WAMA News - April 14, 2012

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National & International Music News


Skye cave find
western Europe's 'earliest string instrument'
28 March 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-17537147

"Archaeologists believe they have uncovered the remains of the earliest stringed instrument to be found so far in western Europe. The small burnt and broken piece of carved piece of wood was found during an excavation in a cave on Skye. Archaeologists said it was likely to be part of the bridge of a lyre dating to more than 2,300 years ago."

Jim Marshall dies at 88;
creator of famed rock 'n' roll amplifiers
April 06, 2012|By Richard Cromelin
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/06 ... l-20120406

"Marshall provided the gritty roar for Jimi Hendrix, Motley Crue and even the fictional Spinal Tap."

Myspace Launches 'One-Two-Watch' Series With Emeli Sande
April 04, 2012
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 1752.story

"Myspace today announced plans to serialize its video music interviews with new and emerging artists under the moniker "One-Two-Watch." The series debuts today on the social entertainment site with U.K. artist Emeli Sande."

How the UK Folk Music Scene Is Quietly Making Ends Meet
April 06, 2012
By Hazel Davis, Manchester
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 1352.story

This year's U.K. BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards showed one thing about the U.K's folk music scene: With increased coverage on the station and on digital TV, the awards proved what we'd all been suspecting; that folk is thriving.


U.S. Visa Rules Deprive Stages of Performers
By Larry Rohter
Published: April 11, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/arts/ ... 8_20120411

"...In the decade since the attacks on the twin towers, American visa procedures for foreign artists and performers have grown increasingly labyrinthine, expensive and arbitrary, arts presenters and immigration lawyers say, making the system a serious impediment to cultural exchanges with the rest of the world."

Grammy Museum Opens First Ever Heavy Metal Exhibit
April 12, 2012
By Phil Gallo, Los Angeles
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 3952.story

"...More than 40 artifacts are on display at the downtown Los Angeles museum, among them the original art for Dio's 1983 album Holy Diver, Ozzy Osbourne's cape from his appearance at the 1974 California Jam and Eddie, Iron Maiden's stage mascot, who greets visitors coming to the second floor from the third."

Pandora Accounts for a Huge Share of SoundExchange Collections
April 11, 2012
By Glenn Peoples, Nashville
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 7552.story

"...Pandora accounts for well over one-third of SoundExchange's collections in 2011...Amazon Digital Sales Growth Far Outstrips iTunes"

Copyright Royalty Board To Set
Mechanical Royalty Rates For Digital Music Services
April 11, 2012
By Ed Christman, New York
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 0552.story

"In a major settlement between the music industry trade associations for record labels, music publishers and digital music providers, the Copyright Royalty Board, is expected to maintain the mechanical rate structure set forth from prior proceedings concluded in 2008 while creating new rates and terms for five new digital music service categories."

Online Radio Audience Jumps 30 Percent in Past Year
April 10, 2012
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 0952.story

"A new study conducted by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Research entitled "The Infinite Dial 2012: Navigating Digital Platforms" found that the online weekly radio audience is now at an estimated 76 million Americans. The figure represents a more than 30% increase from a year ago..."

Marta Eggerth, still singing at 100
By Anne Midgette, Published: April 11
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertain ... story.html

"Marta Eggerth, 100 and singing strong: Separated by time and distance, Americans may not know her early career as a European singer-turned-movie star. But even as she turns 100 April 17, the entertainer still has the same delicate figure, the same big eyes — and the same fluting, melodious voice."

Downtown LA intersection to be known as Woody Guthrie Square
Thursday, April 12
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertain ... story.html

"...The corner of Fourth and Main streets is being dubbed Woody Guthrie Square at a Thursday dedication by city officials and Guthrie descendants. The ceremony is part of an eight-day citywide celebration of Guthrie, who lived in LA in the late 1930s, and whose songs during the Depression and Dustbowl invoked California as much as his Oklahoma home."



Local Notes


The Howard Theatre has re-opened in DC.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertain ... story.html

Patty Reese's show at the Alphabet Lounge in Manhatten, NY was reviewed in the April issue of Music Connection Magazine. Page 54 online at www.MusicConnection.com. She was recently signed to record label www.CreativeandDreams.com.

Marin Alsop will conduct the world premiere of Philip Glass' new piece, Overture for 2012, to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812, with her Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on June 17th.

Jeff Antoniuk will debut a new group, the MARS 4-tet, at Twins Jazz this Friday and Saturday. The band includes Donato Soviero, Frank Russo and Max Murray.

Rodney Richardson is leaving the DC area for Chicago soon, but he'll be playing at Blues Alley on Tuesday. www.rodneyrichardson.com

Mark Wenner of The Nighthawks has undergone successful heart bypass surgery and is expected to make a complete recovery. Because of the operation, Mark will stay off the road for approximately six weeks while he recovers. Fans can keep track of Mark Wenner’s recovery by visiting the blog on the band’s website at www.thenighthawks.info/wordpress or their Facebook page, where they can also send him get-well wishes.

