Delivered-To: mbaya@svaha.com From: TsunamiInc@aol.com Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:37:58 EST Subject: Jamie Anderson Newsletter To: DakotaAZ@aol.com CC: prueitt@gte.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Status: RO Hi everyone! It's time for another edition of the Jamie Anderson newsletter! You are on this list because you signed my mailing list at a concert or wrote to me and asked to be added. If you'd like to be deleted or if your address will change soon, please let us know at tsunamiinc@aol.com. Please don't forward jokes, virus warnings or petitions. (Incidentally, most virus warnings and petitions are hoaxes. Check http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ for more info.) I love personal notes from fans, though, and try to answer every email. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends, especially if I'm going to be performing in their area. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome! Right now on my CD player is a fabulous new CD by Bernice Lewis, "Religion and Release." One of my favorite songs on the album is "Normal's Just A Setting on the Washing Machine". It's about how we define normal in our society. There's a verse about gay folks and one about a transgendered friend. The song makes me smile every time. For more info: blewis@williams.edu or www.songs.com/bernice. This last month I've been busy teaching classes and getting ready for a bunch of touring. I'll be hitting the west coast in March and the midwest in April/May, so bake those cheesecakes now, I'm a comin'! The classes have gone very well. I'm teaching songwriting at Duke, "The Art of Musical Performance" and "Getting Gigs" at The ArtsCenter in Carrborro and bellydance at Carrborro Parks and Rec. I'm so proud of all my students. The other night, the whole bellydance class did a dance for me. I felt just like Mom! They looked so beautiful. My songwriting class came up with some killer tunes and my performance class gives their big concert tomorrow night (March 1, 8 pm at the ArtsCenter in Carrborro, in case you're in the area - it's free!). I'll be teaching again this summer in Cary and hopefully, again at Duke and other places. I just did two performances this month, one as an opener in Winston-Salem, opening for the very talented Small Potatoes and the other, last Saturday at the Unitarian Church here in Durham. What a great show that was! One of the things I like about a shared bill is that I get to hear other performers and was there some talent there. Whoo wee! Randa McNamara brought down the house with her energetic blues/jazz, Theresa Lee sang some tender ballads and Laurie Wolf did the best imitation of a monkey that I've ever seen. And whew, what an audience! There's nothing like playing for 200 enthusiastic folks. And I liked that it was a benefit for Triangle Hospice. I heard they made lots of money. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Duke Queer Music Festival I don't usually profile my individual gigs - I treat them as equal - but this festival is really special and I wanted y'all to know more about it. Even if you don't live in the Raleigh-Durham area, this one would be worth traveling to. There are several cheap motels here. While you're in the area, you could visit Ladyslipper or the gorgeous Duke Gardens. Here's the press release (I edited it a bit - figured you didn't need to know all that much about me ): DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University Q Music Festival, the first musical event to highlight lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender artists on campus, will be held at Duke's Baldwin Auditorium on Friday, March 31, at 8 p.m. The festival will feature rising artists from across the country, including Barnes, Angela Motter, Steve Cohen and Robin Renee. In addition, North Carolina's own Jamie Anderson will perform and serve as emcee. