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Benefit Concert for Rock N Roll Camp for Girls - Phoenix Show
The Phoenix date is scheduled for November 8th at Chasers in Scottsdale. The concert starts at 7pm and will feature Devils Foot Road, Breech, Mary Lemanski, Tina Angotti, Eugenia, Che Zuro, and Charlie White.
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Madalyn Sklar -- Founder -- (281) 541-0981-- www.GoGirlsMusic.com
Mary Lemanski -- Phoenix coordinator -- (480) 496-8885 -- www.PaintedGirl.com
GoGirlsMusic.com Presents:
4th Annual GoGirlsMusicFest To Benefit Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls
For Immediate Release:
The 4th Annual GoGirlsMusicFest will showcase the best local and regional indie women in music in 18 cities around the country through October and November 2003. Proceeds will benefit the Rock ' n Roll Camp for Girls Scholarship Program, teaching girls ages 8-18 how to rock with after school programs in Portland, OR. The showcases are volunteer run and coordinated to spotlight and promote local female talent. Event sponsors include Discmakers, Daisy Rock Guitars, Musician's Atlas, Sonicbids, Indie Bible, Women Who Rock Magazine, GIGPAGE.com, and Flying Coaster PR.
The Phoenix date is scheduled for November 8th at Chasers in Scottsdale. The concert starts at 7pm and will feature Devils Foot Road, Breech, Mary Lemanski, Tina Angotti, Eugenia, Che Zuro, and Charlie White. For more information on the performing artists at the Phoenix show, please see information below. Admission is $10.00 for those 21 and up. Chasers is located at 8005 East Roosevelt Street.
The Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls (www.girlsrockcamp.com) is a nonprofit organization located in Portland, OR. The Camp provides opportunities for girls ages 8-18 to develop their musical skills, their leadership abilities, and their voices. 2003 will be the Camps third year. Each summer the organization works with hundreds of girls from around the world, sharing knowledge, leadership, and self-esteem through rock and roll music. 2003 will also see the launch of the Girls Rock Institute, a year-round program dedicated to these same goals. The Camp would not be possible without the support of hundreds of volunteers and sponsors. The Rock 'n Roll Camp for Girls is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible. To arrange sponsorship opportunities with the Camp, please email info@girlsrockcamp.org or call 503-445-4991.
About GoGirlsMusic.com: the oldest and largest online community of indie women musicians! GoGirlsMusic.com is all about promoting indie women in music. Madalyn Sklar started the organization in 1996 with a vision of bringing together indie women musicians from around the country. Seven years later, GoGirlsMusic.com has become a vanguard for women in music through networking and events. GoGirls produces the GoGirlsMusicFest, Invasion of the GoGirls (SXSW), LAST BAND STANDING and GoGirlsRock! events. In the last 4 years, Sklar has spearheaded 50 GoGirlsMusicFest showcases benefiting various charities, was recently named one of the People to Watch in 2003 by Outsmart Magazine and one of the 15 People You Should Know In the Biz by Indie-Music.com. The web site was also featured in the Spring 2002 edition of Women Who Rock magazine. Sklar doesn't stop there! She also runs Orbit Web Design, a web site development firm in Houston, TX, and GIGPAGE.com, an online do-it-yourself calendar resource for bands and venues.
For more information on the Phoenix event, contact the Phoenix promotions coordinator Mary Lemanski at PaintedGirlPro@yahoo.com or 480-496-8885.
Devils Foot Road
Devils Foot Road is female-fronted, guitar-driven hard rock with a metal edge.
BIO:
With a unique style and energy, Phoenix foursome Devils Foot Road spotlights original tracks and some of your favorite covers, from the likes of Ozzy and Dio, to some more obscure rock tracks. DFR formed in 2002 when Vocalist Kat Martin met Guitarist Joe Palma while pursuing other musical projects, deciding to start anew together. Soon after, Bassist Ken Dennis joined DFR, and after a seemingly never-ending search for the "right" drummer, Bill DiBell completed the group. Devils Foot Road now wreaking havoc at a venue near you!
www.devilsfootroad.com
Mary Lemanski
Mary Lemanski is a solo vocalist and keyboardist, whose music is a unique combination of elements from urban, pop, blues, rock, and jazz.
