Blog for London Bridgez : Poetry & Live Band Experience

Nashville.... !!!

2009-03-30T09:09:13-04:00

I had a wonderful time performing this Sunday at Nashville's pride and joy neo soul venue Love Noise Sundays. I had the honor of gracing the stage with Britten a soulful artist who is traveling , performing and writing for big names like John Legend. Thank you to 92Q for supporting Love Noise and allowing us to online interview to promote the show. Shout outs to Eric Holt Love Noise founder and creator...Keep doing your thing brother...Your baby is growing up.

Nashville, I am sweet on you. Until we meet again !

London

Tue. December 16 - London Bridgez at Teapot Gallery Westfield

2008-12-16T14:27:27-05:00

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THIS WEEK check out:
Tue. December 16 - London Bridgez at Teapot Gallery Westfield
Wed. December 17 - Carnival of Poetry at Forbes Library Northampton 7pm
Thu. December 18 - Poetry Slam! Evolution Cafe Florence 7pm

Also, there are a plethera of wonderful poetry events in Northwest CT, the Berkshires
and in the Boston area to check out below!

Here is your Poetry News for the week of December 15, 2008.
Spoken word events are keeping us warm this week over the Pioneer Valley and beyond.

Please email lori@thepoetrynews.com if you would like to be added to the mailing
or are interested in featuring at Word in Westfield open mic on Tuesdays.
Peace through poetry - Lori

Spoken Word in Westfield:

WORD IN WESTFIELD
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 7PM
at Teapot Gallery
22 Elm Street (route 10/202)
in Westfield, MA
Hosted by Eli Baenziger and Lori Desrosiers

Sign up is at 6:30 and open mic starts at 7:00PM
followed by a guest feature.
All are welcome.
every Tuesday night at 7

Upcoming Features:
December 16 - London Bridgez
December 23 - Open Mic
December 30 - Open Slam hosted by Maurice "Soulfighter" Taylor

We are now booking features for March and April.
Please email lori@thepoetrynews.com if you haven't featured in at least 6 months
and would like to return, or if you would be interested in featuring for the first time.

Poetry, Prose,
Verse, Yarns

Come to listen, come to speak,
Your words, words for our times,
Immortal words, mortal words...

Call 562-6966 (Teapot) or 348-7218 (Eli B.)

for info and encouragement,
or email lori@thepoetrynews.com to feature.

Special Commemorative Program for World AIDS Day (Dec.1)

2008-12-13T06:49:18-05:00

http://www.wccatv.com/aggregator/categories/1

Cambridge Community Television - November 30, 2008 - 2:08pm
CCTV will present a specially produced commemorative video piece by local artist London Bridgez in honor of World AIDS Day (Dec.1). London's spoken word piece " Can’t Stop (Loving You)" pushes our expectations of the genre, building creative bridges between blues and soul. Her work mimics afro Caribbean oral traditions of story telling about love, life, and loss.

CCTV will be commemorating World AIDS Day by darkening our local cable Channel 10 and displaying a continuous scroll of names of Cambridge community members lost to HIV/AIDS along with this programming.
World AIDS Day will be recognized around the globe on December 1st with events that highlight progress, raise awareness, and remind us of how much work still needs to be done.

image credit: Alexandra @ Finch Studio : www.finchstudio.com

CCTV & LONDON COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY 2008

2008-12-06T20:44:28-05:00

Here is the link to the WORLD AIDS DAY Commemoration piece

http://www.cctvcambridge.org/node/4925

CCTV commemorates World Aids Day- featuring London Bridgez

2008-12-06T20:43:24-05:00

CCTV commemorates World Aids Day
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CAMBRIDGE - World AIDS Day will be recognized around the globe Monday, Dec. 1, with events that highlight progress, raise awareness, and remind us of how much work still needs to be done.

CCTV will commemorate World AIDS Day by darkening
cable Channel 10 and displaying a continuous scroll of names of Cambridge community members lost to HIV/AIDS.

CCTV will present a specially produced commemorative video piece by local artist London Bridgez. Her spoken word piece, “No Matter What I Do,” pushes our expectations of the genre, building creative bridges between blues and soul. Her work mimics Afro-Caribbean oral traditions of storytelling about love, life and loss. This special piece can be seen at each hour and half-hour on Channel 10.

CCTV’s list of casualties in the HIV/AIDS struggle grows every year. Names of local friends, family or acquaintances lost of HIV/AIDS can be submitted to info@cctvcambridge.org or by calling 617-661-6900. For more information, visit www.worldaidsday.org.

http://www.cctvcambridge.org/node/4925

Summer is over but the Spoken word scene is still sizzling.

