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LOGO Northern Utah CONTEST See Page 2 for more Music Alliance information Music In The Mountains Issue #3, July 2002 Music Festivals In Danger! by Jenny Brown In This Issue YOUR SCENE IS IN DANGER Now, this is not about drug use at shows or festivals. This affects all of us who like to go Festivals and many of the shows and other to concerts, sporting events, and festivals, Music Festivals In Danger! entertainment events we all love to go to are whether we believe drugs are bad, or whether pg. 1 in danger! THIS IS NO JOKE! we use drugs ourselves. Festival and concert promoters & fans in A bill is quietly working its way through This is about sending innocent individuals who jeopardy. Congress garbed as an anti-methamphetamine organize entertainment events to jail because measure. This bill contains a stealth provision someone who happened to attend the event that could lead to prison sentences for also happened to use drugs. Why should event Nickel Creek - Youthgrass on promoters of events where illegal drug use promoters suddenly become drug war officers? occurs. They are paid to promote events, not to play Fire pg. 1 The questionable language of this bill is in mommy! One of bluegrasses most talented bunch section 305, and if passed, would be inserted If this bill passes, then current festival promoters of musicians. in section 416 (21 USC 856) of the Controlled will think twice about hosting festivals. And the Substances Act. The questionable language bands whose fans are known to partake in reads, "Whoever knowingly promotes any rave, illegal substances will have a hard time booking Mountain Roadie Report dance, music, or other entertainment event, venues. Let's be honest. We have all been to that takes place under circumstances where a plenty of shows, and we are all well aware of pg. 2 promoter knows or reasonably should know people smoking what they will, and this could A smooooth time with Johnny Rawls. that a controlled substance will be used or lead to bands that we love not being booked! distributed in violation of federal law or the law If these bands don't have an outlet to play, how In The Groove pg. 2 of the place where the event is held, shall be can our music survive? A few new releases. fined under Title 18, United States Code, or Our community must fight this! The easiest imprisoned for not more than nine years, or and fastest way will be to send your both." congressperson an email. Please join me in Utah’s Women Folk pg. 3 According to The Electronic Music Defense this email campaign! Two of Utahs premiere folk artists. and Education Fund (EMDF.org) a group If you don't know who your congressperson is, Kate Macleod and Gigi Love. created to defend the industry against attack go to www.house.gov/writerep/ or from politicians unable or unwilling to www.visi.com/juan/congress/ which has a differentiate between the rave culture and drug handy map to use. To see a copy of a letter I Local Spotlight pg. 4 use said, "this law could be used to prosecute wrote and that you can use or modify go to Nu-Metal band “Sand” the promoters of any well-attended www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=24 entertainment event, whether it be a rave, a 42. Feel free to copy and paste it into the email concert, a major league sports game, or even to your congressmen. Concerts and Events pg. 4 a high school dance." We can easily add We CAN make a difference if we all fight FESTIVALS to that list!! together! Nickel Creek - Youthgrass on Fire! by Craig Wilkinson & Julie Greenwood the hilt with an acoustic arsenal that can stop They released their self-titled debut album two most Nashville "pickers" in their tracks. While years ago. The Sugar Hill recording was Nickel Creek was in the making, Sara took the produced by country/bluegrass superstar Alison Arizona State Fiddlers Championship. She was Krauss, and has since reached gold status. just 15. Meanwhile Sean and Chris were honing Nickel Creek has made several television their mandolin skills, winning several awards appearances as well as three videos and were themselves. From the soulful licks in Reasons nominated for Best Vocal Group and for the Why, to the technical fluttering of Ode To A Horizon Award at the 2002 CMT Music Awards Butterfly, it’s not too hard to notice the command This "youthgrass" trio has been said to have these three have over their instruments. It sounds ranging fromToad the Wet Sprocket to would probably be a crime not to mention the Ella