Announcing the 3rd Annual Local Correspondents Music Festival

May 13 – 19 at Bar4 in Park Slope

Free admission, over 60 performers!

LC Fest - Line Up!

For Immediate Release:

BROOKLYN, NY, APRIL 27, 2009: Local Correspondents, an independent music community, is hosting the 3^rd Annual LC Fest May 13 – 19, 2009 at Bar4 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The festival will include short sets from over 60 singer/songwriters and bands located in Brooklyn and New York City. This year the festival also coincides with the 4^th anniversary of Local Correspondents. All performances are free to attend.

Local Correspondents is a supportive community for independent artists based in Brooklyn. Weekly showcase series and open mic nights have brought together an extremely talented and diverse group of performers over the last four years. LC offers a helping hand to artists that have just moved to the NYC area with advice, tips, and opportunities to play.

Local Correspondents was founded by Tanya Buziak, Larry Hyland, Greg Tuohey, and Jessi Robertson in April of 2005. It started as a monthly showcase at Bar4, then grew to include weekly showcases at Bar4 and Matchless, and monthly showcases at Rockwood Music Hall. In addition to the founding members, the LC Team also includes members Niko Kaparos, Paul Basile, Peter Pockets, and Kevin Johnston.

In the spring of 2007, the first LC Music Fest was held at Bar4 and included four nights of music with more than 50 local acts performing. In 2008 the second LC Music Fest was expanded to five nights and included over 60 performers. This year the LC Fest will span a full week, culminating in an open mic at midnight on Tuesday May 19.

Bar4 is located at 444 7^th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215 on the corner of 15^th St. and 7^th Ave. Take the F train to 7^th Ave. or Prospect Park/15^th St. The venue phone number is (718) 832 – 9800.

Line Up:

Wednesday Line Up

Thursday Line Up

Time	Thursday May 14th @ Bar4
7:30	Julie Hill
8	Mark Yodice
8:30	Austin Donohue
9	Tarrah Reynolds
9:30	Daniel Wayne
10	Tanya Buziak
10:30	Toby Goodshank
11	Vanessa Reseland
11:30	No Lindsay
12	Jessi Robertson

Friday Line Up

Time	Friday May 15th @ Bar4
7:30	Thomas Bryan Eaton
8	The Courtesy Tier
8:30	Luke Wesley
9	Bryan Dunn
9:30	Chris Cubeta
10	Katy Pfaffl
10:30	Casey Shea
11	Misty Boyce
11:30 to 12:30	Lowry

Saturday Line Up

Time	Saturday May 16th @ Bar4
7:00	Jeff Schram Band
8:00	Dinosaur Feathers
9:00	Ivan Sandomire
10:00	Great Elk
11:00	Matt Singer
12:00	Wakey Wakey

Sunday Line Up

Time	Sunday May 17th @ Bar4
7:30	Craig Chesler
8	Bright Brown
8:30	Chloe Philip (COMEDY)
9	Kelli Rae Powell
9:30	Michael Wagner
10	Andy Mac
10:30	Niall Connolly
11	Ryan and The Lions
11:30	Lara Ewen

Monday Line Up

Time	Monday May 18th @ Bar4
7:30	Danny Ross
8	Hannah Fairchild
8:30	Duck
9	Debbie Miller
9:30	The Warbles
10	Dave Beck
10:30	Sami Akbari
11	The Lions Share
11:30	Zach Williams
12	Kevin Johnston

Tuesday Line Up

Time	Tuesday May 19th @ Bar4
7:30	Nick Howard
8	Joanna Levine & Co.
8:30	Joe Wilson
9	Gemma Connell
9:30	Matthew Peverly
10	Gillian Visco
10:30	Sean Han
11	Matt Cranstoun
11:30	Bucky Hayes
12	OPEN MIC (drawing)

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LC FEATURE NOVEMBER 2008
PAUL BASILE
www.myspace.com/paulbasile
www.paulbasilemusic.com

After a couple of years in New York and a lot of nights at Bar 4 and Matchless,
Paul decided in Spring 2008 to return to his second home, Alaska. While there
this past summer he did some commercial salmon fishing, toiled away many, many hours as a roofer, and took a big, long break from the city.

Paul’s been back for a couple months now, writing, regrouping, rehearsing…
preparing the as-of-yet unnamed band for world domination. Ah, the band. Paul once fronted a band called Here Lies Pa. He and guitarist Patrick Hay left that band for greener pastures last year. They enlisted the far-reaching talents of bassist James Preston and drummer Mike Cook for a few great shows last spring, before Paul’s hibernation. The latest post-Pa incarnation
is taking shape nicely; they’re in the midst of a gradual unveiling and patiently
searching for a name.

For more on Paul Basile, a grateful Local Correspondent, check out www.paulbasilemusic.com and www.myspace.com/paulbasile. Incidentally, as a part-time Alaskan, Paul has no comment on the nomination (or failure) of Governor Sarah Palin… GObama!

