Oregon Music News article

"Expect to hear the influences of rock, roots-reggae, country-pop, soul, R&B, hip-hop and disco-funk." -OMN
Oregon Music News wrote a great article about the band. Click the link below for the full article.
http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2010/07/29/keegan-smith-at-skamania-this...
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Keegan Smith and The Fam live performance on KOIN Channel 6

The band was featured on KOIN channel 6 television show "Studio 6" on Wednesday, July 28th. Click on the link to watch the performance of their song 'Smile' live! http://www.koinstudio6.com/default.aspx
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Just Fine featured twice!

KINK fm radio announced that "Just Fine" has been voted onto the 3rd addition of the KINK local music CD Sampler, and was also chosen to represent the city of Lake Oswego in their TV commercial airing on KGW. Check back soon for the link to the new commercial!
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See Keegan and the Fam on KGW's webite for the "Live At 7" interview!

KGW came out and did an interview with the band at Club 915, then took some footage of the soundcheck. The show is called "Live at 7" and it aired Monday night before our show. Be sure to check it out on their website!
http://www.kgw.com/thesquare/Keegan-Smith-and-the-Fam-rock-Club-915-9273...
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Streaming Live Podcast and CD signing today at Music Villa in Bozeman!

Who
Acoustic Spotlight: Keegan Smith and The Fam
When
Friday, April 30, 2010
3:00pm - All Ages
Where
Music Villa (map)
Bozeman, MT
Other Info
Music Villa is starting a new live streaming series called the Acoustic Spotlight. The performances will take place on a secret Music Villa sound stage and you’ll watch the performances live on the Music Villa Ustream.tv channel here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/music-villa-live
Friday, April 30th the Acoustic Spotlight will feature a solo acoustic performance from Keegan Smith! Keegan and his band, The Fam, are on tour where he’ll be playing the Zebra, Thursday the 29th, noon tunes in the quad at MSU and Bobcat-Fest, Friday the 30th. He’s gonna stop by Music Villa on Friday at 3pm; play a couple tunes, answer a few questions, sign and sell some CDs, and just hang out in the store. They’ll start streaming his performance at 3pm sharp on Friday, April 30, 2010.
Enjoy these performances, and like always - feel free to leave comments below, or call Music Villa at (406) 587-4761 with any questions.
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Florida Music Festival showcase

Keegan Smith & the Fam has been selected to perform at the 9th annual Florida Music Festival in Orlando! Named one of the ‘Top Music Festivals’ by SPIN Magazine, the 9th Annual Florida Music Festival is the largest music networking event in the southeast. This year's festival is set to break records with more than 200 music industry representatives, 250 bands and solo artists, and over 25,000 music fans in attendance.
Past signed headliners playing the FMF include Third Eye Blind, Flogging Molly, Less Than Jake, Buckcherry, Mofro, Filter, Everclear, members of Matchbox Twenty, Creed and other major acts. Past unsigned showcasing artists include Taylor Swift, The Academy Is, Flyleaf, Black Tide, Manchester Orchestra, Between the Trees. For more details on the Florida Music Festival, please visit their website @ www.FloridaMusicFestival.com
“On the list of ‘Festivals you must attend’ in Spring/Summer Festival season!”
SPIN Magazine
“Named on of the Top 25 Music Festivals in the Southeast!”
Weekly Planet/ Tampa • Creative Loafing/ Atlanta
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Great American Song Contest – Finalist

The song Smile was recently selected as finalists in the Pop/Adult Contemporary categories in the 11th Annual Great American Song Contest.
The Great American Song Contest was established in 1999 and is a highly respected, International songwriting event that songwriters around the world participate in. This year's songwriting judges consist of prominent music publishers, producers, recording artists and Grammy-nominated songwriters.
The number of selected songs from this year's Great American Song Contest was greater than any prior year, over 1500 entries. For more information on the Great American Song Contest - http://www.greatamericansong.com
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Thank you Montana!
Keegan and the band would like to take a moment to thank everyone along the route of our tour in Montana for all their support and encouragement for our music. We really enjoyed meeting and hanging out with everyone and had a ton of fun while we were there. You guys all helped make it a very enjoyable and successful tour.
We would like to especially thank Mike Bengala for all of his hard work and supportive efforts for the shows. Mike treated us like royalty and we could not be more thankful.
A special thank you as well to Mike Frese for his efforts in Bozeman!
The tour was so successful that we were able to immediately book a follow up tour for late April practically before we even got home. Thanks again everyone, we'll see you soon!
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4 day Montana Tour

