The Queen City Social Club—the events and party wing of WOMM, The Radiator—is proud to present Record Club. Every other Saturday afternoon we set up our turntables at the Radio Bean and let the crowd be the DJ. The very first installation of Record Club goes down Saturday April 3, 2010 from 3 to 5 pm. All genres are welcome and you can even get on the mic to tell everyone why your song is your song. The only rules are that it’s got to be on vinyl (leave your iPod at home) and it can’t be super long so everyone gets their turn.
QCSC are not just a bunch of vinyl-loving Luddites. The whole Record Club will be broadcast live on The Radiator 105.9 FM WOMM-LP and recorded as a podcast for HYPERLINK "http://www.theradiator.org" www.theradiator.org.
Record Club is meant to give people the chance to explore and be exposed to new music. By flexing our multimedia muscle via The Radiator we can give the world a snapshot of what Burlington is listening to on a given afternoon.
Queen City Social Club presents Record ClubSaturday April 3. 3 to 5 pm. Bi-weekly thereafter.Radio Bean. 8 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington.You are the DJ. Bring your records.
Anything goes, as long as it’s on vinyl.e)
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Although music had been the lifeblood that brought them together in Nashville, Tennessee, it took the husband and wife duo You Knew Me When nearly a decade to create music together as a united pair. Stemming from the separate musical backgrounds of Cie Hoover, who predominantly resided within the metal / indie-rock scene, and Karisa Hoover who could be found more often in vocal seminars and music education workshops, the two began writing music together in mid 2009. It was from that point on that the two began melding their life partnership into the musical partnership known as You Knew Me When.
In a city molded by the makers of music the Nashville duo You Knew Me When have come into the fold with a self-titled debut album that reflects a truly do-it-yourself approach to making and sharing music. The debut album from You Knew Me When, is a strictly, homemade, homespun, DIY effort on behalf of the pair. Every facet of the album was written, recorded and nurtured by the duo in their home studio. An eleven-track foray into the memories, poetry, and creativity of the couple, the debut album from You Knew Me When is a truly genuine musical duet. The duo plans to release their sophomore album, "You, Me, and the Rest of the World" in late November.
The music of You Knew Me When parades between a fusion of progressive indie-rock and folky piano driven compositions, all infused with a myriad of pulsing and stirring beats. Karisa, who until recently served as a Nashville public school music teacher, provides the piano and lends her classically trained vocals to the music, while Cie, who spent several years as the Global Events Production Manager for Gibson Guitar, supplies the guitar, additional vocals, and rhythmic nuances. The cumulative result is a musical style that blends a singer-songwriter soul with a pop/rock mentality.
Website: www.youknewmewhen.com / www.facebook.com/youknewmewhen
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Curtis Becraft is a veteran of NYCs East Village folk and anti-folk music scene. He plays guitar, piano, mandolin, accordion, bass guitar, harmonica and more; he currently plays solo or with his band the Dilettantes. Curtis and the Dilettantes have just released two new videos on YouTube! Curtis has performed with artists such as Gillen & Turk; Theresa Sareo; Hope Machine; he is a featured player in Dylan tribute band Backwoods Jupiter; he also plays accordion in notorious side-project the Rolling Tumbleweeds.
His debut record Tales of a Traveler is a collection of many of the best songs that Curtis has written during more than 15 years of playing music on the NYC scene.
Website: Facebook/CurtisandtheDilettantes; ReverbNation/CurtisandtheDilettantes.
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Website -- www.rebeccaloebe.com
Bio -- Award winning singer/songwriter Rebecca Loebe is both candid and self-deprecating, attributes that shine through in her songwriting and laugh-out-loud storytelling. Last spring Loebe took a break from her 200-show-per-year tour schedule to appear as a contestant on Season 1 of NBC’s “The Voice,” with a performance of Nirvana’s ‘Come As You Are’ that inspired Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine to offer her mentorship and charted on iTunes worldwide. An Atlanta native, Loebe now makes her home in Austin and will be touring nationwide this fall to celebrate the release of her 3rd full length album CIRCUS HEART.
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Since his first solo concert in 1996, Fred Gillen Jr has traveled all over the U.S. and Europe singing his songs of hope and struggle at all types of venues, building a devoted following along the way. He feels at home performing at any type and size of venue, from a "house concert" in Indiana to Irving Plaza in New York City, to the main stages of festivals, and everything in between. He has played at many prestigious and famous venues, and as many farmers markets, coffeehouses, pubs, and union rallies. With his sometimes partner Matt Turk he played for several years in the New York City subways as part of the MUNY (Music Under NY) program. At every performance he opens his heart and pours out the unglamorous but compelling tales of the marginalized and forgotten. His songs have often been described as both painfully intimate and universal, and this is what he strives for in writing them. His live performances are spontaneous celebrations of all that it is to be human; the joy and the pain, the comedy and the tragedy.
Gillen's work has received its share of critical acclaim and commercial exposure. He has had songs on network TV on ABC's All My Children and MSG Network's NYC Soundtracks, and he was awarded a NYFA (N.Y. Foundation For The Arts) grant to help cover expenses for his first European tour. In 2008 his song Fall Down was featured on the CMJ Music Marathon sampler CD, given to 11,000 CMJ conference attendees and radio programmers. In the late 1990's and 2000's when he was still primarily a regional artist, he was voted "best folk artist" for three straight years in Westchester Weekly, his local A&E paper. He also served his local community as President of non-profit music organization Tribes Hill for three years, and is currently on that organization's board. Hope Machine, the traveling hootenanny that he is a founding member of, is an "official program" of the Woody Guthrie Foundation & Archives, and a song from their debut CD March was included in Folk Alliance's War And Politics Compilation CD in 2011.
Gillen is a prolific songwriter, recording artist, and producer. From 1997 to the present he has released eight independent studio solo albums, one live album, two albums with Hope Machine, and one as half of the duo "Gillen & Turk," all to substantial critical acclaim. His music has also been played on independent, commercial, public, and college radio all over the world. In 2010 two of his songs were recorded by Hudson Valley band The Yayas. As a producer he has about thirty records credited to him in the past five years, and his studio "Woody's House" is a busy hub of Hudson Valley creativity. His own latest album, Silence Of The Night brings him back slightly to his rock roots, while also retaining a folky message and delivery. Sixteen tracks long, it features his first spoken-word piece on record in ten years and his first instrumental in sixteen years! The new record, while being truly an "album" and not a collection of singles, dips a big, colorful bucket into the wellspring of American music, touching on folk, Americana, rock, roots, and even funk. One of its songsThis Old Car was featured, before its official release, on the NPR syndicated show "Car Talk." Gillen will be touring constantly in 2012 and 2013 promoting the new album.
Website: http://www.fredgillenjr.com
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The Pilgrims are 4 20 something guys from Windsor, VT that play a style of music called rock n' roll. Through the generations, the style has been abused to such an extent that not much was left. The radio was taken out back and shot. Going to concerts didn't mean you had to pay the rent late. There used to be a chance that gear would break and the singer would forget the words and it was cool because it was flesh and blood and not carbon based robots. Pilgrims drink and dance and cover garage band songs. Pilgrims want to play all the stages. Pilgrims have played (and will play) everything including used car lots to opening for the newest Pitchfork band that you already forgot. Pilgrims love Radio Bean. Pilgrims just released an album called "Its Not Pretty."
Website: www.pilgrimsvt.com
