“It’s really amazing to see such an eclectic group of artists come together in an effort to really raise the banner for these kids in Uganda. IPR is doing an amazing job linking the music community to this emergency situation in Uganda.” Kenny Laubbacher, Director of Artist Relations Invisible Children, Inc. The CD is finally here! IPR is proud to be partnering with ‘Invisible Children’ on this CD and awareness project! All profits from CD sales will be donated directly to ‘Invisible Children’ Njagala ennyimba – Songs for the Invisible Children 1.“Brokenhearted Serenade” – Chris Barron (from spin doctors) 2.“Black Dress, White Dress” – Jerzy Jung (near records) 3.“Summer’s Gone” – Phil Bensen (opened for jonas brothers) 4.“2 Feet Tall” – Alaina Alexander (’07 american idol semi-finalist) 5.“Something to Cry About” – Lettuce Olive (feat. for squirrels’ travis tooke) 6.“Where You Belong” – Samantha Lu (ipr artist) 7.“Rewind” – Rotation (up&comers from michigan) 8. “Am I the Only One” – Justina (multi asbury music award nominee) 9.“A Night Without Moon and Stars” – Revolution #9 (from italy!) 10.“Madness” – Ellen Foley (meat loaf, night court, etc) 11.“Indiana Jones” – Keith Monacchio (several mtv soundtracks) 12.“Angelchasing” – Tina Vero (ipr artist) 13.“Symphony in Blue” – Larry Kirwan (from black 47) 14.“I’m Glad to be Here” – Eric Alexandrakis (minoan music) 15.“Nu Dag” – Aaron Dugan’s Theory of Everything (from matisyahu) Please buy a CD and Support the Cause! ONLY $1 BUY NOW This project was made possible by
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JUSTINA PERFORMING FOR THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN BENEFIT AT THE CANAL ROOM, NYC OCTOBER 02,200910/2/2009 By Gary Wien (ASBURY PARK, NJ) –
“This will be our last Night In Progress for a while,” explained Rick Barry, the host of the popular monthly series at The Saint in Asbury Park. “Some people don’t know this, but I was recently diagnosed with laziness and can’t come up with new songs each month.” Of course Rick was kidding. There are very few songwriters around that can consistently create a brilliant song out of nothing and in no time flat. In fact, that was one of the inspirations behind the Night In Progress series. Rick took on a dare from Scott Stamper (owner of The Saint) to do a show completely full of new songs. Scott knew Rick could do it and he knew it would be good for Rick as well. What few people knew at the time was just how well received the concept of debuting brand new material in front of an audience would be received by other artists. The truth is it seemed to liberate them – like with tonight’s first artist – Rob Dye. Rob Dye was an inspired choice for Night In Progress. After finally releasing his first record upon playing out for so many years, it was interesting to hear the songs that either didn’t make the record or were written since the disc came out. “That’s actually the first time I’ve ever played that song. This is a good idea, Rick, said Rob Dye after debuting one of his tunes. A bit later he added, “It’s kind of scary up here. Think I’ll go back to my comfort zone and play something from the CD,” and then proceeded to play “Cars, Trucks and Buses” during a set that mixed several unreleased tunes with a couple from his record. Given the opportunity (and the excuse) to showcase brand new work has led to the creation of many songs that artists will be recording and releasing in the near future. From that angle alone the series has been an unquestionable success. The series has also introduced many artists – including some touring artists from outside the tri-state area – to The Saint and a crowd hungry for original music. Unfortunately, all monthly shows eventually need a little time to recoup their original spirit and energy and Night In Progress is no different. According to Rick, the show will probably return sometime in early 2010. The biggest surprise of the night for me had to be seeing Justina who followed Rob Dye. Long a favorite of Sonny’s from Espresso Joes, I have to admit I didn’t even recognize her when she got on stage. The last time I saw her she had somewhat long brown hair while her current look contains short blonde hair. I actually had to ask Scott if that was the same Justina from several years ago because her appearance wasn’t the only thing that had changed over the years; her entire stage presence is different. When Sonny first played me Justina’s record, I liked the songs but was under whelmed whenever I saw her perform live. She seemed too quiet, too solemn in front of an audience. It was almost as though she just wasn’t having any fun as a performer. I’ll never forget this one show