Now that I live In Seattle, (having recently moved from Northampton) I have to say it's emails like this that make me proud!! And, admittedly just a little bit sad...I get misty-eyed when I see Sonya Kitchell's name printed in the Seattle Weekly... ...ok, where'd that Kleenex go??? Mitch Anthony wrote: > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Dearest Hidden-Techers - > > This week the self-employed, creative community of Western Mass. is > being ably represented at one of the country's most august gatherings > of the music and arts scene: South By Southwest > <http://2006.sxsw.com/%20>. Now in its 20th year, this annual > gathering in Austin, TX celebrates what's new and great in music, film > and interactive media. > > Please put your hands together for the ambassadors from our incredible > valley: > > Kris Delmhorst <http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/1583.html>, > from my home of many years, Greenfield > "Kris Delmhorst’s songs roam from downtown edge to back-road roots, > and she sings them from where it counts. She’s quietly built a devoted > fan base that packs houses throughout the USA & UK. The fourth record, > a collection of songs inspired by well-known poems, is due out on > Signature Sounds June 2006. “The ambient beauty of Margo Timmins, the > country honesty of Lucinda Williams, and the airy lightness of Emmylou > Harris” (Boston Globe)" > > Winterpills <http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/3768.html%0A>, > from Northampton, the town that makes the rest of us hip > "Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, Winterpills play haunting, > delicate, room-hushingly beautiful music with aching melodies and acid > lyrics. Think Elliott Smith,X,Iron & Wine, and the Innocence Mission > all get drunk and fall asleep in Joni Mitchell's backyard. "Achingly > beautiful...," says The Washington Post about their self-titled debut." > > BTW, Kris Delmhorst and Winterpills are both on the Signature Sounds > <http://www.signaturesounds.com/%0A> label, another one of the > valley's great talents. Discover this world-class label > at http://www.signaturesounds.com/ > > Thurston Moore <http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=724>, > from Northampton > Thurston represents a new standard. Major indie cred (when was the > last time you passed a magazine stand that didn't feature Thurston or > Kim?), a house one block from the new Smith art museum (with a kitchen > table that seats 20), a SoHo studio, a doted-on tweener daughter, and > friends who really know and love him. Move over, Ward. There's > another tall guy in town. > > *Sonya Kitchel > <http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/8120.html>l*, from Ashfield > I remember Sonya singing "God Bless the Child" in my kitchen at the > age of 8. She went on to be the first local ever to play the Iron > Horse and the second to be signed to the new Starbucks' "Hear" label. > This week her new single was the #1 most added single on AAA radio. > > Last summer she was playing some new songs in a friend's living room. > I couldn't recognize the chords she was playing. "Sonya, where'd you > learn those chords?" Sonya: "I made them up". > > It could be a Western Mass. motto: "Reality? That's easy. I make it > up." > > Cheers to those who help make Western Mass. the paradise it really is. > > Mitch Anthony > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > >You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Giannina Granata Silverman Rocket Ranch Design + Advertising gsilverman at rocketranchdesign.com 413.303.9453 fax: 413.280.0038 www.rocketranchdesign.com