SistersTalk » Music http://sisterstalk.net/blog a lesbian blog and podcast with liberal tendencies Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Indie Musician Toshi Reagon on SistersTalk Radio http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/03/indie-musician-toshi-reagon-on-sisterstalk-radio/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/03/indie-musician-toshi-reagon-on-sisterstalk-radio/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:51:02 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3310 Indie musician Toshi Reagon joins us on SistersTalk Radio. The New Yorker said ”…her live shows shower retro funk, urban blues, and folk on the audience with evangelical fervor. To hear her is to believe.”

Toshi joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss:

*Her musical influences

*Her impressive discography

*The time she spent touring with Lenny Kravitz

*Her legendary mother, Bernice Reagon

*Her feelings about the word “nigger”

*How she feels about President Obama

*Her recent performance at the White House

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/03/indie-musician-toshi-reagon-on-sisterstalk-radio/feed/ 0 Award Winning Indie Musician Avi Wisnia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/award-winning-indie-musician-avi-wisnia/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/award-winning-indie-musician-avi-wisnia/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:29:25 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3299 Avi Wisnia is the winner of the 2009 OutMusic Awards Outsanding Jazz Song award.

Avi presents an eclectic mix of refreshingly original songs, finding inspiration in classic Brazilian bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950’s west-coast jazz, and contemporary pop. A wordsmith as well as a composer and performer, Avi’s clever lyrics give a knowing nod to those that came before, while his smooth vocals and deft piano skills assure you that this is truly something new.

Listen to our interview with Avi here.

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Jasper’s most recent accomplishment:  Her song It’s On is featured in the 2011 Kia Sorento NBA sponsorship ad.

http://sisterstalk.net/JasperJamesInterview.mp3

Jasper joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss:

*How she defines her music

*Her musical influences

*Her childhood

*Her song It’s On being featured in the 2011 Kia Sorento NBA sponsorship ad

*Her career and how it’s been affected by her race and sexual orientation (if at all)

*Why she refuses binary gender definitions

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The 2010 Lilith Tour has announced additions to the summer touring festival.

Heart
Norah Jones
Cat Power
Sia
Gossip
La Roux
Ceci Bastida
Erin McCarley
Frazey Ford
Julia Othmer
Kate Nash
Lights
Missy Higgins
Lissie
Marina & The Diamonds
Pricilla Renea
Rosie Thomas
Toby Lightman
Melissa McClelland
Beth Orton
Elizaveta

15 additional cities have been revealed, with more to come in the next few weeks: Edmonton, San Diego, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Hartford, Raleigh, Charlotte, Nashville, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Houston and Austin.

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lilith-2010-announces-additions-to-lineup/feed/ 0 Lesbian Indie Musician Angela Leo on SistersTalk Radio http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lesbian-indie-musician-angela-leo-on-sisterstalk-radio/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lesbian-indie-musician-angela-leo-on-sisterstalk-radio/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:48:40 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3162 Indie musician Angela Leo joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss her debut album, Cognitive Dissonance.

http://sisterstalk.net/show_855056.mp3

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lesbian-indie-musician-angela-leo-on-sisterstalk-radio/feed/ 0 That Ain’t Breaking Me – Reina Williams http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/that-aint-breaking-me-reina-williams/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/that-aint-breaking-me-reina-williams/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:04:42 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3108 Song: That Ain’t Breaking Me
Artist: Reina Williams
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SistersTalk Radio loves introducing you to great independent artists you haven’t heard on pop radio – yet. Stay tuned in 2010 for more music we know you’ll love just as much as we do.

Related: SistersTalk Radio Interviews Reina Williams

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/that-aint-breaking-me-reina-williams/feed/ 0 The Norah Jones Interview On ‘Morning Edition’ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/the-norah-jones-interview-on-morning-edition/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/the-norah-jones-interview-on-morning-edition/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:40:17 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3096 I love Norah Jones.   Her new album has a very different sound. It’s definitely on my Christmas list.

Norah’s new album was recorded with a new band of well-known session musicians. Drummer Joey Waronker has worked with Beck and R.E.M. Guitarists Marc Ribot and Smokey Hormel have performed on records by Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer. Keyboardist James Poyser has contributed to records by Erykah Badu, Al Green and Common, and is a member of The Roots’ house band on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Legendary R&B drummer James Gadson — who’s performed on studio sessions with Bill Withers, Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock — lends additional work. (source: NPR)

Listen to the interview.

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/the-norah-jones-interview-on-morning-edition/feed/ 2 God-Des and She Return to SistersTalk Radio to Discuss New Album http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/god-des-and-she-return-to-sisterstalk-radio-to-discuss-new-album/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/god-des-and-she-return-to-sisterstalk-radio-to-discuss-new-album/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:43:31 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3072 A Hip-Hop/Pop/Soul duo bred in the Midwest, God-Des and She have played to packed venues all over the world. Ever since they appeared on Showtime’s The L Word with their infamous single “Lick It”, the pair hasn’t rested; selling over 30,000 albums and holding down the #1 song spot on MTV Logo. With their new album Three, God-Des and She are about to blow up big. Produced by Brian Hardgrove (Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, Aerosmith), Three is a genre-straddling tour-de-force, which frustrates categories and simple descriptions.

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/god-des-and-she-return-to-sisterstalk-radio-to-discuss-new-album/feed/ 0 Billie Myers Music Giveaway: Win a Copy of ‘Tea & Sympathy’ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/11/billie-myers-music-giveaway-win-a-copy-of-tea-sympathy/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/11/billie-myers-music-giveaway-win-a-copy-of-tea-sympathy/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:08:50 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=2939 International singing sensation Billie Myers joins us live on SistersTalk Radio tomorrow night at 8pm central.

We all remember that little catchy tune “Kiss the Rain” that inundated the airwaves around the world back in the late 1990s. Well Billie Myers, the prodigiously talented artist, whose freshman effort “Growing Pains” sold more than a million copies worldwide, is finally making her thunderous come back to the music. After a seven-year hiatus, Myers is back! She cements her musical genius with a new album “Tea and Sympathy.” She also breaks her silence on depression – a silence that nearly cost her her life.

Join us Friday night (11/13/2009) in the SistersTalk Radio chat room to win a copy of Billie’s new CD ‘Tea & Sympathy’

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/11/billie-myers-music-giveaway-win-a-copy-of-tea-sympathy/feed/ 4 Openly-Gay Musician Sacha Sacket on SistersTalk Radio http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/10/openly-gay-musician-sacha-sacket-on-sisterstalk-radio/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/10/openly-gay-musician-sacha-sacket-on-sisterstalk-radio/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:50:20 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=2564 Last night on SistersTalk Radio, we interviewed Sacha Sacket.

Sacket is an openly-gay, LA-based Pop-Rock Singer/Songwriter who has written and produced three LPs and a live album, since 2001. Sacha has performed at hundreds of colleges and live music venues, and has had his music in rotation on 150+ independent, college and NPR stations. He plays piano, a variety of keyboards and guitar, and has been compared to similar artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Nick Drake, Sarah McLachlan and Radiohead. He has been referred to by the press as “the male Tori Amos.”

Hear Sacket discuss:

*His earlier days in music
*His musical influences
*Why he’s always been an out musician
*Some of the most impressive people he’s worked with
*The current environment for openly gay people in the entertainment industry
*His role in the movie November Son
*Upcoming projects

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