Do you think your show can deliver a performance worthy of a pick of the night? Do you want to be a sponsor? Drop us a line, we are ready to believe you. [email protected] This episode features a clip from our soon to be released interview with Amanda MacKaye who heads up the Fort Reno Concert Series and a musical performance from a past episode with Wilfredo Nelson Morales. We also give our show pick for TONIGHT - July 26, 2022 - Spoiler alert it's the Open Mic at Songbyrd in NE DC. Get your butts off the couch and go appreciate the shit out of someone's art. The StageCraft Daily Digest is brought to you by our sponsors: Settle For It Records, Double Sharp Audio Recording Studio & Thanks For The Bumps. Music bed provided by @fat-kneel www.sfirecords.bandcamp.com www.thanksforthebumps.com www.fortreno.com www.doublesharpaudio.com https://fatkneel.bandcamp.com/

The StageCraft Daily Digest is brought to you by our sponsors: Settle For It Records, Double Sharp Audio Recording Studio & Thanks For The Bumps. This episode features a third and final clip from our soon to be released interview with photographer Jim Saah and a musical performance from a past episode with Jong Lee. We also give our show pick for TONIGHT - July 25 2022. Spoiler alert: it's Sol Roots at Fort Reno. Music bed provided by @fat-kneel www.sfirecords.bandcamp.com www.thanksforthebumps.com www.jimsaah.com www.doublesharpaudio.com https://fatkneel.bandcamp.com/ Do you think your show can deliver a performance worthy of a pick of the night? Do you want to be a sponsor? Drop us a line, we are ready to believe you. [email protected]

The StageCraft Daily Digest is brought to you by our sponsors: Settle For It Records, Double Sharp Audio Recording Studio & Thanks For The Bumps. This episode features a new clip from our soon to be released interview with photographer Jim Saah and a musical performance from a past episode with Emma G. We also give our show pick for TONIGHT - July 24 2022. Spoiler it's Corvo, French Kiss and Ignorantes at The Runaway. Music bed provided by @fat-kneel www.sfirecords.bandcamp.com www.thanksforthebumps.com www.jimsaah.com https://www.doublesharpaudio.com https://fatkneel.bandcamp.com/ Do you think your show can deliver a performance worthy of a pick of the night? Do you want to be a sponsor? Drop us a line, we are ready to believe you. [email protected]

The StageCraft Daily Digest is brought to you by our sponsors: Settle For It Records & Thanks For The Bumps. This episode features a clip from our soon to be released interview with photographer Jim Saah and a musical performance from a past episode with Teen Mortgage. We also give our show pick for TONIGHT - July 23 2022. Spoiler it's Jawbox at the Black Cat. Music bed provided by Fat Kneel. https://sfirecords.bandcamp.com/ https://thanksforthebumps.com/ http://jimsaah.com/ https://fatkneel.bandcamp.com/

Sparked by the flame at 18th and Vine, Luck 20 is a Downbeat award-winning Fusion group from Kansas City, made up of six members. The band brings a refreshing feeling through its Jazz, Pop, and R&B style. Coming together in 2021, Luck 20 has expanded its vocabulary to suit every listener. With an album on the way, you can still listen to Luck 20 on every platform as well as catch their public shows around Kansas City. Keep up to date by checking social media platforms and catch a show for an exciting experience. link tree: https://linktr.ee/Luck20

Predator and prey, a cycle of destruction, recorded media and using your time or not using it. Or looking at it different or not looking at it at all. A poem shared, excerpts from a book read and please do reach out and participate in this collective, since you have no choice but to be a part of the symbiosis, you might as well let your voice be heard out loud. What do you have to lose? We Are Pilot Waves. Music provided by Fat Kneel. https://fatkneel.bandcamp.com/ Check out Dr. Stanley's music transmissions(Bushmeat) at https://eatbushmeat.bandcamp.com/ https://musicovermind.org/ Signed copies of The Execution of Sun Ra are available exclusively via email directly from the author: [email protected]

Joe Carabeo is a mulit-genre cross platform artist on a crusade to discover new ways to be more than just a storyteller. Armed with a Photography and Film undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, Joe has been a constant content creator since the days when he wanted to be a comic book artist in grade school. http://joecarabeo.com Live jams by Wilfredo Nelson-Morales & Joe Carabeo Digital jams by Fat Kneel Photo by "The Cat" Catherine Riccio

Garage punk two piece Teen Mortgage climbed out of Washington DC's primordial hardcore soup in 2017. Drenched in the left - over fuzz and sludge of their local scene, the duo quickly bulldozed their way to a regional reputation after assaulting the publics' ears on incessant east coast tours and opening for notable bands such as Ron Gallo, Surf Curse, Big Business, Alex Lahey, The Chats, Bass Drum of Death, JEFF The Brotherhood, Mike Krol, The Coathangers, Meatbodies etc. In June 2019, Teen Mortgage sicced their ruthless EP "Life/Death" on the world through Brooklyn, NY's King Pizza Records. It has since sold out its limited cassette run and album cuts have earned sync deals with Vans Shoes, Evil Bikes, and Showtime series Shameless. The album also gained recognition as recipients of multiple 2020 Wammies (The Washington Area Music Awards) for Best Punk Band and Best Punk Song for "Falling Down." Teen Mortgage, return post pandemic with "Smoked", their sophomore release through greasy Brooklyn cassette slingers, King Pizza Records. Once again, the duo are back to smack you over the head with seething surf punk riffs setting the scene to explain this cultural wasteland they call America. Live performances by Teen Mortgage, digital beat bumpers provided by Fat Kneel

A musician's journey often begins - with a teacher.

We chose Heather Rosner, an Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) music teacher, since 2010, to tell her story about how she draws growing numbers of students to learn to play an instrument, and become confident musicians.

Heather's “contagious energy” is credited with attracting even the most difficult to reach students. By making music accessible to everyone, she has grown her school band to one hundred percent participation of students in grades four and five. One hundred percent is a big deal, as many school systems treat band participation as a volunteer activity. For over a decade, Heather has been reaching out to the Alexandria community, providing hands-on instruction to kids facing social and economic barriers to music education.

Heather also tells us of challenges posed by teaching in a virtual environment brought on by the pandemic. She kept her promise - that none of her students would fall behind or lose their love of music. Heather shares stories of how she makes personal connections with students' entire families, getting them all involved in the joy of making music. She shows the world that anyone can be a musician once they have access to personal instruction and a supportive environment.

Digital beats provided by Fat Kneel and instrumentals provided by Wilfredo Nelson Morales of Double Sharp Audio in Del Ray Alexandria Virginia.

Formed in 2016 by guitarist/singer Betsy Wright (Ex Hex) and drummer Laura King (Flesh Wounds, Speed Stick), the duo specialize in prescription-strength shred and churn meant to stiffen the upper lip and crack the third-eye. Slick and sick visions channeled from the midnight mirror world. Acid-soaked hard-rock to thrill the living and raise dead. After two years touring as a bassist, Wright was eager to reconnect with the electric guitar and to push her pop-songwriting skills toward a slightly darker zone. She sent a few demos to King, who signed on to play drums. Together, they pushed the music into a deeper and more otherworldly place.