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Born: May 1998
Current residence: Cyberspace, USA, Canada, England, Sweden
Founded by: Holly Figueroa of Seattle, WA
Target date for non-profit incorporation (Indiegrrl, Inc.): Fall 1999
Musical styles: almost everything
Number of members: 250+
Number of male members: About 20
Official on-line retail outlet: CD Baby
Indiegrrl Compilation CD #1 available: June 14, 1999
Tour schedule:
Summer Tour (East Coast):July 1 - July 24, 1999
Fall Tour (Midwest): September 15 - October 14, 1999
Websites:
Indiegrrl official website
Indiegrrl Radio
CD Baby Indiegrrl Gallery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 1999
Contact Jon Sobel
212-978-7695
tour@indiegrrl.com
http://indiegrrl.com/
WOMEN'S INTERNET MUSIC COOPERATIVE TO STAGE 12-CITY TOUR
Lilith Fair performers Antigone Rising and Rachael Sage, ASCAP award winner Liz Graham and NYC blues-rock queen Halley DeVestern are just a few of more than 30 top independent female musical artists joining forces on the 1999 Indiegrrl Summer Tour. For twenty-four days, beginning in New York City on July 1, varying lineups from Indiegrrl's roster will bring some of today's best independent music to twelve cities in seven (mostly) East Coast states.
To coincide with the Tour, Indiegrrl Records is releasing a compilation CD with tracks from sixteen of Indiegrrl's most accomplished artists (available in June, on request).
The widespread promotion and distribution of independent music made possible by the Internet has suddenly given musicians the ability to take charge of their own careers and succeed without the major record labels. The 1999 Indiegrrl Summer Tour may well be the first significant real-world manifestation of this revolutionary change in the music industry.
Media support is coming from Billboard, Seventeen Magazine, local print outlets such as Newsday and the Hartford Advocate, and Indie-friendly radio stations everywhere.
Indiegrrl, founded in 1998 by Seattle musician Holly Figueroa, has no genre limitations. Punk bands, rock artists, pop singers and traditionalists from (at last count) four nations have all contributed to Indiegrrl's phenomenal creative energy. In addition to GrammyŠ-nominated songwriters and award-winning performers, Indiegrrl's membership includes Indie music web masters, managers, bookers, publishers, DJs and nationally known writers, all dedicated to the cause of creating and improving opportunities for independent women in music. In less than one year, Indiegrrl has grown from a simple Internet mailing list into an international organization with over 200 members. Its consistent vision and cooperative nature have resulted in a series of initiatives, including:
7/1, 7/6, 7/17 New York City
7/2 Brooklyn, NY
7/3 Great Blue Heron Music Festival, Sherman, NY (far western New York State)
7/3, 7/7 Cambridge, MA
7/6 Cleveland, OH
7/8, 7/9 Burlington, VT
7/6, 7/9, 7/10, 7/29 Philadelphia, PA
7/14 Worcester, MA
7/15 Manchester, CT
7/16 Amityville, NY (Long Island)
7/17 Chapel Hill, NC
7/21 Kingston, NY (Hudson Valley)
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Thursday, July 1
New York City Rebar Lounge |
7:00 Indiegrrls in the Round, featuring:
Amanda Garrigues 8:00 Elisa Peimer |
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| Friday, July 2
Brooklyn, NY The Rising Café |
Ariana Daner Mary Gauthier Allison Tartalia Sam Shaber |
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| Saturday, July 3
Sherman, NY |
Indiegrrls in the Round, featuring:
Jen Cass |
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| Saturday, July 3
Cambridge MA
Kendall Café |
8:30 Indiegrrls in the Round, featuring:
Stefanie Gleit 10:00 Adrianne 11:30 TBA |
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| Tuesday, July 6
New York City Sidewalk Café |
Ariana Daner Ellen Rosner Rachael Sage Allison Tartalia Virginia Wagner |
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| Tuesday, July 6
Cleveland OH Wilbert's |
9:00 Tracy Drach 9:45 Leah-Carla Gordone 10:30 Pepper McGowan 11:20 Halley DeVestern |
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| Tuesday, July 6
Philadelphia, PA Grape Street Pub |
8:30 Stefanie Gleit 9:30 The Julia Set 10:30 Marina Vittoria 11:30 Vivian Slade 12:30 Michelle Nagy |
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| Wednesday, July 7
Cambridge MA Club Passim |
Adrianne Edie Carey Michelle Nagy Colleen Sexton Sam Shaber Kym Tuvim Pamela Means Vivian Slade |
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| Thursday, July 8
Burlington VT Sweetwaters |
Edie Carey Katherine Quinn Colleen Sexton Vivian Slade Kym Tuvim |
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| Thursday, July 8
Pittsburgh PA CANCELLED |
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| Friday, July 9
Philadelphia PA area The Dog House Cafe |
7:30 Indiegrrls in the Round, featuring:
Colleen Sexton 8:30 Marina Vittoria |
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| Saturday, July 10
Philadelphia PA area The Dog House Cafe |
7:30 Indiegrrls in the Round, featuring:
Halley DeVestern 8:30 Bern Rappold of The Julia Set |
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| Friday, July 9
Burlington VT Burlington Coffeehouse |
Edie Carey Katherine Quinn Colleen Sexton Vivian Slade Kym Tuvim |
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| Wednesday, July 14
Worcester MA FREE concert in Institute Park |
Holly Figueroa Katherine Quinn Chris and Meredith Thompson Kym Tuvim Annie Wenz Michelle Nagy |
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| Thursday, July 15
Manchester CT Equator Coffee Bar |
Kym Tuvim Debra Cowan Holly Figueroa Chris and Meredith Thompson |
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| Friday, July 16
Amityville NY The Wrong Way Inn |
9:00 Liz Queler 10:00 Antigone Rising 11:00 The Halley DeVestern Band 12:00 Moxie |
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| Saturday, July 17
New York City The Living Room |
Holly Figueroa Liz Graham Michelle Nagy Katherine Quinn Sam Shaber Kym Tuvim |
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| Saturday, July 17
Chapel Hill NC The Skylight Exchange |
Jamie Anderson Melanie Sparks Tracy Drach Heather Russell Leora Salo |
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| Wednesday July 21
Kingston NY (Hudson Valley) West Strand Grill |
7:30 Indiegrrls in the Round, featuring:
Michelle Nagy 8:40 Liz Graham Thursday, July 29
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Philadelphia, PA The Tin Angel
8:30 Host Marina Vittoria |
8:45 Mary Gauthier 9:45 Michelle Nagy 10:45 Vanida Gail (formerly of June Rich) |