MusicDish and Organic Entertainment Host Listen Liberally

New York, NY, August 30, 2006 - MusicDish, an Internet music magazine publisher and artist marketing/ development firm, along with Manhattan-based radio promotion and PR company Organic Entertainment are proud to announce the launch of a monthly showcase series called Listen Liberally. Supported by the NYC chapter of Drinking Liberally, the series will launch from the shores of Club Midway (formerly Scenic, 25 Ave. B) at 7 PM with performances by indie rock band The Majestic Twelve and Boston-based Blow Up Hollywood.Toronto-based calypso/reggae band Kobo Town will hold their official debut album event for their full-length CD 'Independence' (to be released under the MusicDish brand) on the October 17th Listen Liberally showcase.Blow Up Hollywood will be performing tracks from their recently released album 'The Diaries of Private Henry Hill', based on the journals of a young soldier who died tragically in the Iraq War. The band will also screen their animated music video W.M.D. (Weapons of Mass Destruction) -- recently featured on MTV -- which tells the story of many of our brave men and women fighting in Iraq.

"Musically, Blow Up Hollywood reminds one of Radiohead, or classic greats like Electric Light Orchestra, Penguin Café Orchestra and, of course, the Beatles," noted MusicDish writer Mark Kirby. Founded in 2001, Blow Up Hollywood have built a tremendous following, especially impressive given their anonymous tendencies and strict independence. Selling their albums exclusively online, Blow Up Hollywood has sold over 25,000 units to date.

The Majestic Twelve's recent sophomore album, 'Schizophrenology', has been downloaded over 6,000 times since debuting independently for free in July. Myspace users have been downloading hit singles such as "Condoleezza Check My Posse," "Break it and Breathe," and "Thank God Everything on TV is A Lie," all currently in heavy rotation on college radio around the country. The Majestic Twelve formed in 2002 and sold 5,000 copies of their debut album 'Searching for the Elvis Knob' on word of mouth alone. Their video for "I Don't Have a Job" appeared last year on MTV's Overdrive and The Wedge on Much Music. They are the 34th most played band in North Carolina and ranked among the top 50 unsigned bands in the country at the moment.

MusicDish (http://www.musicdish.com) has been at the forefront of the digital music sector, publishing some of the industry's leading music magazine, including MusicDish.com and Mi2N.com. Through the MusicDish Network (http://www.musicdish.net), it supports the development of artists and labels through saturated marketing and online brand development, whether through online street teaming, community networking or p2p viral distribution.

Radio, PR, Marketing.. Organic Entertainment provides resources for resourceful independents. Reaching mainstream and independent media through publicity and radio promotion along with marketing and branding strategies are services that Organic Entertainment offers clients exclusively within the global independent music community. For more information on Organic Entertainment, please visit http://www.myspace.com/organicentertainment

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