Allen Surdez
Jan 12, 2012 Members
Allen Surdez
I was a 12 year old boy living in Illinois. My older brother bought me a small guitar and a chord book and said here learn what you can. so I learnd some chords wrote some songs and thuought I was going to be a star.(the dream of every kid). so here I am 45 years later still trying.
Get Lit!/Spokane Songwriters Event
The Spokane Songwriters Organization is excited to be participating in an event in connection with the EWU Get Lit! festival this year. Join us for Songwriters in the Round – Poetry of the Song, Sunday April 15th, 2 to 5 pm, Holy Names Music Center Recital Hall. Artists include: Dave McRae, Steve Schennum, Cheryl Branz, Bill Tierney, Laddie Ray Melvin, Kevin Brown, Bill Kostelec and Kathy Kostelec. $10 suggested donation (students free) and free refreshments for all. Check out the full Get Lit! festival at http://outreach.ewu.edu/getlit/2528.xml
Bob Whitmore
Jan 12, 2012 Members
Bob Whitmore
Sarah Hackett:
“I met Bob in welding class, he had gentle eyes yet was mean as I had seen with a welding torch. I quickly learned that he was an outside thinker, creativity and innovation and further he never hesitated to help another knowledge seeking mind. Bob would almost always have his guitar out in his car, so while many students would spend there breaks hugging their cell phones, Bob would play a song or two. It was after hearing the first song that he strummed and sang to me that I was witnessing his favorite medium of all. Since that class so many years ago Bob has become a dear friend, he offers a friendship to those around him that runs deep, and connects with people with a sincerity and love that seems increasingly hard to find these days. These two attributes I have witnessed in his human interaction are also very evident in his music. Bob is a poet who can put his reflection to melody. His music has soul, his lyrics have great meaning and the notes he plays brings that meaning to the surface where it can be shared with others in an accessable way. Bob is an artist, a musician, a writer, he is a teacher and a friend. No matter what happens in life one can be assured that good ol’ Bob will be creating something beautiful”.
Contact: bobwhitmore_@hotmail.com
Phone: (509)-590-8823
Feb. 2012 Brick & Mortar Show
Jan 12, 2012 Brick & Mortar shows, Events, News
The February Brick & Mortar show will feature songwriters Kevin Brown and Bill Kostelec (bios below). This promises to be another great night of original music in Spokane! Join us Thursday, February 2nd from 7 to 9 pm at Chairs Coffee 113 W. Indiana. And don’t forget we’ll kick the night off with a half hour open mic. Hope to see you there!
Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown is an active member of the Spokane roots music community. For the last decade he has hosted the radio show “Front Porch Bluegrass” on Spokane Public Radio, served as the Music Director for the Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival, and played mandolin in the Rhythm & Bluegrass band Big Red Barn. In 2010 Kevin released his first solo album of original songs, “The County Primaries”, which NoDepression.com called “easily one of the best debut albums of 2010.”
http://www.brownknows.com
http://www.facebook.com/brownknows
http://kevinbrown.bandcamp.com
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KevinBrown3
Bill Kostelec
Bill Kostelec is a founding member of the songwriters organization and member of the board of directors. He is a prolific songwriter known for sometimes edgy lyrics and storytelling in the American roots music tradition. He performs with his wife Kathy as The Blue Ribbon Tea Company. They released their 5th cd in 2011.
www.theblueribbonteacompany.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/blueribbonteacompany
www.facebook.com/blueribbontea
www.myspace.com/theblueribbonteacompany