Anne Leighton: Indie Collaborative

4/10/22

New York City Magic This Spring

Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals/Young Rascals) & Micky Dolenz have shows in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Michigan this season. I’m pitching for his shows at the Patchogue Theater on Long Island (May 14) and Manhattan at the Palladium Times Square on June 3. He’s doing interviews for his new autobiography, “Memoir of A Rascal.” See more dates at www.felixcavalieremusic.com.

The Indie Collaborative features top indie artists that have won Grammys, charted, made the news, and get along with other musicians! Helmed by Emmy winning playwright Eileen Bluestone Sherman & Top 10 Folk Americana artist Grant Maloy Smith, this diverse group will present “Earth Day Celebration” on April 25 at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. Two artists: Ukranian-born classical pianist Sophia Agranovich and “MJ” actor/singer/dancer Ryan VanDenBoom. A number of performers (Sophia, plus jazz-blues/classical keyboardist Alan Storeygard, Celtic singer Helen O’Shea, children’s artist Amy Otey) have medical and health profession histories. www.indiecollaborative.com.

Coming to 450 PBS stations this April 26-May 24 (and then in the fall) is the Woodstock-created documentary “We Remember Songs From Survivors.” Find their publicist by checking out the “PBS Press Release” link by clicking below. My artist Michael Veitch appears on it; he recently had the #1 song “Valentine’s Day” and #16 album, “Wachtraum” on Folk Radio according to the Folk Alliance Charts. www.weremembersongsofsurvivors.com

Composers Now and the ShrineNYC presenting Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius and One More once featuring John Dinklage’s Electric Violin Summit at the Shrine, in Harlem. Twitter.com/ComposersNow . Listen to Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius' new song "The Prism," which will appear on their upcoming album, "Behind the Curtain, Live From ProgStock."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjjjYY0HQTg

Kathy Zimmer & her band perform at the Rockwood Music Hall, April 28, at 7 PM. kathyzimmermusic.com. Singer-songwriter with a rich voice, and songs about today's world.

My roster of songwriters are on a playlist, that I dedicate to Greta Thunberg and Pete Seeger. Sample some of the songs at anneleightonmedia.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-thank-you-greta-thunberg-pete.html_.

And finally, I’m thrilled to have Phoebe Legere home in New York City once again, performing every Saturday night, from 7-10 PM, at the Tudor City Steakhouse, 45 Tudor Place, NY, NY. For more information, call: 212-682-4000. tudorcitysteakhouse.com. Enjoy Phoebe's new music video, "Freedom Loving Heart."

8/25/17

Here is some end of the summer news from SOUL MOVES MUSIC.

We're celebrating a new release, THIS PLANET WE CALL HOME from Dan Berggren.

His song ”No More Walls" has impactful lyrics: “No more walls, we’ll build bridges between our differences — no more walls" is the songs important message.

Here's a feature that North Country Public Radio conducted with Dan:

http://ncprmusic.org/2017/08/24/adirondack-singersongwriter-dan-berggren-celebrates-new-cd-with-a-concert-in-schroon-lake/

Look for some new albums from our progressive rockers, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius plus Gentle Giant's THREE PIECE SUITE on CD, Vinyl and BluRay; THREE PIECE SUITE are Steven Wilson remixes from the first 3 Gentle Giant albums (Giant, Acquiring the Taste, Three Friends). Both Joe Deninzon & Gentle Giant releases will be out on September 29.

This is the dramatic, declarative prog rock song, Peel The Paint as mixed by Mr. Wilson. It shows the anguish an artist goes through.

I’m performing live in the evening on Monday, August 28 at the legendary Bitter End's Indie Collaborative.

Accompanying me is multi-instrumentalist Alex Otey on trumpet. His website is http://www.alexotey.com. I join over 50 performers, mainly musicians. I’m a poet (which includes songwriting), and my poetry book, THE LEIGHTON EXPLOSION sold great both in crowdfunding and through mail order. (visit:

The Bitter End is at 147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia),

New York City.

The INDIE COLLABORATIVE takes place from 1 till 4 PM, and 7-10:30 PM

Venue phone is 212-673-7030

Admission is $25 and available online at: http://indiecollaborative.com/Tickets/index.php

Summer holiday closes out with celebrations of successes from both Phoebe Legere and Rebecca Loebe.

Phoebe's HEART OF LOVE (Optimistic Kitty) broke Americana'sTop 20, and helped sign her to the legendary Artic Records for an EP due early 2018.

This is MEN FROM BOYS, which is about what makes gentlemen, with lines including: “some men play the notes, other guys are the music.”

Rebecca's album BLINK was spotlighted in her adopted hometown paper, The Austin Chronicle the week she opened for Livingston Taylor there: https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-08-11/rebecca-loebe-blink/ “Most striking is the Patsy Cline-inspired ‘Say So,’ wherein you look longingly at your partner on a Fifties dance floor and plead with them to hold onto you forever. There's something for everyone on Blink.”