From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V8 #343 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, December 10 2002 Volume 08 : Number 343 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Dave Dobbyn [Paul2k@aol.com] New Susi Varming coming up [Yngve Hauge ] **HOLIDAY BASH THIS TUES & "MPRESS RECOMMENDS"!** [SpiritWe@aol.com] Reputation interview [Michael Curry ] Fwd: Two Loons for Tea December Performances! [Michael Curry Subject: New Susi Varming coming up Hi, There is a new Susi Varming album in the coming. It is not yet released, but it is possible to reserve copies at http://www.susivarming.no (new URL as some jerk did steal her old address at www.susivarming.com *hrmf* ). I really did enjoy her first album "Barefoot in the Snow", and I recommend you to go check out the samples at her webpage. And another amusing fact - There are not very many artists from Svalbard these days :) - -- Yngve ****************************************** * E-mail: onealien@mo.himolde.no ********* * Cell: +47 41330571 ********************* ***** Blessed be!!! ********************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 19:29:05 EST From: SpiritWe@aol.com Subject: **HOLIDAY BASH THIS TUES & "MPRESS RECOMMENDS"!** Hey Y'all! Hope everyone is keeping warm & enjoying the wintry weather that's covered our office-skylight like whipped cream on a white-chocolate souffli, yum. So, sweet-tooths aside...this is a last-minute reminder that we are hosting our annual **MPRESS HOLIDAY PARTY** this coming Tuesday, December 10th at FEZ. Details are just below the next paragraph - which we hope you will not skip as it is chock full of magical indie-karma & will also make your hair shinier & your teeth whiter! ============================== OK - so we have added a little bonus section in this email we hope you will enjoy: underneath the Rachael Sage gig & news info you've come to love & expect from this this missive (Shakespearean for e-list), please note the special "MPRESS HOLIDAY RECOMMENDS" list we have compiled of some of our *favorite* new music, all of which will make excellent gifts for the holidays. We've selected ten of our favorite indie CDs and gotten blessings from each artist to feature their music in this year-end edition of our newsletter... Happy Holiday Shopping! We hope we have helped, woo hoo! xoxo & latkes & hope to see you this Tuesday if you're in NYC & if not, then on tour in 2003! - - THE FOLKS @ MPRESS ============================== ***L A S T S H O W O F 2 0 0 2 !!!!! *** MPress Records & Marshmallow Records Holiday Bash! TUESDAY DECEMBER 10TH @ FEZ / Doors open 9:30pm Rachael Sage & Sarah Lent w/ Special Guests Jo Davidson, Katy PFaffl, Jenny Bruce & More! For Advance Reservations (highly recommended): 212-533-2680 380 Lafayette St. @ Great Jones St. / NYC www.feznyc.com NEW-NEWS: * Rachael won Third Prize in the pop/rock category of the Dallas Songwriting Contest & Third Overall Grand Prize! Congrats to Karen Jacobsen, 1st Prize diva in the singer-songwriter category, yay! * Rachael is featured in this month's "Performing Songwriter" magazine... * She also appears in the year-end issue of "Women Who Rock", our favorite new music 'zine! ============================= "MPRESS HOLIDAY RECOMMENDS": OK, so these are all DIY musicians whose albums are awesome and would make great gifts. There's someone for every taste - just look through the "For Fans Of" section to see whom these artists have been compared to; then you'll know *exactly* who your friends and family will enjoy (or at least can make a very educated guess!). Pardon our obvious nepotism but hey, Rachael's music sounds great at New Years parties & is especially cinematic with champagne :) Here goes: RACHAEL SAGE - For Fans Of: Kate Bush, Laura Nyro, Elvis Costello, Carole King "Sage's raw emotion and musicianship come across as a theatrical performance, with her sexy vibrato dancing over the ivory keys that she plays with such grace." - CMJ New Music Report Available from www.cdbaby.com: ILLUSION'S CARNIVAL (2001), PAINTING OF A PAINTING (2000), SMASHING THE SERENE (1998), MORBID ROMANTC (1996) * * * KYLER - For Fans Of: Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell, Jonatha Brooke "that voice...breathless and fragile at times and then it catches you off guard and pins you to the wall." - Jennifer Layton, Indie-Music.com Available from www.cdbaby.com: HOW MANY ANGELS (2002), IF THE WORLD WOULD JUST END (2000) * * * AMY FAIRCHILD - For Fans Of: Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Tom Petty, Joni Mitchell "If there were still a record industry this would come out on a major label and would be such a hit you'd be sick of her by now!" - Dave Marsh (dean of rock critics - Rolling Stone, co-founder of Creem) Available from www.cdbaby.com: MR. HEART (2002) * * * KELLY BUCHANAN - For Fans Of: Alanis Morissette, Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Jeff Buckley "Kelly Buchanan's voice is the bulldozer rampaging down the center aisle of the health food