Fitzgerald to Beethoven. If there are any tonal quality of their voices. The harmonies in "Krauss" fans out there, this one is definitely Got any plans for August 28th? If so, CANCEL Out Of The Woods will lay you back in your a must hear. But, I assure you, this is not THEM. Nickel Creek will be at Red Butte chair. When describing their own band, the "Union Station". Nickel Creek has its own Gardens and you don't want to miss it! members of Nickel Creek say, "It's like having sound. A sound that will interest the ‘old-timers’ Nickel Creek is Sara Watkins, brother Sean paintbrushes in all different sizes and shapes. looking for a new avenue in acoustic music Watkins, and Chris Thile. Though the oldest Each brush paints color in a different way. and for the younger generation who are looking member of the band is only 25, don’t let their What we're trying to do is grab a really for something beyond distortion. youth fool you. The band has been around for interesting brush and then blend all the various For more information about this amazing band, over a decade and this trio comes loaded to colors--of all the genres of music we love." visit Nickel Creek at www.nickelcreek.com. LOGO CONTEST The Northern Utah Music Alliance (NUMA) is looking for a logo to represent our organization. - Logo contest winner will receive a collection of CD’s from artists featured in the newsletter - Entries can be in color, but should be cleanly reproducible in black and white. They should be no larger than 6”x6” and be clearly reproducible down to 2”x2”. Email entries should be in .bmp format at 300 dpi. Please include your name, address and phone number with your entry. Winner will be announced in the October NUMA newsletter. Entries due by September 20, 2002. Mail entries to: NUMA, PO BOX 105, Logan, UT 84323-0105. Email entries to: [email protected] All entries become the property of NUMA, and will not be returned. MOUNTAIN ROADIE REPORT Feelin’ The Blues with Smooth Johnny Rawls by Kelly Baer He milks sweet sounds from his guitar that just blues. His songs melt women with the gentle leave you drooling for more! With his rich voice charm and honesty that most men only wish and perfect timing he pours emotion into the they had. He sings without shame, of the longing, romance, loss, and pain we've all felt! Though his music is filled with soul I would have to say without a doubt that Johnny Rawls plays the BLUES! By the end of his first set the entire bar was beginning to smolder. The second set was an hour plus of one romantic song blended into the next sensual melody that had the whole Smooooth Johnny Rawls is one of my favorite dance floor grooving together. During that live performers and I was lucky enough to catch second set he sang a cover of Marvin Gaye’s him June 4th at Beatniks on historic twenty “Sexual Healing”. Not the politically correct fifth street in Ogden. To use the word smooth version, but the R rated version that tells it how to describe Johnny Rawls you just have to add it really is! Johnny said that his woman makes more O's! love to him so good, sooo gooood that he He is one of the kindest gentlemen I have ever wants to tell his wife about it! By the middle of met. His charm, generosity, and gentle soft- the third set the whole audience was totally spoken manner will instantly allure you. But entranced. Some of the women were so when he hits the stage you better put both impassioned that they couldn’t take it any more arms around your woman! As a performer and joined Johnny and the band on stage to Johnny Rawls has used his many years of shake what they had! This show is definitely experience to not only become a great musician one you want to take that special person to. but to fine-tune the use of sexual energy! He Lucky for most of us in Northern Utah, Johnny fills the air with vibrant sounds that could put Rawls usually makes at least one appearance the sexual fire back in Hillary Clinton! at Beatniks a year. So the next time he comes As a guitarist, Johnny has a romantic style around I hope to see you there! comparable to Robert Cray or Freddie King! IN THE GROOVE New Releases Martin Sexton “Live Wide Open” Angelique Kidjo “Black Ivory Soul” 2002 Kitchen Table Records - Sextons’ first release on his own independent label. The 2002 Sony Music - African singer from the country of Benin, who sings in her own native language. Angelique blends the tribal and pop rhythms of her native West Africa with a two disc set captures the energy of this folk-rock artist connecting with the crowd.