We wanted to pass on some information about 500kin365.org - Cincinnati and Columbus musician Katie Reider died at the beginning of July from a rare facial tumor - she was only 30 years old and her family has some pretty hefty medical bills now. Katie’s loved ones have launched this website to raise money to help with those bills and to keep Katie’s music alive. They are trying to reach 500,000 people in 365 days and you can currently download a bunch of her songs for a $1.00 donation…check it all out here:   www.500kin365.org

The CMC has been recuperating from the Parking Lot Blowout but we must say THANK YOU for many things!

#1-The Blowout was the most amazing event we’ve ever had. We raised more money than any event we’ve had and doubled the fund for the Columbus Musician’s Assistance Program. Thanks to the bands, volunteers and local music fans who came out and made the day a success. We couldn’t have done it without you! Picture and video links coming SOON!

#2-Thank you to everybody who nominated the CMC and thanks to the Columbus Alive for naming Jess and Erin 2008 People to Watch! We are so honored to be 2008’s Good Neighbors! You can read about it in today’s Columbus Alive or online here:

http://www.columbusalive.com/?sec=upfront&story=alive/2008/0717/u-people05.html

#3-Thanks to everyone who has been donating to the Noel Sayre Memorial Fund. Noel was an amazing friend and musician…we miss him terribly and we cannot say thank you enough to everyone who has been donating to help take care of funeral expenses and to create a future music scholarship at Ohio University in his name.

Noel’s obituary by Aaron Beck here:

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/07/03/sayre_obit.html

If you would like to make a donation, contact the CMC at columbusmusiccoop@gmail.com.

More updates soon…we’ve got a big show coming up in August and workshops at the Grandview Library in September and October!

Hooray! It’s here!

2-midnight
Surly Girl Saloon Parking Lot
Free
All ages
Beer
Hot dogs
All the money is going to musicians without health insurance!

BAND LINE-UP (all times are approximate):

3:00PM - The Kyle Sowashes
3:45PM - Bush League All-Stars
4:30PM - Vegetative State
5:15PM - Church of the Red Museum
6:00PM - Lara Yazvac
6:45PM - Brainbow
7:30PM - Fly Union
8:15PM - Great Plains
9:15PM - El Jesus de Magico
10:15PM - Times New Viking
11:15PM - Dead Sea

xo, cmc + surly girls

Tomorrow everybody. it’s here! it’s here! the blowout is here! come drink beer! it’s free! its all ages! it’s a blast!
support your local musicians without healthcare! we can’t wait!!

wrapping up our band previews…

TIMES NEW VIKING. Their only local show in the area for months. need i say more? we feel lucky to have them. thanks j,b,a.

http://www.myspace.com/timesnewviking

and DEADSEA closing us out for the night, as only they can! hopefully while smoke monsters smile down from above on us all!!

http://www.myspace.com/deadsea

4 days to go!
I’m so excited that GREAT PLAINS will be playing the show with us this summer! I also encourage you to spend some time over on the Old 3C Records website…you can listen to some Great Plains tunes and find all sorts of great pictures.
Great Plains page here:

http://www.old3c.com/greatplains.html

Erin and Jess of the Columbus Music Co-op guest on this edition of pat radio. They pick music from bands playing at the Here Comes Your Weekend Parking Lot Blowout #3 and talk about the fine work the Co-op is doing to help the local music community. We also hear selections from the freely download-able compilation, Sounds Like Columubs, vol. 2, which you can get at meritbadgerecords.com.

Stream It: http://patradio.org/blix/wimpy.php

Right-Click (or Cntrl + Click) and “Save-As” to download:
http://patradio.org/blix/program_124_ParkingLot.mp3

Play list:
1. Magic City - OH/IO (Washington Beach Party)
2. Lydia Loveless - The Only Man demo cd
3. Moon High - Where You Go Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
4. Heavy Mole - Provin’ It To A Squirrel Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
5. Super Desserts - Fashion Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
6. This Is My Suitcase - cat sounds Sounds Like Columbus, vol. 2
7. The Tough & Lovely - I Will Not Hurt You Born of the Stars
8. The Kyle Sowashes - In The Mail What’s Important (and What’s Not)
9. Great Plains - Letter to a Fanzine
10. Bush League All-Stars - Papercut
11. Brainbow - Track 02 Ruff Mixes - Early Summer ‘06
12. Church of the Red Museum - Never Easy 7″
13. Times New Viking - New Times, New Hope Present the Paisley Reich
14. The Dead Sea - The Sabbat Woodcut Desiderata
15. Fly Union - S.B. alive! Amplified Sounds of Columbus 2008

The CMC is delighted to have El Jesus de Magico rocking our stage on July 5th too!

You can find their music here:

www.myspace.com/eljesusdemagico

Fly.Union will be joining us this year too! You might remember them as a 2008 Columbus Alive Band to Watch!

Check out their music here:

 www.myspace.com/flyunion

Thanks so much to everybody who came and visited the CMC tent at Comfest! A lot of people asked if we’ll have the tee’s and totes we had for sale at Comfest at the Parking Lot Blowout and the answer is YES! So come and get’em before they’re all gone!

I hope you didn’t miss Brainbow’s set at Comfest but if you did, they’ll be joining us in the parking lot!

www.myspace.com/brainbowband

We are also so happy to have Lara Yazvac joining us this year. You may know her amazing voice from The Tough & Lovely. She’ll be playing some of her songs with a special guest or two!