In May 2007, Galuminum Foil Productions and Local Correspondents teamed up for a very special night of music from talented local performers. The music was captured on a compilation called P.S. 318 Warehouse Songs volume 1. To hear the entire album, go to the Music page and click on the + sign for the Warehouse Songs Vol1 playlist.

Credits:
Recorded live at Foil Studios, Brooklyn, NY May 4th and 5th, 2007
www.galuminumfoil.com
Produced by Galuminumfoil Productions and Local Correspondents
Engineered and mixed by CC and Jeff Berner
Sponsored by Matchless and Bar4
For a full list of credits and contact info please go to www.myspace.com/warehousesongs

Songs:
1. Zach Williams * Mountain Waters
2. Zach Williams * I Got No Place
3. Tom Hayes * Everybody Screams
4. Tom Hayes * North Atlantic
5. Chelsea Lynn La Bate * Sweet Temporary
6. Chelsea Lynn La Bate * Galileo
7. Chris Cubeta * One Holy Night
8. Christ Cubeta * Don’t Worry
9. Paul Basile * My Favorite One
10. Paul Basile * Roses
11. Derek James * One More Day
12. Derek James * Love me, Love me
13. Tanya Buziak * Homeward Bound
14. Tanya Buziak * Wait
15. Owen McCarthy * Please Don’t Write
16. Owen McCarthy * My Mind’s Made Up

Come join us as some of our favorite musicians and friends help us celebrate our 2 Year Anniversary at Rockwood Music Hall. Each musician will perform a short set and we know these bite size morsels will leave you hungry for more, so be sure to sign up for our mailing list!

January 28th, 2008
7pm @ Rockwood Music Hall:
Andy Mac www.myspace.com/andymac
Joe Wilson www.joewilsonmusic.com
Jessi Robertson www.jessirobertson.com
Jeff Jacobson www.jeffjacobson.net
Tarrah Reynolds www.myspace.com/misstarrah
Bryan Dunn www.bryandunnmusic.com
Matt Singer www.myspace.com/mattsingermusic
Paul Basile www.myspace.com/paulbasile
Brian Bonz www.brianbonz.com
Tom Hayes www.myspace.com/tommyhayes
Mike Grubbs www.wakeywakeymusic.com
Steve Waitt www.myspace.com/stevewaitt
Ivan Sandomire www.myspace.com/ivansandomire
Paula Valstein http://walkintomadness.com

www.myspace.com/paulbasile

Paul plays in the band Here Lies Pa with Chris Sahl, Nick Lombardi and Patrick Hay.

Fresh from the wilds of the Alaskan bush, Paul Basile (pronounced like the herb) returns to New York with four long, dark winters worth of songs and a brand new album, “Skeletons”. The disc was recorded in the woody confines of a small bedroom in his Bethel, Alaska home – a world away from where he got his start.

While earning an incredibly practical degree from an Upstate New York college, Basile played in a folk duo whose aim was to impress girls with the four chords they knew between them. After graduation, he headed west to Billings, Montana in the fall of 2001. There Basile began writing more seriously and held a weekly gig at The Beanery, a local bar. The Billings press soon took notice and called his music “hypnotizing.”

Not finding the contrast between New York and Montana drastic enough, Basile headed further west(and way north) to Bethel, Alaska. His quirky new home provided little outlet for an aspiring musician. But it was in this rough and rustic environment that Basile took a hobby and made it a passion.

He earned his living writing and dog mushing but left plenty of time for music. Basile became a veritable song factory, creating music that combines quiet, stirring imagery with tremendously catchy tunes. By the fall of 2005 the coffeeshops and conference halls of Bethel, Alaska were packed with fans singing along nearly every weekend.

Armed with a duct-taped Martin and his gravely voice, Basile writes and sings earnest songs about people loving, people being wronged and people trying to do right. His style is often likened to those of Bright Eyes and Richard Buckner. The songs are steeped in all things Alaskan, but speak to a broad audience, dodging cliche at every turn. They are rustic American folk-rock songs for anyone, anywhere.

P.S. 318 Warehouse Songs Volume 1 Playlist

1. Zach Williams * Mountain Waters
2. Zach Williams * I Got No Place
3. Tom Hayes * Everybody Screams
4. Tom Hayes * North Atlantic
5. Chelsea Lynn La Bate * Sweet Temporary
6. Chelsea Lynn La Bate * Galileo
7. Chris Cubeta * One Holy Night
8. Chris Cubeta * Don’t Worry
9. Paul Basile * My Favorite One
10. Paul Basile * Roses
11. Derek James * One More Day
12. Derek James * Love me, Love me
13. Tanya Buziak * Homeward Bound
14. Tanya Buziak * Wait
15. Owen McCarthy * Please Don’t Write
16. Owen McCarthy * My Mind’s Made Up