Keegan and the band are going on a short four date tour in Montana. We're all looking forward to seeing everyone out at the venues and planning to have a great time. The dates and locations are as follows (also listed on our event calendar).
Feb 25, 2010
The Palace Lounge
Missoula, MT
Thursday Feb 25, 2010
Bitter Root Brewery
Hamilton, MT
Friday Feb 26th, 2010
Top Hat
Missoula, MT
Saturday Feb 27th, 2010
Zebra Lounge
Bozeman, MT
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Keegan interviewed in the Columbian
Keegan was interviewed in "The Columbian", a mainstream Clark County newspaper for his already mounting accomplishments in 2010. Check out the full article here.
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Keegan wins three Effigy Awards!

Keegan won three worldwide Effigy Awards for the categories of Best Adult Contemporary Act, Best Adult Contemporary Song ("Morning Comes"), and Best Reggae Song ("Just Fine").
Both of the award winning songs are on Keegan's newest album, "Special Delivery", which you can check out at the music page.
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Keegan is Portland's 2010 Male Artist of the Year!
Thanks to all of your support, Keegan took home the award for "Male Artist of the Year" for the second time in a row at this year's 2010 Portland Music Awards.
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2010 Portland Music Awards - Vote for Keegan!
Keegan has been nominated once again for "Best Live Performance", and "Male Artist of the Year" at the 2010 Portland Music Awards. If you can take a moment to click the banner above and vote, we would very much appreciate your support. Only one vote is allowed per computer, so if you see the message "Multiple votes from the same computer will not be considered.", it means someone has already voted from yours.
The deadline to get your votes in is January 1st Thanks again and we hope to see you at the award show!
Vote Now
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Halloween at the Blitz Ladd!
Join us this weekend for a huge Halloween bash at the Blitz Ladd Sports Bar. Costume prizes, pumpkin carving contest, and the best live show in the Western Hemisphere! Keegan and the fam will keep everyone dancing from 9pm until 2am, so don't miss it. Great food, dancing, good times. Don't miss it! $10 cover
Blitz Ladd
2239 SE 11th ave
Portland, Oregon
97214
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New Merchandise

We've got some brand new merchandise - new designs, new clothes, and new items. We've got pint glasses featuring the KS logo that you can buy at our new Monday night gig, Club 915, and get happy hour prices all night long of a selected beer. The merchandise will be for sale online as soon as we're done with a photoshoot to show off it looks like.
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Quote by Tony Cowell of Fame Games!
Check out this quote from the 'Cowell Factor' with Simon's big brother, Tony Cowell. The show airs exclusively each weekend on the Fame Games Global Breakthrough Chartshow.
"I’ve broken into The Fame Games Talent Bank and before I’m arrested by the major label police, I’m gonna let loose Keegan Smith and the Fam with their song Fresh Air. You’ve got a lot going on that I like Mr Smith - there’s a few hints of Jason Mraz - but it sounds like you were doing this first and better. Diggin a bit deeper - as I do…I also found your song Smile. I like you Mr Smith - a lot."
To read more reviews and fan mail from Fame Games, or add your own comments, check out http://www.meermusic.com/keegansmith
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New album "Special Delivery" for sale

