Ms. Kam Franklin

December 21,2012- Singing w/ The Suffers at The Sahara Lounge (Austin,TX)

December 22, 2012- Singing w/The Suffers at The Continental Club (Houston,TX)

December 28^th-Singing w/Craig Kinsey at Hayes Carll’s Burlesque Circus and Freakout @ House of Blues Houston (Houston, TX)

December 31^st-Singing w/Craig Kinsey at Hayes Carll’s Burlesque Circus and Freakout @ House of Blues Dallas (Dallas, TX)

All links will direct you to sites to purchase tickets. 

I should probably just keep a sleeping bag at Fitzgerald’s. The next week alone I’ll be there for :

• Sideshow Tramps/Roky Moon 3/9 (I’ll be singing with the tramps)
• Of Montreal & Cults 3/11
• Bulilt to Spill & Lucero 3/12
• Kasabian & Hacienda 3/15

Yay for touring bands making regular visits through H-town again!!!

Performances with The Suffers:

• Thursday December 22 @ Warehouse Live w/The Nice Guys,Thelastplaceyoulook,Shellee Coley,Khruangbin and Kelsey Lee Band in Houston,TX
• Friday December 23 @ Fitzgerald’s with Los Skarnales, Los Gritos, and Mariachis Del Infierno in Houston,TX

Performances with Sideshow Tramps:

• December 31st with Hayes Carll at La Zona Rosa in Austin,TX
• January 21st @ Fitzgerald’s w/Chase Hamblin and Literary Greats in Houston,TX

I’m pleased to say that I was nominated for a Houston Press Music Award this year! When you have a chance, please vote for me at the following link: http://polls.houstonpress.com/polls/hou/musicawards2011/

After you fill out your information, the voting starts at #5.

Please vote Kam Franklin for #11(Best female vocals) and #7(Best Song) “John the Revelator” –Sideshow Tramps. Some of my suggestions for all the other votes are below. Thank you for helping me to get nominated and thank you in advance for your votes!

5.Best LP/CD/EP-Sideshow Tramps,Revelator

7.Best Song-“John the Revelator”, Sideshow Tramps****

8.Local Musician of the Year-Robert Ellis

9.Best New Act-Rivers

11.Best Female Vocals-Kam Franklin****

12.Best Songwriter, Robert Ellis

13.Best Rock, Roky Moon & Bolt

14.Best Indie/Alternative, The Tontons

17.Best Experimental, B L A C K I E

19.Best Solo Rapper, Fat Tony

20.Best Rap Group, Lower Life Form

21.Best Rap DJ, iPod Ammo

22.Best Club DJ/DJ Night, Gritsy

23.Best Pop Artist, Chase Hamblin

25.Best Jazz, All of them are amazing.

26. Best Blues, Little Joe Washington or Paul Ramirez Band

28.Best Reggae/Ska/Dub-Los Skarnales or Scroggins

30.Best Country, Robert Ellis and the Boys

31.Best Folk, Hilary Sloan

32.Best Americana,Sideshow Tramps

34.Best Guitarist, Kelly Doyle

35.Best Bassist,Nick Gaitan

36.Best Drummer,Brian Shoppell,

38.Best Miscellaneous Instrument, Geoffrey Mueller

39.Best Producer, Dan Workman

40. Best Scenster, Pam Cantu

You can vote EVERYDAY until midnight, November 12th!

Hi it’s nomination time for the 2011 Houston Press Music Awards!When you get a chance, please click the link below, to vote. The categories I’m trying to get nominated for are Best female vocalist(#10), best new act(for my band The Suffers), and best reggae( The Suffers). I appreciate your time,and thank you for your support!

http://polls.houstonpress.com/polls/hou/musicawards2011/

My suggestions!

4.Best LP: Revelator-Sideshow Tramps

5.Best Mixtape: Screwdargab-Fat Tony

6.Best Song: Tramps and Freaks: See That My Grave is Kept Clean- Sideshow Tramps or “Home”- Fat Tony

7.Local Musician of the Year: Little Joe Washington

8.Best New Act: The Suffers

9.Best Male Vocals: Sergio Trevino(Buxton) or Patrick Kelly (The Suffers)

10.Best Female Vocals: Kam Franklin or my lovely friend Asli Omar

11. Best Songwriter: Craig Kinsey or Darrin Love

12.Best Rock: Roky Moon and Bolt

13.Best Indie/Alternative: The Tontons

14.Best Punk/Garage:Los Skarnales

15.Best Metal:…..hmmmm

16.Best Experimental/Noise:Grandfather Child

17. Best Electronic Act: Bang Bangs

18.Best Solo Rapper:Fat Tony or Nosaprise

19.Best Rap Group:

20.Best Rap DJ: IPOD Ammo

21.Best Club DJ/DJ Night- Suraj K/Gritsy

22.Best Pop Artist:

23.Best Latin: Los Skarnales

24.Best Reggae/Ska/Dub: The Suffers

25.Best Jazz: The Jazz Maurauders

26.Best Blues: Little Joe Washington

27. best Soul/Funk/R&B: The Suffers

28.Best Zydeco-Zydeco Dots

29.Best Country-Robert Ellis

30.Best Folk-Robert Ellis or Ancient Cat Society

31.Best Americana-Sideshow Tramps

32.Best Cover/Tribute Act- The Suffers

33.Best Guitarist: Adam Martinez

34.Best Bassist: Adam Castaneda

35.Best Drummer: Patrick Kelly(for Los Skarnales)

36.Best Keyboards: Patrick Kelly(for The Suffers)

37.best miscellaneous instrument: Robert Rodriguez

38.Best Producer: Steve Christensen

39.Best Radio Personality: Matt Sonzala or Fat Tony

40.Best Radio Station: KPFT

41.Best Radio Program: Damage Control

42.Best Record Store: Cactus

43. Best Local Label: Zenhill

44. Best Live Music Venue: Fitz

46.Best Scenester: Mark C. Austin

07.30.11 W/ The Suffers & DJ Moonstomp @ Avant Garden

08.13.11 I<3DUBSTEP! w/ 16Bit/Hulk/Gritsy/Texas Dub [8/13 Houston]

08.20.11 Gritsy w/Addison Groove at Mainstage (3016 Main St. Houston, 77002)

09.09.11 Sideshow Tramps CD Release at Fitzgerald’s

09.17.11 w/ The Suffers and Lower Life Form @ Big Star Bar