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September 21, 2004 -- The Phoenix date for GoGirlsMusicFest 2004 is scheduled for Friday, October 8th at Minder Binders (upstairs) in Tempe. The concert starts at 7pm and will feature Devils Foot Road, Storm Within, Mary Lemanski, Eugenia, Downward Dog, Carey Slade and Laura Sawosko. Admission is $5.00 for those 21 and up. The first 75 people through the door will receive a free GoGirlsMusic compilation CD with music by independent female musicians. At the Phoenix show, there will also be a bake sale to benefit MusiCares. Chasers is located at 715 S. McClintock (University & McClintock).
The 5th Annual GoGirlsMusicFest showcases the best local and regional indie women in music in 15 cities around the country October and November 2004. Proceeds will benefit MusiCares, which provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. The showcases are volunteer run and coordinated to spotlight and promote local female talent.
National event sponsors include Discmakers, Orbit Web Design, Musician's Atlas, Indie Bible, BandPasses.com, GIGPAGE.com, Indie-Music.com, IndieMusicCoach.com, and Rainmaker Music Publicity. Local sponsors for the Phoenix show include Guitar Center, Changing Hands Bookstore, and True Gurl Clothing.
Established in 1989 by the Recording Academy, MusiCares (http://www.musicares.com) provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.
Madalyn Sklar, founder of GoGirlsMusic.com, created GoGirlsMusicFest (http://www.gogirlsmusicfest.com), a series of annual showcase events across the United States. The festival promotes independent women in music while supporting various charities which have included the Rock โ€˜n' Roll Camp for Girls, American Liver Foundation, Nicole Brown Charitable Foundation and more. Since 2000, over 70 all volunteer run shows have taken place throughout the U.S.
For more information on the Phoenix event, contact the Phoenix coordinators Mary Lemanski at mary@gogirlsmusic.com or 480-496-8885 or Kat Martin at kat@devilsfootroad.com or 480-232-3956.
Press passes available upon request.
Contact:
Mary Lemanski - Phoenix coordinator, GoGirlsMusicFest
P.O. Box 13383
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-496-8885
602-369-8678 C.
