epitaph, where they released their self-titled debut album in 1991. The new album “will be a combination of what are fans expect from us with a few curveballs thrown in here and there,” says JIM. “We have to be happy with what we're doing before anyone else, so it will all be about trying to challenge ourselves.”
About MySpace Records
In November 2005 MySpace launched MySpace Records to create an entertainment hub that enables music fans to connect with bands and the record label in new and innovative ways. MySpace Records continues to tap into the still thriving independent music community and operate as a full-service independent label, structured with its own marketing, sales, and A&R departments. MySpace Records has a growing roster of artists that run the gamut from rock to singer/ songwriter to punk to R&B.
About MySpace
MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging, e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities, and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the first ranked web domain in terms of page views*, MySpace is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience. MySpace will continue to innovate with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off. MySpace's international network includes 20 localized community sites in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Austria, Japan and New Zealand. Fox Interactive Media is a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS - News, NWS.A - News; ASX:NWS - News, NWSLV - News).
*Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, September 2007. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to http://www.comscore.com.
About Textango.com
Textango.com is the revolutionary, patent-pending mobile billing and music delivery platform. Textango allows anyone, anywhere in the United States and 30 other countries to purchase music simply by sending a premium text message with their cell phone. The consumer is billed on their cell phone bill, allowing for impulse purchasing when prompted at concert venues, over the radio, via print advertisements, etc. The music purchased is then downloaded off of Textango.com at any time by entering the mobile number. Some of the countries involved include United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Finland, Sweden, & South Africa.
www.myspace.com/textango
www.pennywisdom.com
www.myspace.com/pennywise
UK electronic rockers Temposhark to release debut
UK electronic rock act Temposhark to release debut album "The Invisible Line"
"The Invisible Line" was produced by Sean McGhee (Frou Frou/Kate Havnevik) with two tracks produced by Guy Sigsworth (Madonna/Björk). Notable collaborations include singer Imogen Heap, Youth from Killing Joke and virtuoso violinist Sophie Solomon.
Temposhark
"The Invisible Line"
Paper and Glue Ltd / Defend Music
Release Date: March 4, 2008
www.temposhark.com
www.temposharkworld.com
www.myspace.com/temposhark
Video clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_pjbmbV
RIYL: Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Placebo
"Funktastic New Yoik punk sauciness from, um, London, this is music from the dark backroom of Studio 54 in 1982 where Prince, Cameo, Wham! and New Order are frotting each other into a lather over the very idea of Fischerspooner coming along in 20 years' time." -NME
"The excellent Temposhark have been causing a stir with their gritty synth lyrics in electrotrashy nights across town. Ace newcomers." - Time Out London
On March 4, UK electronic rock act Temposhark celebrates the North American release of its critically acclaimed debut album The Invisible Line. A massive hit on London's Uber fashionable electro scene (Bjork, Placebo and Darren Hayes are notable fans), Temposhark creates a slick and sexy sound comprised of synthesised pop, underground electronica, angst rock and film score soundscapes. Add an unforgettable live show into the mix and you're looking at an act that brings the complete package.
Comprised of art and fashion aficionado Robert Diament on vocals (previously worked for Banksy and other influential graffiti artists), Luke Busby on synths, Mark Ferguson on bass and Mathis Richet on drums, Temposhark have seduced the British alternative scene in both the seediest clubs (Nag Nag Nag / Electrogogo / Kashpoint /Computer Blue) and the rockiest live venues (Barfly / Marquee / Koko). They already have a strong US fan base thanks to support from KCRW, a successful USA debut at SXSW 2007 and a jam-packed club tour. In fact, 80% of sales coming from Temposhark's previous singles, remixes and EPs came from North America.
The Invisible Line features twelve original Temposhark songs that more than live up to the early promise of the critically acclaimed EPs "Joy" and "It's Better To Have Loved" (2006). "Joy" is a piece of dirty, synth-pop with pouty beats that seem to strut their way out of the stereo. The chorus is as catchy as they come and already has fans raucously singing along at every live show. "It's Better To Have Loved" is a sublime, soul-searching number produced by the world renowned Guy Sigsworth. This beautifully crafted electronic ballad features deep dub basslines and soaring strings in the chorus, perfectly reflecting the bands more chilled out stylings where Diament's vocals sound delicate and deeply emotive. Sandwiched in between these two tracks is one of Temposhark's most popular songs, "Blame." Co-written with legendary producer Youth, this track is the first single lifted from the album.
Two-time Grammy nominee Imogen Heap provides guest vocals on "Not That Big" and helps to take this epic record to another dimension with her operatic harmonies. Diament and Heap sing this "male vs. female" duet to create the ultimate anti-love song, loaded with heavy bass guitars and rock angst. Elsewhere, "Knock Me Out" and "Crime" are full of sexy electro sleaze while "Little White Lie" is a darker, rockier number with razor sharp lyrics. Then there are beautifully crafted electronic ballads such as "Battleships" and the spellbinding melodies of "Invisible Ink" which offers the perfect come down.
The Invisible Line is released March 4, 2008 on Paper and Glue Ltd in partnership with Defend Music. .
Tracks
1. “Don't Mess With Me”
2. “Joy”
3. “Blame”
4. “It's Better To Have Loved”
5. “Not That Big (featuring Imogen Heap)”
6. “Knock Me Out”
7. “Crime”
8. “Battleships”
9. “Little White Lie”
10. “Invisible Ink (prelude)”
11. “Invisible Ink”
12. “Winter's Coming”
"The Invisible Line" was produced by Sean McGhee (Frou Frou/Kate Havnevik) with two tracks produced by Guy Sigsworth (Madonna/Björk). Notable collaborations include singer Imogen Heap, Youth from Killing Joke and virtuoso violinist Sophie Solomon.
Temposhark
"The Invisible Line"
Paper and Glue Ltd / Defend Music
Release Date: March 4, 2008
www.temposhark.com
www.temposharkworld.com
www.myspace.com/temposhark
Video clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_pjbmbV
RIYL: Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Placebo
"Funktastic New Yoik punk sauciness from, um, London, this is music from the dark backroom of Studio 54 in 1982 where Prince, Cameo, Wham! and New Order are frotting each other into a lather over the very idea of Fischerspooner coming along in 20 years' time." -NME
"The excellent Temposhark have been causing a stir with their gritty synth lyrics in electrotrashy nights across town. Ace newcomers." - Time Out London
On March 4, UK electronic rock act Temposhark celebrates the North American release of its critically acclaimed debut album The Invisible Line. A massive hit on London's Uber fashionable electro scene (Bjork, Placebo and Darren Hayes are notable fans), Temposhark creates a slick and sexy sound comprised of synthesised pop, underground electronica, angst rock and film score soundscapes. Add an unforgettable live show into the mix and you're looking at an act that brings the complete package.
Comprised of art and fashion aficionado Robert Diament on vocals (previously worked for Banksy and other influential graffiti artists), Luke Busby on synths, Mark Ferguson on bass and Mathis Richet on drums, Temposhark have seduced the British alternative scene in both the seediest clubs (Nag Nag Nag / Electrogogo / Kashpoint /Computer Blue) and the rockiest live venues (Barfly / Marquee / Koko). They already have a strong US fan base thanks to support from KCRW, a successful USA debut at SXSW 2007 and a jam-packed club tour. In fact, 80% of sales coming from Temposhark's previous singles, remixes and EPs came from North America.
The Invisible Line features twelve original Temposhark songs that more than live up to the early promise of the critically acclaimed EPs "Joy" and "It's Better To Have Loved" (2006). "Joy" is a piece of dirty, synth-pop with pouty beats that seem to strut their way out of the stereo. The chorus is as catchy as they come and already has fans raucously singing along at every live show. "It's Better To Have Loved" is a sublime, soul-searching number produced by the world renowned Guy Sigsworth. This beautifully crafted electronic ballad features deep dub basslines and soaring strings in the chorus, perfectly reflecting the bands more chilled out stylings where Diament's vocals sound delicate and deeply emotive. Sandwiched in between these two tracks is one of Temposhark's most popular songs, "Blame." Co-written with legendary producer Youth, this track is the first single lifted from the album.
Two-time Grammy nominee Imogen Heap provides guest vocals on "Not That Big" and helps to take this epic record to another dimension with her operatic harmonies. Diament and Heap sing this "male vs. female" duet to create the ultimate anti-love song, loaded with heavy bass guitars and rock angst. Elsewhere, "Knock Me Out" and "Crime" are full of sexy electro sleaze while "Little White Lie" is a darker, rockier number with razor sharp lyrics. Then there are beautifully crafted electronic ballads such as "Battleships" and the spellbinding melodies of "Invisible Ink" which offers the perfect come down.
The Invisible Line is released March 4, 2008 on Paper and Glue Ltd in partnership with Defend Music. .
Tracks
1. “Don't Mess With Me”
2. “Joy”
3. “Blame”
4. “It's Better To Have Loved”
5. “Not That Big (featuring Imogen Heap)”
6. “Knock Me Out”
7. “Crime”
8. “Battleships”
9. “Little White Lie”
10. “Invisible Ink (prelude)”
11. “Invisible Ink”
12. “Winter's Coming”
Bob Mould to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall
The revered Bob Mould will perform on January 8th at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The show, “Songs of the City,” is part of the Concrete Frequency series, described as “a multi-disciplinary series of events designed to examine and celebrate the elements that define a city, and how they are affected by, and reflected in, music.”
Mould, the genius behind seminal post-punk outfit Husker Du as well as the guiding force behind 90’s alternative-rock heavyweights Sugar, will perform songs off his upcoming Anti- Records debut District Line, called a “collection of songs [that] neatly summates the range of Mould’s considerable abilities” by Filter Magazine.
Also sharing the stage with Mould that evening will be luminous actress and musician Zooey Deschanel, the renowned John Doe, Sean Lennon, members of such indie superstar groups as TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear and Belle and Sebastian, and many others.
The two-week series is designed to explore the influence that the concept of “the city” has on artistic works and visa versa. Through orchestral programs (conducted by David Robertson, the music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra) film, discussion, dance and contemporary music, the program examines the intersection of
Mould, the genius behind seminal post-punk outfit Husker Du as well as the guiding force behind 90’s alternative-rock heavyweights Sugar, will perform songs off his upcoming Anti- Records debut District Line, called a “collection of songs [that] neatly summates the range of Mould’s considerable abilities” by Filter Magazine.
Also sharing the stage with Mould that evening will be luminous actress and musician Zooey Deschanel, the renowned John Doe, Sean Lennon, members of such indie superstar groups as TV on the Radio, Grizzly Bear and Belle and Sebastian, and many others.
The two-week series is designed to explore the influence that the concept of “the city” has on artistic works and visa versa. Through orchestral programs (conducted by David Robertson, the music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra) film, discussion, dance and contemporary music, the program examines the intersection of
Bullet For My Valentine to join Taste of Chaos tour
With the title track from their upcoming album, "Scream Aim Fire," already blazing at Rock Radio, the Welsh metal-core band BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE announces that they will join forces with Avenged Sevenfold and Atreyu on the Main Stage for "Taste of Chaos," 2008. The tour kicks off Friday, February 29 in Denver, CO, and will play more than 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada through to late April. The UK's Kerrang! magazine recently cited a Bullet show at London's Brixton Academy as one of the "100 Greatest Gigs Ever," so U.S. fans should be in for a string of sensational performances.
The "Taste of Chaos" dates will be the first North American tour for Bullet For My Valentine since early 2007 when they sold out their first headline tour this side of "the Pond." Just prior to "Taste of Chaos," B4MV will play three weeks-worth of headline dates in the UK and Europe, including a kick-off concert in their native Wales.
Bullet For My Valentine - Matthew "Matt" Tuck/vocals, Michael "Padge" Paget/Guitar, Michael "Moose" Thomas/drums, and Jason "Jay" James/Bass - saw their 2006 debut album, "The Poison" - dubbed "One of the finest debut albums in rock history" by a major UK daily - sail past the million sales mark, selling 350,000 in the U.S. alone.
"Scream Aim Fire" was produced by Colin Richardson (Machinehead, Funeral For A Friend) who also produced "The Poison," and was recorded at Sonic Ranch near El Paso, TX earlier this year. The eleven new songs are, according to frontman Tuck, "really melodic heavy metal...catchy, hooky choruses and full-on vocals, with the music being very in-your-face and heavy...it's a lot more uptempo [than 'The Poison'], a lot more aggressive."
Still a week away from the official U.S. radio "add" date, the album's title track has been the #1 Most Added track at CMJ's Loud Rock chart, and #1 Most Added at FMQB's Metal Detector chart.
With the Canadian dates to be announced in January, the confirmed itinerary for Bullet For My Valentine on the 2008 "Taste of Chaos" tour is as follows:
FEBRUARY
29 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
MARCH
1 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO
2 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
5 Family Arena, St. Louis, MO
7 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH
8 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
10 The Armory, Rochester, NY
11 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
13 Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
14 Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
15 Convention Center, Asbury Park, NJ
17 Patriot Center, Washington, DC
18 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
20 Nassau Coliseum, Nassau, NY
21 Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
22 The Armory, Albany, NY
24 Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
25 USF Sundome, Tampa, FL
26 Bayfront Park, Miami, FL
28 USC Arena, Orlando, FL
29 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
30 The Woodlands/Verizon, Houston, TX
APRIL
1 Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX
3 Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
4 Concrete Street Amphitheatre, Corpus Christi, TX
5 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX
6 County Coliseum, El Paso, TX
9 Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix, AZ
10 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
12 Event Center, San Jose, CA
13 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
15 WaMu Center, Seattle, WA
www.bulletformyvalentine1.com
http://rockstartasteofchaos.com/
The "Taste of Chaos" dates will be the first North American tour for Bullet For My Valentine since early 2007 when they sold out their first headline tour this side of "the Pond." Just prior to "Taste of Chaos," B4MV will play three weeks-worth of headline dates in the UK and Europe, including a kick-off concert in their native Wales.
Bullet For My Valentine - Matthew "Matt" Tuck/vocals, Michael "Padge" Paget/Guitar, Michael "Moose" Thomas/drums, and Jason "Jay" James/Bass - saw their 2006 debut album, "The Poison" - dubbed "One of the finest debut albums in rock history" by a major UK daily - sail past the million sales mark, selling 350,000 in the U.S. alone.
"Scream Aim Fire" was produced by Colin Richardson (Machinehead, Funeral For A Friend) who also produced "The Poison," and was recorded at Sonic Ranch near El Paso, TX earlier this year. The eleven new songs are, according to frontman Tuck, "really melodic heavy metal...catchy, hooky choruses and full-on vocals, with the music being very in-your-face and heavy...it's a lot more uptempo [than 'The Poison'], a lot more aggressive."
Still a week away from the official U.S. radio "add" date, the album's title track has been the #1 Most Added track at CMJ's Loud Rock chart, and #1 Most Added at FMQB's Metal Detector chart.
With the Canadian dates to be announced in January, the confirmed itinerary for Bullet For My Valentine on the 2008 "Taste of Chaos" tour is as follows:
FEBRUARY
29 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
MARCH
1 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO
2 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
4 Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
5 Family Arena, St. Louis, MO
7 Hara Arena, Dayton, OH
8 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
10 The Armory, Rochester, NY
11 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
13 Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, VA
14 Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
15 Convention Center, Asbury Park, NJ
17 Patriot Center, Washington, DC
18 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
20 Nassau Coliseum, Nassau, NY
21 Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
22 The Armory, Albany, NY
24 Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
25 USF Sundome, Tampa, FL
26 Bayfront Park, Miami, FL
28 USC Arena, Orlando, FL
29 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS
30 The Woodlands/Verizon, Houston, TX
APRIL
1 Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX
3 Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
4 Concrete Street Amphitheatre, Corpus Christi, TX
5 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, TX
6 County Coliseum, El Paso, TX
9 Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix, AZ
10 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
12 Event Center, San Jose, CA
13 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA
15 WaMu Center, Seattle, WA
www.bulletformyvalentine1.com
http://rockstartasteofchaos.com/
Carole Bayer Sager & Clint Eastwood win "Best Original Song" award
Carole Bayer Sager and Clint Eastwood have won the “Best Original Song” award for their collaboration on “Grace Is Gone” from the 12th International Press Academy’s Satellite Awards – 2007, it was announced today.
“Grace Is Gone” is the title track of the Weinstein Company’s film release Grace Is Gone, which stars John Cusack and was released in select markets on December 7th with a wide release scheduled in January. The song is performed by Jamie Cullum. This is the first time that Clint Eastwood has written a song and a score for a picture that was not his own. Milan Records has released the Grace Is Gone: Music From The Motion Picture CD. See www.GraceIsGone-themovie.com for more information.
“Grace Is Gone” recently received a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Original Song – Motion Picture”, which marks Bayer Sager’s 10th nominations by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Carole has won two Golden Globe Awards in the past for “The Prayer” and “Arthur’s Theme.” There are only three other songwriters who have had more Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominations than Carole. The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 13, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and broadcast on the NBC Television Network.
Sager’s song,“Thankful,” is featured on the current #1 Josh Groban holiday album, Noel. “Thankful,” which was written by Sager and David Foster and recorded with the London Philharmonic, is the only new song on Groban’s CD, which is the largest selling Christmas album ever (2.8 million copies) and holds the record for the longest consecutive run at the top of the charts by a holiday CD (four weeks.)
Carole tries whenever possible to communicate a spiritual message in all of the songs that she writes as it is apparent in the titles mentioned above. Sager, who made a name for herself when she wrote her first #1 hit “A Groovy Kind of Love” while still in high school, has endured a long-standing and thriving career, which includes a gratifying six Academy Award nominations and seven GRAMMY nominations, bringing home one of each award. Carole has had number one records in every decade since her songwriting career began in 1966.
Beyond her songwriting, Sager is continuing her philanthropic involvement and is also a self-proclaimed avid Internet surfer. Due to her vast familiarity with the “online” space, Sager was approached by Arianna Huffington to write a weekly blog. Her blog for the Huffington Post, recently raved about some of her favorite Internet sites and most importantly all of the philanthropic opportunities on line which makes everyone an instant philanthropist at any level they can afford. In addition, Sager has launched her own unique website www.carolesager.com.
Sager and her husband, Bob Daly, underwrote the first two years of the Los Angeles operation of the non-profit organization known as DonorsChoose.org (www.donorschoose.org ) which allows teachers to post the projects they need funding for and donors to choose the classroom plan that they want to fund.
In 2005, when Sager and Daly began their association, this program existed in five cities. Today, it is has grown into a nationwide network. Sager solicited Morgan Freeman, Bette Midler, Sidney Poitier and Claire Danes to participate as the four animated PSA voices that have helped the organization achieve national growth. Sager also donated her time and talents to write songs for two CD that benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS charity and co-founded (with Joyce Bogart) the Neil Bogart Children’s Cancer Research Labs in L. A.’s Children’s Hospital. In addition, Sager has just joined the advisory board of GlobalGiving.com which is a web based charity.
“Grace Is Gone” is the title track of the Weinstein Company’s film release Grace Is Gone, which stars John Cusack and was released in select markets on December 7th with a wide release scheduled in January. The song is performed by Jamie Cullum. This is the first time that Clint Eastwood has written a song and a score for a picture that was not his own. Milan Records has released the Grace Is Gone: Music From The Motion Picture CD. See www.GraceIsGone-themovie.com for more information.
“Grace Is Gone” recently received a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Original Song – Motion Picture”, which marks Bayer Sager’s 10th nominations by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Carole has won two Golden Globe Awards in the past for “The Prayer” and “Arthur’s Theme.” There are only three other songwriters who have had more Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominations than Carole. The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 13, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and broadcast on the NBC Television Network.
Sager’s song,“Thankful,” is featured on the current #1 Josh Groban holiday album, Noel. “Thankful,” which was written by Sager and David Foster and recorded with the London Philharmonic, is the only new song on Groban’s CD, which is the largest selling Christmas album ever (2.8 million copies) and holds the record for the longest consecutive run at the top of the charts by a holiday CD (four weeks.)
Carole tries whenever possible to communicate a spiritual message in all of the songs that she writes as it is apparent in the titles mentioned above. Sager, who made a name for herself when she wrote her first #1 hit “A Groovy Kind of Love” while still in high school, has endured a long-standing and thriving career, which includes a gratifying six Academy Award nominations and seven GRAMMY nominations, bringing home one of each award. Carole has had number one records in every decade since her songwriting career began in 1966.
Beyond her songwriting, Sager is continuing her philanthropic involvement and is also a self-proclaimed avid Internet surfer. Due to her vast familiarity with the “online” space, Sager was approached by Arianna Huffington to write a weekly blog. Her blog for the Huffington Post, recently raved about some of her favorite Internet sites and most importantly all of the philanthropic opportunities on line which makes everyone an instant philanthropist at any level they can afford. In addition, Sager has launched her own unique website www.carolesager.com.
Sager and her husband, Bob Daly, underwrote the first two years of the Los Angeles operation of the non-profit organization known as DonorsChoose.org (www.donorschoose.org ) which allows teachers to post the projects they need funding for and donors to choose the classroom plan that they want to fund.
In 2005, when Sager and Daly began their association, this program existed in five cities. Today, it is has grown into a nationwide network. Sager solicited Morgan Freeman, Bette Midler, Sidney Poitier and Claire Danes to participate as the four animated PSA voices that have helped the organization achieve national growth. Sager also donated her time and talents to write songs for two CD that benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS charity and co-founded (with Joyce Bogart) the Neil Bogart Children’s Cancer Research Labs in L. A.’s Children’s Hospital. In addition, Sager has just joined the advisory board of GlobalGiving.com which is a web based charity.
Asesino is on tour
ASESINO - the death metal/grindcore project featuring DIVINE HERESY/ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares and STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) - has lined up the following dates:
Dec. 28 - The Meridian - Houston, Texas
Dec. 29 - The Door - Dallas, Texa
Dec. 30 - Sneakers - San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 02 - The Compound - Corpus Cristi, Texas
Jan. 03 - Cine El Rey - McAllen, Texas
Jan. 04 - Ibex Rock Bar - Monterrey, Mexico
Jan. 05 - Circo Volador - Mexico DF, Mexico
Jan. 06 - La Caguama Bar - Guanajuato, Mexico
Jan. 10 - Cascada Club - Tamps, Mexico
Jan. 11 - Quinta Itsel - Zacatecas, Mexico
Jan. 12 - Plazo De Toros El Relicario - Puebla, Mexico
Jan. 13 - Centro De Convenciones Tlanepantia - De Mexico, Mexico
Jan. 17-20 - NAMM - Anaheim, California
Dec. 28 - The Meridian - Houston, Texas
Dec. 29 - The Door - Dallas, Texa
Dec. 30 - Sneakers - San Antonio, Texas
Jan. 02 - The Compound - Corpus Cristi, Texas
Jan. 03 - Cine El Rey - McAllen, Texas
Jan. 04 - Ibex Rock Bar - Monterrey, Mexico
Jan. 05 - Circo Volador - Mexico DF, Mexico
Jan. 06 - La Caguama Bar - Guanajuato, Mexico
Jan. 10 - Cascada Club - Tamps, Mexico
Jan. 11 - Quinta Itsel - Zacatecas, Mexico
Jan. 12 - Plazo De Toros El Relicario - Puebla, Mexico
Jan. 13 - Centro De Convenciones Tlanepantia - De Mexico, Mexico
Jan. 17-20 - NAMM - Anaheim, California
NAS to play New Year's Eve
NAS
presented by Power 106 - New Year's Eve!
House of Blues Sunset Strip
West Hollywood, CA
Monday, December 31
price: $100.00 *
door: 9:00pm / show: 11:00pm
ages: 18+
presented by Power 106 - New Year's Eve!
House of Blues Sunset Strip
West Hollywood, CA
Monday, December 31
price: $100.00 *
door: 9:00pm / show: 11:00pm
ages: 18+
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Support local music
Here's the latest from Sierra Madre Sue:
One of the newest live music venues in Sierra Madre is STEAMERS COFFEE SHOP at 142 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., where you can also enjoy tasty beverages, pastries, desserts, soups, salads, etc. I especially appreciate the fact that they support two other Sierra Madre businesses by offering some of their goods; E. Waldo Ward and Wildflour Bakery. On a grander scale, they are socially responsible about where they buy their coffee beans from and are avid recyclers and encourage their customers to do the same. You can read more about their views and see the entire entertainment schedule for Friday and Saturday nights at their extremely professional website: http://steamerssierramadre.com/events.html
This Saturday night, 12/22, some of my new friends will be filling the room with "tidings of comfort and joy" and other seasonal and standard tunes- "JODI & HER REINDEER WRANGLERS" - Jean and David. Opening act is singer/songwriter LEW READER. Details below....
THURS. 12/20 - JEAN SUDBURY & FRIENDS @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS, 6 - 9pm. 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - Downstairs. 626-836-3200. Violinist Jean hosts an acoustic evening with many of her talented friends: Jodi Sellard, David Tripoli, etc. Pop & Jazz standards.
12/20 - Every Thursday at the Skyebox in Montrose, Better Than Blue (Danny, Felicia, Steve Hammett, etc.) continues to host a weekly Jam Night. It runs from 8:30 PM until 12. 3710 N. Verdugo Rd. 818-249-3617. Above the Sun Palace Chinese Restaurant. 21 & over. www.betterthanblue.com/openjampage.html
FRI. 12/21 - DAVE OSTI @ McMURPHY'S TAVERN IN PASADENA, 5pm - HAPPY HOUR! 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-666-1445. Full bar, drink & appetizer specials 4 - 7pm. Solo guitar & vocals, mostly originals.
FRI. 12/21 - 4 bands including ANDREW'S BAD STUFF @ MR. T's BOWL IN HIGHLAND PARK, 8:15 showtime, BAD STUFF at 10pm. 5621 1/2 Figueroa. 323-256-7561. $3 cover. Trivia contest & prizes all night long with host Acid Andy. Rock & Punk covers & originals.
NOTE: Special appearance by 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Queen Naughty Mickie.
FRI. 12/21 - STEEL ROD @ BARNEY'S GRILL & PUB IN PASADENA. 93 W. Colorado Blvd. 626-577-2739. Full kitchen. No cover. Rock to Salsa.
FRI. 12/21 & SAT. 12/22 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SAT. 12/22 - ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS STORE, 7pm. FREE! 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - DOWNSTAIRS. 626-836-3200. All are welcome - bring your instrument and/or voice and join in the music making! http://www.sierramadrebooks.com/
SAT. 12/22 - JODI & THE REINDEER WRANGLERS' Christmas Show - "Dressed like Eskimos and singing Yuletide carols, along with their popular songs" @ STEAMERS COFFEE SHOP IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 10pm. With LEW READER from 7 - 8pm doing acoustic rock. 142 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-5213. Coffee, tea, pastries, desserts, etc.
SUN. 12/22 - I'm pretty sure JOB STRILES is @ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm! Call to confirm: 626-355-9045. I could be wrong. 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Full bar, no cover, pool table, cheap drinks. Cheerful and attentive bartenders!
SUN. 12/23 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 12/23 - GRANT PARK SOFTBALL - ALL ARE WELCOME! NOT A LEAGUE - JUST FOR FUN & THE LOVE OF THE GAME! CORNER OF CORDOVA & MICHIGAN IN PASADENA, 3 BLOCKS WEST OF PCC. BATTING PRACTICE 12:30, GAME TIME ASAP. BRING YOUR GLOVE, BAT, CHAIR, ICE CHEST, GUITAR, UKULELE, ETC. EVERY SUNDAY...
SUN. 12/23 - THE MERCY POWELL QUARTET @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover, all ages. Mercy, Josh, Marc & Peter Burke doin' some standards & jazzy stuff for your dining & listening pleasure! A whole other side of Mercy - not to be missed!
SUN. 12/23 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover charge, all ages. Every Sunday evening.
TUES. DECEMBER 25th - "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!"
FRI. 12/28 - DAVE OSTI @ McMURPHY'S TAVERN IN PASADENA, 5pm - HAPPY HOUR! 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-666-1445. Full bar, drink & appetizer specials 4 - 7pm. Solo guitar & vocals, mostly originals.
FRI. 12/28 - LISA FINNIE & FRIENDS @ BEAN TOWN IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 45 N. Baldwin Ave. Sandwiches, soups, pastries, ice cream, coffee, etc. No cover charge, all ages. Country/Folk/Classics.
FRI. 12/28 - "SWING DANCE PARTY" with FLAT TOP TOM @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Call for time: 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food, no cover, DANCE FLOOR! www.flattoptom.com
FRI. 12/28 & SAT. 12/29 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SUN. 12/30 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 12/30 - Have lunch with NEW ASTROTURF @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food in a comfy setting. Bring the family - Vargas' Mom & Dad will be in town! Acoustic folk/rock, classic country. yee haw!
SUN. 12/30 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. Every Sunday evening.
MON. 12/31 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION @ CAFE 322 WITH LIGHTNIN' WILLIE & THE POORBOYS. 3-course Dinner & Show, Dancing. 2 seatings - 6 & 9 pm. $45 per person. Champagne included. Reservations available now: 626-836-5414. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Please remember to call and verify all info. before making plans. Everything is subject to change. This is show biz, after all.
Hope to see you out & about,
Sierra Madre Sue
sierramadresue@yahoo.com
FOR EVEN MORE COOL SHOWS & INFO., CHECK OUT THESE SITES:
http://cafe322.com/
http://www.swhillcountry.com http://www.myspace.com/piratedive
http://www.coffeegallery.com/home.html http://www.myspace.com/americanarootsla http://www.aliveandpicking.com/calendar.html http://www.covina.com/frethouse/concerts.html http://www.beantowncoffeebar.com/calendar.html
One of the newest live music venues in Sierra Madre is STEAMERS COFFEE SHOP at 142 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., where you can also enjoy tasty beverages, pastries, desserts, soups, salads, etc. I especially appreciate the fact that they support two other Sierra Madre businesses by offering some of their goods; E. Waldo Ward and Wildflour Bakery. On a grander scale, they are socially responsible about where they buy their coffee beans from and are avid recyclers and encourage their customers to do the same. You can read more about their views and see the entire entertainment schedule for Friday and Saturday nights at their extremely professional website: http://steamerssierramadre.com/events.html
This Saturday night, 12/22, some of my new friends will be filling the room with "tidings of comfort and joy" and other seasonal and standard tunes- "JODI & HER REINDEER WRANGLERS" - Jean and David. Opening act is singer/songwriter LEW READER. Details below....
THURS. 12/20 - JEAN SUDBURY & FRIENDS @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS, 6 - 9pm. 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - Downstairs. 626-836-3200. Violinist Jean hosts an acoustic evening with many of her talented friends: Jodi Sellard, David Tripoli, etc. Pop & Jazz standards.
12/20 - Every Thursday at the Skyebox in Montrose, Better Than Blue (Danny, Felicia, Steve Hammett, etc.) continues to host a weekly Jam Night. It runs from 8:30 PM until 12. 3710 N. Verdugo Rd. 818-249-3617. Above the Sun Palace Chinese Restaurant. 21 & over. www.betterthanblue.com/openjampage.html
FRI. 12/21 - DAVE OSTI @ McMURPHY'S TAVERN IN PASADENA, 5pm - HAPPY HOUR! 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-666-1445. Full bar, drink & appetizer specials 4 - 7pm. Solo guitar & vocals, mostly originals.
FRI. 12/21 - 4 bands including ANDREW'S BAD STUFF @ MR. T's BOWL IN HIGHLAND PARK, 8:15 showtime, BAD STUFF at 10pm. 5621 1/2 Figueroa. 323-256-7561. $3 cover. Trivia contest & prizes all night long with host Acid Andy. Rock & Punk covers & originals.
NOTE: Special appearance by 31st Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Queen Naughty Mickie.
FRI. 12/21 - STEEL ROD @ BARNEY'S GRILL & PUB IN PASADENA. 93 W. Colorado Blvd. 626-577-2739. Full kitchen. No cover. Rock to Salsa.
FRI. 12/21 & SAT. 12/22 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SAT. 12/22 - ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS STORE, 7pm. FREE! 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - DOWNSTAIRS. 626-836-3200. All are welcome - bring your instrument and/or voice and join in the music making! http://www.sierramadrebooks.com/
SAT. 12/22 - JODI & THE REINDEER WRANGLERS' Christmas Show - "Dressed like Eskimos and singing Yuletide carols, along with their popular songs" @ STEAMERS COFFEE SHOP IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 10pm. With LEW READER from 7 - 8pm doing acoustic rock. 142 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-5213. Coffee, tea, pastries, desserts, etc.
SUN. 12/22 - I'm pretty sure JOB STRILES is @ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE IN SIERRA MADRE, 9pm! Call to confirm: 626-355-9045. I could be wrong. 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Full bar, no cover, pool table, cheap drinks. Cheerful and attentive bartenders!
SUN. 12/23 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 12/23 - GRANT PARK SOFTBALL - ALL ARE WELCOME! NOT A LEAGUE - JUST FOR FUN & THE LOVE OF THE GAME! CORNER OF CORDOVA & MICHIGAN IN PASADENA, 3 BLOCKS WEST OF PCC. BATTING PRACTICE 12:30, GAME TIME ASAP. BRING YOUR GLOVE, BAT, CHAIR, ICE CHEST, GUITAR, UKULELE, ETC. EVERY SUNDAY...
SUN. 12/23 - THE MERCY POWELL QUARTET @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover, all ages. Mercy, Josh, Marc & Peter Burke doin' some standards & jazzy stuff for your dining & listening pleasure! A whole other side of Mercy - not to be missed!
SUN. 12/23 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover charge, all ages. Every Sunday evening.
TUES. DECEMBER 25th - "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!"
FRI. 12/28 - DAVE OSTI @ McMURPHY'S TAVERN IN PASADENA, 5pm - HAPPY HOUR! 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-666-1445. Full bar, drink & appetizer specials 4 - 7pm. Solo guitar & vocals, mostly originals.
FRI. 12/28 - LISA FINNIE & FRIENDS @ BEAN TOWN IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 45 N. Baldwin Ave. Sandwiches, soups, pastries, ice cream, coffee, etc. No cover charge, all ages. Country/Folk/Classics.
FRI. 12/28 - "SWING DANCE PARTY" with FLAT TOP TOM @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Call for time: 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food, no cover, DANCE FLOOR! www.flattoptom.com
FRI. 12/28 & SAT. 12/29 - "THE SUBS" (Better Than Blue's acoustic alter ego) @ the DOCKSIDE in WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. In the bar area, but you can order food also. All ages ok. Joe Velosa, Danny Hesse, Felicia Bright. Acoustic rock, soul & blues. 626-915-3474. www.wearethesubs.com/
SUN. 12/30 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 12/30 - Have lunch with NEW ASTROTURF @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food in a comfy setting. Bring the family - Vargas' Mom & Dad will be in town! Acoustic folk/rock, classic country. yee haw!
SUN. 12/30 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. Every Sunday evening.
MON. 12/31 - NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION @ CAFE 322 WITH LIGHTNIN' WILLIE & THE POORBOYS. 3-course Dinner & Show, Dancing. 2 seatings - 6 & 9 pm. $45 per person. Champagne included. Reservations available now: 626-836-5414. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Please remember to call and verify all info. before making plans. Everything is subject to change. This is show biz, after all.
Hope to see you out & about,
Sierra Madre Sue
sierramadresue@yahoo.com
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Take an Esotouric tour
Esotouric, the eclectic bus adventure company whose tours reveal L.A.'s secret history, has announced its first set tours for 2008, including two new entries in the provocative "Reyner Banham Loves LA" architectural series and the company's first-ever Westside tours (one true crime, the other on Raymond Chandler's Bay City stories).
January's offerings begin on 1/13 with a revamped version of Esotouric's popular THE REAL BLACK DAHLIA tour, during the anniversary week of Beth Short's unsolved 1947 kidnap-murder. The tour reveals who Beth Short really was through the clues she left with friends, roommates, family and the press and cops who tried to solve her slaying, and is presented in collaboration with Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, with a special send off by Doo-Dah Parade Queen Mickie.
On 11/19 it's sensational true crime and Chinese eats in the San Gabriel Valley with the BLOOD AND DUMPLINGS crime bus tour, and on 1/26 passengers explore the lovely, deadly downtown neighborhood of WEIRDWEST ADAMS on the crime bus.
February features WHERE THE ACTION WAS, the Hollywood and West Hollywood rock and roll history tour on 2/2. On 2/16 Esotouric's first ever West LA tour, WILD WILD WEST SIDE, digs deep into the forgotten criminal past of the shore-side cities. On 2/23 downtown's architectural and cultural significance is revealed with the new REYNER BANHAM LOVES LA: THE MANY DOWNTOWNS.
Banham's back on 3/1 with a birthday road trip tribute to Esotouric Richard Schave's late mentor, REYNER BANHAM LOVES LA: ROUTE 66. 3/8 sees the debut of RAYMOND CHANDLER'S BAY CITY, a Westside mate to Esotouric's popular downtown and Hollywood Chandler tour. On 3/9, honor the poet laureate of Skid Row on the anniversary of his death with HAUNTS OF A DIRTY OLD MAN: CHARLES BUKOWSKI'S LA. And on 3/15, Vroman's Bookstore presents PASADENACONFIDENTIAL, a crime bus tour featuring a special appearance by Crimebo the Clown.
For further info on these tours and Esotouric, please visit http://www.esotouric.com
Named Best Downtown Tours by the editors of Downtown News, Best of LA by Los Angeles Magazine and soon to be featured on BBC's Globetrekker, and in Time Out Los Angeles and Lonely Planet Los Angeles.
Upcoming Esotouric bus tour schedule (new tours starred):
*Sat Dec 22 James Ellroy Digs L.A.
*Sat Dec 29 James Ellroy Digs L.A.
Sun Jan /13 Vroman's Bookstore presents The Real Black Dahlia
Sat Jan 19 Blood & Dumplings San Gabriel Valley Crime Bus Tour
San Jan 26 Weird West Adams Crime Bus Tour
Sat Feb 2 Where the Action Was Hollywood Rock and Roll Tour
*Sat Feb 16- Wild Wild West Side Crime Bus Tour
*Sat Feb 23 Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: The Many Downtowns
*Sat Mar 1- Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: Route 66 (on Banham's birthday weekend)
*Sat Mar 8 Raymond Chandler's Bay City (West Los Angeles Chandler tour)
Sun Mar 9- Haunts of a Dirty Old Man: Charles Bukowski's Los Angeles (on the anniversary of his death)
Sat Mar 15 Vroman's Bookstore presents Pasadena Confidential
January's offerings begin on 1/13 with a revamped version of Esotouric's popular THE REAL BLACK DAHLIA tour, during the anniversary week of Beth Short's unsolved 1947 kidnap-murder. The tour reveals who Beth Short really was through the clues she left with friends, roommates, family and the press and cops who tried to solve her slaying, and is presented in collaboration with Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, with a special send off by Doo-Dah Parade Queen Mickie.
