Hey everyone,

Happy Spring!  If you're in NYC this weekend, there are several fantastic shows worth checking out!  RICH GIRLS (myspace.com/richgirlsnyc) make their Connelly Theater debut on Saturday (May 3rd) at 9pm (220 East 4th Street between Aves. A and B). There's a $20 cover that entitles you to the wonder that is an open bar.

Afterwards, drop by Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen St) at midnight for EMILY BROOKE (myspace.com/emilybrookerock) and discover just why she's the next artist to be featured in my column in IndieSoundsNY!

On Monday May 5th, the lovely and talented JAMIE RAE (myspace.com/jamieraemusic) performs at Rockwood Music Hall at 11pm.

Later on in the week, THE DIG and MISTY BOYCE rock out at Pianos on Wednesday, May 7th (9pm). DORIT (myspace.com/sweetdorit) makes her official Rockwood Music Hall debut on Friday (6pm). SKINGOD (myspace.comskingodmusic) continues to advance in the Emergenza Festival with a show at Crash Mansion on also on Friday at 11pm and Jerry Cherry (myspace.com/jerrycherryband) ends the night as part of the Songwriters From Hell show at Pianos at midnight.

A special note of congratulations to AMBER RUBARTH (myspace.com/amberrubarth) on the release of her new CD, "New Green Lines" this week! Amber's music is instantly charming and well worth checking out!

I feel so fortunate to be constantly surrounded by musicians, writers, photographers and artists of all kinds whose work moves me, inspires me and silently encourages me to continue to strive for new levels of excellence in my own work. Wherever you are, take a moment today to appreciate and acknowledge something or someone who inspires YOU.

Rock on,
Lauren
SoundAffects.net

Hey everyone,

The latest issue of IndieSoundsNY (www.indiesoundsny.com) is about to hit  the streets of NYC this weekend.  The new duo of Amber Rubarth and Alex  Wong (formerly of The Animators) called The Paper Raincoat (http://www.myspace.com/thepaperraincoat)  is  featured in my column this month. Their music is at once charming, quirky and  melodic. To read more about the musical world they’ve created,
please  visit:

http://www.soundaffects.net/interviews/thepaperraincoatapr2008.html  


IndieSoundsNY is a monthly print publication covering some  of the best and
brightest musicians on the local NYC scene.  You can find it at  venues throughout the city including Rockwood Music Hall, Pianos, The Living  Room and Joe’s Pub or check it out online at:

www.indiesoundsny.com

Hey everyone,

As usual, our fair city offers a plethora of  excellent music options on any given night of the week, but tomorrow, Saturday February 2nd, there's a particularly stellar line-up at the Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street for those of you who, unlike me, don't practically live there already).

CHRIS BERGSON will start the evening at 7pm.

SHWA will be celebrating the release of his new CD, Chop Chop. 8pm

WAKEY! WAKEY!  will show why he was worthy of being featured in the brand new issue of IndieSoundsNY. 9pm

RICH GIRLS (future SoundAffects.net featurees) will ponder if they could be "almost just like you and what's his name," while wearing... well, we'll just have to wait and see... 10pm

BREAKING LACES (11pm) and The Roots Music Allstars round out the evening. (midnight)

Come! :) 

Hey everyone,

Now that 2008 is upon us, I want to wish you a new year filled with endlessly fulfilling moments of joy, creativity, clarity and forward motion. All of us at SoundAffects.net thank you for your continued interest and appreciation for what we do. When I launched SoundAffects.net over five years ago, it was borne from my overwhelming need to create and my passionate love of music. I wanted to create a kind of place where U2, Prince, The Foo Fighters or Carole King could be featured along that amazing band you just heard for the first time in your local venue or the singer/songwriter you happened to stumble upon on a rainy Thursday night... And, I wanted to establish a place for the incredible writers and photographers I've crossed paths with to display their work while growing in their crafts (artist development isn't dead everywhere just yet...). 

The site and the things that have come from it have enriched my life so much more than I ever dreamed it would.  It is a reminder  to me that not only is anything possible, but when surrendering to simply doing the work, being clear with your intention and desiring to add beauty to the world good things will happen. 

My deep gratitude goes to the person who built the site and who still generously offers her help, as well as to phenomenal photographers Janet Reid Boltz, Alice Barkwell, Em Ignacio, and Matt Boltz and to all past and present contributors.

Most of all, thank YOU for reading, enjoying and listening.

Rock on,

Lauren and the SoundAffects.net family

Ps. Looking for new music to check out? Of course you are.;) Check out these fine artists and bands:  Renee Cologne,  SkinGod, The Honorary Title, The Hard Lessons,  Rich Girls, Jerry Cherry, Julia Brown, Celia Chavez, Dorit and NLX.

Pss. Want more?  Of course you do. ;) www.soundaffects.net

Hey everyone,

In the latest issue of IndieSoundsNY, I feature in my column, "The L Word," an exquisite voice you may have already heard: Renee Cologne.  An accomplished artist, Renee has a long history of singing on well-known TV commercials--- most likely on some you're seen and heard. But, Renee is a talented musician in her own right and has recently released one of my favorite albums of 2007, Rock and Roll Housewife.   To read about her days touring in a teal green tour bus with Meatloaf to her current life as a musician and mother, go to:

www.indiesoundsny.com and click on "current issue." 

To hear Renee's music, visit: www.myspace.com/reneecologne

www.reneecologne.com

If you're in NYC, pick up your copy in print at a local music venue near you!

Thanks for reading and listening,
Lauren

Hey everyone,

Happy pre-Halloween!  The talented RANDALL SHREVE is featured in my latest column in the current issue of  "IndieSoundsNY."   For those of you in NYC, look for  IndieSoundsNY at music venues throughout the city and in Brooklyn.  To view it online, please visit: http://www.indiesoundsny.com  Click on "current issue" in the upper right hand corner to read my interview with Randall and to discover just what "The Cure For Yesterday" really is....

Photos of Randall appear on:
http://www.soundaffects.net/photos/randallshreve.html

And, to get to experience Randall's music live, he is playing at The ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL (196 Allen btw E. Houston and Stanton -- F/V to 2nd Ave) tonight, October 26th, at 1AM, but get there early and enjoy a great night of music!

http://www.randallshreve.com
http://www.myspace.com/randallshreve

See you there!

Happy Autumn,
Lauren