An Evening with Spoken Word Artist Staceyann Chin

Come to Club Downunder February 23 to see spoken word artist Staceyann Chin perform live. She is a LGBT and political activist and her work has been published in The Washington Post and The New York Times. She was also interviewed for 60 Minutes and Oprah, but is best known as co-writer and original performer in the Tony-award winning Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. Staceyann received the 2007 Power of the Voice Award from the Human Rights Campaign. In 2009, she released her memoir, The Other Side of Paradise, to great critical acclaim.

with Sticks and Twines, Lee Curtis

Tallahassee locals Jaspers are bringing their memorable melodies and brilliance in simplicity to Club Downunder on March 4 for their CD release show. Their combination of chiming guitars and earnest vocals never fails to satisfy listeners, and with fantastic songs like “Barcelona” and “Grandghost,” it’s clear to see why Jaspers are gaining recognition throughout Tallahassee. Featuring the rustic and homespun vocals of Jeremy Raisik and Kily Bobbitt, Jaspers has opened up for Bowerbirds twice.

Opening the show are Sticks and Twines and Lee Curtis!

Jaspers on Myspace

with Larkin Poe

It’s been two decades since the Indigo Girls launched their career with their independently released debut album, 1987’s Strange Fire. Now, after entertaining millions of fans with their 10 major-label studio albums (nine on Epic Records and one, 2006’s Despite Our Differences, on Hollywood Records), Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have come full circle with the independent release of their new 2-CD album, Poseidon And The Bitter Bug, on their new label IG Recordings, distributed through Vanguard Records.

Before signing to a major record label, Brandi Carlile with twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth, performed in local Seattle establishments like The Crocodile, Tractor Tavern, and Paragon. Carlile sold their self-released recordings during their local performances. Carlile began to attract the attention of the music industry after Dave Matthews heard her band perform at the 2003 Sasquatch! Music Festival.
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy featured three of her songs: “Tragedy”, “What Can I Say”, and “Throw it All Away”. In April 2007, Grey’s Anatomy debuted a version of the video for the single “The Story” interspersed with footage from the show. On 3 May 2007, a special two-hour episode of the show featured Carlile’s song “Turpentine” during footage of the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice. Carlile’s song “The Story” has been featured in a General Motors commercial aired during the Beijing Olympic Games, as well as in a Super Bock commercial.

Brandi Carlile on Myspace
Indigo Girls on Myspace