{"id":51259,"date":"2019-08-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/have-love-of-music-will-travel-southeast-artists-are-heading-southwest\/"},"modified":"2019-08-01T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:00","slug":"have-love-of-music-will-travel-southeast-artists-are-heading-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/have-love-of-music-will-travel-southeast-artists-are-heading-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Have love of music, will travel: Southeast artists are heading Southwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<p>They&rsquo;re going to raise capital to help travel from Juneau to Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Local artists<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/zen-hop-records\/sets\/radiophonicjazz\" target=\"_blank\"> Radiophonic Jazz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/annie-bartholomew\" target=\"_blank\">Annie B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thistle_and_myth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thistle &#38; Myth<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mariancall.bandcamp.com\" target=\"_blank\">Marian Call<\/a> will perform Friday at the Gold Town Theater to help fundraise for a planned trip later this month to the <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusiciancon.com\" target=\"_blank\">CDBaby DIY Musician Conference<\/a>. The three-day conference is intended to be a learning opportunity for independent musicians who want touring and recording to be regular parts of their life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to have my notebook with me, and the whole time I&rsquo;ll be taking notes,&rdquo; said Chris Talley, one half of Juneau rap duo Radiophonic Jazz, in an interview.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>He scrunched up his face to show focus and mimed taking notes before sincerely expressing appreciation for the chance to learn and grow as a young creator.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><ins>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/norah-jones-first-friday-music-video-release-party-heres-whats-happening-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find out what&rsquo;s happening this week<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;Experience, that&rsquo;s the No. 1 thing,&rdquo; Talley said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The trip is being organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/akimimusic.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Alaska Independent Music Initiative<\/a>, a nonprofit consisting of musicians that supports Alaska music. Juneauites Annie Bartholomew, Arias Hoyle, Guy and Stacy Unzicker, Talley and Call will be part of a 16-person Alaska delegation at the conference.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to being Juneau music scene fixtures, Bartholomew is a special program manager for AKIMI and Call is a program manager for AKIMI. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;We have all kinds of musicians in the state,&rdquo; Call said in an interview, &ldquo;and there are a few of those musicians who are interested in making music like full- or part-time or a big part of their lives. One of my passions, and one of AKIMI&rsquo;s passions is getting tools into the hands of people who have that interest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2434917407\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/akimi.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-alaskans-have-landed-vol-i\">The Alaskans Have Landed vol. I by AKIMI<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Rasmuson Foundation and Atwood Foundation are supporting the travel, Call said, but she said it&rsquo;s important to augment that assistance with independent fundraising.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;They support us because we go out and hustle,&rdquo; Call said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Airfare and lodging for all 16 attendees will be roughly $12,000, Call wrote in an email. Attendees are each putting in $300 &mdash; $4,800 total &mdash; so the hope to fundraise around $7,200.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>There have been some other grants awarded, and AKIMI is fundraising online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/akimimusic\" target=\"_blank\">paypal.me\/akimimusic <\/a>and via a mixtape being sold online at<a href=\"https:\/\/akimi.bandcamp.com\/.\" target=\"_blank\"> https:\/\/akimi.bandcamp.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>So Call said the goal for Juneau overall is to raise about $2,000 between the show and through online donations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>All the artists performing Friday in Juneau will be bringing some sort of new material to the stage, Call said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Non-Juneau members of the 16-person group bound for Austin fundraised in their communities where possible or contributed administrative expertise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;Everyone&rsquo;s being asked to contribute pretty heavily,&rdquo; Call said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>While a lot of modern music exists in a digital space, Call and Bartholomew said it&rsquo;s still important for young artists to rack up lived experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>It can be difficult for young artists to navigate recording and touring, said the artists who both have experience in those worlds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;By taking Alaskan musicians there, it helps everybody level up, and if you want to be bigger than your hometown it takes more than just talent,&rdquo; Bartholomew said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><ins>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/north-carolina-songwriter-helps-bring-blackbeard-to-life-on-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Songwriter helps bring Blackbeard to life on stage<\/a>]<\/ins><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>At the conference Alaskan musicians will have a chance to attend seminars and lectures, receive one-on-one mentor time and perform as part of an all-Alaskan showcase at Cheer Up Charlie&rsquo;s, which is a music venue staple for both the South by Southwest and Austin City Limits music festivals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;Yes, we&rsquo;re doing a concert, and that&rsquo;s exciting but that&rsquo;s the point,&rdquo; Call said. &ldquo;The point is to take everyone down to learn what you don&rsquo;t know you don&rsquo;t know about lawyers and licensing and touring planning and production.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>It also doubles as a chance bring Alaska art to a place far removed from Alaska.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big time ambassador role,&rdquo; Call said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-attachment in-story\"><a href='https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Have love of music, will travel: Southeast artists are heading Southwest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/17930414_web1_15473207_web1_190207Govs_Arts_Awards09-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 98vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Talley said he&rsquo;s particularly excited for people not inculcated in Southeast culture to hear Hoyle and him rap in Ling&#0237;t, the Tlingit language.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;In Juneau, it&rsquo;s like Natives, eh, art, eh, but there it&rsquo;s going to be a total change of pace,&rdquo; Talley said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Alaska delegation also offers a chance for idea exchange and connections to perform among disparate artists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Bandmates and spouses Guy and Stacy Unzicker said in an interview that Alaska just seems to inspire art and she&rsquo;s excited to share space with the other creative people who call the Last Frontier home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;Especially in Juneau, it&rsquo;s hard to connect to the other parts of the state,&rdquo; said Guy Unzicker, one half of the duo Thistle &#38; Myth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Making a big state slightly smaller for musicians, fostering a sense of community and making a rising tide for all ships are all things AKIMI works to accomplish.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>&ldquo;People know resources, people know people, people know venues, people know history, but it all dies when we&rsquo;re not sharing it in any formalized way,&rdquo; Call said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what AKIMI is for get us all in the same room and get us talking, and to say to Alaskans, &lsquo;Here&rsquo;s the music from the opposite coast that you&rsquo;ve never heard before, and you&rsquo;re going to love it.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Know &#38; Go<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Southeast by Southwest Concert<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>When: <\/strong>9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Gold Town Theater, 171 Shattuck Way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Admission: <\/strong>General admission costs $20 or $12 for seniors and students. There is also &ldquo;Angel Admission&rdquo; for $45 which offers extra support to local artists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><hr \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><b>\u2022 Contact reporter Ben Hohenstatt at (907)523-2243 or bhohenstatt@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BenHohenstatt.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p><hr \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, they&rsquo;ll play a hometown show. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":474,"featured_media":51260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","wds_primary_category":9,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[74,73],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-51259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-news","tag-arts-and-culture","tag-ccw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/474"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51259"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=51259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}