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Related: Easy Anthems 2x 6/26/09
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Clearwater Festival Coming Up!
Posted on June 13, 2009 by kwilder
(Ian and I probably won’t make it this year. But, PeaceSmiths is going to have a table.-KW) For more information and a link to buy advanced tickets, go: here Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival by the water at Croton Park Saturday June 20th and Sunday June 21 Music by: Taj Mahal, Richie Havens, Readnex Poetry […]
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Welcome to Boog City 3: 9/9-13, 2009
Posted on June 11, 2009 by iwilder
Hi all, From Wed. Sept. 9-Sun. Sept. 13 we’ll be putting on the third annual Welcome to Boog City poetry and music festival, a fundraiser for our press and community newspaper. Here are links to the first two festivals’ programs: http://welcometoboogcity.com/boogpdfs/wbcprogram2007.pdf http://welcometoboogcity.com/boogpdfs/bc51.pdf The breakdown for this year’s festival is: WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 7:00 P.M. Sidewalk […]
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Cancelled: Bluesy folk-jazz of Stephanie Carlin 6/3/09
Posted on June 2, 2009 by iwilder
Due to Unfortunate circumstances the Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Babylon Green party meeting will have to be cancelled. -IW On Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature bluesy folk-jazz musician Stephanie Carlin. www.BabylonGreens.org The event will be held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231)www.piscescafe.net map) Come […]
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beat radio live in nyc 5/30/09
Posted on May 27, 2009 by iwilder
Hey everyone. It’s been like forever. There are so many things I want to tell you about. It’s a long story though, and i do tend to ramble. Perhaps i should tell you later. There are a few items i would like to report: 1. Beat Radio’s second full length album is called Safe Inside the […]
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Green Day censored by Wal-Mart (Green Day wins)
Posted on May 23, 2009 by kwilder
KW: I haven’t been in a Wal-Mart in years due to their labor practices and injustices. But, heck, if you know anyone who does shop there, tell them to avoid it… (excerpt from) Los Angeles Times/AP Wal-Mart: no Green Day / May 22, 2009 Green Day has the most popular CD in the country right […]
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Darth Maul & Darth Vader: Star Wars Stamp poems
Posted on May 23, 2009 by kwilder
This video includes 3 poems, based on: The Darth Maul stamp (with music from Pink Floyd); The Obi-Wan/Anikan Skywalker stamp (with music from Carole King); and the Darth Vader stamp (with music from John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band).
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Princess Leia and R2-D2 poem, with music
Posted on May 22, 2009 by kwilder
KW: Ian and I are friends with David Kirschenbaum, a poet who also runs BOOG Press and BOOG City. David was the featured poet at the Geraldine Page Salon in May. He did an awesome set of poems based on Star Wars stamps. He was accompanied by Jess Schoen on guitar and Preston Spurlock on […]
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PeaceSmiths June Coffeehouse will be awesome!
Posted on May 20, 2009 by kwilder
3 great acts! Here, check out the band… PeaceSmiths Monthly Coffeehouse Friday, June 5, 2009 at 8pm (last of the season! Oct-June!) This month: Signals of Peace: Green, Green, Left-on-Red Featuring… Andy Greenhouse – down-home, heady-with-heart folksinger Russ Green – a poet with zest who has performed at our How-To forums Left-on-Red – Liah Alonso […]
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LI Concert Notes #44 5/17/09
Posted on May 17, 2009 by iwilder
Here’s some great Live Music on Long Island. Venue addresses/phones/URLs at end of all listings. Please scroll down. Corrections and Comments are welcome. Support Live Music on Long Island. For more information about great live music on LI and elsewhere Please also visit Michael Kornfeld and Glen Roethel’s excellent websitewww.acousticmusicscene.com Gary Schoenberger Day Date Time […]
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Bob Westcott’s Spring Fling 5/16/09
Posted on May 11, 2009 by iwilder
Bob Westcott’s SPRING FLING featuring Bob and 3 great acts DAVID BAILEY PRINCESS PEAPOD (Michelle Frimmer and David Cook) — and — RETURN TO THE DREAM (Diane Garisto, Tom Griffith, Martha Trachtenberg and Andy Huenerberg) NEXT WEEK— Saturday, May 16th at 8:00 pm Come join us for a merry beginning to the Spring season! For […]
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Scott McDonald 5/14/09
Posted on May 10, 2009 by iwilder
Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. – Open Mic Night at the canvas gallery Join canvas for an evening of music, poetry, comedy and talent, hosted by musician Joe Iadanza and featuring music from Scott MacDonald. Doors open at 7 p.m. for registration and performances start at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5, which includes refreshments […]
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Abi Tapia and the Red River Ramblers 5/9/09
Posted on May 9, 2009 by iwilder
Saturday May 9, 2009 – The Eclectic Café presents a double bill of Abi Tapia and the Red River Ramblers, at the UU fellowship, 28 Brentwood Rd , BayShore. A very good listening room for music, only $10. Desserts/coffee/soda available. Open mic at 730pm. Featured performers at 830pm, More info at www.eclecticcafe.org or 631-661-1278 All […]
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Democracy Now! Celebrates Pete Seeger’s birthday
Posted on May 6, 2009 by kwilder
Amy Goodman did excellent coverage for the Pete Seeger 90th Birthday/Clearwater fundraiser in New York. At the link, here, is video of some luminaries of folk music and freedom music praising Pete. Also, Bernice Johnson Reagon gives most of the story about how Pete Seeger nurtured We Shall Overcome from spiritual to theme of the […]
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