ABQ & Cornerstone

It’s been awhile since Anorexic Beauty Queen has been out with the full band. If you check the calendar, you see that there is a date coming up that has the original ABQ lineup. They are primed and ready to go do a few more shows this summer.

One summer date I want to see ABQ play is Cornerstone. This music fest of 20,000+ is in Illinois and runs from June 30 - July 5. You can help get ABQ on stage. It’s an online voting contest through the Cornerstone website but unlike most festivals where you have one winner, this one has 16. So far there are a couple hundred bands in the running so the odds of making it are not too bad. Fifteen bands play the "New Band Showcase" Stage. The top vote getter plays the mainstage on Wednesday, July 2 alongside Disciple, Family Force 5, Skillet and Flyleaf.

If you give them a vote and send me an email, I’ll direct you to a site where you can download "This Little Light" for free as a little thank you.

You need to register on Cornerstone’s website in order to vote and can only vote for a band one time per band. Once you vote, send me a message and I’ll drop you the link to download the album.

Click the banner to get to the Cornerstone website so you can vote for Anorexic Beauty Queen.

Taste of Syracuse - LOOKING FOR BANDS

SubCat Studios and Aux Records are teaming up again to bring you the SubCat Emerging Artist Stage at the 2008 Taste of Syracuse. This stage offers up-and-coming bands of all styles the opportunity to showcase their music for all of CNY.

Members of SubCat Studios and Aux Records will select 22 artists to perform at this year's event and are now accepting submissions for performance slots. Download the submission form from http://www.auxrecords.com/tasteofsyracuse and mail it along with your music, bio and a photo to:

SubCat Studio
PO Box 367
Skaneateles, NY 13152

Submissions will be accepted via mail until Friday, April 4, 2008.

Last year the SubCat Emerging Artists Stage hosted 23 local artists including Native American Music Award winner Corn-Bred and former SAMMY winner Merit.

The Taste of Syracuse, owned and operated by Galaxy Communications, takes place 11:00 am to 11:00 pm on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2008 in downtown Syracuse. The event is free to attend and pairs live music with close to 100 food vendors from in and around Syracuse. For more information visit www.tasteofsyracuse.com.