Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Reminder: Pamela Means performs on Saturday, Dec. 3

Check out Pamela Means' Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/pamelameans.

There are four free songs to listen to, where you can hear why Ani DiFranco said about her music, "You've got a deep, deep groove, I can't get out. And I wouldn't want to."



"If Black warrior poet/feminist political activist Audre Lorde had taken up folk singing, she might have attacked her guitar and wrapped her lyrics around it the way Pamela Means does."
-Valley Advocate, Northampton MA

Pamela's latest release, Single Bullet Theory, confronts the USA Patriot Act, racial profiling, and the Bush Administration, while advocating for the rights of marginalized identities. Through the song "O.D.", "Means fires off what is easily one of the best musical summations of our current political situation.." (Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco, CA). Pamela also recorded a haunting version of "Strange Fruit". The album also showcases Pamela's innovative, expressive guitar style, evidentiary of her conservatory studies of classical and jazz guitar. The fruits of such discipline shine in her fleet-fingered fretwork, fluid phrasing, 'dizzying acoustic guitar riffs' (Boston Globe) and 'powerful songs' (Time Out NY) all of which place her at the vanguard of the new acoustic frontier. Spanning from Spanish-influenced rolling crescendos through the detuned growling guitar funk of an aggressive interrogation, Means is "redefin[ing acoustic] music.." (Washington Blade).

Don't miss Pamela Means as she brings her "kamikaze guitar style" (NY Times) to Baltimore for a rare, intimate house concert!

Please RSVP here or via e-mail. Tell your friends because we need to get people to this show!

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Pamela Means performs Saturday, December 3

Who: Pamela Means, political and fiery folk-jazz performer
When: Saturday, Dec. 3. Doors open at 8pm.
Who is invited: Everyone. Please spread the word, tell your friends, and RSVP here or via e-mail.
Cost: $10 (all proceeds go to artist)



Pamela Means is a Boston-based Out (spoken), Biracial indie folk artist whose "kamikaze guitar style" and punchy provocative songs have worn a hole in her guitar. Armed with razor wit poetry and irresistable charm, Pamela Means' "stark, defiant songs" (New York Times Magazine) set the status quo and the stage afire.

Pamela Means' many honors include being named Falcon Ridge Folk Festival's #1 "Most Wanted New Artist", and both Wisconsin's "Folk Artist of the Year", and "Female Vocalist of the Year". Pamela has also been a Boston Music Award Nominee ("Outstanding Contemporary Folk Artist").

Currently, Pamela performs over 150 shows a year at clubs, coffeehouses, colleges, and festivals across the country, most notably the Newport Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, South by Southwest Conference, Southern Womyn's Fest, and Michigan Womyn's Festival. Pamela is also a favorite at innumerable regional Gay Pride events, Take Back the Night rallies, and Black History Month celebrations. Pamela has shared the stage with artists including Ani DiFranco, Joan Baez, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin, Richie Havens, Patty Larkin, Melissa Ferrick, Violent Femmes, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, and Holly Near.

Pamela's 2003 summer tour took her nationwide, promoting her fifth self-released album, Single Bullet Theory (Wirl Records, 2003), in which "...Means fires off what is easily one of the best musical summanations of our current political situation.." (Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco, CA)

Quoting her inspiration, Warrior Poet Audre Lorde, Pamela asks "I am myself- a Black woman warrior poet doing my work- come to ask you, are you doing yours?" With Truth as ammunition, a Pamela Means performance brings the fight for social justice and human dignity to the forefront of a new generation.

Urinal Ads

The recent Caleb Stine show featured Holden's Lair's first attempt at Urinal Ads. (No, we don't technically have a urinal; they were behind the toilet.)







Next show is Saturday, Dec. 3, with Pamela Means.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Caleb Stine show photos

Caleb Stine played to an audience almost 30 on Friday, Nov. 4. The show was a great one, one full of people sharing food, drink, and good independent music together.

Our next show is Saturday, Dec. 3, with Pamela Means.













Caleb was joined by Burke Sampson for the second set.


Celebwatch: Cher (left) and Sandy Duncan (in the blue) attended the show along with their entourages.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

The Caleb Stine show is manana

This is going to be a good one. Be there, with bells on.

Doors open at 8pm, and the show will begin at around 9. Please bring a dish or drink to pass. Particularly the latter. Just kidding. Sort of. It has been one of those weeks.