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) artists in the music industry are just beginning tell the truth about their sexual identity within their music. As a result few major music labels are willing to take a chance on signing them. However, many mainstream LGBT artists such as Melissa Etheridge, George Michael, k d lang, and Elton John are beginning to change the trend. The sponsors include GAYBC Radio Network, Ladyslipper Music, Music Choice, White Rabbit Bookstores, and the Duke Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life. All proceeds will benefit North Carolina Pride 2000. Tickets are on sale at White Rabbit Bookstores, Ladyslipper Music, and the Center for LGBT Life. Ticket prices are $12 for the general public and $5 for students. A comprehensive website with artist information, song clips, sponsors, and directions to Baldwin Auditorium is available on line at http://lgbt.stuaff.duke.edu. Information on the artists follows: -- Jamie Anderson, already well known among fans of folk music and women's music festivals, will serve as emcee for the event. -- Barnes, former lead singer for The Nylons (known for their hit singles "Kiss Him Goodbye" & "The Lion Sleeps Tonight") will share his love of electronic, progressive, edgy pop, and hip-hop sampling. -- Robin Renee is the essential singer/songwriter with the guts and edge to put her sound and message over the top. As an African American artist in the world of LGBT music she is certainly breaking those musical stereotypes. -- Some call the music of Steve Cohen Pop. Some call the lyrics Folk. The Philadelphia City Paper Named Steve "The Best Underexposed Potential Pop Star" while Billboard Magazine Stated "Cohen is showing signs of seriously breaking out on a national level. Seek out this fine, fine young artist." -- Angela Motter's recent album "Pleasure and Pain" presents sweet meldings of what she cagily calls "folkalternagroove". Recently nominated for two GLAMA¹s, one for Best Out Song and Best Out Recording (she won this one), Motter¹s gender bending, self proclaimed transgender, tight sleeveless T-shirt, muscular arms, and short black hair may make her a gender toss-up, until she starts to sing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sale is now over Thanks to everyone who sent in their orders for the sale. Keep an eye on future newsletters for more gonga deals! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Victory Review article I have an article about women's music in the February issue of Victory Review. If you live in the Seattle area, you can pick up a free copy at many locations. They've got a website too but I'm not sure if the article is there: www.victorymusic.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WDVX airplay I get airplay all over the U.S. on many public radio stations. One station that's just picked me up is WDVX in Clinton, TN (Knoxville area), 89.9 FM. Here's what a DJ, Karen E. Reynolds, had to say about my work: "Emotional, witty, thought provoking and downright fun, Jamie Anderson keeps you interested throughout this entire CD. Well produced and beautifully sang, Drive All Night makes you want to listen all night … and that still won't be enough!" Thanks Karen! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want me in your living room? I'm looking for gigs in a few midwestern cities. I love doing house concerts and playing in other small venues. If your living room seats 30 or more, or if you belong to an organization or church that might bring me in, shoot me an email. I'm easy to work with and my contract is shorter than the Louisiana Purchase. Even if you've never produced a show before, I can help you put on a successful event. I have these dates open in these areas: April 14, Iowa April 16, Iowa April 17 - 20, Iowa / Illinois / Indiana / Ohio April 21, Ohio / Kentucky April 25, 26, Iowa / Missouri / Kansas April 27, 28 Missouri / Kansas April 30, Missouri May 1 - 4, Illinois ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tour, Tour, Tour As always, check directly with the venue before taking off for the concert. 