Back on track and moving ahead with full steam, I have a tasty helping of hot a cappella here for you, from some well established groups and some up and coming artists. These groups all have one thing in common: they’re soon to be performing at an a cappella festival. T Minus 5 and Navi Redd will be at A Cappellastock, in Ogden, Utah, and Vocal Chaos, ElmoThumm, and Almost Recess will be at AcappellaFest, in Schaumberg, Illinois. This just confirms my suspicions that the midwest is the new hotbed of a cappella music. Here’s what’s on show #35:

• T Minus 5 – American Woman (The Guess Who)
  
• Vocal Chaos – Good Things (BoDeans)
• Navi Redd – Klippies
• ElmoTHUMM – Shooting Star (Bad Company)
• Almost Recess – Maria
• T Minus 5 – One Voice

Congratulations to Matt Dunn for winning the episode #33 contest; Matt, be sure to e-mail me. To everyone, thanks for listening, and after a short vacation I’ll be back in September with the back to school special!

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I’m incredibly excited to be able to bring you a couple of tracks from former Persuasions lead man Jerry Lawson! He’s now working with a quartet called Talk of The Town, and they have a classic doo wop smoothness.

• Jerry Lawson & Talk of The Town - Islands In The Stream (Bee Gees/Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton)
• T Minus 5 - Low Rider (War)
• Down 4 The Count – No More Blues (Carlos Antonio Jobim)
• Great Big Sea -The River Driver (Traditional)
• Copley Cats – Time and Tide (Basia)
• Jerry Lawson & Talk of The Town – Persuasions Melody

T Minus 5 is helping to put on A Cappellastock! It’s Aug. 25th, in Ogden City Utah, and will be hosted by Barry Carl of Rockapella fame, and will feature Navi Redd, Toxic Audio, and more. This is an absolute powerhouse lineup, and if you can make it, you really should.

And as a reminder to listeners, I’m holding a drawing on episode #35 to give away a copy of Fitchy & Grikko, by The House Jacks. If you are a new listener, tell me who referred you, and I’ll put both of you into the drawing. Enough of the words, let’s get on with the show!

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