What a crazy conclusion to this year’s March Madness – I never would have picked Virginia and Texas Tech as the two best in the country who will fight tonight for the National Championship. At least baseball is more predictable, and my Brewers continue to dominate the division before heading out to the west coast to play the Angels and Dodgers.
Speaking of the west coast, we are making our final preparations for our trip to California at the end of April for the 10th annual Hollywood Fringe Festival. We have an AirBnB in central Hollywood near Theatre Row, and can hardly wait to begin rehearsals for my solo show, Livin’ the Dream (a journalistic journey), which opens with a preview show on June 7 at studio/stage in Hollywood. We have launched a GoFundMe page, and have begun to receive donations and could really use your help. Please give if you can or at least share our need with your friends and family.
We are also making final preparations for the third annual LA Music Critic Award Winners Showcase on June 18 at the Mint LA, which will honor Women in Entertainment. Our lineup for the night includes Emily Zuzik, Dree Mon, Constanza Herrero, Amilia K. Spicer, The HawtThorns, Brigitte Rios Purdy, Fanny Walked the Earth, Manda Mosher, The Spider Accomplice and Lawrence Lebo, with a very special appearance by Jordan Siwek. Tickets are $10 in advance through PayPal and $13 at the door if there is space available. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Please buy your tickets now and help us support women and Sweet Relief.
NEW SINGLES
Our first single this week comes from Ugandan Suzan Mutesi, and we love the rhythm and vibe of this cool song, and definitely agree, “This Feeling is Mutual.”
Our world-wide tour next takes us to Greece for the sweet and soulful sound of Eleni Drake and her song, “4.” We think it’s definitely a “10.”
We return to Dallas, Texas for the debut single of the amazing Sydney Cope, who has a sound somewhere between Justin Timberlake and Ariana Grande. We think she hits the nail on the head with this one, appropriately titled “Watch Out for Me.”
From the USA to the UK we travel for our fourth single from a singer-songwriter who mixes folk, pop, reggae and more into her amazing style. Lucy Gallant has it all in her song “Not Normal,” and we simply love her style.
We close out our Women in Entertainment themed New Singles section with another debut single, this time from Cincinatti-based singer songwriter Shannon Garcia, who teams up with Josiah Wolf of Why? for “Spooky Action at a Distance.” We would rather keep this one close to our heart.
NEW MUSIC VIDEOS
Our first music video continues our world-wide tour as it was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Check out this beautiful lyric video by Saul City for their song “Let Go.”
Next up is a band that reminds us of the sweet Americana sound of Suzanne Santo and honeyhoney. We are pleased to introduce you to Boston-based Honeysuckle and their song, “Old Firestarter,” with its simple videography that so beautiful tells the story of the song.
Huge props to our next artist, Savannah Pope, for her ingenious portrayal of her song, “Rock n’ Roll No More.” She truly brings the rock on this one, so we have to respectfully disagree that “nobody loves rock n’ roll no more.” She definitely takes us to church on this one.
We introduced you to the song “Closer” by DAYLA in our Ten Great Singles of March article. We are so glad to now share the stunning video of the same song, and think that you will fall in love with this amazing artist, just like we have.
We close out this week’s Monday Mashup with Dutch pop star Maya Lavelle‘s intriguing video for her song, “Dancing with a Bottle.” We introduced her to you back in February. She uses text messages to convey the lyrics for the video, which was shot in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and makes us want to hang out with her. Let us know what you think.