at SICA in Long Branch that took place sometime in 2005. The show was billed as “Revenge of the Brunettes” and featured April Smith along with two young, upcoming artists – Jessie Poland and Justina. April was getting airplay on several radio stations and was starting to break; she was clearly on her way. Jessie Poland was already a veteran of teen magazines and had such an amazing outward personality that you could tell she would be a star someday (and currently is with the band Charlotte Sometimes). Meanwhile, Justina was the odd one out. At that moment in time – sandwiched between two rising stars – I felt she was either missing something or had something holding her back. I thought she would remain a good artist capable of writing nice songs, but one that would fail to connect with an audience. So, imagine my surprise when I see her a few years later as this amazingly confident, bubbly artist? Tonight at the Saint, Justina was loose and funny on stage. More importantly, she looked like she was finally comfortable and actually having fun. When you combine all of those things along with good songwriting, you have an artist that just might fulfill the promise she showed to people like Sonny. She’s definitely someone to keep an eye on. Rick Barry took over after Justina and played a bunch of songs that all made their debut at one time or another during the series run. “Works in Progress” still amazes me every time with its simple bare-bones honesty and comparison of the local music scene with the rebuilding of Asbury Park. It’s a shame this song didn’t make his last record. “Annie’s Sing-A-Long Song” was a tune that Rick first played at the Night In Progress show held in Hoboken. This is another classic Rick Barry song with lyrical lines that rival Elvis Costello during the late 70s. “And it just might be the drugs, but you don’t know which one you love more – the disease or the cure.” Mired with some miscues, excessive tuning, and general comments to the crowd, Rick was actually on stage for quite a long time. Recognizing the delays he said, “If anyone ever listened to any of the recordings of these shows they would never believe I’m a singer-songwriter.” His take on “Portrait of a Coward” would dispel any such doubts though. My clear favorite of the tunes presented during the Night in Progress run, this song always reminds me why I consider Rick such an amazing talent. His voice and calm guitar playing just draws you into his stories. Despite the rave reviews for Rick’s CD and his new band, you can still put me in the corner of those who believe Rick is in his element when he’s performing his songs on stage alone – raw, bare-bones and without heavy instrumentation muddying up the lyrics. Comparing his solo work to his band work to me is like comparing an original masterpiece to the cheap lithograph sold at the mall. This series was the perfect vehicle for Rick to showcase his words above everything else. Maybe someday he will find the perfect mix to improve upon his tunes in a full-blown band effort, maybe not. All I know is that I can easily imagine Rick’s solo music changing the world for someone, who has never heard of him, upon seeing him play for the first time. And I have yet to get the same feeling from any of his bands. He’s getting closer with his current band, but the raw intensity of his solo work still brings out his lyrics more than any of his band work does. Someone once told me they thought Rick doesn’t write any “hooks” to his songs. Well, the hooks are there in his solo performances. I’ve seen many people walk out of his solo show knowing every word to a song they’ve heard for the first time – something I just don’t see happen with the full-band shows that drown out the majority of his words. Justin Trawick from the Washington DC area was up next. “I feel like I have a special kinship with Justina because she has all these anti-male songs and I have all these anti-female songs,” he joked. His set contained several recently written songs including “Love Song”, “White Trash Dream” and one so new he didn’t even have a title for it yet. Trawick has a nice country-rock flavor to his songs. You could easily imagine his tunes going in either direction. In fact, he mentioned turning a few of his usual full band rock songs into a more country and blue-grass sound for tonight. Justin performed at the Wave Gathering Festival at the start of the summer and will most likely return to the Shore in the future. He’s worth checking out the next time he’s in town. Christian Beach closed out the night, a dubious distinction since the crowd had largely thinned out by this point. One of my only complaints with the Night in