Indie Sounds NY & Austin

Ryan Star Signs to Island, Releases "Stay Awhile"

Ryan Star is now an Island Def Jam recording artist.  And he has released his single Stay Awhile on iTunes.  The video for it is here.



Oh, and here is the Indie Sounds interview with Ryan from 2005 when he said he didn't need a label ... we'll have to chat to him again I guess!

Thursday is Ruby Jane Day in Austin

City Hall at 5.30pm is the place to be to witness the reading of the proclaimation that the day is officially Ruby Jane Day!



To celebrate, you might like to buy her wonderful new CD - Celebrity (Empire of Emptiness) -  from Waterloo, or iTunes.

Dustin Welch - Help Him Release His Next Album and Support Veterans Too!

Dustin Welch is gearing up to release his sophomore album - Tijuana Bible - and he's seeking your help with the associated radio and PR promotional costs - with a twist.


Photo by Valerie Fremin

For some time now, Dustin has been involved with the Soldier Songs & Voices project, teaching music and songwriting classes twice a week for armed forces veterans - to help in psychological healing.  More information on the sessions is here.

So Dustin is now seeking support via his website by way of pre-orders for his CD, as well as the usual goodies, like T-shirts.  But also on the menu is the ability to sponsor a teaching session, so he can continue to run them and the project can direct its own funds towards instruments and outreach.

Click here to support Dustin and the Soldier Songs & Voices project.

Congrats to Emily Zuzik!

Emily and hubby Brad - nowadays residents of LA - just delivered a different kind of composition, name of Riley Anna.  All are doing well.

Kalu, Nakia Could Use Some Help

Two well known - and very talented - Austin artists are looking to raise money to fund their next recording project.  Help them out if you can and keep the great music coming.

Kalu James:

Kickstarter Project

Nakia:

PledgeMusic Project

Five Minutes with David Pulkingham

Alejandro Escovedo used to call him the Sensitive Boy - more than the lead guitarist in his band, but his right hand man in many ways.  Now, David Pulkingham is branching out on his own, singing his own songs, and of course playing the guitar, better than just about anyone.  Indie Sounds got the scoop on the solo move and what's next.



Indie Sounds: After quite a few years playing with Alejandro Escovedo, you've decided to do your own thing.  That's a pretty big move, so why did you make it?

David Pulkingham: I first played with Alejandro in 2000.  My first gig with him was a taping of Austin City Limits.  For the last seven years, I have been on just about every gig he has played ... up until last month.

IAMEVE Video for "Throw Me A Line"

Tiff Randol's IAMEVE project today released a music video for its first single Throw Me A Line.

Download the song and donate to complete the album - The Everything Nothing - here.

Lex Land Debuts on The Voice

Austin's Lex Land did the double last night.  At the same time as she was performing live at The Sessions' Living Room Live bash at the W Hotel, she was also being broadcast on TV, as a contestant on NBC's The Voice.  She is now a part of Team Blake Shelton, whatever that means, but it's probably good.

Five Minutes with Susan Enan

I last saw Susan Enan at the end of last year when she stopped off in Austin on her global house concert tour - 18 countries so far.  I'm pleased she made it, and brought with her the wonderful music that made me a fan when I first saw her back in NYC a few years back.  She's just moved to a new city, and is planning more houses to go play in, so Indie Sounds caught up with her as she was unpacking the van ...



Indie Sounds: So you just moved from Brooklyn to Nashville!  Gone country?

Susan Enan: Not Yet!  I've been visiting Nashville for the last 10 years and almost moved here instead of going to NYC when I arrived in the States.  Although I'm grateful for the last seven years in the Big Apple, the hustle and bustle became exhausting, not inspiring.  I find it hard to create in that environment.  I need the peace and quiet.

Congrats to Savannah!

Savannah Welch of The Trishas - she's also daughter of Kevin and sister of Dustin - had a baby boy today.  7lb, 9oz.

Fellow Trisha Jamie Wilson had a baby in 2010.

Next up will be often Trishas violinist Trisha Keefer, due early May.