One More Thank You

One thank you that was left off the last post...

A big thanks to Matt Cummins, who designed the Six Points logo, the postcards and the print and online ads. You can check out Matt's band, My Friend Autumn, at myfriendautumn.com.

Thank You

The Six Points Music Festival 2005 wrapped up a few hours ago and I want to send a big thank you out to everyone who made it possible.

Thank you to all the members of the Steering Committee (Jeff Campagna, Laura Cerulli, Aaron Cunningham, Melissa DePaulis, Lianna Hamm, Cynthia Lin, Lauree McArdle, Victoria Patchen and Josh Stack);

To everyone on the Performer Selection Committee (Committee Chair Melissa DePaulis, Tom Carrico of Studio One Artists, Jenni Chase of Z104, Mary Cliff of WETA, Heather Huff of Earvolution.com, Adrian Munoz of DCSpore.com and Maria Villafana of washingtonpost.com/mp3);

To all the artists who participated in the festival: Paul Iwancio, Radio Caroline, No Second Troy, T.G.O. (The Gifted One), Koko Boom, N~Theory, The Groaning, The Want, Jezebel's Cure, Michael Jantz, Daniel Lee, Nefrit El-Or Band, A Month of Sundays, John Evans Band, Greenland, Saints of Silence, Josh Stack, Lianna, Lejeune, Steve Orders (Trystic), Cerulean Groove, Jasmine Blue, Marshall Artz, Rude Dog's Rhythm Revue, Nimat, Alec Gross & the Districts, Inertia, Marwood, Little Pink, Brother Shamus, Billy Coulter, Spiraling, Confidence Man, Chrysalis, Laura Tsaggaris, Zoe Mulford, Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley, Dave Kline Band, 2nd Story Band, First Rays, Sam'O & JFC;

To all the venues who participated: Whitlow's on Wilson, Staccato, Dr. Dremo's Taphouse, Ragtime, Royal Lee, Rock Bottom Arlington, The Front Page Arlington, Madam's Organ, Clarendon Grill, IOTA Club and Cafe, Velvet Lounge, murky coffee Arlington, Austin Grill Silver Spring;

To our co-sponsor, the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA);

To the Future of Music Coalition (FMC) for their support;

To all the newspapers, radio stations, and blogs who supported us;

And to everyone who came out to the shows.

I appreciate all that you did.

Mike Holden

Six Points: Night #5 (Monday)

It's the final night of the Six Points Music Festival 2005 and there are three shows to catch (one in Virginia, one in Maryland and one in D.C.). The first show gets under way at 6pm at murky coffee in Arlington, the Austin Grill Silver Spring show starts at 8pm and the Velvet Lounge show starts at 9pm. Details on all three shows are available in the schedule.

FMC: D.C. Policy Day
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12, the Future of Music Coalition will be holding a D.C. Policy Day, addressing "four emerging policy issues: Digital Audio Broadcasting & the Future of Radio; Low Power FM & Community Voices; Health Insurance and Musicians; Copyright in the Courts and Congress." This will take place at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, D.C. More information is available here.

Six Points: Night #4 (Sunday)

Welcome to Sunday, night number four of the Six Points Music Festival. There are two days of music left and don't forget that on Tuesday--the day after the festival--the Future Of Music Coalition hosts their D.C. Policy Day. This is an event worth checking out.

But, before we get to Tuesday, there are two days of music left, with three shows tonight: two in the Clarendon section of Arlington (at IOTA Club & Cafe and at Clarendon Grill) and one in the Adams Morgan section of D.C. (at Madam's Organ). Details on all these shows and links to the performer's websites are availabe on the festival schedule.

The Audioblogger.com phone line wasn't cooperating for a Live Update from Night #3, but hopefully they'll have their service back up and running for an update from the Sunday night shows. Thank you everyone for coming out to hear the music. There are two nights to go and we look forward to seeing you there.

Six Points: Night #3 (Saturday)

Thank you to everyone who came out Friday to the second night of the festival, for the shows at Dr. Dremo's Taphouse and Ragtime in the Courthouse section of Arlington.

A big thanks as well to the D.C. area press, who have been very supportive of the festival. In the last week, Six Points received press from (in alphabetical order): Arlington Connection, DCist, Metroblogging D.C., On Tap Magazine, Washington City Paper, WashingtonPost.com and Washington Post Express. Do you know of others? Send an email to sixpoints@arlingtonmusicscene.com.

Night number three of the festival brings three shows. The first is actually an afternoon show at Royal Lee in Arlington. This is the second year of the festival and the second year a Saturday afternoon show has taken place at Royal Lee. The music starts at 1pm and goes until 7. The night time hours will include two shows just up the road in Ballston. One will take place at The Front Page (9pm) and the other at Rock Bottom Arlington (9:30pm), where you can also find the Six Points Rye, a beer named after the festival. For the full schedule, click here. [SCHEDULE CHANGE: Josh Stack is filling in at Rock Bottom for Laura Tsaggaris, who is sick. She's been moved to the Monday night show at murky coffee Arlington.]