BIO:
Mary Lemanski is a singer/songwriter/musician. After high school, Mary earned a degree in Music Business with a concentration in Musical Composition and an emphasis in piano and voice from Millikin University. In 1998, she moved to Tempe, AZ, where she currently resides. In the summer of 1999, Mary completed studies in audio engineering at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences. During that summer, she interned at BMG Entertainment and Epitaph Records. Mary currently works for Clear Channel and Rhino Staging. Ms. Lemanski is also an active participant in the independent music scene in Phoenix. In addition to hosting the annual GoGirlsMusicFest, she is also involved with the Phoenix chapter of Just Plain Folks (www.jpfolks.com)and Songsalive! (www.songsalive.org) and is always willing to lend a helping hand to traveling musicians that are looking for a gig or a place to stay. Mary is currently finishing her
MBA/e-Business from the University of Phoenix Online and writing new music and recording tracks for a full-length CD.
http://marylemanski.iuma.com
Eugenia
Rock with finesse
This singer/songwriter/guitar- banjo player is doing what she does best creating a sound", and with her talented band to back her up there is no telling where she is headed.
Eugenias musical career started at the early age of 5 in Cleveland Ohio, singing in talent shows and performing for friends and family every chance she could. She taught herself how to play guitar so she could be part of the guitar group at her grade school church. She thought playing at the mass would be more fun than just attending the service (bad Catholic school girl). After high school Eugenia went to Cleveland State University for music performance, it only took her 2 years to realize that playing her own music was to be her passion so she left college and started a rock band called the Bimbos ( a3 piece female act with a lot of attitude). After playing in various bands and being a solo performer at many of Clevelands music venues and coffee houses it was time for a move and the west coast was calling. Eugenia moved herself out to Arizona and put the right people together to take her music to the next level......
Meet Her Band:
Eugenia -- Vocals/Guitar/Banjo
Joseph Harris -- Drums/B. Vocals
Ryan Ritter -- Guitar/Harmony
Brian Krohl -- Bass
Jessica Jackson -- Violin
Eugenia has shared the stage with many great performers including:
Sophie B. Hawkins, Leonna Neass, Michelle Malone, Tina Yothers, SoulCracker and Stevie Nicks. Some of her other credits include; tracks on 7 different compilation cds throughout the states (3 from commercial Radio Stations), having her songs played on both the Edge and the Zone radio stations in Phoenix and she was nominated for Arizonas 2001 best female vocalist category and the listeners choice category directed by the Blaze radio station and the AIM Awards.
Eugenia and her band are currently in the studio recording new material for another release, Her first cd A Womans Place" can be purchased at any Zia record store location, hollywoodmusic.com any of the shows and on her web page: mp3.com/eugenia
Eugenias music has been described as rock with finesse" her lyrics invite you into her backyard as if you were part of the story. This girls got something to say and with her band helping to turn up the volume you have no choices but to listen!!!!
http://www.mp3.com/eugenia
Breech
Emotionally-charged, melodic and intelligent, Breech uses dynamics and artful experimentation to successfully merge the viscerally intense rock of PJ Harvey with Tom Waits-like cabaret underpinnings.
BIO:
Breech evokes a stark purity, an exploration of both rock and roll's darker soul and delicate pleasures. The style is visual, dynamic, and yet at times vulnerable. Thom Jurek of Detroit's Metro Times and contributor to Rolling Stone writes, "Breech's songs reveal the beauty in human flaws, the subtleties of passion, and the dynamics of anger, ... challenging our notion of what rock and roll is... They are raw, gutsy, frail, tainted with the stain of life and to the bone."
Breech embodies the musical vision of singer/songwriter Missy Gibson. Originally from Detroit, Missy made her way to Los Angeles in the summer of 1996. In collaboration with other musicians, including Joe McAlevey on accordion/keys, Mike Flanagan on guitar/clarinet, Ian Barstowe on bass, and Dan Hughes on drums, Breech has established itself as one of L.A.'s most compelling, up and coming acts.
Gibson's intensity and ability to connect with her audience have established her as one of the most passionate new voices out there. Option magazine writes, "Missy has a throaty, full voice which delivers poignant stories of innocence lost, and of confusion, hope and redemption." Her performances back in Detroit earned her the Metro Times notice as "the best unsigned singer/songwriter in the country." Gibson has also earned the Metro Times/Detroit Monthly annual Music Awards for Best Vocalist, Best Songwriter, and Artist Deserving Wider Recognition. Breech was chosen as one of L.A.'s Top Unsigned Bands by Music Connection magazine.
