Radian Records Blog

NEW YEAR’S DAY
Friday, January, 1, 2010
Doors @ 8:00pm, Open Mic 9:00pm, DJ Spinning Til 1am
$10 suggested, but no one turned away for lack of funds.

2010 Re-Imagined: New Year’s Day

Hosted by Ashley B.

Music by Funke

Featuring the work of;
Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Latonia Phipps, Zave Martohardjono, Maria Bauman of Urban Bush Women, Lola Johnson, Sherley Olopherene, BJ Watkins, and Nadia Bourne

Rivers of Honey is a cabaret featuring women and trans artists of color the first Friday of every month. This project is made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

For information, e-mail riversofhoney[at]gmail.com
more at myspace.com/riversofhoney
An Ariana, Shauntee & Shawn(ta) Joint

WOW Cafe Theater is located at 59-61 East 4th Street
on the Fourth Floor.
between Bowery and 2nd Avenue in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Thanks to all our clients who have been patient while we undergo a drastic move from 23rd St to The Music Building (at 38th St. and 8th Av).  The floor is down, and the walls for the booth are framed out.  There’s still more soundproofing, acoustic treatment, and finish work to do so excuse our mess while we get the place up to par.  Below is a scale drawing of the studio:

“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

Carlos did an amazing job moving us from 23rd to 38th St, and costs were extremely reasonable.

Man With Van and So Much More - call 347-932-0135 or 347-683-0704

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

It’s been a wonderful 2+ years sharing space with the folks at Wingflix on 23rd Street.  We are returning to Times Square to take room 1207 in the Music Building.  The new space is quite unfinished, as of this writing, but we have a plan.  Below is the old studio on 23rd Street, which will soon be the home for Musician, Composer, DJ Tim Robert:

and another view

thanks Benedict for the beautiful work.

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!

SoundCloud.com is developing a beautiful platform for sharing music both publicly and privately.  Check out the Radian Records profile here.

here’s the embedded player: