June 18th, 2007 by admin
Freekbass is a 7 piece all out funk ensemble led by Chris Sherman who is the “Freekbass.” Named as such by his mentor & record producer Bootsy Collins. This is the band that carries on the funk tradition of the most upbeat dance music of James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic and of course Bootsy, and they do it with an original and highly recognizable style. There's a showy hard rocking edge to this Cincinnati outfit
June 18th, 2007 by admin
has become one of the grand flag bearers of the improvisational music movement on an international level. “Improv,” which was, and still is to a large degree, music which comes about as a spontaneous event. Rooted in modern jazz and experimentation, the music being presented by these sonic pioneers seems to have become more sophisticated and compositional in nature. This could be due to the fact that these guys have been at it for nearly 20 years. The Shaking Rays have become more than just a musical group. Their educational and artistic community projects are highly documented….
June 18th, 2007 by admin
In addition to the musical performance by both artists this show will also feature a demo, Question and Answer session on highly impressive Podcasting techniques In which Samantha Murphy demonstrates the use of podcasts for listeners and then on setting up your own podcast for music, talk shows reports or anything You can imagine. This session should appeal to technically aware musicians and music lovers who are looking for the best new ways to get their music out to the public, now and well into the future.
SMtv is a Podcast dedicated to true, independent artists. Hosted by Samantha Murphy, a singer songwriter herself, SMtv sits down with a different artist each week to discuss their life and art. Each episode comes to you from a different location as Samantha travels from place to place. Past episodes have featured Mark Hart of Crowded House and Inara George.
Interestig Facts About Samantha’s achievements with podcasting,
Samantha was the first female and the first artist to be invited to join the Association of Music Podcasting, AMP
SMtv has over 12,000 subscribers since May.
Run a Google search for Singer Songwriter, Samantha Murphy is the first name that comes up.
Samantha is gracious enough to come and play for us here in Chattanooga on Saturday Sept. 24 in a solo performance along with Justin Karpinos at Barking Legs, and again on Oct. 15, along with Jennifer Brantley and The Little Country Giants at The Barking legs theatre.
June 18th, 2007 by admin
J.Roddy and The Business have a new 5 song E.P. called “LMNEP.” Released February 2005 and now available at their performances.. After giving it 3 or 4 listens I'm beginning to like it better than the earlier CD “Here Come Trouble.”
June 18th, 2007 by admin
A band called “Up With The Joneses” Has been around for a number of years making their brand of party music synonomous with high energy fun times in “The Scenic City of the South.” I would call their style of music “Speed Funk”……..or something of that nature. Since ArtFRONT has been getting quite a few hits from people searching for “Up With The Joneses” of late, I thought I’d resurrect this article from last year and add some important updated information about Chattanooga's premier party band.
June 15th, 2007 by admin
 I hope it’s helpful and not just more burdensome computer labor to torture my physical existence with.
~R.
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