Throughout the month of June, AirPlay Direct ran our FREE to enter "All Things Digital Folk
 / Americana" artist contest.  The winner Anne McCue will receive the Grand Prize package
which is worth over $30,000 and includes:
 

• A 16 week national radio promotion package from Bill Wence Promotions (a $3,500 value)
• A 12 week digital radio promotion package from 1617 Virtual (a $4,500 value)  
• A 12 week national publicity / marketing package from Press Pak Public Relations (a $9,000 value)
• An official Folk Alliance National Conference 2009 live performance showcase (value priceless)
• A recording studio package for a master quality EP (5 songs) from Slot-1 Studios (a $5,000 value)
• A song on The Sin City Social Club Sampler Vol. # 11 / distributed during AMA Conf. and SXSW (a $750 value)
• Placement to digital downloads via download page at VirtualMusicMarket.com for one year (value priceless)
• Placement on the True Talent Management film & TV placement compilation (a $150 value)
• An on-air "feature artist" interview on Big Kev's syndicated radio show "It's Motel Time Again" (value priceless)
• An on-air "feature artist" interview with Rick Star from Texas Rebel Radio (value priceless)
• A on-air "feature artist" interview on the Billy Block Show (value priceless)
• A feature artist interview with Big Kev in the Artist Development Co-op's Media Guide magazine (value priceless)
• A live performance slot at Billy Block's showcase in Nashville (value priceless)
• A live performance slot at Famous Dave's BBQ in Chicago (value priceless)
• A live performance slot at The Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh, NC (value priceless)
• A "Featured Artist" advertising / promotion package from AirPlay Direct (a $1,500 value)

 

35TH ANNUAL TOPANGA DAYS FAIR ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SET OF BANDS TO PLAY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND  MAY 24 – 26, 2008 FEATURING

CHEVY METAL (FOO FIGHTERS’ TAYLOR HAWKINS), JIM LAUDERDALE & THE DREAM PLAYERS (FEAT. JAMES BURTON & AL PERKINS), TIM EASTON, JOHNATHAN RICE, SHURMAN, GARY LOURIS, CHRIS LATERZO & BUFFALO ROBE THE LIVING SISTERS (FEAT. INARA GEORGE, ELENI MANDELL AND BECKY STARK), SPINDRIFT, EVEREST AND MANY OTHERS

THE THREE DAY EVENT PROMISES MORE LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TWO STAGES,  A COLORFUL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, CRAFTS, JEWELERS, DANCING AND MORE.



Mama Shi's bringin' in the big guns this year!   Mark your calendars and come spend the weekend in gods country!   We're celebrating 35 years of music, art and culture of Topanga...  100% of the proceeds go to the preservation of the Topanga Community Center!    Check out our line up!

CHRIS GAFFNEY
October 3, 1950 –April 17, 2008


It is with love, gratitude and sadness that we share the news of the passing of our friend Chris Gaffney, who lost his battle with liver cancer earlier this week.  The Sin City crew sends our love and prayers to the friends and family of this amazing man.  As information becomes available on upcoming memorial shows and benefits we will share it with you here.   In the meantime, please raise a glass to Gaff.  Thank you for your gift of song...

This beautiful piece ran in the LA Times yesterday...

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gaffney18apr18,1,4527969.story
 
Diane from The Continental wrote a beautiful piece too and it's below...

Jim Lauderdale and some guys we don't know played Leno last week. Click the image and go to "Wed Mar. 19th" and check out the last chapter of the show... It's Jim Lauderdale, James Burton and Al Perkins playing with Sin City All-Stars, Dusty Wakeman, Dave Raven and Doug Pettibone. Amazing.

Click the image for more info on the show.

Dude.. you missed it. The entire Maria's SXSW show was webcast live from Austin. It was cool and reminded those of us out here in LA LA land how much we miss Texas. ;)  Catch it next year, or just go see it live! Start planning now..

Allison Moorer and Steve Earle start their tour later this week... if you're lucky enough to be in one of these fine cities then remember to go buy your tickets now!

DATE        CITY                           VENUE
       
28-Feb    North Hampton MA   Calvin Theatre
29-Feb    Boston                         Sommerville Theatre
1-Mar    Montreal                        Outremont Theatre
3-Mar    Ottowa                            Bronson Centre
4-Mar    Toronto                          Massey Hall
5-Mar    Ann Arbor                      Michigan Theatre
7-Mar    Chicago                         Vic Theatre
8-Mar    Madison                         Barrymore Theatre
9-Mar    Minneapolis                  Pantages Theatre
10-Mar    Winnepeg                   Burton Cummings Theatre
12-Mar    Edmonton                   Northern Alberta Jubilee Audiotorium
13-Mar    Banff in Canada        Eric Harvey Theatre
15-Mar    Vancouver                 Center for the performing Arts
16-Mar    Victoria                        Royal Theatre
18-Mar    Seattle                         Moore Theatre
19-Mar    Portland                      Aladdin Theatre
21-Mar    SF                                Palace of Fine Arts
23-Mar  San Diego                    Belly Up
25-Mar    Los Angeles               Royce Hall

SEATTLE, WA - No Depression, the bimonthly magazine covering a broad range of American roots music since 1995, will bring to an end its print publication with its 75th issue in May-June 2008.

Plans to expand the publication’s website (www.nodepression.net) with additional content will move forward, though it will in no way replace the print edition.

The magazine’s March-April issue, currently en route to subscribers and stores, includes the following note from publishers Grant Alden, Peter Blackstock and Kyla Fairchild as its Page 2 “Hello Stranger” column: