Read All About(.com) It!

Just wanted to take a moment and thank the lovely and talented (for real, though, not in that generic, nothing-else-to-say introductory way) Joanna Quargnali-Linsley of Misery Loves Co. and Toy Block Music for the fantastic shout-out to Stereo Sinai on About.com! She mentioned us in her music business year-end wrap up alongside the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir as "bands that may not be new to everyone, but should be." Right on!

For those who didn't see it, you can catch the article here.

And...

If you're in Chitown, be sure to stop by Uncommon Ground on Clark tomorrow night for a kick-ass show alongside human beatbox Yuri Lane. All the details are here.

See you there!

Writing the Rails

There's so much crazy talent in this city it's ridiculous. And, even better, it's being put to use for a good cause.

David Kav, a local singer-songwriter friend of ours, just kicked off a really incredible tour: Writing the Rails. David is going from Chicago to Memphis, with a bunch of stops along the way, playing gigs to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. David and Leah Jones, founder of Natiiv Arts and Media and social media coach extraordinaire, came up with the concept for the train-tour during a caffeine-induced brainstorming session. He is accompanied by Theresa Carter, also known as The Local Tourist, who is helping document the whole process (and we musicians sometimes just need a little help...). The good folks over at Misery Loves Co. and Unscene Chicago are lending some amazing support to the project as well.

We hope you'll keep up with David and Theresa's travels through their site, writingtherails.com, and maybe contribute to the cause.

In the meantime, check out the fun videos they're posting from the road on their YouTube page. And here's a special one from when David lent Miriam his guitar at Maui Wowi...

Stand Out in a Digital World

Last Monday night, Stereo Sinai had the exciting privilege of being featured on a panel of local working musicians who are using social media to build fan relationships, better their brands, and generally stand out in a digital world. We were joined by an amazing group: singer-songwriters Matt Ryd and Jeffrey David Goldford, Tim Toomey of Assault, Inc., and our fabulous moderator Jim Goodrich. It was an awesome night- lots of fun covering all kinds of interesting topics.

You can listen to the entire panel here, or check it out on the Chicago Music Commission website.

You can also check out the sound-bite version by scrolling through some of the #mawf (Musicians at Work Forum) tweets on Twitter. (Everyone on Twitter? Eh? We're @stereosinai.)

We wanted to take a minute to give a shout-out to our social media coach extraordinaire, Leah Jones of Natiiv Arts and Media. She got some love from the panel (as you'll hear), but she deserves way more. And as far as Stereo Sinai is concerned, the unsung heroes of the CMC panel are the amazing folks at Misery Loves Co. You're the best!