Acoustic Americana Music Guide & HAITI BENEFIT NEWS, through Jan 25 (and beyond) EXTRA
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This is a re-post that includes additional Haiti benefit shows and a few more things…
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BENEFIT shows for Haitian earthquake relief include an enormous one with Grammy and top music award winners, sponsored by the ACOUSTIC AMERICANA MUSIC GUIDE on Sunday, Jan 31, at 2 pm (it’s the current Front Page at FolkWorks online, at www.folkworks.org). Others are Jan 23, Jan 24, Jan 28, Feb 12, and one is still pending. Full info is in the Guide’s listings.
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ACOUSTIC AMERICANA
MUSIC GUIDE & NEWS
“Weekend Update”
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JANUARY 22 through 25, 2010
(re-published Jan 23 with additional info, events, and updates)
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We go WAAAY beyond the weekend listings in our “upcoming events” section, so be sure you check it out. That way, you’ll get your tickets to shows you want to see before they’re sold-out.
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Fresh NEWS FEATURES:
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1) UPDATE TO THE BIGGEST MUSIC NEWS – “HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUNDRAISER” CONCERTS
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We have more to report to you.
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Sun, Jan 31; a “SHOW-OF-THE-YEAR” pick:
2-8 pm “CONCERT FOR HAITI” is an enormous multi-artist benefit with Grammy and top music award winners, sponsored by the Acoustic Americana Music Guide, at Culver-Palms United Methodist Church, 4464 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City 90230. Rev. Rich Bolin has generously donated the use of his beautiful church.
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This will be among the best acoustic concerts of 2010, anywhere. CONFIRMED TO PERFORM are:
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LAURENCE JUBER (Grammy winning guitarist form Paul McCartney’s Wings), AMILIA K. SPICER, BRAD COLERICK, ROBBY LONGLEY, FREEBO (Bonnie Raitt Band), LISA TURNER, ROBERT MORGAN FISHER, DAVE MORRISON BAND, Blues legend BERNIE PEARL with MIKE BARRY, SUSIE GLAZE & HILONESOME (award-winning bluegrass band), SEVERIN BROWNE, DUANE THORIN, MICHAEL RICHARDS & DOCTOR FUN from blues band WUMBLOOZO, JAMES LEE STANLEY, DALE LaDUKE, KARA GRAINGER, TRACY NEWMAN, DAFNI, BONNE MUSIQUE ZYDECO (Cajun festival favorites), SAGE (duo of Dan Brown & Kathy Jarel-Girgis), TIM TEDROW & TERRY VREELAND, MATT CARTSONIS (famous film composer), RENAISSANCE (top doo-wop vocal group), STEPHANIE BETTMAN & LUKE HALPIN (a top fiddle-playing vocalist on folk music charts).
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The “house band” includes Grammy-winning guitarist LAURENCE JUBER (Paul McCartney) and bassist PAUL MARSHALL (I See Hawks in L.A.) The schedule of who-performs-when is not yet established. Check the Guide frequently for complete info, at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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In lieu of tickets, donation checks (we’ll soon specify a minimum amount) will be accepted, to any one (or more) of a number of disaster relief organizations working on the ground in Haiti.
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The event needs volunteers! You can contact us with offers to help, at tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com
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2) MORE MUSIC BENEFITS FOR HAITI ARE COMING
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Sat, Jan 23, at 7, MERLIN SNIDER & THE PRETTY GOOD ACQUAINTANCES were already a “SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK” pick. Now, Merlin is making it a BENEFIT SHOW for Haitian earthquake relief at the venue named in FolkWorks as L.A.’s best intimate acoustic listening room venue – The Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Av, Altadena; info www.coffeegallery.com; reservations, 626-398-7917.
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ON TV, Sun, Jan 24, 8-10 am is “PRIVATE SESSIONS: SONGS FOR HAITI” – A&E presents a special two-hour edition of “Private Sessions,” produced to raise funds for relief efforts. The show includes some of the cable network’s favorite performances from the “Private Sessions” library, featuring Ringo Starr, Mary J. Blige, Hall & Oates, Daughtry, Boyz II Men, Brooks & Dunn, Lionel Richie and many others. In addition, host Lynn Hoffman is joined by “top guests from the music world” to make personal appeals to viewers, asking them to donate via www.aetv.com/haiti to charities involved in the relief work. A&E bills this as, “Great music for a great cause. We can help.”
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Sun, Jan 24, at 7 pm is a “HAITI EARTHQUAKE BENEFIT SHOW” at (and from) Kulak’s Woodshed, artists tba; the Woodshed is located at 5230-1/2 Laurel Canyon Bl, North Hollywood; 818-766-9913; info and live webcast at www.kulakswoodshed.com. Check venue’s website for details of lineup, as they develop, and how you can contribute to a charity working the relief effort for victims.
