With the Wammie awards one week away, now seems like a good time to remind people of where they can get tickets. In year's past, the event has sold out when held at the State Theatre, but with Strathmore's new Music Center hosting this year's awards and able to hold many more people, it seems unlikely that the event will sell out this year. However, according to the WAMA website, this year's seats are reserved, which means the sooner you buy your tickets, the better your seats will be.
The general public can order tickets through the Strathmore website by clicking here. That page includes a seating layout for the venue and the breakdown in ticket prices.
WAMA members and Wammie nominees have access to discounted tickets through the WAMA website. Those tickets are available here.
For more information on the Wammies, see this previous post.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Preview: Texas Roadtrip Week 4
On Tap and Austin Grill's Texas Roadtrip continues this week, with Round #4 of the singer/songwriter competition taking place Tuesday, February 1, at the Silver Spring Austin Grill and Round #1 of the band competition taking place Saturday, February 5, at Continental Modern Pool Lounge in Rosslyn.
Tuesday's singer/songwriter competition will feature Steve Key, Laura Tsaggaris, Viki Nova, David Greksouk and Fixable. Saturday's band competition will feature Bicycle Thieves, Brother Shamus and No Second Troy.
By the time the competition wraps up on February 26, the judges will have chosen one singer/songwriter and three bands from the Washington Metro area to perform at a venue on 6th Street in Austin, Texas during the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference.
Tuesday's singer/songwriter competition will feature Steve Key, Laura Tsaggaris, Viki Nova, David Greksouk and Fixable. Saturday's band competition will feature Bicycle Thieves, Brother Shamus and No Second Troy.
By the time the competition wraps up on February 26, the judges will have chosen one singer/songwriter and three bands from the Washington Metro area to perform at a venue on 6th Street in Austin, Texas during the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference.
Volunteers Needed
Volnteers are needed for the 2005 Six Points Music Festival. For more information, see this post to the ArlingtonMusicScene.com Yahoo Group.
Six Points Selection Committee
Melissa DePaulis will be heading up the selection committee for this year's Six Points Music Festival. Melissa is a violinist, a moderator on the Arlington Music Scene Yahoo Group, an active participant in events such as the ArlingtonMusicScene.com happy hours as well as last year's Six Points Music Festival, and a volunteer with the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA). She is also not a member of any band, which will provide the committee with a leader who is an active member of the local music community and ArlingtonMusicScene.com, but not looking to perform at the festival.
Melissa has been working to put together a selection committee of music industry professionals from the Washington area. Confirmed members thus far include Z104 DJ Jenni Chase, DC101 DJ Roche and Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) President Mike Schreibman.
The selection committee will rate each submission, on a scale of 0-5, in the areas of Songwriting/Lyrical Content; Vocal, Instrumental and Overall Performance; Originality; and Visceral Reaction. The average of the committee's votes for each performer will then be calculated and they will be ranked accordingly. The committee will then select the highest ranking performers based on the number of slots available, taking into account the stage specs and musical genres that would be most appropriate for each festival venue.
Submissions for this year's Six Points Music Festival must be postmarked by Monday, February 7, at which point they will be reviewed by the selection committee. The line-ups and the venues will then be announced in late February. The festival submission form, along with more information, is available here.
Melissa has been working to put together a selection committee of music industry professionals from the Washington area. Confirmed members thus far include Z104 DJ Jenni Chase, DC101 DJ Roche and Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) President Mike Schreibman.
The selection committee will rate each submission, on a scale of 0-5, in the areas of Songwriting/Lyrical Content; Vocal, Instrumental and Overall Performance; Originality; and Visceral Reaction. The average of the committee's votes for each performer will then be calculated and they will be ranked accordingly. The committee will then select the highest ranking performers based on the number of slots available, taking into account the stage specs and musical genres that would be most appropriate for each festival venue.