2008-10-27T20:54:45-04:00

Summer is over but the Spoken word scene is still sizzling.

Performing at 2 great events this weekend in NYC & BOSTON

PUMP UP THE VOTE "Do Something For Change"
GET OUT AND VOTE IN STYLE™

A Fun & Fashionable Fall Benefit Reception Event

Saturday, November 1, 2008 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. $20.00

The Point of View Art Gallery 638 West 28th Street 11th & 12th Avenues NYC
www. pointofviewartgallery. com

*I can rsvp you for 1/2 price tickets but you must contact me by Wed. 10.29.08*

THEN Sunday another great event flyer below:

Festival Preview | Music festival boasts array of genres and local artists

2008-10-23T19:44:14-04:00

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Published: Friday, September 12, 2008
Updated: Friday, September 12, 2008

http://www.tuftsdaily.com/1.744929

For those who missed out on marathon summer concerts like Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo and still need their fix of live performances, the Boston Music Festival, which wraps up this Sunday with a grand finale, features more bands than you can count. The festival, a set of week-long concerts at a variety of venues in the Greater Boston area, is currently celebrating its second year running. The event draws some 8,000 people to local restaurants, bars and clubs to hear an impressive range of local musicians , including rock, Latin, classical, jazz, hip hop and folk. According to the festival’s promotional material, the Boston Music Festival involves “putting rock bands against string quartets, jazz trios against singer-songwriters, popstars against hip-hopsters.”

The brainchild of a local music school near Inman Square called School of Groove, the Boston Music Festival presents its wide range of genres only from unsigned local talent. School of Groove is an institution focused on education and exposure for up-and-coming musicians, eager to raise awareness and provide exposure to bands that haven’t made it big just yet but show promise. The range of genres allows for artists like jazz pianist Yoko Miwa, from Kobe, Japan, to mix with the likes of spoken-word extraordinaire London Bridgez, who creates “bridgez” between poetry and R&B. Former Berklee students in groups like Same Mistake Twice, who play a variety of updated pop and rock songs, are a testament to Boston-based musicianship.

Part extended concert and part “Battle of the Bands,” the Boston Music Festival began on Sept. 8 and plays through this weekend. Though you may have missed the first part of the series, you can catch Friday and Saturday night acts, before the festival wraps up at the Boston City Hall Plaza on Sunday. The top five bands from the week will be showcased at the Plaza during a seven-hour outdoor extravaganza beginning at 2 p.m. Catch the next few acts before Sunday and you can support your favorites by voting American Idol-style: via text message or online through OurStage.com, one of the festival’s sponsors.

In addition to presenting their music to thousands of viewers at the final concert, the top five artists win a whole host of prizes: airplay and interviews with a number of radio stations, coverage in local entertainment publications, free gear, 20 hours of rehearsal space, studio time and exclusive interviews in Boston Music Spotlight.

Johnny D’s in Davis Square, a popular food-and-music joint well-known among Tufts students, is just one of the venues hosting the festival’s emerging artists. The other eleven include Icarus, Hennessey’s, Ned Devine’s, The Harp, Wonder Bar, Church, Lily Pad, The Fireplace and Mojitos. With big-name sponsors like Fender, Comcast and the Boston Herald, the Boston Music Festival certainly provides a unique opportunity for emerging performers to market their talents.

Tonight’s performances include an eclectic mix that take place at Icarus and The Harp. You’ll hear the saxophone quartet 154 Sax, its members hailing originally from Scotland, Sweden and Germany. On the other end of the spectrum is Daria Musk, who leads a trio with her soulful vocals and heartfelt rhythmic tunes.

Tickets come either as day passes, available for $10, or week passes costing $15. In addition to the bargain price, full-week tickets give its holders access to the festival after-party, which takes place from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Ned Devine’s on Sunday night. Featured guest performers Parker House and Theory are scheduled to make an appearance. Visit bostonmusicfestival.org to purchase tickets.

Photography by Brooklyn Photographer Joselyn Lee 2008

2008-08-17T00:26:03-04:00

√I was blessed to be photographed by Harlem's own Joselyn Lee of Lite Box Media www.liteboxmedia.com. Below are some images from our shoot that will be used for the new album release. Enjoy.To contact her about services, bookings and rates email her at liteboxmedia@aol.com or joselynlee@joselynlee.com

view full set on my myspace