Progress series is that it always seemed to include one too many artists on each bill. While the quality of music was always excellent, I’ve seen too many closing artists perform in front of sparse crowds. Those who did stay caught a wonderful set by Christian that included some songs that are being recorded for his next CD and a few that were extremely new. I’ve often said that while Christian’s last record was very good, the songs I’ve heard from him since are nearly all twice as good. Ever since catching Christian perform much of the next record at the Winter Hours tribute; I’ve been anxiously awaiting the new disc. Switching between guitar and keyboard, Beach showcased intense vocals that reel you in. He’s got that sort of classic rock vocal style which can make every line seem so important that you strain yourself to listen to every word. He reminds me of someone between Joe Jackson and Bruce Hornsby – a sound we don’t hear much along the Shore. As someone that loves piano-based rock and roll, I think he’s got something very good going right now. Night In Progress has been a solid night of music every month for well over a year. Hopefully, the series will return in 2010 with new artists and a new vigor. It’s the type of show we need in Asbury Park. With cover bands all throughout the Jersey Shore, it’s nice to have a night where original songwriters are saluted. The names on the bill aren’t the main draw for me, the experience is.
UML PROMO from Song Writers on Myspace. Hey Guys, Here is a little taste of what you can expect from a Songwriter’s Night at the Upper Manhattan Lounge in Manhattan Beach. Its where I spend a lot of my time in Californa, meeting other artists, and mingling amongst like minded people. This place has really made me feel at home, here on the west coast. You can see me rockin out with Big Red, in a sundress and bare feet, at about 19 seconds. It’s just a short little cameo, but the only video footage I have of me playing these showcases. Justina xoxo
2ND SONGWRITER’S SHOWCASE @ THE UPPER MANHATTAN LOUNGE MAY 12 Now this was probably the best songwriter’s showcase I’ve been to in a long time you guys, so if you’re around the area get your butts down to the lounge! There are some cool drink specials as well as great food so hit that up! Pics to come soon!
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JUSTINA TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN BENEFIT, SPONSORED BY INDIGO PLANET RECORDS
5/8/2009
Also, IPR will be sponsoring four Project Showcases later this summer with shows being planned in NYC, L.A., Houston, and Saint Augustine. The L.A. show will feature Alexander, and 5-time Asbury Music Award nominee Justina Carubia. The Saint Augustine show will feature Tooke, and be co-sponsored by the Saint Augustine Record and Drift Magazine. The NYC show will feature Jerzy Jung, Keith Monacchio (of the Commons), and possibly Barron, Dugan, and Foley. With the help of dozens of high schools around the country, these showcases are anticipated to be huge successes! Thanks to our friends at IPR for their continued support, check out these events for ways to get involved with our mission this summerand pick up the CD this fall!”
Justina recently relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her music career. She plans on using her $1,000.00 prize to record more songs for a full length cd. Songs from her current EP, “Break of Day”, can be downloaded at stereofame.com/justinamusic. Her track “Am I the Only One?” will also be featured in Stereofame’s 11-song Album of the Month for April, available at a special price for all Stereofame members.
The Stereofame Artist of the Month contest is the hottest tool for independent talent to gain international exposure, get serious objective written reviews and win a $1,000.00 cash prize. Monthly winners qualify for the upcoming Artist of the Year contest, where $5,000.00 is up for grabs, along with other promotional exposure. There’s also competition for the listeners where the more votes they post, the more chances they have at a 10,000 point prize!
The more points the artists and listeners earn, the more they can cash in for killer rewards like iPhones, surfboards and PlayStations. Artists can enter next month’s Artist of the Month Contest by submitting up to three songs to stereofame.com/contest/artist-of-the-month Stereofame combines the social networking aspects of the popular MySpace and Facebook web sites with the auction functions of eBay and creates a game where both listeners and artists compete for points that can lead to valuable rewards ranging from mountain bikes to iPhones.
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