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Recent News
24 MAR 09New FM Station Seeks Local Artists' Disks!
In about 60 days WITT FM will inaugurate programming with a week-long "WEE OPENING"....as opposed to a Grand Opening...by airing
ONLY recordings of Hoosier musicians, storytellers, comedians, historians and others. All of this under the theme "Back Home Again in
Indiana"!
Local historians will present short vignettes on Hoosier history. Some of the local artists listeners will hear are: Hogeye Navvy, Alair, Bill
Price, Gordon Bonham, Bob Snyder, Ann McWilliams, Jenie DeVoe, Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos, Amo Joy, Jenn Christy, The Philosophy, Idle
Villans, Greg Zeisemer and the Spud Puppies and many more.
In the fall of 2009 WITT FM 91.9 plans a GRAND OPENING with a full week of local live performances by Hoosier artists from the WITT Cultural
Center at 911 Massachusetts Avenue.
Disks should be mailed to: WITT-FM P.O. Box 20563 Indianapolis 46220...
or phone Jim at 251.3851 for alternative delivery setup. Check out the WITT website.... www.919witt.org.
All genres of music is requested...classical, rock, r & b, blues, folk, world, jazz, children's, ambient and others.
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05 JAN 09Indianapolis Songwriters Café #1 in NUVO’s year in
local music
The Indianapolis Songwriters Café received the most
wonderful kudos in NUVO’s year end look back at 2008, landing in the number 1 spot of the folk/traditional section of the year in local music.
We’ll make sure not to rest on our laurels as 2009 rolls out. Most importantly, thank you to every single person who’s been to any ISC event. You
are the ones who’ve made this newsworthy, the one’s who’ve made these artists feel so glad to have played the shows & the ones who’ve pushed
the whole thing forward with your support. Thank you for coming together and making this work.
Follow this link to read what NUVO had to say - http://www.nuvo.net/articles/the_year_in_local_music/
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04 DEC 08Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe Presents Hayes Carll
voted #6 in this weeks Top Ten Live + NUVO interview with Hayes
We told you December 8th was going to be the coolest day on earth, when our friend Hayes Carll comes to town to play Birdy's Bar
and Grill. Don't believe us?
Well, the show has been voted #6 in this week's Top Ten Live over at Metromix Indianapolis! Check it out HERE. And,
while you're at it, read up on Hayes and this great show over at Nuvo. Click HERE to read all about it!
Come find out what all the fuss is about! This one is going to be great, I promise!
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15 NOV 08Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe presents Hayes Carll,
tickets onsale NOW!
Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe presents Lost Highway
recording artist Hayes Carll. Monday, December 8th at Birdys, buy tickets now through Ticketmaster. Read HERE for more information on the show. Click HERE to buy tickets today.
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13 OCT 08The Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe presents Justin Townes
Earle show SELLS OUT!
Thank you for making this happen community support made this work and more shows will be coming because of this success.
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01 SEPT 08The Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe and Broadripple Music
Festival join forces!
The Broadripple Music Festival is THE local music event of the year in Indianapolis & the Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe is proud to be a sponsor & venue for the festival. Check out the ISC Events page for
information on the October 25th date. This will be a daylong schedule of outstanding local acoustic musicians!
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06 AUG 08Justin Townes Earle tickets onsale NOW!
Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe & My Old Kentucky
Blog present:
Justin Townes Earle (The son of Steve Earle & namesake of Townes Van Zandt!) - http://www.myspace.com/justintownesearle
If you like good music then go to this link and buy a ticket - http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/40199
It won't cost much more than a couple of Starbucks coffees and it will certainly last longer! Advance tickets are only $8 & it's $10
at the door so grab one now!
The opening set is a songwriters round featuring...
Mandy Marie of the Cool Hand Lukes (solo!) - http://www.myspace.com/mandymarieandthecoolhandlukes
Cliff Snyder, host of the ISC and all around good guy, right? - http://www.myspace.com/cliffsnyder
Joe Pug, down all the way from the windy city & one hell of a writer - http://www.myspace.com/thejoepug
If you support this show I'll be able to continue working with national artists and you'll be helping build a good thing around there.
