WWR visits the OMA's

Haven't heard of the OMA's? Well, you're not the only one. I thought I had been living under a rock but it wasn't me. The OMA's (Out Music Awards) were the one's on the shelf for the last few years. Through a lot of hard work, almost exclusively by volunteers, the awards show honoring openly gay musicians was not only revived, but expanded and filmed for television for the first time ever! Look for an edited version of the show to appear on LOGO, air date is unknown.

So Wild Woman Radio was in the house on December 8th at the Webster Hall in NYC. Here are some highlights, including footage from my flip cam.

Our good friend Rachael Sage was the night's only multiple award recipient winning best songwriter and best producer awards.



Best pop song went to Athena Reich for her song "Love is Love"



The awards opened with the theme song for the event "There You Are" performed by Christine Martucci



The evenings highlights included performances by Rachael Sage, Toshi Reagon, Jasper James, a dance performance by the House of Ninja, an acrobatic display by a group called Mantrix (i think that was their name)some fiercely fabulous outfits plus.....

an incredibly moving speech from Kevin Aviance as he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award



a little Kanye moment as a few boys crashed the stage during Chelley's performance of "I Took the Night'



a segment called Hip Hop Evolution featuring Mack Mistress



To say the night was magical would be stretching it a bit. The event was plagued with disorganization from a faulty will call list (my skills of persuasion seemed more successful than my online ticket purchase lol) to misinformed presenters. BUT at several times the attendance of any previous awards ceremony & the amazing musical performances that will make for a great edited show on LOGO, its easy to see that the 2009 OMA's were just the beginning.

A full listing of winners & future details on the LOGO broadcast can be found at outmusic.com

Musicians & music professionals: please look into becoming a member of OUT Music in order to submit your music and vote in future awards events.

Not Enough of You - Rachael Sage

Rachael Sage is one of the performers WWR is lucky enough to call friend. She has visited us & performed at our events & taken the time to call in to the show in the past. The picture above is from her record label, Mpress Records, showcase at CMJ last month, where Mieka Pauley, Amber Rubarth, Seth Glier & Antigone Rising also performed. One of the things I love about Rachael's live performances is you'll never see the same show twice. This show in NYC included a very comical improv song harassing her hard working record label staff and an amazing story about wanting to be a stripper when she grows up (that actually explains a few things....jk Rachael!).

Today's blog is to share Rachael's new video for "Too Many Women". If you saw this summer's remake of FAME you would have heard the remix of this song (its also featured on the soundtrack).



As the song goes "Too many women and not enough of you", Rachael Sage is incredibly entertaining and it just doesn't stop. I can't get enough - I'm now addicted to her VLOG! Check out the Glamorous (and not so Glamorous) life on the road in Rachael's VLOGs (featuring WWR's Meredith as tour manager/camera operator extraordinaire). Here's a taste of what happened while touring Scotland.



Rachael has recently been in the studio recording a cover song. Its a surprise, but i'll keep you posted.

Rachael Sage to perform for us

Rachael Sage last performed for us at our very first event at Cafe Nine. Don't miss her return next Wednesday, April 15th in a very special singer/songwriter night with special guest Baby G, an old timey folk group from right here in New Haven.

Rachael is an award winning songwriter with a gift for quirky on-stage banter that makes every performance unique. The last time I saw her she improvised a song about me getting struck by lightning (something that in reality was more of a near miss) and inviting an audience member to go to a wedding with her. No promises you'll be propositioned, but your enjoyment is definitely guaranteed. Rachael's going to have a trio: herself on sparkly keys and vox, plus Russ Johnson on trumpet and Quinn (who's toured with Tracy Chapman for years :) on a cool little cocktail drum kit.Here is a little bit of what to expect:



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