On 11/19 it's sensational true crime and Chinese eats in the San Gabriel Valley with the BLOOD AND DUMPLINGS crime bus tour, and on 1/26 passengers explore the lovely, deadly downtown neighborhood of WEIRDWEST ADAMS on the crime bus.
February features WHERE THE ACTION WAS, the Hollywood and West Hollywood rock and roll history tour on 2/2. On 2/16 Esotouric's first ever West LA tour, WILD WILD WEST SIDE, digs deep into the forgotten criminal past of the shore-side cities. On 2/23 downtown's architectural and cultural significance is revealed with the new REYNER BANHAM LOVES LA: THE MANY DOWNTOWNS.
Banham's back on 3/1 with a birthday road trip tribute to Esotouric Richard Schave's late mentor, REYNER BANHAM LOVES LA: ROUTE 66. 3/8 sees the debut of RAYMOND CHANDLER'S BAY CITY, a Westside mate to Esotouric's popular downtown and Hollywood Chandler tour. On 3/9, honor the poet laureate of Skid Row on the anniversary of his death with HAUNTS OF A DIRTY OLD MAN: CHARLES BUKOWSKI'S LA. And on 3/15, Vroman's Bookstore presents PASADENACONFIDENTIAL, a crime bus tour featuring a special appearance by Crimebo the Clown.
For further info on these tours and Esotouric, please visit http://www.esotouric.com
Named Best Downtown Tours by the editors of Downtown News, Best of LA by Los Angeles Magazine and soon to be featured on BBC's Globetrekker, and in Time Out Los Angeles and Lonely Planet Los Angeles.
Upcoming Esotouric bus tour schedule (new tours starred):
*Sat Dec 22 James Ellroy Digs L.A.
*Sat Dec 29 James Ellroy Digs L.A.
Sun Jan /13 Vroman's Bookstore presents The Real Black Dahlia
Sat Jan 19 Blood & Dumplings San Gabriel Valley Crime Bus Tour
San Jan 26 Weird West Adams Crime Bus Tour
Sat Feb 2 Where the Action Was Hollywood Rock and Roll Tour
*Sat Feb 16- Wild Wild West Side Crime Bus Tour
*Sat Feb 23 Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: The Many Downtowns
*Sat Mar 1- Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: Route 66 (on Banham's birthday weekend)
*Sat Mar 8 Raymond Chandler's Bay City (West Los Angeles Chandler tour)
Sun Mar 9- Haunts of a Dirty Old Man: Charles Bukowski's Los Angeles (on the anniversary of his death)
Sat Mar 15 Vroman's Bookstore presents Pasadena Confidential
New Year's Eve party with Nina Hagen Band
Newsflash from my friend Tequila Mockingbird:
Nina Hagen invites you to a funtastik
NEW YEARS EVE - DENNiS KUCiNiCH 4 PRESiDENT - CONCERT & PARTY-EVENT ! !
Nina Hagen Band und friends
rock , funk , soul , rap, disco , sing , swing , jazz & fundraise
for Dennis Kucinich 4 President
at :
United Pacific Studios
729 EAST-TEMPLE STREET
LOS ANGELES /CA 90012
homeless veterans come in for FREE !!
vegetarian new years eve-buffet !
valley parking !
super special surprize-appearances of true stars for KUCiNiCH !
A MiDNiTE-NEW-YEARS- EvE-PHONE-CALL FROM DENNiS & ELiSABETH KUCiNiCH !
Nina Hagen Band Rocks for Dennis LiVE !
WHERE WiLL YOU BE ON NEW YEARS EVE ???!!!
doors open at 8pm !
slowly and holy will close at 6 am on january 1. 2008 .
GOOD MORNiNG AMERiCA !!
info's , Tickets and reservations via MARY
e-mail:
VoteDennis@aol.com
telephone .:
1 323 260 48 95
www.KucinichOutreach.com
www.myspace.com/whymeohlord
www.ninahagen.com
http://ninahagen.beeplog.de
Nina Hagen invites you to a funtastik
NEW YEARS EVE - DENNiS KUCiNiCH 4 PRESiDENT - CONCERT & PARTY-EVENT ! !
Nina Hagen Band und friends
rock , funk , soul , rap, disco , sing , swing , jazz & fundraise
for Dennis Kucinich 4 President
at :
United Pacific Studios
729 EAST-TEMPLE STREET
LOS ANGELES /CA 90012
homeless veterans come in for FREE !!
vegetarian new years eve-buffet !
valley parking !
super special surprize-appearances of true stars for KUCiNiCH !
A MiDNiTE-NEW-YEARS- EvE-PHONE-CALL FROM DENNiS & ELiSABETH KUCiNiCH !
Nina Hagen Band Rocks for Dennis LiVE !
WHERE WiLL YOU BE ON NEW YEARS EVE ???!!!
doors open at 8pm !
slowly and holy will close at 6 am on january 1. 2008 .
GOOD MORNiNG AMERiCA !!
info's , Tickets and reservations via MARY
e-mail:
VoteDennis@aol.com
telephone .:
1 323 260 48 95
www.KucinichOutreach.com
www.myspace.com/whymeohlord
www.ninahagen.com
http://ninahagen.beeplog.de
Sin City happening tonight
** WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19th **
7pm - 9pm
8032 W. 3rd St. (near Fairfax)
* Come on down and pick up the coolest last minute holiday gifts for your favorite peeps at the RHINO HOLIDAY HO-DOWN!
* Sip on Complimentary Beverages while perusing the Rhino store's limited edition and classic boxed sets, vinyl, silkscreened posters and fine art photographs.
* Enjoy Sweet and Sinful Classic Outlaw County Classics from The Sin City All Stars + special guests Mike Stinson
* Dave Gleason Aaron Beavers (Shurman) & Dead Rock West!
* Hear DJ Ana-Dim Mak spin your favorite alt, outlaw and classic country tunes before and in between! Brought to you by Rhino Independent & your friends at SIN CITY And better yet...
** FREE VALET
** http://rhino.com/popupstore
MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT...
Happy Holidays And thanks for bein’ YOU!
Shilah Morrow
Sin City Social Club
LA * Austin * Nashville
www.sincitysocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/sincityshilah
www.myspace.com/topangadays
www.jessedayton.com
www.stagrecords.com
The Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, punk rock, americana and indie singer songwriters. We turn fans around the globe onto the music and art we love thru our Sin City Social Club Cd Samplers, live events, In flight audio programming and thru our home away from home on the internet.
** Wherever you are, Sin City is a state of mind! **
7pm - 9pm
8032 W. 3rd St. (near Fairfax)
* Come on down and pick up the coolest last minute holiday gifts for your favorite peeps at the RHINO HOLIDAY HO-DOWN!
* Sip on Complimentary Beverages while perusing the Rhino store's limited edition and classic boxed sets, vinyl, silkscreened posters and fine art photographs.
* Enjoy Sweet and Sinful Classic Outlaw County Classics from The Sin City All Stars + special guests Mike Stinson
* Dave Gleason Aaron Beavers (Shurman) & Dead Rock West!
* Hear DJ Ana-Dim Mak spin your favorite alt, outlaw and classic country tunes before and in between! Brought to you by Rhino Independent & your friends at SIN CITY And better yet...
** FREE VALET
** http://rhino.com/popupstore
MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT...
Happy Holidays And thanks for bein’ YOU!
Shilah Morrow
Sin City Social Club
LA * Austin * Nashville
www.sincitysocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/sincityshilah
www.myspace.com/topangadays
www.jessedayton.com
www.stagrecords.com
The Sin City Social Club is a renegade collective of musicians, fans, artists and industry executives brought together by shared appreciation of the art and culture that blur the lines between classic, outlaw & alt. country, punk rock, americana and indie singer songwriters. We turn fans around the globe onto the music and art we love thru our Sin City Social Club Cd Samplers, live events, In flight audio programming and thru our home away from home on the internet.
** Wherever you are, Sin City is a state of mind! **
Get some ragtime in Monrovia
THE ROSE LEAF RAGTIME CLUB, now in its 12th year of operation, which meets on the last Sunday of every month, will have its next MUSICAL GET-TOGETHER on Sunday, December 30, at the Aztec Hotel—Mayan Restaurant.
The Aztec Hotel, a marvelous historic building, built in 1925, is located at 311 W. Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia, 4½ blocks west of Myrtle. Plenty of free parking at the west side of the hotel. We’ll meet from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, Suggested donation -- $2.00 (performers are not asked to donate.) Ragtime music, classic and contemporary, played on one or two upright pianos, as well as on other instruments. Attendees are encouraged to support the hotel by partaking of the reasonable and tasty all-you-can-eat buffet. Performers and listeners and dancers (there’s a small dance floor) are always welcome.
For further information call Hal Leavens (626) 359-8648 or Ron Ross (818) 766-2384 or send e-mail to ragtimeron@earthlink.net
The Rose Leaf Ragtime Club is on the Web at http://roseleafclub.com
The Aztec Hotel, a marvelous historic building, built in 1925, is located at 311 W. Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia, 4½ blocks west of Myrtle. Plenty of free parking at the west side of the hotel. We’ll meet from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, Suggested donation -- $2.00 (performers are not asked to donate.) Ragtime music, classic and contemporary, played on one or two upright pianos, as well as on other instruments. Attendees are encouraged to support the hotel by partaking of the reasonable and tasty all-you-can-eat buffet. Performers and listeners and dancers (there’s a small dance floor) are always welcome.
For further information call Hal Leavens (626) 359-8648 or Ron Ross (818) 766-2384 or send e-mail to ragtimeron@earthlink.net
The Rose Leaf Ragtime Club is on the Web at http://roseleafclub.com
Party at Crash Mansion
Crash Mansion Calendar Listings
Tues. 12/18/07
Lounge
SOLED OUT (Monthly): Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances
9pm-2am
$5
Wed. 12/19
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9pm-2am
$5 before 11pm/ $10 after 11pm
Fri. 12/21/07
ALL
“FOR THE LOVE OF” Toy Drive with music from Dave Aude, Noel Sanger, Jumpin’ Jack Frost, JO-S and Xenocide MCs like MC Zezo, J TEC and DINO, apparel give-a-ways from Dire Clothing (Electronic) (50 fresh cut trees from Oregon will be donated and distributed to the community at Crash on Sun 12/23 from 2-6 pm)
9 pm
$20 pre-sale, $5 off with Toy donation] 18+
Sat. 12/22/07
MAIN
TOMMY LEE & DJ AERO “Electro Mayhem Tour” Red Carpet Event (Dirty Electro House Music) featuring opening sets by DJ Cash, DJ R-Man, Steve Prior, DJ Loli
9 pm-3am
$20
Sat. 12/22/07
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com)
Mon, Tues 12/24-12/25/07
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
Wed. 12/26/07
Main
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9pm – 2am
$5 before 11pm/ $10 after 11pm
Fri. 12/28/07
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm -2am
guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 12/29/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Mon. 12/31/08
ALL
CHRIS BROWN’s Exclusive New Year’s Eve Star-Studded Red Carpet Event with Celebrity Guest Appearances and Surprise Performances throughout the night. (VIP Ticket includes Red Carpet entrance, wristbands for VIP room with Chris Brown, champagne toast, hors d’oeuvres 9pm-11pm (IMP Entertainment Presents) Tickets Available at www.chrisbrownnewyears2008.com
9PM-2AM
$75 GA/$125 VIP
Tues, 1/1/08
ALL
Insomniac Presents: “TOGETHER AS ONE” Official After Party w/ SASHA & JOHN, DIGWEED, Ferry Corsten, Deadmau5, Junior Sanchez, Cedric Gervais, Lee Coombs, DJ Reza, Barry Weaver, DeiselBoy, AK1200, Hive
4 am -11am
TBA
Wed, 1/2/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 1/4/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm -2am
guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 1/5/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Mon. 1/7/08
MAIN
MONDAY NIGHT LIVE featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed, 1/9/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri 1/11/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm -2am
Email: guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 1/12/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun. 01/13/08
MAIN
Break for Love an Ultra Sexy Tea Party - Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel & Special Guests
4PM-12AM
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon. 1/14/08
MAIN
MONDAY NIGHT LIVE featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed, 1/16/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Sun, 1/20/08
MAIN
Break for Love an Ultra Sexy Tea Party - Every Sunday - Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon, 1/21/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Tues, 1/22/08
Lounge
Soled Out (Monthly): Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances
9pm-2am
$5
Wed, 1/23/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 1/25/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9 pm – 2 am
Email: guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 1/26/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9 pm – 2 am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun, 1/27/08
MAIN
Break for Love an Ultra Sexy Tea Party - Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon, 1/28/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed. 1/30/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri. 2/01/08
MAIN
BOYS II MEN w/ Special Guests
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$35.00
Fri. 2/01/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm – 2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Fri. 2/8/08
MAIN
KCRW presents Unofficial Grammy Party: Live Version of Kiss & Grind with BRAND NEW HEAVIES featuring N’dea Davenport, Caron Wheeler (Soul II Soul), Grammy-nominated Victor Duplaix (Phili/LA), Eric Robinson, and special guests TBA. Hosted by Gary Dourdan of C.S.I. DJ sets by Garth Trinidad (KCRW’s Chocolate City) and DJ Rashida.
9PM- 4AM
$35.00 GEN AD /$75.00 VIP
Wed. 2/13/08
MAIN
UMPHREY’S MCGEE w/ Dub Trio and special guest
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$23 adv/$25 dos
Wed. 2/13/08
Lounge
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows. Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 2/15/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm – 2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 2/16/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9 pm – 2 am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun, 2/17/08
MAIN
Break for Love - an Ultra Sexy Tea Party – Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon, 2/18/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live: Indie Rock Bands with w/ resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed, 2/20/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows. Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 2/22/08
MAIN
BONE THUGS & HARMONY (Rap) with special guests
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$30 Adv./ $35 Day of Show
Fri, 2/22/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm – 2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 2/23/08
MAIN
THE COUP (Rap)
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$15 Adv./ $18 Day of show
Sat, 2/23/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9 pm – 2 am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun. 2/24/08
MAIN
AND ONE with local acts TBA
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$20 adv / $25 dos
Sun. 2/24/08
Lounge
Break for Love - an Ultra Sexy Tea Party – Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon. 2/25/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live: Indie Rock Bands with w/ resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Tues. 2/26/08
Lounge
Soled Out Tuesdays (Monthly): Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances
9pm-2am
$5
Wed. 2/27/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows. Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Tues. 4/15/08
MAIN
TECH N9NE and E-40 with special guests
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
Sat. 6/28/08
MAIN
JEFF ROSS & RALPHIE MAY: Meanest Men in Comedy Tour 18+
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$25
Burn Lounge Residencies:
Monday Night Live: Indie Rock Bands with Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill- 10PM [$3]
Soled Out Tuesdays: Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances. (2nd Tuesday of every month) – 9PM-2AM [$5 cover]
Get Low Wednesdays- Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows, Live Concerts, Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances- 9PM- 18+
Black Friday: (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City starts 12/28 [email: guestlist@crashmansionla.com ]
LUNCHBOX: Every Saturday in Burn Lounge w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest [Guest list only: email rsvp@crashmansionla.com ]
BREAK FOR LOVE- an Ultra Sexy Tea Party: Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel & Special Guests. 4pm – 12am [Before 6pm: free; After 6pm: $5]
ABOUT CRASH MANSION:
In a space once occupied by the historic Myron Ballroom, New York’s Bowery Restaurant group has transformed this 1940's swing club into a state-of-the-art, three-part performance haven. A 10,000 square-foot main room accommodates headliners with lofted ceilings and a fully digital sound room, while two adjacent rooms--the Burn Lounge and the Foyer Gallery--cater more to low-key performers and the local artist scene. With five bars, three distinct atmospheres, and a fully operative kitchen, this 1200-capacity industrial chic club caters to the rich diversity of art and music in Los Angeles. Crash Mansion LA is located at 1024 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015 (at W. Olympic) and the phone number is 213-747-0999. For more information, go to www.crashmansionla.com or www.myspace.com/crashmansionlosangeles.
Tues. 12/18/07
Lounge
SOLED OUT (Monthly): Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances
9pm-2am
$5
Wed. 12/19
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9pm-2am
$5 before 11pm/ $10 after 11pm
Fri. 12/21/07
ALL
“FOR THE LOVE OF” Toy Drive with music from Dave Aude, Noel Sanger, Jumpin’ Jack Frost, JO-S and Xenocide MCs like MC Zezo, J TEC and DINO, apparel give-a-ways from Dire Clothing (Electronic) (50 fresh cut trees from Oregon will be donated and distributed to the community at Crash on Sun 12/23 from 2-6 pm)
9 pm
$20 pre-sale, $5 off with Toy donation] 18+
Sat. 12/22/07
MAIN
TOMMY LEE & DJ AERO “Electro Mayhem Tour” Red Carpet Event (Dirty Electro House Music) featuring opening sets by DJ Cash, DJ R-Man, Steve Prior, DJ Loli
9 pm-3am
$20
Sat. 12/22/07
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com)
Mon, Tues 12/24-12/25/07
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
Wed. 12/26/07
Main
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9pm – 2am
$5 before 11pm/ $10 after 11pm
Fri. 12/28/07
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm -2am
guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 12/29/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Mon. 12/31/08
ALL
CHRIS BROWN’s Exclusive New Year’s Eve Star-Studded Red Carpet Event with Celebrity Guest Appearances and Surprise Performances throughout the night. (VIP Ticket includes Red Carpet entrance, wristbands for VIP room with Chris Brown, champagne toast, hors d’oeuvres 9pm-11pm (IMP Entertainment Presents) Tickets Available at www.chrisbrownnewyears2008.com
9PM-2AM
$75 GA/$125 VIP
Tues, 1/1/08
ALL
Insomniac Presents: “TOGETHER AS ONE” Official After Party w/ SASHA & JOHN, DIGWEED, Ferry Corsten, Deadmau5, Junior Sanchez, Cedric Gervais, Lee Coombs, DJ Reza, Barry Weaver, DeiselBoy, AK1200, Hive
4 am -11am
TBA
Wed, 1/2/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 1/4/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm -2am
guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 1/5/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Mon. 1/7/08
MAIN
MONDAY NIGHT LIVE featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed, 1/9/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri 1/11/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm -2am
Email: guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 1/12/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9pm-2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun. 01/13/08
MAIN
Break for Love an Ultra Sexy Tea Party - Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel & Special Guests
4PM-12AM
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon. 1/14/08
MAIN
MONDAY NIGHT LIVE featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed, 1/16/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Sun, 1/20/08
MAIN
Break for Love an Ultra Sexy Tea Party - Every Sunday - Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon, 1/21/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Tues, 1/22/08
Lounge
Soled Out (Monthly): Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances
9pm-2am
$5
Wed, 1/23/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 1/25/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9 pm – 2 am
Email: guestlist@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 1/26/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9 pm – 2 am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun, 1/27/08
MAIN
Break for Love an Ultra Sexy Tea Party - Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon, 1/28/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live featuring Nancy Fullforce, The Letter Openers, Dorian Wood, - w/ Resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed. 1/30/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Luv Tek, Hyphy Crunk, Joaquin and special guests
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri. 2/01/08
MAIN
BOYS II MEN w/ Special Guests
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$35.00
Fri. 2/01/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm – 2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Fri. 2/8/08
MAIN
KCRW presents Unofficial Grammy Party: Live Version of Kiss & Grind with BRAND NEW HEAVIES featuring N’dea Davenport, Caron Wheeler (Soul II Soul), Grammy-nominated Victor Duplaix (Phili/LA), Eric Robinson, and special guests TBA. Hosted by Gary Dourdan of C.S.I. DJ sets by Garth Trinidad (KCRW’s Chocolate City) and DJ Rashida.
9PM- 4AM
$35.00 GEN AD /$75.00 VIP
Wed. 2/13/08
MAIN
UMPHREY’S MCGEE w/ Dub Trio and special guest
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$23 adv/$25 dos
Wed. 2/13/08
Lounge
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows. Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 2/15/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm – 2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 2/16/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9 pm – 2 am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun, 2/17/08
MAIN
Break for Love - an Ultra Sexy Tea Party – Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon, 2/18/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live: Indie Rock Bands with w/ resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Wed, 2/20/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows. Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Fri, 2/22/08
MAIN
BONE THUGS & HARMONY (Rap) with special guests
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$30 Adv./ $35 Day of Show
Fri, 2/22/08
Lounge
BLACK FRIDAY (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City
9pm – 2am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sat, 2/23/08
MAIN
THE COUP (Rap)
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$15 Adv./ $18 Day of show
Sat, 2/23/08
Lounge
LUNCHBOX w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest
9 pm – 2 am
rsvp@crashmansionla.com
Sun. 2/24/08
MAIN
AND ONE with local acts TBA
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$20 adv / $25 dos
Sun. 2/24/08
Lounge
Break for Love - an Ultra Sexy Tea Party – Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel, & Special Guests
4pm-12am
Before 6pm: free, After 6 pm: $5.00
Mon. 2/25/08
MAIN
Monday Night Live: Indie Rock Bands with w/ resident DJ Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill
10 pm
$3
Tues. 2/26/08
Lounge
Soled Out Tuesdays (Monthly): Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances
9pm-2am
$5
Wed. 2/27/08
MAIN
GET LOW WEDNESDAYS (Indie/Electro) Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows. Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances
9 pm – 2 am
Before 11 pm: $5 / After 11 pm: $10
Tues. 4/15/08
MAIN
TECH N9NE and E-40 with special guests
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
Sat. 6/28/08
MAIN
JEFF ROSS & RALPHIE MAY: Meanest Men in Comedy Tour 18+
Doors: 7PM/ Show:8PM
$25
Burn Lounge Residencies:
Monday Night Live: Indie Rock Bands with Audio Puppet and visual art provided by VJ Fill- 10PM [$3]
Soled Out Tuesdays: Sneaker Culture and Hip-Hop meet on the floor every week with special guests and live performances. (2nd Tuesday of every month) – 9PM-2AM [$5 cover]
Get Low Wednesdays- Indie, Electro, B More, Hip Hop, Mash Ups, Live Shows, Live Concerts, Weekly Dance Party w/ special guest DJs and special performances- 9PM- 18+
Black Friday: (Electro House) w/ Resident DJ Wendy City starts 12/28 [email: guestlist@crashmansionla.com ]
LUNCHBOX: Every Saturday in Burn Lounge w/ Resident Gomez Warren IV & special guest [Guest list only: email rsvp@crashmansionla.com ]
BREAK FOR LOVE- an Ultra Sexy Tea Party: Rotating Resident DJ’s: Juan Nunez, DJ Sol, Tony Watson, Junior Madrid, Abdul, DJ Saga, Blackliquid, MiguelJusMiguel & Special Guests. 4pm – 12am [Before 6pm: free; After 6pm: $5]
ABOUT CRASH MANSION:
In a space once occupied by the historic Myron Ballroom, New York’s Bowery Restaurant group has transformed this 1940's swing club into a state-of-the-art, three-part performance haven. A 10,000 square-foot main room accommodates headliners with lofted ceilings and a fully digital sound room, while two adjacent rooms--the Burn Lounge and the Foyer Gallery--cater more to low-key performers and the local artist scene. With five bars, three distinct atmospheres, and a fully operative kitchen, this 1200-capacity industrial chic club caters to the rich diversity of art and music in Los Angeles. Crash Mansion LA is located at 1024 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015 (at W. Olympic) and the phone number is 213-747-0999. For more information, go to www.crashmansionla.com or www.myspace.com/crashmansionlosangeles.
Grammy Hall of Fame recordings announced
The Recording Academy® announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame®, adding 70 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 798 titles. The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections are drawn from all categories of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Recording Academy has become renowned.
"The GRAMMY Hall of Fame is one of The Academy's most prized endeavors, spotlighting recorded musical masterpieces that have significantly impacted our musical history," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "This year's inductees span nine decades and represent a diverse array of genres from classical and show tunes to blues, jazz and rock and roll. They exemplify the best qualities that make the recording arts such a vital part of our culture — and each not only uniquely reflects the zeitgeist of its time, but also possesses the enduring power of transcending time."
The selections range from 1905's "Give My Regards To Broadway" by Billy Murray to Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller. Sixteen of the new entries came from the classical field including such recordings as Arturo Toscanini's 1953 Verdi: Otello, Otto Klemperer's 1963 Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Arthur Fiedler's 1935 Gade: "Jalousie," Vladimir Horowitz's 1932 Liszt: Sonata In B Minor and Arthur Nikisch's 1914 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5. Other recordings also chosen this year include the Mamas & The Papas' "Monday Monday," the Beatles' "Help!," Marian Anderson's "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands," Cabaret — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Dionne Warwick's "Alfie," Jackie DeShannon's "What The World Needs Now Is Love," Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," and Louis Armstrong's "St. Louis Blues." Other artists with selections include Fred Astaire, Pink Floyd, Etta James, Billy Joel, the Police, Frank Sinatra, Sister Sledge, Barbra Streisand and Willie Nelson.
The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was created in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting significance that were issued prior to the 1958 inception of the GRAMMY Awards. The Hall is now open to any recording that has been in release for at least 25 years. New submissions are chosen annually by a special member committee of experts and historians drawn from all branches of the recording arts. Their recommendations are approved by the Board of Trustees of The Recording Academy. The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame is unique in that it is open to all genres of music — popular as well as specialized forms.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit file://www.grammy.com/.
2008 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees
"ALFIE" Dionne Warwick Scepter (1967) Pop (Single)
"ALWAYS ON MY MIND" Willie Nelson Columbia (1982) Country (Single)
"AT SEVENTEEN" Janis Ian Columbia (1975) Pop (Single)
BALLADS John Coltrane Quartet Impulse/MCA (1962) Jazz (Album)
BEETHOVEN: THE FIVE PIANO CONCERTI (COMPLETE) George Szell cond. Cleveland Orchestra; Leon Fleisher, piano Columbia (1959–61) Classical (Album)
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 5 Arthur Nikisch cond. Berlin Philharmonic Grammophon/Polydor (1914) Classical (Album)
BELLINI: "CASTA DIVA (FROM NORMA)" Rosa Ponselle; Giulio Setti cond. the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Victor (1929) Classical (Single)
BIZET: CARMEN Rise Stevens, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese and Robert Merrill; Fritz Reiner, conductor; Robert Shaw, choral director; RCA Victor Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale
RCA (1951) Classical (Album)
BREEZIN' George Benson Warner Bros. (1976) Pop (Album)
CABARET Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ABC (1972) Film & TV Soundtracks (Album)
"CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE" Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Decca (1946) R&B (Single)
COMPANY Original Broadway Cast Columbia (1970) Musical Show (Album)
"CRYING IN THE CHAPEL" The Orioles Jubilee (1953) R&B (Single)
"DEAD MAN'S CURVE" Jan & Dean Liberty (1964) Rock (Single)
DON'T GO TO STRANGERS Etta Jones Prestige (1960) Jazz (Album)
FOREVER CHANGES Love Elektra (1967) Rock (Album)
"FREE BIRD" Lynyrd Skynyrd MCA (1973) Rock (Single)
GADE: "JALOUSIE" Arthur Fiedler cond. Boston Pops Orchestra RCA Victor (1935) Classical (Single)
"GENTLE ON MY MIND" Glen Campbell Capitol (1967) Country (Single)
"GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY" Billy Murray Columbia (1905) Traditional Pop (Single)
"GOLDFINGER" Shirley Bassey United Artists (1964) Pop (Single)
THE HARDER THEY COME Jimmy Cliff with Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Melodians, Scotty, and The Slickers Island (1973) Film & TV Soundtracks (Album)
"HELP!" The Beatles Capitol (1965) Rock (Single)
"HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS" Marian Anderson RCA Victor (1936) Gospel (Single)
HOODOO MAN BLUES Junior Wells Delmark (1966) Blues (Album)
HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles Asylum (1976) Rock (Album)
"I'M A KING BEE" Slim Harpo Excello (1957) Blues (Single)
"INDIAN LOVE CALL" Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy Victor (Red Seal) (1936) Traditional Pop (Single)
"IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)" Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra Brunswick (1932) Jazz (Single)
"IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY" Johnny Mathis Columbia (1957) Traditional Pop (Single)
IVES: SYMPHONY NO. 2 Leonard Bernstein cond. New York Philharmonic Columbia (1958) Classical (Album) "THE JAMES BOND THEME" The John Barry Seven And Orchestra United Artists (1962) Pop (Single)
"JUKE" Little Walter Checker (1952) Blues (Single)
"KING PORTER (STOMP)" Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Victor (1935) Jazz (Single)
KORNGOLD: VIOLIN CONCERTO Jascha Heifetz with Alfred Wallenstein cond. Los Angeles Philharmonic RCA Victor (1949) Classical (Album)
LISZT: SONATA IN B MINOR Vladimir Horowitz RCA Victor (1932) Classical (Album)
"THE LOOK OF LOVE" Dusty Springfield RCA (1967) Pop (Single)
MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 2 Otto Klemperer cond. Philharmonia Orchestra EMI-Angel (1963) Classical (Album)
"MONDAY, MONDAY" The Mamas & The Papas Dunhill (1966) Pop (Single)
1999 Prince Warner Bros. (1982) Pop (Album)
OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson Epic (1979) Pop (Album) OLIVER! Original Broadway Cast Columbia (1962) Musical Show (Album) "OVER THERE" Nora Bayes Victor (1917) Traditional Pop (Single)
PROKOFIEV: PETER AND THE WOLF (OPUS 67) Serge Koussevitzky cond. Boston Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hale, narrator Victor (Red Seal) (1939) Classical (Album)
RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE (COMPLETE BALLET) Charles Munch cond. Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor (1955) Classical (Album)
"ROXANNE" The Police A&M (1978) Rock (Single)
"SEVEN COME ELEVEN" Benny Goodman Sextet Columbia (1940) Jazz (Single)
"SH-BOOM" The Chords Cat (1954) R&B (Single)
"SHINING STAR" Earth, Wind & Fire Columbia (1975) R&B (Single)
SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E FLAT, OP. 107 Eugene Ormandy cond. Philadelphia Orchestra; Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist Columbia (1960) Classical (Album)
"SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD" The Mississippi Sheiks Okeh (1930) Blues (Single)
"SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME" Gertrude Lawrence Victor (1927) Traditional Pop (Single)
"ST. LOUIS BLUES" Louis Armstrong Okeh (1929) Jazz (Single)
THE STRANGER Billy Joel Columbia (1977) Pop (Album)
"STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT" Frank Sinatra Reprise (1966) Traditional Pop (Single)
STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, OP. 30 Serge Koussevitzky cond. Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor (1935) Classical (Album)
STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER, OP. 59 (ABRIDGED) Robert Heger cond. the Vienna State Opera Chorus & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann and Richard Mayr
RCA Victor (1933) Classical (Album)
STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER Herbert von Karajan cond. Philharmonia Orchestra; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig and Teresa Stich-Randall Angel (1957) Classical (Album)
"A TASTE OF HONEY" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass A&M (1965) Pop (Single)
THRILLER Michael Jackson Epic (1982) Pop (Album)
"TOP HAT, WHITE TIE AND TAILS" Fred Astaire Brunswick (1935) Traditional Pop (Single)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO The Velvet Underground & Nico Verve (1967) Rock (Album)
VERDI: OTELLO Arturo Toscanini cond. NBC Symphony; Herva Nelli, Ramon Vinay and Giuseppe Valdengo RCA Victor (1953) Classical (Album)
THE WALL Pink Floyd Capitol (1979) Rock (Album)
"THE WALLFLOWER"(aka "ROLL WITH ME HENRY") Etta James Modern Records (1955) R&B (Single) "THE WAY WE WERE" Barbra Streisand Columbia (1974) Pop (Single)
"WE ARE FAMILY" Sister Sledge Cotillion/Atlantic (1979) R&B (Single)
"WEATHER BIRD" Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines Okeh (1928) Jazz (Single)
"WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE" Jackie DeShannon Imperial (1965) Pop (Single)
"YOU'RE THE TOP" Ethel Merman Brunswick (1934) Traditional Pop (Single)
"The GRAMMY Hall of Fame is one of The Academy's most prized endeavors, spotlighting recorded musical masterpieces that have significantly impacted our musical history," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "This year's inductees span nine decades and represent a diverse array of genres from classical and show tunes to blues, jazz and rock and roll. They exemplify the best qualities that make the recording arts such a vital part of our culture — and each not only uniquely reflects the zeitgeist of its time, but also possesses the enduring power of transcending time."
The selections range from 1905's "Give My Regards To Broadway" by Billy Murray to Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller. Sixteen of the new entries came from the classical field including such recordings as Arturo Toscanini's 1953 Verdi: Otello, Otto Klemperer's 1963 Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Arthur Fiedler's 1935 Gade: "Jalousie," Vladimir Horowitz's 1932 Liszt: Sonata In B Minor and Arthur Nikisch's 1914 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5. Other recordings also chosen this year include the Mamas & The Papas' "Monday Monday," the Beatles' "Help!," Marian Anderson's "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands," Cabaret — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Dionne Warwick's "Alfie," Jackie DeShannon's "What The World Needs Now Is Love," Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," and Louis Armstrong's "St. Louis Blues." Other artists with selections include Fred Astaire, Pink Floyd, Etta James, Billy Joel, the Police, Frank Sinatra, Sister Sledge, Barbra Streisand and Willie Nelson.
The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was created in 1973 to honor recordings of lasting significance that were issued prior to the 1958 inception of the GRAMMY Awards. The Hall is now open to any recording that has been in release for at least 25 years. New submissions are chosen annually by a special member committee of experts and historians drawn from all branches of the recording arts. Their recommendations are approved by the Board of Trustees of The Recording Academy. The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame is unique in that it is open to all genres of music — popular as well as specialized forms.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit file://www.grammy.com/.
2008 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inductees
"ALFIE" Dionne Warwick Scepter (1967) Pop (Single)
"ALWAYS ON MY MIND" Willie Nelson Columbia (1982) Country (Single)
"AT SEVENTEEN" Janis Ian Columbia (1975) Pop (Single)
BALLADS John Coltrane Quartet Impulse/MCA (1962) Jazz (Album)
BEETHOVEN: THE FIVE PIANO CONCERTI (COMPLETE) George Szell cond. Cleveland Orchestra; Leon Fleisher, piano Columbia (1959–61) Classical (Album)
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 5 Arthur Nikisch cond. Berlin Philharmonic Grammophon/Polydor (1914) Classical (Album)
BELLINI: "CASTA DIVA (FROM NORMA)" Rosa Ponselle; Giulio Setti cond. the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Victor (1929) Classical (Single)
BIZET: CARMEN Rise Stevens, Jan Peerce, Licia Albanese and Robert Merrill; Fritz Reiner, conductor; Robert Shaw, choral director; RCA Victor Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale
RCA (1951) Classical (Album)
BREEZIN' George Benson Warner Bros. (1976) Pop (Album)
CABARET Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ABC (1972) Film & TV Soundtracks (Album)
"CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE" Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five Decca (1946) R&B (Single)
COMPANY Original Broadway Cast Columbia (1970) Musical Show (Album)
"CRYING IN THE CHAPEL" The Orioles Jubilee (1953) R&B (Single)
"DEAD MAN'S CURVE" Jan & Dean Liberty (1964) Rock (Single)
DON'T GO TO STRANGERS Etta Jones Prestige (1960) Jazz (Album)
FOREVER CHANGES Love Elektra (1967) Rock (Album)
"FREE BIRD" Lynyrd Skynyrd MCA (1973) Rock (Single)
GADE: "JALOUSIE" Arthur Fiedler cond. Boston Pops Orchestra RCA Victor (1935) Classical (Single)
"GENTLE ON MY MIND" Glen Campbell Capitol (1967) Country (Single)
"GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY" Billy Murray Columbia (1905) Traditional Pop (Single)
"GOLDFINGER" Shirley Bassey United Artists (1964) Pop (Single)
THE HARDER THEY COME Jimmy Cliff with Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Melodians, Scotty, and The Slickers Island (1973) Film & TV Soundtracks (Album)
"HELP!" The Beatles Capitol (1965) Rock (Single)
"HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS" Marian Anderson RCA Victor (1936) Gospel (Single)
HOODOO MAN BLUES Junior Wells Delmark (1966) Blues (Album)
HOTEL CALIFORNIA Eagles Asylum (1976) Rock (Album)
"I'M A KING BEE" Slim Harpo Excello (1957) Blues (Single)
"INDIAN LOVE CALL" Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy Victor (Red Seal) (1936) Traditional Pop (Single)
"IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)" Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra Brunswick (1932) Jazz (Single)
"IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY" Johnny Mathis Columbia (1957) Traditional Pop (Single)
IVES: SYMPHONY NO. 2 Leonard Bernstein cond. New York Philharmonic Columbia (1958) Classical (Album) "THE JAMES BOND THEME" The John Barry Seven And Orchestra United Artists (1962) Pop (Single)
"JUKE" Little Walter Checker (1952) Blues (Single)
"KING PORTER (STOMP)" Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Victor (1935) Jazz (Single)
KORNGOLD: VIOLIN CONCERTO Jascha Heifetz with Alfred Wallenstein cond. Los Angeles Philharmonic RCA Victor (1949) Classical (Album)
LISZT: SONATA IN B MINOR Vladimir Horowitz RCA Victor (1932) Classical (Album)
"THE LOOK OF LOVE" Dusty Springfield RCA (1967) Pop (Single)
MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 2 Otto Klemperer cond. Philharmonia Orchestra EMI-Angel (1963) Classical (Album)
"MONDAY, MONDAY" The Mamas & The Papas Dunhill (1966) Pop (Single)
1999 Prince Warner Bros. (1982) Pop (Album)
OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson Epic (1979) Pop (Album) OLIVER! Original Broadway Cast Columbia (1962) Musical Show (Album) "OVER THERE" Nora Bayes Victor (1917) Traditional Pop (Single)
PROKOFIEV: PETER AND THE WOLF (OPUS 67) Serge Koussevitzky cond. Boston Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hale, narrator Victor (Red Seal) (1939) Classical (Album)
RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE (COMPLETE BALLET) Charles Munch cond. Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor (1955) Classical (Album)
"ROXANNE" The Police A&M (1978) Rock (Single)
"SEVEN COME ELEVEN" Benny Goodman Sextet Columbia (1940) Jazz (Single)
"SH-BOOM" The Chords Cat (1954) R&B (Single)
"SHINING STAR" Earth, Wind & Fire Columbia (1975) R&B (Single)
SHOSTAKOVICH: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E FLAT, OP. 107 Eugene Ormandy cond. Philadelphia Orchestra; Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist Columbia (1960) Classical (Album)
"SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD" The Mississippi Sheiks Okeh (1930) Blues (Single)
"SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME" Gertrude Lawrence Victor (1927) Traditional Pop (Single)
"ST. LOUIS BLUES" Louis Armstrong Okeh (1929) Jazz (Single)
THE STRANGER Billy Joel Columbia (1977) Pop (Album)
"STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT" Frank Sinatra Reprise (1966) Traditional Pop (Single)
STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, OP. 30 Serge Koussevitzky cond. Boston Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor (1935) Classical (Album)
STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER, OP. 59 (ABRIDGED) Robert Heger cond. the Vienna State Opera Chorus & Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Lotte Lehmann, Elisabeth Schumann and Richard Mayr
RCA Victor (1933) Classical (Album)
STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER Herbert von Karajan cond. Philharmonia Orchestra; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig and Teresa Stich-Randall Angel (1957) Classical (Album)
"A TASTE OF HONEY" Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass A&M (1965) Pop (Single)
THRILLER Michael Jackson Epic (1982) Pop (Album)
"TOP HAT, WHITE TIE AND TAILS" Fred Astaire Brunswick (1935) Traditional Pop (Single)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO The Velvet Underground & Nico Verve (1967) Rock (Album)
VERDI: OTELLO Arturo Toscanini cond. NBC Symphony; Herva Nelli, Ramon Vinay and Giuseppe Valdengo RCA Victor (1953) Classical (Album)
THE WALL Pink Floyd Capitol (1979) Rock (Album)
"THE WALLFLOWER"(aka "ROLL WITH ME HENRY") Etta James Modern Records (1955) R&B (Single) "THE WAY WE WERE" Barbra Streisand Columbia (1974) Pop (Single)
"WE ARE FAMILY" Sister Sledge Cotillion/Atlantic (1979) R&B (Single)
"WEATHER BIRD" Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines Okeh (1928) Jazz (Single)
"WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE" Jackie DeShannon Imperial (1965) Pop (Single)
"YOU'RE THE TOP" Ethel Merman Brunswick (1934) Traditional Pop (Single)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients named
Recipients of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical GRAMMY® Award were announced today by The Recording Academy®. Burt Bacharach, The Band, Cab Calloway, Doris Day, Itzhak Perlman, Max Roach and Earl Scruggs will receive The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. Clarence Avant, Jac Holzman, and Willie Mitchell will be honored with The Academy's Trustees Award. AMPEX Corporation and John Eargle have been named recipients of the Technical GRAMMY Award. A special by invitation-only ceremony will be held during GRAMMY Week on Saturday, Feb. 9, and a formal acknowledgment will be made during the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast, which will be held at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, and broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
"This year's recipients are a prestigious group of diverse and influential creators who have crafted or contributed to some of the most distinctive recordings in music history," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "These profoundly inspiring figures are being honored as legendary performers, creative architects and technical visionaries. Their outstanding accomplishments and passion for their craft have created a timeless legacy."
