Amy Ray Concert Ticket Contest!

And now, here's the contest you've been waiting for - We've got a pair of tickets to the Amy Ray concert at Metro on Wednesday October 29.

Amy Ray is best known as one half of the Indigo Girls, but she’s also an accomplished solo artist with three albums, as well as the owner of Daemon Records. While Indigo Girls practically defined the folk-rock genre of a generation, Amy Ray’s solo albums allow her to experiment with a louder more hard rock sound that’s closer to riot grrrl than acoustic guitars, and tours with backing bands like the Butchies further allowed her to play to the rock side of her musical personality. Her first solo album, 2001’s Stag, featured rock that surprised critics and excited fans. Prom, released in 2005, continued her hard-hitting political satire in song. Her third solo album, Didn’t It Feel Kinder, was released this summer and features members of Arizona on several tracks.

If you'd like to win, leave a comment with your email address. We will contact you by Tuesday night if you are a winner.

And now, here's a clip from an upcoming Spring 2009 documentary on Amy's solo work.

America's Next Top Crafter

Forget Tyra Banks and Simon Cowell and reality television - the real contest of this fall is the Venus Zine 4th Annual Craft-Off Contest!

One of our very favorite magazines, Venus has long been the standard bearer when it comes to introducing you to the hottest and most innovative women in music, art, film, fashion and business. Fiercely DIY, Venus encourages and rewards adults who never gave up on crafts through their annual "Craft-Off". Past winners and runners-up have included resin rings, recycled totes, and handmade belt buckles. You can peek at the 2007 winner's gallery here.

So dust off your thinking caps and get to crafting! Entries cannot cost more than $40 and must be received by September 18, 2008. Check out complete rules here. The winner gets a Singer 8763 Curvy sewing machine.. who doesn't love a machine with curves?!


(image from venuszine.com)

WOW!

Are you ready for the show tonight?

Tune in to the Women on Women Music Program, every Tuesday evening from 8 to 10pm, on WLUW!

Rock over London (wluw.org), rock on Chicago (88.7fm).

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Also! We're having a caption contest for the above image. The best entry (leave a comment below) gets a mix cd from one of the lovely ladies of WOW. We'll announce the winner on next week's show.