Submissions for this year's Six Points Music Festival must be postmarked by Monday, February 7, at which point they will be reviewed by the selection committee. The line-ups and the venues will then be announced in late February. The festival submission form, along with more information, is available here.
Saturday, January 29, 2005
D.C. Music On The Radio
A common question from D.C. area artists is:
"Where can I get my music played on the radio?"
Below you'll find a list of several places where D.C. artists can submit their music for airplay consideration.
DC101's Local Lix
Hosted by: Roche
Airs on Sunday nights from 9-10pm on 101.1 FM
Submit Material:
DC101's Local Lix
Attn:Roche
1801 Rockville Pike
Suite 405
Rockville, MD 20852
DC101's Local Lix webpage
Traditions with Mary Cliff
Saturday nights from 8pm-1am on 90.9 FM
Focused on folk music in the Washington Area
Traditions website
XM Satellite Radio's Unsigned Channel (Ch. 52)
Program Director: Billy Zero
Airs 24 hours a day, with music from unsigned bands from all over
Submit Material:
Radio Unsigned
c/o XM Satellite Radio
1500 Eckington Place NE
Washington, DC 20002
XM Radio Unsigned webpage
Z104's Capital Scene
Hosted by: Jenni Chase
Airs on Sunday nights from 9-10pm on 104.1 FM
Submit Material:
Z104 Radio
c/o Capital Scene
3400 Idaho Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Z104's Capital Scene webpage
Know of other places where D.C. artists can submit their music to be heard? Post something in the comments section.
"Where can I get my music played on the radio?"
Below you'll find a list of several places where D.C. artists can submit their music for airplay consideration.
DC101's Local Lix
Hosted by: Roche
Airs on Sunday nights from 9-10pm on 101.1 FM
Submit Material:
DC101's Local Lix
Attn:Roche
1801 Rockville Pike
Suite 405
Rockville, MD 20852
DC101's Local Lix webpage
Traditions with Mary Cliff
Saturday nights from 8pm-1am on 90.9 FM
Focused on folk music in the Washington Area
Traditions website
XM Satellite Radio's Unsigned Channel (Ch. 52)
Program Director: Billy Zero
Airs 24 hours a day, with music from unsigned bands from all over
Submit Material:
Radio Unsigned
c/o XM Satellite Radio
1500 Eckington Place NE
Washington, DC 20002
XM Radio Unsigned webpage
Z104's Capital Scene
Hosted by: Jenni Chase
Airs on Sunday nights from 9-10pm on 104.1 FM
Submit Material:
Z104 Radio
c/o Capital Scene
3400 Idaho Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Z104's Capital Scene webpage
Know of other places where D.C. artists can submit their music to be heard? Post something in the comments section.
Friday, January 28, 2005
Recent Press for ArlingtonMusicScene.com
ArlingtonMusicScene.com has received a good deal of press in the last week or so, from several outlets around the D.C. area, both online and in print. Much of the press is tied to the Six Points Music Festival, which will be taking place April 7-11. Click on the article titles below to read the stories.
DCist (January 18, 2005):
Six Points Music Festival
WashingtonPost.com (January 25, 2005):
Six Points Music Festival
BigYawn (January 27, 2005):
Six Points Returns*
Voice of The Hill (February, 2005):
Artists Share Advice On DC Music (this is in PDF format)
* a direct link to this article is not available, but as of this posting, you can still read it on the mainpage of bigyawn.net through the link above.
DCist (January 18, 2005):
Six Points Music Festival
WashingtonPost.com (January 25, 2005):
Six Points Music Festival
BigYawn (January 27, 2005):
Six Points Returns*
Voice of The Hill (February, 2005):
Artists Share Advice On DC Music (this is in PDF format)
* a direct link to this article is not available, but as of this posting, you can still read it on the mainpage of bigyawn.net through the link above.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Texas Roadtrip: Week 3 Results
Josh Stack was the winner in week three of On Tap and Austin Grill's Texas Roadtrip singer/songwriter competition. He'll advance to the finals, where he will join week one's winner Billy Coulter, week two's winner Eric Hutchinson and the winners of the next three weeks.