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors lifelong artistic contributions to the recording medium while the Trustees Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the industry in a non-performing capacity. Both awards are determined by vote of The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. Technical GRAMMY Award recipients are determined by vote of The Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council and Chapter Committees as well as The Academy's Trustees. The award is presented to individuals and companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
About the Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees:
Burt Bacharach — Performing and recording for more than four decades, Burt Bacharach is one of the most important composers of popular music in the 20th century. He brought the world such songs as "The Look Of Love," "Walk On By," "I Say A Little Prayer For You," and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head." He has written more than 70 Top 40 hits and has garnered six GRAMMY Awards throughout his illustrious career.
The Band (Rick Danko*, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, *Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson) — As one of the most popular and influential rock bands in the late '60s and early '70s, the Band produced music that crossed generational and historical borders. They fused various musical elements including old country and early rock and roll, though their rhythm section often evoked the Stax and Motown sound. The Band, in 2004, was ranked No. 50 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
*Cab Calloway — A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, Cab Calloway — the "Hi De Ho" man — became one of the greatest and most beloved figures on the entertainment scene in the early '30s. In 1931, Calloway wrote his first hit, "Minnie The Moocher," which sold more than 1 million copies. A "larger-than-life" figure, immortalized in cartoons and caricatures, he also led one of the most talented swing orchestras. After more than 60 years of performing, he conquered every branch of show business from nightclubs to radio and film and television to theater.
Doris Day — Considered to be one of the hottest, sultriest swing band vocalists of the 1940s, Doris Day has recorded more than 76 chart-topping singles including "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," "Everybody Loves A Lover" and "Sentimental Journey," which is one of the most impressive songs in the fields of swing and popular jazz. Aside from Day's commanding and beautiful voice, her success was also based on her ability to sing a song that projected a unique intimacy with not only a crowd or a mass audience but also with each individual listener.
Itzhak Perlman — Itzhak Perlman is undeniably one of the reigning virtuosos of the violin who's reached unprecedented widespread exposure and popularity. His flawless technique and irrepressible joy of making music has captivated audiences for years. Since Perlman won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964, he has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals and festivals throughout the world. He also has appeared on such television programs as "Sesame Street," "The Tonight Show," "David Letterman," and various specials on the PBS network. His career continues to yield numerous triumphs, placing him among the top musicians in the classical realm.
*Max Roach — Percussionist, drummer and jazz composer, Max Roach revolutionized jazz drumming making him one of the most important drummers in the history of jazz. Early in his career, Roach began to experiment with a musical style that was to become known as bebop jazz, or bop. Instead of the swing approach of spelling out the pulse with the bass drum, he shifted the emphasis to the ride cymbal and developed a flexible, flowing rhythmic patter that allowed soloists to play freely. In 2002, Roach toured with his quartet and continued to record and compose until a few years before his death in 2007.
Earl Scruggs — Earl Scruggs revolutionized and popularized the banjo and developed what is now known worldwide as the "Scruggs Style Picking." His style of picking is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. For more than 20 years, Scruggs performed with vocalist and guitarist Lester Flatt forming the most famous band in bluegrass history. But Scruggs parted with Flatt and in 1969 formed Earl Scruggs Revue with his three sons. In 2003, Scruggs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in that same year he and Flatt were ranked No. 24 on "CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
About the Trustees Award Honorees:
Clarence Avant — Clarence Avant is a renowned industry executive known for his keen business sense and unique deal-making skills. Throughout his career, he has been a torch bearer for the African-American community, blazing paths and opening up countless opportunities for individuals such as Lalo Schifrin, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Through Sussex Records/Tabu Records, his own record company, Avant signed recording artists Bill Withers, Dennis Coffey, the Presidents and Wadsworth Mansion. In 1993, he was named Chairman of Motown Records and, four years later, he became the first African-American to serve on the International Management Board for Polygram.
Jac Holzman — As the founder of both Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records, Jac Holzman signed legendary acts such as the Doors, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and folk singer Judy Collins. After selling his music interests to Warner Communication Inc., he continued his association with the label and discovered or produced such artists as Bread, Harry Chapin, Carly Simon, and Queen. From 1973 through 1982, Holzman was the senior vice president of Warner Communications Inc. and chief technologist, ushering the company to an early year entry into home video and the first interactive cable television system. In 1982, as chairman of Panavision, he helped turn the financially troubled company around. In 2005, Holzman introduced an electronic-only label Cordless Recordings, which serves as a home for vital new music and introduces artists to new fans.
Willie Mitchell — Willie Mitchell is a Memphis music legend whose production and arranging expertise has contributed to the success of artists such as Booker T. & The MG's, Al Green, and Ann Peebles. In 1959, he signed with Hi Records, located around the corner from Stax Records, in the neighborhood that would become known as Soulsville. Often credited as the creator of the often-copied "Hi Sound," Mitchell was a popular concert attraction in his own right throughout the 1960s. He took the helm of Hi Records in 1970 and with the success of his collaboration with Al Green, led Hi to unprecedented success. Mitchell co-produced and engineered all of Green's albums from 1970 through 1976, including such seminal soul classics as "Tired Of Being Alone," "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)," and "Let's Stay Together."
About the Technical GRAMMY Award Honorees:
AMPEX Corporation — Founded in 1944, AMPEX Corporation developed the audio tape recorder and among its many contributions are the development of the first practical videotape recorder, the introduction of helical scan recording and the invention of slow motion instant replay. The first audio recorder made its debut in 1948 when it was used to record "The Bing Crosby Show." And during the early 1950s, AMPEX began marketing 1- and 2- track machines using 1/4" tape. The line soon expanded into 3- and 4-track models and by 1968 the company introduced a 16-track version, the MM-1000, which was the world's first 16-track professional tape recorder. The AMPEX Recording Media Corporation was sold in 1995 to Quantegy Inc. and is now known as Quantegy Recording Solutions.
*John Eargle — Considered by many to be the foremost expert in the audio engineering field, John Eargle spent more than 30 years in the industry. He began with JBL Professional in the mid-1970s as senior director of product development and applications. By 1980, Eargle became director of recording for Delos International until his passing in 2007. He recorded and/or produced about 275 compact discs and authored several books that have become hallmarks of the audio reference library including The Handbook Of Recording Engineering; The Microphone Book; The Handbook Of Sound System Design; Music, Sound And Technology; and The JBL Story: 60 Years Of Audio Innovation. Eargle received degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan, as well as an engineering degree from the University of Texas and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Sciences and Art.
*Denotes posthumous.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
"This year's recipients are a prestigious group of diverse and influential creators who have crafted or contributed to some of the most distinctive recordings in music history," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "These profoundly inspiring figures are being honored as legendary performers, creative architects and technical visionaries. Their outstanding accomplishments and passion for their craft have created a timeless legacy."
The Lifetime Achievement Award honors lifelong artistic contributions to the recording medium while the Trustees Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the industry in a non-performing capacity. Both awards are determined by vote of The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. Technical GRAMMY Award recipients are determined by vote of The Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council and Chapter Committees as well as The Academy's Trustees. The award is presented to individuals and companies who have made contributions of outstanding technical significance to the recording field.
About the Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees:
Burt Bacharach — Performing and recording for more than four decades, Burt Bacharach is one of the most important composers of popular music in the 20th century. He brought the world such songs as "The Look Of Love," "Walk On By," "I Say A Little Prayer For You," and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head." He has written more than 70 Top 40 hits and has garnered six GRAMMY Awards throughout his illustrious career.
The Band (Rick Danko*, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, *Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson) — As one of the most popular and influential rock bands in the late '60s and early '70s, the Band produced music that crossed generational and historical borders. They fused various musical elements including old country and early rock and roll, though their rhythm section often evoked the Stax and Motown sound. The Band, in 2004, was ranked No. 50 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
*Cab Calloway — A talented jazz singer and a superior scatter, Cab Calloway — the "Hi De Ho" man — became one of the greatest and most beloved figures on the entertainment scene in the early '30s. In 1931, Calloway wrote his first hit, "Minnie The Moocher," which sold more than 1 million copies. A "larger-than-life" figure, immortalized in cartoons and caricatures, he also led one of the most talented swing orchestras. After more than 60 years of performing, he conquered every branch of show business from nightclubs to radio and film and television to theater.
Doris Day — Considered to be one of the hottest, sultriest swing band vocalists of the 1940s, Doris Day has recorded more than 76 chart-topping singles including "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)," "Everybody Loves A Lover" and "Sentimental Journey," which is one of the most impressive songs in the fields of swing and popular jazz. Aside from Day's commanding and beautiful voice, her success was also based on her ability to sing a song that projected a unique intimacy with not only a crowd or a mass audience but also with each individual listener.
Itzhak Perlman — Itzhak Perlman is undeniably one of the reigning virtuosos of the violin who's reached unprecedented widespread exposure and popularity. His flawless technique and irrepressible joy of making music has captivated audiences for years. Since Perlman won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964, he has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals and festivals throughout the world. He also has appeared on such television programs as "Sesame Street," "The Tonight Show," "David Letterman," and various specials on the PBS network. His career continues to yield numerous triumphs, placing him among the top musicians in the classical realm.
*Max Roach — Percussionist, drummer and jazz composer, Max Roach revolutionized jazz drumming making him one of the most important drummers in the history of jazz. Early in his career, Roach began to experiment with a musical style that was to become known as bebop jazz, or bop. Instead of the swing approach of spelling out the pulse with the bass drum, he shifted the emphasis to the ride cymbal and developed a flexible, flowing rhythmic patter that allowed soloists to play freely. In 2002, Roach toured with his quartet and continued to record and compose until a few years before his death in 2007.
Earl Scruggs — Earl Scruggs revolutionized and popularized the banjo and developed what is now known worldwide as the "Scruggs Style Picking." His style of picking is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. For more than 20 years, Scruggs performed with vocalist and guitarist Lester Flatt forming the most famous band in bluegrass history. But Scruggs parted with Flatt and in 1969 formed Earl Scruggs Revue with his three sons. In 2003, Scruggs received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in that same year he and Flatt were ranked No. 24 on "CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."
About the Trustees Award Honorees:
Clarence Avant — Clarence Avant is a renowned industry executive known for his keen business sense and unique deal-making skills. Throughout his career, he has been a torch bearer for the African-American community, blazing paths and opening up countless opportunities for individuals such as Lalo Schifrin, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Through Sussex Records/Tabu Records, his own record company, Avant signed recording artists Bill Withers, Dennis Coffey, the Presidents and Wadsworth Mansion. In 1993, he was named Chairman of Motown Records and, four years later, he became the first African-American to serve on the International Management Board for Polygram.
Jac Holzman — As the founder of both Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records, Jac Holzman signed legendary acts such as the Doors, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and folk singer Judy Collins. After selling his music interests to Warner Communication Inc., he continued his association with the label and discovered or produced such artists as Bread, Harry Chapin, Carly Simon, and Queen. From 1973 through 1982, Holzman was the senior vice president of Warner Communications Inc. and chief technologist, ushering the company to an early year entry into home video and the first interactive cable television system. In 1982, as chairman of Panavision, he helped turn the financially troubled company around. In 2005, Holzman introduced an electronic-only label Cordless Recordings, which serves as a home for vital new music and introduces artists to new fans.
Willie Mitchell — Willie Mitchell is a Memphis music legend whose production and arranging expertise has contributed to the success of artists such as Booker T. & The MG's, Al Green, and Ann Peebles. In 1959, he signed with Hi Records, located around the corner from Stax Records, in the neighborhood that would become known as Soulsville. Often credited as the creator of the often-copied "Hi Sound," Mitchell was a popular concert attraction in his own right throughout the 1960s. He took the helm of Hi Records in 1970 and with the success of his collaboration with Al Green, led Hi to unprecedented success. Mitchell co-produced and engineered all of Green's albums from 1970 through 1976, including such seminal soul classics as "Tired Of Being Alone," "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)," and "Let's Stay Together."
About the Technical GRAMMY Award Honorees:
AMPEX Corporation — Founded in 1944, AMPEX Corporation developed the audio tape recorder and among its many contributions are the development of the first practical videotape recorder, the introduction of helical scan recording and the invention of slow motion instant replay. The first audio recorder made its debut in 1948 when it was used to record "The Bing Crosby Show." And during the early 1950s, AMPEX began marketing 1- and 2- track machines using 1/4" tape. The line soon expanded into 3- and 4-track models and by 1968 the company introduced a 16-track version, the MM-1000, which was the world's first 16-track professional tape recorder. The AMPEX Recording Media Corporation was sold in 1995 to Quantegy Inc. and is now known as Quantegy Recording Solutions.
*John Eargle — Considered by many to be the foremost expert in the audio engineering field, John Eargle spent more than 30 years in the industry. He began with JBL Professional in the mid-1970s as senior director of product development and applications. By 1980, Eargle became director of recording for Delos International until his passing in 2007. He recorded and/or produced about 275 compact discs and authored several books that have become hallmarks of the audio reference library including The Handbook Of Recording Engineering; The Microphone Book; The Handbook Of Sound System Design; Music, Sound And Technology; and The JBL Story: 60 Years Of Audio Innovation. Eargle received degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan, as well as an engineering degree from the University of Texas and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Sciences and Art.
*Denotes posthumous.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
Sammy hagar to launch Cab Wabo Radio New Year's Eve
Sammy Hagar, known worldwide for his explosive talent, feel good energy and exciting live performances, is proud to announce the official launch of a revolutionary breakthrough in rock radio, “All UP, All Rock, All Party, All the Time” streaming online from Mexico to the world. On New Year’s Eve, Monday, December 31st, Redheads and music fans everywhere will be able to experience “Rock Radio the Way God Intended It” and the way only Sammy Hagar can do it.
Sammy Hagar presents “CABO WABO RADIO” and the biggest party of the year LIVE beginning at 7pm pacific time from the legendary Cabo Wabo Cantina. From that night on, the party will continue 24 hours a day, LIVE from one of the most beautiful vacation spots in the world, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The online radio station, designed and built by co-founders Shadoe Stevens and Woody Nelson, will feature high energy New Rock, Hot Rock, Cutting-Edge, and Classic Rock around the clock. The New Years Eve Party will be broadcast LIVE featuring surprise guest stars in concert and hundreds of special guests from around the world.
“The coolest thing we can do is to expose fans to good music they’ve never heard before” said Hagar, “if any radio station is going to get my attention in life, it’s going to be one where I’m going, ‘Who is this? I like that song. Wait a minute, who is that?’ I’ll listen to that radio station all day. That’s what Cabo Wabo Radio is all about!”
The new studios are built behind glass right next to the stage in the Cantina, making every audience part of every broadcast. “The Cantina, an institution in Cabo for nearly 20 years and packed every night of the week, is the perfect location for the most exciting radio station in the world,” said co-founder Shadoe Stevens. “People are there to party and we’ll be there to capture the excitement and deliver it to the world around the clock.”
The station will feature interviews with stars on vacation and interesting people from around the world, plus live concerts with major stars and the hottest new artists on Earth. It’s a world party of Biblical proportions.
Sammy encourages fans to log onto www.cabowaboradio.com to become a V.I.P Member. Members will get access to LIVE concerts from the Cantina; concert videos, behind the scenes and unreleased videos; unreleased music and lost music from the archives; advance notices on new music and hundreds of pictures from shows from all over the world and preferred tickets to Sammy Hagar shows.
If Members want a vacation in paradise, they’ll get huge savings on hotel accommodations, VIP prices on golf, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, paradise tours and adventures; preferred seating in the Cabo Wabo Cantina and discounts on food and merchandise; and be able to listen to CD quality, Feel-Good Rock 24 hours a day, “guaranteed to make you feel better whether you want to or not.”
It’s High Energy Rock Radio Smuggled Across the border from Mexico and it all starts at 7pm pacific time New Year’s Eve at www.cabowaboradio.com. Don’t miss it! Cabo Wabo Radio.
Sammy Hagar presents “CABO WABO RADIO” and the biggest party of the year LIVE beginning at 7pm pacific time from the legendary Cabo Wabo Cantina. From that night on, the party will continue 24 hours a day, LIVE from one of the most beautiful vacation spots in the world, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The online radio station, designed and built by co-founders Shadoe Stevens and Woody Nelson, will feature high energy New Rock, Hot Rock, Cutting-Edge, and Classic Rock around the clock. The New Years Eve Party will be broadcast LIVE featuring surprise guest stars in concert and hundreds of special guests from around the world.
“The coolest thing we can do is to expose fans to good music they’ve never heard before” said Hagar, “if any radio station is going to get my attention in life, it’s going to be one where I’m going, ‘Who is this? I like that song. Wait a minute, who is that?’ I’ll listen to that radio station all day. That’s what Cabo Wabo Radio is all about!”
The new studios are built behind glass right next to the stage in the Cantina, making every audience part of every broadcast. “The Cantina, an institution in Cabo for nearly 20 years and packed every night of the week, is the perfect location for the most exciting radio station in the world,” said co-founder Shadoe Stevens. “People are there to party and we’ll be there to capture the excitement and deliver it to the world around the clock.”
The station will feature interviews with stars on vacation and interesting people from around the world, plus live concerts with major stars and the hottest new artists on Earth. It’s a world party of Biblical proportions.
Sammy encourages fans to log onto www.cabowaboradio.com to become a V.I.P Member. Members will get access to LIVE concerts from the Cantina; concert videos, behind the scenes and unreleased videos; unreleased music and lost music from the archives; advance notices on new music and hundreds of pictures from shows from all over the world and preferred tickets to Sammy Hagar shows.
If Members want a vacation in paradise, they’ll get huge savings on hotel accommodations, VIP prices on golf, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, paradise tours and adventures; preferred seating in the Cabo Wabo Cantina and discounts on food and merchandise; and be able to listen to CD quality, Feel-Good Rock 24 hours a day, “guaranteed to make you feel better whether you want to or not.”
It’s High Energy Rock Radio Smuggled Across the border from Mexico and it all starts at 7pm pacific time New Year’s Eve at www.cabowaboradio.com. Don’t miss it! Cabo Wabo Radio.
Celebrate New Year's Eve in Miami with Global RainDance
Global RainDance, the NYC-based social network whose parties and events help raise money for people in need, brings its booty-shaking brand of social responsibility to Miami Beach for a one-of-a-kind New Year's Eve Extravaganza at the historic art deco mirror tent, the Salon Perdu Spiegeltent. For nine weeks Global RainDance will host at Spiegelworld presented by The Raleigh Hotel a series of dance parties in Miami Beach at the extravagant Salon Perdu Spiegeltent, the fabulous Belgian venue that travels the globe enchanting visitors.
The piece de resistance of Spiegelworld's Miami Beach engagement will be on New Year's Eve when Paris-born DJ Sid 'L Vaga will spin Afro-Brazilian house music alongside aerialists, live percussionists and burlesque dancers for revelers lucky enough to secure limited tickets, which are on sale now for only $80 (bragging rights included in the ticket price).
Spiegeltent's romantic gilt design creates a mood of 1920's glamor and decadence wherever it calls home. The first Spiegeltent was built in the early 1900's in Belgium and for fifty years was a staple for dancing and live entertainment across Europe. Since the 1970's Spiegeltents have been traveling the world, providing a sexy alternative to the typical nightclub.
Spiegelworld spent the summer at New York's Pier 17 where the adult cabaret Absinthe delighted audiences and where RainDance NYC presented over 50 international music DJ's in Manhattans largest outdoor party this past summer.
Spiegelworld will be located at Collins Park in South Beach, Miami Beach at 21st St and Collins Ave, from December 20 through February 17. Besides the New Year's Eve extravaganza, Global RainDance, along with Aquabooty and Got Soul Sessions and Turn Tables on South Beach (aka Turn Tableson the Hudson), will be showcasing world-class DJ's every Thursday through Saturday during its run, and special guests, including Rich Medina of Philadelphia, jojo flores of Montreal, Neil Aline (Chez Music Records) of New York, Alex from Tokyo, Nickodemus of TOTH, DJ Blaze, Matty Heilbronn (Wave Records) and Miami Beach locals DHM and DJ DJ INJI, are booked throughout the tent's engagement.
Over 40 international DJ's are expected throughout the nine-week season. But December 31st will be the highlight of the Speigelworld experience with the promoters promising "a deep, soulful, uplifting, high-energy and captivating vibe for the more sophisticated world traveler and soulful local in dire need of a change of scenery!" Expect tickets to sell out. Venue capacity is estimated at 1,500 guests.
For more information:
http://www.globalraindance.org
http://www.spiegelworld.com
The piece de resistance of Spiegelworld's Miami Beach engagement will be on New Year's Eve when Paris-born DJ Sid 'L Vaga will spin Afro-Brazilian house music alongside aerialists, live percussionists and burlesque dancers for revelers lucky enough to secure limited tickets, which are on sale now for only $80 (bragging rights included in the ticket price).
Spiegeltent's romantic gilt design creates a mood of 1920's glamor and decadence wherever it calls home. The first Spiegeltent was built in the early 1900's in Belgium and for fifty years was a staple for dancing and live entertainment across Europe. Since the 1970's Spiegeltents have been traveling the world, providing a sexy alternative to the typical nightclub.
Spiegelworld spent the summer at New York's Pier 17 where the adult cabaret Absinthe delighted audiences and where RainDance NYC presented over 50 international music DJ's in Manhattans largest outdoor party this past summer.
Spiegelworld will be located at Collins Park in South Beach, Miami Beach at 21st St and Collins Ave, from December 20 through February 17. Besides the New Year's Eve extravaganza, Global RainDance, along with Aquabooty and Got Soul Sessions and Turn Tables on South Beach (aka Turn Tableson the Hudson), will be showcasing world-class DJ's every Thursday through Saturday during its run, and special guests, including Rich Medina of Philadelphia, jojo flores of Montreal, Neil Aline (Chez Music Records) of New York, Alex from Tokyo, Nickodemus of TOTH, DJ Blaze, Matty Heilbronn (Wave Records) and Miami Beach locals DHM and DJ DJ INJI, are booked throughout the tent's engagement.
Over 40 international DJ's are expected throughout the nine-week season. But December 31st will be the highlight of the Speigelworld experience with the promoters promising "a deep, soulful, uplifting, high-energy and captivating vibe for the more sophisticated world traveler and soulful local in dire need of a change of scenery!" Expect tickets to sell out. Venue capacity is estimated at 1,500 guests.
For more information:
http://www.globalraindance.org
http://www.spiegelworld.com
Strictly Rhythm artists news
From Funky Dumpling:
STRICTLY RHYTHM IS BACK!!
The world’s most celebrated house music label, Strictly Rhythm, is back with the hottest names in the scene. Check out the label that helped put house music on the map! Strictly Rhythm has a vibrant history and has had a major influence on the development of house music and the careers of world famous artists such as Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Armand Van Helden, Kenny Dope, Todd Terry, Louie Vega and Josh Wink – who are still known today as the elite of house music.
Strictly is amped to do what they do best, which is to get new exhilarating tracks out to house music fans. Their first all-new release features several of the label’s cherished old friends – Todd Terry, Kenny Dope and DJ Sneak, who have combined as the Todd Terry All Stars for the irresistibly catchy “Get Down” featuring the talented Tara McDonald on vocals. Strictly also has the single, “April” and album, “Beyond Elements” from the one and only Osunlade. The label is also thrilled to be teaming up with one of the brightest new talents in dance music, Quentin Harris, who’s creating a new EP and album for Strictly.
TODD TERRY
STRICTLY TODD TERRY STRICTLY RHYTHM RELEASED: DECEMBER 18, 2007
Welcome the return of house king Todd Terry! Featuring a blend of classics and contemporary tracks such as ‘Morels Groove 4’, Colonel Abrhams – ‘Victims of Loving’ and CLS – ‘Can You Feel It’ (not to be confused with Royal House), ‘Strictly Todd Terry’ proves to be a crucial addition for any music lover’s collection. To think this was just another retrospective album would be a mistake. Todd showcases new projects such as 'Play On' and 'Get Down' which see him working with the infamous ‘My My My’ vocalist Tara McDonald. Both are sure to be big chart successes worldwide. Other highlights include the retro sounding Marlon D – ‘Jesus Creates Sound’, and the tracky dance floor number Grand high Priest – ‘My Guitar’.
AK1200
WEAPONS OF TOMORROW MOIST MUSIC NOVEMBER 20, 2007
AK1200’s much anticipated “Weapons of Tomorrow” has finally arrived! Fresh off the biggest Drum and Bass tour in America, Planet of the Drums, AK1200 will terrorize dance floors worldwide with the release of “Weapons of Tomorrow.” Dave Minner, crowned AK1200 by a local DJ for going “so fast it’s like an AK-47 on the 1200's”, is one of the pioneers of the Drum n Bass sound in the U.S. As AK1200’s first actual concept CD, “Weapons of Tomorrow” exclusively features artists from all around the world who for the most part have been left undiscovered. Handpicking twenty tracks, worthy of carrying the DnB torch, from over three hundred submissions AK1200 produces an absolute thrill ride from start to finish.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
DEC 28, 2007 Fort Lauderdale, FL Voodoo Lounge
DEC 31, 2007 Los Angeles, CA LA Sports Arena
JAN 17, 2008 Chicago, IL Smart Bar
JAN 19, 2007 Charolette, NC Eden
ECCOTONIC
FLOW MOTION KIITE RECORDS RELEASED: NOVEMBER 20, 2007
The down tempo electronica studio project by noted film composer and recording artist Cato is set for release. Kiite Records will release for world-wide distribution Eccotonic’s debut CD Flow Motion. Based in Los Angeles with its incredible variety of human culture, Eccotonic aka Cato still retains a Scandinavian and Middle European artistic sensibility, and his background includes numerous solo electronica concerts, DJ-gigs and scoring cutting edge, European award-winning television shows. Mixing an eclectic palette of organic and electronic sounds, the music of Eccotonic represents the culmination of a body of work by Cato and his collaborators that spreads over the past several years. It is also a natural extension of his film scoring work, including the track “Cache” that incorporates musical elements from the award-winning film of the same name (Sundance Film Festival, 1998).
EVOL INTENT
ERA OF DIVERSION EVOL INTENT RECORDINGS RELEASED: MARCH 5TH , 2008
Evol Intent is one of the movers and shakers of the incendiary, modern jungle sound that is drum n bass. Touring everywhere from Atlanta to Australia has allowed Evol Intent to be among the greats to break down, recast, and revolutionize the world of drum n bass into one of the most aggressive genres of music today. Knick, Gigantor and The Enemy’s hardcore punk inspired movement is leaving an undeniable mark on both the U.S. drum n bass scene not to mention the world at large. In a rather short period of time, the trio has built an impressive discography while recording for their Evol Intent label, as well as numerous prestigious imprints such as Renegade Hardware, Outbreak, and Human. The Atlanta-based trio’s sound is clear and unmistakable. Combine dynamic drum mechanics, razor sharp edits, paired with an element of dissonance stemming from their punk youth and you have the politically motivated sounds of their latest LP, “Era of Diversion.” Featuring the trio’s signature hardcore sound, the album holds endless surprises in store. Evol Intent continues to break the mold, experiment with other genres, and transcend all expectations with unexpected turns and different styles. Beats that think, beats that hurt…Evol Intent beats nonetheless.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
DEC 31, 2007 Little Rock, AR The Village – Featuring MC J. Messinian
DEC 31, 2007 Los Angeles, CA LA Sports Arena
FEB 16, 2007 San Francisco, CA Regency Center
STRICTLY RHYTHM IS BACK!!
The world’s most celebrated house music label, Strictly Rhythm, is back with the hottest names in the scene. Check out the label that helped put house music on the map! Strictly Rhythm has a vibrant history and has had a major influence on the development of house music and the careers of world famous artists such as Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Armand Van Helden, Kenny Dope, Todd Terry, Louie Vega and Josh Wink – who are still known today as the elite of house music.
Strictly is amped to do what they do best, which is to get new exhilarating tracks out to house music fans. Their first all-new release features several of the label’s cherished old friends – Todd Terry, Kenny Dope and DJ Sneak, who have combined as the Todd Terry All Stars for the irresistibly catchy “Get Down” featuring the talented Tara McDonald on vocals. Strictly also has the single, “April” and album, “Beyond Elements” from the one and only Osunlade. The label is also thrilled to be teaming up with one of the brightest new talents in dance music, Quentin Harris, who’s creating a new EP and album for Strictly.
TODD TERRY
STRICTLY TODD TERRY STRICTLY RHYTHM RELEASED: DECEMBER 18, 2007
Welcome the return of house king Todd Terry! Featuring a blend of classics and contemporary tracks such as ‘Morels Groove 4’, Colonel Abrhams – ‘Victims of Loving’ and CLS – ‘Can You Feel It’ (not to be confused with Royal House), ‘Strictly Todd Terry’ proves to be a crucial addition for any music lover’s collection. To think this was just another retrospective album would be a mistake. Todd showcases new projects such as 'Play On' and 'Get Down' which see him working with the infamous ‘My My My’ vocalist Tara McDonald. Both are sure to be big chart successes worldwide. Other highlights include the retro sounding Marlon D – ‘Jesus Creates Sound’, and the tracky dance floor number Grand high Priest – ‘My Guitar’.
AK1200
WEAPONS OF TOMORROW MOIST MUSIC NOVEMBER 20, 2007
AK1200’s much anticipated “Weapons of Tomorrow” has finally arrived! Fresh off the biggest Drum and Bass tour in America, Planet of the Drums, AK1200 will terrorize dance floors worldwide with the release of “Weapons of Tomorrow.” Dave Minner, crowned AK1200 by a local DJ for going “so fast it’s like an AK-47 on the 1200's”, is one of the pioneers of the Drum n Bass sound in the U.S. As AK1200’s first actual concept CD, “Weapons of Tomorrow” exclusively features artists from all around the world who for the most part have been left undiscovered. Handpicking twenty tracks, worthy of carrying the DnB torch, from over three hundred submissions AK1200 produces an absolute thrill ride from start to finish.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
DEC 28, 2007 Fort Lauderdale, FL Voodoo Lounge
DEC 31, 2007 Los Angeles, CA LA Sports Arena
JAN 17, 2008 Chicago, IL Smart Bar
JAN 19, 2007 Charolette, NC Eden
ECCOTONIC
FLOW MOTION KIITE RECORDS RELEASED: NOVEMBER 20, 2007
The down tempo electronica studio project by noted film composer and recording artist Cato is set for release. Kiite Records will release for world-wide distribution Eccotonic’s debut CD Flow Motion. Based in Los Angeles with its incredible variety of human culture, Eccotonic aka Cato still retains a Scandinavian and Middle European artistic sensibility, and his background includes numerous solo electronica concerts, DJ-gigs and scoring cutting edge, European award-winning television shows. Mixing an eclectic palette of organic and electronic sounds, the music of Eccotonic represents the culmination of a body of work by Cato and his collaborators that spreads over the past several years. It is also a natural extension of his film scoring work, including the track “Cache” that incorporates musical elements from the award-winning film of the same name (Sundance Film Festival, 1998).
EVOL INTENT
ERA OF DIVERSION EVOL INTENT RECORDINGS RELEASED: MARCH 5TH , 2008
Evol Intent is one of the movers and shakers of the incendiary, modern jungle sound that is drum n bass. Touring everywhere from Atlanta to Australia has allowed Evol Intent to be among the greats to break down, recast, and revolutionize the world of drum n bass into one of the most aggressive genres of music today. Knick, Gigantor and The Enemy’s hardcore punk inspired movement is leaving an undeniable mark on both the U.S. drum n bass scene not to mention the world at large. In a rather short period of time, the trio has built an impressive discography while recording for their Evol Intent label, as well as numerous prestigious imprints such as Renegade Hardware, Outbreak, and Human. The Atlanta-based trio’s sound is clear and unmistakable. Combine dynamic drum mechanics, razor sharp edits, paired with an element of dissonance stemming from their punk youth and you have the politically motivated sounds of their latest LP, “Era of Diversion.” Featuring the trio’s signature hardcore sound, the album holds endless surprises in store. Evol Intent continues to break the mold, experiment with other genres, and transcend all expectations with unexpected turns and different styles. Beats that think, beats that hurt…Evol Intent beats nonetheless.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
DEC 31, 2007 Little Rock, AR The Village – Featuring MC J. Messinian
DEC 31, 2007 Los Angeles, CA LA Sports Arena
FEB 16, 2007 San Francisco, CA Regency Center
Switches to invade the U.S. & Canada
Switches are a British band with as much swagger as they have top notch pop tunes to offer.With the forthcoming release of their debut album Lay Down The Law (Interscope), out on March 18th 2008 and a US national tour, kicking off in January with The Bravery then making their way to sunny Texas for SXSW, Switches are sure to inject new life into the indie-pop scene for 2008.
**2008 US TOUR**
Wed-Jan-16 Boulder Fox Theatre
Thu-Jan-17 Denver Bluebird Theatre
Fri-Jan-18 Aspen Belly Up Aspen
Sat-Jan-19 Salt Lake City Club Sound (formerly Bricks)
Tue-Jan-22 Boise The Big Easy
Wed-Jan-23 Spokane The Big Easy Concert House
Thu-Jan-24 Vancouver Richard's on Richards
Fri-Jan-25 Seattle Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
Sat-Jan-26 Portland Aladdin Theater
Mon-Jan-28 Sacramento The Boardwalk
Tue-Jan-29 Anaheim House of Blues
Wed-Jan-30 San Diego House of Blues - San Diego
Thu-Jan-31 Las Vegas House of Blues
Fri-Feb-01 Tempe The Clubhouse
Sat-Feb-02 Tucson The Rock
Tue-Feb-05 Austin Emo's
Wed-Feb-06 Dallas Granada Theatre
Thu-Feb-07 Houston Warehouse Live
Fri-Feb-08 Baton Rouge Varsity Theatre
Sat-Feb-09 Atlanta Roxy
Tue-Feb-12 Toronto Opera House
Wed-Feb-13 Detroit Magic Stick
Thu-Feb-14 Cincinnati 20th Century Theatre
Fri-Feb-15 Columbus Newport Music Hall
Sat-Feb-16 Cleveland Agora Ballroom
Mon-Feb-18 Boston Paradise Rock Club
Tue-Feb-19 Boston Paradise Rock Club
Fri-Feb-22 Philadelphia The Fillmore at TLA
Every once in a while, a great British pop band emerges from the gray and gloom that is the United Kingdom. Indeed, Brits may complain about the weather quite a lot but it's the likely culprit responsible for the creation of an array of iconic artists, bands and songs since the birth of pop. Southenders, Switches are no exeption to the rule and are sure to have the same effect as their heroes and rock-forefathers Bowie, ELO and 10cc had before them in the USA.
From Rags to Switches...
Matt
Front man, Matt grew up in Southend (a low-rent seaside town, something like the old Asbury Park neighborhood) and formed the band while at college, needing musical allies to take the songs public: seventies-leaning songwriter with a love for ELO and 10cc even though he wasn't born while they reigned, obsessive to the point of chaos, finds his harmony in a harmony and his voice when it's in tune. He's a fully-fledged Child Of Brit pop.
