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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Polk State College
WFA Fine Arts Theatre
999 Avenue H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
386-416-8388
7pm

Danielle Miraglia – See the Light

Joe Iadanza – No Romance

Danielle Miraglia – You Don’t Know Nothin’

Joe Iadanza – Lover Tonight

For more info about Danielle visit: www.daniellem.com

For more info about Joe Iadanza visit: www.joeiadanza.com

The radio told me that the recession ended in the middle of last year. Well, that may be true on paper, but I still see a lot of my friends struggling. We need music more than ever, and I’m not going to let economic troubles stop me from getting it to you.

Starting today, you can NAME YOUR PRICE for CDs and for Digital Downloads of my music.

That’s how much I want to share my music with you.

Growing up on Long Island, listening to music was serious business. My favorite artists were as important to me as my best friends Jack and Rob. There wasn’t a whole lot of other things I was into, and I guess the world seemed a lot smaller and more local. The world was indie, even if the music back then wasn’t.

It’s the same for me today. The albums I cherish make up the soundtrack of my life. When I connect deeply with an artist, they change me somehow. No matter where I’m at, I suddenly feel like I’m part of something deeper and more profound. I couldn’t get by without them.

When things get tough, we cut back. That’s ok, but music is too important to pull off the list. If you need it, want it, or are even just a little bit curious, then I want you to have it.

Don’t be shy… Pay what you want – pay what you can afford – even if you can’t pay anything at all – just come and get it.

http://music.joeiadanza.com

Review of Joe Iadanza’s “ALL IN GOOD TIME”, by J.W. McClure:

This haunting CD begins with ‘Skin and Bones,’ with sparse banjo and clear lyrics, “Oh, my crime was leaving you there all alone.” A young man lies about his age and goes off to war–a timeless story. ‘Taxi Car’ speaks of an urban setting but Iadanza makes this poem seem like the bitter author is as isolated as a wagon on the prairie. This is unusual poetry, leaving behind the tired rhyming schemes of

pop music. ‘For Those Who Wait’ continues the subdued tone, instruments, fiddle and guitar, are sparse but quite adequate to the meaning. All of these songs are lyric driven. At times the melody is insignificant and Joe is just speaking to us. Some of these song poems are painful and full of alienation. The closest song to a predictable melody is ‘Stuck On You’. The whole collection is quite unusual, interesting, although a bit dark. Iadanza requires a listening audience and he got my attention.

Link to the original posting here: http://www.victorymusic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=787:joe-iadanza-all-in-good-time&catid=11:music-review-singersongwriter&Itemid=82

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Born of Italian immigrants and union activists, Joe Iadanza understands the passionate struggle of the American dream. Iadanza, a Long Island-based folk singer, has become a beacon to his fans, inspiring them with his ability to persevere, despite the many obstacles in his path.

Iadanza’s newest initiative, “The American Dream Project”, invites people to visit his website at http://joeiadanza.com/freecd/ and do something very simple – share their deepest lifelong dreams with the rest of the community. In exchange, Iadanza is offering a free CD (he’s even paying the postage), which includes some tracks from his new album, All in Good Time (2010).

Iadanza explains, “Things are tough out there. People are starting-out and starting-over. The American dream has always been about taking responsibility for your own personal freedom. ‘The American Dream Project’ is an opportunity for people to answer the question, ‘If you could do anything with your life, what would you do?’ Joe believes that voicing your dream gives it a chance for a new life, and that following your dream can lead to freedom and happiness.

Joe continues, “This is a first step. I want people to know that they’re not alone, and that it is never too late to turn inward or start over. Somewhere along the line we make a choice to either follow our inner voice, or to ignore it. I ignored it for many years and became very unhappy. It’s not easy to follow your heart, but life is much more interesting when you do”.

At thirty-eight years old, Iadanza owns his home, is happily married, consults part-time, and is a dedicated father. Since 2008, he has also released two albums (Traveling Salesman& All In Good Time), toured the US and Europe, and continues to grow a loyal fan base of like-minded folks who identify with his working-class songs about love, life, loss and the American dream.

For more information about Joe Iadanza, visit http://joeiadanza.com.

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When: Friday, July 9th – 7pm
at The Port Washington Library
One Library Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
Free and open to the public.

Two years ago, the Port Washington Library invited me to perform in their ‘2008 Celebration of Long Island Talent’ hosted by WFUV’s John Platt.  It was my first hometown concert and introduced me to the beautiful folk-loving-folks of Long Island.

