The Switch

http://www.newyorkcool.com/archives/2005/February/music_6.htm - New York Cool

http://www.erasingclouds.com/wk405switch.html - Erasing Clouds Magazine

http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=76618 - Music Industry News

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GoTour Road Show Contest
The GoTour Road Show gives independent performing artists working in dance, theater, music, text, performance art and mixed disciplines a chance to perform in New York City in July 2005. Ten national and five New York-based independent artists will participate in a shared weekend performance event, which also includes a transportation stipend, a press junket, opening night reception, and the opportunity to meet other artists and presenters from New York City and around the country.

For more information, please visit:
www.gotour.org
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http://www.thefield.org/to.asp?ID=3 - The Field

“Our inspiration comes from the universe…it doesn’t get much bigger than that,” said Joe Pepitone, the guitarist and keyboardist for The Switch, as he sipped a beer before their performance on Friday, April 15.

Don’t be fooled, The Switch is not your ordinary band. They are breaking all conventional rules and writing their own....

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NEW YORK -- What's that? You missed the show at Performance Space 122 this weekend? Don't worry. Chances are some of the artists in the GoTour Road Show are heading to a city near you.

The showcase of independent artists, including opera singers, dancers and comedians, celebrated the first anniversary of GoTour. The free networking Web site encourages grass-roots touring for performers, especially those who lack institutional support.

GoTour is run by The Field, and in keeping with the New York-based arts organization's egalitarian bent, the 14 acts at Performance Space 122 were selected by their peers following an essay contest in which they were asked to address what it means to be an independent artist and what the benefits of touring are. Seventy-three artists answered The Field's call.

Friday night's show served as a New York debut for many of the performers, including some of those based in the city. Just shy of three hours, the evening had a homespun feel, from supportive, cheering audience members to do-it-yourself stage setups by the various groups.

Singer-songwriters Erin Lee Kelly and Marci Appelbaum kicked things off with the "Hello Song," its catchy, dysfunctional lyrics (rhyming "My boyfriend's ex-girlfriend keeps calling me" with "appalling me"). It was very different from the children's songs they usually perform.

This charming disconnect set the stage for the non-curated show, in which Mary-Elizabeth Holby and Shana David's absurd but poignant songs followed Julie Troost's overwrought dance-drama about her grandmother's death, and Greek tragedy preceded wordless physical comedy.

Jennifer Lanier inhabited several personas in "None of the Above," her take on the agony and ecstasy of junior high romance -- a coming-of-age-story complicated by homosexuality and ethnicity. The Hawaii-based actress was equally convincing, whether contorting her body as she folded and refolded imaginary notes for the object of her affection or transforming a stool into a La-Z-Boy recliner for the straight-shooting Aunt Vera.

Hometown band The Switch provided another highlight with their electronic pop, lead singer Kai Altair's raggedy glamour and voluptuous voice fronting a pokerfaced quartet of hipster musicians.

Despite a few clunkers, the evening provided exciting evidence that the indie arts scene is alive and kicking. Making art, especially when you have no assurances that it will ever be seen, is an incredibly hopeful endeavor.


On the Net:
GoTour: www.gotour.org
Performance Space 122: www.ps122.org
The Field: www.thefield.org

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Connecticut Music - By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO, Associated Press Writer