Ollie
Ollie Thomas, guitar: musical wunderkind aspiring to psychedelic-tinged virtuosity ala Hendrix, but also partial to some tough new wave in the Stranglers and Television. Affable and eloquent, he's the calm to Matt's storm.
Thom
Thom Kirkpatrick, bass: belt and braces, biscuits and tea, Beatles and Ben Folds, particularly English, even for someone from Britain, unsurprising for a man whose great-great-great-great-great grandfather invented the bicycle true!.
Steve
Steve Godfrey, drums: drums and more drums: personifies his instrument. He lives to drum, drums to live, learned Appetite For Destruction on pencils and saucepans so by the time he got his first kit he could play the record faultlessly, hasn't stopped since.
"Switches spectacularly combine all that is good about British indy (new wave bounce, three part harmonies, guitars that 'chug') with all that is good about US indy (The Pixies, pretty much). We really don't need to remind you how all-powerful such a record could be." - NME
"...jaded indie rock to dance to like disco spastics... " Drama Queen, " which features an honest-to-God memorable chorus in a time where it often feels like catchiness has gone out of style. One can almost see the screaming teenage fans, the legions of American popsters that will find their indie rock niche with this accessible-yet-inventive powerpop quartet." - Head Exploder
Switches 'Lay Down The Law' to be released on Interscope Records March 18, 2008
**2008 US TOUR**
Wed-Jan-16 Boulder Fox Theatre
Thu-Jan-17 Denver Bluebird Theatre
Fri-Jan-18 Aspen Belly Up Aspen
Sat-Jan-19 Salt Lake City Club Sound (formerly Bricks)
Tue-Jan-22 Boise The Big Easy
Wed-Jan-23 Spokane The Big Easy Concert House
Thu-Jan-24 Vancouver Richard's on Richards
Fri-Jan-25 Seattle Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
Sat-Jan-26 Portland Aladdin Theater
Mon-Jan-28 Sacramento The Boardwalk
Tue-Jan-29 Anaheim House of Blues
Wed-Jan-30 San Diego House of Blues - San Diego
Thu-Jan-31 Las Vegas House of Blues
Fri-Feb-01 Tempe The Clubhouse
Sat-Feb-02 Tucson The Rock
Tue-Feb-05 Austin Emo's
Wed-Feb-06 Dallas Granada Theatre
Thu-Feb-07 Houston Warehouse Live
Fri-Feb-08 Baton Rouge Varsity Theatre
Sat-Feb-09 Atlanta Roxy
Tue-Feb-12 Toronto Opera House
Wed-Feb-13 Detroit Magic Stick
Thu-Feb-14 Cincinnati 20th Century Theatre
Fri-Feb-15 Columbus Newport Music Hall
Sat-Feb-16 Cleveland Agora Ballroom
Mon-Feb-18 Boston Paradise Rock Club
Tue-Feb-19 Boston Paradise Rock Club
Fri-Feb-22 Philadelphia The Fillmore at TLA
Every once in a while, a great British pop band emerges from the gray and gloom that is the United Kingdom. Indeed, Brits may complain about the weather quite a lot but it's the likely culprit responsible for the creation of an array of iconic artists, bands and songs since the birth of pop. Southenders, Switches are no exeption to the rule and are sure to have the same effect as their heroes and rock-forefathers Bowie, ELO and 10cc had before them in the USA.
From Rags to Switches...
Matt
Front man, Matt grew up in Southend (a low-rent seaside town, something like the old Asbury Park neighborhood) and formed the band while at college, needing musical allies to take the songs public: seventies-leaning songwriter with a love for ELO and 10cc even though he wasn't born while they reigned, obsessive to the point of chaos, finds his harmony in a harmony and his voice when it's in tune. He's a fully-fledged Child Of Brit pop.
Ollie
Ollie Thomas, guitar: musical wunderkind aspiring to psychedelic-tinged virtuosity ala Hendrix, but also partial to some tough new wave in the Stranglers and Television. Affable and eloquent, he's the calm to Matt's storm.
Thom
Thom Kirkpatrick, bass: belt and braces, biscuits and tea, Beatles and Ben Folds, particularly English, even for someone from Britain, unsurprising for a man whose great-great-great-great-great grandfather invented the bicycle true!.
Steve
Steve Godfrey, drums: drums and more drums: personifies his instrument. He lives to drum, drums to live, learned Appetite For Destruction on pencils and saucepans so by the time he got his first kit he could play the record faultlessly, hasn't stopped since.
"Switches spectacularly combine all that is good about British indy (new wave bounce, three part harmonies, guitars that 'chug') with all that is good about US indy (The Pixies, pretty much). We really don't need to remind you how all-powerful such a record could be." - NME
"...jaded indie rock to dance to like disco spastics... " Drama Queen, " which features an honest-to-God memorable chorus in a time where it often feels like catchiness has gone out of style. One can almost see the screaming teenage fans, the legions of American popsters that will find their indie rock niche with this accessible-yet-inventive powerpop quartet." - Head Exploder
Switches 'Lay Down The Law' to be released on Interscope Records March 18, 2008
Black Tide's debut due out in February
Miami rockers Black Tide are proud to announce a February 26 release date for their debut album, “Light From Above.” The album will be released on Interscope Records. Black Tide recorded the album at Chicago’s Groovemaster Studios, with Johnny K (Disturbed, Machine Head, Soil) producing.
Black Tide’s music draws from the best hard rock and thrash from the 80s, while giving it a 21st century kick up the ass. “Shockwave,” the band’s calling card and the album’s opening track, is an utter classic — all bloody-knuckled thrash riffs, squealing guitars, rampaging drums, in-your-face vocals and an instantly memorable chorus.
The rest of Light From Above is up to the same impressive standard; anthemic, take-no-prisoners tracks like “Shout,” “Black Abyss,” “Let Me,” “Live Fast Die Young,” the Maiden-esque “Warriors of Time” and their spot-on cover of Metallica’s “Hit The Lights” will punch any metal fan squarely in their pleasure centers.
Black Tide are wrapping up a successful run with Avenged Sevenfold, and are gearing up for what promises to be a HUGE year in 2008! Look out for “Light From Above” when it hits streets on February 26.
Black Tide’s music draws from the best hard rock and thrash from the 80s, while giving it a 21st century kick up the ass. “Shockwave,” the band’s calling card and the album’s opening track, is an utter classic — all bloody-knuckled thrash riffs, squealing guitars, rampaging drums, in-your-face vocals and an instantly memorable chorus.
The rest of Light From Above is up to the same impressive standard; anthemic, take-no-prisoners tracks like “Shout,” “Black Abyss,” “Let Me,” “Live Fast Die Young,” the Maiden-esque “Warriors of Time” and their spot-on cover of Metallica’s “Hit The Lights” will punch any metal fan squarely in their pleasure centers.
Black Tide are wrapping up a successful run with Avenged Sevenfold, and are gearing up for what promises to be a HUGE year in 2008! Look out for “Light From Above” when it hits streets on February 26.
Hell Yeah, Machine Head, Nonpoint and Ankla to tour
Bieler Bros. Records is excited to announce the inclusion of both NONPOINT and ANKLA in this winter's upcoming "MORE BALLS, MORE VOLUME, MORE STRENGTH TOUR" featuring all-star headliners, HELL YEAH and metal-powerhouse, MACHINE HEAD.
Fresh off headlining the massively successful, "GREAT AMERICAN RAMPAGE TOUR", NONPOINT couldn't be more excited about taking part in this winter's hottest metal tour. NONPOINT's latest release "VENGEANCE" hit stores November 6th and features the band's fastest rising single ever, "March Of War".
Opening the tour will be the Latin-Metal Monster, ANKLA. After having spent the majority of 2007 touring the nation as part of OZZFEST 2007 and "THE GREAT AMERICAN RAMPAGE", ANKLA are excited to bring their pulverizing, Latin fused mayhem to a new audience in 2008. ANKLA's explosive BOB MARLETTE (Black Sabbath) produced debut album, "STEEP TRAILS", is in stores now.
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HELLYEAH--one of rock’s most successful new acts--have announced the second leg of their national headlining Balls, Volume, Strength Tour with Machine Head, Nonpoint and Ankla supporting. After wrapping the first leg of the successful tour December 16 in Amarillo, TX, the trek will re-launch January 25 in Clifton Park, NY, with dates running through March.
The explosive and uncompromising HELLYEAH--featuring Pantera and Damageplan double-kick maestro, drummer Vinnie Paul, singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett (both from Mudvayne), along with guitarist Tom Maxwell (from Nothingface) and bassist Bob Zilla (from Damageplan)--have just released their third single “Thank You” which is the most added at Active Rock Radio two weeks in a row; it’s a shout-out to the band’s recently departed family members: VINNIE’s brother Dimebag Darrell, Tom’s mother, and Chad’s grandmother.
“It’s a very emotional track for anyone who’s been through a crazy loss,” CHAD said in a March 2007 feature in Revolver. “Dime was brutally murdered. I watched my grandmother, who was this thriving, full-of-life soul, get whittled down to nothing because of cancer. I just felt we owed a big thank you to all of them.”
“It was very powerful,” says VINNIE of the first time he heard the completed song. “It made me think of how much my brother had done for me, and how much we had done together, and how much I miss him and how important it is for me and everyone to know we love him and appreciate him.”
In other news, HELLYEAH recently released their BELOW THE BELT DVD (Epic Records) which offers fans an inside look at the band’s life on the road with clips dating back to the day the band was formed. BELOW THE BELT debuted at #21 and features footage from multiple live performances and music videos, as well as personal interviews with all band members. Other highlights include snippets of the band’s first recording sessions at Dimebag Darrell’s legendary Chasin’ Jason studio in Dallas, TX, as well as backstage footage from the band’s world tour.
HELLYEAH’s self-titled debut CD entered Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #9 earlier this year, with current sales of over 250,000. The disc features vocals that veer maniacally between singer and song, surging, southern metal guitar groove, throbbing bass lines and hammering, ground-shaking beats, all with a feel and flavor that’s both contemporary and timeless. The hunger for living life on the edge shines throughout HELLYEAH. The songs are rebellious, aggressive and sonically diverse, including the two previous Top 5 singles “You Wouldn’t Know” and “Alcohaulin’ Ass.”
Catch HELLYEAH on the road in the following cities:
Date City Venue
With Machine Head, Nonpoint and Ankla:
Fri 1/25 Clinfton Park, NY Northern Lights
Sat 1/26 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Sun 1/27 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place
Tue 1/29 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
Wed 1/30 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
Fri 2/1 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
Sat 2/2 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Tue 2/5 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed 2/6 Providence, RI Lupo’s
Fri 2/8 Mokena, IL The Pearl Room
Sat 2/9 Traverse City, MI Streeters (no Machine Head)
Sun 2/10 Flint, MI The Machine Shop (no Machine Head)
Fri 2/15 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
More dates announced soon.
www.hellyeahband.com
www.myspace.com/hellyeah
Fresh off headlining the massively successful, "GREAT AMERICAN RAMPAGE TOUR", NONPOINT couldn't be more excited about taking part in this winter's hottest metal tour. NONPOINT's latest release "VENGEANCE" hit stores November 6th and features the band's fastest rising single ever, "March Of War".
Opening the tour will be the Latin-Metal Monster, ANKLA. After having spent the majority of 2007 touring the nation as part of OZZFEST 2007 and "THE GREAT AMERICAN RAMPAGE", ANKLA are excited to bring their pulverizing, Latin fused mayhem to a new audience in 2008. ANKLA's explosive BOB MARLETTE (Black Sabbath) produced debut album, "STEEP TRAILS", is in stores now.
_______________________________________________________________
HELLYEAH--one of rock’s most successful new acts--have announced the second leg of their national headlining Balls, Volume, Strength Tour with Machine Head, Nonpoint and Ankla supporting. After wrapping the first leg of the successful tour December 16 in Amarillo, TX, the trek will re-launch January 25 in Clifton Park, NY, with dates running through March.
The explosive and uncompromising HELLYEAH--featuring Pantera and Damageplan double-kick maestro, drummer Vinnie Paul, singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett (both from Mudvayne), along with guitarist Tom Maxwell (from Nothingface) and bassist Bob Zilla (from Damageplan)--have just released their third single “Thank You” which is the most added at Active Rock Radio two weeks in a row; it’s a shout-out to the band’s recently departed family members: VINNIE’s brother Dimebag Darrell, Tom’s mother, and Chad’s grandmother.
“It’s a very emotional track for anyone who’s been through a crazy loss,” CHAD said in a March 2007 feature in Revolver. “Dime was brutally murdered. I watched my grandmother, who was this thriving, full-of-life soul, get whittled down to nothing because of cancer. I just felt we owed a big thank you to all of them.”
“It was very powerful,” says VINNIE of the first time he heard the completed song. “It made me think of how much my brother had done for me, and how much we had done together, and how much I miss him and how important it is for me and everyone to know we love him and appreciate him.”
In other news, HELLYEAH recently released their BELOW THE BELT DVD (Epic Records) which offers fans an inside look at the band’s life on the road with clips dating back to the day the band was formed. BELOW THE BELT debuted at #21 and features footage from multiple live performances and music videos, as well as personal interviews with all band members. Other highlights include snippets of the band’s first recording sessions at Dimebag Darrell’s legendary Chasin’ Jason studio in Dallas, TX, as well as backstage footage from the band’s world tour.
HELLYEAH’s self-titled debut CD entered Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #9 earlier this year, with current sales of over 250,000. The disc features vocals that veer maniacally between singer and song, surging, southern metal guitar groove, throbbing bass lines and hammering, ground-shaking beats, all with a feel and flavor that’s both contemporary and timeless. The hunger for living life on the edge shines throughout HELLYEAH. The songs are rebellious, aggressive and sonically diverse, including the two previous Top 5 singles “You Wouldn’t Know” and “Alcohaulin’ Ass.”
Catch HELLYEAH on the road in the following cities:
Date City Venue
With Machine Head, Nonpoint and Ankla:
Fri 1/25 Clinfton Park, NY Northern Lights
Sat 1/26 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Sun 1/27 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place
Tue 1/29 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
Wed 1/30 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
Fri 2/1 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
Sat 2/2 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Tue 2/5 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed 2/6 Providence, RI Lupo’s
Fri 2/8 Mokena, IL The Pearl Room
Sat 2/9 Traverse City, MI Streeters (no Machine Head)
Sun 2/10 Flint, MI The Machine Shop (no Machine Head)
Fri 2/15 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
More dates announced soon.
www.hellyeahband.com
www.myspace.com/hellyeah
Simone Awhina to release new CD
On January 1st 2008, international award winning vocalist Simone Awhina will release her third CD, Born to Fly. This album contains beautiful original as well as well-known songs that encourage, inspire and uplift. She has mixed the classic sound of Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland with the contemporary sound of Michael Bubble and Josh Groban to a unique style that no contemporary female artist is doing today.
Simone, a native of The Netherlands who has been living in the United States since March 2004, feels honored to have top musicians like Celine Dionâ's guitarist Chielli Municci and many others share their amazing talents on this album. Simone, who discovered the healing power of her voice after her fiance Nico passed away in 1998 of a brain tumor, felt drawn to use her voice and music to uplift and inspire others. Since her debut in 2001, Simone has performed concerts and workshops worldwide. In addition to being featured on TV and radio in the Netherlands, Brazil, Canada and the United States, she performed at the 2005 Memorial Service for the victims of 9/11 in New York.
In 2001 and 2006, Simone was selected to represent her native country at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, California, where she won six medals in various categories. After her debut album Journey Through My Soul, which describes the soulful journey Simone made after Nico's death, her new album Born to Fly will take the listener on a intimate journey of remembering, looking at the world through the eyes of a child, letting go of what no longer serves you, and following your passion and dreams. Simone's second album is titled Transformation.
Born to Fly consists of inspiring original songs including the new single Somebody Believed in Me, as well as Through the Eyes of A Child, and True Love is Letting Go, and well-known favorites including: The Way We Were, Summertime, Don't Worry, Be Happy and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, songs that will deeply touch your soul, help you to let go and relax, or put a smile on your face.
Simone has a special vibration to her voice that can create a healing or help to balance the body, mind and spirit. Her special musical gift embraces listeners with a wondrous generosity that touches deeply into the heart. Simone's uniquely inspiring vocals and radiant presence have touched many lives.
"I have listened to hundreds of singers from around the world and I have never seen a performer touch the audience as Simone did." Wayne Sanders, NY, musical collaborator for Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and Lucille Ball.
You can listen to several of Simone's songs on www.sonicbids.com/simoneawhina by clicking on "audio."
Born to Fly and other CDs by Simone can be purchased through Simone's website www.justsimone.com or http://www.cdbaby.com
Simone, a native of The Netherlands who has been living in the United States since March 2004, feels honored to have top musicians like Celine Dionâ's guitarist Chielli Municci and many others share their amazing talents on this album. Simone, who discovered the healing power of her voice after her fiance Nico passed away in 1998 of a brain tumor, felt drawn to use her voice and music to uplift and inspire others. Since her debut in 2001, Simone has performed concerts and workshops worldwide. In addition to being featured on TV and radio in the Netherlands, Brazil, Canada and the United States, she performed at the 2005 Memorial Service for the victims of 9/11 in New York.
In 2001 and 2006, Simone was selected to represent her native country at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, California, where she won six medals in various categories. After her debut album Journey Through My Soul, which describes the soulful journey Simone made after Nico's death, her new album Born to Fly will take the listener on a intimate journey of remembering, looking at the world through the eyes of a child, letting go of what no longer serves you, and following your passion and dreams. Simone's second album is titled Transformation.
Born to Fly consists of inspiring original songs including the new single Somebody Believed in Me, as well as Through the Eyes of A Child, and True Love is Letting Go, and well-known favorites including: The Way We Were, Summertime, Don't Worry, Be Happy and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, songs that will deeply touch your soul, help you to let go and relax, or put a smile on your face.
Simone has a special vibration to her voice that can create a healing or help to balance the body, mind and spirit. Her special musical gift embraces listeners with a wondrous generosity that touches deeply into the heart. Simone's uniquely inspiring vocals and radiant presence have touched many lives.
"I have listened to hundreds of singers from around the world and I have never seen a performer touch the audience as Simone did." Wayne Sanders, NY, musical collaborator for Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and Lucille Ball.
You can listen to several of Simone's songs on www.sonicbids.com/simoneawhina by clicking on "audio."
Born to Fly and other CDs by Simone can be purchased through Simone's website www.justsimone.com or http://www.cdbaby.com
Upcoming Live Nation concerts
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10 AM:
MOLOTOV
January 31st
The Wiltern
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On Sale Friday, December 21 at 12 Noon:
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
with special guest
The Felice Brothers
February 12th
Avalon
MOLOTOV
January 31st
The Wiltern
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On Sale Friday, December 21 at 12 Noon:
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS / NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
with special guest
The Felice Brothers
February 12th
Avalon
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Upcoming concerts at The Fret House
upcoming concerts @ The Fret House
Saturday January 12 Ian Whicomb and Fred Sokolow
http://www.picklehead.com/ian.html
http://www.melbay.com/authors.asp?author=117
Saturday January 19 $15.00 Dan Levenson (workshops Sat & Sun)
http://www.oldtimemusic.us/
Saturday January 26 Doug Macleod
http://www.doug-macleod.com/
Saturday February 9 Evan Marshall
http://www.solomandolin.com/
Saturday February 16 Mark Hanson & Doug Smith
http://www.accentonmusic.com/
Saturday February 23 Mark Fosson
http://www.markfosson.com/home.html
Saturday March 8
Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
http://www.nathandjames.com/
Saturday March 15 Jeff Linsky
http://www.jefflinsky.com/
Saturday March 29 Sligo Rags
http://www.sligorags.com/
Saturday April 12 Robby Longley
http://www.robertearllongley.com/
Saturday April 26 Barry McGuire $20
http://www.barrymcguire.com/
Saturday May 17 Andrew York
http://www.andrewyork.net/Home.php
all shows 8pm door at 7:30
$15 except where noted
workshop info and prices and any further at
www.frethouse.com
or
626 339 7020
The Fret House
309 N Citrus
Covina 91723
626/339-7020
frethouse@earthlink.net
www.frethouse.com
Saturday January 12 Ian Whicomb and Fred Sokolow
http://www.picklehead.com/ian.html
http://www.melbay.com/authors.asp?author=117
Saturday January 19 $15.00 Dan Levenson (workshops Sat & Sun)
http://www.oldtimemusic.us/
Saturday January 26 Doug Macleod
http://www.doug-macleod.com/
Saturday February 9 Evan Marshall
http://www.solomandolin.com/
Saturday February 16 Mark Hanson & Doug Smith
http://www.accentonmusic.com/
Saturday February 23 Mark Fosson
http://www.markfosson.com/home.html
Saturday March 8
Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
http://www.nathandjames.com/
Saturday March 15 Jeff Linsky
http://www.jefflinsky.com/
Saturday March 29 Sligo Rags
http://www.sligorags.com/
Saturday April 12 Robby Longley
http://www.robertearllongley.com/
Saturday April 26 Barry McGuire $20
http://www.barrymcguire.com/
Saturday May 17 Andrew York
http://www.andrewyork.net/Home.php
all shows 8pm door at 7:30
$15 except where noted
workshop info and prices and any further at
www.frethouse.com
or
626 339 7020
The Fret House
309 N Citrus
Covina 91723
626/339-7020
frethouse@earthlink.net
www.frethouse.com
Don't miss Salons at the Castle
Salons at the Castle
present….
DAVID PRITCHARD
ACOUSTIC GUITAR QUARTET
Featuring Ken Rosser, Kevin Tiernan & John Storie
Tuesday, January 8th
7:30 in the evening
Ballroom of the
Castle Green
99 So. Raymond Avenue
Old Pasadena
David Pritchard & his Quartet bring a unique and rich approach to acoustic guitar performance with virtuosic playing, striking of passion. They will be previewing selections from their upcoming CD VERTICAL EDEN. Billboard Magazine has said “There is a spaciousness and forward movement to Pritchard’s musical designs that make his simple, but detailed, compositions sound cinematic!”
Reserved Seating only
Call and leave your name, phone and number of seats:
(626) 205-4029 (Light Bringer Project)
$20.00 Admission $15.00 Students with ID $10.00 Castle Residents
Please pay at the door (cash or checks only)
No Host Wine Bar (doors open at 7:00pm)
Complimentary Desserts & Coffee after the performance
Proceeds benefiting Light Bringer Project & The Castle Green
Support local music at Mr. T's Bowl
Check Calendar for updates...
http://plus.calendars.net/mrtsbowl
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr T's Bowl
5621 1/2 N. Figueroa St
at Ave 57 in
Highland Park
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Thur Dec 20th
Quan & the Chinese Take-Outs
http://www.myspace.com/thechinesetakeouts
panic movement
http://www.myspace.com/panicmovement
and others...
No cover
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Fri Dec 21st
Security Productions presents:
Punk Rock Whores
The Thingz
Andrew's Bad Stuff
Rovers Pinky
MC Acid Andy
$3.00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sat Dec 22st
Urban Takeover
DJ Mix night
call for info
$8.00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Dec 23rd
the happy casualties
Http://www.myspace.com/thehappycasualties
happy dwarf
http://www.myspace.com/happydwarfband
the sly digs
http://www.myspace.com/theslydigs
weatherground
http://www.myspace.com/weatherground
No cover
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Mon Dec 24th
Closed
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Tue Dec 25th
Closed
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Wed Dec 26th
Call for Info
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Thur Dec 27th
Dons-Nite between the Holidays bash...
No cover..
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Fri Dec 28th
The Tartans
Going Stagg
Brian Young
and the Club Substance DJ's spinning northern soul, new wave,80's, post-punk, french pop, brit pop, c-86, electro, no disco....
No cover...
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Sat Dec 29th
Mad Lovers
Third Grade Teacher (Acoustic)
Surrender The Pink
Sons Of Tito
$5.00
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Sun Dec 30
Midnightshakes and Friends
www.myspace.com/midnightshakes
No cover......
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Mon Dec 31st
T-Bowl NEW Years EVE with
The Janitor...
various bands and surprises and no cover
http://www.myspace.com/thejanitor666
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Tue Jan 1st
Closed
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Wed Jan 2nd
Bodies of water and friends
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Thur Jan 3rd
Kris Special and friends
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Fri Jan 4th
10pm: MasterSlashSlave
10:45pm: Box Violet
11:30pm: Teddy's Cheer Club
12:15am: The Monolators
No cover
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Sat Jan 5th
The band Bill and others...
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Sun Jan 6th
clark 8 cassette release nite
http://www.myspace.com/whitman
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Mon Jan 7th
Calvin Westonw/Monster Cock Rally
Mike Watt and the Missingmen
The Youngs
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Tue Jan 8th
T-Bowl Tuesday with the Janitor
No cover
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Wed Jan 9th
Invisible Plan
Batman vs. Predator
This Fiend Kills
Clevis
Jet Black Halo
No cover....
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Thur Jan 10th
Firethorn and others...
http://www.myspace.com/firethornrock
-- For 1st timers, try to get on a bill with a friends band that has already played here, its the easiest way to get booked.. Otherwise check below...
Booking and Bar info: 323-256-7561 call Arlo after & 7:30pm
Monday Residency booking - mrtsbowl@gmail.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Join the Mr T's Bowl e-mail list at:
Mrtsbowl-subscribe@topica.com
for weekly calendar updates...
web page :
http://mrtsbowl.tripod.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mrtsbowl
http://plus.calendars.net/mrtsbowl
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr T's Bowl
5621 1/2 N. Figueroa St
at Ave 57 in
Highland Park
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thur Dec 20th
Quan & the Chinese Take-Outs
http://www.myspace.com/thechinesetakeouts
panic movement
http://www.myspace.com/panicmovement
and others...
No cover
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fri Dec 21st
Security Productions presents:
Punk Rock Whores
The Thingz
Andrew's Bad Stuff
Rovers Pinky
MC Acid Andy
$3.00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sat Dec 22st
Urban Takeover
DJ Mix night
call for info
$8.00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Dec 23rd
the happy casualties
Http://www.myspace.com/thehappycasualties
happy dwarf
http://www.myspace.com/happydwarfband
the sly digs
http://www.myspace.com/theslydigs
weatherground
http://www.myspace.com/weatherground
No cover
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mon Dec 24th
Closed
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Tue Dec 25th
Closed
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wed Dec 26th
Call for Info
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thur Dec 27th
Dons-Nite between the Holidays bash...
No cover..
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fri Dec 28th
The Tartans
Going Stagg
Brian Young
and the Club Substance DJ's spinning northern soul, new wave,80's, post-punk, french pop, brit pop, c-86, electro, no disco....
No cover...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sat Dec 29th
Mad Lovers
Third Grade Teacher (Acoustic)
Surrender The Pink
Sons Of Tito
$5.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Dec 30
Midnightshakes and Friends
www.myspace.com/midnightshakes
No cover......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mon Dec 31st
T-Bowl NEW Years EVE with
The Janitor...
various bands and surprises and no cover
http://www.myspace.com/thejanitor666
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tue Jan 1st
Closed
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wed Jan 2nd
Bodies of water and friends
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thur Jan 3rd
Kris Special and friends
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fri Jan 4th
10pm: MasterSlashSlave
10:45pm: Box Violet
11:30pm: Teddy's Cheer Club
12:15am: The Monolators
No cover
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sat Jan 5th
The band Bill and others...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun Jan 6th
clark 8 cassette release nite
http://www.myspace.com/whitman
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mon Jan 7th
Calvin Westonw/Monster Cock Rally
Mike Watt and the Missingmen
The Youngs
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tue Jan 8th
T-Bowl Tuesday with the Janitor
No cover
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wed Jan 9th
Invisible Plan
Batman vs. Predator
This Fiend Kills
Clevis
Jet Black Halo
No cover....
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thur Jan 10th
Firethorn and others...
http://www.myspace.com/firethornrock
-- For 1st timers, try to get on a bill with a friends band that has already played here, its the easiest way to get booked.. Otherwise check below...
Booking and Bar info: 323-256-7561 call Arlo after & 7:30pm
Monday Residency booking - mrtsbowl@gmail.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Join the Mr T's Bowl e-mail list at:
Mrtsbowl-subscribe@topica.com
for weekly calendar updates...
web page :
http://mrtsbowl.tripod.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mrtsbowl
Queen Mary Brazilian Carnival set for Feb. 2
THE 5th ANNUAL QUEEN MARY BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL 2008
"Carnaval goes Green - preserving the Environment and our Planet"
DYNAMIC RHYTHMS AND NON-STOP BRAZILIAN ENTERTAINMENT
Party in style aboard the historic ocean liner
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008
8:00 pm - 2:00 a.m.
Featured Brazilian- born performers are:
DANDARA “Brazil’s Tina Turner” & Pra Gandaia Band performing classic Sambas, Axé, Marchinhas and Frevo, and spectacular Reggae grooves from Bahia, Brazil
MAISA, the Samba Queen from San Francisco with Energia do Samba featuring dancers in costumes adorned in sequins, beads and feathers
CASA DO SAMBA SCHOOL – over 30 percussionists with the best of Samba Enredo and Batucada!
spectacular Samba show with MARISSA from Los Angeles and dancers
Ki-Xego Axé Dancers who move to a variety of Bahian beats
''Brazilian Carnaval…a wildly extravagant music party...Hot, hot samba on a chilly L.A. evening”
-- Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES—This year Brazilian Carnaval in Los Angeles occurs on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, which has sold out three levels with a crowd of over 2500 guests every year for the past five years. This floating celebration and authentic demonstration of Brazilian Carnaval dance, parading and music occurs on the same day as Brazil’s own Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. This year’s theme is “Preservation of the Planet” featuring green and recycled decorations. At the heart of the 2008 celebration is renowned Bahiana Dandara, performing vibrant and energetic Carnaval beats. The party starts at 8:00 p.m. and features Dandara and Pra Gandaia Band with Marchinhas, Sambas, Frevo, AxÈ music of Bahia (http://www.myspace.com/pragandaia).
Also featured are: Samba Queen Maisa (http://www.carnaval.com/sf02/maisa.htm); the Samba Show Dancers moving to batucada rhythms in their feather-sequined bikini costumes, authentic Brazilian food from Silvio’s Brazilian B.B.Q., and Brazilian arts, crafts, Havaianas and fashion, giveaway souvenirs of Mardi Gras beads, tambourines and shakers. Plus watch Carnaval from Rio de Janeiro aired LIVE on big screens, adding excitement to the largest Carnaval party in Southern California.
Pra Gandaia is an energetic Brazilian music group fronted by the dynamic singer Dandara. Dandara's singing career began in her hometown, Salvador, Bahia, considered the soul and heartbeat of Brazil. Her deep, spicy singing voice and her vibrant dance and performance style make her a sensation on stage. Her exceptional voice and her contagious way of moving, dancing and jumping on the stage, has led her to be called the "Brazilian Tina Turner.” Inspired by the rich, sensuous swing of Bahia's rhythms, she has been able to create a mixture of many sources involving rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, and Cuba. No one can stand still during her performances!!
Dandara has traveled across Brazil singing on top of “Trio Eletricos” during Carnaval and in concert halls from São Paulo to Rio. She was the featured vocalist for “Banda Relogio” with whom she recorded two CDs. In 1997 a Salvador radio station and the “A Tarde” newspaper chose Dandara as the "Nova Revelação" singer and winner of the Dodo and Osmar Award for the best new star of Axé Music. Dandára has shared the stage with the great names of Bahian Carnaval: Carlinhos Brown, Chiclete com Banana, Ivete Sangalo, Banda Eva, Ilê Ayê and Olodum. She was invited by Claude Nabis, producer of the Montreaux Festival in Switzerland, to be part of the Brazilian Night in the festival. Along with Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben Jor, Dandára had the crowd singing and dancing in the aisles. Dandára is currently living in the Bay Area.
The irrepressible Samba Show Dancers, led by director-choreographer Marissa, complete the party as they offer its audiences a visual feast with extravagant performances of samba, frevo, axé, and capoeira, a traditional martial arts dance. Comprised of a diverse team of talented dancers, this ensemble of 15 radiates with sheer energy and passion. This exuberant exotic show was created authentically in Brazil. Brazilian mysticism, folklore, energy, creativity and enthusiasm radiates from the performances. Using all the best dancers and singers of Brazil, the performers themselves represent the many cultural backgrounds of the people in Brazil, bringing to life Brazil’s Technicolor soul.
CASA do SAMBA, the new generation of Brazilian samba and batucada simulate the Rio de Janeiro street Carnaval with Samba Enredo and a full percussion ensemble of 30 players, plus Danilo and Ki-Xego Axé Dancers showcasing a variety of Bahian choreographies and Djs spinning Brazilian rhythms.
Queen Mary Brazilian Carnaval 2008 will simulcast the Carnaval LIVE from Brazil on the big screen throughout the event, courtesy of Dish Network and TV Globo (Brazilian's main TV Channel). Patrons will experience the connection with others celebrating miles away from Rio.
A trip to Rio de Janeiro will be given away. Costumes are welcome! Authentic Brazilian food catered by Silvio’s Brazilian Bar B-Q, Golly Guarana (Brazil’s Classic Soft Drink), as well as crafts, clothing and a variety of Brazilian items will be available for purchase. Hip, socially conscious street ware from Listen clothing will offer T-shirts and Tote Bags (www.listenclothing.com).
Patricia and Gilberto Leao from Brazilian Nites Productions have been producing quality events with the best of Brazilian talent directly from Brazil since 1990. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the EYES OF A CHILD FOUNDATION, a non-profit organization that dedicates its social work to underprivileged children in Brazil.
Admission to Queen Mary Brazilian Carnaval 2008 is for all ages. Advance tickets are $38 for general admission, $45 for reserved table seating on the upper level and $55 for reserved table seating on the dance floor table, plus group discounts are available by calling (818) 566-1111. General Admission tickets can also be purchased in the following places: Kitanda Brazilian Market (818)995-7422, Brazil Mania (310)212-6040, El Camaguey Meat Market (310) 839-4037, El Gaucho Meat Market (310) 297-2617, El Gaucho II (714) 776-6400, Neutral Grounds Brazilian JIU-JITSU (562) 856-1615 , Taste of Brazil (323) 342-9422, Mercado Corona (949) 722-8008, Silvio’s Brazilian Bar- BQ (310) 539-2924. - Or by calling (818) 566-1111 / www.BrazilianNites.com
Tickets, if available, will also be sold on the day of the event at the Queen Mary from 4:00 pm on for $48 general admnission and $55/$65 reserved table seat, cash only at the door. The Queen Mary is located at 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California 90802. Parking on site is available for a fee.
This event is sponsored in part by LATV, Golly Guarana, Dish Network and TV Globo, REMO Inc., Brasil Best, Silvio’s Brazilian Bar B-Q, Listen Clothing, Memories in a Box and SouthWinds Travel.
"Carnaval goes Green - preserving the Environment and our Planet"
DYNAMIC RHYTHMS AND NON-STOP BRAZILIAN ENTERTAINMENT
Party in style aboard the historic ocean liner
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008
8:00 pm - 2:00 a.m.
Featured Brazilian- born performers are:
DANDARA “Brazil’s Tina Turner” & Pra Gandaia Band performing classic Sambas, Axé, Marchinhas and Frevo, and spectacular Reggae grooves from Bahia, Brazil
MAISA, the Samba Queen from San Francisco with Energia do Samba featuring dancers in costumes adorned in sequins, beads and feathers
CASA DO SAMBA SCHOOL – over 30 percussionists with the best of Samba Enredo and Batucada!
spectacular Samba show with MARISSA from Los Angeles and dancers
Ki-Xego Axé Dancers who move to a variety of Bahian beats
''Brazilian Carnaval…a wildly extravagant music party...Hot, hot samba on a chilly L.A. evening”
-- Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES—This year Brazilian Carnaval in Los Angeles occurs on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, which has sold out three levels with a crowd of over 2500 guests every year for the past five years. This floating celebration and authentic demonstration of Brazilian Carnaval dance, parading and music occurs on the same day as Brazil’s own Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. This year’s theme is “Preservation of the Planet” featuring green and recycled decorations. At the heart of the 2008 celebration is renowned Bahiana Dandara, performing vibrant and energetic Carnaval beats. The party starts at 8:00 p.m. and features Dandara and Pra Gandaia Band with Marchinhas, Sambas, Frevo, AxÈ music of Bahia (http://www.myspace.com/pragandaia).
Also featured are: Samba Queen Maisa (http://www.carnaval.com/sf02/maisa.htm); the Samba Show Dancers moving to batucada rhythms in their feather-sequined bikini costumes, authentic Brazilian food from Silvio’s Brazilian B.B.Q., and Brazilian arts, crafts, Havaianas and fashion, giveaway souvenirs of Mardi Gras beads, tambourines and shakers. Plus watch Carnaval from Rio de Janeiro aired LIVE on big screens, adding excitement to the largest Carnaval party in Southern California.
Pra Gandaia is an energetic Brazilian music group fronted by the dynamic singer Dandara. Dandara's singing career began in her hometown, Salvador, Bahia, considered the soul and heartbeat of Brazil. Her deep, spicy singing voice and her vibrant dance and performance style make her a sensation on stage. Her exceptional voice and her contagious way of moving, dancing and jumping on the stage, has led her to be called the "Brazilian Tina Turner.” Inspired by the rich, sensuous swing of Bahia's rhythms, she has been able to create a mixture of many sources involving rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, and Cuba. No one can stand still during her performances!!
Dandara has traveled across Brazil singing on top of “Trio Eletricos” during Carnaval and in concert halls from São Paulo to Rio. She was the featured vocalist for “Banda Relogio” with whom she recorded two CDs. In 1997 a Salvador radio station and the “A Tarde” newspaper chose Dandara as the "Nova Revelação" singer and winner of the Dodo and Osmar Award for the best new star of Axé Music. Dandára has shared the stage with the great names of Bahian Carnaval: Carlinhos Brown, Chiclete com Banana, Ivete Sangalo, Banda Eva, Ilê Ayê and Olodum. She was invited by Claude Nabis, producer of the Montreaux Festival in Switzerland, to be part of the Brazilian Night in the festival. Along with Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben Jor, Dandára had the crowd singing and dancing in the aisles. Dandára is currently living in the Bay Area.