Keegan's newest album, "Special Delivery" is now for sale on this website!
The album is $15 plus a couple bucks in shipping.
You can preview all of the songs on the album at the music page and then buy a copy for yourself.
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Keegan in the Press
We got a fantastic write up in the Oregonian this week. Titled "Keegan Smith's hugs, hellos bring in the fans", author Jason Simms gives a pretty insightful look into our Monday night shows at the Candlelight. He thoughtfully describes the atmosphere and interviews fans and random members of the audience. Check out the full article here.
Jason also mentions us in his blog, describing Monday nights as an "out of control dance party".
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Portland Tribune Review
"Everything gonna be just fine," sings local singer/songwriter Keegan Smith on his new album, "Special Delivery." It’s hard to imagine letting the worries of the world overwhelm you while listening to these tunes – there’s a laidback island feel to them that sends out a warm, gentle glow. Summer may not have arrived yet, but Smith’s sunny music should tide you over until it gets here.
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Release Show Wrap Up

The record release show at the Bagdad Theater was a huge success! The venue was sold out shortly after the doors were opened. Sorry if you didn't make it through, we'll be sure to get a bigger venue next time. Keegan and the Fam have a live DVD of the show in the works right now - we'll keep you posted about how it's coming along. For now, enjoy this 10 minute audio clip of the show, hot off the mixing board.
Just Fine Live
- Artist: Keegan Smith
- Title: justfine
- Album: Live at the Bagdad Theater
- Track: 1
- Genre: Reggae
- Year: 2009
- Length: 9:35 minutes (10.24 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 149Kbps (VBR)
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Help spread the word!
Help us spread the word about the record release show. Go to keegansmith.com/spreadtheword to get web code that you put on your myspace page or other website!
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Keegan Smith on KINK's Local Music Spotlight!

Tune the dial to 101.9FM this Wednesday (4/22) during the 9:00PM hour and hear a song from Keegan Smith's new album, Special Delivery. You can also listen on-line at www.KINK.fm
KINK's Local Music Spotlight page.
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Record Release Show!

Keegan's long awaited new album "Special Delivery" will be released Saturday, May 2nd at the Bagdad Theatre in Portland. The release will feature a live performance of all the songs from the album, as well as classics from his long standing repertoire.
The McMenamins brew pub will have food and drinks available for the duration of the performance. Tickets can be purchased from Keegan directly at one of our live performances, online through ticketmaster, or for a limited time, through this website.
A limited number of special VIP tickets are also being sold, offering entry to the show, a copy of the brand new album "Special Delivery", and complete access to the green room where the band will be hanging out and enjoying free food and drink all night long provided by the Portland City Grill, one of the finest restaurants in town.
Tickets sold out very quickly last year for Keegan's "Hybrid" release show, so get yours now to ensure your chance of getting in! Doors open at 8pm. This event is 21 years old and up.
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Congratulations to Keegan for his awards at this year's Portland Music Awards!

Thanks to all your votes and support, we came away with the awards for "Best Live Performance" and "Male Artist of the Year"! Congratulations also to Keegan's good friends and collaborators the Acoustic Minds for the prestigious "Band of the Year" award, and Kristina Rae for "Female Artist of the Year". We couldn't have done it without all the support of our devoted friends, fans, and family. Thank you all!
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I have kept hearing about your band, but I have never made a show until last night at the Bite. I didn't even know you were playing, but I followed the music... Wow, it was so much more than I could have imagined! I don't buy CDs from bands I don't know, but I got one and I haven't taken it out yet. I can't wait to bring my friends to see you. Thanks for making music fun again.
Tami
I saw your show at The Bite Of Oregon, and I wanted to thank you for a great show and for letting my kids on stage at the end. I think you have two fans for life! We bought a CD and we have "Dancing Shoes" on repeat. Great show.
I was in Portland on business from DC and couldn't leave until Saturday morning, so I thought I'd make a night at Bite of Oregon. I loved your band and purchased your CD. Your show was great and I've told all my friends about you! I hope you can book a gig in DC while you're doing the private party at the W!! I'm looking forward to it!!
As a matter of fact, I am booking that East Coast tour now! Feel free to contact me via booking@keegansmith.com if you have a favorite venue you would like to see the band play in during our travels! We will be there Nov 2-14th.