[Rfu-station] Fwd: WRFU benefit final lineup!

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

AImee's done some wonderful work, once again, and we're going to have  
another great benefit show on May 16. Read below and forward widely!

Andrew

p.s. and remember to come out on 16th to hear some great music and to  
support your radio station...

Begin forwarded message:

> ***********************************
> WRFU 104.5fm TOWER BENEFIT TWO
> Saturday, May 16, 2009
> Mike n' Molly's beergarden
> 5:30pm til 1am. Rain or shine.
> www.myspace.com/whatmattersbenefit
> **********************************
> Come out to help raise funds for our newest community radio  
> station's new permanent tower. Help keep our airwaves stay tuned to  
> local!
>
> Featuring: A gazillion local CU performers (ok, 18)! Short sets!  
> Spring weather! Support of grassroots airwaves and actively vocal  
> local community! Painless outdoor time! MC Ray Morales of The Show!  
> A tuba!  A kazoo! An ukulele! A didjeridu! New bands! Poets! Old  
> bands! Happy hour! Night hours! Cuban music! Rock music! Country  
> music! Experimental music! Wuss metal! Folk music! Spoken word! Good  
> times! A really great cause.
>
> ********STARRING********
> (in last-to-first order)
>
> *The Duke of Uke and his Novelty Orchestra
> *John Hoeffleur
> *Usopp the Liar
> *Jack Pine Savage
> *William Gillespie & Crystalline Scoggins
> *Swedish Lawn Games
> *Clarabelle Bean
> *Dottie and the 'Rail
> *Aaron Ammons
> *Eleni Moraites
> *Cody Sokolski
> *William Gillespie & Crystalline Scoggins
> *Elizabeth Simpson
> *Andy Moreillon
> *Peninsula
> *Tree Thump
> *Aaron Ammons
> *Sandunga*
>
> $4
>
> WRFU, 1045fm, is a local progressive radio station collective  
> operating out of Urbana committed to social justice, focusing on  
> public affairs issues and the arts. WRFU airs opinions and debates  
> in an open and diverse forum that focuses on educating and  
> supporting the public in being active and involved. WRFU provides an  
> accessible venue for an eclectic mixture of arts programming. WRFU  
> is a program of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UC- 
> IMC). Become the media.
>
> )))))))*Why are community radio stations like WRFU important?*(((((((
> "As the radio marketplace consolidates, what we hear on the airwaves  
> is increasingly homogenized. Massive media organizations are focused  
> on attracting the broadest audiences possible, gearing programming  
> to the demographic groups that are most appealing to advertisers. As  
> a result, programming that reflects local community interests and  
> niche genres has largely disappeared..."
> -Future of Music Coalition
> http://www.futureofmusic.org/articles/lpfmfactsheet.cfm
>
> For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whatmattersbenefit or  
> email whatmattersbenefit at yahoo.com
>
> * WRFU * Radio Free Urbana * 104.5fm *
> http://www.radiofreeurbana.org
>
> Info on performers:
> *The Duke of Uke and his Novelty Orchestra*
> If Captain Beefheart and the Captain and Tenille all had a baby  
> together and stole Tiny Tim's ukulele for a crib toy, it would sound  
> like this. http://www.myspace.com/dukeofuke
>
> *John Hoeffleur*
> Former frontman of The Beauty Shop playing his own songs on guitar  
> and singing, somewhere between folk and rock. http://www.myspace.com/thebeautyshop
>
> *Usopp the Liar*
> Music about being king of the pirates very loudly by ex-Solips non- 
> pirates.
>
> *Jack Pine Savage*
> Eclectic, experimental rock music. http://www.myspace.com/cjrjmusic
>
> *Swedish Lawn Games*
> Brand new music by The Color Guard members.
>
> *Clarabelle Bean*
> Scrappy bluesy folk punk. www.myspace.com/clarabellebean
>
> *Dottie and the 'Rail*
> Toe-tapping two-steppers Dottie's jerk ex-husbands wouldn't let her  
> play in the 60s. http://www.myspace.com/dottietherail
>
> *Eleni Moraites*
> Rich acoustic treats somewhere between folk and rock. http://cdbaby.com/cd/elinim
>
> *Cody Sokolski*
> Delta Kings frontman on singer-songwriter. http://www.deltakings.com/
>
> *William Gillespie & Crystalline Scoggins*
> Poetry, spoken word, and rock scholarship. http://spinelessbooks.com/rockgeekchic
>
> *Elizabeth Simpson*
> Indie-folk acetylene torch songs. http://www.elizabethsimpson.com
>
> *Andy Moreillon*
> Experimental garage. http://www.myspace.com/ndmorock
>
> *Peninsula*
> Laundryroom-borne tunes inspired by all of those beautiful musicians  
> of our grandparents' era. http://www.myspace.com/prettypeninsula
>
> *Tree Thump*
> Didgeridu-driven funky drum and bass grooves with fiery explorations  
> on electric violin. http://www.myspace.com/treethump
>
> *Aaron Ammons*
> Spoken word by SPEAK Cafe's organizer/moderator. http://www.kam.uiuc.edu/education.cfm?show=public#cafe
>
> *Sandunga*
> Acoustic quartet drawing inspiration from the Cuban musical  
> traditions of son, guajira son, and trova/ bolero.
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