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Share this: This Week in Americana!   -Americanafest Conference Registration Rates Going Up July 31 -Ponderosa Stomp -Enter the International Songwriting Competition (ISC)  -Music City Eats -Grammy Submissions AMERICANAFEST REGISTRATIONS ON SALE NOW! Early bird registration for the 2013 Americana Music Festival & Conference will be expiring Wednesday, July 31, 2013.   Currently, the early bird rate is $350 for members and $450 for non-members. The rate will increase on August 1, 2013.   Your LAMINATE BADGE gives you access to the following: •            ALL daytime events at the conference center •            ALL evening Music Festival Showcases •            ANY sanctioned parties and events •            ONE Honors & Awards show ticket •            ONE goody bag •            ONE conference program guide ONLY CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS ARE GUARANTEED A TICKET TO THE AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS SHOW, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 18 AT THE HISTORIC RYMAN AUDITORIUM.   Click HERE to Purchase your Registration. The 2013 Ponderosa Stomp Festival is scheduled to take place October 3rd – 5th, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The concert takes place at Rock 'n' Bowl™ and includes many artists who no longer perform anywhere, including feral garage legends the Standells and Ty Wagner; Chris Clark, the first white soul singer on Motown, and early rockers like Eddie Daniels and producer/songwriter/singer Boogaloo. Baby Washington and Maxine Brown slayed audiences at the Ponderosa Stomp at Lincoln Center two years ago, earning slots on the official festival this year, while the 60's Sunset Strip is represented by The Sloths!   Check Out The Entire 2013 Ponderosa Stomp Concert Line-Up!  INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC), called "the songwriting competition to take note of," by the New York Times, is giving away more than $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a Grand Prize of $25,000 cash and over $40,000 in prizes. We are delighted that they include the Americana genre as one of its categories.  Judges for this year include: Tom Waits, Imagine Dragons, Nas, Martina McBride, Bernie Taupin (Elton John Lyricist), Florida Georgia Line, Garbage, Joshua Redman, Bruce Hornsby, Brian Setzer, Gerald Casale (Devo), Monte Lipman (President, Universal Republic Records), Dan McCarroll (President, Capitol/Virgin Label Group); and many, many more.  For more information on how to enter visit:  http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/ MUSIC CITY EATS! If you're hungry during Americanafest, check out  Music City Eats: Nashville Food, Wine & Spirits Festival, which unites national, regional and local chefs for a weekend of gastronomic revelry September 21 & 22. Join hosts Kings of Leon and Chef Jonathan Waxman, along with Giada De Laurentiis, Michael Symon, Trisha Yearwood, Tim Love, John Besh, Tandy Wilson, Ed Lee, Joseph Lenn, and other top culinary talent as you savor local bites, chef demos, wine & spirit tastings, and, of course, live music. Learn more at  www.musiccityeats.com. Grammy® Submissions The Recording Academy began accepting submissions for consideration for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on July 1st, and the window for media companies runs through July 24th.  If you are not a member of the Recording Academy, you can learn how to join by clicking HERE.  There are additional windows to submit for members and for media companies in the coming months, but you have to be in it to win it.  For more information on the Grammys and the Recording Academy please visit http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards P.O Box 128077 | Nashville, TN 37212 US This email was sent to mike.farrand.cosmic@blogger.com. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. manage your preferences | opt out using TrueRemove®. Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.