The 2007 IndepenDisc of the Year is Saint Bernadette, In the Ballroom. It was recorded in the abandoned Bijou Ballroom in Bridgeport, CT.
Check out how you can take a listen and purchase the cd or download the songs at Independisc.com.
While there, also check out cd’s and music downloads of over 50 independent musicians.
November 11, 2007 (Sunday);
10 am - 4 pm
The Belvedere, 170 Pond Lilly Avenue, New Haven, CT.
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Check out the new deluxe version of the Song of the Month at JamesVelvet.com. Each free download also includes the “Credits/Backstory” of the song and the lyrics.
August: Disappearing Pictures
September: Over-Easy:
October: Me and My Girl
This Sunday night, 7/15, airs the 1,000th edition of
“Local Bands!” at 10:00 pm on 99.1 WPLR. — Rick Allison and James Velvet, with
help from Dave Drzal, pick their favorite local tunes
from the last 19 years for this show. Tune in (a little before ten) on WPLR, on 7/15 or check it out at their website where their shows are available for download.
Go here: www.thelocalbandsshow.com
July’s “Song Of The Month” is “Trick Of The Light.”
It’s a groovy little # recorded at TNA around the time of the “Just
Plain Jane” sessions, but with an all-star electric line-up.
This track was produced by Dean Falcone & Greg DiCrosta.
Dean Falcone - electric guitars and harmony vocals
Jon Peckman - drums
Ed Leonard - conga drums
Johnny Java - bass
James Velvet - rhythm guitar & vocals.
Stream or download here: Trick of the Light
For more Free Velvet tunes, check out the mp3’s here at JamesVelvet.com
Check out JamesVelvet.com on the first day of each and every month for a new, free!, downloadable mp3 posting of unreleased (up ’til now) Velvet material. Some rare and unusual tunes.
This month’s feature is Castles Made Of Sand. (Click Link to listen/download)
This song was written in tribute to the late Fred Darrington (1910-2002) an English sand sculptor of great renown. His work has been carried on by his grandson, Mark Anderson, who will be plying the family trade in Weymouth, England again this summer, while listening to this song!
Also, check out more Velvet tunes at Hot Tunes in the Hot Shop. There you’ll find Ridin’ on a Train, from his latest Just Plain Jane and Other Modest Proposals and 99 Aisles from The Mocking Birds, Foreign Movies.
More from James Velvet…
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IndepenDisc Proudly Presents:
Jellyshirts release “Outside” Album on USB Flashdrive format.
“Offering better-than-CD-quality sound and preserving the Album format.”
On Saturday, May 19, 2007, 8:00PM at the John Slade Ely House (51 Trumbull St. New Haven, CT) Independent artist, Jellyshirts, will present why they have teamed with IndepenDisc to issue the unreleased 1998 Album “Outside” on USB Flashdrive format. This show will be held to introduce the public to the USB Flashdrive album as an alternative to (and eventual replacement of) the CD. There will be a short demonstration of the Flashdrive, and then IndepenDisc owner Gary Vollono will appear on a panel with the band to field questions. The band will then perform for the audience. Admission is free.
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Patsy O’Brien, who has been featured on NPR’s “All Songs Considered” and declared “Ireland’s best - kept musical secret” will donate 100% of the proceeds from his CD sales and digital downloads, including his brand new CD, “The Magician’s Daughter” to help fund The Peru Project. Basically, anything you buy from the Patsy O’Brien catalog goes towards the Peru Project.
Check out “Hot Tunes in the Hot Shop” here at Elm City Hot Glass and you can listen to “The Mountain Road” from Patsy’s CD “What You Know”.
Read a message from Patsy with more info and links to listen/purchase… Continue…
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue,
about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it
just as you would any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get
great results.
Just go to GoodSearch.com and be sure to enter Hamden Land
Conservation Trust as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us
searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone
spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!
