[005] SOUTHERN GIRLS ROCK THE HOUSE AT ANNUAL DAY CAMP AT MTSU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2009
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; Nicole Tekulve, 615-849-8140

SOUTHERN GIRLS ROCK THE HOUSE AT ANNUAL DAY CAMP AT MTSU
Those Darlins, DJ Eticut, Korean is Asian, Tristen and Heavy Cream to Show the Way

(MURFREESBORO) – Scores of girls ages 10 to 17 will convene July 27 through July 31 at MTSU for the seventh annual Murfreesboro edition of the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp (SGRRC), a week-long gathering that nurtures musical talent and self-esteem in a positive, supportive atmosphere.
The day camp, which will operate from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. each day, will feature instruction in drums, vocals, keyboards, guitar and bass, as well as workshops in recording, screenprinting, songwriting, music herstory, photography, zine-making and do-it-yourself arts and crafts.
On Saturday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m., the girls will display the skills they honed in bands throughout the week by performing in a showcase concert in Tucker Theater. Admission is $8 per person. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Throughout the evening, some 25 items will be raffled off to raise funds for the camp, including a vintage Gretsch guitar, selections from Tulle Clothing’s spring 2009 line, a stay at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, a Daisy Rock acoustic guitar, items autographed by country music star Wanda Jackson, and gift certificates to local restaurants and attractions.
Professional performers who are slated to guide the girls are:
* Korean is Asian, a band that counts The Band, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, Tom Waits and Neil Young among its influences;
*Tristen, a Nashville-based solo artist who grew up in Chicago and whose music has been described as “a simple, straightforward pop-influenced folk style;”
*Heavy Cream, a four-piece indie rock band on the Infinity Cat label that describes its music as sounding like “chasing some strange tail;”
*DJ Eticut, aka Sarah Chrosniak, a DJ/hip-hop producer whose beats have been used on several rap albums; she also is an MTSU student who serves as DJ and backup singer for The Billy Goats;
*and Those Darlins, a three-woman band that includes SGRRC founder Kelley (Darlin) Anderson. Their self-titled debut CD on their own label (Oh Wow Dang! Records) has received rave reviews in national media. As David Carr wrote in the March 19 edition of The New York Times, Those Darlins have “a comically leering sexuality and the kind of abandon that seems scarce these days. Their punk hootenanny sensibility reminds us that you don’t have to act serious to be taken seriously.”

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As in the past, girls will have an opportunity to ask questions of musicians and other music industry professionals in panel discussions. This year’s participants include Meredith Kotas, marketing and promotion specialist with Pirate!Promotion; Rachel Briggs, graphic designer at American Songwriter magazine; Sarah Chrosniak aka DJ Eticut, disc jockey and performer; Cali Devaney, stylist; Tristen Gaspaderek, songwriter and performer; and Kelley Anderson, member of Those Darlins and SGRRC founder.
Sponsors for this year’s camp include MTSU, Kohl’s, Singer Sewing Company, Daisy Rock Guitars, Ernie Ball, Textbook Brokers, Red Bull, Tugboat Productions, The Gretsch Foundation, Griffen Technology, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel and Grand Palace Silkscreen.
The Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp is a program of Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities, a Murfreesboro-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which “uses involvement and hands-on approaches to inspire young people to grow as individuals, artists and community leaders,” states its Web site. For more information, go to www.yeahintheboro.org or send an e-mail to info@yeahintheboro.org.

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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of artists scheduled to appear at this year’s Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp and/or color jpegs from prior camps, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu or Nicole Tekulve, SGRRC Director, at 615-849-8140 or sgrrc@yeahintheboro.org.