3/2 Knoxville, TN, 7 pm, Univ. of TN, UC Auditorium, 865-974-1029, lambda@utk.edu 3/4 Walla Walla, WA, Whitman College, 3 pm, workshop: How to write and sing funny songs, Hall of Music room 201, 7:30 pm concert, Chism Auditorium in the Hall of Music, with Peter Mulvey, Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, 509-526-5061, http://www.whitman.edu/wamf, leightdc@whitman.edu 3/5 Redmond, WA, house concert, 425-883-9184, anadac@jps.net 3/7 Portland, OR, 7 pm, Touchstone Coffeehouse, 7631 NE Glisan, 503-262-7613, www.touchstonecoffeehouse.homepage.com 3/8 Eugene, OR, 7 pm, Yama Café, 525 Willamette St., 541-345-5110, mkm11@email.msn.com 3/9 The World, 8 pm Pacific, internet radio at www.gaybc.com 3/10 Tacoma, WA, 8 pm, Shakabra Java, 2618 6th Ave., 253-572-4369, tjardes@ups.edu 3/11 Olympia, WA, 8 pm, Traditions Café, 300 5th Ave. SW, 360-705-2819, www.traditionsfairtrade.com 3/12 Seattle, WA,8 pm, Four Angels, 1400 14th Ave (Capitol Hill), with Stacey Board and Holly Figueroa, 206-329-4066 3/13 Seattle, WA, 8 pm, The Tractor, 5213 Ballard Ave. NW, 206-789-3599, with other performers 3/14 Seattle, WA, 8 pm, Wildrose Tavern, 1021 E Pike St., 206-324-9210, with Holly Figueroa and Stacy Board 3/17 San Marcos, CA, 7:30 pm, North County Lesbian and Gay Center, 150 Valpreda Rd. #207, adylinc@juno.com http://www.outontheweb/linc/concerts/html, 3/18 Los Angeles, CA, 8 pm, The Village @ Ed Gould Plaza, Gay and Lesbian Center, 323-860-7300, www.laglc.org 3/19 Santa Cruz, CA, 7:30 pm, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., 831-426-7828, llp@cruzio.com, open for Cris Williamson 3/24 Cupertino, CA, 4 pm, live appearance on KKUP Friday Folk0ff 3/24 Berkeley, CA, 8 pm, Rose Street House of Music, with Elaine & Anna, and Havila, rosestreetmusic@hotmail.com, 510-594-4000 3/25 San Jose, CA, 8 pm, Sisterspirit, 938 The Alameda, 408-293-9372, www.elf.net/sisterspirit, opening: Susanne Mulcahy 3/31 Durham, NC, 8 pm, Duke Univ. Music Fest., Baldwin Auditorium, w/ Barnes, Angela Motter, Steve Cohen and Robin Renee, 919-684-6607, lgbcenter@acpub.duke.edu http://lgbt.stuaff.duke.edu/search/calendar/view.taf 4/6 Lansing, MI , Michigan State University 4/7 Ft. Wayne, IN, Unitarian Church 4/8 Decatur, IL, 8 pm, St. Thomas Community Center, sponsored by GLAD, GLAD8@aol.com 4/9 Normal, IL, Advocacy Council for Human Rights, Campus Religious Center, 210 W. Mulberry, 4/10 Monmouth, IL, Monmouth College 4/12 Winona, MN, Winona State University 4/13 Minneapolis, MN, University of Minnesota 4/15 Des Moines, IA, Women's Cultural Collective 4/22 Cincinnati, OH, Unitarian Church 4/24 Cedar Falls, IA, University of Iowa, KUNI, Live from Studio One 4/29 Kansas City, MO, Willow Productions 5/5 Downers Grove, IL, Two Way Street Coffeehouse 5/6 Chicago, IL, Uncommon Grounds, with Harmony (formerly known as ARIA) 5/7 Indianapolis, IN, Softsound Productions 5/27 - 29 GA, Southern Womyn's Festival, gaywomyn@aol.com, www.gaywomyn.org./festival 6/17 Milford, MA 6/22, 23 Provincetown, MA, Goldenthreads Celebration, by invitation only, for more info: goldentred@aol., 802-848-8002 6/24-25 Provincetown, MA (tentative) 6/28 Cary, NC, songwriting class begins 7/1 - 2 Asheville, NC, Camp Pleiades, www.starcamp.com 7/18 Cary, NC, Getting Gigs workshop 8/8 - 9/13 Michigan Womyns Music Fest., presenting 2 intensive workshops Sept. Southwest Oct. VA, DC, MD, PA, NY Nov. Florida/Georgia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To end, here's a couple of entertaining quotes from politicians: In the New York Times on 10/17/99, George W. Bush is asked if he is a master of the politics of triangulation. He replies, "I don't know what that means. That's an invented word." This, in apparent contrast to most words, which are natural. - Gary Gordon, from "Planet Proctor" "If English was good enough for Jesus Christ, then it's good enough for me." - an Arkansas congressman to the Joint National Committee on Language Stay well everyone and don't use any words that Mr. Bush can't understand. Or Jesus didn't speak. -- Jamie Jamie Anderson Singer - Songwriter - Comic http://www.jamieanderson.com http://www.mp3.com/jamieanderson 4201 University Dr., Ste. 102, Durham, NC, 27707 Order Drive All Night! Goldenrod: www.goldenrod.com, Ladyslipper: 800-634-6044, or www.ladyslipper.org Harmony Ridge, www.hrmusic.com