From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V8 #325 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, November 21 2002 Volume 08 : Number 325 Today's Subjects: ----------------- **SAGE PAGE: J&R, MPress Party at FEZ & More!** [SpiritWe@aol.com] Fwd: 12/20 show in San Fran [Nadyne Mielke ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 03:57:02 EST From: SpiritWe@aol.com Subject: **SAGE PAGE: J&R, MPress Party at FEZ & More!** Hey y'all! Rich, Margo & Rachael here - Wow, can you say: "Holy Conference Month"! To all of our new friends we've met this month at the NACA (National Association of Campus Activities), BIG DADDY (our awesome indie distributor) and most recently, NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alliance) Conferences, we'd like to say a big fat SHALOM & welcome, one & all, to our *MPress Newsletter* featuring the latest gigs, media and other RACHAEL SAGE relevancies, as well as occasional arrow-pointing toward some of our favorite indie artists... Speaking of which: we've heard a lot of amaaazing music lately! Check our playlist at the bottom of this email for what's been spinning in our office stereo lately. Ok, now for the latest info on RACHAEL'S LAST TWO GIGS OF 2002 with Stephanie Winters (cello) & Dean Sharp (drums)! See below: ========================= THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21 (THIS WEEK!) J & R Music World / *Rachael's Birthday Gig!* 12:30pm Instore Performance (30-45minute set, then CD signing!) For directions call 212-238-9000 25 Park Row / NYC TUESDAY DECEMBER 10TH @ FEZ / Doors open 9:30pm *MPress Records & Marshmallow Records Holiday Bash!* Rachael Sage & Sarah Lentz...w/ Special Surprise Guests! For Advance Reservations (highly recommended): 212-533-2680 380 Lafayette St. @ Great Jones St. / NYC www.feznyc.com ========================= OTHER EXCITING NEWS: **CMJ writer Louis Miller recently interviewed Rachael for their ARTIST SPOTLIGHT series. Check it out (paste exact link in your browser): http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=34800 **FEMALEMUSICIAN.COM is currently featuring Rachael on their website. Check out the interview for some of Rachael's thoughts on promotion, running an indie label, live performance and more! Exact link: http://femalemusician.com/nov_02_5q_main.htm# **2 of Rachael's songs, "My Precious Love" and "Angel", have been chosen as finalists in the Pop/Rock/R&B category of the Dallas Songwriting Association Contest, judged by Tonos.com. Congrats to fellow Urbanmuse-mate Karen Jacobsen, also selected. Rachael was just invited to perform at their Awards Ceremony in December but alas, scheduling prohibited. Looks like Texas will have to wait...Details at: http://www.dallassongwriters.org **Rachael & Stephanie recently performed for an industry-only crowd at the NYC Book Party for the new coffee-table/art book "FAIRIE-ALITY" (Candlewick Press). Look for this imaginative, colorful hard-cover by David Ellwand in your local bookstore; it is stunningly beautiful, fantastical and stylish! (Yes, we are big fans...) ARTISTS SPINNING THIS WEEK ON OUR PSYCHEDELIC CD PLAYER: Aimee Mann * Jennifer Marks * Kyiv Chamber Choir * Earl Patrick * Neil Finn * MeShell Ndegiocello * 2 Siberians * Paige 23 * Natalia Zukerman (and hey, it's only Wednesday!)... peace, xoxo & magical ice storms, The Folks @ MPress Records ================================- "Ripe piano-driven songs that blend a rich mixture of pop, folk and jazz...reflecting on love and acceptance." - CMJ Magazine www.rachaelsage.com * 1.877.TRU.SAGE mp3.com/rachaelsage * urbanmusenyc.com ================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 20:15:22 -0800 From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Fwd: 12/20 show in San Fran This was posted to Precious Things today, but I figured that the folks here were more likely to be able to answer it ... >To: precious-things@smoe.org >Subject: 12/20 show in San Fran > >Any truth to the rumor that local Tori-esque singer songwriter Vienna Teng >will be playing a short set before Howie Day's set at the Dec. 20th show >in San Fran? My fingers are crossed.... I'll repost the answer (with the author's permission, of course) to PT. /nm ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V8 #325 **************************