Radio Crystal Blue/RCB Novus Ordo 4/1/12

Posted on April 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue: Novus Ordo spotlights CDs that are debuting on my
standard freeform radio program, Radio Crystal Blue. The show exists as a
weekly podcast.Listen here:
(1) The FeedPlayer on my home page (visible with Flash-supported browsers)www.radiocrystalblue.net and available to stream/download/share. Click the
pop-up linlk at the ‘home’ tab.
(2) If you cannot view the FeedPlayer, try a different browser, or get
Flash, or try my podcast provider at www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
(3) mp3:

(4) RSS: www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rssThis show was distributed on 4/4
Tomorrow The Moon “HeSawRed” – The Dim, Distant Now CD www.reverbnation.com/tomorrowthemoon
The Tressels “Tell Me A Secret” – American Sunset EP www.reverbnation.com/thetressels
Johnny Action Figure “Bushkill Hill” – Good Eye CD (2009)www.johnnyactionfigure.com
Red Abbey “Broken Heart” – Bulldozer CD www.redabbeyband.com
Elly Wininger “Little Black Cloud” – Back Eddy Blues CD (2007) www.ellywininger.com
John Roy Zat “Cry For Me” – solo CD www.royzat.com
The Bryant C Project “Whatever” – s/t CD www.thebryantcproject.com
Matt Roach “Mix It Up” – Burning Bridges On Memory Lane CD www.mattroachmusic.com
Running time: 53 minutes.—————————————————————–
All content of Radio Crystal Blue’s programming is free to listen and share
to via a Creative Commons License, version 3.0, full attribution,
non-derivative. For more info:www.creativecommons.orgHere’s Radio Crystal Blue proper:

Radio Crystal Blue is my long-running standard freeform radio program. The
show exists as a weekly podcast.
Listen here:
(1) The FeedPlayer on my home page (visible with Flash-supported browsers)
www.radiocrystalblue.net and available to stream/download/share. Click the
pop-up linlk at the ‘home’ tab.
(2) If you cannot view the FeedPlayer, try a different browser, or get
Flash, or try my podcast provider at www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
(3) .mp3:
https://radiocrystalblue.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rcblive040112.mp3
(4) RSS: www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rssThis show was distributed on 4/4/12
Artists with shared gigs in the near future are noted with * & **Opening music: Nigel Hayes “Raise The Bridge” – Northern Lights EP www.intelligentaudio.net

