RE: Upcoming concerts

Posted by forcesinmotion on 08.13.09 @ 05:33 PM

I submitted this, but it didn't get listed...

The Helios Jazz Orchestra is performing on Sunday, August 16 at 3 PM at the SPC Music Center.

Eddie Rosicky (from Lounge Cat) and Rita Wilson are the featured singers. Selections include “Witchcraft”, “Boogie Stop Shuffle”, “Agua de Beber”, “Gravy Waltz” and others.

Admission is $10 at the door. There are no advance tickets available. The Music Center at St. Petersburg College is located at 6605 Fifth Ave. North in St. Petersburg, FL 33733.

RE: Letters

Posted by forcesinmotion on 09.07.07 @ 12:07 PM

It is unfortunate that a local artist with an “ax to grind” because we have never featured him on the EMIT series, can take a “sucker shot” at another artist and a nonprofit organization that has given so much to our community. During the past 12 years, EMIT has presented over 120 concerts of adventurous music here in the Tampa Bay area. We have featured amazing artists including Sam Rivers, Amy Denio, ROVA, Pauline Oliveros, Tim Berne, The Glass Orchestra, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Moving Current Dance Collective, Derek Bailey, Peter Kowald and many, many more world-class musicians. Our admission fees have always been affordable as part of our mission to serve all of the community. We have featured many local artists over the years as well. Dave’s letter is infantile and self-serving. Sadly, we haven’t featured Dave on the EMIT series because his music isn’t that interesting. Who wants to hear a guitarist noodling endlessly with a Line 6 delay box?