Take care & see you in October folks!
Cliff
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06 AUG 08ISC in NUVO's Best of Indy!
Under the heading BEST PLACE TO HEAR LIVE ACOUSTIC you'll find Boulevard Place Cafe along with mentions of the
Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe & Segment Of Society
Promotions. Here's the peice...
BEST PLACE TO HEAR LIVE ACOUSTIC
EDITORS’ PICK
BOULEVARD PLACE CAFÉ
www.boulevardplacecafe.com
The best place to hear acoustic can’t typically be a bar, unless everyone is committed to being very quiet while sipping away. Boulevard Place Café hosts shows booked by Segment of Society and Indianapolis Songwriters Café in
an ideal listening room, with only the clink of forks to
distract.
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21 JUL 08 Tim Brickley's Troubadour Songwriter Night!
Every Wednesday at D'Vine, a wine bar in Castleton.
Stop by each week around 8:30 pm at D'vine for the best in original music and some great wine! Tim Brikley is an outstanding &
diverse writer worth seeing any time you get a chance. When you add into the mix other writers of his choice trading sets all night you'll
be in for a great show!
Stop by Tim's MySpace for more information on each weeks performers and to contact him about booking
http://www.myspace.com/timbrickleyandthebleedinghearts
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02 JUL 082008 Kerrville Folk Festival, New Folk WINNER, CJ WATSON will be in INDY for a performance & workshop
GREAT NEWS........2008 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk WINNER.....CJ WATSON will be in INDY for a performance
at INDY HOSTEL on July 16th from 7:00 to 9:00 ish. The address for IndyHostel is 4903 Winthrop Ave. -
Indpls., IN 46205. There will be a small cover charge. If you cannot make the performance on the 16th, CJ will also be
conducting a workshop on July 17th, please RSVP for information on the location, cost & time of this workshop.
For information on either event please contact -
Rhonda Thomas - NSAI Regional Chapter Coordinator - Indpls., IN - songbirdsing18@yahoo.com
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23 JUN 08This steam engine is moving! June ISC show plays to a full house!
Start coming early for a seat, thanks to the wonderful folks of Indianapolis we're gaining momentum & have an outstanding
audience for local & touring writers. With 60+ in attendance for the June ISC show featuring Jason Wilber (The John Prine Band), Stasia Demos
(Middletown), Cara Jean Wahlers & Marc Jeffares we're starting to get close to what I'd call a house crowd. If we keep on down this path
we'll be a real oasis for songwriters passing
through Indy as well as locals who need to be heard. If you've been attending these shows give yourself a pat on
the back!
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20 APR 08Nora is now booking for the Broad Ripple Farmers Market!
Hello lovely musicians,I'm booking the music for the Broad Ripple Farmers Market.
The Market runs every Saturday, May 3-October 25 from 8:00 until noon. So far all of the dates are open except for May 3 and 24, July 5, August
2, September 6 and October 11. Let me me know if you're interested and the dates you're available.
Thanks,
Nora
queenbeenora@gmail.com
http://www.broadripplefarmersmarket.com/
Some things we've learned over the years:Make sure you have a tip jar/hat/open guitar case- people are very generous. If you have CDs, put 'um
out. There is a big crowd there at 8:00, if you can get there that early it is worth it. The Broad Ripple Gazette generally runs a photograph of
you playing, make sure you grab a copy of the paper the next week.
If you can send me a brief bio or a few sentences about your BRFM experiences or why you're looking forward to playing the Market it really helps
me write about it for the Gazette. The location behind Broad Ripple High School is not the most bucolic, but the shoppers really love it and
there is plenty of parking.
7/02 - This is booked full and has been for a while.
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07 APR 08
Indianapolis Songwriters Cafe goes live!
There's a new source in Indianapolis for all things songwriter related! Offering both a monthly songwriters show with some of the best writers in the area as well a the resources found on this site. Read up in the
ISC Events page about some GREAT artists lined up for May, June & July, check out the community calendar for performance dates of your
favorite local musicians all in ONE place. Read about people & places who are all adding great value to the local music scene
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