The singer/songwriter portion of the Texas Roadtrip competition takes place at 8:30pm every Tuesday, through February 15, at the Silver Spring Austin Grill. The band competition begins Saturday, February 5 at Continental Modern Pool Lounge in Rosslyn. In the end, one singer/songwriter and three bands will win a chance to perform at a venue on 6th Street in Austin, Texas during the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference.
The singer/songwriter portion of the Texas Roadtrip competition takes place at 8:30pm every Tuesday, through February 15, at the Silver Spring Austin Grill. The band competition begins Saturday, February 5 at Continental Modern Pool Lounge in Rosslyn. In the end, one singer/songwriter and three bands will win a chance to perform at a venue on 6th Street in Austin, Texas during the South By Southwest Music Festival and Conference.
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Texas Roadtrip: Week 2 Results
In week two of On Tap and Austin Grill's Texas Roadtrip singer/songwriter competition, Eric Hutchinson took first place to advance to the finals, where he will join last week's winner Billy Coulter and the winners of the next four weeks.
Click here to read a first-hand account of week two from musician J.P. McDermott of Western Bop. Thanks to J.P. for the news.
Click here to read a first-hand account of week two from musician J.P. McDermott of Western Bop. Thanks to J.P. for the news.
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Happy Hour Tonight, Wednesday, January 19
The next ArlingtonMusicScene.com happy hour is tonight, Wednesday, January 19, from 6pm to 8pm, at IOTA Club and Cafe in Arlington, Virginia. These are designed to give musicians, music industry professionals, music fans and anyone else who would like to attend, the opportunity to network outside of the typical show scene. There will be no music, other than what's on the CD player, giving people a chance to meet people, discuss ideas and network with one another. Basically, it's a chance to get together once a month, have a couple drinks and talk music or whatever you'd like. If you get there and don't recognize anyone, look for the people with the masking tape nametags.
IOTA's weekly open mic will follow the happy hour, for those who want to play or catch some live music that night. Sign up for that is at 8:30pm.
IOTA is located along Wilson Blvd., two and half blocks from the Clarendon stop on Metro's Orange Line. Directions and other information about the club is available at www.iotaclubandcafe.com.
You can also post questions about the happy hour to the Arlington Music Scene Yahoo Group. Click here or on the link in the right-hand column to enter. The group now has approximately 900 subscribed members.
IOTA's weekly open mic will follow the happy hour, for those who want to play or catch some live music that night. Sign up for that is at 8:30pm.
IOTA is located along Wilson Blvd., two and half blocks from the Clarendon stop on Metro's Orange Line. Directions and other information about the club is available at www.iotaclubandcafe.com.
You can also post questions about the happy hour to the Arlington Music Scene Yahoo Group. Click here or on the link in the right-hand column to enter. The group now has approximately 900 subscribed members.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Six Points Music Festival 2005
The second annual Six Points Music Festival, scheduled to take place from April 7 through April 11, will showcase performers at venues throughout Arlington. Last year’s festival featured over thirty bands at venues such as IOTA Club and Café, Galaxy Hut and Whitlow’s On Wilson.
Artists can submit materials to be considered for inclusion in the festival through the submission form available here. A CDR, including three original songs, is required along with the submission form. Full CDs or press kits will not be accepted. A $10 submission fee is also required. Checks should be made out to the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA), who will be co-sponsoring this year’s festival along with the festival’s founding organization, the website ArlingtonMusicScene.com. The money raised through this will be used to purchase advertising for the festival. All submissions must be postmarked by February 7, 2005. The line-ups and venues for this year’s festival will be announced in late February.