American University announces a new Master of Arts degree in Audio Technology and a Graduate Certificate in Audio Production. The degrees supplement the program's current offerings, a BA in Audio Production and a BS in Audio Technology. They also opened a new Kreeger recording studio. To learn more about the Master of Arts in Audio Technology. To learn about the Graduate Certificate in Audio Production.
http://americanuniversity.createsend2.c ... ijdhkkr-z/
http://americanuniversity.createsend2.c ... ijdhkkr-v/

"Bounce beat" and go-go’s generation gap
By Chris Richards, Published: April 6
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle ... story.html

"In 2003 TCB, a band based in the Washington area, created a spinoff sound from go-go called bounce beat. Bounce beat is a heavier version of its ancestor that relies on timbales, drums, keyboards and bass to form its signature sound. Fans of bounce beat, like the sound itself, tend to be much younger than the traditional go-go crowd."



Video Views


Howard Theatre Re-opens with Wale
http://rapradar.com/2012/04/10/wale-at- ... reopening/
Wale headlined the grand re-opening last Monday of Shaw’s historic Howard Theatre, with Tabi Bonney and go-go group Loud Pac.

Sick Sick Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtJMR0Y2Rh4
Aaron Crawford's new video.

Demystifying Conducting
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/04/ ... &seid=auto
Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor.

Squeaky Wheel Tour
http://www.youtube.com/user/SqueakyWheelTour
Several WAMA Members (Patty Reese, Ruthie & The Wranglers, Carey Colvin, Granger Helvey, Michael Sheppard, David A. Alberding) are spotlighted in this video for finding missing persons.

Music & Memory
http://www.musicandmemory.org/
The Music and Memory project aims to improve the lives of people in nursing homes by using music and other digital technology. In this video, a resident appears confused and unresponsive until he’s given headphones. After he hears the music, he becomes responsive and is able to have a conversation about the music and himself. To donate an iPod or cash donation, visit www.musicandmemory.org.



Online Resources


Twitter’s Official Guide for Musicians and Artists
By Chris Robley
April 5, 2012
http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/04/t ... ign=041112
"...If you are an artist, Twitter helps you keep your fans engaged, invested, and willing to share the word about your music."



Workshops


Frank Solivan Mandolin Workshop
April 14th
1 - 3 pm
at McDonogh Upper School Library, Allan Building, 8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD.
$50
Contact: Davis Shingleton at davisshingleton@gmail.com

A hands on clinic touching on traditional bluegrass songs, fiddle tunes, swing standards and country classics. An in-depth study of rhythm fundamentals, chords, scales, arpeggios, and use of fingering patterns to mentally map your fretboard. Students will use these tools to build musical solos, learn and play faster, improve tone and enhance the tunes they already know. Even if you are a beginner or advanced player, you'll walk away with new tools and ways to approach your mandolin. Bring a recording device.

The Music of Mississippi John Hurt
Guitar Workshop with Scott Ainslie
Sat. April 14
10 am to 1 pm
$35
Register by emailing info@acousticblues.com

Explore Hurt’s repertoire while focusing on his right and left hand techniques with a special eye to establishing the right/picking hand muscle patterns necessary to maintain a steady alternating bass while developing independence on the high strings to play melodies.

Jazz: Unraveling the Mystery with Chuck Redd
Mon. April 16
11 am
at the Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD
$15/$13.50 STARS
http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets ... sp?id=7899

Percussionist Chuck Redd explains how a traditional jazz performance is structured and how a novice listener may understand what's happening on stage.

Steve James Workshops
Sun. April 22
at The Barbarshop, 4701 Queensbury Rd, Riverdale MD 1 pm Blues and Roots Fingerstyle Guitar (beg./int.)
3 pm Bottleneck Slide Guitar (beg./int.)
$30 for each. $50 for both.
15 participants max for each session.
For reservation contact us at info@acousticblues.com

Songwriting Workshop and Concert
with Beth Nielsen Chapman & Paul Reisler
April 22
1 - 5 pm (concert at 6 pm)
at Strathmore Education Center, North Bethesda, MD
$50 for SAW and WAMA members and $60 for non-members.
For more information visit SAW.org, and to register visit www.levineschool.org.

For the workshop, Beth will focus on creativity and song critiques. Paul will teach the music writing part of songwriting with classes in creating memorable melodies and in harmony and chord substitution. Concert admission is $20.



Competitions, Conferences


6 String Theory Global Instrument Contest
Apply in Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums by May 1, 2012

Grammy-winning guitarist/producer Lee Ritenour and Academy & Grammy-winning pianist/composer Dave Grusin want you to show them your chops. Winning musicians of the Rhythm Section will record a track on Lee Ritenour's 2012 Concord Records album. Guitar & Rhythm player winners will also win Berklee College of Music Scholarships, Yamaha instruments & endorsements, Crown of the Continent & National Guitar Workshop scholarships for guitar finalists & cash + various other prizes from Monster & D'Addario Strings. The 4 winners will have a shot at a Concord Records deal + professional mentoring.
Register for Guitar Competition
http://www.sixstringtheory.com/contest-sign-up

Register for Piano, Bass or Drums
http://www.sixstringtheory.com/contest-sign-up

2012 Rethink Music Conference
April 23-24
in Boston, MA
Register at www.rethink-music.com

Produced by Berklee College of Music and midem in association with Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Rethink Music is designed to bring music stakeholders together to discuss business models for the future, examine copyright challenges in the digital era, and analyze technological innovation in music and its distribution.