store. It's simple: get out of the way or get run over." - Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone Available from www.cdbaby.com: MATCH (2002), A BIPOLAR WORLD (1999 SOLO RELEASE) * * * JUSTIN TRANTER - For Fans Of: Queen, Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, David Bowie "Like Billy Corgan trying to score a sequel to 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' - The Boston Globe Available at www.cdababy.com: SCRATCHED (2002) * * * SARAH FIMM - For Fans Of: Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos, Squarepusher, Poe Available at www.cdbaby.com: A PERFECT DREAM (2002), COCOONED (2000) * * * ADRIANNE - For Fans Of: Sheryl Crow, U2, REM, Shawn Colvin, John Mayer USA Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner! Available at www.cdbaby.com: FOR ADELINE (1999) * * * TAYLOR ROBERTS - For Fans Of: Edwin McCain, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Goo Goo Dolls "Passionate, intense, spiritual, and romantic, Roberts is the master of the modern power ballad...." - Jennifer Layton, indie-music.com Available from www.cdbaby.com: PICTURE THE SCENE (2002) * * * KRISTIN CIFELLI - For Fans Of: Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Kim Richey, Sarah McLachlan "I'm really looking to be able to say in a year or 2 down the road, 'Oh yeah, Kristin Cifelli. I was on her demo..." - Brad Delp, lead singer of BOSTON Available at www.cdbaby.com: SILVER BOWL (1999) * * * GONZALO SILVA - For Fans Of: Nick Drake, Jaco Pastorius, Elvis Costello, Sting/The Police "dude, you rock!" -subway passerby Available from www.cdbaby.com: DESPIERTATE (2001), SUBTERRANEAN SONGS (2001 SOLO RELEASE) ================================== "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: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 20:15:28 -0500 From: Michael Curry Subject: Reputation interview For those interested, here's a Reputation interview (by Rachel Kramer Bussel) from Venus zine: http://www.venuszine.com/venus/stories/interviews/003070.html Michael ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 22:08:43 -0500 From: Michael Curry Subject: Fwd: Two Loons for Tea December Performances! >Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 19:19:04 -0800 >From: Jonathan >Reply-To: twoloons@twoloons.com >To: TwoLoonsNews@twoloons.com >Subject: Two Loons for Tea December Performances! > >Hello everyone, > >[We know that some of you don't live on the west coast >(or even the US!) but hey, it's a travelling-time-of-year, >and perhaps some of you will be visiting our pacific shores? >Or perhaps you could forward this email to potentially >interested friends (or mailing lists).] > >We've got some really exciting west-coast gigs in the next >week in Seattle, Portland & LA. If you *do* show up, please >make a point of coming up to introduce yourself. We're >looking forward to meeting you! > >sincerest regards, > >jonathan & sarah >two loons for tea >http://www.twoloons.com > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >TWO LOONS FOR TEA Performances, DEC 2002 > >For these shows, Two Loons for Tea will consist of: > >Sarah Scott - vocals >Jonathan Kochmer - guitar >Trey Gunn - Warr Guitar >Bill Horist - guitar >Christine Gunn - cello >Marty Ponte - seven string bass / fretless bass >John Wicks - drums & percussion > >with possible guest appearances by > >Brad Houser - baritone sax and/or bass clarinet >Mike Dillon - vibes and/or percussion > >~~ > >Thu Dec 12 >On-Air Interview & performance >KEXP 90.3 FM, Seattle >http://www.kexp.org (also simulcast over the internet) > >o TWO LOONS FOR TEA (5:00 pm- ca. 5:20, Amanda Wilde show) > >~~ > >Fri Dec 13 >The Rainbow, 722 NE 45th St., Seattle WA >(206) 634-1761 $5.00 Taping for "Live Edge TV" >(LA-based nationally syndicated music show) >http://www.therainbowlivemusic.com > >o TWO LOONS FOR TEA (2:00pm-3:00pm) > >~~ > >Fri Dec 13 >The Crocodile, 2200 2nd Ave., Seattle WA >$10 adv (Crocodile, Orpheum, Ticketweb) $12 @ door >http://www.thecrocodile.com > >o Rockin' Teenage Combo (9:00-10:00) >o TWO LOONS FOR TEA (10:15-11:15) >o Black Frames (11:30-close) > >~~ > >Sat Dec 15: Dante's >1 SW 3rd & Burnside between 3rd and 4th >Portland, OR (503) 226-6630 $6 >http://www.danteslive.com > >o TWO LOONS FOR TEA (9:45-10:20) >o Sean Croghan (10:35-11:15) >o I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House (11:30-12:30) >o Black Frames (12:45-close) > >~~ > >Tue Dec 17: The Knitting Factory (main room) >7021 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA (323) 463-0204 $7 >(tickets available in advance via phone or web through knitting factory) >(Show being taped by a PBS affiliate station for broadcast. >Also appearing that night in the Alterknit Lounge: >Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, also from Seattle! >Separate cover for their show) http://www.knittingfactory.com/ > >o TWO LOONS FOR TEA (9:00-10:15) >o Black Frames (10:30-close) > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V8 #343 **************************