From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #129 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, May 19 2007 Volume 13 : Number 129 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- **RACHAEL SAGE: NAV2 AT RADIO, IN STORES & ON TOUR!** [SpiritWe@aol.com] Re: Strange Covers [Michael Pearce ] Re: Strange Covers [Steve VanDevender ] Re: ... and for those of you in the Bay Area ... [Greg Bossert ] Re: I'm one of Emily Bezar's pet peeves [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 18:49:21 EDT From: SpiritWe@aol.com Subject: **RACHAEL SAGE: NAV2 AT RADIO, IN STORES & ON TOUR!** Hello shayna punims - Sorry we've been a bistle distant lately, but it's only because we've been busy releasing a new compilation, promoting a half dozen CD Release parties, and doing a little touring & recording in between all that mishugas... Enjoy the latest Rachael Sage/MPress newsletter, and as always, please chime in: sign the Guestbook on Rachael's site, or let us know (via the "Demand It!" portal on Rachael's MySpace page) if you'd like her to tour your town. Your encouragement's what keeps the disco-ball spinning! xoxo & chocolate-covered altoids, The Folks @ MPress Records 1. NEW ARRIVALS 2. RACHAEL SAGE WEST COAST TOUR 3. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS & MUSINGS === 1. **NEW ARRIVALS: VOLUME 2 IN STORES & AT RADIO NOW!* What the heck is a "New Arrival" and why should you be listening? Well, NAV2 (as we like to call it around here) is MPress Records' second indie compilation, featuring 18 rising artists culled from over 1000 submissions. Proceeds from this amazing collection benefit Artists Against Hunger & Poverty, a division of World Hunger Year, founded by Harry Chapin. Here's some more exciting news about this brand new MPress Release: b" NAV2 is in stores nationwide and on iTUNES as of May 8th! We really hope you'll pick up a copy - or two! - and discover some of the best independent music out there, while helping to raise funds for AAHP/World Hunger Year... b" NAV2 was serviced to radio a few weeks ago and is currently charting on over 70 Triple A & College Radio Stations! A full list of stations currently playing the album - as well as station phone #'s for you to request the CD! - is posted at the New Arrivals website... b" NAV2 has already been mentioned and/or featured in the following publications: HARP, PERFORMING SONGWRITER, THE NEW YORK POST, FEMINIST REVIEW, STARPOLISH.COM, UP AGAINST THE WALL, and in many other regional weeklies and dailies. Thanks to our magnificent publicist, Thinkpress.net, for doing such a great job promoting this project! b" NAV2 recently presented 3 successful benefit events in NYC & Boston, raising funds and collecting canned goods for local food banks. The shows featured over a dozen New Arrivals artists, enthusiastically embraced by a collective audience of industry, fans and nice folks who just wanted to support a worthy cause! Thanks so much to all the wonderful artists who donated their time, and to Jill Sobule & Patti Rothberg for headlining our NY-area events... b" RACHAEL & THE NAV2 NATIONAL TOUR WILL BE HITTING THE FOLLOWING CITIES IN MAY/JUNE* May 21 - Universal City, CA / Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood May 25 - San Francisco, CA / Hotel Utah June 06 - Chicago, IL / Hard Rock Cafe Chicago June 16 - Atlanta, GA / Eddie's Attic *For exact artist-lineups and show times, please visit:B www.newarrivalscd.com/events.html === 2. **RACHAEL SAGE IS HITTING THE WEST COAST!** This month, Rachael will be attending the Hyperactive Music Conference in Albuquerque, NM, as both a performer and a conference panelist; in addition, she'll be joining the New Arrivals Tour for the Los Angeles and Bay Area shows. See below for details*: Fri. May 18 - 9:00 pm Hyperactive Music Festival Showcase Puccini's Golden West Saloon 620 Central Ave. SW Albuquerque, NM Sat. May 19 - 3:00 pm Hyperactive Music Conference Moderating Panel Albuquerque, NM Sat. May 19 - 9:00 pm Hyperactive Music Conference / GoGirls Showcase The District Bar And Grill Outdoor Stage 115 Fourth St. NW Albuquerque, NM Mon. May 21 - 7:30pm **NEW ARRIVALS SHOW** Hard Rock Cafe (818) 622-ROCK 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, Universal City Thu. May 24 - 8:00pm House Concert RSVP:B drew@drewpearce.com or call (415) 706 3800 San Rafael, CA Fri. May 25 - 8:00 pm **NEW ARRIVALS SHOW** Hotel Utah 500 4th St. (415) 546-6300 San Francisco, CA *As always, please visit www.rachaelsage.com for venue links & a full list of upcoming shows! === 3. **A FEW MORE BITS OF RACHAEL SAGE NEWS** b" Rachael's clip for "Wildflower" continues to play on MTV's LOGO! Thanks to all of you who've let us know you've seen it, and to director Tom Moore for creating such a beautiful video... b" Rachael recently won First Place in the West Coast Songwriters International Song contest (R&B Category) for "Violet Or Blue" from her current album, The Blistering Sun. Read more about it HERE... b" Courtesy of our clever friends at