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Shane Cooley “College Town” – West Land CD www.shanecooleymusic.com
Adam Web “Smile” – Once We Were Stars CD www.adamwebmusic.com
Jamie Alimorad “In Her Smile” – Cornerstone EP www.jamiealimorad.com
Wes Tucker & The Skillets “Good To Go” – Live in NYC CD www.westucker.com
Flo Anito “work!” – no dustbunnies CD www.floanito.com
Kurt Henry Band “Julia Left’ – From Our Religions We’ll Be Free! CD www.kurthenry.com
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Sirsy “Sorry Me” (string quartet) – Build Your Own Bootleg Collction CD www.sirsy.com
Schwervon! “Cougar Pride” – single www.schwervon.com
The StereoFidelics “Black Elephants” – live from binghamton CD www.stereof.com
Remember September “Lonely Road” – The Roads We Travel CD www.rememberseptemberband.com
Ratham Stone “Lost” – Enough To Last CD www.rathamstone.com
Shibuya Crossings “I’ll Meet You at the Station” – Depend On Your Alter-Ego CD www.shibuyacrossings.com
Kill The Alarm “The Only One” – Fire Away CD www.killthealarm.com
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CD FOCUS:Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer “little blue egg” CD
These songs were recorded between 1997 and 2002. 11 of 16 tracks
are part of this album, with 5 more being released as singles during the
year. The release and related events are timed to the anniversary of Dave’s
untimely passing along with what would have been his 60th birthday in
August.
From this CD I spun “till we have faces”, “gypsy rose” & “september sea”
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Sean Kershaw & The New Jack Ramblers “Woke Up Dead” – Coney Island Cowboy CD www.seankershaw.com
Fellaheen “Burn The House Down” – Death & Frolic CD www.fellaheen.com
Justin James “Get It Right” – a beautiful life CD www.justinjamesmusic.com
Paul Sachs “Dirty Trucks” – Oil Town CD www.paulsachs.com
Marybeth D’Amico “Beneath The Rubble” – The Light Inside CD www.marybethdamico.com
Meredith Blis “Mighty Aphrodite” – A Purple Kind Of Blue CD www.meredithblis.com
The Portraits “Colours” – The Blushing of a World in White CD www.theportraits.info
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*Red Molly “Why Should I Cry” (Mark Erelli cover) – Light In The Sky CD www.redmolly.com
*Mark Erelli “Pauline” – little vigils CD www.markerelli.com
Kate Klim “Why It’s Blue” – Kamikaze Love CD www.kateklim.com
Liz Longley “When You’ve Got Trouble” – hot loose wire CD www.lizlongley.com
Danielle Miraglia “See The Light” – Box Of Troubles CD www.daniellem.com
Lara Ewen & The Unstrung Orchestra “Blessed” – Ghosts And Gasoline CD www.unstrungmusic.com
Daniel Levi Goans “57” – BrotherStranger CD www.daniellevigoans.com
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Closing music: Robert Sadin “Comment” – Art Of Love: Music Of Machaut CD
Running time: 3 hours, 28 minutes
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All content of Radio Crystal Blue’s programming is free to listen and share
to via a Creative Commons License, version 3.0, full attribution,
non-derivative. For more info: www.creativecommons.orgNext show will be recorded and distributed in the week of 4/8/12
namaste
———————————————————————Dan Herman/Radio Crystal Blue:
cblue456@comcast.net
2159952234
www.radiocrystalblue.net
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Radio Crystal Blue 4/1/12 news

Posted on March 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue is sponsored in part by:
Ariel Publicity: www.arielpublicity.com
Miles High Productions www.mileshighproductions.com
Serge Entertainment Public Relations www.sergepr.com
Wampus Multimedia www.wampus.com

Radio Crystal Blue is free to share and listen, in accordance with Creative Commons License 3.0, full attribution, non-derivative, non-commercial.
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HOW TO LISTEN:
Feed Player at my home page of www.radiocrystalblue.net It is active as a popup window. Within the page you can stream/share/download the audio. You can put the player up on your site or blog too.
If you cannot access the Feed Player or do not have Shockwave/Flash in your browser, try a different browser or go to www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
This page contains a bona fide workable version of the Feed Player.
RSS: www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rss

This is the magic link to the popup player. It’s also at the home and archive tabs of my website
http://fp.bigcontact.com/fp/flash/fp/fp.swf?xmlurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbigcontact.com%2Fradiocrystalblu%2Frss&r=1&t=1001

CONTACT:
EMAIL: cblue456@comcast.net
personal FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/radiocblue
RCB FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20805478312
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LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/danherman0
REVERBNATION: www.reverbnation.com/radiocrystalblue
VIDEO content: http://www.youtube.com/user/cblue456
TWITTER @radiocblue
STAT BLOG (updated): www.cblue456.tumblr.com
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NEXT SHOW will be published on or about April 4 and will be available for about 4 months beyond. Owing to schedule demands, I usually aim for noon Wednesdays or as soon as possible thereafter.
You will hear music in several segments of top indie/DIY/underground songwriters and bands.
RCB Novus Ordo will also air separately. On this show I spin one song from as many as 8 songs in one sitting and give you background info of each artist.
You’ll also hear:
CD FOCUS:”Little Blue Egg” by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. This is a disc with 11 long-lost recordings found by Tracy 2 years ago.
I will spin 3 tracks from this compilation. www.redhouserecords.com www.tracygrammer.com
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I attended 2 shows in the last week. One was The Way Home at Sine Studios, another was Kirsten Opstad at Community Cultural Exchange. Both shows are reviewed at http://wp.me/p1FKJJ-85

