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Megan Slankard
Megan Slankard (born June 6, 1983, Tracy, California) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Early life Slankard began learning the guitar when she was 10 years old. At age 17, Slankard produced and recorded her first album, '' Lady is a Pirate'', with her brother at home on her computer. Career After turning 18, Slankard toured with David Knopfler as the opening act for his European tour and co-wrote the title song of his album '' Ship of Dreams''. In July 2004, Slankard appeared on an episode of TLC's '' What Not to Wear''. The episode first aired July 16, 2004. Slankard's album '' Freaky Little Story'' appeared on the ''Acoustic Guitar'' 2004 Top 5 list and became a top ten seller on the Amazon CD sales chart. In 2005, she released the EP album ''A Little Extra Sun'' produced by Adam Rossi. According to her web site, she was a semi-finalist in Discmaker's 2007 Independent Music World Series and International Songwriting Competition and finalist in the 2008 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SXSW
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by Southwest (2006-2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer-songwriters From California
A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition, although this role has transmuted through different eras of popular music. Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano. In the early 21st century, digital production tools such as GarageBand began to be used by singer-songwriters to compose their music. Definition and usage The label "singer-songwriter" (or "song-writer/singer") is used by record labels and critics to define popular-music artists who write and perform their own material, which is often self-accompanied - generally on acoustic guitar or piano. Such an artist performs the roles of composer, lyricist, vocalist, sometimes instrumentalist, and often self-manager. According to AllMusic, singer-songwriters' lyrics are often personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Women Singer-songwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Campbell (musician)
Jeff Campbell (born September 7, ? in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an accomplished American musician and singer-songwriter. Early life Campbell took private piano instruction as a child, started a metal band in high school, and attended school at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Career A Philadelphia native, Campbell moved to San Francisco in 2005 specifically for the newer Rock scene he had heard was developing. After a few years of trying to balance learning the West Coast Music Scene with his day job, the job was cast aside in favor of full-time touring, writing and recording. In 2006, the musician started his second band "Pine and Battery," and indie-rock band, (2006–2012) with members Rick Munoz (drums), Andy Weller (guitar), and AJ Leighton (bass). Campbell's current band project includes San Francisco, Bay Area musicians Rick Munoz (drums), Max Delaney (guitar), Andrew Lion (bass). (2013–current.) "On a whim, he decided to entered the Guitar Center Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Extra Sun
''A Little Extra Sun'' is the third studio recording and first EP by American independent singer Megan Slankard, released on September 6, 2005, as the follow-up to her second album, Freaky Little Story. This was first released as a limited edition EP exclusively available at CD Baby, with limited distribution available at other music retailers in 2006. Track listing #"My Hallelujah" (Slankard) – 3:47 #"Sails" (Slankard) – 3:30 #"Planets" (Slankard) – 4:16 #"You Love Like" (Slankard) – 3:58 #"Riley" (Slankard) – 2:58 Personnel *Megan Slankard – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals *Adam Rossi – keyboards, programming *Dan Vickrey – electric guitar, acoustic guitar *Nelson Braxton – bass *Steve Bowman – drums *Brian Collier – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running On Machinery
Running on Machinery is the fourth studio album and fifth overall release by American independent singer Megan Slankard, released on May 19, 2015. Track listing # "Bones Live Forever" (Slankard, Blau, Caprista) – 3:13 # "Diving In" (Slankard) – 4:10 # "825" (Slankard, DePrato, Caprista) – 3:12 # "Lost Together" (Slankard) – 3:37 # "If I Knew (feat. Jeff Campbell)" (Slankard) – 4:02 # "Like Always Alex" (Slankard) – 4:50 # "What It's Worth" (Slankard) – 4:07 # "Can't Keep it In" (Slankard, Caprista) – 4:05 # "Taking My Chances" (Slankard) – 2:30 # "What a Way to Fail" (Slankard) – 4:41 # "Next to You (A Nuclear Love Song)" (Slankard) – 4:19 Release and promotion Running on Machinery was produced by Alex Wong, and recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios John Vanderslice in San Francisco, Angel House South Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Token Of The Wreckage
A Token of the Wreckage is the third studio album and fourth overall release by American independent singer Megan Slankard, released on March 8, 2011. Track listing # "A Token of the Wreckage" (Slankard) – 5:19 # "Fair Enough and Farewell" (Slankard, Blau) – 4:00 # "Our Little Secret" (Slankard, Symonds) – 3:24 # "The Tragic Life of Caleb" (Slankard) – 3:40 # "My Obsession with Bees" (Slankard) – 3:31 # "The Happy Birthday" (Slankard) – 3:21 # "The Pain of Growing Up" (Slankard) – 3:56 # "Soundtrack" (Slankard) – 2:47 # "Beautiful Makeshift" (Slankard) – 4:17 # "The Last Thing You Say" (Slankard) – 3:58 # "You and Your Bright Ideas" (Slankard) – 4:16 # "Show Up" (Slankard) – 5:11 Release and promotion In the summer of 2010, Slankard posted on her official website asking for donation from fans to fund the recording of her first music video. It was revealed that the video would be for the lead sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KNBR-FM
KNBR-FM (104.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to San Francisco, California, serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Owned by Cumulus Media, KNBR-FM features a sports radio format in a simulcast with co-owned KNBR. Both stations are the San Francisco affiliates for CBS Sports Radio, the flagship stations for the San Francisco Giants Radio Network and co-flagship stations for the San Francisco 49ers Radio Network (along with KSAN and KGO). KNBR-AM-FM are the radio home of Greg Papa and Tom Tolbert. KNBR maintains studios on Battery Street in San Francisco, while the transmitter is located on Mount Sutro. In addition to a standard analog transmission, KNBR simulcasts over low-power analog Pleasanton booster KNBR-FM3 (104.5 FM), and is available online. History Beautiful music The station signed on the air on February 4, 1960, as KBAY-FM. It was owned by Kaiser Broadcasting, a company started by local industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. It aired a "good music" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