Broadtexter, now you can sign up to receive text reminders when Rachael plays in your town! Just enter your info via the Broadtexter portal on Rachael's myspace page, and voila! * * * RACHAEL SAGE ON TOUR NOW - VISIT WEBSITE FOR UPDATES! The New Full-Length Album "The Blistering Sun" in stores NOW! www.rachaelsage.com * www.myspace.com/rachaelsage Bookings: www.sectalentgroup.net * elizabeth@sectalentgroup.net * * * "NEW ARRIVALS: VOLUME TWO" IN STORES MAY 8th! A Benefit CD for Artists Against Hunger & Poverty from MPress Records... Featuring tracks by 17 rising artists & a bonus track by Melissa Ferrick! www.newarrivalscd.com * www.mpressrecords.com * 1.212.481.7243 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:52:45 -0700 From: Michael Pearce Subject: Re: Strange Covers There are so many, including deliberate parodies, but near the top of the list has to be Nina Gordon's version of "Straight Outa Compton." I wonder what the hop-hipper who wrote it thought when he heard it. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:13:38 -0700 From: Steve VanDevender Subject: Re: Strange Covers Michael Pearce writes: > There are so many, including deliberate parodies, but near the top of > the list has to be Nina Gordon's version of "Straight Outa Compton." > > I wonder what the hop-hipper who wrote it thought when he heard it. Hmm, I'm pretty sure I also heard Cindy Lee Berryhill do that once. Or maybe I'm just confusing it with her album title "Straight Outta Marysville". On Monday evening I also heard Vienna Teng doing a crack-up cover of some song that I think she said was by Kanye West along with her wacky accompanist Aaron Wong (well, that's what I remember of his name). It was . . . odd. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 18:50:03 -0700 From: Greg Bossert Subject: Re: ... and for those of you in the Bay Area ... On May 18, 2007, at 2:59 PM, meredith wrote: > (footah and Jessica, I'm looking at YOU ;) yikes! in a wacky coincidence, jess and i had lunch together yesterday, having not seen each other for a few years. > THE "NEW ARRIVALS" TOUR > Friday, May 25 > Hotel Utah > 500 4th St., San Francisco, CA > 8:00 pm > featuring Rebekah Jordan, Kristy Kr|ger, Rachael Sage, and Noe > Venable! Tix = $12* > *Bring non-perishable food items for donation to the San Francisco > Food Bank and get a free promotional EP and poster > > Once again, I'll be running around in my funky sneakers keeping the > trains running on time. I hear tell that Noe Venable will have a > pretty cool accompanist for her headlining set, so come on down ... yes'm! i'm on that train! - -g - -- www.suddensound.com -- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 00:37:25 -0400 From: "Paul Blair" Subject: Re: I'm one of Emily Bezar's pet peeves On 5/18/07, Doug wrote: > > > She started with a long song called "Cheerio" which she later said had > > to do with her annoyance at Americans who end their emails with > > "Cheers" ("That's a British thing, not an American thing.") > > If she ever uses the word "elevator" you have my permission to kick her butt. It's not that Emily is British. Not only does she live in California, she was born there. She said in an interview, "I'm a true California girl--I've got saltwater in my veins. I was born in Palo Alto up in northern California back when Silicon Valley meant Hewlett Packard and Xerox, the San Andreas fault and lots of trees." I guess California is a very altruistic place: They even have peeves on behalf of others. :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 21:59:00 -0700 From: Subject: Re: I'm one of Emily Bezar's pet peeves my english elders used "cheerio" I don't know how far back it goes, but for sure...it was in heavy use during victorian times. Cheers is more modern, friendly down at the pub speak.... Meanwhile, back to the turn of a century.... Ever wonder how victorian women went to the bathroom in those big outrageous dresses? I thought so.... Right then, cheers, thanks alot....sweetie darlings! Signed a cheeky thing www.myspace.com/birdiebreeze - -----Original Message----- From: "Paul Blair" Subj: Re: I'm one of Emily Bezar's pet peeves Date: Fri May 18, 2007 9:49 pm Size: 762 bytes To: ecto@smoe.org On 5/18/07, Doug wrote: > > > She started with a long song called "Cheerio" which she later said had > > to do with her annoyance at Americans who end their emails with > > "Cheers" ("That's a British thing, not an American thing.") > > If she ever uses the word "elevator" you have my permission to kick her butt. It's not that Emily is British. Not only does she live in California, she was born there. She said in an interview, "I'm a true California girl--I've got saltwater in my veins. I was born in Palo Alto up in northern California back when Silicon Valley meant Hewlett Packard and Xerox, the San Andreas fault and lots of trees." I guess California is a very altruistic place: They even have peeves on behalf of others. :-) ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #129 ***************************