"Spare me your indecision/ I am not a flower nor a kitten/ Foul mouthed, a crass lass/ I was the first to kick dirt, spit milk back into my glass/ I'm not a willow but a switch/ I'm always hurtin' the ones who I love best." ("Curtains")
Breech's songs attempt to connect rock and roll's fragile and violent extremes. Gibson's reputation for passion and direct, in-your-face expression drives its live performances, not only filling the space, but destroying the barrier between audience and performer. As Chris Dickinson from The Chicago Reader puts it, "Watching Gibson on stage is a lot like watching James Cagney in the last minutes of WhiteHeat. She leans into the crowd. She threatens and pouts... She mans her stage the way Cagney manned his burning tower. But this isn't an angry confrontation. It's just a singer in the throes of a song, albeit one who's acutely aware of the moment and the audience. In simpler terms it's what used to be called 'star quality.'"
Within a year of moving to L.A., Gibson signed a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing and in 1999 released a self-titled Breech EP produced by Matt Thorne (the Eels, Plastilina Mosh, Skeleton Key), followed in 2000 by a cd single ("Junk"). The full-length cd APRON STRINGS (2002) recently won DIY Album of the Year. As a seasoned L.A. band, Breech has a large following and continues to perform at a variety of venues on a regular basis. They have opened for, among others, Weezer, White Stripes, Liz Phair, Jeff Buckley, Tracy Bonham, The Spinanes, Graham Parker, and Royal Trux. Breech's past accomplishments also include appearing twice on Ed McMahon's "Next Big Star", and having a song featured in recent episodes of "Dawsons Creek" and "Black Sash".
www.breech.net
Che Zuro
"...evoking Led Zep's acoustic side, but with a beguiling twist of femme-pop."
-Falling James, LA Weekly, Los Angeles, California
BIO:
After stints with L.A.'s Puss 'n' Boots, Charlie Sexton, and her own band, Trinity Street, Ché Zuro decided to do it on her own! She mixes Beatle-ina pop with the acoustic grit of Led Zeppelin. Ché's work as a songwriter, alone and with writing partner Tisa Adamson, has received accolades in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Billboard Songwriting Contest, with several songs in feature films! This part time Los Angeles fashion model and multi-instrumentalist is sponsored by Atlantis/Polysonics Speakers. Che's latest release, "SOAK," a live send up with pal Tisa, was specially requested by fans who wanted to walk away from the gals shows with a cd of the experience! Fourth CD, "Orphans", due out in the summer of 2003, is a collection of recorded songs from Che's colorful past.
www.checheche.com
Tina Angotti
Her listeners are knocked out" by her mesmerizing" uncluttered" sound and delight in the natural intensity and strength" of both her lyrics and vocals---edge without anger."
BIO:
Artistically influenced by an eclectic mix of music rooted in Rock, R&B and Folk, singer/songwriter Tina Angotti is clearly her own woman. Her successful debut CD entitled Mirror is a melodically intricate and vocally startling reflection of the movements and moments of her own life.
Tina Angottis musical journey began in her hometown of Chicago where she shaped her talents opening for her brother, Phil Angotti and his band, The Idea. Tina soon found herself quite at home as a critically acclaimed soloist. Inspired to bring her music west, Tina moved to Phoenix, Arizona and became an immediate fixture on the local music scene. Sought out by impassioned fans, Tina quickly developed a loyal following. Performing almost nonstop, she took time out in 2001 to return to Chicago where she recorded and self-produced her debut CD, Mirror.
While most of the tracks are recorded with a live solo feel, when Tina rocks -- it rolls. Described by a fan as "edge without anger," Tina Angottis debut CD has also been called "uncluttered," "compelling," "powerful," inspirational," and a "MUST HAVE for anyones CD collection." In addition to strong sales, Mirror enjoys national and international airplay; its downloads continue to climb the charts at Amazon.com. Featured on radio programs across the country, select tracks off Tina Angotti's debut effort have been included in a variety of compilation CDs.
Besides winning many awards, including "Best Solo Female Artist," Tina has appeared on television and radio, performed at Madison Square Garden, and recently shared the stage with Julia Fordham.
Perhaps the most compelling reason for Tinas success is the astounding strength and range of her pure voice, intimate and familiar to the ear but different from all the rest...
www.tinaangotti.com
Charlie White
Acoustic Pop/Rock
BIO:
LA singer-songwriter whose pop/rock songs range from edgy realism with a grunge tone to humorous hook-filled pop tunes exploring relationships and the world around her. She found her love for music at an early age listening to pop and Motown in the Detroit suburbs. Picking up a guitar to write some of her own was soon to follow. She considers Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge to be her biggest writing influences. Charlie is currently working on her first cd which she hopes to release early 2004.
www.charliesongs.com
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