Nominees for the 2006 CARAs (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards) have
been announced on the CASA website (www.casa.org) and include these local
nominees:
The Alley Cats
The Mighty Echoes
USC Sirens
UCLA Random Voices
Congratulations to our SoCal locals, and best of luck in the final process
(winners announced April 1).
COMPETITIONS THIS MONTH
International Championship of High School A Cappella
Saturday, February 4, 8pm, in San Diego, CA
Saturday, February 11: Varsity Vocals ICHSA and ICCA at USC.The ICHSA Show
- 3:30pm, Bovard Auditorium at the USC campus. Featuring Unstrumental from
Calabasas High School and Six Guys Named Blake from Colorado! This is the
inaugural high school event for Varsity Vocals in the Southern California
area. Admission is FREE! Come for ICHSA, and stay for the ICCA Show -
8:00pm, Bovard Auditorium at the USC campus. Tickets are available at the
Varsity Vocals website, www.varsityvocals.com/icca
For more information on the events, please visit
www.varsityvocals.com/ichsa or www.varsityvocals.com/icca, or e-mail
west@varsityvocals.com (ICCA) or ichsa.west@varsityvocals.com (ICHSA).
COLLEGIATE GROUPS ON TOUR
The Yale Spizzwinks, America's oldest underclassman a cappella group,
will be touring southern California this March! We will be in both the
L.A. and San Diego areas between March 4th and March 18th. If you are
interested in having the Spizzwinks come and perform, please don't
hesitate to contact David Resnick, tour manager for the group. For more
information, check out their website, www.spizzwinks.com, or contact
them at david.resnick@yale.edu.
Out of the Blue, Oxford University's all-male a cappella sensation, is very
excited to be touring the West coast of America in March 2006. We sing
everything from 1920s barbershop tunes to spirituals, jazz, rock and modern
pop. Our music melds traditional vocal techniques and modern styling -
without any instruments - to produce an unrivalled entertainment
experience. We do it all, and do it well; from school assemblies and
corporate events to private dinners and weddings. Our flexibility allows us
to provide entertainment to audiences ranging from over 1500 to a command
performance for former US President Bill Clinton. Wherever we go, we find
that we offer a unique and professional show, tailored to suit the
particular audience and venue. We will be visiting San Francisco, Los
Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas and Seattle among other places and would
love any more opportunities to perform! If you are interested, please check
out our website at www.ootb.org.uk or send us an email at
ootb@herald.ox.ac.uk. Promotional materials including sound samples and
videos are available on request!
COLLEGIATE GROUPS IN THE MEDIA
"Rock and R.O.," the documentary about USC’s Reverse Osmosis in the ICCA's
in 2004, will be screening at the Delray Beach (FL) Film Festival in March,
and the group is being flown there to perform before the screening. Spread
the word to your Florida family and friends! More information:
http://www.uscro.com
http://www.myspace.com/reverseosmosis
http://www.rockandro.com
http://www.myspace.com/rockandro
PERFORMANCES
Baked A Cappella is on Sunday, Feb. 19, 7:30-10:30 at the Baked Potato in
North Hollywood (www.thebakedpotato.com). Featured will be LA's great
doo-wap group The Mighty Echoes and Pacific Swingline, singing everything
from pop to folk to classical. The third group is to be announced soon.
Email morganames@sbcglobal.net for more details.
Swing by our website (www.TheAlleyCats.com) to check out the latest edition
of our monthly e-Newsletter. Click the e-newsletter link, then scroll down
to February, 2006. We've got reviews from our January, updates for February
- plus some Alley Cat predictions for the upcoming Super Bowl, and the
results of the 2006 A Cappella Community Awards! In harmony ---- ----
Mando, Royce, Sean, and Juan - "The Alley Cats"
Corrections? News? Want to be in the next update? Email Betsy Hanger:
socalcasa@earthlink.net
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