My concert calendar can be found here:
We’ve got three back-to-back So Tpa House Concerts coming up this month. YIKES! THREE! Music lovers please don’t fail me now. : – )
So Tpa House Concert #1 is happening Wed Apr 18, 2012, Featuring: SONiA.
here’s an interesting interview -- hot off the presses:
(see below for add’l links)
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Before touting SONiA & the other April So Tpa House Concerts, let me mention two concerts which are happening this Sunday (cloning anyone?)
(1) Dale & Sara Jean Gross of Caberfeidh Productions present NEEDFIRE at the Paladdium in St Pete. (soaring bagpipes, reeling Celtic fiddle ) http://www.caberfeidhproductions.com
(2) Syvia Rusche of August Musick presents REBECCA LOEBE at the Studio @ 620 in St Pete. (laid-back award-winning indie-folk singer) http://www.studio620.org/620/e_rlpbsr.php
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APRIL SOUTH TAMPA HOUSE CONCERTS:
1, Wed Apr 18, 8 pm: SONiA.
2, Sun Apr 22, 3:30 pm: Grant Peeples w/Rebecca Zapen . This will be a 1 set concert
of about 1 1/2 hours or so
( followed by a
post-concert acoustic song circle led by
musician board members of FOFF.)
3, Wed. Apr 25, 8pm: Panama Red.
Space still available for all the concerts.
To RSVP and/or for more info, please give me a shout.
Suggested Donation - $10 - $20 or as generous as your wallet will allow ***
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SONiA:
SONiA was a favorite of the late Vicki Santa (longtime WMNF station manager). The name of the main air studio in WMNF's new building is ”The Vicki Santa Memorial Studio.” SONiA gave a live performance in the studio during the naming dedication ceremony. Here’s a video from the dedication. It’s a wee bit grainy & there are a few sound quirks – but it’s well worth watching:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1848522 (WMNF – SONiA with Mary Glenney @ the dedication ceremony *** I was there!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ZrvOKuFkM&feature=related (from the 2002 Int’l Folk Alliance "Is There Anybody Here” (written by Phil Ochs) --- I was there for this one too!)
http://tinyurl.com/825sp6g youtube – “Who I Am”
( OutMusic Award for OUTstanding Single of 2010. )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgvIjUFdG4&feature=related (2008 radio appearance in Australia: “No Bomb Is Smart” )
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBEKFRsPB6Q (from a NOW rally in 2009 “Who’s So Scared” )
( I wasn’t there for this one– but it looks like everybody else was! )
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ABOUT SONiA:
SONiA (Rutstein aka disappear fear) writes and performs captivating songs which confront the hypocrisies and biases of our culture. She does this, however, without beating us over the head. Instead, she brings us a positive message of openness, optimism and LOVE.
Per Atlanta LGBT newspaper, The Georgia Voice: "Quirky and smart, a poet with a guitar, SONiA is a master of crafting songs that make you want to simultaneously dance, sing and change the world."
Whether performing in the Opera House in Sydney, or the Open House in Jerusalem
( http://joh.org.il/index.php/english ), or elsewhere throughout the world, SONiA's Judaic roots live in the colors of her captivating songs. Singing in Hebrew, Spanish, Arabic and English, SONiA's powerful honesty touches people of varied social and ethnic backgrounds, especially those moving toward a positive world vision.
SONiA is a crusader for countless causes and issues (children - women - health - GLBT – hunger - you name it) for which she frequently headlines fundraising concerts. Her independent record label donates 18% of every download to the United Nations World Food Programme.
SONiA has been the recipient of numerous awards, among which:
The GLAMA Award for Female Artist of the Year (GLAMA = Gay/Lesbian American Music Awards );
WAMA Award for Best Vocalist (WAMA = Washington,DC, Area Music Awards);
OUT Music Award for OUTstanding World Music CD and OUTstanding Single (OUT awards are given out by the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts Organization);
Best in Blues Finalist for Independent Music Awards; and Finalist in the Telluride, Colorado, Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Song Competition.
At the close of a recent concert in Mackenbach, Germany, U.S. Army SSgt. Ashley Caruthers, the OUTSERVE Germany Chapter Leader, presented SONiA with a coin of honor for “Humanitarian, Loyalty and Service to the Gay Personnel of the American Armed Forces. ( OutServe is an organization for LGBT military service members. It was created in response to anti-gay harassment in the military.)
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