The irrepressible Samba Show Dancers, led by director-choreographer Marissa, complete the party as they offer its audiences a visual feast with extravagant performances of samba, frevo, axé, and capoeira, a traditional martial arts dance. Comprised of a diverse team of talented dancers, this ensemble of 15 radiates with sheer energy and passion. This exuberant exotic show was created authentically in Brazil. Brazilian mysticism, folklore, energy, creativity and enthusiasm radiates from the performances. Using all the best dancers and singers of Brazil, the performers themselves represent the many cultural backgrounds of the people in Brazil, bringing to life Brazil’s Technicolor soul.
CASA do SAMBA, the new generation of Brazilian samba and batucada simulate the Rio de Janeiro street Carnaval with Samba Enredo and a full percussion ensemble of 30 players, plus Danilo and Ki-Xego Axé Dancers showcasing a variety of Bahian choreographies and Djs spinning Brazilian rhythms.
Queen Mary Brazilian Carnaval 2008 will simulcast the Carnaval LIVE from Brazil on the big screen throughout the event, courtesy of Dish Network and TV Globo (Brazilian's main TV Channel). Patrons will experience the connection with others celebrating miles away from Rio.
A trip to Rio de Janeiro will be given away. Costumes are welcome! Authentic Brazilian food catered by Silvio’s Brazilian Bar B-Q, Golly Guarana (Brazil’s Classic Soft Drink), as well as crafts, clothing and a variety of Brazilian items will be available for purchase. Hip, socially conscious street ware from Listen clothing will offer T-shirts and Tote Bags (www.listenclothing.com).
Patricia and Gilberto Leao from Brazilian Nites Productions have been producing quality events with the best of Brazilian talent directly from Brazil since 1990. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the EYES OF A CHILD FOUNDATION, a non-profit organization that dedicates its social work to underprivileged children in Brazil.
Admission to Queen Mary Brazilian Carnaval 2008 is for all ages. Advance tickets are $38 for general admission, $45 for reserved table seating on the upper level and $55 for reserved table seating on the dance floor table, plus group discounts are available by calling (818) 566-1111. General Admission tickets can also be purchased in the following places: Kitanda Brazilian Market (818)995-7422, Brazil Mania (310)212-6040, El Camaguey Meat Market (310) 839-4037, El Gaucho Meat Market (310) 297-2617, El Gaucho II (714) 776-6400, Neutral Grounds Brazilian JIU-JITSU (562) 856-1615 , Taste of Brazil (323) 342-9422, Mercado Corona (949) 722-8008, Silvio’s Brazilian Bar- BQ (310) 539-2924. - Or by calling (818) 566-1111 / www.BrazilianNites.com
Tickets, if available, will also be sold on the day of the event at the Queen Mary from 4:00 pm on for $48 general admnission and $55/$65 reserved table seat, cash only at the door. The Queen Mary is located at 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California 90802. Parking on site is available for a fee.
This event is sponsored in part by LATV, Golly Guarana, Dish Network and TV Globo, REMO Inc., Brasil Best, Silvio’s Brazilian Bar B-Q, Listen Clothing, Memories in a Box and SouthWinds Travel.
Baysides Anthony Raneri tours solo
Bayside has always a band who appreciates their fans and their support. So over the next few weeks, Anthony Raneri, vocalist for Victory Records group, is preparing to give back to his fans by embarking alone on a handful of solo dates, before he rejoins his band for their Winter 2008 dates. With dates starting Dec. 19th in San Francisco and trekking across the US, these shows will be rare, one-time glimpses of Bayside's music, presented in a completely stripped down form... just Anthony and his guitar.
"I want to give back to where I came from and give an intimate show for my core fans," Raneri said of the dates.
With their mainstream music consciousness at an all-time high for their acclaimed new album, The Walking Wounded, Bayside have been building their profile and their popularity by leaps and bounds through exposure in a variety of high-profile media. Chief among them was their performance on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, of their lead track “Duality.” The song was hailed by Rolling Stone as “the year’s first great emo single: a destructive romance, chugging guitars, swelling strings and an irresistible arena-ready chorus.”
Among the stops will be a very special performance at "A Night of Songs, Conversation and Hope," presented by the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms in Orlando, FL on December 29th. Anthony will join members of Hawthorne Heights , Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Underoath in conversation and performances.
Almost immediately upon Anthony's return to the East Coast, the band will film a video for "Carry On," their second video from Walking Wounded before embarking on a headlining tour national tour with Straylight Run, Four Year Strong, and select dates with Tokyo Rose and The Status.
For more information about this tour, please go to www.reybee.com/bayside/1207.
Bayside is Anthony Raneri (guitars/vocals), Jack O'Shea (guitar), Christopher J. Guglielmo (drums) and Nick Ghanbarian (bass). The Walking Wounded was released on Victory Records earlier this year and has SoundScanned close to 60,000 in the US alone. Previous albums included Sirens and Condolences (2004) which sold over 50,000 and Bayside (2005) which sold 60,000.
Anthony Raneri solo acoustic dates:
Dec 19
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA
Dec 21
Chain Reaction
Anaheim, CA
Dec 29
The Social To Write Love on Her Arms Presents "A Night of Songs, Conversation and Hope" w/Ronnie Winter(Red Jumpsuit Apaparatus, Aaron Gillespie(Underoath/The Almost), Anthony Raneri(Bayside), Josh Moore and JT Woodruff(Hawthorne Heights)
Orlando, FL
Jan 11
The Hangout
Edinboro, PA
Jan 12
Charleroi Italian Club
Charleroi, PA
Jan 13
Magic Stick
Detroit, MI
Jan 14
Mojoes Coffeehouse
Orland Park, IL
Jan 15
Mad Hatter
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 17
First Unitarian
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 18
Knitting Factory
New York, NY
Jan 19
RPI College - McNeil Room
Troy, NY
www.myspace.com/anthonyranerisolo
www.baysideisacult.com
www.myspace.com/bayside
"I want to give back to where I came from and give an intimate show for my core fans," Raneri said of the dates.
With their mainstream music consciousness at an all-time high for their acclaimed new album, The Walking Wounded, Bayside have been building their profile and their popularity by leaps and bounds through exposure in a variety of high-profile media. Chief among them was their performance on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, of their lead track “Duality.” The song was hailed by Rolling Stone as “the year’s first great emo single: a destructive romance, chugging guitars, swelling strings and an irresistible arena-ready chorus.”
Among the stops will be a very special performance at "A Night of Songs, Conversation and Hope," presented by the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms in Orlando, FL on December 29th. Anthony will join members of Hawthorne Heights , Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Underoath in conversation and performances.
Almost immediately upon Anthony's return to the East Coast, the band will film a video for "Carry On," their second video from Walking Wounded before embarking on a headlining tour national tour with Straylight Run, Four Year Strong, and select dates with Tokyo Rose and The Status.
For more information about this tour, please go to www.reybee.com/bayside/1207.
Bayside is Anthony Raneri (guitars/vocals), Jack O'Shea (guitar), Christopher J. Guglielmo (drums) and Nick Ghanbarian (bass). The Walking Wounded was released on Victory Records earlier this year and has SoundScanned close to 60,000 in the US alone. Previous albums included Sirens and Condolences (2004) which sold over 50,000 and Bayside (2005) which sold 60,000.
Anthony Raneri solo acoustic dates:
Dec 19
Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA
Dec 21
Chain Reaction
Anaheim, CA
Dec 29
The Social To Write Love on Her Arms Presents "A Night of Songs, Conversation and Hope" w/Ronnie Winter(Red Jumpsuit Apaparatus, Aaron Gillespie(Underoath/The Almost), Anthony Raneri(Bayside), Josh Moore and JT Woodruff(Hawthorne Heights)
Orlando, FL
Jan 11
The Hangout
Edinboro, PA
Jan 12
Charleroi Italian Club
Charleroi, PA
Jan 13
Magic Stick
Detroit, MI
Jan 14
Mojoes Coffeehouse
Orland Park, IL
Jan 15
Mad Hatter
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 17
First Unitarian
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 18
Knitting Factory
New York, NY
Jan 19
RPI College - McNeil Room
Troy, NY
www.myspace.com/anthonyranerisolo
www.baysideisacult.com
www.myspace.com/bayside
Egypt Central on tour and readying release
Memphis, Tennessee’s Egypt Central will be releasing their self-titled debut in January 2008 on Fat Lady Records in conjunction with Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group (ILG). Egypt Central, featuring John T. Falls (vocals), Joey Chicago (bass), Heath Hindman (guitar), Blake Allison (drums), and Jeff James (guitar), originally recorded the album in 2006, which was mixed by Josh Abraham (Velvet Revolver, Korn, Linkin Park).
Once the band signed with Fat Lady Records/ILG in 2007, they went back into the studio to retool the album. With the help of mixer Paul David Hagar and mastered by legendary George Marino, the insanely catchy, hard-driven disc was re-mixed, re-mastered, and re-sequenced, taking it to another level!
The first single, “You Make Me Sick” debuted at #38 this week on the BDS Active Rock chart behind early supporters like WIIL/Chicago, WIYY/Baltimore, WRIF/Detroit, KXFX/Santa Rosa (Top 10 Phones), KZRQ/Springfield, Sirius and XM.
Egypt Central’s track, “Over and Under,” was featured in the major motion picture, “The Condemned.” That exposure led to appearances on both Ozzfest and the Family Values Tour.
Foster care, rehabs, homelessness, signed to a major label and dropped - the band's self titled debut CD tells the story of their lives - an ever changing collage of lost love, frustration, broken dreams, but with the determination to rise and succeed.
“Life is what you make of it,” says Falls. “We're not vengeful people, and we would never let any negative energy ruin how great it feels to have an album out. After all the work we put in, it's the greatest feeling ever and I don't think it would be so gratifying had we not been through everything we've experienced.”
Egypt Central will be touring in Early 2008 to support the January release of their self-titled debut, with more huge dates to come!
Egypt Central on tour:
12/28 - Springfield, VA - The Otto Bar
12/29 - Mechanicsburg, PA - TBA
12/31 - Laurel, DE - The House Sports Bar & Grille
1/2 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
1/3 - Charlotte, NC - Soundvent
1/4 - Murfreesboro, NC - Zakks Coffee House
1/5 - Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
1/7 – Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
1/8 - Gainesville, FL - Backstage Lounge
1/9 - Jacksonville, FL - French Quarters
1/10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - TBD
1/11 - Tampa, FL - Bourbon Street
1/12 - Tallahassee, FL - Floyds Music Store
1/13 - New Orleans, LA - The Howlin Wolf
1/16 - Lubbok, TX - Jakes Ballroom
1/19 - Tempe,AZ - The SETS
1/20 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon
1/24 - San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle
1/25 - Sacramento, CA - The Kennel Club
1/29 - Seattle,WA - Studio 7
1/31 - Santa Rosa, CA - Last Day Saloon
Once the band signed with Fat Lady Records/ILG in 2007, they went back into the studio to retool the album. With the help of mixer Paul David Hagar and mastered by legendary George Marino, the insanely catchy, hard-driven disc was re-mixed, re-mastered, and re-sequenced, taking it to another level!
The first single, “You Make Me Sick” debuted at #38 this week on the BDS Active Rock chart behind early supporters like WIIL/Chicago, WIYY/Baltimore, WRIF/Detroit, KXFX/Santa Rosa (Top 10 Phones), KZRQ/Springfield, Sirius and XM.
Egypt Central’s track, “Over and Under,” was featured in the major motion picture, “The Condemned.” That exposure led to appearances on both Ozzfest and the Family Values Tour.
Foster care, rehabs, homelessness, signed to a major label and dropped - the band's self titled debut CD tells the story of their lives - an ever changing collage of lost love, frustration, broken dreams, but with the determination to rise and succeed.
“Life is what you make of it,” says Falls. “We're not vengeful people, and we would never let any negative energy ruin how great it feels to have an album out. After all the work we put in, it's the greatest feeling ever and I don't think it would be so gratifying had we not been through everything we've experienced.”
Egypt Central will be touring in Early 2008 to support the January release of their self-titled debut, with more huge dates to come!
Egypt Central on tour:
12/28 - Springfield, VA - The Otto Bar
12/29 - Mechanicsburg, PA - TBA
12/31 - Laurel, DE - The House Sports Bar & Grille
1/2 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
1/3 - Charlotte, NC - Soundvent
1/4 - Murfreesboro, NC - Zakks Coffee House
1/5 - Fayetteville, NC Jester's Pub
1/7 – Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
1/8 - Gainesville, FL - Backstage Lounge
1/9 - Jacksonville, FL - French Quarters
1/10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - TBD
1/11 - Tampa, FL - Bourbon Street
1/12 - Tallahassee, FL - Floyds Music Store
1/13 - New Orleans, LA - The Howlin Wolf
1/16 - Lubbok, TX - Jakes Ballroom
1/19 - Tempe,AZ - The SETS
1/20 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon
1/24 - San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle
1/25 - Sacramento, CA - The Kennel Club
1/29 - Seattle,WA - Studio 7
1/31 - Santa Rosa, CA - Last Day Saloon
The Myriad named Dew Circuit Breakout winners
Seattle band, The Myriad were crowned “Dew Circuit Breakout ‘07” winners this Saturday, December 15th joining an impress list of alumni who have taken home the crown including Hellogoodbye, Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday and Hawthorne Heights.
Hosted by MTV2 VJ Jim Shearer, each of the Dew Circuit Breakout finalists – The Myriad, Them Terribles and The Material – battled it out at the MTV Times Square studios on Saturday, December 15th in front of a live audience as well as a panel of music industry insiders including Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta and Ultragrrrl of Stolen Transmission. Fans voted for their favorite band on dewcircuitbreakout.mtv2.com and results were announced on air during the live finale.
As the winning band, The Myriad will enjoy are a video produced from their live finale appearance which will then get exposure on MTV2’s Unleashed and Discover & Download. In addition, all three finalist bands will have a song available for download on the Rock Band video game.
About The Myriad (Seattle, WA):
Drawing rave reviews from fans and critics worldwide, The Myriad's music covers a diversely artistic panorama. Atmospheric, melodic strains fill lyrics of heartache, doubt, and guts, while epic soundtracks span thundering anthems and sincere confessions with a mighty thump! The band has toured extensively, playing with bands such as Lovedrug, mewithoutYou, Mutemath, As Tall As Lions, etc, and has quickly earned a sing-along relationship with fans everywhere... a connection founded more on captivating performances than on-stage antics. Creative melodies evocative of at times kent, at others Bjork, are delivered with the grand musical scope of The Verve, Radiohead and Mew. The Myriad's first full length record, "You Can't Trust a Ladder" was featured as a Staff Favorite on iTunes (alongside the White Stripes and the Foo Fighters) when it was released in June 2005. The band’s forthcoming record "With Arrows, With Poise” will be released March 2008.
For complete details on “MTV2’s Dew Circuit Breakout” including band information and exclusive videos, log on to dewcircuitbreakout.mtv2.com.
Hosted by MTV2 VJ Jim Shearer, each of the Dew Circuit Breakout finalists – The Myriad, Them Terribles and The Material – battled it out at the MTV Times Square studios on Saturday, December 15th in front of a live audience as well as a panel of music industry insiders including Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta and Ultragrrrl of Stolen Transmission. Fans voted for their favorite band on dewcircuitbreakout.mtv2.com and results were announced on air during the live finale.
As the winning band, The Myriad will enjoy are a video produced from their live finale appearance which will then get exposure on MTV2’s Unleashed and Discover & Download. In addition, all three finalist bands will have a song available for download on the Rock Band video game.
About The Myriad (Seattle, WA):
Drawing rave reviews from fans and critics worldwide, The Myriad's music covers a diversely artistic panorama. Atmospheric, melodic strains fill lyrics of heartache, doubt, and guts, while epic soundtracks span thundering anthems and sincere confessions with a mighty thump! The band has toured extensively, playing with bands such as Lovedrug, mewithoutYou, Mutemath, As Tall As Lions, etc, and has quickly earned a sing-along relationship with fans everywhere... a connection founded more on captivating performances than on-stage antics. Creative melodies evocative of at times kent, at others Bjork, are delivered with the grand musical scope of The Verve, Radiohead and Mew. The Myriad's first full length record, "You Can't Trust a Ladder" was featured as a Staff Favorite on iTunes (alongside the White Stripes and the Foo Fighters) when it was released in June 2005. The band’s forthcoming record "With Arrows, With Poise” will be released March 2008.
For complete details on “MTV2’s Dew Circuit Breakout” including band information and exclusive videos, log on to dewcircuitbreakout.mtv2.com.
The Presidents to the United States of America are back
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ARE SET TO RETURN WITH
‘THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE’
OUT MARCH 11
VIA
FUGITIVE RECORDINGS (EMI)
WORLD TOUR TO LAUNCH MARCH 14,
EARLY PRESALE BEGINS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
These are the good times, people. No, really.
And who better to set the record straight than the PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The trio returns March 11 with THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE, their first album in three years and fourth overall. It will be released via Fugitive Recordings (an alignment between the band and EMI).
From the opening, celebratory blast of the first single “Mixed Up SOB”--which embraces the spirit of the band’s 4.5 million-selling eponymous debut--to the warm, Shins-like lilt of “Loose Balloon,” the group commandeers your attention with 14 contagious winners.
With the collective strengths of founding vocalist, basitar player and principal songwriter CHRIS BALLEW, original drummer JASON FINN and guitbass player ANDREW MCKEAG--who officially joins the band with this album--PUSA have delivered an inventive and uplifting rock & roll album.
THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE, was recorded with Northwest legends The Fastbacks’ own Kurt Bloch (Robyn Hitchcock, Mudhoney, Les Thugs) and mixed by Martin Feveyear (Screaming Trees, Epoxies, Amber Pacific). PUSA dig deep and pull off their most diverse and accomplished record yet on THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE, which shares the landscape with recent acclaimed efforts by like-minded groups They Might Be Giants and The Hives.
The complete track listing is: "Mixed Up S.O.B.", "Ladybug", "Sharpen Up Those Fangs", "More Bad Times", "French Girl", "Truckstop Butterfly", "Ghosts Are Everywhere", "Loose Balloon", "Flame is Love", "So Lo So Hi", "Poor Turtle", "Rot in the Sun", "Warhead", and "Deleter."
The Seattle-based groups' eponymous debut burst into the public eye in 1995 on the strength of radio smashes like "Lump" and "Peaches.” They have been serving out their trademark joy-pop to crowds worldwide ever since. Their most recent campaign, around 2004's Love Everybody--featured sold-out concerts in cities across the globe, including London, Amsterdam, Sydney, and Medford, OR. At these frenetic performances, blissed-out teens by the thousands have served as testament to PUSA’s timelessness.
And the good times are starting in earnest again. This coming March PUSA will launch a world trek including notable U.S. stops in Los Angeles on March 21 (The Roxy) and in New York City on March 24 (Bowery Ballroom). In April, the group will head overseas for shows in The Netherlands, U.K., Belgium and Ireland. Expect the group to announce more shows for mid-2008 and beyond early next year. Tickets go on sale December 21 and 22. An early pre-sale on the group’s email list begins Tuesday, December 18, fans can sign up at www.presidentsrock.com.
For more information visit: www.presidentsrock.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/thepresidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica.
Catch PUSA on tour in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
PUSA Headlining world trek
Fri 3/14 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Sat 3/15 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Mon 3/17 (Sacramento) Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
Tue 3/18 San Francisco, CA Great American
Wed 3/19 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Fri 3/21 Los Angeles, CA Roxy
Sat 3/22 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Mon 3/24 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Tue 3/25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed 3/26 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
Thu 3/27 Boston, MA Paradise
Thu 4/10 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Effenaar
Fri 4/11 Groningen, The Netherlands Oosterpoort KZ
Sat 4/12 Utrecht, The Netherlands Tivoli
Mon 4/14 Brussels, Belgium Botanique
Tue 4/15 London, UK Astoria
Wed 4/16 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
Fri 4/18 Bristol, UK Carling Academy
Sat 4/19 Birmingham, UK Carling Academy
Sun 4/20 Manchester, UK Academy
Tue 4/22 Newcastle, UK Carling Academy
Wed 4/23 Glasgow, UK Carling Academy
Fri 4/24 Belfast, UK Spring & Airbrake
Sat 4/25 Dublin, Ireland Tripod
ARE SET TO RETURN WITH
‘THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE’
OUT MARCH 11
VIA
FUGITIVE RECORDINGS (EMI)
WORLD TOUR TO LAUNCH MARCH 14,
EARLY PRESALE BEGINS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
These are the good times, people. No, really.
And who better to set the record straight than the PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
The trio returns March 11 with THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE, their first album in three years and fourth overall. It will be released via Fugitive Recordings (an alignment between the band and EMI).
From the opening, celebratory blast of the first single “Mixed Up SOB”--which embraces the spirit of the band’s 4.5 million-selling eponymous debut--to the warm, Shins-like lilt of “Loose Balloon,” the group commandeers your attention with 14 contagious winners.
With the collective strengths of founding vocalist, basitar player and principal songwriter CHRIS BALLEW, original drummer JASON FINN and guitbass player ANDREW MCKEAG--who officially joins the band with this album--PUSA have delivered an inventive and uplifting rock & roll album.
THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE, was recorded with Northwest legends The Fastbacks’ own Kurt Bloch (Robyn Hitchcock, Mudhoney, Les Thugs) and mixed by Martin Feveyear (Screaming Trees, Epoxies, Amber Pacific). PUSA dig deep and pull off their most diverse and accomplished record yet on THESE ARE THE GOOD TIMES PEOPLE, which shares the landscape with recent acclaimed efforts by like-minded groups They Might Be Giants and The Hives.
The complete track listing is: "Mixed Up S.O.B.", "Ladybug", "Sharpen Up Those Fangs", "More Bad Times", "French Girl", "Truckstop Butterfly", "Ghosts Are Everywhere", "Loose Balloon", "Flame is Love", "So Lo So Hi", "Poor Turtle", "Rot in the Sun", "Warhead", and "Deleter."
The Seattle-based groups' eponymous debut burst into the public eye in 1995 on the strength of radio smashes like "Lump" and "Peaches.” They have been serving out their trademark joy-pop to crowds worldwide ever since. Their most recent campaign, around 2004's Love Everybody--featured sold-out concerts in cities across the globe, including London, Amsterdam, Sydney, and Medford, OR. At these frenetic performances, blissed-out teens by the thousands have served as testament to PUSA’s timelessness.
And the good times are starting in earnest again. This coming March PUSA will launch a world trek including notable U.S. stops in Los Angeles on March 21 (The Roxy) and in New York City on March 24 (Bowery Ballroom). In April, the group will head overseas for shows in The Netherlands, U.K., Belgium and Ireland. Expect the group to announce more shows for mid-2008 and beyond early next year. Tickets go on sale December 21 and 22. An early pre-sale on the group’s email list begins Tuesday, December 18, fans can sign up at www.presidentsrock.com.
For more information visit: www.presidentsrock.com and/or http://www.myspace.com/thepresidentsoftheunitedstatesofamerica.
Catch PUSA on tour in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
PUSA Headlining world trek
Fri 3/14 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Sat 3/15 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Mon 3/17 (Sacramento) Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
Tue 3/18 San Francisco, CA Great American
Wed 3/19 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Fri 3/21 Los Angeles, CA Roxy
Sat 3/22 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Mon 3/24 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Tue 3/25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed 3/26 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
Thu 3/27 Boston, MA Paradise
Thu 4/10 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Effenaar
Fri 4/11 Groningen, The Netherlands Oosterpoort KZ
Sat 4/12 Utrecht, The Netherlands Tivoli
Mon 4/14 Brussels, Belgium Botanique
Tue 4/15 London, UK Astoria
Wed 4/16 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
Fri 4/18 Bristol, UK Carling Academy
Sat 4/19 Birmingham, UK Carling Academy
Sun 4/20 Manchester, UK Academy
Tue 4/22 Newcastle, UK Carling Academy
Wed 4/23 Glasgow, UK Carling Academy
Fri 4/24 Belfast, UK Spring & Airbrake
Sat 4/25 Dublin, Ireland Tripod
Emery to kick off tour in January
As critical acclaim continues to build for EMERY’s recently released third album I’M ONLY A MAN, the group has announced their first U.S. headlining tour in two years. The winter trek will kick off January 29 in Nashville, TN (see partial listing of dates below) and wrap late March; the support acts are Mayday Parade, As Cities Burn, Pierce the Veil and Cry of the Afflicted.
Strong critical praise has been pouring in for I’M ONLY A MAN: Blender magazine gave the album a three-and-a-half star review, stating ”From the quietly disaffected seething ‘World Away’ to the faux-disco beats on ‘Don’t Bore Us, Get To the Chorus,’ this is screamo worth shouting about” (December 2007). Alternative Press magazine hailed: “Blessed today with confidence and new creativity, their third album, I’M ONLY A MAN, is effortless…” (December 2007).
Produced by Ryan Boesch, who previously engineered discs by The Cure, Foo Fighters, Eels, Ozomatli and From First To Last, I’M ONLY A MAN takes the band further into territory glimpsed at in their prior releases: 2004’s self-financed The Weaks End and 2005’s The Question, which have now sold over 250,000 copies combined.
For the new album, EMERY--TOBY MORELL (vocals/bass), DEVIN SHELTON (vocals/bass), MATT CARTER (guitar), JOSH HEAD (keyboards) and DAVE POWELL (drums)--expanded their melodic side with songs that resonate long after the first listen including the first single “The Party Song,” “Story About A Man With A Bad Heart” and “Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus.”
Expect the group, known for their frenetic and undeniably infectious live shows, to tour throughout 2008 and beyond.
Catch EMERY on their headlining U.S. tour this winter and visit www.emerymusic.com and www.myspace.com/emery for more information:
DATE CITY VENUE
w/ Mayday Parade, As Cities Burn, Pierce the Veil, Cry of the Afflicted
Tue 1/29 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Wed 1/30 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Thu 1/31 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri 2/1 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
Mon 2/4 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Tue 2/5 St. Paul, MN Station 4
Wed 2/6 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
Thu 2/7 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Fri 2/8 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Sat 2/9 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
Mon 2/11 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
Tue 2/12 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Wed 2/13 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
Thu 2/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
Fri 2/15 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
Sat 2/16 San Diego, CA SOMA
Sun 2/17 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Mon 2/18 Las Vegas, NV Jillians
Tue 2/19 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Wed 2/20 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
Fri 2/22 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Sat 2/23 McAllen, TX El Rey Theater
Sun 2/24 Houston, TX Meridian
Mon 2/25 Dallas, TX The Door
Tue 2/26 Tulsa, OK Otherside
Sun 2/27 Sauget, IL Pop’s
Sat 3/1 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels
Sun 3/2 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
Mon 3/3 New York, NY Blender Theater at Gramercy
Wed 3/5 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Thu 3/6 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Fri 3/7 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Strong critical praise has been pouring in for I’M ONLY A MAN: Blender magazine gave the album a three-and-a-half star review, stating ”From the quietly disaffected seething ‘World Away’ to the faux-disco beats on ‘Don’t Bore Us, Get To the Chorus,’ this is screamo worth shouting about” (December 2007). Alternative Press magazine hailed: “Blessed today with confidence and new creativity, their third album, I’M ONLY A MAN, is effortless…” (December 2007).
Produced by Ryan Boesch, who previously engineered discs by The Cure, Foo Fighters, Eels, Ozomatli and From First To Last, I’M ONLY A MAN takes the band further into territory glimpsed at in their prior releases: 2004’s self-financed The Weaks End and 2005’s The Question, which have now sold over 250,000 copies combined.
For the new album, EMERY--TOBY MORELL (vocals/bass), DEVIN SHELTON (vocals/bass), MATT CARTER (guitar), JOSH HEAD (keyboards) and DAVE POWELL (drums)--expanded their melodic side with songs that resonate long after the first listen including the first single “The Party Song,” “Story About A Man With A Bad Heart” and “Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus.”
Expect the group, known for their frenetic and undeniably infectious live shows, to tour throughout 2008 and beyond.
Catch EMERY on their headlining U.S. tour this winter and visit www.emerymusic.com and www.myspace.com/emery for more information:
DATE CITY VENUE
w/ Mayday Parade, As Cities Burn, Pierce the Veil, Cry of the Afflicted
Tue 1/29 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Wed 1/30 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Thu 1/31 Chicago, IL Metro
Fri 2/1 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
Mon 2/4 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre
Tue 2/5 St. Paul, MN Station 4
Wed 2/6 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
Thu 2/7 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Fri 2/8 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Sat 2/9 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
Mon 2/11 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
Tue 2/12 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
Wed 2/13 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
Thu 2/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
Fri 2/15 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
Sat 2/16 San Diego, CA SOMA
Sun 2/17 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Mon 2/18 Las Vegas, NV Jillians
Tue 2/19 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Wed 2/20 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
Fri 2/22 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Sat 2/23 McAllen, TX El Rey Theater
Sun 2/24 Houston, TX Meridian
Mon 2/25 Dallas, TX The Door
Tue 2/26 Tulsa, OK Otherside
Sun 2/27 Sauget, IL Pop’s
Sat 3/1 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels
Sun 3/2 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre
Mon 3/3 New York, NY Blender Theater at Gramercy
Wed 3/5 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Thu 3/6 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Fri 3/7 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Check out Everlast's new video and song and then help children affected by war
Multi-platinum Grammy Award winner Everlast’s new video for “Letters Home from the Garden of Stone” is garnering critical praise from viewers worldwide. The video depicts graphic war imagery as seen first-hand from ground zero in a no-holds barred presentation that brings home the savagery of war.
The iconic rap artist has always held political beliefs, and with “Letters Home,” Everlast puts a human face on the inhuman suffering caused by the Iraqi War. The video contains disturbing images of carnage that bring home the horrors of battle and prove that war is indeed hell.
“I wanted to show the hard reality of war from those stuck in the lower rungs of it’s foodchain – the foot soldiers, the displaced and maimed civilians. The news gives us a sanitized version of what’s going on presented by generals in crisp, clean uniforms. I wanted to grab the viewer by the scruff of the neck and shove their face into the reality that has been painfully endured by thousands of soliders and civilians alike.”
Filmed in Nashville, “Letters” shows Everlast wandering through a graveyard – the garden of stone – armed with lyrics “I’m trying to do the right thing
I hope my government can say the same.” The song questions the moral aspects of the occupation from the POV of a common foot soldier who is being asked to kill in the name of his country.
“There’s a lot of well-deserved support for our troops,” says Everlast. “But once again, the picture is being sanitized and boiled down to yellow ribbons and celebrity this-and-that. But we have to start taking into account the mental and emotional strife that’s weighing down our troops, their morale and their state of mind. They’re not just fighting the good fight for the Red, White and Blue. They’re fighting a mental and moral battle every day, and as each day passes, they lose a little more faith, and a little more hope.”
Directed by Mazik, a childhood friend of Everlast and former member of Restless recording act Blood of Abraham, the video gives the viewer an ambiguous perspective. Is the POV from an American soldier? An Iraqi rebel? Or one of the tens of thousands of innocent civilians moved down in the crossfire?
The video and song are available for free download on:
http://www.martyr-inc.com/letters_master_dload/letters.html
Everlast requests that viewers make a donation to www.warchild.com . War Child International is a network of independent organizations working globally to help children affected by war.
The iconic rap artist has always held political beliefs, and with “Letters Home,” Everlast puts a human face on the inhuman suffering caused by the Iraqi War. The video contains disturbing images of carnage that bring home the horrors of battle and prove that war is indeed hell.
“I wanted to show the hard reality of war from those stuck in the lower rungs of it’s foodchain – the foot soldiers, the displaced and maimed civilians. The news gives us a sanitized version of what’s going on presented by generals in crisp, clean uniforms. I wanted to grab the viewer by the scruff of the neck and shove their face into the reality that has been painfully endured by thousands of soliders and civilians alike.”
Filmed in Nashville, “Letters” shows Everlast wandering through a graveyard – the garden of stone – armed with lyrics “I’m trying to do the right thing
I hope my government can say the same.” The song questions the moral aspects of the occupation from the POV of a common foot soldier who is being asked to kill in the name of his country.
“There’s a lot of well-deserved support for our troops,” says Everlast. “But once again, the picture is being sanitized and boiled down to yellow ribbons and celebrity this-and-that. But we have to start taking into account the mental and emotional strife that’s weighing down our troops, their morale and their state of mind. They’re not just fighting the good fight for the Red, White and Blue. They’re fighting a mental and moral battle every day, and as each day passes, they lose a little more faith, and a little more hope.”
Directed by Mazik, a childhood friend of Everlast and former member of Restless recording act Blood of Abraham, the video gives the viewer an ambiguous perspective. Is the POV from an American soldier? An Iraqi rebel? Or one of the tens of thousands of innocent civilians moved down in the crossfire?
The video and song are available for free download on:
http://www.martyr-inc.com/letters_master_dload/letters.html
Everlast requests that viewers make a donation to www.warchild.com . War Child International is a network of independent organizations working globally to help children affected by war.
Silent Majority artists' news
Silent Majority Group ( ILG / WMG ) Update
Course Of Nature front man Mark Wilkerson has just been nominated for a Grammy Award for his part in writing Daughtry’s smash single “It’s Not Over”. Mark wrote the song as a demo for his sophomore album but the song was submitted to and picked up by Daughtry and released on Daughtry’s multi platinum debut album. Course Of Nature has now signed with SMG and the single “Anger Cage” is on the active rock charts with the album “Damaged” coming in stores January 29th. The single is currently available on ITUNES at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=266128127&s=143441&i=266128133
Candlebox is currently in an LA studio writing songs to their highly anticipated album of new material that is due in late Spring. The band plans to start touring in late Spring as well and has initial plans to play a series of Florida radio shows. Check out new Candlebox music at http://www.myspace.com/candlebox
Meanwhile, Tantric welcomed Candlebox singer Kevin Martin who recently made a guest appearance on the song “The One”. The new Toby Wright ( Korn, Alice In Chains) produced Tantric album will be released in early April with a single going to radio in early February. Tantric will be hitting the road with label mates Fosterchild in March. You can check out new Tantric music at: http://www.myspace.com/tantric
Fosterchild ( Kevin Miller from Fuel’s new band) is releasing a digital EP in March to coincide with the Tantric tour which will be followed by a new single this Spring and a new album early this summer. The album will be a combination of tracks from their indie debut Independence Day and new tracks written this Fall. Check out the new Toby Wright mixed single “On My Own” at: http://www.myspace.com/fosterchildmusic
The Framing Hanley track “Hear Me Now” has just passed Red and Bullet For My Valentine to become the second most played track on Sirius Octane for 2007. “Hear Me Now” is still getting 14 plays a week there and is expected to take the number one spot, passing the number one most played song Breath by Breaking Benjamin, by the end of the year. Check out the Sirius Active Rock Song of the year here: http://www.myspace.com/framinghanley
New SMG signing Signum will be releasing a digital EP in March that will be followed by a radio release of their new single “Down”, and a Summer release of their Brett Hestla (Dark New Day, Virgos, Creed) produced album Sounds Like Morphine. See what all the chatter is about at: http://www.myspace.com/signumwired
Look for SMG’s “Not So Silent” Summer tour to kick off in May featuring all of the SMG artists!Music from all the SMG artists can be heard now at http://www.myspace.com/silentmajoritygroup
Course Of Nature front man Mark Wilkerson has just been nominated for a Grammy Award for his part in writing Daughtry’s smash single “It’s Not Over”. Mark wrote the song as a demo for his sophomore album but the song was submitted to and picked up by Daughtry and released on Daughtry’s multi platinum debut album. Course Of Nature has now signed with SMG and the single “Anger Cage” is on the active rock charts with the album “Damaged” coming in stores January 29th. The single is currently available on ITUNES at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=266128127&s=143441&i=266128133
Candlebox is currently in an LA studio writing songs to their highly anticipated album of new material that is due in late Spring. The band plans to start touring in late Spring as well and has initial plans to play a series of Florida radio shows. Check out new Candlebox music at http://www.myspace.com/candlebox
Meanwhile, Tantric welcomed Candlebox singer Kevin Martin who recently made a guest appearance on the song “The One”. The new Toby Wright ( Korn, Alice In Chains) produced Tantric album will be released in early April with a single going to radio in early February. Tantric will be hitting the road with label mates Fosterchild in March. You can check out new Tantric music at: http://www.myspace.com/tantric
Fosterchild ( Kevin Miller from Fuel’s new band) is releasing a digital EP in March to coincide with the Tantric tour which will be followed by a new single this Spring and a new album early this summer. The album will be a combination of tracks from their indie debut Independence Day and new tracks written this Fall. Check out the new Toby Wright mixed single “On My Own” at: http://www.myspace.com/fosterchildmusic
The Framing Hanley track “Hear Me Now” has just passed Red and Bullet For My Valentine to become the second most played track on Sirius Octane for 2007. “Hear Me Now” is still getting 14 plays a week there and is expected to take the number one spot, passing the number one most played song Breath by Breaking Benjamin, by the end of the year. Check out the Sirius Active Rock Song of the year here: http://www.myspace.com/framinghanley
New SMG signing Signum will be releasing a digital EP in March that will be followed by a radio release of their new single “Down”, and a Summer release of their Brett Hestla (Dark New Day, Virgos, Creed) produced album Sounds Like Morphine. See what all the chatter is about at: http://www.myspace.com/signumwired
Look for SMG’s “Not So Silent” Summer tour to kick off in May featuring all of the SMG artists!Music from all the SMG artists can be heard now at http://www.myspace.com/silentmajoritygroup
New Mighty Mighty Bosstones effort out today
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES
‘MEDIUM RARE’ ON BIG RIG RECORDS OUT DECEMBER 18
CD FEATURES BRAND NEW AND UNRELEASED TRACKS
After an almost 4 year hiatus the best dressed band from Boston-- Dicky Barrett-Vocals, Joe Gittleman-Bass, Ben Carr-The Bosstone, Joe Sirois-Drums, Tim Burton-Saxophone, Roman Fleysher - Saxophone, Chris Rhodes-Trombone and Lawrence Katz-Guitar are back with that infectious brand of fun only the Bosstones can deliver. The new release from the MMB’s is indeed a DIY effort produced by Bosstone bass player Joe Gittleman “Medium Rare” is filled with new tracks co-written by Barrett and Gittleman as well as unreleased material and only released as vinyl b-sides. Fittingly, the band has returned once again to its roots deciding to release it on their own independent label Big Rig Records December 18.
