Check out a concert of talented, local, female musicians that helps a worthy cause!
Transitions is a Spokane-based non-profit organization that helps women in need, along with their children. Their five divisions (Women’s Hearth, Transitional Living Center, EduCare, Miryam’s House, and New Leaf Bakery Café) work together to end poverty and homelessness. Past Local Lounge guest Kari Marguerite organized a benefit concert last year at The Bing Crosby Theater that raised over $1000 for this fine institution, with local female musicians taking the stage. On Thursday, May 24th, you can attend the sequel, the "Women Transitioning Women" benefit concert, 7pm to 9pm, once again at The Bing. Nicole Lewis, Liz Rognes, the Angela Marie Project, Wonder Wonder, Suhannah Hamilton, and Kari Marguerite and the Seventy-Six will provide the musical entertainment. This Mother's Day, Kari (a new mom herself) and Nicole will perform several songs live on the 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge, with Transitions' Ashley Ward to provide more information on this much-needed organization. They will also play songs recorded live in the Local Lounge by all the concert artists who have been featured here in the past year.
Left to right: Kari Marguerite, Ashley Ward, and Nicole Lewis. Click here for more photos.
Hear Kari, Ashley, and Nicole promoting the "Women Transitioning Women" benefit concert on Spokane's 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge this Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13th (and catch the replay on Sunday, May 27th), 2012 at 10 pm PDT. Tune your radio to 103.1 FM in the Spokane/Post Falls/Coeur d'Alene area or listen live to the on-line audio stream at this website. Just click on the "Listen Live" link in the upper-left corner of this page. You can also listen to the live broadcast on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or Blackberry with the iHeartRadio app.
UPDATE:
Here is the entire Local Lounge show as high-quality streaming audio...all songs were performed live in the Local Lounge:
LISTEN to Part 1 (11:53) including "Stay With Me" (Kari Marguerite and the Seventy-Six, 2011) and "Movin' On" (Nicole Lewis)
LISTEN to Part 2 (12:51) including "Mirabelle" (Liz Rognes, 2011) and "Miss You Bad" (Angela Marie Project, Feb. 2012)
LISTEN to Part 3 (12:52) including "When You Were Here" (Nicole Lewis), "Keep Moving" (Wonder Wonder, 2011), and "Balls" (Kari Marguerite)
LISTEN to Part 4 (8:54) including "Turn Around" (Nicole Lewis) and "Mama Said" (Liz Rognes with Rajah Bose, 2011)
original airdate: Sunday, May 13th, 2012 at 10 pm PDT
BONUS:
Kari Marguerite stuck around after the broadcast to record a song just for the web: a lullaby for her new daughter! LISTEN to "Lucy's Song" (3:10)
To listen to the streaming audio, all you need is Adobe Flash Player. You may need to allow pop-ups on this page, as the media player will open in a new window. If you don't see the media player in the new window, just refresh the page in your browser.
Check back on this page later in May to see a video of Nicole Lewis performing her song "Turn Around" live in the Local Lounge.
The header at the top of this article was derived from this poster, created by Brian Lambert of Old Fun Design.
Don't miss the "Women Transitioning Women" benefit concert on Thursday, May 24th, 7pm to 9pm, at The Bing Crosby Theater (901 W Sprague Ave in downtown Spokane). Tickets are $10, with all proceeds benefiting Transitions, and are available from all the performing musicians, as well as online through TicketsWest. Find out more about Transitions on their website, or contact Ashley Ward at (509) 328-6702. Follow Transitions on Facebook and Twitter.
Here are the Local Lounge articles for the women who will be featured this Sunday:
A year's worth of public jam sessions has coalesced into a group. Tommy Gantt, known around town as Tommy G, has united like-minded musicians to form The Nug Jug Band. They are all about peace, love, and having a good time. With influences as varied as rock, jazz, blues, hip-hop, and reggae, they find no need to commit to any particular genre. Tommy continues to fight for social justice, but that doesn't prevent him from writing a heart-felt love song or inspirational tune for his children. As Tommy G & The Nug Jug Band prepare to open for Iron Butterfly and Magic Carpet Ride at The Grail Venue this Thursday, Tommy will return to the 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge this Sunday, performing a couple acoustic tunes and spinning several recordings from his band's new disc "The Black EP."
Hear Tommy G & The Nug Jug Band on Spokane's 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge this Sunday, May 6th (and catch the replay on Sunday, May 20th), 2012 at 10 pm PDT. Tune your radio to 103.1 FM in the Spokane/Post Falls/Coeur d'Alene area or listen live to the on-line audio stream at this website. Just click on the "Listen Live" link in the upper-left corner of this page. You can also listen to the live broadcast on your iPhone, Android, or Blackberry with the iHeartRadio app.
UPDATE:
Here is their entire Local Lounge show as high-quality streaming audio:
LISTEN to Part 1 (11:02) including "Waiting" (EP) and "Get On With It" (EP)
LISTEN to Part 2 (13:35) including "51 Dollars" (live) and "Mona Lisa" (EP)
LISTEN to Part 3 (9:18) including "All That Can Save Us" (EP) and "Life's Too Short" (live)
LISTEN to Part 4 (14:31) including "One Time" (EP) and "What's The Fuss About?" (EP)
original airdate: Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 10 pm PDT
To listen to the streaming audio, all you need is Adobe Flash Player. You may need to allow pop-ups on this page, as the media player will open in a new window. If you don't see the media player in the new window, just refresh the page in your browser.
Check back on this page later in May to see a video of Tommy G performing his song "Life's Too Short" live in the Local Lounge!
See Tommy G & The Nug Band perform live in the area:
Thursday, May 10th, 7pm at The Grail Venue (4720 Seltice Way in Coeur d'Alene, ID) opening for Steppenwolf and Magic Carpet Ride. This is an 18+ show: more info here.
Friday, May 11th at The Downtown Crossing (205 N First Ave in Sandpoint, ID). No cover.
Saturday, May 12th at The Usk Tavern (near Hwy 211 & Hwy 20 in Usk, WA). No cover.
Here are Tommy's previous solo appearances on the 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge, as Tommy G from the 509:
