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What's New on Collected Sounds
March 2007

News

Hey everyone

Sorry I am a couple of days late, but I've been shoveling! The snow is literally at tall as me in some places. I'm not that tall, but 5 plus feet is high for a snow bank. To top it off I got my car towed last week. I know what the parking rules are, I have them memorized! So several hours in line and $140 later I learned that they changed the rules and didn't tell anyone.

I've also had a kind of a shake up at work (my real job) so I'm not sure how on top of things I'm going to able to be here in the coming months. So if you don't see blog entries, updated reviews and newsletters on time that is why. If any of you know anyone who might need any web design or graphic design work done please let me know. I would love nothing more than to be able to quit my "real" job and do that full time.

OK onto the music…

One of my buddies and favorite artists, Brianna Lane recently had the very exciting opportunity to open for none other than the goddess herself, Dar Williams! I'm so excited for her. Let's hope this gets her the recognition she deserves. Brianna told me she even got to sing backup on "Iowa" with Dar. She said Dar was wonderful and friendly and of course everything we hoped she'd be. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this will lead to more shows with Brianna and Dar together. Yay Brianna!!!
Check out the cute photos

Here's what else is new…


Artist Spotlight of the Month

THis month's featured artist is.....Jen Porter!
Jen is a singer/songwriter/performer playing her own brand of piano & acoustic guitar-driven rock and belting out vocals, sometimes as a one-woman show, other times with a full backing band.
[Learn more about Jen]


House Concerts

March 3, 2007 we had a great show with Brianna Lane and Ellery.
[See photos and stuff]

Upcoming Shows:

March 24, 2007: Shauna Burns
[For more info]

April 21, 2007: Beth Amsel
[For more info]

The May show I referred to in my last email is (drum roll please....)
May 26, 2007: Gregory Douglass with Steph Taylor!!!
[I haven't created a page yet, stay tuned.]

June 16, 2007: Brianna Lane and Adrienne
[For more info]

[Click here] to see a complete list of all shows.

To keep updated on our shows please subscribe to the house concerts announcement list by sending a blank email to; subscribe-houseconcerts@collectedsounds.com


Concert Reviews David Adair saw a bunch of shows!

Stephen Fretwell with support from Kate Walsh Machester, England

The Long Blondes Machester, England

+44 Machester, England

Guillemots Machester, England

Ellery and Brianna Lane Minneapolis, MN


Album Reviews

Here are all the albums we reviewed in February 2007:

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

I've also got some mini-reviews up [HERE]
Album Title Artist Name Buy Link
Worlds Apart Blue Stone [BUY/LISTEN]
Love or Inertia Amy Raasch [BUY/LISTEN]
Songs to Love and Die By 8mm [BUY/LISTEN]
Dream With Me Serpentine Arborviate [BUY/LISTEN]
Deep Blue Charlotte Hatherley [BUY/LISTEN]
Shut up & Sing (DVD) Dixie Chicks [BUY/LISTEN]
Migrating South Julia Carroll [BUY/LISTEN]
Good Girl Erin Sax Seymour [BUY/LISTEN]
Animal (S)He [BUY/LISTEN]
If I Could Fly Johanna [BUY/LISTEN]
Wave Diana Stabel [BUY/LISTEN]
You Are Here Squonk Opera [BUY/LISTEN]
The Furies Prayer Aepril Schaile and the Judgement [BUY/LISTEN]
Face Painter Emma Dean [BUY/LISTEN]
Nonprophet Talia Segal [BUY/LISTEN]
Spark Stephanie Briggs [BUY/LISTEN]
Suburban Pastoral Helen McCookerybook [BUY/LISTEN]
The Journey Freud [BUY/LISTEN]
Priorities Zeebee [BUY/LISTEN]
Devil's Rope Kate Mann [BUY/LISTEN]
Polyhymnia Jaggery [BUY/LISTEN]


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Thanks for your support. Please keep visiting and sending me your suggestions, requests, etc...

~Amy Lotsberg
Collected Sounds - A Guide to Women In Music
http://www.collectedsounds.com

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