Opportunities


ACRE Artist Residency - WI
Deadline: April 20

The ACRE Residency Program takes place every summer in rural Southwest Wisconsin. Developed as a means to support emerging visual artists and musicians, the program provides artists with the opportunity to expand upon their individual practices as well as take part in optional programming within a collaborative community. Additionally, visiting artists are invited to conduct studio visits and present lectures, discussions, and workshops. Residents can apply for a 12-day residency or are free to determine the length of their stay for a reasonable day rate. The residency supports 25-30 residents at a given time. Applications and information at www.acreresidency.org.



Selected Events


April is Jazz Appreciation Month
For events in DC
http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.ph ... &Itemid=71

For events in VA
http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.ph ... m_content&

Positive Force benefit for DC Jobs with Justice
Sat. April 14
7 pm
at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St. NW, WDC
$10

Featuring Scream, Beasts of No Nation, Mobius Strip, Outlook.

Baltimore Electronic Music 2012 Parlor Night Concert
Sat. April 14
8 - 10:45 pm
at Two Boots Pizza Parlor, 1203 W Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD
$5
For more info
http://sites.google.com/site/baltimores ... oots-pizza

Performing: Julius Bucsis "DrDistorto," Dave Vosh "Safe2," Logan Mitchell Sr "Synth Tech Project" & John Sullivan "The Duc D'Angelos," Michael Cobaria "micFreak." Sponsored by the Baltimore SDIY Group & Friends.

Love 146 Awareness Concert
Sat. April 14
1:30 pm
at Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA
$10
jamminjava.com

Performing: TheRuinCity, The Atlantic Lights, Crush Atlantic, Semper Fly. Love146 is a non-profit organization which works towards the prevention and abolition of child slavery and exploitation.


Prelude to the Blues
presented by Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation
Sun. April 22
5 - 8 pm
at Creative Cauldron, 410 South Maple St., Falls Church, VA
$40, includes refreshments
www.brownpapertickets.com

An evening with blues guitarist/singer Michael Roach. Proceeds support the Tinner Hill Blues Festival on June 8-10.

The Journey Foundation Annual Concert
Friday, April 27
6:30-9:30 pm
at Abundant Life Church, 7305 East Furnace Branch Road, Glen Burnie, MD
Adults $20, Children under 18 years $5
For Ticket information contact: (410)760-3554,(410)761-9075, (443)618-7417

Emcee: Dan Oneil, WNAV. A concert to benefit needy children in Northern Anne Arundel County. Consider donating non-perishable food items with your attendance.




New Releases



Debórah Bond has a new release, "Madam Palindrome." www.deborahbond.com

The Walking Sticks have released a new CD, "World So Bright," and have a CD Release Show at Iota Club & Cafe, Arl. VA on Tues April 24. www.reverbnation.com/thewalkingsticks

Adrian Krygowski releases his latest full-band EP "Hope For Us" on April 20th at The Dunes. Produced by Split Rock Records' Ed Petterson, it features Garrison Starr, Bettye Lavette and Al Hill. Listen to Hope For Us http://soundcloud.com/adrian-krygowski/ ... us/s-zWWre


Mary Alouette, Strathmore Artist in Residence, will release of her debut EP, "Midas," at a salon-style CD release show at the Mansion at Strathmore on April 25th. Listen to Midas http://maryalouette.bandcamp.com/

Aaron Crawford & The Badcards have a new album, "The Wager," and a CD release concert on Sat. April 28th at Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA, with Fight The Lion. www.aaroncrawfordmusic.com

Tom Forsey has released a new CD, "Revived," and has a release show on Sun. April 29th at Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA. www.t4crecords.com

Ron Kearns has a new CD release, "Quiet Nights," produced by Bob Dawson and himself, and featuring Paul Wingo, Kent Miller and Mark Prince. www.ronkearns.com

Nacey has released a remix of the theme music from the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. Listen at: www.nouveaurichedc.com

Harmony Muzik has released a new single, "SupaFly," off her upcoming follow-up album, Gen X2: YOTF. Available at harmonymuzik.bandcamp.com




Final Curtain


Susie Mudd, 'Music Monthly' Publisher, Dies
Billboard Article
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 9552.story

Susie Mudd, rock music journalist and publisher of the Maryland-based music magazine Music Monthly, died of cancer April 5. She was 56.

Her family has scheduled a memorial service on Sunday, April 22nd at 3:00 at Peaceful Alternatives on York Road in Cockeysville (next to the Stil).














WAMA News compiled by Mike Schreibman and Loralyn Coles