Wondering what those darn STG kids are up to down in Austin?
Listen now to STG's Lauren Daniels with Lee Callahan for AM 1090's Community Matters, also airing on KZOK and JACK FM - the interview offers a little bit of insight into the insanity happening down in Austin right now!
More updates to come...
Friday, March 19, 2010
STG at SXSW!
South By Southwest, better known as SXSW, happens every March in Austin and has since 1987 - it's a conference for film, interactive and music professionals, and it's like the whole world converges upon Austin at one time. This year, three STG staffers have taken the difficult journey (you like the sarcasm???) to Texas to meet folks we've only ever emailed or spoken on the phone with, learn more from our peers during panels on all topics related to the music industry and get out and see bands we hope to bring to our venues in Seattle soon!
Fitz & The Tantrums kicking it soul-style at the Galaxy Backyard
Panel on Crowdfunding at the Austin Convention Center
Band of Horses win the award for most beautiful staging, at Stubbs
Monday, March 15, 2010
DREAMGIRLS Contest
Our partners at Broadway at The Paramount are hosting a super fun DREAMGIRLS contest - warm up your pipes and you could enter!
Full details are up on their Facebook page - read it now!
Behind The Scenes with The Wurlitzer
After working for Seattle Theatre Group for over two years, it's hard to believe I've never seen the instruments and inner workings of The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. So, when Tom Blackwell, from Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society (the non-profit that repairs and maintains the Organ) asked if I'd like to climb into the walls and see, I eagerly replied, "YES!"
Seated anywhere in the auditorium of The Paramount, the sound of The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ holds true to it's name - it sure is MIGHTY! The organ, complete with huge pipes and a band of instruments, including drums, marimbas, bells, whistles, a piano and much more - it's hard to believe all of this was built into the walls of The Paramount Theatre so long ago (1927-28).
A series of small ladders, located in the walls nearest to the stage, leads to floors and floors of instruments (two floors on stage left and three on stage right).
As my behind the scenes look at this historical instrument came to a close I was told that many theatres had Wurlitzer Organs in the 1920's but as the silent era came to a close, and talkies took over, most were sold off. Legend has it that one reason Seattle's Paramount Wurlitzer stayed in place was because of it's size. So it's by luck that Seattle gets to be one of those rare places where audiences can continue to hear The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, as it was intended to be heard, far into the future.
Hear it for yourself! The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ stars in Trader Joe's Silent Movie Mondays "Silents from the South Seas" - every Monday in March @ 7pm at The Paramount Theatre.
- Amanda Bedell, STG Public Relations Manager
Seated anywhere in the auditorium of The Paramount, the sound of The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ holds true to it's name - it sure is MIGHTY! The organ, complete with huge pipes and a band of instruments, including drums, marimbas, bells, whistles, a piano and much more - it's hard to believe all of this was built into the walls of The Paramount Theatre so long ago (1927-28).
A series of small ladders, located in the walls nearest to the stage, leads to floors and floors of instruments (two floors on stage left and three on stage right).
As my behind the scenes look at this historical instrument came to a close I was told that many theatres had Wurlitzer Organs in the 1920's but as the silent era came to a close, and talkies took over, most were sold off. Legend has it that one reason Seattle's Paramount Wurlitzer stayed in place was because of it's size. So it's by luck that Seattle gets to be one of those rare places where audiences can continue to hear The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, as it was intended to be heard, far into the future.
Hear it for yourself! The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ stars in Trader Joe's Silent Movie Mondays "Silents from the South Seas" - every Monday in March @ 7pm at The Paramount Theatre.
- Amanda Bedell, STG Public Relations Manager
Duff McKagen & Mike McCready Guitar Auction!
Own a Gibson Guitar played and signed by Duff McKagan from Guns n Roses & Mike McCready from Pearl Jam!
This guitar was played by the duo at the recent Hootenanny for Haiti concert at Showbox at The Market.
Bid now! All proceeds benefit Partners in Health.
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