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Thu, Jan 28, 7-11 pm, is the “HAITI ORPHANAGE CHARITY EVENT” with musician AMANDA ABIZAID performing at The Annex of Hollywood and Highland (where the Oscars are awarded), in Hollywood. Amanda tells us, “100% of the money will be wired to the orphanage.” What’s the orphanage? She explains, “My good friend Marc Porterfield and his colleague, Corey Taylor, at Wolfgang Puck Catering, are putting together a fundraiser to help out their dear friend Herve, who’s father’s orphanage, located outside Port-Au-Prince, was leveled by the earthquake. We are all volunteering to host an evening of fun and cheer for a good cause. Wolfgang Puck is donating food, Ultimat Vodka is donating, well, vodka, and Her Energy is donating their energy drink, and we have other sponsors pouring in. The DJ, band, (tbd) and myself are also donating our time for the cause. Please email Marc Porterfield at porterfield.marc@gmail.com if you can assist in any capacity with the event.”
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Amanda encourages other donations to assist the relief and recovery efforts in Haiti, as well. Tix are $20 at the door.
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Fri, Feb 12, 7-10 pm; at the venue and with a web simulcast, is “LOVE FOR HAITI” with THE CONLONS, MELISSA TRINCHERE, AUBREY BOUSKILL, KATHLEEN BLACKWELL, and THE PATCHWORK QUILT FALLACY, is a benefit for the American Red Cross Relief Efforts in Haiti sponsored by NetteRadio, at (and webcast live from) The Talking Stick, 1411 C Lincoln Bl, Venice 90291; 310-450-6052; www.thetalkingstick.net. Event includes an auction, drawing, and more, all to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti. Annette Conlon’s “NetteRadio” is webcast globally, and you can not only hear, but watch, this event live online at www.netteradio.com or www.ustream.tv/channel/netteradio. If you are not present at the venue, you can donate from anywhere. Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross Relief Efforts in Haiti – anytime, including now. More on the American Red Cross at 800-HELP-NOW or info@usa.redcross.org. Annette tells us, “The American Red Cross name is used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, individual, or political position.” Venue is all ages. $5 cover plus one beverage minimum.
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Finally, Jeannine Frank and her “Parlor Performances” series is working on a benefit for Haitian earthquake victims. More when we know it, or check with Jeannine at 310-476-6735 or Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com.
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Things got started when the first local Haiti benefit concert was held Sunday, Jan 17. That happened on just 36 hours notice, after being announced Friday night (at 3 am Saturday), and causing us to publish a special edition of the Guide. That “HAITI EARTHQUAKE BENEFIT” with “SOUTH PARK’S” fiddle-playing actress ELIZA JANE SCHNEIDER performing her award-winning one-woman play, “FREEDOM OF SPEECH” at The Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, brought-in over $850. And it was a marvelous show.
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3) CD BABY TO DONATE $1 TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FROM EVERY CD OR ALBUM DOWNLOAD…
Brian Felsen, President of CD Baby, has sent a message to the artists who sell their music through the massive online music store, CD Baby dot com. Brian wrote, “The earthquake and its aftermath in Haiti have touched all of our lives. Many in the CD Baby family have already contributed as individuals, but we wanted to do more to help the victims of the horrible earthquake tragedy. By selling [or buying] your music on CD Baby, you can help raise funds towards those affected by the disaster. Starting on Monday, January 25th and continuing for two weeks, we will donate $1 of our cut from every CD sale through our website, and $1 from every download sale over $8.99 on our site, to the American Red Cross and to Mercy Corps, a Portland-based relief organization with a large presence in Haiti. With your help, we hope to raise tens of thousands of dollars. Since the donation will be taken out of OUR cut of sales, [artists] will still earn the normal amount per CD and download sale.” Brian adds, to the artists, “If you’d like to help out as well, consider letting your fan base know that a portion of your sales will go to these fine organizations.”
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In addition, CD Baby (and the Guide) encourage you to please donate directly to a relief organization that is working effectively in Haiti.
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In addition, THE GUIDE wants you to know that Congress just passed a bill that allows you to deduct your donation on your 2009 Federal Income Tax Return, through the end of February, 2010. (Careful, though, as only donations to US-based charities can be deducted.)
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If you can make it to the CONCERT FOR HAITI on January 31 in Culver City, you’ll have your choice of which organization gets your money, in lieu of an admission ticket. And you’ll see an AMAZING show of Grammy and other top music award winners! Whether or not you can get to the concert, you can make your own direct donation to any of many fine and effective organizations. CNN, MSNBC, and other sites have all the info.
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As Brian says, “Together, we can make a difference.”
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More about benefit concerts for Haiti, and all the live acoustic performances in the L.A. region, and the WEB RADIO shows with performance-interviews with acoustic musicians, and more, is right here in this edition of the Guide. Tell your friends they can find it at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
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Recent NEWS FEATURES from the Jan 15 to 18 edition, are available at http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2010/01/acoustic-americana-music-guide-haiti.html
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Entire contents copyright (c) © 2010, Larry Wines. All rights reserved.
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