December 2007 is shaping up to be a Mighty Mighty Bosstones fans dream as the band is also back with the HOMETOWN THROWDOWN (already sold-out) at The Middle East, kicking off on Wednesday December 26 thru Sunday December 30 for a five night stand.
The HOMETOWN THROWDOWN--Boston’s biggest party of the holiday season featuring plastic Santa’s, dancing Menorah’s and a holiday themed backdrop adorning the stage, a hard hitting, horn-driven, action packed five days of anthemic ska-punk delivered with care and conviction by THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES…check out
www.bosstonesmusic.com for up-to-date information.
‘MEDIUM RARE’ ON BIG RIG RECORDS OUT DECEMBER 18
CD FEATURES BRAND NEW AND UNRELEASED TRACKS
After an almost 4 year hiatus the best dressed band from Boston-- Dicky Barrett-Vocals, Joe Gittleman-Bass, Ben Carr-The Bosstone, Joe Sirois-Drums, Tim Burton-Saxophone, Roman Fleysher - Saxophone, Chris Rhodes-Trombone and Lawrence Katz-Guitar are back with that infectious brand of fun only the Bosstones can deliver. The new release from the MMB’s is indeed a DIY effort produced by Bosstone bass player Joe Gittleman “Medium Rare” is filled with new tracks co-written by Barrett and Gittleman as well as unreleased material and only released as vinyl b-sides. Fittingly, the band has returned once again to its roots deciding to release it on their own independent label Big Rig Records December 18.
December 2007 is shaping up to be a Mighty Mighty Bosstones fans dream as the band is also back with the HOMETOWN THROWDOWN (already sold-out) at The Middle East, kicking off on Wednesday December 26 thru Sunday December 30 for a five night stand.
The HOMETOWN THROWDOWN--Boston’s biggest party of the holiday season featuring plastic Santa’s, dancing Menorah’s and a holiday themed backdrop adorning the stage, a hard hitting, horn-driven, action packed five days of anthemic ska-punk delivered with care and conviction by THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES…check out
www.bosstonesmusic.com for up-to-date information.
Busdriver announces tour
Busdriver – L.A.’s preeminent groundbreaking M.C. – has announced an extensive U.S. headlining tour in continued support of his acclaimed 2007 Epitaph debut Roadkillovercoat. Launching October 26th in Salt Lake City, the five week cross country trek wraps in San Diego on December 1st.
“After years of reppin’ L.A. indie-rap, Bus (Regan Farquhar) takes a step toward the masses on his new LP,” Rolling Stone wrote. “‘My other records were clusterfucks of random brain farts,” Busdriver told RS. “Now there’s a psychedelic pop thing that’s more palatable.”
Going well beyond the traditional boundaries of hip/hop, the 28-year old style-master and chop-maestro has pulled rave reviews since the January release of Roadkillovercoat. Calling it “ridiculous, articulate, erudite and blistering,” Filter named the disc “his most palatable work.”
Meanwhile, Scratch insisted Busdriver is “a proud new-era MC… he’s got plenty of skill and charisma.” And The Los Angeles Times added, “Simultaneously a spectacle of calisthenics and a lesson in lyrics, Busdriver’s voice pitters and patters with the fury of a concert flutist over complicated and often jarring production.”
2007 has been Busdriver’s strongest year yet. In addition to participating in a genre-breaking tour of North America with indie rockers Deerhoof and topping CMJ’s hip/hop survey, BD’s explosive performance at Coachella’s Valley Music & Arts Festival was considered one of the highlights of that infamous three-day festival.
Here are Busdriver’s upcoming tour dates:
10/26, In The Venue, Salt Lake City UT
10/27, Hi-Dive, Denver CO
10/28, Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
10/30, Gaslight, Lawrence, KS
10/31, Opalis, Norman, OK
11/1, Engine Room, Houston, TX
11/2, Palladium Loft, Dallas, TX
11/5, The Beta Bar, Tallahassee, FL
11/6, TSI, Jacksonville, FL
11/8, Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta GA
11/9, Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
11/10, Otto Bar, Baltimore MD
11/11, The Kyber, Philadelphia
11/12, Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
11/13, Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA
11/14, Soundlab, Buffalo, NY
11/15, Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
11/16, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
11/17, Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN
11/19, Zebra, Bozeman, MT
11/20, The Loft, Missoula, MT
11/21, Nectars, Seattle, WA
11/23, Holocene, Portland, OR
11/24, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
12/1, The Casbah, San Diego, CA
12/21, Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
“After years of reppin’ L.A. indie-rap, Bus (Regan Farquhar) takes a step toward the masses on his new LP,” Rolling Stone wrote. “‘My other records were clusterfucks of random brain farts,” Busdriver told RS. “Now there’s a psychedelic pop thing that’s more palatable.”
Going well beyond the traditional boundaries of hip/hop, the 28-year old style-master and chop-maestro has pulled rave reviews since the January release of Roadkillovercoat. Calling it “ridiculous, articulate, erudite and blistering,” Filter named the disc “his most palatable work.”
Meanwhile, Scratch insisted Busdriver is “a proud new-era MC… he’s got plenty of skill and charisma.” And The Los Angeles Times added, “Simultaneously a spectacle of calisthenics and a lesson in lyrics, Busdriver’s voice pitters and patters with the fury of a concert flutist over complicated and often jarring production.”
2007 has been Busdriver’s strongest year yet. In addition to participating in a genre-breaking tour of North America with indie rockers Deerhoof and topping CMJ’s hip/hop survey, BD’s explosive performance at Coachella’s Valley Music & Arts Festival was considered one of the highlights of that infamous three-day festival.
Here are Busdriver’s upcoming tour dates:
10/26, In The Venue, Salt Lake City UT
10/27, Hi-Dive, Denver CO
10/28, Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
10/30, Gaslight, Lawrence, KS
10/31, Opalis, Norman, OK
11/1, Engine Room, Houston, TX
11/2, Palladium Loft, Dallas, TX
11/5, The Beta Bar, Tallahassee, FL
11/6, TSI, Jacksonville, FL
11/8, Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta GA
11/9, Local 506, Chapel Hill NC
11/10, Otto Bar, Baltimore MD
11/11, The Kyber, Philadelphia
11/12, Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
11/13, Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA
11/14, Soundlab, Buffalo, NY
11/15, Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
11/16, Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
11/17, Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN
11/19, Zebra, Bozeman, MT
11/20, The Loft, Missoula, MT
11/21, Nectars, Seattle, WA
11/23, Holocene, Portland, OR
11/24, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
12/1, The Casbah, San Diego, CA
12/21, Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Don Sebesky nominated for Grammy
It’s understandable that one of the most highly respected composers and arrangers in jazz would be honored with a GRAMMY® nomination for his first composition in children’s music, as it was written as a tribute to his family. Inspired by his wife, Janina Serden’s narration of Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit as she read this favorite book to their (then) baby girls, Don Sebesky packaged his love for them into one of his most beautiful compositions, which was released in album format by Brown Barn Productions in 2007 and submitted for a GRAMMY.
With lyrics by award-winning lyricist Gloria Nissenson and narration by Serden, Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning Sebesky released “The Velveteen Rabbit – Love Can Make You Real” this year. The project started as a homemade tape for their daughters who are now 17 and 20 years old and are musical themselves. Sebesky explains, “It was in the last couple of years that we realized this musical story needed to be heard. The album is meaningful, hopeful, sweet and filled with love – all good messages about family.” Serden marvels at this nomination and is sentimental about its significance to their family. “It’s a mini-miracle that it was nominated. After all, the album was not produced by a big label, as Don is accustomed to. But it was born out of love, was a labor of love and is based on a story of love. Our music is very much like the main character of this book – the Velveteen Rabbit – who comes to life through love.”
“The Velveteen Rabbit – Love Can Make You Real” is being presented in a children’s production with a national tour that was launched in late November, 2007 and is running through 2008. The Enchantment Theatre Company uses music from the recording as the basis for their production. It is being premiered at the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia from December 10 through December 30, 2007. This unique production features life-size puppets, masked actors and magic and will be on tour in February, during the time of the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which is broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, February 10, 2008, on CBS TV. Ballots are out for Academy member votes until January, 9, 2008.
The new CD may also be purchased at performances of Enchantment Theatre Company’s
“The Velveteen Rabbit” and online, where more information is available at: http://www.thevelveteenrabbitcd.com/ and/or CD Baby: DON SEBESKY, GLORIA NISSENSON, AND JANINA SERDEN: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT.
Sebesky is one of the most talented and respected composer-arrangers in music today. His sensitivity and versatility have enabled him to produce an enormous body of work, wide in scope ranging from jazz to symphonic to pop. As a recording artist, and through his collaborations with other artists he has received 29 GRAMMY nominations (three time winner), three
Tony nominations (winner 2000), two Drama Desk Awards, three Emmy nominations, and four Clio Awards. He is the author of the best selling orchestration text book “The Contemporary Arranger”.
As a composer and arranger, he has worked with many artists such as Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Wes Montgomery, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, George Benson, Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Williams, Britney Spears, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and Kevin Spacey. As a composer, arranger and conductor, he has worked with the London Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Boston Pops, Royal Philharmonic of London, New York Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony. In television, he has received three Emmy nominations for his work on shows such as Allegra’s Window/ Nickelodeon, Edge of Night/ ABC and Guiding Light/ CBS.
He has written music for films including Academy Award-nominated Time Piece with Jim Henson for Best Short Subject and on Broadway where he received the 2000 Tony Award for his orchestrations for KISS ME KATE. He has worked on numerous musicals, most recently PORGY AND BESS, SWEET CHARITY and in 2008, the revival of PAL JOEY.
Janina Serden has performed as a solo singer and pianist and as a featured artist with symphony orchestra in concerts such as "Symphonic Sondheim" and "Hope Takes Flight." Janina was music director for the Emmy-nominated children's series "Allegra's Window" on Nickelodeon. She has sung on many radio and television commercials such as G.E., Kraft, Pepsi, and DHL ("What the World Needs Now is Love"). Her CD of original songs about love, hope and transformation called "Small Inspirations" is a tribute to motherhood as well as the inspiration for a one-act play "Small Inspirations and Great Love." Songs from "Small Inspirations" are featured in a new greeting card line at WithaCardandaSong.com. She has also written music and lyrics for the new musical, "Chick Soup: A Musical Recipe for Friendship."
Award-winning lyricist, with extensive experience in children’s music, Gloria Nissenson is the perfect collaborator for this team. Her credits include recordings, theater (Broadway and off-Broadway), television and film. She has had her songs recorded by many major artists in the pop, R&B & country fields, including a top 10 Country hit, “Heavenly Bodies,” recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. Among the other artists who have recorded her songs are Vanessa Williams, Gloria Gaynor, Patti Austin, George Benson, Dave Matthews, and many more.
For more information about The Velveteen Rabbit performances by Enchantment Theatre Company, visit http://www.enchantmenttheatre.org/.
With lyrics by award-winning lyricist Gloria Nissenson and narration by Serden, Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning Sebesky released “The Velveteen Rabbit – Love Can Make You Real” this year. The project started as a homemade tape for their daughters who are now 17 and 20 years old and are musical themselves. Sebesky explains, “It was in the last couple of years that we realized this musical story needed to be heard. The album is meaningful, hopeful, sweet and filled with love – all good messages about family.” Serden marvels at this nomination and is sentimental about its significance to their family. “It’s a mini-miracle that it was nominated. After all, the album was not produced by a big label, as Don is accustomed to. But it was born out of love, was a labor of love and is based on a story of love. Our music is very much like the main character of this book – the Velveteen Rabbit – who comes to life through love.”
“The Velveteen Rabbit – Love Can Make You Real” is being presented in a children’s production with a national tour that was launched in late November, 2007 and is running through 2008. The Enchantment Theatre Company uses music from the recording as the basis for their production. It is being premiered at the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre in Philadelphia from December 10 through December 30, 2007. This unique production features life-size puppets, masked actors and magic and will be on tour in February, during the time of the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which is broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, February 10, 2008, on CBS TV. Ballots are out for Academy member votes until January, 9, 2008.
The new CD may also be purchased at performances of Enchantment Theatre Company’s
“The Velveteen Rabbit” and online, where more information is available at: http://www.thevelveteenrabbitcd.com/ and/or CD Baby: DON SEBESKY, GLORIA NISSENSON, AND JANINA SERDEN: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT.
Sebesky is one of the most talented and respected composer-arrangers in music today. His sensitivity and versatility have enabled him to produce an enormous body of work, wide in scope ranging from jazz to symphonic to pop. As a recording artist, and through his collaborations with other artists he has received 29 GRAMMY nominations (three time winner), three
Tony nominations (winner 2000), two Drama Desk Awards, three Emmy nominations, and four Clio Awards. He is the author of the best selling orchestration text book “The Contemporary Arranger”.As a composer and arranger, he has worked with many artists such as Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Wes Montgomery, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, George Benson, Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Williams, Britney Spears, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and Kevin Spacey. As a composer, arranger and conductor, he has worked with the London Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Boston Pops, Royal Philharmonic of London, New York Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony. In television, he has received three Emmy nominations for his work on shows such as Allegra’s Window/ Nickelodeon, Edge of Night/ ABC and Guiding Light/ CBS.
He has written music for films including Academy Award-nominated Time Piece with Jim Henson for Best Short Subject and on Broadway where he received the 2000 Tony Award for his orchestrations for KISS ME KATE. He has worked on numerous musicals, most recently PORGY AND BESS, SWEET CHARITY and in 2008, the revival of PAL JOEY.
Janina Serden has performed as a solo singer and pianist and as a featured artist with symphony orchestra in concerts such as "Symphonic Sondheim" and "Hope Takes Flight." Janina was music director for the Emmy-nominated children's series "Allegra's Window" on Nickelodeon. She has sung on many radio and television commercials such as G.E., Kraft, Pepsi, and DHL ("What the World Needs Now is Love"). Her CD of original songs about love, hope and transformation called "Small Inspirations" is a tribute to motherhood as well as the inspiration for a one-act play "Small Inspirations and Great Love." Songs from "Small Inspirations" are featured in a new greeting card line at WithaCardandaSong.com. She has also written music and lyrics for the new musical, "Chick Soup: A Musical Recipe for Friendship."
Award-winning lyricist, with extensive experience in children’s music, Gloria Nissenson is the perfect collaborator for this team. Her credits include recordings, theater (Broadway and off-Broadway), television and film. She has had her songs recorded by many major artists in the pop, R&B & country fields, including a top 10 Country hit, “Heavenly Bodies,” recorded by Earl Thomas Conley. Among the other artists who have recorded her songs are Vanessa Williams, Gloria Gaynor, Patti Austin, George Benson, Dave Matthews, and many more.
For more information about The Velveteen Rabbit performances by Enchantment Theatre Company, visit http://www.enchantmenttheatre.org/.
Paraiso offers something a little different
If the history of a culture is told through its music, then Filipino-Americans, Florante Aguilar and Lori Abucayan are orators of their age. While at all times retaining a respect for tradition, the guitarist and singer duo have successfully reinterpreted traditional folk music from their homeland and made it accessible for a whole new global audience.
Their debut album entitled Paraiso captures Florante and Lori's fresh style and successfully illustrates their dynamic musical perspectives. Based in San Francisco, the pair have been playing and singing together since their shared love of traditional Tagalog folk songs led them to cross paths in 2003.
Citing influences as far removed as Led Zeppelin and JS Bach, guitarist/songwriter Florante is an artist who embraces diversity, but having grown up in the Philippines he has a deep respect for his musical heritage.
"The traditional music is very much a part of the Philippine social fabric. The songs paint a way of living, the natives' state of being and the depth of emotion in the history of the people."
Lori names Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys,Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah and Stevie Wonder as her influences. The appeal of this record crosses generational and national boundaries.
Although the songs are recognisable to those already familiar with the warm Filipino sound, Florante's contemporary arrangements and Lori's soulful vocals make this album universally inviting.
Encompassing a range of genres the album allows the listener to absorb all aspects of Filipino culture. Lori's soothing vocal talent is irresistible as she sings traditional kundiman love songs which evoke a nostalgic romanticism. Although beautiful, these songs are not quaint or passé, but instead feel fresh and full of life.
Paraiso
Paraiso is an album that also injects the traditionalism of Filipino music with a comedic postmodern twist. On a track like Bahay Kubo, the duo demonstrates their subtle underlying humor by juxtaposing the sound of a serious melancholic folk song, with lyrics that merely list vegetables: onions and tomatoes have never sounded so passionate.
Musicianship and musicality are of the highest quality on this recording and Florante's classical training at San Francisco's conservatory makes this laid-back tropical music sound effortless.
As either a great 'starter kit' of Filipino songs for non-Filipinos, or as a way for those already familiar with it to rediscover this magical music, Paraiso is a delightful album that is accessible to everyone.
For more information log on to: http://www.florantelori.com/
Their debut album entitled Paraiso captures Florante and Lori's fresh style and successfully illustrates their dynamic musical perspectives. Based in San Francisco, the pair have been playing and singing together since their shared love of traditional Tagalog folk songs led them to cross paths in 2003.
Citing influences as far removed as Led Zeppelin and JS Bach, guitarist/songwriter Florante is an artist who embraces diversity, but having grown up in the Philippines he has a deep respect for his musical heritage.
"The traditional music is very much a part of the Philippine social fabric. The songs paint a way of living, the natives' state of being and the depth of emotion in the history of the people."
Lori names Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys,Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah and Stevie Wonder as her influences. The appeal of this record crosses generational and national boundaries.
Although the songs are recognisable to those already familiar with the warm Filipino sound, Florante's contemporary arrangements and Lori's soulful vocals make this album universally inviting.
Encompassing a range of genres the album allows the listener to absorb all aspects of Filipino culture. Lori's soothing vocal talent is irresistible as she sings traditional kundiman love songs which evoke a nostalgic romanticism. Although beautiful, these songs are not quaint or passé, but instead feel fresh and full of life.
Paraiso
Paraiso is an album that also injects the traditionalism of Filipino music with a comedic postmodern twist. On a track like Bahay Kubo, the duo demonstrates their subtle underlying humor by juxtaposing the sound of a serious melancholic folk song, with lyrics that merely list vegetables: onions and tomatoes have never sounded so passionate.
Musicianship and musicality are of the highest quality on this recording and Florante's classical training at San Francisco's conservatory makes this laid-back tropical music sound effortless.
As either a great 'starter kit' of Filipino songs for non-Filipinos, or as a way for those already familiar with it to rediscover this magical music, Paraiso is a delightful album that is accessible to everyone.
For more information log on to: http://www.florantelori.com/
Upcoming concerts around California from Live Nation
On Sale Saturday, December 15th at 10 AM:
ANGELS AND AIRWAVES
With special guests:
Meg & Dia
The Color Fred
Ace Enders
March 15th
The Wiltern
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On Sale Saturday, December 15th at 10 AM:
BEN KENNEY OF INCUBUS
With special guest
DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus
January 19th
Avalon
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ON SALE THIS WEEK AT HOUSE OF BLUES SUNSET STRIP
On Sale NOW:
Cross Canadian Ragweed - January 16
DevilDriver, Napalm Death, Municpal Waste, The Autumn Offering - February 29
On Sale Thursday, December 20th at 10:00 AM:
Pato Banton, Eek-A-Mouse (co-headlining) - January 9
Talib Kweli - January 25
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
Robin Trower - February 1
Colbie Caillat - February 7
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ON SALE THIS WEEK AT HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM
On Sale NOW:
Voodoo Glow Skulls, Suburban Legends - January 11
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - February 27
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
Drive By Truckers w/ North Mississippi All Stars, The Felice Brothers - February 11
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
New York Dolls - March 9
The Presidents of the United States of America - March 19
ANGELS AND AIRWAVES
With special guests:
Meg & Dia
The Color Fred
Ace Enders
March 15th
The Wiltern
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On Sale Saturday, December 15th at 10 AM:
BEN KENNEY OF INCUBUS
With special guest
DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus
January 19th
Avalon
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ON SALE THIS WEEK AT HOUSE OF BLUES SUNSET STRIP
On Sale NOW:
Cross Canadian Ragweed - January 16
DevilDriver, Napalm Death, Municpal Waste, The Autumn Offering - February 29
On Sale Thursday, December 20th at 10:00 AM:
Pato Banton, Eek-A-Mouse (co-headlining) - January 9
Talib Kweli - January 25
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
Robin Trower - February 1
Colbie Caillat - February 7
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ON SALE THIS WEEK AT HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM
On Sale NOW:
Voodoo Glow Skulls, Suburban Legends - January 11
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - February 27
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
Drive By Truckers w/ North Mississippi All Stars, The Felice Brothers - February 11
On Sale Saturday, December 22nd at 10:00 AM:
New York Dolls - March 9
The Presidents of the United States of America - March 19
Barry Big B Brenner performs Sunday
Barry Big B Brenner
Hole Lotta Sole this week at:
Firefly Bistro
SUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH Dec. 23rd – 11am to 2pm
Superb Soul Vittles served up under a BIG Circus Day Tent!
1009 El Centro Street
SOUTH PASADENA, 91030
626-441-2443
http://www.eatatfirefly.com
Read the BLUES BRUNCH Review in the Pasadena Weekly:
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=4757&IssueNum=76
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For a Complete List of Big B’s Upcoming Shows,Go to...
http://www.myspace.com/barrybigbbrenner
http://www.bigbbrenner.com
Hole Lotta Sole this week at:
Firefly Bistro
SUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH Dec. 23rd – 11am to 2pm
Superb Soul Vittles served up under a BIG Circus Day Tent!
1009 El Centro Street
SOUTH PASADENA, 91030
626-441-2443
http://www.eatatfirefly.com
Read the BLUES BRUNCH Review in the Pasadena Weekly:
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=4757&IssueNum=76
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For a Complete List of Big B’s Upcoming Shows,Go to...
http://www.myspace.com/barrybigbbrenner
http://www.bigbbrenner.com
Akon can be found at DesiHits.com
Last month it was rap sensation 50 Cent using www.desihits.com to break into the emerging and lucrative worldwide South Asian market—this month it’s R&B megastar Akon. Once again, the world’s leading fusion music hub Desi Hits! is the first to break exclusive collaborations between America’s leading music acts and "Desi" (South Asian)) talent, defining a new genre of music known as "Urban Desi."
For one week starting December 18, www.desihits.com will be the only place to hear the genre-bending sounds of Indian-Mexican rapper Kidd Skilly’s new track "Ni Sohniye" (Hey Pretty Girl), which features Akon singing in English and Punjabi.
The artists came together through a mutual friend who thought Kidd Skilly’s rap vocals would mesh well with Akon’s melodic hooks.
"I love collaborating with other artists," says Akon. "There are times when I’m in the studio with someone and the chemistry just clicks."
Fusing hip-hop, R&B and Bhangra grooves in English and Punjabi was a natural for the Senegalese-born singer, who was raised on fusion sounds.
"It was a great experience working with Akon," agrees Kidd Skilly, "as he also comes from a deeply rooted cultural background. Once we connected on the direction of the track the rest was magic. †I hope this collaboration helps pave the way for all South Asian artists to be heard by mainstream markets."
With 50 Cent and Akon exclusives under its belt and more under way, www.desihits.com is the ultimate destination for East/West collaborations.
"The South Asian market is huge all over the world," says Desi Hits! CEO Anjula Acharia-Bath. "In the last few months we have seen stars like Beyonce, 50 Cent and the Black Eyed Peas take advantage of this to grow their fan bases; www.desihits.com is the only fusion website that blurs the boundaries between East and West in a cool, funky way."
For one week starting December 18, www.desihits.com will be the only place to hear the genre-bending sounds of Indian-Mexican rapper Kidd Skilly’s new track "Ni Sohniye" (Hey Pretty Girl), which features Akon singing in English and Punjabi.
The artists came together through a mutual friend who thought Kidd Skilly’s rap vocals would mesh well with Akon’s melodic hooks.
"I love collaborating with other artists," says Akon. "There are times when I’m in the studio with someone and the chemistry just clicks."
Fusing hip-hop, R&B and Bhangra grooves in English and Punjabi was a natural for the Senegalese-born singer, who was raised on fusion sounds.
"It was a great experience working with Akon," agrees Kidd Skilly, "as he also comes from a deeply rooted cultural background. Once we connected on the direction of the track the rest was magic. †I hope this collaboration helps pave the way for all South Asian artists to be heard by mainstream markets."
With 50 Cent and Akon exclusives under its belt and more under way, www.desihits.com is the ultimate destination for East/West collaborations.
"The South Asian market is huge all over the world," says Desi Hits! CEO Anjula Acharia-Bath. "In the last few months we have seen stars like Beyonce, 50 Cent and the Black Eyed Peas take advantage of this to grow their fan bases; www.desihits.com is the only fusion website that blurs the boundaries between East and West in a cool, funky way."
See The Electric Handshake
The Secret Handshake is going to be bringing his signature electro-pop jams to The Chain Reaction on December 27th with Hellogoodbye.
Luis Dubuc, the former metal drummer turned laptop mixmaster behind The Secret Handshake, will be touring in support of his latest releases, The Summer of '98 EP and his debut full length, One Full Year (Triple Crown).
"The neon synths of the vocal-effected "Summer of '98" instantly recall Hellogoodbye , while the digitized stomp of "Everyone Knows Everyone" could open a raging Cobra Starship gig" - SPIN
One Full Year was produced by team Ocelot and features tracks as diverse as Dubuc's own range of musical influences (everyone from Mouse on Mars to Death Cab for Cutie to Kanye West). The Summer of '98 EP also features remixes by Toxic Avenger, Spank Rock , and the Dillinger Escape Plan .
TSH has "assembled rolling beats, hip hop rhythms, sultry R&B glide, and thunderous rock into [a] singular dance sensation" (Chord), that is not to be missed.
"When it comes to The Secret Handshake, think T-Pain, minus the references to strippers, buying chicks dranks, and all that other stuff. It's more like T-Pain went emo with his lyrics and started busting out the dance-synth jams...This one man band's jams are so emo-pop-synth happy that it should be turning up on MTV, ready to dial up on TRL soon."- URB
"'Summer of 98' is just about as cool as the genre gets." -InsideSoCal.com
"Piano virtuoso The Secret Handshake has created a highly impressive mothership with One Full Year, a key-laden, funky, pop-rock-induced full-length."- Alternative Press
www.myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
Luis Dubuc, the former metal drummer turned laptop mixmaster behind The Secret Handshake, will be touring in support of his latest releases, The Summer of '98 EP and his debut full length, One Full Year (Triple Crown).
"The neon synths of the vocal-effected "Summer of '98" instantly recall Hellogoodbye , while the digitized stomp of "Everyone Knows Everyone" could open a raging Cobra Starship gig" - SPIN
One Full Year was produced by team Ocelot and features tracks as diverse as Dubuc's own range of musical influences (everyone from Mouse on Mars to Death Cab for Cutie to Kanye West). The Summer of '98 EP also features remixes by Toxic Avenger, Spank Rock , and the Dillinger Escape Plan .
TSH has "assembled rolling beats, hip hop rhythms, sultry R&B glide, and thunderous rock into [a] singular dance sensation" (Chord), that is not to be missed.
"When it comes to The Secret Handshake, think T-Pain, minus the references to strippers, buying chicks dranks, and all that other stuff. It's more like T-Pain went emo with his lyrics and started busting out the dance-synth jams...This one man band's jams are so emo-pop-synth happy that it should be turning up on MTV, ready to dial up on TRL soon."- URB
"'Summer of 98' is just about as cool as the genre gets." -InsideSoCal.com
"Piano virtuoso The Secret Handshake has created a highly impressive mothership with One Full Year, a key-laden, funky, pop-rock-induced full-length."- Alternative Press
www.myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
Silverchair releases iTunes EP today
Silverchair will release the iTunes exclusive EP on Tuesday, December 18 entitled The Greatest View EP. The six track collection features the current single "The Greatest View" which was originally on Silverchair's 2003 release Diorama and will be stripped onto 2008 editions of Young Modern plus a remix of "Straight Lines" by The Presets, Two previously unreleased Young Modern B-Sides and two videos. Full track listing is below.
"The Greatest View" is currently receiving major airplay across the country including such stations as Q101/Chicago, 99X/Atlanta, WFNX/Boston, KDGE/Dallas, Sirius, XM and Music Choice.
A little known fact is that Silverchair lead singer/guitar player and The Presets leader Julian Hamilton are great friends thanks to their Australian roots and similar musical interests. Julian actually co-wrote the smash hit "Straight Lines" along with three other tracks off Young Modern and has been a touring member of Silverchair when he has the time. Julian and Kim from the Presets were also touring members of the Dissociatives - Daniel's 'other band' with Paul Mac. Closing the circle, Daniel contributed guitar work for past Presets records as well as helping write some tunes with them so it's a family affair. The Presets have a new album set for early '08 release.
Silverchair is on the verge of finishing up the second leg of their sold out US tour before heading back to Australia for the holidays. They will headline that country's Big Day Out tour in January alongside Rage Against The Machine, Bjork and Arcade Fire. Expect to see the band back in the U.S. in early 2008.
The Greatest View EP Track Listing:
1. The Greatest View (Originally from "Diorama")
2. Straight Lines {The Presets Remix}
3. We're Not Lonely...BUT We Miss You (B-Side)
4. Barbarella (B-Side)
5. If You Keep Losing Sleep (VIDEO)
6. The Greatest View - Live From Carriageworks, Sydney (VIDEO)
The U.S. Press LOVE Young Modern!
"{Young Modern} is the pinnacle of the band's fascinating development." - All Music Guide
"{Young Modern is} Excellent...Silverchair's return is loaded with triumphant, beautifully orchestrated Britpop, something like the Verve with an ax to grind." - Time Out Chicago
"'Young Modern Station' features frontman Daniel John's soaring falsetto and hi-hat-driven chorus that the Killers wish they would have written for their latest disc. 'Insomnia' is a carnival-inspired orchestral rocker that sounds like Queen meets My Chemical Romance, and the Beatlesque "Reflections Of A Sound" features a pop sensibility that's remarkably advanced for musicians still in their 20's" - Cleveland Free Times
“After five years off, former teen rockers return with a strong, mature album.”- Rolling Stone, 4 out of 5 stars
“[Young] Modern is a polished glam-rock suite, boasting more ecstatic melodies and colorful riffs than their four previous efforts combined…Here’s hoping Silverchair’s second act is just getting started.”- Entertainment Weekly, A-
“‘Young Modern’ has reestablished Daniel Johns and crew as a commercial force, exhibiting a lush, mature sound …”- Los Angeles Times
“{On Daniel Johns} Two scoops of yum with a meow on top!”- Perez Hilton
Myspace: www.myspace.com/silverchair
"The Greatest View" is currently receiving major airplay across the country including such stations as Q101/Chicago, 99X/Atlanta, WFNX/Boston, KDGE/Dallas, Sirius, XM and Music Choice.
A little known fact is that Silverchair lead singer/guitar player and The Presets leader Julian Hamilton are great friends thanks to their Australian roots and similar musical interests. Julian actually co-wrote the smash hit "Straight Lines" along with three other tracks off Young Modern and has been a touring member of Silverchair when he has the time. Julian and Kim from the Presets were also touring members of the Dissociatives - Daniel's 'other band' with Paul Mac. Closing the circle, Daniel contributed guitar work for past Presets records as well as helping write some tunes with them so it's a family affair. The Presets have a new album set for early '08 release.
Silverchair is on the verge of finishing up the second leg of their sold out US tour before heading back to Australia for the holidays. They will headline that country's Big Day Out tour in January alongside Rage Against The Machine, Bjork and Arcade Fire. Expect to see the band back in the U.S. in early 2008.
The Greatest View EP Track Listing:
1. The Greatest View (Originally from "Diorama")
2. Straight Lines {The Presets Remix}
3. We're Not Lonely...BUT We Miss You (B-Side)
4. Barbarella (B-Side)
5. If You Keep Losing Sleep (VIDEO)
6. The Greatest View - Live From Carriageworks, Sydney (VIDEO)
The U.S. Press LOVE Young Modern!
"{Young Modern} is the pinnacle of the band's fascinating development." - All Music Guide
"{Young Modern is} Excellent...Silverchair's return is loaded with triumphant, beautifully orchestrated Britpop, something like the Verve with an ax to grind." - Time Out Chicago
"'Young Modern Station' features frontman Daniel John's soaring falsetto and hi-hat-driven chorus that the Killers wish they would have written for their latest disc. 'Insomnia' is a carnival-inspired orchestral rocker that sounds like Queen meets My Chemical Romance, and the Beatlesque "Reflections Of A Sound" features a pop sensibility that's remarkably advanced for musicians still in their 20's" - Cleveland Free Times
“After five years off, former teen rockers return with a strong, mature album.”- Rolling Stone, 4 out of 5 stars
“[Young] Modern is a polished glam-rock suite, boasting more ecstatic melodies and colorful riffs than their four previous efforts combined…Here’s hoping Silverchair’s second act is just getting started.”- Entertainment Weekly, A-
“‘Young Modern’ has reestablished Daniel Johns and crew as a commercial force, exhibiting a lush, mature sound …”- Los Angeles Times
“{On Daniel Johns} Two scoops of yum with a meow on top!”- Perez Hilton
Myspace: www.myspace.com/silverchair
Thursday, December 13, 2007
End o' week musings
You're get my end o' the week installment early, as tomorrow morning I'm hitting the road with my friend Valerie for a little trip. We were supposed to dance in San Luis Obispo at this huge event, but it was disorganized and the schedule wasn't even completed by last night. Instead of sitting home disappointed we declared "Road Trip"! This means no rules, no maps, no reservations- just stopping wherever and whenever we like. We haven't even decided on when we'll be back-- same day, Monday, who knows??
One of the highlights of my week was dancing at McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World in Altadena last Friday. It is truly one of the coolest places around and a huge supporter of independent artists. Many of the artists were there and happy to discuss their work, plus dinner and snacks were served and there were some live bands. We danced out on the courtyard and did a full set. The crowd was very receptive and seemed to enjoy us, especially went we went out of the stage area and got one-and-one with them. Ben McGinty has also invited us back for his spring show and we can't wait!
Saturday I went to my friends' double birthday party. They served a nice Mexican dinner and had a raffle. I won a $20 gift certificate to Trader Joe's. Sarah, 10, climbed into my lap and told me all about her hamster, Hammy (he really has a much longer name, but I can't remember it). She has been studying about hamsters on the Internet and is a wealth of information. She gave me some avocados in a basket and they're yummy!
On Sunday, I visited my mom and brother. They have a new spa and, of course, I had to try it out. It has three seats with jets- two for your back and one for your back and legs. Most wonderous!!
Monday I attended the Pasadena Playhouse soiree for Director Sheldon Epps. There was nice food, a good band and lots of interesting people. I joined Anne for a tour of the building and learned that it had been a college and other intriguing facts.
Tonight will be the best! I am having my friends over for the Queen's Official Entourage Party. We're going to eat, drink and plot our day in the sun of the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade.
Next it's off to my Road Trip. I had better be back by the 21st lol! as my friend, Andrew, has finally reformed his band, Andrew's Bad Stuff, and they will be performing at Mr. T's Bowl in Highland Park.
Photos, we got 'em! Check out this cool photo of Joe Walla by Mike Cavanaugh and some pics of me and my Entourage at last year's Doo Dah Parade.
In rotation this week: Killola, Orange Sky, Tha Riks, Offspring, 69 Eyes, Ross Anthony and Come on Feel the Metal.
This week I'm looking forward to a few days of no plans, no stress. If there is any way you can do something like this, you should. It's good for ya! Maybe you can't take a road trip, but you can spend a day watching those guilty pleasure TV shows (like "People's Court," "Cops," "Jerry Springer," etc.) or some time soaking in the tub. Whatever you choose, just make sure you do it when and how you like with no interruptions. You'll feel like a new person when you return to the world.
Keep on rockin'
Mickie
Pierce the Veil added to Bamboozle Left
Adding to Equal Vision recording artists PIERCE THE VEIL ongoing pre-emptive strike to take over the music world, these four indie rockers have added more tour dates to their 2008 schedule, including a stint on the two-day music festival Bamboozle Left, taking place in Irvine, California on April 5 and 6, 2008. The website for the festival can be found at thebamboozleleft.com.
In addition, the track "I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous" from their debut album A Flair for the Dramatic appears on cross-platform video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. Says vocalist/guitarist Victor Fuentes, "It is probably one of the most surreal moments for any band to hear one of their songs on a video game. Sometimes we almost don't even believe it's on there. Everytime the song comes on we all just think it's an iPod playing somewhere else in the room."
As previously announced, Pierce the Veil will be supporting The Devil Wears Prada in Mexico, supporting Emery on their full US tour, and playing the Hurley Stage on the whole Vans Warped Tour 2008. The band rounds out 2007 however with a special hometown show on New Year's Eve at Soma in San Diego (tour dates below).
Having built a solid fan base in the underground SoCal music scene that birthed blink-182, Pinback, As I Lay Dying, and Thrice, among countless others, Pierce The Veil has been making waves into the mainstream with their unique brand of melody and artistic rhythm found on their debut album, A Flair For The Dramatic. With solid critical acclaim from Alternative Press ("Buoyed by shape-shifting, vicious rock underpinnings, Pierce the Veil effortlessly infuse everything from acoustics to electronics in the new assault") to Suburban Horror ("...what every fan wants to hear and what every band wishes they sounded like") to Metal Hammer ("... a well thought-out and effectively executed debut"), Pierce the Veil are prepared to launch their next strike on the road this Fall, constructing upwards from previous tour stints with peers such as Portugal the Man, Poison the Well, Alesana, and Fear Before The March of Flames among others.
Pierce The Veil’s unusual song structures provide the foundation for complex guitar lines and contrasting beautiful / abrasive vocals to mingle and form each and every memorable hook. The undeniable sonic connection between brothers Victor and Michael Fuentes (guitar/vocals and percussion, respectively) jumps out of the crisp-sounding album, which was produced by the up-and-coming producer Casey Bates (Chiodos,Fear Before The March of Flames, Portugal The Man) at his suburban Seattle studios.
