Radian Records Blog

Episode 1: Featuring Sonia Montez, EVENi, Jus Cool, The Shwizz

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Radian Records artist, Sonia Montez, will be playing an acoustic set on Monday, May 10th at Gavin and Joey DeGraw’s famous National Underground. The show starts at 7:45pm at the downstairs stage. $8 Door cover, Age 18+.

“Little Jealousy” Written and Performed by Sonia Montez,
Featuring Kiernan McMullan, Produced by Andrew Felluss
From the Radian Records EP release Of Tears And Honey

Video Directed by Matthew Gielen. Starring Nick Vergara, Cassandra Starr, Katy Wright-Mead, Ross Chestnut, Lacey Jo Anderson and of course Sonia Montez and Kiernan McMullan.

Matthew Gielen is a producer and director and his most recent feature “The
Graduates” can be watched for free at Hulu.com:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/92154/the-graduates

Or purchased on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMovie?id=320697556&s=143441&uo=6

listen live here 6pm-7pm Wednesday November 4th, 2009

by Bambi Weavil at OutImpact.com

We discovered this beautiful Brooklyn (and vegan) songstress, Sonia Montez, thanks to our friends at Girlie Girl Army. Her new album, Of Tears and Honey, is organic and acoustic, part jazz and part folk-pop, a complete effort of love and passion, and undoubtedly a album expressing a collage of experiences.

“Little Jealousy” expresses a need to not let life pass you by, instead of misery dominating your life for years to come as you get over someone. “Red Moon” is heavy and sweet as red wine and could easily be done with a strong country influence (for instance, we love the strength of violins) or straight out pop-filled jazz.

“Secret” featuring Kiernan McMullan is a sweet love song, and a even more gorgeous duet between the two. They could easily do a entire record together and it wouldn’t be overkill. “No Regrets” showcases Montez’s strength as a natural jazz artist, with the smooth poetry of her lyrics.

“I Miss You,” a song that I connect to the deepest, is a fiery declaration of distance between two becoming a reality and what it will all mean to the relationship. “Heart Symphony” is the last track on Of Tears and Honey, a acoustic-pop, peaceful, reflection-based atmospheric track that is a audio painting of beauty, love, stars and emotion.

We have nothing but love for this socially-conscious, talented artist, and we believe she’s one of the best undiscovered, real talents we’ve heard this year! Check her out on MySpace, and Facebook!

Sonia Montez will be playing Blaggards Pub in NYC on Saturday, Jan 10th at 8pm

Sonia Montez will be performing alongside other talents at art culture online magazine, Too Shy To Stop’s New Year’s Eve/web site launch party at STAIN Bar in Williambsurg Brooklyn, dubbed Too Shy Oh Nine. RSVP for free entry to the party. There will be door prizes and happy hour drink specials all night. TSTS also wrote a nice feature on Sonia which can be found here.

Playing her 2nd acoustic set at Philadelphia’s Theatre of the Living Arts, Sonia opened up for The Mountain Goats. Thanks once again to Ourstage.com for inviting Sonia to perform.

www.soniamontez.com

Sonia Montez was invited to open tonight’s show at Philadelphia’s Theatre of the Living Arts, warming the stage for Matt Nathanson and Jessie Baylin on their national tour.

Thank you to OurStage for helping make the connection.

The New York Optimist and John Sebastian have just published an article about Sonia and her recent performance at the Verrazano Narrows Botanical Gardens.

http://thenewyorkoptimist.com/soniamontez.html

An excerpt:

“Her music is diverse soulful and clever weaving rich and
textured chords and base lines with profound and poetic
lyrics that touch the heart and lift the spirit.
Sonia’s music makes one feel like anything is possible and
that world is full of Optimism.
I highly recommend Sonia Montez as part of your music
collection so visit her my space page with the link here in the
feature and enjoy, thank you Sonia and Radian records for
giving the world such a unique and beautiful musical gift.”