My July 9th-return to Port Washington is totally-free and will feature music from my new album, ‘All in Good Time’. We’ll get cozy and talk a bit about the songs and the album-making process. I’ll also share some music from my first album, ‘Traveling Salesman’, and will include some tunes that were meaningful to the project, but didn’t fit the context of the final recordings.

July 9th is just around the corner! If you’re going to be in town, I would be really honored to have you there with me.

Please take a moment right now to mark your calendar.

Friday, July 9th – 7pm
at The Port Washington Library
One Library Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050

http://www.pwpl.org

(516) 883-4400

Thank you again for your love and support. I’ll see you at the show!

Much Love,
Joe

http://meandthee.org/blog/txp/blogspot/269/quick-q-and-a-with-joe-iadanza

Enjoy!

For more information about Joe Iadanza and his new CD, “All in Good Time”, or to find out more about Trespass Music’s radio promotion services, contact Tracey Delfino – tracey@trespassmusic.org.

In the ten new songs on his second CD American singer-songwriter Joe Iadanza makes a big step forward.

Much more subdued than on his good debut Traveling Salesman, Iadanza stays much closer to folk than to roots music this time. The total absence of up-tempo songs in favour of ballads is striking, although in his lyrics Iadanza takes a stance just as categorically as on that first one.

From opener Skin And Bones to closing song American Dream he sings about great themes in the directly appealing way of the classic folk heroes: a soldier gets crushed by the war, a man holding two jobs gets crushed by the economic crisis, a son compares his life to his deceased father’s and a musician on tour longs for his lover at home.

Musically all songs are very restrained:Iadanza’s acoustic guitar and Craig Akin’s double bass support the vocal melody more than that they determine it. A few times Julie Wolf adds some piano, Carolin Pook a melancholic violin or the trio Gathering Time their moody, repetitive background vocals.

Because of that and of the free-flowing melodies Iadanza’s evocative vocals and his lyrics from within are at the centre. They convince without exception, because he understands the art of emphatizing with his characters and making their stories his own.

In doing that he is at the crossroads of folk and singer-songwriter, because although in many of his lyrics there is a social consciousness, they are highly personal at the same time.

The relative silence Iadanza creates, is deafening.

By Ruud Heijjer – Original review can be found at: http://www.kippenvel.net/?p=2067

Well, sometimes, Life has its surprises…I’ve been looking forward to attending Joe’s concert at Antwerp’s Crossroads for months and then, well then Life shows up and I simply can’t make it, because of well…family matters…

Anyway…there’s the new record: I played it over and over and over again, for more than 3 weeks now and, after some 30 spins, I guess I’m ready to say something about it. These 30 spins are no coincidence, because this CD is so beautiful in all it’s simplicity, it’s so convincing in all it’s nudity… 10 self written songs, in a production that was clearly meant to eliminate every lack of importance. The production was in the hands of Evan Brubaker, a guy we don’t know personally, but that’s only a matter of time and distance: this man understands the music he’s dealing with, that’s for sure: on this disc, you hardly hear more than Joe’s voice, a little violin; his guitar and some really sweet backing vocals. All this means the songs have to be really strong to stand out and keep the listener’s attention and yes…no doubt about it, this is the real thing: this is a CD that keeps your attention in all circumstances, whatever situation you’re listening to it. There’s only one condition to be fulfilled: you should be able to really listen. Then you’ll hear Iadanza’s delicious way of phrasing, his hard to imagine way of formulating and the CD’s overwhelming poetry.

When you hear Ghost Town, you wish Springsteen would cover it on his next Nebraska-album: in that way, half the world would get to know Iadanza-the-songwriter who’s a guy who deserves far more attention than he gets today. Start quoting the guy’s name alongside Cat Stevens’, Jim Croce’s or John Stewart’s and you’ll do yourself no harm. Above all of this, he’s his very self and I have to admit that remorse is reigning my life at this very moment: I should have been there, earlier tonight, in Antwerp. If I had been there, I would have gone nuts for verses like “I believe in the flowers within the seeds. They keep growing and won’t show their colors until they are free”. He who can write verses of this type of beauty, I guess we may call him a “very big one”, can’t we? Besides all of this: the packaging of the CD is almost as beautiful as the CD itself!

Original post of the Dutch review available at: http://www.rootsville.be/CD%20REVIEW%20TOTAL/CD%20REVIEWS%202010/JOE%20IADANZA.html

Visit the link below to see what he had to say about the single “Skin and Bones”, which was just leaked out through his newsletter yesterday.

http://callitfolk.blogspot.com/2008/03/joe-ladanzas-all-in-good-time-new.html

Thanks for listening!