From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Tue Jan 7 20:22:09 2003 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h081M9D9001507 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:22:09 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h081M9QZ001506 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:22:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200301080122.h081M9QZ001506@smoe.org> From: "Scott Antall" To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: PattyG-News: 1000 KISSES NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY FOR BEST COMTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM!!! Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 11:59:39 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Jan 2003 16:59:39.0599 (UTC) FILETIME=[2A87B5F0:01C2B66E] Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Sorry, I usually hate all-caps, but I think this deserves it!!! 1000 KISSES NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY FOR BEST COMTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM!!! You can view the whole list of nominees at: http://207.178.134.200/45grammys/45final.pdf List moderator note: The PDF file the link goes to is 61 pages long. Patty's nomination is on page 37. From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Thu Jan 9 18:51:04 2003 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h09Np4D9028968 for ; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:51:04 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h09Np4Sc028967 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:51:04 -0500 (EST) From: Kaycee973@aol.com Message-ID: <121.1cb7f85c.2b4f629b@aol.com> Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:41:15 EST Subject: PattyG-News: STREET TEAM To: mad-mission@smoe.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL 8.0 for Windows US sub 230 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.97c X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk THIS IS FROM teamgriffin@colonymarketing.com Hello Everyone, We are excited to announce that PATTY GRIFFIN will be out on a string of U.S. tour dates later this month. So street team members can help spread the word and promote the shows, we've put together a tour campaign. We're looking for dedicated fans that can help get exposure around these towns: PATTY GRIFFIN TOUR DATES 1/22B Byham Theater - Pittsburgh, PA 1/23B Lake Auditorium - Kalamazoo, MI 1/24B Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI 1/25B Scottish Rite Auditorium - Collingswood, PA 1/26B Ramshead on Stage - Annapolis, MD 1/28B Birchmere - Alexandria, VA 1/30B Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN FOR HELPING TO PROMOTE PATTY IN YOUR TOWN, YOU WILL RECEIVE A FREE TICKET TO THE SHOW! These tickets are first-come, first-served, so please get back to us quickly if you want to get involved. We'll send a package of Patty posters, postcards, etc. to team members selected for this campaign. Campaign members will: -- Hang Patty posters at their favorite record stores, bars, restaurants, coffee shops, student centers, etc. especially around the venue where she will be playing. We'd like the postcards to be distributed at these same kind of places (i.e. leave them on counters for customers to take). -- Please also print out some flyers and mini-posters to distribute in the places listed above and hand them out at shows of artists with a similar fan base. Those materials can be downloaded here: http://www.atorecords.com/poster/kweller_poster_download.asp -- Please keep track of the places you cover and after the show, send this info (store or venue name, address, concert name and date, etc.) to: teamgriffin@colonymarketing.com IF YOU WANT TO BE A POINT PERSON FOR THE PATTY GRIFFIN SHOW IN YOUR TOWN, just send an e-mail to: teamgriffin@colonymarketing.com - Please use "Patty Griffin Tour Support" as the subject of your email. - Please include your full name, mailing address, and the date/location of the show that you would like to help with. For complete Patty Griffin tour date and ticketing information, please visit: http://www.musictoday.com/artist_tourdates.asp?band_id=35730&SortBy=0 For additional information, please visit:B www.atorecords.comB orB www.pattygriffin.com Thank you for your ongoing support! Feel free to write us with any questions or comments you may have, at: streetteam@atorecords.com All the best, Team ATO From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Sun Jan 19 14:45:06 2003 Received: from smoe.org (ident-user@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smoe.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h0JJj6D9006657 for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:45:06 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h0JJj67d006655 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:45:06 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200301191945.h0JJj67d006655@smoe.org> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:28:27 -0800 (PST) From: David T Subject: PattyG-News: Article in Ann Arbor News newspaper about Patty Griffin To: madmission MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk I've copied below an article from the local Ann Arbor News newspaper. The article is to promote Patty Griffin headlining the AA Folk Festival -- the Friday show is still not sold out. Patty talks about her feelings about the Grammy nomination and also comments on Silver Bell and 1000 Kisses. The url is http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/aanews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/features-0/1042974651252550.xml ... ------------- A kiss from Grammy Singer Patty Griffin, who appears at Folk Festival, is ambivalent about nomination of album '1000 Kisses' Sunday, January 19, 2003 BY KEVIN RANSOM News Special Writer Year in and year out, the coolest grouping in the Grammy Awards is the category for best contemporary folk album. In the last few years, that category has been populated by the all-world likes of Bob Dylan, John Prine, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Tom Waits. Two weeks ago, when Patty Griffin's "1000 