News

Hey everyone, Happy Spring!! Here in Minneapolis it's still kind of chilly, but the snow is melting anyway. I hope you all didn't get the nasty cold bug that I did.

I reviewed two albums this month which I feel I need to point out because they are fabulous. The first one is the much anticipated Terami Hirsch offering, A Broke Machine. Being a huge fan of Terami's I knew I'd like this, but was really in for a shock when I heard her new voice. Wow. You've got to hear it.

The other one is from the newly formed The Paper Raincoat. They are Alex Wong and Amber Rubarth. This little EP (only 4 songs darnit) is stuck in my brain on repeat and I can't stop.

Ah life is good!! Hope it is with you as well.

Upcoming Shows

Those of you on the concert list already know about these so I'll be brief:

House Concerts
May 3 :: Ben Arthur
May 31 :: Rachael Sage
June 6 :: Terami Hirsch
July 18 :: Edie Carey

Aura Shows
April 6 :: Ellery
May 4 :: Ben Arthur
June 1 :: Rachael Sage
July 19 ::Edie Carey

See [here] for more info on all the concerts.

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Concert Reviews

Kenny Love offerred to let us use some of his articles, so we will be posted them from time to time. Here's the first one:
How to Succeed In Getting Gig/Tour Press

Karen Hester saw a show that I wish I could have been at in NYC. Sounds like an all-star event.
March 28, 2008: Noe Venable

Album Reviews

Here are all the albums we reviewed in March 2008:

You can also go to the New Additions section on the site by clicking HERE

I've also got some mini-reviews up [HERE]
Click on the Album name to be taken to the review.

Album Title	Artist Name
Safe in the Sound	The Paper Raincoat
Mice to Meet You	Musetta
Night Visiting	Bella Hardy
A Broke Machine	Terami Hirsch
In the Ballroom	Saint Bernadette
The Moon and the Fire Circle	Shauna Burns
Mouthfeel	Ben Arthur
Playtime	Grisbi
Siren Song	Sweet Soubrette
Count to Ten	Tina Dico
River of Soul	Marcomé
Crooked Path	Star Anna
Parx-C: A Compilation of Independent Music	Various Artists
The Death of Gypsy X	Béla
Les Branches des Arbres se Soulèvent	Louise Vertigo
A Book Like This	Angus & Julia Stone
Outer Sunset	Monocle
Ice: Piano Slightly Chilled	Fiona Joy Hawkins
Little Eve	Kate Miller-Heidke
Petits Chansons Méchantes	Claudine Muno and the Lunaboots
12 Ways to Live	Emily White
Craving the Second	Cheryl B. Engelhardt
Dead Models Society (Young Ladies Homicide Club)	Spectra Paris
Glimpse	Elana
On This Ground	Lily Kiara

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