TOUR DATES
Dec 31 NEW YEARS EVE SHOW @ SOMA SAN DIEGO, CA
w/ The Devil Wears Prada
Jan 10 EL PERRO AZUL TIJUANA, Baja California
Jan 11 CAFE IGUANA MONTEREY, Nuevo León
Jan 12 HARD ROCK LIVE MEXICO CITY, Distrito Federal
w/ Emery, Mayday Parade, As Cities Burn, Cry of the Afflicted
Jan 29 Rocketown, Nashville, TN
Jan 30 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
Jan 31 Metro, Chicago, IL
Feb 01 Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Feb 04 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
Feb 05 Station 4, Saint Paul, MN
Feb 06 Sokol Underground, Omaha, NE
Feb 07 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
Feb 08 Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
Feb 09 Avalon Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 11 Showbox, Seattle, WA
Feb 12 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Feb 13 The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA
Feb 14 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
Feb 15 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Feb 16 SOMA, San Diego, CA
Feb 17 Glass House, Pomona, CA
Feb 18 Jillians, Las Vegas, NV
Feb 19 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
Feb 20 Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
Feb 22 White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
Feb 23 El Rey Theatre, McAllen, TX
Feb 27 Pop’s, Sauget, IL
Mar 01 Xtreme Wheels, Buffalo, NY
Mar 05 The Palladium, Worcester, MA
Apr. 5/6 BAMBOOZLE LEFT Irvine, CA
Vans Warped Tour 2008 dates to be announced shortly!
www.myspace.com/piercetheveil
www.ptvmusic.net
In addition, the track "I'd Rather Die Than Be Famous" from their debut album A Flair for the Dramatic appears on cross-platform video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. Says vocalist/guitarist Victor Fuentes, "It is probably one of the most surreal moments for any band to hear one of their songs on a video game. Sometimes we almost don't even believe it's on there. Everytime the song comes on we all just think it's an iPod playing somewhere else in the room."
As previously announced, Pierce the Veil will be supporting The Devil Wears Prada in Mexico, supporting Emery on their full US tour, and playing the Hurley Stage on the whole Vans Warped Tour 2008. The band rounds out 2007 however with a special hometown show on New Year's Eve at Soma in San Diego (tour dates below).
Having built a solid fan base in the underground SoCal music scene that birthed blink-182, Pinback, As I Lay Dying, and Thrice, among countless others, Pierce The Veil has been making waves into the mainstream with their unique brand of melody and artistic rhythm found on their debut album, A Flair For The Dramatic. With solid critical acclaim from Alternative Press ("Buoyed by shape-shifting, vicious rock underpinnings, Pierce the Veil effortlessly infuse everything from acoustics to electronics in the new assault") to Suburban Horror ("...what every fan wants to hear and what every band wishes they sounded like") to Metal Hammer ("... a well thought-out and effectively executed debut"), Pierce the Veil are prepared to launch their next strike on the road this Fall, constructing upwards from previous tour stints with peers such as Portugal the Man, Poison the Well, Alesana, and Fear Before The March of Flames among others.
Pierce The Veil’s unusual song structures provide the foundation for complex guitar lines and contrasting beautiful / abrasive vocals to mingle and form each and every memorable hook. The undeniable sonic connection between brothers Victor and Michael Fuentes (guitar/vocals and percussion, respectively) jumps out of the crisp-sounding album, which was produced by the up-and-coming producer Casey Bates (Chiodos,Fear Before The March of Flames, Portugal The Man) at his suburban Seattle studios.
TOUR DATES
Dec 31 NEW YEARS EVE SHOW @ SOMA SAN DIEGO, CA
w/ The Devil Wears Prada
Jan 10 EL PERRO AZUL TIJUANA, Baja California
Jan 11 CAFE IGUANA MONTEREY, Nuevo León
Jan 12 HARD ROCK LIVE MEXICO CITY, Distrito Federal
w/ Emery, Mayday Parade, As Cities Burn, Cry of the Afflicted
Jan 29 Rocketown, Nashville, TN
Jan 30 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
Jan 31 Metro, Chicago, IL
Feb 01 Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
Feb 04 Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
Feb 05 Station 4, Saint Paul, MN
Feb 06 Sokol Underground, Omaha, NE
Feb 07 Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS
Feb 08 Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
Feb 09 Avalon Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 11 Showbox, Seattle, WA
Feb 12 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
Feb 13 The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA
Feb 14 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
Feb 15 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Feb 16 SOMA, San Diego, CA
Feb 17 Glass House, Pomona, CA
Feb 18 Jillians, Las Vegas, NV
Feb 19 Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ
Feb 20 Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
Feb 22 White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
Feb 23 El Rey Theatre, McAllen, TX
Feb 27 Pop’s, Sauget, IL
Mar 01 Xtreme Wheels, Buffalo, NY
Mar 05 The Palladium, Worcester, MA
Apr. 5/6 BAMBOOZLE LEFT Irvine, CA
Vans Warped Tour 2008 dates to be announced shortly!
www.myspace.com/piercetheveil
www.ptvmusic.net
Dee Snider and other celebs have "Gone Country"
A motley crew of mainstream celebrities learn the fine art of country crooning in the new CMT series, GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich, of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich. This seven-episode series takes seven established performers from every realm of the entertainment and music industries and immerses them in all things country for a chance to break out as the next big country superstar. GONE COUNTRY premieres with a special one-hour episode on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. Respective episodes will be half-hour shows; with the series finale running one-hour on Friday, March 7.
The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes, Bobby Brown – R&B singer, former member of New Edition; Carnie Wilson – singer/songwriter, author and former member of Wilson Phillips; Dee Snider – radio personality, lead singer Twisted Sister; Diana DeGarmo – recording artist, Broadway actor and American Idol finalist, 2004; Julio Iglesias, Jr. – pop singer; Maureen McCormick – singer/actor, “The Brady Bunch”; and Sisqó – R&B singer, former member of the group Dru Hill.
In each episode, the GONE COUNTRY cast competes against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. From performing before a Nashville audience alongside Gretchen Wilson and the MuzikMafia to getting a crash course in southern cooking or learning how to master the art of ATV off-roading, the cast learns the finer points of a country music lifestyle. Each contestant is paired with two Nashville songwriters who guide them in writing lyrics and music for a country single that they will debut in the series finale. At the end of the two weeks, the artist that is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release their song to country radio.
GONE COUNTRY is executive produced by David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe of Renegade 83 Productions. Marc Oswald serves as executive producer. Melanie Moreau and Bob Kusbit serve as executive producers for CMT.
The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes, Bobby Brown – R&B singer, former member of New Edition; Carnie Wilson – singer/songwriter, author and former member of Wilson Phillips; Dee Snider – radio personality, lead singer Twisted Sister; Diana DeGarmo – recording artist, Broadway actor and American Idol finalist, 2004; Julio Iglesias, Jr. – pop singer; Maureen McCormick – singer/actor, “The Brady Bunch”; and Sisqó – R&B singer, former member of the group Dru Hill.
In each episode, the GONE COUNTRY cast competes against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. From performing before a Nashville audience alongside Gretchen Wilson and the MuzikMafia to getting a crash course in southern cooking or learning how to master the art of ATV off-roading, the cast learns the finer points of a country music lifestyle. Each contestant is paired with two Nashville songwriters who guide them in writing lyrics and music for a country single that they will debut in the series finale. At the end of the two weeks, the artist that is most prepared to impress a country audience, as determined by Rich, will record and release their song to country radio.
GONE COUNTRY is executive produced by David Garfinkle and Jay Renfroe of Renegade 83 Productions. Marc Oswald serves as executive producer. Melanie Moreau and Bob Kusbit serve as executive producers for CMT.
SyncLiveSM to present Salute the Troops Holiday Show
SyncLiveSM, the leading streaming, video-based online community, is bringing the world’s only all-military record label, To The Fallen Records, to computer screens worldwide for its Salute The Troops Holiday Show. This special, interactive online event will take place Friday, December 21st from 8pm to midnight EDT and is free to watch on www.SyncLive.com. Viewers can check out live performances from To The Fallen Records (TTFR) artists, who comprise active and veteran military personnel with impressive musical talent. Fans that log on and register in advance of the event will also be eligible to interact in real-time with the performers through group or one-on-one chat.
Some of the brightest talents from To The Fallen Records’ roster will be on hand to perform their unique songs live for this exclusive webcast, where the musicians will access SyncLive’s incredible opportunities to expose themselves and their original music for free to a global audience. TTFR Artists include soldier-songwriters Austin Poole, a Marine Corps veteran and multi-talented rocker; Arkansas native and singer/guitarist Cliff Hudson, whose experiences in Iraq resulted in the touching tribute “Send My Love”; multi-instrumentalist and Navy veteran Joel Port, a prolific songwriter who logs time in two bands; guitarist/vocalist Prevo Rodgers, Jr., an Army National Guardsman who wrote the inspiring “Veterans Hands” after returning from Iraq; and Ted Painter, a decorated veteran whose South County Band has been steadily building a buzz in the Massachusetts area with its eclectic folk/rock/country sound.
These live performers will be joined on SyncLive by their TTFR labelmate and fellow soldier John Dobbins, whose pre-recorded set was taped specifically for this exclusive performance from his current base in Iraq, which does not allow live broadcasts from its location. Dobbins’ appearance is especially poignant, as the young Army gunner and Purple Heart Medal recipient is currently in the midst of his second tour of Iraq and is also the composer of “Tribute to the Fallen,” a song that sums up the military label’s purpose with deep and genuine emotion.
“We are so pleased that the SyncLive platform is making it possible for these artists to connect with their friends and family around the world and that it provides an opportunity for them to interact in real time,” said Aric Berquist, Founder & CEO of SyncLive.
About To the Fallen Records
Founded in 2006 by former active duty Army officer and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Capt. Sean Gilfillan and his business partner Ms. Sidney DeMello, To The Fallen Records — the name of which is taken from a tattoo that spans Gilfillan’s back and honors seven of his comrades killed in action — is dedicated to providing the public with unfiltered songs written from unique perspectives. The music is created by artists who set up studios in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as by artists stationed in Europe, Asia and the United States. From active soldiers currently serving on the battlefields to longtime veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, creating music is a powerful outlet for the emotions that these brave men and women experience. For more information, and to purchase TTFR CDs, log on to www.tothefallenrecords.com.
Dedicated to producing and promoting great American music from the nation’s most talented military personnel, To The Fallen Records (TTFR) continues to showcase an impressive array of heartfelt songs with mainstream appeal with the recent December 4 release of compilations To The Fallen Records Presents Country: Volume I and To The Fallen Records Presents Rock: Volume I, which followed the label’s debut release earlier this year, To The Fallen Records Presents Hip-Hop: Volume I. Beyond simply providing enjoyment to listeners worldwide, TTFR CDs have the dual benefit of helping those who serve, as the label donates a percentage of proceeds from all CD sales to organizations that assist disabled soldiers and their families, as well as those that honor the fallen.
About SyncLive
SyncLive is a global online music community where fans can watch live-as-it-happens, real-time streaming concerts for free. Fans can set up their own profile pages; can chat live with other fans as they watch a show, view previously recorded concerts and more. And if you’re a musician, you can broadcast your live shows to fans around the world, create a band page and get live feedback also for free. For more information, visit www.SyncLive.com.
Some of the brightest talents from To The Fallen Records’ roster will be on hand to perform their unique songs live for this exclusive webcast, where the musicians will access SyncLive’s incredible opportunities to expose themselves and their original music for free to a global audience. TTFR Artists include soldier-songwriters Austin Poole, a Marine Corps veteran and multi-talented rocker; Arkansas native and singer/guitarist Cliff Hudson, whose experiences in Iraq resulted in the touching tribute “Send My Love”; multi-instrumentalist and Navy veteran Joel Port, a prolific songwriter who logs time in two bands; guitarist/vocalist Prevo Rodgers, Jr., an Army National Guardsman who wrote the inspiring “Veterans Hands” after returning from Iraq; and Ted Painter, a decorated veteran whose South County Band has been steadily building a buzz in the Massachusetts area with its eclectic folk/rock/country sound.
These live performers will be joined on SyncLive by their TTFR labelmate and fellow soldier John Dobbins, whose pre-recorded set was taped specifically for this exclusive performance from his current base in Iraq, which does not allow live broadcasts from its location. Dobbins’ appearance is especially poignant, as the young Army gunner and Purple Heart Medal recipient is currently in the midst of his second tour of Iraq and is also the composer of “Tribute to the Fallen,” a song that sums up the military label’s purpose with deep and genuine emotion.
“We are so pleased that the SyncLive platform is making it possible for these artists to connect with their friends and family around the world and that it provides an opportunity for them to interact in real time,” said Aric Berquist, Founder & CEO of SyncLive.
About To the Fallen Records
Founded in 2006 by former active duty Army officer and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran Capt. Sean Gilfillan and his business partner Ms. Sidney DeMello, To The Fallen Records — the name of which is taken from a tattoo that spans Gilfillan’s back and honors seven of his comrades killed in action — is dedicated to providing the public with unfiltered songs written from unique perspectives. The music is created by artists who set up studios in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as by artists stationed in Europe, Asia and the United States. From active soldiers currently serving on the battlefields to longtime veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, creating music is a powerful outlet for the emotions that these brave men and women experience. For more information, and to purchase TTFR CDs, log on to www.tothefallenrecords.com.
Dedicated to producing and promoting great American music from the nation’s most talented military personnel, To The Fallen Records (TTFR) continues to showcase an impressive array of heartfelt songs with mainstream appeal with the recent December 4 release of compilations To The Fallen Records Presents Country: Volume I and To The Fallen Records Presents Rock: Volume I, which followed the label’s debut release earlier this year, To The Fallen Records Presents Hip-Hop: Volume I. Beyond simply providing enjoyment to listeners worldwide, TTFR CDs have the dual benefit of helping those who serve, as the label donates a percentage of proceeds from all CD sales to organizations that assist disabled soldiers and their families, as well as those that honor the fallen.
About SyncLive
SyncLive is a global online music community where fans can watch live-as-it-happens, real-time streaming concerts for free. Fans can set up their own profile pages; can chat live with other fans as they watch a show, view previously recorded concerts and more. And if you’re a musician, you can broadcast your live shows to fans around the world, create a band page and get live feedback also for free. For more information, visit www.SyncLive.com.
Three fun shows to check out
CHECK OUT THE 3 FREE EVENTS LISTED BELOW!
AEROMYTH MEET N GREET AT NEAL'S MUSIC
When: Friday Dec 14, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Where: Neal's Music
6916 Warner Ave
Huntington Beach, California 92647
United States
Disco Freaks 70's Disco Band
FREE ADMISSION!
When: Saturday Dec 22, 2007 at 9:00 PM
Where: Arbors
6060 Warner Ave
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
United States
Disco Freaks will play all night LIVE 70's DISCO, as well as DJ spinning some Disco Tunes!
MONSTERS OF ROCK AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES!
e-mail for free tickets!! nealmuzic@aol.com
When: Thursday Dec 27, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Where: House of Blues Disneyland
1530 Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92804
United States
AEROMYTH MEET N GREET AT NEAL'S MUSIC
When: Friday Dec 14, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Where: Neal's Music
6916 Warner Ave
Huntington Beach, California 92647
United States
Disco Freaks 70's Disco Band
FREE ADMISSION!
When: Saturday Dec 22, 2007 at 9:00 PM
Where: Arbors
6060 Warner Ave
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
United States
Disco Freaks will play all night LIVE 70's DISCO, as well as DJ spinning some Disco Tunes!
MONSTERS OF ROCK AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES!
e-mail for free tickets!! nealmuzic@aol.com
When: Thursday Dec 27, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Where: House of Blues Disneyland
1530 Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92804
United States
36 Crazyfist push back release date and cancel tours
Due to a delay in the recording process 36 Crazyfists have been forced to push back the release of their upcoming Ferret Music debut, The Tide and Its Takers. The album which was originally slated for a March 4th release is now slated to drop on April 29th. The album will still be produced by the band’s guitarist Steve Holt and mixed by Andy Sneap.
Because of the setbacks in recording the band are also, regrettably, going to have to cancel their UK and European tour plans. The band was scheduled to play with Bullet For My Valentine overseas and is disappointed to say that they will not be partaking in the tour.
36 Crazyfists look forward to getting out on the road and seeing their fans in 2008. Remember to mark your calendars with the new date of April 29th, 2008 for The Tide and Its Takers hitting stores.
Because of the setbacks in recording the band are also, regrettably, going to have to cancel their UK and European tour plans. The band was scheduled to play with Bullet For My Valentine overseas and is disappointed to say that they will not be partaking in the tour.
36 Crazyfists look forward to getting out on the road and seeing their fans in 2008. Remember to mark your calendars with the new date of April 29th, 2008 for The Tide and Its Takers hitting stores.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2008 inductees announced
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announced its inductees for 2008. The inductees will be honored at a ceremony on March 10, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
“The 2008 inductees are trailblazers – all unique and influential in their genres,” said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President and CEO Joel Peresman. “From poetry to pop, these five acts demonstrate the rich diversity of rock and roll itself. We are proud to honor these artists and celebrate their contribution to rock and roll’s place in our culture.”
The performer inductees are:
Leonard Cohen
The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith)
Madonna
John Mellencamp
The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also announced the induction of Little Walter in its sideman category, and the newly named “Ahmet Ertegun Award” (formerly the non-performer category) will be presented to legendary producers, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
The 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released.
In addition to being honored at the March ceremony, each inducted artist is commemorated at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland Ohio, which serves as a monument to rock and roll’s impact on our culture. There, this year’s inductees will be honored – along with previous year’s inductees and hundreds of other artists – with exhibits, video and interactive presentations and programs that serve to tell the story of modern music. The Hall of Fame itself will include artifacts from this year’s inductees, a multi-media presentation with highlights from each artist’s career and their signatures permanently engraved in the glass walls of the Hall of Fame.
Presenters and performers at the induction will be announced at a later date. The induction ceremony will again air live on VH1 Classic on March 10, 2008.
“The 2008 inductees are trailblazers – all unique and influential in their genres,” said Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President and CEO Joel Peresman. “From poetry to pop, these five acts demonstrate the rich diversity of rock and roll itself. We are proud to honor these artists and celebrate their contribution to rock and roll’s place in our culture.”
The performer inductees are:
Leonard Cohen
The Dave Clark Five (Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and Mike Smith)
Madonna
John Mellencamp
The Ventures (Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Mel Taylor, Don Wilson)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also announced the induction of Little Walter in its sideman category, and the newly named “Ahmet Ertegun Award” (formerly the non-performer category) will be presented to legendary producers, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
The 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released.
In addition to being honored at the March ceremony, each inducted artist is commemorated at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland Ohio, which serves as a monument to rock and roll’s impact on our culture. There, this year’s inductees will be honored – along with previous year’s inductees and hundreds of other artists – with exhibits, video and interactive presentations and programs that serve to tell the story of modern music. The Hall of Fame itself will include artifacts from this year’s inductees, a multi-media presentation with highlights from each artist’s career and their signatures permanently engraved in the glass walls of the Hall of Fame.
Presenters and performers at the induction will be announced at a later date. The induction ceremony will again air live on VH1 Classic on March 10, 2008.
See The Bleeder Project live
THE BLEEDER PROJECT
12/21 (FRI) @ THE BLUE CAFE
WITH: TYRANIS, NEXT TO NOTHING, and KNUCKLE BUSTER
210 PROMENADE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802
21+ SHOW / $7 / 8PM START
http://www.thebluecafe.com
FLYER DATA CANE BE FOUND AT:
http://justrockpr.com/flyers/bleederproject/12-21.jpg
FALL 2007 U.S. TOUR -
"THE SYSTEMATIC SUBVERSION OF FEAR AND INSECURITY"
12/14 (FRI) ALBEQUERQUE, NM @ BURT'S TIKI LOUNGE
12/16 (SUN) ENGLEWOOD, CO @ THE FALCON
12/19 (WED) PHOENIX, AZ @ THE RUBY ROOM
12/21 (FRI) LONG BEACH, CA @ THE BLUE CAFE
*MORE INFORMATION ON THE TOUR TO BE POSTED SOON
http://justrockpr.com/THEBLEEDERPROJECT
12/21 (FRI) @ THE BLUE CAFE
WITH: TYRANIS, NEXT TO NOTHING, and KNUCKLE BUSTER
210 PROMENADE, LONG BEACH, CA 90802
21+ SHOW / $7 / 8PM START
http://www.thebluecafe.com
FLYER DATA CANE BE FOUND AT:
http://justrockpr.com/flyers/bleederproject/12-21.jpg
FALL 2007 U.S. TOUR -
"THE SYSTEMATIC SUBVERSION OF FEAR AND INSECURITY"
12/14 (FRI) ALBEQUERQUE, NM @ BURT'S TIKI LOUNGE
12/16 (SUN) ENGLEWOOD, CO @ THE FALCON
12/19 (WED) PHOENIX, AZ @ THE RUBY ROOM
12/21 (FRI) LONG BEACH, CA @ THE BLUE CAFE
*MORE INFORMATION ON THE TOUR TO BE POSTED SOON
http://justrockpr.com/THEBLEEDERPROJECT
Tree planting grants offered
Global ReLeaf, a program of American Forests the nation’s oldest nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization (www.americanforests.org), is offering annual grants towards tree planting projects. Currently we are accepting tree planting project proposals for 2008. American Forests’ mission is to grow a healthier world. Global ReLeaf is American Forests' education and action program that helps individuals, organizations, agencies, and corporations improve the local and global environment by planting and caring for trees. Since it’s creation in 1988 the program has supported plantings of over 25 million trees worldwide with organizations like the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation Districts and other tree planting groups.
The Global ReLeaf grant program provides private dollars to support local reforestation efforts and help match other funding sources. American Forests raises a dollar for every tree planted with Global ReLeaf. The dollars fund the reforestation projects. Competitive grant requests must maximize the use of total project funds per tree planted. Grants are available to support rural seedling projects restoring damaged forest ecosystems. Further information regarding Global ReLeaf Grants including application forms and criteria can be found at: http://www.americanforests.org/global_releaf/grants/
Please forward this grant opportunity to all those partners planning 2008 plantings. Deadlines for grant proposals are January 15th and July 1st. If you have any questions regarding grant specifics or plan on applying for funds please contact Margo Dawley 202-737-1944 x224 mdawley@amfor.org.
The Global ReLeaf grant program provides private dollars to support local reforestation efforts and help match other funding sources. American Forests raises a dollar for every tree planted with Global ReLeaf. The dollars fund the reforestation projects. Competitive grant requests must maximize the use of total project funds per tree planted. Grants are available to support rural seedling projects restoring damaged forest ecosystems. Further information regarding Global ReLeaf Grants including application forms and criteria can be found at: http://www.americanforests.org/global_releaf/grants/
Please forward this grant opportunity to all those partners planning 2008 plantings. Deadlines for grant proposals are January 15th and July 1st. If you have any questions regarding grant specifics or plan on applying for funds please contact Margo Dawley 202-737-1944 x224 mdawley@amfor.org.
Songalive! releases new sampler
Songsalive! announces the release of Songsalive! CD Sampler 9, setting sails for select music conferences, festivals, radio stations and film and TV music supervisors. Songsalive!, the largest internationally based non-profit organization supporting songwriters and composers, will be distributing this upcoming PROMOTIONAL Sampler to radios stations, print media, music conferences, festivals, film and TV music spervisors, music industry executives and promoted online throughout North America, Europe and Australia.
Songsalive!, through the affiliated label Warrior Girl Music, has been making compilation Cds of songwriters' compositions since 1997 with three main aims:
- exposure of great songwriting talent and songs to the world's music markets -
- a way for songwriters and the music industry to connect directly with no middleman -
- a unique promotion of independent songwriters seeking placement of their songs, rather than ‘artists’ seeking fame -
The Songsalive! Cd Sampler series is the cost effective and exclusive medium for songwriters to reach the music industry worldwide, reaching the hands of publishers, record companies, music festivals, trade shows, artists, producers, radio, press and managers. It's all about the songwriter and the song. This Sampler showcases SONGWRITERS. By placing a song or even two on our Cd Sampler, their music gets heard by a huge network of music industry people waiting for "that next hit song." A unique way to pitch, license or get radio airplay of their music worldwide. Note, Songsalive! does not act as agent, publisher or take any cut from any placement. As a non profit songwriters organization, it’s mission is to provide the platform for songwriters to deal directly with the music industry, through a medium, the CD Sampler, that showcases their best songs.
FIRST STOP: THE TAXI ROAD RALLY Los Angeles, the Songsalive! CD Sampler 9 was exhibited there at our Songsalive! booth and hand-delivered carefully and selectively to music business professionals. 2008 distribution will include the DIY Conference Los Angeles Feb, Ascap Expo in April, Los Angeles, Apra songwriters conference April Sydney, IMC (Independent Music Conference) West Virginia and Philadelphia, South Park Tour festival Colorado June, and MANY MORE.
More details about the Sampler 9 and the Artists at http://www.songsalive.org/cdsamplers
Songsalive!, through the affiliated label Warrior Girl Music, has been making compilation Cds of songwriters' compositions since 1997 with three main aims:
- exposure of great songwriting talent and songs to the world's music markets -
- a way for songwriters and the music industry to connect directly with no middleman -
- a unique promotion of independent songwriters seeking placement of their songs, rather than ‘artists’ seeking fame -
The Songsalive! Cd Sampler series is the cost effective and exclusive medium for songwriters to reach the music industry worldwide, reaching the hands of publishers, record companies, music festivals, trade shows, artists, producers, radio, press and managers. It's all about the songwriter and the song. This Sampler showcases SONGWRITERS. By placing a song or even two on our Cd Sampler, their music gets heard by a huge network of music industry people waiting for "that next hit song." A unique way to pitch, license or get radio airplay of their music worldwide. Note, Songsalive! does not act as agent, publisher or take any cut from any placement. As a non profit songwriters organization, it’s mission is to provide the platform for songwriters to deal directly with the music industry, through a medium, the CD Sampler, that showcases their best songs.
FIRST STOP: THE TAXI ROAD RALLY Los Angeles, the Songsalive! CD Sampler 9 was exhibited there at our Songsalive! booth and hand-delivered carefully and selectively to music business professionals. 2008 distribution will include the DIY Conference Los Angeles Feb, Ascap Expo in April, Los Angeles, Apra songwriters conference April Sydney, IMC (Independent Music Conference) West Virginia and Philadelphia, South Park Tour festival Colorado June, and MANY MORE.
More details about the Sampler 9 and the Artists at http://www.songsalive.org/cdsamplers
Ludo touring in support of upcoming release
Vigilante bushwhackers with a heart of gold, who are out to bang your psyche and love you dead – the five-man conspiracy known as Ludo bring four years of insane hard work, coast-to-coast survival touring, and endless trips back home to St. Louis with YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU, their major label album debut on Island Records, due to arrive in stores February 2008 with lead single “Love Me Dead”. Meanwhile, Ludo’s never-ending tour schedule rolls on through the end of December. (Please see tour dates below.)
YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU was recorded in Los Angeles over the course of eight weeks with producer Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Train, Faith No More). Described by band’s Andrew Volpe as “their healthiest, most-ten-toed musicbaby yet,” the new album follows up its two indie predecessors – Ludo’s self-titled debut album of 2003 (recorded in St. Louis, “in roughly 14 days”), and 2005’s mini-album EP Broken Bride (on Redbird Records).
Ludo’s slavishly devoted legions of fans are logging on to the Ludo video thing channel, www.youtube.com/theludovideothing, checking out their latest episode 13 which includes new track “Love Me Dead” Toothbrush video. In addition to tracks from their first two albums – “Hum Along” from Ludo; and “Pt. I: Broken Bride” and the monumental “Save Our City” from Broken Bride – the site also previews two tracks from YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU, “Drunken Lament” and “Love Me Dead.”
Beware of pterodactyls swarming on Ludo’s website, which faithfully chronicles “The Ludo Video Thing,” an organically expanding journey into the making of their new album on Island Records. Currently up to its thirteenth episode, the “Thing” also incorporates “A Very Ludo Christmas,” their first yuletide track and cornerstone of their special Christmas show.
Ludo – Andrew Volpe (vocals, guitar), Tim Ferrell (guitar, vocals), Tim Convy (Moog synthesizer, keyboards, vocals), Marshall Fanciullo (bass), and Matt Palermo (drums, vocals) – came together in bits and pieces, settling into their lineup back in 2003, when they inhabited a 900 sq. ft. smarmy abode in Tulsa and started playing out. Four years, two records, and “a few hundred shows” later, they were named one of the “Bands To Watch In 2007” by Alternative Press. With the arrival of YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU, Ludo has rededicated themselves to their motto, vowing to “entertain people without making them dumber.”
For further information go to www.LudoRock.com
LUDO ON TOUR
Dec.
18 Akron, OH MUSICA
20 Pompton Lakes, NJ Mainstage
21 Framingham, MA Civic League Aud.
27 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
28 Chicago, IL Park West
YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU was recorded in Los Angeles over the course of eight weeks with producer Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Train, Faith No More). Described by band’s Andrew Volpe as “their healthiest, most-ten-toed musicbaby yet,” the new album follows up its two indie predecessors – Ludo’s self-titled debut album of 2003 (recorded in St. Louis, “in roughly 14 days”), and 2005’s mini-album EP Broken Bride (on Redbird Records).
Ludo’s slavishly devoted legions of fans are logging on to the Ludo video thing channel, www.youtube.com/theludovideothing, checking out their latest episode 13 which includes new track “Love Me Dead” Toothbrush video. In addition to tracks from their first two albums – “Hum Along” from Ludo; and “Pt. I: Broken Bride” and the monumental “Save Our City” from Broken Bride – the site also previews two tracks from YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU, “Drunken Lament” and “Love Me Dead.”
Beware of pterodactyls swarming on Ludo’s website, which faithfully chronicles “The Ludo Video Thing,” an organically expanding journey into the making of their new album on Island Records. Currently up to its thirteenth episode, the “Thing” also incorporates “A Very Ludo Christmas,” their first yuletide track and cornerstone of their special Christmas show.
Ludo – Andrew Volpe (vocals, guitar), Tim Ferrell (guitar, vocals), Tim Convy (Moog synthesizer, keyboards, vocals), Marshall Fanciullo (bass), and Matt Palermo (drums, vocals) – came together in bits and pieces, settling into their lineup back in 2003, when they inhabited a 900 sq. ft. smarmy abode in Tulsa and started playing out. Four years, two records, and “a few hundred shows” later, they were named one of the “Bands To Watch In 2007” by Alternative Press. With the arrival of YOU’RE AWFUL, I LOVE YOU, Ludo has rededicated themselves to their motto, vowing to “entertain people without making them dumber.”
For further information go to www.LudoRock.com
LUDO ON TOUR
Dec.
18 Akron, OH MUSICA
20 Pompton Lakes, NJ Mainstage
21 Framingham, MA Civic League Aud.
27 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
28 Chicago, IL Park West
Guitar Players Ball set for January
George Lynch (ex-DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB), Dave Meniketti (Y&T), Warren DeMartini (RATT), Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS) are among the musicians who will take part in the the Guitar Players Ball on January 17 at the Galaxy Theater (3503 South Harbor Blvd) in Santa, Ana, California.
Tickets are $29.50 ($20.00 with a NAMM badge) and can be purchased via Ticketmaster
Tickets are $29.50 ($20.00 with a NAMM badge) and can be purchased via Ticketmaster
Skirball to present Bob Dylan exhibit
Few figures in the history of American popular music have attained the status of Bob Dylan (b. 1941). To critical and popular audiences alike, his distinctly American body of work matches the legacies of Walt Whitman, Louis Armstrong and his own early hero, Woody Guthrie.
On view at the Skirball Cultural Center from February 8 through June 8, 2008, Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966, organized by Experience Music Project (EMP), is a visual and aural recounting of Dylan’s transformation from rock ‘n’ roll–loving Midwestern teenager to Greenwich Village folk troubadour to the rock star/poet who electrified contemporary songwriting. The exhibition not only illuminates this fertile decade in Dylan’s personal and artistic development, but chronicles a tumultuous period in American history, marked by the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.
Blending interpretive exhibits with cutting-edge interactive technology, Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 features rare and never-before-seen photographs, recordings, performance and interview footage and more than 150 historical artifacts. Highlights include folk musician Bruce Langhorne’s tambourine, the inspiration for Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man”; Dylan’s cherished copy of Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory; a recording of Dylan’s 1961 debut concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall; and a letter Dylan wrote to Joan Baez’s mother in which he masquerades as Baez herself.
The exhibition features many listening and viewing stations. Visitors can hear Dylan recordings, listen to music that influenced Dylan, and tune into songs by artists that reveal Dylan’s widespread influence on their creative output. Viewing stations display rare footage of interviews with Dylan, as well as excerpts from D. A. Pennebaker’s 1965 documentary Dont Look Back and the unreleased film Eat the Document, which recorded Dylan’s 1966 world tour.
The exhibition opened at Experience Music ProjectScience Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMPSFM) in November 2004 and has since traveled to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland), the Pierpont Morgan Library (New York) and the Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis).
At the Skirball, Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 will also offer an opportunity for visitors to experience Dylan recordings firsthand. Developed in association with the Roland Corporation and EMP, the Skirball will present a satellite exhibit, “Interactive Music Experience,” which will invite visitors to simulate playing keyboards, electric v. acoustic guitars, drums and organ, as well as experiment with a mixing console on an authentic Dylan recording. By “playing along” with Dylan songs and operating effects gear, visitors will have a unique experience of Dylan’s music and the creative process.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Skirball will offer a wide range of adjunct programs. These include a talk by artists John Cohen and Daniel Kramer on photographing Dylan; a poetry reading by Michael McClure; performances by Dylan-influenced singer/songwriters, including indie phenomenon Brett Dennen; a class on the tradition of protest poetry; and a daylong symposium featuring Greil Marcus and other prominent Dylan scholars.
“Robert Zimmerman’s journey from his Jewish origins to a broadened American identity as the legendary Bob Dylan—the torchbearer of an authentic folk music tradition, a trailblazing rock icon and a riveting voice of social conscience—is of special interest to the Skirball Cultural Center, where we explore the connections between Jewish heritage and American democratic ideals,” remarked Robert Kirschner, Director of Exhibitions and Collections. “In many respects, Dylan exemplifies this connection. As George Gershwin absorbed the influence of jazz, Irving Berlin of ragtime, and Leonard Bernstein of the classical tradition, so Dylan absorbed folk and rock and transformed both into an American music of extraordinary force and influence.”
Bob Dylan’s Journey
In 1956, Bobby Zimmerman was a middle-class teenager in small-town Hibbing, Minnesota, who loved James Dean and dreamed of playing in Little Richard’s band. Ten years later, as Bob Dylan, he was “the Voice of his Generation.” That same decade marked a period of startling social change for America, too, with the nation experiencing the final throes of McCarthyism, the Cold War, the dawn of consumer culture, the Civil Rights movement and the emergence of the counterculture. Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 weaves together Dylan’s personal history with that of the nation. As the exhibition’s curator, EMP’s Jasen Emmons, remarked, “We’re trying to show how time and place had an effect on Bob Dylan, and how Bob Dylan had an effect on time and place.”
To portray these intertwined histories, the exhibition provides a detailed timeline and taps numerous resources, among them the Bob Dylan Archives, EMPSFM’s permanent collection, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the National Civil Rights Museum and private collectors. Artifacts on view include instruments, handwritten lyrics and letters, posters, handbills, newspaper clippings and album covers. The exhibition also includes listening stations that feature tracks from the seven albums Dylan recorded in this period: Bob Dylan; The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; The Times They Are A-Changin’; Another Side of Bob Dylan; Bringing It All Back Home; Highway 61 Revisited; and Blonde on Blonde. In addition to selecting songs, visitors can view related images and survey each album’s impact on music criticism and popular opinion.
Bound for Glory (1956–1961)
As a prologue, the exhibition opens with reproductions of 100 seven-inch cover versions of “Blowin’ in the Wind,” the song that would become an anthem of the Civil Rights movement. Visitors then launch into the exhibition’s first section, representing the years 1956–1958 and portraying Dylan’s high school years and earliest live gigs through photos, yearbooks and his 22-page essay on The Grapes of Wrath.
Though he spent only one year, 1959–1960, sporadically attending the University of Minnesota, his time in Minneapolis’ Dinkytown exposed Dylan to American folk music. It was here that he first read Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory, which would inspire him to move to New York City to meet his hero. A listening station features songs by Guthrie, as well as by some of Dylan’s other early musical influences, including Hank Williams, Little Richard, Odetta and the Carter Family.
The exhibition delves even deeper into Woody Guthrie’s influence on Bob Dylan. Guthrie’s penchant for mixing hardscrabble realism with colorful fantasies gave Dylan a new way to think about songwriting, and his dedication to the common folk helped raise Dylan’s political consciousness. In addition to photographs, song lyrics and illustrations, this section includes Guthrie’s Martin guitar and a T-shirt he wore in his final days at Greystone Park State Hospital.
The exhibition continues with the Greenwich Village folk music scene, focusing on key recording executives Moses Asch and John Hammond; such musicians as Pete Seeger, Carolyn Hester and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, several of whose works are featured at a listening station; and the many New York clubs that became part of folk music history. By the end of 1961, Dylan had given his first professional performances, played harmonica on a Harry Belafonte recording and recorded his debut album, Bob Dylan.
I Have a Dream: 1961–1964
Joan Baez gave Dylan’s career a boost when she began singing his songs and having him perform at her concerts. By the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, they were folk music’s reigning couple. Baez gave Dylan class, one journalist wrote, and he gave her sex appeal.
Dylan was also influenced by girlfriend Suze Rotolo, who introduced him to the works of Lord Byron, Arthur Rimbaud and Bertolt Brecht, all of whose poetry would come to impact Dylan’s lyrics. Rotolo was featured on the cover of his second album, 1963’s The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, which included the hit “Blowin’ in the Wind.” When folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary covered the song in July 1963, Dylan’s reputation as a songwriter was cemented.
Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 devotes considerable space to the intersection of folk music and politics. Included in the exhibition are news clips, FBI files and memorabilia about Phil Ochs, the Freedom Singers and other key figures, as well as substantial documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the 1963 March on Washington, where Dylan performed and Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Dylan’s 1963 album, The Times They Are A-Changin’, featured passionate political songs, including “With God on Our Side” and “Only a Pawn in Their Game.”
In 1964, Dylan traveled cross-country in the spirit of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, listening to the Beatles on the radio and eventually reaching San Francisco, where the Beat poets greeted him as a peer. Later that year in Greece, he wrote many of the songs for his fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. The album’s more personal and rocking songs disturbed many in the folk community, who feared they were losing their finest topical songwriter.