Kisses" album was nominated in that category, she was joining some fairly rarefied company. But Griffin, who headlines the Friday lineup at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, says she's ambivalent about the honor. "I'm not really too crazy about the whole competition thing," says Griffin by phone from her home in Austin, Texas. "I remember what Humphrey Bogart once said about the Oscars: 'If you're going to have a competition, we should all play the same role.' "But anything that can draw attention to the work of Johnny Cash and Steve Earle" - two of her co-nominees this year - "and give them a tip of the hat, I'm all for it." This year, the Folk Festival has cleaved into two nights - Friday and Saturday - at the Michigan Theater. That's because the larger Hill Auditorium, the festival's usual home, is presently in the middle of an expensive facelift. Typically, the festival lasts about five hours. But instead of just splitting that into two 2 1/2-hour blocks, the festival is presenting a full lineup each night. Saturday's show is sold out, but tickets remain available for Friday. As always, the festival is the primary fund-raiser for The Ark, Ann Arbor's premier (and non-profit) acoustic-music club. Joining Griffin for Friday's lineup are: Australian guitarist Jeff Lang; up-and-coming singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines; the eclectic folk-jazz-blues mix of Erin McKeown; the "acoustic mayhem" of the Waybacks; the Americana-friendly songwriting of Josh Ritter; Northern Michigan's Seth Bernard and his whimsical tunes; and Billy Jonas, known for his singalongs and what he calls his "industrial re-purcussions." Running the show Friday are Nerissa and Katryna Nields of the acclaimed roots-pop band The Nields. Saturday's sold-out show includes Taj Mahal, Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Patty Larkin. Dave Siglin, The Ark's artistic director, says he has actually wanted to split the festival into two nights for the last several years - and that the festival will continue to be a two-day event even after Hill's construction is completed. "There's a certain tenor to the festival that people have come to expect, and if we deviate from that, we would get complaints," says Siglin. "Like, we'd hear that 'so-and-so is too loud,' or we'd have students say, 'Doc Watson is too old and boring.' "From where I sit they're both wrong," asserts Siglin. "But having it on two nights allows us to book the more adventurous acts on Friday, and the more traditional acts on Saturday." And the Friday-night acts will probably skew to a younger audience, with Griffin leading the way. The acclaim earned by "1000 Kisses" is even more satisfying in light of the fact that the last album Griffin cut, "Silver Bell" was shelved by her label, A&M, when the label became one of the casualties of the massive Polygram/Universal merger in 2000. (Her previous releases were "Living with Ghosts" in '96 and "Flaming Red" in '98.) Looking back, she says, it's just as well. "Silver Bell" was a plugged-in, more "produced" pop-folk disc. Since it was recorded for a major label - where the number-one concern is always the elusive hit single - she and her producer found themselves second-guessing their instincts during the "Silver Bell" sessions. "That was definitely a consideration during the recording - us wondering how the record company would perceive it. That's not a comfortable place to work from." So, she says, "I'm happy that it didn't come out when it did. I'm happy I got a chance to do a record like '1000 Kisses"' - which is a more muted affair, with Griffin's plaintive, moderately twangy vocals nestled into a warm, comfy bed of acoustic guitars, cello, mandolin and keyboards. "'Silver Bell' didn't have the same kind of emotional pull that '1000 Kisses' has. If it had come out, I don't think it would have had the impact that '1000 Kisses' has had," she says, referring to the glowing reviews that the disc received from all of the major music magazines. "It's all about the audience," asserts Griffin, who emerged from the Boston and Cambridge folk scenes in the early 1990s. "I see it all working in a mysterious but natural way - the right things tend to find their way to the audience for that time that they're in. After being a musician for so many years, you learn pretty quickly that if something isn't working out, and you're banging your head against the wall, if you let it go, something else comes along that takes you were you need to be." "1000 Kisses" is indeed a powerful, emotionally resonant album - but in a simple, understated way that takes advantage of Griffin's vocal restraint. The thread that connects these songs is an unstated but obvious sense of emotional isolation. Griffin agrees: "I think there's a feeling of loneliness that runs through these songs - the characters all seem to be alone, at least from their point of view." That's even true of the album's cover songs - Bruce Springsteen's "Stolen Car," Lonnie Johnson's 1948 R&B hit "Tomorrow Night" and the Tejano ballad "Mil Besos." "1000 Kisses" is on the independent ATO label, which is known for not interfering with its artists. In fact, Griffin told her manager not to approach record labels until the disc was recorded and sequenced. "We handed it in with the songs in the same order they appear on the final product," she says. Griffin is all too happy to be with an independent label, where an artist can be more concerned with long-term career growth than in conjuring up a single that will be the flavor of the month. "It's really difficult to not second-guess yourself when you're a new artist on a major label," she says. "Bob Dylan can do whatever he wants because he's Bob Dylan - and that's why his records are so beautiful. "But when you sign to a major label after waiting tables for six years, and you've been poor, it's really easy to devote all of your time to figuring out what other people want - and it's easy to slide into the mindset where you make other people the boss." Writer and music critic Kevin Ransom can be reached at KevRansom@msn.com. 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