Six Points: Live Update #2

An audio update from Night #2 of the festival:

Six Points: Night #2

Thanks to everyone who came out to Night #1 of the Six Points Music Festival 2005 and to all the bands. Welcome to all the Express readers who saw today's ad (p.24) and came here to find more information.

Night #2 of the festival brings two more shows--one at Dr. Dremo's Taphouse and one at Ragtime--both in the Courthouse section of Arlington. For the full festival schedule, click here.

For musicians or anyone interested, there will be a seminar sponsored by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) prior to tonight's show at Dr. Dremo's, from 6:30pm to 8pm.. To learn more about the seminar, titled "Maximizing Your Song's Potential," click here.

And, looking to some of this weekend's Six Point's shows, there was also this mention in Club Picks (p.29) by Celeste Dawn Mitchell in today's Express:

SUNDAY
With shows on both sides of the river, it's a good night to stop in on Arlington's second annual Six Points Music Festival. Iota features Billy Coulter, Brother Shamus and Little Pink. Or, catch Madam's Organ's line-up of Jasmine Blue, Marshall Artz, and Rude Dog's Rhythm Revue.

Six Points: Live Update #1

An audio update from Night #1 of the festival:

Six Points on WashingtonPost.com

From today's Nightlife Agenda at washingtonpost.com:

By Fritz Hahn and Rhome Anderson
washingtonpost.com Staff Writers
Thursday, April 7, 2005;

Thursday, April 7
When the Six Points Music Festival debuted last year, it was a celebration of independent music in Arlington, with local bands playing at bars and clubs along Wilson Boulevard. The festival's name comes from what organizers termed the "six focal points" of Arlington County: Ballston, Clarendon, Columbia Pike, Crystal City, Rosslyn and Shirlington. This year, Six Points is looking beyond its borders and toward the greater Washington region, with shows taking place in Silver Spring, Adams Morgan and on U Street, as well as at Arlingtonian hangouts like Whitlow's on Wilson and the Front Page. Tonight's dualing kickoff shows take place at Whitlow's and Staccato. Whitlow's is headed up by No Second Troy, which Post critic Mark Jenkins compared with "Bruce Hornsby and the Dave Matthews Band, among others." Our pick, though, is Koko Boom at Staccato -- think a little Lenny Kravitz, maybe some Eric Benet (before his stint with Halle left him batty). This is rock that knows when to get in the pocket, or soul with some six-string nutritional supplements. You can decide for yourself, beginning at 10.

Before heading out to the shows Thursday night, everyone is invited to stop by Rock Bottom Arlington at 7pm for the tapping of the Six Points Rye, a beer named after the festival.

Music by Six Points artists can still be heard on the Podcasts (to put it simply, that's the buzz word these days for MP3 broadcasts). Click on a link to listen to an MP3:
Six Points Music Festival Podcast #1
Six Points Music Festival Podcast #2
Six Points Music Festival Podcast #3

Festival Begins This Thursday, April 7

The Six Points Music Festival 2005 officially kicks off this Thursday, April 7 with the tapping of the Six Points Rye at Rock Bottom Arlington at 7pm and live music later that evening at Staccato in Adams Morgan and Whitlow's On Wilson in Arlington.

The full festival schedule is available here.

More information on the festival can be found here.

Listen To The Music
To hear music by Six Points artists, visit the mainpage at www.arlingtonmusicscene.com and click on the link to one of the Podcasts.

FMC: D.C. Policy Day
On Tuesday, April 12, the day after Six Points ends, the Future of Music Coalition will be holding a D.C. Policy Day, addressing "four emerging policy issues: Digital Audio Broadcasting & the Future of Radio; Low Power FM & Community Voices; Health Insurance and Musicians; Copyright in the Courts and Congress." This will take place at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, D.C. More information is available here.

Six Points Artists On DC101

Roche will be featuring Six Points artists on DC101's Local Lix tonight (Sunday, April 3) at 9pm.

Thank you to Roche and DC101 for their help in getting the word out about Six Points.

Six Points Podcast #3

The third Six Points Podcast is now online. This MP3 highlights artists who will be playing the Six Points shows at Staccato and Ragtime.

Click here to download Podcast #3. There are also links to all the Podcasts on the mainpage at ArlingtonMusicScene.com. For those with Podcast aggregators, you can access the Six Points Podcast feeds at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SixPointsMusicFestival

More Six Points Artists on Z104

Jenni Chase will again be featuring Six Points artists on her Capital Scene radio show, this Sunday night at 9pm. Last Sunday, the entire show was dedicated to Six Points artists, with Michael Jantz doing an in-studio interview and performance. He'll be playing the Six Points show at Ragtime on Friday, April 8. This Sunday, Laura Tsaggaris will be the featured artist. She'll be appearing at the Six Points show at Rock Bottom Arlington on Saturday, April 10. Melissa DePaulis, the Performer Selection Committee Chairperson for Six Points, will also be on the show.

Thank you to Z104 and Jenni Chase for helping get the word out about Six Points.