Songalive! showcase Friday

Had a long week? What can be better than to relax Friday night in a cool venue, great food, and great live music? Songsalive! LA has reinvented TGIF!!

Songsalive! Los Angeles Showcase at Hallenbecks
Featuring talented songwriters from around the globe, the Songsalive! Showcases are the best industry secret, a great happening all around the world. Songsalive! Showcases are a very cozy, intimate and acoustic environment where media and music industry representatives often drop by to check out the latest talent. Showcase your music and support our Songsalive! national and international live events and showcases presenting songwriters and artists of original music. Showcases are conducted globally.

WHEN: Friday, July 3rd
Show starts 7:30 pm

WHERE: Hallenbeck's & Cahuenga General Store
5510 Cahuenga Blvd
North Hollywood, California 91601-2919
On Caheunga Blvd. 1/2 block north of Chandler on the right - next to The Actors Bootcamp
www.hallenbecks.net
Light meals available

DONATIONS: $8 donation at the door (cash).
Supports the venue and our non profit efforts.
As Songsalive! is a 501c)3) non profit charity, it is tax deductible. Ask for a receipt if necessary.

ABOUT THE SHOWCASE: The Songsalive! Los Angeles Showcase features a new venue, a new date, and a new format! Songsalive returns to Hallenbeck's after a couple of years. Hallenbeck's is an well known venue for acoustic Los Angeles Songwriters and performers - they have a small stage with a great sound system, great food and drinks, it is family friendly too, with free parking on the street.

ARTISTS: We have four performers who will be doing sets in two rounds - so nice you hear them all twice! And we'll have a short intermission in the middle for food, stretching, and conversation.

FEATURING:

Lisa O'Kane
Lisa O’Kane’s talent and strength have gotten her to where she is today. Her third cd It Don't Hurt features stellar musicians such as Albert Lee, Kenny Edwards and Emmy Award winning Ernest Troost. She recently won the The Great American Song Contest with her new song "Fadin' Away". She also placed in the top 10 in the Indie International Songwriting Contest for her song "Ain't Done Nothin'". This single mother of two manages to juggle the demands of school activities as well as successful touring in the United Kingdom as well as the U.S., performing to sold out audiences. www.myspace.com/lisaokane

Tracy Newman
Tracy is a TV writer and producer. She has written on many shows, including Cheers, The Nanny and Drew Carey. In 1997, she won the Emmy and the prestigious Peabody Award for co-writing the “coming out” episode of Ellen. In 2001 she co-created the ABC comedy, According to Jim (Jim Belushi,) which is in its 8th season of production. Tracy has been a songwriter throughout her TV career and recently released her first CD, A Place in the Sun www.tracynewman.com www.myspace.com/tracynewman

Jay Matsueda
Jay Matsueda is resourceful L.A. singer songwriter who both performs solo and sometimes with L.A. session greats who he shoots professional photography for. His recorded songs are crafted with lyrical independence in mind, yet each song's meaning is accentuated by elaborate musical backdrops. First album Eat Your Sad is scheduled for a mid-September release. Music samples, photos and more at www.jaymatsueda.com www.myspace.com/jatmatsueda

Kadam
Opening for artists like Emmy Lou Harris, Nickel Creek and Shelby Lynne…Kádam has become musical rubix cube of acoustic pop-rock-folk with some Appalachian soul mixed in for good measure. www.kadammusic.com www.myspace.com/kadamfreeman

Details for the events are at: www.songsalive.org/losangeles

MORE DETAILS AND CONTACT: www.songsalive.org/losangeles for details.
Also check out our Meetup group listed on the website.

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
- Now booking artists for Sept./ Oct./ Nov.
* You must be able to guarantee a min. of 5 guests.
* 6 song acoustic set
* You must be a Songsalive! member www.songsalive.org/join
* Showcase application at www.songsalive.org/showcases

NOTE: Please also come out and support our Los Angeles Songsalive Workshop held every month on the last Sundays of the month. www.songsalive.org/losangeles for details

Thanks for reading!
Dave Harvey
Songsalive Communications Director
(also booking the LA Showcases)