The festival gets its name from the Six Points of Arlington, representing the county's six major focal points: Ballston, Clarendon, Columbia Pike, Crystal City, Rosslyn and Shirlington. Last year's festival was concentrated primarily along Wilson Boulevard and near the Clarendon and Courthouse stops on Metro's Orange Line. Tentative plans call for this year’s festival to go beyond that region, with some shows possibly being held in nearby Washington, D.C.
ArlingtonMusicScene.com is a website built around a Yahoo Group, dedicated to increasing awareness of and participation in the vibrant music scene in and around Arlington, Virginia. Founded by musicians in February 2001, the website provides a forum for artists, fans, residents and business owners to interact and pool their resources to benefit the community and the diverse array of local talent within the region. ArlingtonMusicScene.com represents a broad range of genres and interests, with the common goal of supporting and enhancing the flourishing regional music scene by fostering a sense of community and by sponsoring events, promotions and other activities.
WAMA is a non-profit tax exempt organization of music industry professionals committed to raising the profile of the region's diverse music community. WAMA's main goal is to promote Washington area music in general and to achieve national recognition of the region as an important center for live and recorded music. Just as the nation's capital is comprised of a rich cross section of cultures, WAMA's membership embraces all musical styles from classical, bluegrass, go-go, R&B, and reggae, to rock, jazz and folk. In short, WAMA is an umbrella organization of musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working together to address areas of common concern.
For further information about Six Points Music Festival, please visit www.arlingtonmusicscene.com or send an email to sixpoints@arlingtonmusicscene.com.
Artists can submit materials to be considered for inclusion in the festival through the submission form available here. A CDR, including three original songs, is required along with the submission form. Full CDs or press kits will not be accepted. A $10 submission fee is also required. Checks should be made out to the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA), who will be co-sponsoring this year’s festival along with the festival’s founding organization, the website ArlingtonMusicScene.com. The money raised through this will be used to purchase advertising for the festival. All submissions must be postmarked by February 7, 2005. The line-ups and venues for this year’s festival will be announced in late February.
The festival gets its name from the Six Points of Arlington, representing the county's six major focal points: Ballston, Clarendon, Columbia Pike, Crystal City, Rosslyn and Shirlington. Last year's festival was concentrated primarily along Wilson Boulevard and near the Clarendon and Courthouse stops on Metro's Orange Line. Tentative plans call for this year’s festival to go beyond that region, with some shows possibly being held in nearby Washington, D.C.
ArlingtonMusicScene.com is a website built around a Yahoo Group, dedicated to increasing awareness of and participation in the vibrant music scene in and around Arlington, Virginia. Founded by musicians in February 2001, the website provides a forum for artists, fans, residents and business owners to interact and pool their resources to benefit the community and the diverse array of local talent within the region. ArlingtonMusicScene.com represents a broad range of genres and interests, with the common goal of supporting and enhancing the flourishing regional music scene by fostering a sense of community and by sponsoring events, promotions and other activities.
WAMA is a non-profit tax exempt organization of music industry professionals committed to raising the profile of the region's diverse music community. WAMA's main goal is to promote Washington area music in general and to achieve national recognition of the region as an important center for live and recorded music. Just as the nation's capital is comprised of a rich cross section of cultures, WAMA's membership embraces all musical styles from classical, bluegrass, go-go, R&B, and reggae, to rock, jazz and folk. In short, WAMA is an umbrella organization of musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working together to address areas of common concern.
For further information about Six Points Music Festival, please visit www.arlingtonmusicscene.com or send an email to sixpoints@arlingtonmusicscene.com.
Monday, January 17, 2005
Strathmore Launches New Site
----- plus more Wammies news
Strathmore, home to the new 2,000 seat, state-of-the-art Music Center at Strathmore--scheduled to open to the public in February--has launched a redesigned website that features several pictures of the new facility. Click here and here to view some shots of the new building or here to view the new site.
Strathmore is located just outside the Beltway on Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, next to the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro stop on the Red Line. A new glass-enclosed skybridge joins the Music Center with the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage.
