Kathy Phillips

Come on out to the Blairstown Theatre this Saturday Nov 22nd. It is an all age show and we will be collecting goods for the North Warren Food Pantry. All concert goers who donate, get a free pre-released CD from musician John Ginty of Citizen Cope Band.

John Ginty Brings his Jammin' Hammond to Blairstown, NJ
Give CDs to Food Pantry Donors

BLAIRSTOWN - John Ginty brings his jammin', gospel twinged Hammond B3 organ grooves to the Historic Blairstown Theatre Saturday November 22nd. A New Jersey native, Ginty takes a rare break from his national touring schedule with Citizen Cope to perform with his Jersey band mates from The John GintyBand and the John Ginty Trio. This show is a chance to play out with both bands and some surprise guests to a home town crowd. "No matter where I go or who I play for, there really is nothing like playing to a Jersey crowd."

He also heard the Blairstown area Food Pantry has been hit hard lately and the shelves have been left bare. To help out, Ginty and friends will be collecting food pantry items the night of the show. In thanks, every person who brings an item to helps restock the Pantry shelves, will receive a free advance copy of John's unreleased cd. "I'm happy to help the food pantry, especially as the holidays are approaching and we can reflect on how many people are struggling just to eat every day.... I'm truly blessed in life, got to give back whenever I can."

His "day job" with the Citizen Cope Band finds Ginty on the road hammering on the keys, piano and B3 most of the time. "We have hit every state except Alaska." After Ginty's brief break for the holidays, "Then it is back on the road with Cope to "DC, Florida, Texas and on to Australia and back to Hawaii next year."

Ginty was one of the original members of the Grammy Award winning Robert Randolph and The Family Band. He has toured and recorded with heavy hitters like Jewel, Santana, Matthew Sweet, Sheryl Crow, Ryan Adams and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

Now on his down time from Citizen Cope tours, John works on his own
projects. The John Ginty jam band released it's debut record in 2006.
"Fireside Live", recorded in Denville, NJ. The double disk received great reviews, and the band played supporting gigs with Shannon McNally, Jemimah Puddleduck and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. John launched his Hip-Hop Trio at the 2008 Black Potatoe Festival in Clinton, N. J. Multi instrumentalist and vocalist Kim Williams , longtime collaborator Mike Buckman and Ginty use hip hop loops and samples created in studio as the foundation for improvisation with piano, flute, guitar, melodica, violin, vibraphone, synths, and of course, features John on Hammond B3 organ. The trio, full
band and guest musicians will be mixing it up at the Historic Blairstown Theatre in downtown Blairstown, NJ. Singer Songwriter, Kathy Phillips opens up with her trio featuring Walt Bibinger and Kim Williams.

Advance tickets are available online at www.historicblairstowntheatre.com.
Doors open at 7:30, show time is 8pm Saturday, November 22nd. Tickets are $20. Food Pantry donations can be brought the night of the show. Items of special need are detergents, paper goods, coffee or canned goods. All ticket holders who donate will receive an advance copy of Ginty's new yet to be released cd.

BMI® For Immediate Release

BMI TO CO-SPONSOR 'GIRLS NIGHT OUT,' A SHOWCASE OF BURGEONING FEMALE SONGWRITERS

Semi-annual showcase to feature Julia brown, Lori Lampkin, Kristina Con Vita, Kathy Phillips and Christine Martucci for a night of Girl Power


NEW YORK, November 12th- Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) joins The NJ Songwriters in the Round to present "Girls Night Out," an intimate showcase of female songwriters sharing their songs on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Arlene's Grocery (95 Stanton Street, NYC). A diverse line-up of burgeoning songwriters will perform at the lauded semi-annual showcase that supports original music from serious wordsmiths. NJ Songwriters in the Round founder, songwriter/producer Deb Ferrara, whose credits include MTV's Made and The Hills, will host the event. The showcase is free to the public.


"Girl's Night Out" will provide a mesh of pop, rock and country sounds from a bevy of talented ingénues, including New York-based Windrift Songwriting Competition winner Julia Brown; rock, folk wrangler and tri-state favorite Kathy Phillips; Song of the Year contest winner Lori Lampkin; Apollo Amateur Night winners, duo Kristina Con Vita; Asbury Park multiple award-winner Christine Martucci; and 14-year-old pop singer/songwriter K.T. Bell.


Now in its 6th year, the NJ Songwriters in the Round regular monthly event takes place every third Tuesday at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Known for featuring the most promising up-and-coming songwriters from across the country and beyond, the organization regularly presents educational and networking events as well as charity concerts and auctions. For more information on the NJ Songwriters in the Round, including event and showcase submission information, visit www.myspace.com/njsongwritersintheround.


About the performers:

Julia Brown: Strange Scars, Julia's second independent release, is a collection of intense, personal reflections on turbulent emotional landscapes, featuring intelligent lyrics wrapped in dark singer/songwriter pop. A Virginian native, Brown's songs have been featured on several prime time MTV television shows. http://juliabrown.com/


Kathy Phillips: Garnering rave reviews for her two CDs, Sway and Carries You Away, has opened doors for Kathy, who has had several placements on MTV. Her latest collaboration, "I Wanna Feel Good" with Anthony Krizan (Spin Doctors, Lenny Kravitz), just received placement in upcoming feature film Wake, starring Jane Seymour and Danny Masterson. http://www.kathyphillips.com/news/
Joining Kathy is fellow BMI musician Kim Williams on keyboards to perform some songs they have co-written.


Lori Lampkin: Lori's current CD, That Place, boasts an enticing mix of country, soul and blues sounds, infused with a style that is unmistakably her own. Having won awards for her songwriting from the Song of the Year competition and picked as one of the top country artists in NJ during the 2007 Colgate Country Showdown in Atlantic City, Lampkins is an extraordinary talent to watch. http://www.lorilampkin.com/


Chistine Matucci: NJ singer/songwriter Christine Martucci is the winner of the 2004 Asbury Park music award for Top Female Vocalist and 2007 award for Top Local Release. Martucci's second album, I'm All In, has received rousing reviews and was featured as the editor's pick in the August 2007 issue of Curve magazine. http://www.myspace.com/christinemartucci


Kristina Con Vita: Apollo Amateur Night champs, duo Kristina Con Vita have created a unique sound with their opposing backgrounds and styles of singing. The girls won first place in the 2007 GoGirls Songwriting Competition with the original song "In Between," performed by their full band, KRAVE. That same year KRAVE was voted best band by The Music Aid organization (http://www.musicaid.org). http://www.kristinaconvita.com/


K.T. Bell: Ms. Bell is a 14-year old pop singer/songwriter with the voice of an angel. K.T. is currently working with 901 Music Productions.


Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI) is an American performing right organization that represents more than 375,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works. BMI's latest financial results, more than $901 million for its 2008 fiscal year, are the highest performing right collections for any copyright organization in the world. BMI has represented the most popular and beloved music from around the world for over 65 years. The U.S. corporation collects license fees from businesses that use music, which it then distributes as royalties to the musical creators and copyright owners it represents.



Contacts:

Jamil Walker/ BMI
jwalker@bmi.com / 212 554 7003

The fundraiser for the the Food and Farms at Donaldson Farms has been moved from Saturday Sept. 6 to Sunday Sept 7 due to the passing hurricane. Everything is outdoors!

See you on Sunday!

5-8 pm