PHOTOS of Kirsten: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151438595970725.832390.684570724&type=3&l=4857eb8d57
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ7umlf_rXU
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1st QUARTER AIRPLAY CHART was revealed at noon today. Vance Gilbert continues to be fully on the RCB radar with another first place showing, just ahead of Carolann Solebello. Full chart at the Chart tab of my website, https://radiocrystalblue.net/chart-page/
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TWITTER FIVE TO FOLLOW: These are the last 5 folks that I’m following who follow back: @SilvergunSpleen @MsOTG @TheAmendsBand @LilithKemnitz @peterbuzzelle
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COVERAGE:
I do audio interviews, photos, video, and audio of live events. You can see and hear evidence across my Facebook and YouTube channels, plus the field recording FeedPlayer.Time, location and expense will be taken into account before taking on a job. Next show I’m attending are on 4/5, 4/19, 4/24, possibly also 4/13
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RCB REVIEW: The annotated version of my shows.
On RCB Novus Ordo: Standout artists from this edition include Swinging Steaks who’ve shared stages with a ton of modern rock bands; veteran songwriter Jon McAuliffe who has just released his first solo CD (I spun an ode to Kerouac), and the legendary Aztec Two-Step, from a compilation of their songs titled “Cause And Effect”.

RCB proper:Just about the longest show I’ve done since the December holidays. Debuted another artist on the UK label Intelligent Audio, the veteran DJ Nigel Hayes with some disco house to start off this show. Segment went from blues (Bob Corritore, Eilen Jewell,) to more songwriter-oriented material, including new albums from Loretta Hagen and Clarence Bucaro. Segment 2 was the first of 2 where I featured artists performing in Cape May this weekend. Among them were The Way Home and their new CD “On So Thin A Line”. Also a new album from Meghan Cary, who debuted her CD on my birthday (1/31) Segment 3 includes Song Dogs & The Nightjar, a great classic-style rock band local to Philly, and Bound By Substance, who are part of a multi-venue event on Long Island to benefit the Long Island Crisis Center. This takes place on 3/31 www.longislandcrisiscenter.org Segment 4 is where I began with the matthew show (listen for “invocation” which precedes “Half A Man”. I know it’s not on the playlist. That’s why you’re encouraged to tune in and hear it!). The YaYas and Honor Finnegan (who is backed by The YaYas on her album) share billing at a house concert in Manhattan on 3/31. Segment 5 focused again on Cape May; included is music by Wilmington DE’s Rachel Schain and another new one from Katie Pearlman. Closing segment incldues music by New Englanders Craig Sonnenfeld and Patti DeRosa, who are part of a benefti for local veteran at the Holliston (MA) VFW post, taking place tonight (3/30). The aforementioned Jon McAuliffe also on the bill.

AIRPLAY SUBMISSION:
Send CDs to
Dan Herman
Radio Crystal Blue
1701 Snyder Avenue, #4
Philadelphia, PA 19145
CDs MUST have a 2012 release date or have been released no earlier than July 2011..

I also accept EPKs through these companies. For EPK submissions I select artists on their body of work and the completeness of the press kit
SONICBIDS: http://www.sonicbids.com/radiocrystalblue
MusicSUBMIT: www.musicsubmit.com.
(For those in Australia) GIG LAUNCH: www.giglaunch.com.au
All you have to do is a search on these sites for Radio Crystal Blue.

