| Subject: Tourbaby Indie Showcase @ Downtime, NYC - 10/01/03 |
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Date Posted: 13:26:54 09/18/03 Thu
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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
7pm – 1am. Doors open at 6pm
Downtime, 251 W. 30th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212.695.2747 - $5
New York City (September 10, 2003) - A new kind of tour is blazing a trail through New York City - a special showcase put on by and featuring some of the finest independent musicians. Tired of one hit wonders and homogenized corporate radio? A whole world exists beyond the bleak horizons of commercial plastic pop, and TourBaby is your wake-up call. Last year TourBaby crossed 42 cities in four months. This year, from September through December, TourBaby will again go coast-to-coast, expanding in its second year to include Canada. Each show will feature top local artists, including bands "tagging" from city to city, rather than a single touring lineup. "Tag" bands will carry the TourBaby torch (in this case a Baby Doll) from show to show.
Why the unique approach? Hundreds of musicians are banding together to raise awareness of independent music: the music you don't hear on mainstream TV or radio. TourBaby aims to highlight top local bands and artists of all musical styles and genres, and to introduce these musicians to a broader cross-section of the community. "We're out to call attention to all the great music that's right under your nose and in your own backyard," say TourBaby’s organizers.
"TourBaby is an intimate connection between artist and fans," says founding member Dave Mann. "It's a grassroots co-operative effort created entirely by musicians. The local artists in each community organize each TourBaby concert. Most of us met through CDBaby.com, a popular online record store for independent artists."
TourBaby hits New York City on Wednesday, October 1st, 2003 at Downtime! The performing artists will be Emily Zuzik, Allison Tartalia, Emiko, Lorraine Ferro, G-spot, The Law of Fives and Erin Hill. "The New York City TourBaby show is one you do not want to miss. All these artists are amazing and this promises to be one seriously rockin' evening! With so much talent here in NYC, we wanted to represent as many artists as we could in one evening," says the show's organizer, Gail Silverman.
The New York City showcase kicks off a series of TourBaby events in the tri-state area, with subsequent shows on October 3, & 5 at the Downtown in Farmingdale, NY, and Tierney’s Tavern in Montclair, NJ.
There will also be free giveaways and prizes from Women Who Rock, Manic Panic, and the Indie Bible, so stop by for a fantastic evening of fun, free stuff and above all GREAT MUSIC!!
Tickets for this event are only $5.00 at the door. For information, directions, or to hear MP3s of every artist performing, go to www.tourbaby.com or visit the individual artists websites listed below.
TourBaby is sponsored by CD Baby, Women Who Rock Magazine, Manic Panic, and The IndieBible.
We welcome your coverage of the show with a preview, interview and/or review! For further information on each individual band or press credentials to attend the event, please contact Gail Silverman, Revolutionary Records, 646-336-
0041 or gsilverman@nyc.rr.com
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