One of the first events scheduled at the new Music Center at Strathmore is the 19th Annual Wammies Awards on Monday, February 7. More information on the awards is available here, in a previous ArlingtonMusicScene.com news item.
UPDATE: According to the WAMA website, 18th Street Lounge Music has joined on as a sponsor for the Wammies and the Pat McGee Band will now be performing at the awards, along with many others. Click here for more information.
Strathmore is located just outside the Beltway on Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, next to the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro stop on the Red Line. A new glass-enclosed skybridge joins the Music Center with the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage.
One of the first events scheduled at the new Music Center at Strathmore is the 19th Annual Wammies Awards on Monday, February 7. More information on the awards is available here, in a previous ArlingtonMusicScene.com news item.
UPDATE: According to the WAMA website, 18th Street Lounge Music has joined on as a sponsor for the Wammies and the Pat McGee Band will now be performing at the awards, along with many others. Click here for more information.
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Texas Roadtrip: Week 1 Results
Billy Coulter advanced in week one of On Tap and Austin Grill's Texas Roadtrip singer/songwriter competition, which will send one song singer/songwriter to play in Austin, Texas during the South By Southwest Music Festival. The competition is taking place every Tuesday night, for six weeks, at the Austin Grill Silver Spring. Each week's winner will compete in the grand finale on February 26, also at Austin Grill Silver Spring.
Next Tuesday, January 18, the competition will feature Kristin Putchinski, Lianna, Brice Woodall, Mike Shupp, Chris Rentch and Leah Morgan.
A competition to send three bands to South By Southwest is also taking place as part of the Texas Roadtrip. That competition begins Saturday, February 5 at Continental Modern Pool Lounge in Rosslyn.
Next Tuesday, January 18, the competition will feature Kristin Putchinski, Lianna, Brice Woodall, Mike Shupp, Chris Rentch and Leah Morgan.
A competition to send three bands to South By Southwest is also taking place as part of the Texas Roadtrip. That competition begins Saturday, February 5 at Continental Modern Pool Lounge in Rosslyn.
Sunday, January 09, 2005
19th Annual Wammie Nominees Now Online
The list of nominees for the 19th Annual Wammie Awards is now available on the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) website. Click on this link to see the list.
The 19th Annual Wammies will be held on Monday, February 7, 2005, at the new Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. Tickets can be purchased online at this link.
The Grammy-style program is designed to recognize significant career achievements by Washington area musicians. Past awards winners and Hall of Fame members include Emmylou Harris, Joan Jett, Eva Cassidy, The Clovers, The Orioles, Bo Diddley, Dave Grohl, Bill Kirchen, Nils Lofgren, Jorma Kaukonen, Jimmy Dean, Danny Gatton, Patsy Cline, Roberta Flack, Chuck Brown, Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Seldom Scene, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Sweet Honey in the Rock and more.
The brand new, state-of-the-art, 2,000 seat Music Center at Strathmore, has been called "the single most significant facility this County will build in our lifetime" by Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan. To learn more about the new facility, which will serve as a home for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, click here.
The 19th Annual Wammies will be held on Monday, February 7, 2005, at the new Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. Tickets can be purchased online at this link.
The Grammy-style program is designed to recognize significant career achievements by Washington area musicians. Past awards winners and Hall of Fame members include Emmylou Harris, Joan Jett, Eva Cassidy, The Clovers, The Orioles, Bo Diddley, Dave Grohl, Bill Kirchen, Nils Lofgren, Jorma Kaukonen, Jimmy Dean, Danny Gatton, Patsy Cline, Roberta Flack, Chuck Brown, Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Seldom Scene, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Sweet Honey in the Rock and more.
The brand new, state-of-the-art, 2,000 seat Music Center at Strathmore, has been called "the single most significant facility this County will build in our lifetime" by Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan. To learn more about the new facility, which will serve as a home for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, click here.
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