Don’t Look Back: 1965–1966
With the 1965 album, Bringing It All Back Home, Dylan entered an astounding creative period, changing the sound and feel of 1960s rock. Dylan’s marriage of folk-based storytelling, wildly imaginative lyrics and modernized roots music was unprecedented. These innovations were felt throughout the rock world. The Byrds had a huge hit with “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and Dylan’s influence could be heard in the music of such acts as the Lovin’ Spoonful, Donovan, the Turtles and Cher. Dont Look Back, the D. A. Pennebaker cinéma vérité film of Dylan’s 1965 tour of England, captured Dylan at perhaps his most iconoclastic and exciting.
In the final phase of the exhibition, the legend of Bob Dylan “going electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is examined. His next album, Highway 61 Revisited, acknowledged his debt to the Delta blues in its title (referencing a road to the South) and featured the six-minute-long “Like a Rolling Stone.” In a newspaper clip, the Beatles acknowledged their admiration for Dylan; they would rise to meet his challenge the following year with their epic album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In 1966, Dylan traveled to Nashville to record the seminal double album Blonde on Blonde, with the city’s finest session players and old friends Robbie Robertson and Al Kooper. Dylan capped this fertile period with personal, insistent songs such as “Visions of Johanna” and “Just Like a Woman.”
By 1966, America was a different place than it was when Dylan first came on the scene in 1961. The counterculture and rock music were in full force, but Dylan was exhausted from non-stop touring and the fame he had so fervently courted. He needed a change, and a motorcycle accident in Woodstock, NY, allowed Dylan to retreat into the comfort of family life. For the next few years, fans and the media would contemplate “the Dylan mystery” and satisfy their hunger for new material with bootleg recordings.
Exhibition-Related Programs
During the run of the exhibition, the Skirball will present several public programs, designed to illuminate the wide-ranging impact of Bob Dylan’s life and art on American culture and beyond.
SYMPOSIUM: Featuring preeminent Dylan scholars, including cultural historian Greil Marcus and former EMP artistic director Bob Santelli, who conceived the exhibition (March 30).
LECTURES: The “Talking Dylan” lecture series, presenting early Dylan photographers John Cohen and Daniel Kramer (February 10), jazz musician and music historian Ben Sidran (April 2) and Dylan friend and Beat poet Michael McClure (date TBA).
LIVE MUSIC: The “Interpreting Dylan” concert series, showcasing rising American folk star Brett Dennen (February 15) and Persian folk band Kiosk (March 7)—both of whose music reflect the legacy of Dylan—as well as an all-star concert featuring the best from Bob Dylan’s songbook (April date and performer line-up TBA).
FILM: The “Watching Dylan” film series, screening films in which Dylan played a role on or off screen, including Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (February 28), the rarely-shown documentary Eat the Document, Dont Look Back and Gotta Serve Somebody, which features performances of Dylan’s gospel music (dates TBA).
FILM: Classic films chosen for the “Imagining Dylan” series, all focusing on rock ‘n’ roll and American culture, such as Knock On Any Door (January 15), The Wild One (January 29), East of Eden (February 12) and Rebel Without a Cause (February 19). More films TBA.
GALLERY TOURS: Exhibition walkthroughs by guest commentators Lisa Finnie, host of KCSN’s weekly radio show “The Dylan Hour”; acclaimed author and University of Southern California professor Josh Kun; Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times pop critic; and David Was, musician and National Public Radio journalist (dates TBA).
CLASS: The continuing-education course “Influence: American Political and Protest Poetry” (Tuesdays, January 29–March 4).
FAMILY PROGRAMS: Workshops on instrument-making and songwriting (February 24) and the art of tie-dye (March 30). Also, a family-friendly concert by children’s folk music ensemble The Hollow Trees (May 4).
Additional public programs may be announced at a later date; visit www.skirball.org for updates.
Finally, as part of of its extensive outreach to local schools, the Skirball is offering a program for students in Grades 5–12. Students will experience the exhibition’s many interactive features and come to discover Dylan’s story as it intersects with folk music, rock ‘n’ roll, and the story of a nation in the throes of social change.
THE EXHIBITION BOB DYLAN’S AMERICAN JOURNEY, 1956–1966 IS ORGANIZED BY:
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
THE EXHIBITION IS PRESENTED AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER BY:
STEVE TISCH
LEAD SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY:
BROOKS & DENNIS HOLT
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY:
AKIN GUMP LLC, AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION, SHARI & RICHARD FOOS, ESTATE OF ALAN FREED, JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES, KARSH FAMILY FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES TIMES, RHINO RECORDS, ROCK-IT CARGO, ALAN SCHWARTZ, SESAC, SKIRBALL VOLUNTEER SERVICE COUNCIL, IRENE & DAVID SMITH, VALLEYCREST LANDSCAPING COMPANIES.
Visiting Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (exit Skirball Ctr Dr off the 405). Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Friday 12:00–5:00 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; extended hours for all exhibitions except Noah’s Ark at the Skirball on Thursdays until 9:00 p.m.; closed Mondays. Exhibition admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors, Full-Time Students, and Children over 12; $5 Children 2–12. All exhibitions are free to Skirball Members and Children under 2. Advance, timed-entry tickets to Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 will be available for sale beginning January 14, 2008, online at www.skirball.org or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849.
The Skirball is also home to Zeidler’s Café, which serves innovative California cuisine in an elegant setting, and Audrey’s Museum Store, which sells books, contemporary art, music and more.
About Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center is dedicated to exploring the connections between 4,000 years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. It welcomes and seeks to inspire people of every ethnic and cultural identity. Guided by our respective memories and experiences, together we aspire to build a society in which all of us can feel at home. The Skirball Cultural Center achieves its mission through educational programs that explore literary, visual, and performing arts from around the world; through the display and interpretation of its permanent collections and changing exhibitions; through an interactive family destination inspired by the Noah’s Ark story; through scholarship in American Jewish history and related publications; and through outreach to the community.
On view at the Skirball Cultural Center from February 8 through June 8, 2008, Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966, organized by Experience Music Project (EMP), is a visual and aural recounting of Dylan’s transformation from rock ‘n’ roll–loving Midwestern teenager to Greenwich Village folk troubadour to the rock star/poet who electrified contemporary songwriting. The exhibition not only illuminates this fertile decade in Dylan’s personal and artistic development, but chronicles a tumultuous period in American history, marked by the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.
Blending interpretive exhibits with cutting-edge interactive technology, Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 features rare and never-before-seen photographs, recordings, performance and interview footage and more than 150 historical artifacts. Highlights include folk musician Bruce Langhorne’s tambourine, the inspiration for Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man”; Dylan’s cherished copy of Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory; a recording of Dylan’s 1961 debut concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall; and a letter Dylan wrote to Joan Baez’s mother in which he masquerades as Baez herself.
The exhibition features many listening and viewing stations. Visitors can hear Dylan recordings, listen to music that influenced Dylan, and tune into songs by artists that reveal Dylan’s widespread influence on their creative output. Viewing stations display rare footage of interviews with Dylan, as well as excerpts from D. A. Pennebaker’s 1965 documentary Dont Look Back and the unreleased film Eat the Document, which recorded Dylan’s 1966 world tour.
The exhibition opened at Experience Music ProjectScience Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMPSFM) in November 2004 and has since traveled to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland), the Pierpont Morgan Library (New York) and the Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis).
At the Skirball, Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 will also offer an opportunity for visitors to experience Dylan recordings firsthand. Developed in association with the Roland Corporation and EMP, the Skirball will present a satellite exhibit, “Interactive Music Experience,” which will invite visitors to simulate playing keyboards, electric v. acoustic guitars, drums and organ, as well as experiment with a mixing console on an authentic Dylan recording. By “playing along” with Dylan songs and operating effects gear, visitors will have a unique experience of Dylan’s music and the creative process.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the Skirball will offer a wide range of adjunct programs. These include a talk by artists John Cohen and Daniel Kramer on photographing Dylan; a poetry reading by Michael McClure; performances by Dylan-influenced singer/songwriters, including indie phenomenon Brett Dennen; a class on the tradition of protest poetry; and a daylong symposium featuring Greil Marcus and other prominent Dylan scholars.
“Robert Zimmerman’s journey from his Jewish origins to a broadened American identity as the legendary Bob Dylan—the torchbearer of an authentic folk music tradition, a trailblazing rock icon and a riveting voice of social conscience—is of special interest to the Skirball Cultural Center, where we explore the connections between Jewish heritage and American democratic ideals,” remarked Robert Kirschner, Director of Exhibitions and Collections. “In many respects, Dylan exemplifies this connection. As George Gershwin absorbed the influence of jazz, Irving Berlin of ragtime, and Leonard Bernstein of the classical tradition, so Dylan absorbed folk and rock and transformed both into an American music of extraordinary force and influence.”
Bob Dylan’s Journey
In 1956, Bobby Zimmerman was a middle-class teenager in small-town Hibbing, Minnesota, who loved James Dean and dreamed of playing in Little Richard’s band. Ten years later, as Bob Dylan, he was “the Voice of his Generation.” That same decade marked a period of startling social change for America, too, with the nation experiencing the final throes of McCarthyism, the Cold War, the dawn of consumer culture, the Civil Rights movement and the emergence of the counterculture. Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 weaves together Dylan’s personal history with that of the nation. As the exhibition’s curator, EMP’s Jasen Emmons, remarked, “We’re trying to show how time and place had an effect on Bob Dylan, and how Bob Dylan had an effect on time and place.”
To portray these intertwined histories, the exhibition provides a detailed timeline and taps numerous resources, among them the Bob Dylan Archives, EMPSFM’s permanent collection, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the National Civil Rights Museum and private collectors. Artifacts on view include instruments, handwritten lyrics and letters, posters, handbills, newspaper clippings and album covers. The exhibition also includes listening stations that feature tracks from the seven albums Dylan recorded in this period: Bob Dylan; The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan; The Times They Are A-Changin’; Another Side of Bob Dylan; Bringing It All Back Home; Highway 61 Revisited; and Blonde on Blonde. In addition to selecting songs, visitors can view related images and survey each album’s impact on music criticism and popular opinion.
Bound for Glory (1956–1961)
As a prologue, the exhibition opens with reproductions of 100 seven-inch cover versions of “Blowin’ in the Wind,” the song that would become an anthem of the Civil Rights movement. Visitors then launch into the exhibition’s first section, representing the years 1956–1958 and portraying Dylan’s high school years and earliest live gigs through photos, yearbooks and his 22-page essay on The Grapes of Wrath.
Though he spent only one year, 1959–1960, sporadically attending the University of Minnesota, his time in Minneapolis’ Dinkytown exposed Dylan to American folk music. It was here that he first read Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory, which would inspire him to move to New York City to meet his hero. A listening station features songs by Guthrie, as well as by some of Dylan’s other early musical influences, including Hank Williams, Little Richard, Odetta and the Carter Family.
The exhibition delves even deeper into Woody Guthrie’s influence on Bob Dylan. Guthrie’s penchant for mixing hardscrabble realism with colorful fantasies gave Dylan a new way to think about songwriting, and his dedication to the common folk helped raise Dylan’s political consciousness. In addition to photographs, song lyrics and illustrations, this section includes Guthrie’s Martin guitar and a T-shirt he wore in his final days at Greystone Park State Hospital.
The exhibition continues with the Greenwich Village folk music scene, focusing on key recording executives Moses Asch and John Hammond; such musicians as Pete Seeger, Carolyn Hester and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, several of whose works are featured at a listening station; and the many New York clubs that became part of folk music history. By the end of 1961, Dylan had given his first professional performances, played harmonica on a Harry Belafonte recording and recorded his debut album, Bob Dylan.
I Have a Dream: 1961–1964
Joan Baez gave Dylan’s career a boost when she began singing his songs and having him perform at her concerts. By the 1963 Newport Folk Festival, they were folk music’s reigning couple. Baez gave Dylan class, one journalist wrote, and he gave her sex appeal.
Dylan was also influenced by girlfriend Suze Rotolo, who introduced him to the works of Lord Byron, Arthur Rimbaud and Bertolt Brecht, all of whose poetry would come to impact Dylan’s lyrics. Rotolo was featured on the cover of his second album, 1963’s The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, which included the hit “Blowin’ in the Wind.” When folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary covered the song in July 1963, Dylan’s reputation as a songwriter was cemented.
Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 devotes considerable space to the intersection of folk music and politics. Included in the exhibition are news clips, FBI files and memorabilia about Phil Ochs, the Freedom Singers and other key figures, as well as substantial documentation of the Civil Rights movement and the 1963 March on Washington, where Dylan performed and Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Dylan’s 1963 album, The Times They Are A-Changin’, featured passionate political songs, including “With God on Our Side” and “Only a Pawn in Their Game.”
In 1964, Dylan traveled cross-country in the spirit of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, listening to the Beatles on the radio and eventually reaching San Francisco, where the Beat poets greeted him as a peer. Later that year in Greece, he wrote many of the songs for his fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. The album’s more personal and rocking songs disturbed many in the folk community, who feared they were losing their finest topical songwriter.
Don’t Look Back: 1965–1966
With the 1965 album, Bringing It All Back Home, Dylan entered an astounding creative period, changing the sound and feel of 1960s rock. Dylan’s marriage of folk-based storytelling, wildly imaginative lyrics and modernized roots music was unprecedented. These innovations were felt throughout the rock world. The Byrds had a huge hit with “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and Dylan’s influence could be heard in the music of such acts as the Lovin’ Spoonful, Donovan, the Turtles and Cher. Dont Look Back, the D. A. Pennebaker cinéma vérité film of Dylan’s 1965 tour of England, captured Dylan at perhaps his most iconoclastic and exciting.
In the final phase of the exhibition, the legend of Bob Dylan “going electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival is examined. His next album, Highway 61 Revisited, acknowledged his debt to the Delta blues in its title (referencing a road to the South) and featured the six-minute-long “Like a Rolling Stone.” In a newspaper clip, the Beatles acknowledged their admiration for Dylan; they would rise to meet his challenge the following year with their epic album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In 1966, Dylan traveled to Nashville to record the seminal double album Blonde on Blonde, with the city’s finest session players and old friends Robbie Robertson and Al Kooper. Dylan capped this fertile period with personal, insistent songs such as “Visions of Johanna” and “Just Like a Woman.”
By 1966, America was a different place than it was when Dylan first came on the scene in 1961. The counterculture and rock music were in full force, but Dylan was exhausted from non-stop touring and the fame he had so fervently courted. He needed a change, and a motorcycle accident in Woodstock, NY, allowed Dylan to retreat into the comfort of family life. For the next few years, fans and the media would contemplate “the Dylan mystery” and satisfy their hunger for new material with bootleg recordings.
Exhibition-Related Programs
During the run of the exhibition, the Skirball will present several public programs, designed to illuminate the wide-ranging impact of Bob Dylan’s life and art on American culture and beyond.
SYMPOSIUM: Featuring preeminent Dylan scholars, including cultural historian Greil Marcus and former EMP artistic director Bob Santelli, who conceived the exhibition (March 30).
LECTURES: The “Talking Dylan” lecture series, presenting early Dylan photographers John Cohen and Daniel Kramer (February 10), jazz musician and music historian Ben Sidran (April 2) and Dylan friend and Beat poet Michael McClure (date TBA).
LIVE MUSIC: The “Interpreting Dylan” concert series, showcasing rising American folk star Brett Dennen (February 15) and Persian folk band Kiosk (March 7)—both of whose music reflect the legacy of Dylan—as well as an all-star concert featuring the best from Bob Dylan’s songbook (April date and performer line-up TBA).
FILM: The “Watching Dylan” film series, screening films in which Dylan played a role on or off screen, including Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (February 28), the rarely-shown documentary Eat the Document, Dont Look Back and Gotta Serve Somebody, which features performances of Dylan’s gospel music (dates TBA).
FILM: Classic films chosen for the “Imagining Dylan” series, all focusing on rock ‘n’ roll and American culture, such as Knock On Any Door (January 15), The Wild One (January 29), East of Eden (February 12) and Rebel Without a Cause (February 19). More films TBA.
GALLERY TOURS: Exhibition walkthroughs by guest commentators Lisa Finnie, host of KCSN’s weekly radio show “The Dylan Hour”; acclaimed author and University of Southern California professor Josh Kun; Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times pop critic; and David Was, musician and National Public Radio journalist (dates TBA).
CLASS: The continuing-education course “Influence: American Political and Protest Poetry” (Tuesdays, January 29–March 4).
FAMILY PROGRAMS: Workshops on instrument-making and songwriting (February 24) and the art of tie-dye (March 30). Also, a family-friendly concert by children’s folk music ensemble The Hollow Trees (May 4).
Additional public programs may be announced at a later date; visit www.skirball.org for updates.
Finally, as part of of its extensive outreach to local schools, the Skirball is offering a program for students in Grades 5–12. Students will experience the exhibition’s many interactive features and come to discover Dylan’s story as it intersects with folk music, rock ‘n’ roll, and the story of a nation in the throes of social change.
THE EXHIBITION BOB DYLAN’S AMERICAN JOURNEY, 1956–1966 IS ORGANIZED BY:
EXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
THE EXHIBITION IS PRESENTED AT THE SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER BY:
STEVE TISCH
LEAD SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY:
BROOKS & DENNIS HOLT
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BY:
AKIN GUMP LLC, AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION, SHARI & RICHARD FOOS, ESTATE OF ALAN FREED, JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES, KARSH FAMILY FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES TIMES, RHINO RECORDS, ROCK-IT CARGO, ALAN SCHWARTZ, SESAC, SKIRBALL VOLUNTEER SERVICE COUNCIL, IRENE & DAVID SMITH, VALLEYCREST LANDSCAPING COMPANIES.
Visiting Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (exit Skirball Ctr Dr off the 405). Exhibition hours: Tuesday–Friday 12:00–5:00 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; extended hours for all exhibitions except Noah’s Ark at the Skirball on Thursdays until 9:00 p.m.; closed Mondays. Exhibition admission: $10 General; $7 Seniors, Full-Time Students, and Children over 12; $5 Children 2–12. All exhibitions are free to Skirball Members and Children under 2. Advance, timed-entry tickets to Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966 will be available for sale beginning January 14, 2008, online at www.skirball.org or by phone at (877) SCC-4TIX or (877) 722-4849.
The Skirball is also home to Zeidler’s Café, which serves innovative California cuisine in an elegant setting, and Audrey’s Museum Store, which sells books, contemporary art, music and more.
About Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center is dedicated to exploring the connections between 4,000 years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. It welcomes and seeks to inspire people of every ethnic and cultural identity. Guided by our respective memories and experiences, together we aspire to build a society in which all of us can feel at home. The Skirball Cultural Center achieves its mission through educational programs that explore literary, visual, and performing arts from around the world; through the display and interpretation of its permanent collections and changing exhibitions; through an interactive family destination inspired by the Noah’s Ark story; through scholarship in American Jewish history and related publications; and through outreach to the community.
Upcoming concerts around California from Live Nation
On Sale Saturday, December 15th at 1 PM:
THE WHISPERS / STEPHANIE MILLS
with special guests:
Russell Thompkins Jr. and The New Stylistics
The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston and Blue Lovett
March 8th
Gibson Amphitheatre
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On Sale Saturday, December 15th at 10 AM:
LISA LAMPANELLI
plus special guest
February 8
Arlington Theatre
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On Sale Thursday, December 13th at 12 Noon:
SILVERSTEIN
with special guests
The Devil Wears Prada
A Day to Remember
Protest the Hero
March 15th
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On Sale Saturday, December 15 at 10 AM:
MIKA
with special guest
February 11
The Wiltern
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On Sale Saturday, December 15 at 10 AM:
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
with special guest
March 17
The Wiltern
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On Sale Saturday December 15 at 10 AM:
LENNY KRAVITZ
With Special Guest
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
January 17
Avalon
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On Sale Saturday December 15 at 10 AM:
PAUL POTTS
The Wiltern
March 26
THE WHISPERS / STEPHANIE MILLS
with special guests:
Russell Thompkins Jr. and The New Stylistics
The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston and Blue Lovett
March 8th
Gibson Amphitheatre
--------------------------------------------
On Sale Saturday, December 15th at 10 AM:
LISA LAMPANELLI
plus special guest
February 8
Arlington Theatre
----------------------------------------------
On Sale Thursday, December 13th at 12 Noon:
SILVERSTEIN
with special guests
The Devil Wears Prada
A Day to Remember
Protest the Hero
March 15th
---------------------------------------------
On Sale Saturday, December 15 at 10 AM:
MIKA
with special guest
February 11
The Wiltern
-------------------------------------------
On Sale Saturday, December 15 at 10 AM:
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
with special guest
March 17
The Wiltern
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On Sale Saturday December 15 at 10 AM:
LENNY KRAVITZ
With Special Guest
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
January 17
Avalon
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On Sale Saturday December 15 at 10 AM:
PAUL POTTS
The Wiltern
March 26
Eagles' latest goes triple platinum
Long Road Out of Eden has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA, on its first day of eligibility. Released October 30th, the album debuted at number one on The Billboard 200 Chart, with sales of 711,000 units, and has already become the 5th best selling album of 2007. Additionally, with U.S. sales at two million, it is the biggest selling Country album of the year, according to Nielsen SoundScan. With Long Road Out of Eden, the Eagles are the only artist in music history to score a number one album more than 35 years after releasing their debut record.
Internationally, the album has sold in excess of 1.5 million albums and has topped the music charts in the UK, Australia, Greece, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. Long Road Out of Eden currently is #1 on Billboard’s European Top 100 Chart. Nine territories have already gone platinum (the UK and Australia are double-platinum) and fifteen more are gold.
In the Asia-Pacific Region, Long Road Out of Eden is the #1 bestseller for the 4th week, enjoying tremendous success on the Asian retail charts. In Hong Kong, India, and Malaysia the album has been #1 for four consecutive weeks, and has topped the retail charts in Singapore and Thailand four weeks in a row.
Long Road Out of Eden is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Walmart.com, and Samsclub.com in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and through the band’s Web site, http://eaglesband.com. The Deluxe Collector’s Edition of Long Road Out of Eden, wrapped in a red linen cloth, screen printed with panoramic imagery, features the holiday hit “Please Come Home For Christmas” and “Hole In The World,” and a 40-page booklet with lyrics, credits, exclusive photos and desert scenes from the making of the "How Long" video.
Long Road Out of Eden was released worldwide outside North America by Universal Music Group companies.
"Long Road Out of Eden has been a fantastic project for Wal-Mart," said Gary Severson, senior vice president, entertainment at Wal-Mart. "The album surpassed our expectations in sales from the very first week. In fact, in less than 40 days from its launch we were re-ordering new product, far earlier than planned, to make sure stores would have it available for Christmas."
"The international impact of Long Road Out of Eden has been nothing short of phenomenal, which is clear from its chart-topping positions around the globe," said Lucian Grainge, Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Group International. "We had hoped for this level of success, but the results are really proving that the Eagles' connection with consumers worldwide runs long and deep."
“How Long,” the first single from Long Road Out of Eden, has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. The Eagles – Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit – have been nominated for 35 Grammy Awards.
The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five #1 U.S. singles and four Grammy Awards. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the best-selling album of all time, exceeding sales of 29 million units. The band's Hotel California and Their Greatest Hits Volume 2 have sold more than 16 and 11 million albums respectively. Eagles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Internationally, the album has sold in excess of 1.5 million albums and has topped the music charts in the UK, Australia, Greece, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. Long Road Out of Eden currently is #1 on Billboard’s European Top 100 Chart. Nine territories have already gone platinum (the UK and Australia are double-platinum) and fifteen more are gold.
In the Asia-Pacific Region, Long Road Out of Eden is the #1 bestseller for the 4th week, enjoying tremendous success on the Asian retail charts. In Hong Kong, India, and Malaysia the album has been #1 for four consecutive weeks, and has topped the retail charts in Singapore and Thailand four weeks in a row.
Long Road Out of Eden is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Walmart.com, and Samsclub.com in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico and through the band’s Web site, http://eaglesband.com. The Deluxe Collector’s Edition of Long Road Out of Eden, wrapped in a red linen cloth, screen printed with panoramic imagery, features the holiday hit “Please Come Home For Christmas” and “Hole In The World,” and a 40-page booklet with lyrics, credits, exclusive photos and desert scenes from the making of the "How Long" video.
Long Road Out of Eden was released worldwide outside North America by Universal Music Group companies.
"Long Road Out of Eden has been a fantastic project for Wal-Mart," said Gary Severson, senior vice president, entertainment at Wal-Mart. "The album surpassed our expectations in sales from the very first week. In fact, in less than 40 days from its launch we were re-ordering new product, far earlier than planned, to make sure stores would have it available for Christmas."
"The international impact of Long Road Out of Eden has been nothing short of phenomenal, which is clear from its chart-topping positions around the globe," said Lucian Grainge, Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Group International. "We had hoped for this level of success, but the results are really proving that the Eagles' connection with consumers worldwide runs long and deep."
“How Long,” the first single from Long Road Out of Eden, has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. The Eagles – Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit – have been nominated for 35 Grammy Awards.
The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five #1 U.S. singles and four Grammy Awards. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is the best-selling album of all time, exceeding sales of 29 million units. The band's Hotel California and Their Greatest Hits Volume 2 have sold more than 16 and 11 million albums respectively. Eagles were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Recording Academy responds to Ike Turner's death
The Recording Academy® Statement Ike Turner December 12, 2007
"There is no doubt that Ike Turner was one of rock and roll’s great architects with his genre-defying sound as an instrumentalist and bandleader. His innovative musicality helped lay the foundation for rock n’ roll and R&B more than 50 years ago. As a bandleader, his well-rehearsed ensembles were some of the most exciting live groups the world had ever heard. As a two-time GRAMMY® Award winner and recipient of The Recording Academy®’s 2004 Heroes Award, Ike’s legacy as a groundbreaking pioneer in the music industry will never be forgotten."
Neil Portnow
President/CEO
The Recording Academy
"There is no doubt that Ike Turner was one of rock and roll’s great architects with his genre-defying sound as an instrumentalist and bandleader. His innovative musicality helped lay the foundation for rock n’ roll and R&B more than 50 years ago. As a bandleader, his well-rehearsed ensembles were some of the most exciting live groups the world had ever heard. As a two-time GRAMMY® Award winner and recipient of The Recording Academy®’s 2004 Heroes Award, Ike’s legacy as a groundbreaking pioneer in the music industry will never be forgotten."
Neil Portnow
President/CEO
The Recording Academy
Ike Turner dead at 76
Rock legend Ike Turner dies at age 76
By Bob Tourtellotte in Los Angeles
December 13, 2007 09:25am
Article from: Reuters
IKE Turner, musician and ex-husband of singer Tina Turner, has died at the age of 76, his manager says.
Turner, who rose to fame in the 1950s and became a star performing with his ex-wife Tina Turner, died at age 76. "Ike Turner passed away this morning. He was at his home," in San Marcos, California, outside San Diego, said Scott Hanover of Thrill Entertainment. Mr Hanover did not have any further information about the cause of death.
Turner helped pioneer rock 'n' roll in 1951 when his band, The Rhythm Kings, recorded the song Rocket 88, a tune widely regarded as the first record in the nascent genre. The Chess Records release was credited to the band's saxophone player Jackie Brenston "and his Delta Cats".
As a guitarist and pianist, Turner played with the likes of BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon in the 1950s.
He married Annie Mae Bullock in 1958, she changed her name to Tina, and they enjoyed such hits as River Deep, Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits. The pair won a Grammy in 1972 for Proud Mary, and earlier this year Ike Turner was awarded again with the record industry's top honor for his traditional blues album, Risin' with the Blues.
After his and Tina Turner's 1976 divorce, Ike Turner was crippled by a cocaine addiction and was widely vilified in the mid-1980s as Tina Turner mounted a huge comeback and said she had suffered abuse and humiliation at his hand.
While contemporaries such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley crossed over to white audiences, Ike Turner never made the jump and was confined to the less-lucrative R&B category. The Turners were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Actor Laurence Fishburne portrayed him in the movie What's Love Got To Do With It, based on Tina Turner's autobiography.
By Bob Tourtellotte in Los Angeles
December 13, 2007 09:25am
Article from: Reuters
IKE Turner, musician and ex-husband of singer Tina Turner, has died at the age of 76, his manager says.
Turner, who rose to fame in the 1950s and became a star performing with his ex-wife Tina Turner, died at age 76. "Ike Turner passed away this morning. He was at his home," in San Marcos, California, outside San Diego, said Scott Hanover of Thrill Entertainment. Mr Hanover did not have any further information about the cause of death.
Turner helped pioneer rock 'n' roll in 1951 when his band, The Rhythm Kings, recorded the song Rocket 88, a tune widely regarded as the first record in the nascent genre. The Chess Records release was credited to the band's saxophone player Jackie Brenston "and his Delta Cats".
As a guitarist and pianist, Turner played with the likes of BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon in the 1950s.
He married Annie Mae Bullock in 1958, she changed her name to Tina, and they enjoyed such hits as River Deep, Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits. The pair won a Grammy in 1972 for Proud Mary, and earlier this year Ike Turner was awarded again with the record industry's top honor for his traditional blues album, Risin' with the Blues.
After his and Tina Turner's 1976 divorce, Ike Turner was crippled by a cocaine addiction and was widely vilified in the mid-1980s as Tina Turner mounted a huge comeback and said she had suffered abuse and humiliation at his hand.
While contemporaries such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley crossed over to white audiences, Ike Turner never made the jump and was confined to the less-lucrative R&B category. The Turners were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Actor Laurence Fishburne portrayed him in the movie What's Love Got To Do With It, based on Tina Turner's autobiography.
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Here's the latest from my friend Sierra Madre Sue:
Believe it or not, I stayed home last Saturday and Sunday! That's right - yours truly - live music addict and social butterfly (I prefer that over barfly) that I am, was stricken with a double dose of cold symptoms and severe back problems. There were 3 or 4 gigs I would have gone to if I could have gotten up off the couch without wincing in pain! I'm still not 100%, and sitting at the computer is not doing me any good, so this week's report will be brief.
Many thanks to my friend Jill for bringing me medication, home-made soup and a back massager, and to Ron & Richard for the beautiful poinsettia, and to Snotty Scotty for the over-the-phone song dedication from the Buc Saturday night!
Hopefully I will be out and about this weekend, especially because all 5 original members of HORSES ON ASTROTURF, pictured here, will be appearing at the ROUTE 66 ROADHOUSE in Duarte (city of my birth) Sat. December 15th. Details below........
TONITE!!! WED. 12/12 - MAX BUDA @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great Italian food. No cover, all ages. Unique jazzy rock stuff from Chester & the boys.
THURS. 12/13 - LISA FINNIE & FRIENDS @ VIVA CANTINA IN BURBANK, 8 - 11:15pm. 900 Riverside Dr., next to the L.A. Equestrian Center. 818-845-2425. Full bar, great Mexican food, all ages, cowboy/girl crowd. Country/Folk.
FRI. 12/14 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover, all ages. "Blues, Rags & stomps."
Many thanks to my friend Jill for bringing me medication, home-made soup and a back massager, and to Ron & Richard for the beautiful poinsettia, and to Snotty Scotty for the over-the-phone song dedication from the Buc Saturday night!
Hopefully I will be out and about this weekend, especially because all 5 original members of HORSES ON ASTROTURF, pictured here, will be appearing at the ROUTE 66 ROADHOUSE in Duarte (city of my birth) Sat. December 15th. Details below........
TONITE!!! WED. 12/12 - MAX BUDA @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great Italian food. No cover, all ages. Unique jazzy rock stuff from Chester & the boys.
THURS. 12/13 - LISA FINNIE & FRIENDS @ VIVA CANTINA IN BURBANK, 8 - 11:15pm. 900 Riverside Dr., next to the L.A. Equestrian Center. 818-845-2425. Full bar, great Mexican food, all ages, cowboy/girl crowd. Country/Folk.
FRI. 12/14 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. No cover, all ages. "Blues, Rags & stomps."
SAT. 12/15 - ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAM @ SIERRA MADRE BOOKS STORE, 7pm. FREE! 18 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. - DOWNSTAIRS. 626-836-3200. All are welcome - bring your instrument and/or voice and join in the music making! http://www.sierramadrebooks.com/
SAT. 12/15 - CHICO'S BAIL BONDS doing a semi-acoustic thing @ THE DOCKSIDE GRILL RESTAURANT IN WEST COVINA, 7:30 - 11:30pm. 3057 E. Garvey Ave. North. 626-915-3474. In the bar area, but you can order dinner there too. Full Bar. No cover, all ages ok. Blues.
SAT. 12/15 - WRECK 'N' SOW @ BARN BURNER RESTAURANT IN PASADENA, 8 - 11pm. 1000 S. Fair Oaks Ave. 626-403-RIBS. All ages. Fun Bluegrass stuff w/great harmonies & snazzy overalls!
SAT. 12/15 - STEVEN RADICE & FRIENDS @ BEAN TOWN IN SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. 45 N. Baldwin Ave. Sandwiches, soups, pastries, ice cream, coffee, etc. No cover charge, all ages. Acoustic guitar, bass, ukulele, and who knows what other instruments these guys will whip out!
SAT. 12/15 - ALUMINUM MARSHMALLOW @ BLUE ULTRA LOUNGE IN AGOURA HILLS, 8:30 - 10:30pm. 5017 Lewis Rd. 818-889-8476. $5 cover. 21 & over. Classic 60's & 70's Rock from Sierra Madre's favorite band!
SAT. 12/15 - HORSES ON ASTROTURF @ ROUTE 66 ROADHOUSE IN DUARTE, 9pm. 1846 E. Huntington Dr. 626-357-4210. Full bar & kitchen, pool tables, dance floor. No cover, 21 & over. Hillbilly Hippie Rock, with all 5 original members in attendance! see the photo!
CANCELLED!!! - SAT. 12/15 - the PRIME MOVERS WILL NOT BE @ THE BUCCANEER LOUNGE, as Gary Falasco has pnuemonia! We wish him a speedy recovery. I'm not sure if anyone else has been booked in their place...... call to find out: 626-355-9045.
SUN. 12/16 - BARRY "BIG B" BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH PASADENA, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. All ages. BLUES Brunch under a big breezy tent. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/
SUN. 12/16 - Have lunch with NEW ASTROTURF @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 1:30 - 4:30pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food in a comfy setting. Bring the family! Acoustic folk/rock, classic country. Special guest Mark Switzer on Pedal Steel and Lap Steel guitars, as well as the return of JANE on MANDOLIN, VIOLIN & VOCALS. yee haw!
SUN. 12/16 - "OPERA TO BROADWAY" VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. Every Sunday evening.
12/18 - "TACO TUESDAY" @ MARY'S MARKET & CAFE IN SIERRA MADRE CANYON, 6:30 - 9:30pm, featuring JODI & THE MINIONS OF LOVE, "performing standards with a high standard of standardness!" 561 Woodland Ave. Limited parking.
Please remember to call and verify all info. before making plans. Everything is subject to change. This is show biz, after all.
Hope to see you out & about,
SierraMadreSue
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MTV plans New Year's Eve special
It will be a costume countdown unlike any other as MTV: Music Television announced plans today to ring in 2008 with the ultimate New Year’s Eve masquerade party. “Tila Tequila’s New Years Eve Masquerade 2008” will air live Monday, December 31st from 11:00pm ET to 12:30am ET in the network’s Times Square studio in the heart of New York City, the world’s most popular party playground. MTV “Shot At Love” star Tila Tequila will host the event alongside MTV VJs Damien Fahey and Lyndsey Rodrigues. As Tila hosts the ultimate New Year’s Eve party, viewers can expect some of the “Shot At Love” cast to stop by to help her celebrate, including the Season One winner of Tila’s heart and a special appearance by series favorite Domenico. Treated to the ultimate year-end bash, an audience masked in masquerade attire will rock out to house DJ Travis of Gym Class Heroes who will spin the year’s most popular tunes amidst hot performances by Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, Fabolous, Paramore, Good Charlotte, Wyclef, Boys Like Girls and Flo Rida.
Adding to the excitement of the star-studded special, will be guest appearances by some of Hollywood’s biggest names including premier entertainment blogger Perez Hilton. Not one to miss the biggest party of the year, Perez will be on-hand to host his own purple carpet with celebrity interviews and will provide MTV viewers with commentary on celebrity rehab, 2007 breakups, plus some outrageous predictions for 2008.
Beginning December 21st, fans interested in getting the party started before New Year’s Eve can log onto MTV.com to check on new performers and guests as they’re added, watch special music video playlists featuring performer videos; and can view performances and photos from last year's event. On show night, the MTV New Year’s Eve site will become a virtual party unlike any other providing fans with that night’s smash performances, show highlights and one-of-a-kind celeb photos straight from the studio.
Not content to keep the fun on-air and online, MTV Mobile will make select performances from the evening available through its carrier distribution partners. For the ultimate interactive New Years Eve experience partygoers will be able to play live with MTV’s HD Times Square Screen MTV 44 ½ by sending text messages, vote to influence the music videos that will be played; and test their music and pop culture know-how by answering trivia questions written specifically for the event.
To cap off the year with its trademark innovation, MTV held online contests in Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix and Austin in partnership with Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Cox Communications. Local music fans cast 3.4 million votes to help choose the one local band in each market that would come to New York City to have
Adding to the excitement of the star-studded special, will be guest appearances by some of Hollywood’s biggest names including premier entertainment blogger Perez Hilton. Not one to miss the biggest party of the year, Perez will be on-hand to host his own purple carpet with celebrity interviews and will provide MTV viewers with commentary on celebrity rehab, 2007 breakups, plus some outrageous predictions for 2008.
Beginning December 21st, fans interested in getting the party started before New Year’s Eve can log onto MTV.com to check on new performers and guests as they’re added, watch special music video playlists featuring performer videos; and can view performances and photos from last year's event. On show night, the MTV New Year’s Eve site will become a virtual party unlike any other providing fans with that night’s smash performances, show highlights and one-of-a-kind celeb photos straight from the studio.
Not content to keep the fun on-air and online, MTV Mobile will make select performances from the evening available through its carrier distribution partners. For the ultimate interactive New Years Eve experience partygoers will be able to play live with MTV’s HD Times Square Screen MTV 44 ½ by sending text messages, vote to influence the music videos that will be played; and test their music and pop culture know-how by answering trivia questions written specifically for the event.
To cap off the year with its trademark innovation, MTV held online contests in Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix and Austin in partnership with Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Cox Communications. Local music fans cast 3.4 million votes to help choose the one local band in each market that would come to New York City to have