Featuring 7 Million Jigawatts
wsg/ HouseCall, Bobbing for Piranhas, and other musical talent
Live at the Stanley Beck Auditorium in Alpena
Saturday January 23, 2010 7 pm
Alpena MI – Thunder Bay Arts Council presents the 6th annual Guitar Summit at the Stanley Beck Auditorium located on the campus of Alpena High School. Don’t miss the chance to see some of Alpena’s exceptional musical acts on Saturday January 23rd, 2010.
Start the New Year out right by coming to Alpena’s 6th annual Guitar Summit to experience some of Northeastern Michigan’s finest musicians. Headlining the Summit is 7 Million Jigawatts (7MJ) who have recently been making quite a name for themselves. Their unique style of music is infused with rock and soul and has caught the attention of Ford Motor Company; their song “I’ve Got You Covered,” is featured on the 360 view of the 2010 Mustang on www.the2010mustang.com. They’ve also had a successful release their new CD ‘Taking Flight’ which is available online at ITunes, Last FM, Digstation, and CD Baby.(more…)
November 19 – 7 Million Jigawatts CD Release – Here’s a first, take a small art gallery, fill it with people, serve drinks and sushi, and toss in a rock band for good measure. Excellently presented in Kaiser Suidan’s Next Step Studios Gallery in Ferndale, the intimate space worked well for 7 Million Jigawatts’ Taking Flight CD Release. 7MJ gave us a boisterous combo of rock and soul including tunes from the new CD. Check them out if you haven’t already.
Studio rock: Bringing music and art together is the focus at “Fine Art Meets Rock ‘n’ Soul,” set for tonight at Next Step Studios in Ferndale.
The event features a performance from femme-fronted rockers 7 Million Jigawatts, who are celebrating the release of “Taking Flight,” plus a performance and live painting by artist-musician Marcus Worx and art on display by Graceann Warn and Kaiser Suidan.
For more: www.7millionjigawatts.com. 530 Hilton, Ferndale. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes a copy of the CD.
Hard Rock Cafe Toys for Tots Benefit
November 24th, 2009
Hard Rock Cafe & Dream Town Media Partner to Benefit Toys for Tots
Featuring: 7 Million Jigawatts wsg/Kevin Roney
Live at the Hard Rock Café Detroit
Thursday December 10th
Detroit MI – Dream Town Media presents a evening filled with music for a great cause. Come out and help bring a smile to a child this holiday season at the Toys for Tots fundraiser at the Hard Rock Café on Thursday December 10th.
Toys for Tots is a great and simple way to spread some holiday cheer this year to those who are less fortunate. This program which was founded in 1947 by the United States Marine Corp. is truly a blessing to those in need that may not be able to provide their children with a gift for the holidays. The mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys and to distribute them as gifts to needy children.
Friday November 20 at 1:30 EST, the 7 Million Jigawatts tune, “Angel Dressed to Kill” will be featured on Indie On Air! Jeff “Classic” Popka’s music podcast. You can listen here.
7 Million Jigawatts @ Hard Rock Cafe
November 19th, 2009
Another great video of 7MJ from our good friend Kimball Shellnut was recently added to our youtube channel. Hear Piece of My Heart with a bit of reggae live at the Hard Rock Cafe.
Selling Out Fast
November 18th, 2009
Folks, for those of you who have not contacted the band and gotten a ticket to the Thursday nights release festivities, time is running out. So are the available tickets….
It will also soon be available for download right here in our store thanks to Mr. Mike.
See you all at the release party on Thursday at Next Step Studios 530 Hilton Ferndale, MI.
Cheers!
Holiday Fashion Preview
November 11th, 2009
This Saturday night at BBoomers on Southfield Road in Allen Park, Hollywood Hosiery and Status Jeans present the Holiday Fashion Preview. They have a wonderful line of clothing that is created with the sensible budget conscious fashionista in mind. Their custom jeans are created for discriminating ladies and gentlemen of all sizes. Earlier this year they created a special “Love” line and shared a pair of the jeans with Melissa Behring, lead singer of 7 Million Jigawatts. She’s since worn them for several performances around Metro-Detroit and recommends them to friends. On Wednesday, Melissa is going on a recon mission to their store to find out what other goodies they’ll be bringing in on Saturday with their models. You can also check their wares out at 18724 Grand River Ave Detroit, MI
7 Million Jigawatts featured in Real Detroit Weekly
November 5th, 2009
On November 4, Real Detroit Weekly got an ear full about what music 7 Million Jigawatts is listening to these days. Ever wonder what Jon Vidal’s two favorite CD’s are? Well, you can check it out online in Ear Candy column of the Real Detroit Weekly. We’ve also posted a clipping of the actual article to our media photo stream on flickr. Many thanks to our friends at Real Detroit Weekly for the opportunity to highlight the upcoming Taking Flight ep release.
