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We are presently featuring Q division CD Rachael Cantu Run All Night:
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Loveless from their CD: Gift to the World!
We are presently featuring Q division Artist Loveless:
Loveless has a distinctive sound, a dynamic blend of power and delicacy, sweet swooning melodies floating over big crunching guitars and a propulsive rhythm section, Stone Age rock leavened by a hint of Britpop. As I discovered that night at the Lizard, Loveless has pulled off the neat trick of making music that somehow manages to feel intimate and arena-sized at the same time. Dave Wanamaker, who wrote and sings all the songs on Gift to the World, traces the band's roots back to the radio stations he listened to as a kid growing up on Long Island. "There were basically two stations," he remembers. "One was classic rock -- Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, The Beatles, The Stones -- and the other played this dark British New Wave-Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cure, Jesus and Mary Chain, U2. Loveless combines both elements. The songs have a real rock side, but they also have this sad, pretty, melodic side." Wanamaker started Loveless in 2001, teaming up with bassist Pete Armata (the two played together in Expanding Man, a well-regarded hard rock band of the '90s). Next they added Jen Trynin on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, and rounded out the lineup with Tom Polce (Letters to Cleo) on drums. To get more information on Loveless and the rest of this article by Tom Perrotta: www.qdividion.com and www.lvls.com.
 Your Host JoAnne Vickers Wilburn Welcome to "Gift to the World"
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Merrie Amsterburg from her CD: Clementine and Other Stories!  Winner of two Boston Music awards, one Boston Phoenix award, and a Jam Magazine award Both of Merrie's cd's were listed in the top ten albums of their release year by writers for the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Rolling Stone.com, Improper Bostonian, Kansas City Star, Immedia Wire Service, NoHoLA magazine. Merrie has appreared on NPR/PRI radio shows "Mountain Stage", "World Cafe" and "Acoustic Cafe". Merrie's performance on "Mountain Stage" was chosen for the "Best of Mountain Stage" radio program. Her music has been used in the MTV series "RealWorld" and was featured in the MTV movie "Anatomy of a Hate Crime: The Matthew Shepard Story". Merrie has toured with Paula Cole, Aimee Mann, and most recently, Patty Larkin. She has also sung the national anthem for both the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics. To get more information on Merrie Amsterburg: www.qdividion.com and www.merrieamsterburg.com.
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Anne Heaton from her CD: I Know This!
 We are presently featuring Q division Artist Anne Heaton: “Give In” follows Heaton’s critically acclaimed “Black Notebook”. Unlike her debut, “Give In” is an upbeat collection of extroverted love songs. Anne’s deeply personal lyrics balance the conflict between heart and mind to arrive at an emotional center that will touch every listener. “The songs on this record explore how much to give in a relationship, where boundaries should be, and the ways in which intimacy can feel safe, fun, thrilling and scary” Heaton says. Heaton’s lyrics and melodies are complemented with uncluttered arrangements full of subtle counter rhythms and rich harmonies that give every tune its own unique soul. The intertwined lines played by Heaton’s piano and Marotta’s guitar coupled with a relaxed backbeat make “Your Heart,” reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac- a perfect pop expression of true love and gentle passion. “Underdog,” explores the fear of success and the dangers of identifying with a role one has outgrown. The title track is an ambivalent love song that questions the wisdom of closeness while “Maybe It’s Peace” is a modern day spiritual, a subtle, yet powerful expression of hope. “Give In” also includes two tracks recorded live “Hey New York” and “Perfectly Lovely.” “Hey New York” with its tongue twisting avalanche of wry wit showcases Heaton’s exuberant sense of humor and on stage charisma. Starting with lessons at age three, Heaton was a studied classical pianist. She listened to everything from Dexy’s Midnight Runners to Joni Mitchell to the Rolling Stones to the Fine Young Cannibals. While studying Philosophy & Theology at Notre Dame, she sang in a rock band. After graduation, she ran a music program for teenagers in Chicago’s Cabrini Green Housing Projects. A few years later Heaton moved from Chicago to New York and joined a Gospel Choir in Harlem. This was the point when Anne started writing songs. “Hearing Peter Gabriel’s ‘Us’ for the first time, made me realize how powerful it could be to relate your psychological and spiritual experiences in a way that was musically beautiful and resonant. I felt like Peter Gabriel was expressing my inner world or what I wished the world were like. I thought that if I could ever touch someone else in the way that he had reached me, I would be very happy.” Heaton’s choir director John Motley introduced her to jazz drummer, Max Roach, who hired Anne to tour with him in Europe. Along with Motley and a small group of singers, Heaton performed jazz standards, old spirituals, and original Max Roach compositions. “I was absorbing as much music as I could back then. I was also playing in a Latin Band, which is where I met Frank Marotta, Jr.” Heaton and Marotta have been playing together for five years. They’ve criss-crossed the country supporting folks like Jewel, Dan Bern, Melissa Ferrick & Jonatha Brooke. They put on an energetic show combining Heaton’s compelling lead vocals, brash humor and understated keyboard style with Marotta's aggressive acoustic guitar rhythms, exceptional electric guitar lines and backing vocals. On “Give In” they’ve taken their musical partnership to a new level. “Give In” is both quiet and powerful, a document of two creative souls at the height of their power.
Anne Heaton: I Know This (EP) (2005)
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