Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Bosco and Peck - May 7, 2012

Bosco and Peck were, undoubtedly one of the most fun shows I had hosted since I began the Artist Spotlight and was probably me at my most unguarded. In doing my research in advance of the interview I found out about Bosco's brother, who was doing a renovation on a 1960 Pacer Airstream but, as their album says, the band is so mysterious it was difficult to find out much intel.

One thing is for sure, they are tons of fun, very genuine and I would spend every week with them on the air if I could because them made me laugh, which is good for the soul.

The guys are from "South Jersey", which they tell me is very different from "North Jersey" and were formed in August, 2004. Their music is described as "Neo-soul/Pop/R&B" which I won't disagree with at all but I prefer to describe it as modern porn music.

Here is a link to the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Bosco and Peck from May 7, 2012.

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Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Aoede - April 30, 2012

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Lisa Sniderman, a.k.a. Aoede, has a "quirkly soprano voice and compelling pop music music sound like Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Specktor, Lily Allen."

Sniderman, a folk musician from San Francisco, and former environmental scientist for the State of California has been showered with awards for her music this year, including the 2012 Artists in Music Awards - Best Folk Acoustic Artist and Album of The Year for 'Affair With The Muse'. Just after our interview she received two more awards from the Indie Music Channel; Best Female Folk Artist and Best Folk Video Under 5,000.

Lisa is an environmental activist, using her song, "Blue Gold" in conjunction with 2009's Coastal Cleanup Day. She is also co-founder of Women Rock and works to raise awareness for Dermatomyositis and other muscular diseases like the one she suffers from.

Here is a link to the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Aoede on April 30, 2012.

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Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Chad Cavanaugh - April 23rd, 2012

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Chad Cavanaugh is a "Stay at home Rock Star." During the day he raises three beautiful little girls he raises with his wife Sheila and by night he pursues his dreams of living the life of an Indie/Rock/Folk musician.

Most of the time you can find Chad performing at his haunt, LeStat's West in San Diego, California.

He also spends time playing for local schools that have lost their music programs through budgetary cuts, in particular, playing for Autistic students who benefit specifically from music in their curriculum. He also plays for military families in their neighborhoods, having served in the Army as a member of the "The Old Guard", serving as a sentinel at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Here is the link to the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Chad Cavanaugh April 23rd, 2012

Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Merry Ellen Kirk - 4/16/12

Merry Ellen Kirk is a 21 year old pop singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN who first decided she wanted to play the piano while living in Mongolia with her parents, who were living there as missionaries. As soon as she returned to Memphis, TN, she began taking lessons and music became an important part of her life.

Since then, she has become part of the duo known as The Shakespeares, along with Aaron Krause who is the producer of her solo album, "Firefly Garden."

She is currently working on a songwriting venture with friend and fellow musician, Rachel Pearl.
One of the more ambitious tasks Merry Ellen took on was putting words to the classic piano piece by Debussy, Claire De Lune.

Here is a link to the April 16, 2012 Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Merry Ellen Kirk.

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Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight - Radio Drive - 4/9/12

Kevin Gullickson is a one man band in the most modern sense of the phrase. He is the force behind Radio Drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Radio Drive's fourth album, "This Is Our Time" was released in March of this year and is the second album produced by Gene Paul, the son of Rock God, Les Paul.

Kevin is heavily influenced by bands like The Beatles and U2. Though he is American, his musical influences come through in his vocals, with hints of a British accent.

Along with being influenced musically by U2, Kevin is influenced by Bono's charitable work and recorded a song called, " One Life to Give" which he performed a couple of years ago in Hollywood with other artists, with proceeds going to help the people of Sudan.

To check out Radio Drive's music and to find out more about Kevin and what he is up to, check out the following links, including this link to the broadcast of the April 9th broadcast of the Butterflies Radio @IndieViews Artist Spotlight with Radio Drive.

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