Welcome to week two of 2017! We’ve gotten almost a foot of snow in the past 24 hours, but at least the thermometer has returned to positive numbers. Hope you’re all ready to get out and support indie music. Here’s the latest news:
NAMM INVADES SOCAL
The NAMM Show invades Anaheim for its annual January visit, opening to the press on January 18 and to the attendees January 19-22. The event is NOT open to the public, but thanks to the hotels outside the Anaheim Convention Center, the public can attend some of the musical performances put on by attendees. For a look at this year’s schedule, click here. If you are an indie musician and are playing at NAMM, please let us know so we can publish your schedule next Monday. We attended the convention for many years until we moved to Montana, and hope to get back there soon.
THE WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NETWORK PRESENT THEIR ANNUAL SHE ROCKS AWARDS
This year’s She Rocks Awards will be handed out in a ceremony on January 20 at this year’s NAMM Show. This is the fifth year of the awards, and this year’s recipients will include Lita Ford, Shirley Manson, Esperanza Spaulding, Monique Boyer of M.A.C Cosmetics, Rebecca Eaddy of Roland Corporation, Beverly Fowler of PRS Guitars, LA radio personality Lisa Foxx, Charyn Harris of A Place Called Home, Karrie Keyes of Soundgirls & sound engineer for Pearl Jam, Tracy Leenman of Musical Innovations, Dani Markman of Disney Music Group, and Leanne Summers of Los Angeles Women in Music. The event will be hosted by KTTV Fox 11’s own Christine Devine.
JAMEY GESTON TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE
Speaking of NAMM, Geston has been playing NAMM since she was a teenager, and is releasing her new single, “Malibu,” to coincide with next week’s convention. We have previewed the single, and it is HOT. We think you’ll like it a lot.
BLUE ÉLAN RECORDS ARTISTS TO PLAY AT HOTEL CAFE
On January 22, the Hotel Café will play host to two of the premiere artists from Blue Élan Records: former Eagles songwriter Jack Tempchin and Cindy Alexander, who will open with a solo acoustic show at 7 p.m. Tempchin is performing a residency on the intimate Second Stage, and had Grammy-nominee Janiva Magness as well as Chelsea Williams open for him last night. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and hear some of the best music LA has to offer, and catch the rest of Tempchin’s January residency at Hotel Café.
Have a wonderful week. We can’t wait to announce the winners of the LA Music Critic Awards for the second half of 2016, and be ready for a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT in the very near future about a special event happening in LA in June. Until then . . .