Any compelling compilation/concept CDs can also be sent here directly. I’m seeking material that can be featured, song-for-song, in my CD FOCUS segments.
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namaste

Dan Herman
Radio Crystal Blue
www.radiocrystalblue.net
http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
cblue456@comcast.net
@radiocblue on twitter
215 995 2234

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Radio Crystal Blue 1st Quarter Airplay Chart announcement

Posted on March 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

Vance Gilbert, on the heels of being named Artist of the Year for 2011 back in January, continues his presence on Radio Crystal Blue as the leading artist for the first 3 months of 2011.  Carolann Solebello, herself in 3rd place for 2011, also finished very strong as the 2nd place artist in the same 2012 time period.  Avi Wisnia gathered momentum to finished 3rd.
Ten of the RCB All-Time Top 25 are in this chart. Fifty artists in all made the list. These fifty will have the best chance to be named Artist of the Year for 2012 in 10 months.
The chart is built from a combination of progressive amounts of airplay (more frequent and airplay from past 3 months than prior quarters), and exposure (airplay plus artists I see in person and interact with in some form).
Vance led everyone in pure airplay over the past 3 months, while he and Carolann led out in 12-month airplay (April 2011-March 2012). Carolann led in top exposure.    The Trews, not on the chart, did have one of the better exposure scores.
Brother Sun make their chart debut this quarter, as do Christina LaRocca, David Wilcox, Garrison Starr, Helen Austin, and Randy Stern.

Have a look at the Chart tab on the site for full details.

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A couple of show reviews to catch you up on.

Posted on March 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

2 individual artists showcased their music in the last 7 days. On 3/22, James Hearne and his band The Way Home, held a listening party and an unplugged performance at Sine Studios. I had met James at Connie’s Ric-Rac last year, and also at Lickety Split earlier this year. James’ quick exuberant delivery of songs about everyday life makes for an exciting performance. The party was absolute fun; most people seemed to know everyone else, making for a truly supportive environment unlike a standard music venue. Proprietor Matt Teacher led tours of the studio during the event. There was plenty of Naragansett and Yuengling lager along with Rolling Rock and your basic Coca-Cola. Pretty good food spread too (the salsa was delicious). James performed on acoustic, with newest member Henry Nam on the Rhodes, Dan Drago on acoustic (usually on bass for the band), and Nicklas Hughes on percussion. The Way Home performed most of the songs from the album. Aaron Stock, a longtime friend of the band and also of their precursor The Sobriquets) played vibes on 2 of the songs, tho I suspect this was more of a joke. Aaron also darted through the band in one song to get to the food, probably the funniest moment of the evening along with some generic debauchery, to coin a phrase. I’ll spare the finer details except this: a handful of folks tested the vibes, not aware initially that you have to have your foot on the pedal to give it the warm sound you’d recognize from it!
On 3/28 Boston songwriter Kirsten Opstad performed at Community Cultural Exchange, a small one-room storefront on South Street. CCE serves to be the living pulse of South Street, supporting all forms of art and culture for the immediate community. Kirsten had just canceled a scheduled performance at the aforementioned  Connie’s Ric-Rac to play this one. She was on acoustic and solo for this show. What gets me is not the voice, not so much the music, but the words. Kirsten brings the snark! It’s present in her tales of late-night and morning-after viewpoints, and reflections of female relationships in a thoroughly modern distracted age. Kirsten’s delivery is quick and simple, as is her delivery on her Takamine guitar. She performed a 40 minute set amidst the assortment of artwork adorning the walls and floor of CCE. She was a pleasure to as well before and after the performance.
Following the show I attended a poker game at O’Neal’s on South 3rd just off of South Street. I’ve done OK at their twice-weekly tournament games, coming in 4th this time around. I was kinda rusty after being away from the game for awhile. This is just about the best Irish bar I’ve ever been to.
Afterward I strolled by Legendary Dobbs, hearing a band perform some raucous call-and-response, audible for about a block away. John & Britttany run the open mic there every Wednesday. Brittany told me the name of the band, something..Potato. Anyone know?Walked down East Passyunk to give you this look northeastward.

Friday at noon I will update the Chart tab with the 50 artists I ranked for the first quarter of airplay.

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