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Wednesday, 20 August 2008  
 

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR:

What began as the flu ended up as pneumonia and I've been pretty much out of commission since the middle of February. My apologies for the lack of new content on the site and for the delays in responding to emails the past week or so.  My health is much improved and I will be adding new content and catching up on emails in the days to come.  

The Asheville Music Scene website is now two months old and growing fast.   In spite of a few technical glitches and the health battles of the site editor,  the website has received an overwhelmingly positive response.  It appear that folks are truly interested in reading about local music and local musicians and hungry for even more content.

The Asheville Music Scene website is poised to embark on the next phase of it's growth.  Thus far, the content on the Asheville Music Scene website has depended on the efforts of a single editor. Even before my recent health issues, it was a challenge for one person to keep pace with the volume of local music news.  But that's about to change.  As the website begins it's third month,  we are now actively soliciting articles, reviews, guest editorials, and other content from the community. I'll be sharing additional information about this new phase in life of the Asheville Music Scene website in the days to come. 

Thanks again for all the great feedback concerning The Asheville Music Scene website. Our primary mission is to support the local musicians and music related entities in the Asheville area by serving as a news and information hub. 

We encourage you to support live local music by going out to hear local bands as often as possible.

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Local Earth Day Event Offers Musicians a Chance at $1000 Print E-mail
Tuesday, 12 February 2008

Earth Day Asheville is approaching and this year local bands have a chance to celebrate by taking home a hefty $1,000 dollar prize.  Earth Day planners have organized an on-line contest where local fans can vote for their favorite bands in six music genres; Jazz/Blues/R&B; Bluegrass/Oldtime; Americana/Country/Acoustic; Latin/World/Reggae; Rock/Funk/Dance; and Electronic.  The winners in each category will receive a check for $1,000.00 and also be invited to perform at The Orange Peel as part of the Earth Day festivities on April 22 from 7pm until midnight. 

Deadline for band entries is February 29th and the contest starts on March 1st.    There is a 20.00 fee to enter the contest, and that's pretty reasonable for a chance at one of the $1,000 prizes.   Participating bands will be promoted on the event website and that alone is probably worth the 20 bucks.

Band entry forms are available on-line at www.earthdayasheville.org

Additional information is available at www.myspace.com/earthdayasheville.

The contest and event is being organized by Quality Forward, a Keep America Beautiful affiliate.    The concert is presented by Asheville-based grocery, Earth Fare, and is sponsored by other environmentally-conscious businesses. Other sponsors include, but are not limited to, Pepsi Cola Bottling, Have-A-Cup, Hands of Sean Perry, Jimmy White Builders, Mountain Xpress, Asheville Radio Group, Mast General Store and Biltmore Iron and Metal.  





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