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December 2012

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

jaimie-vernon-column"Glimmer In The Dark" has received another glowing review! Jaimie Vernon, author of the recently released Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia, writes about Anna's CD in his year-end column for Segarini: Don't Believe A Word I Say, "Jaimie Vernon: It Was A Very Good Year".

PEOPLE (GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER)

glbthalllogo2006lg"People (Got To Get It Together)" is among the music played for the GLBT Hall Of Fame Class of 2012 Induction Show!

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

outvoicelogo150x32"Glimmer In The Dark" is up another spot to #4 on the latest OutVoice Top 20 CD Chart!

I AM WHO I AM

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"I Am Who I Am" is at #3 on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart.

FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT

news12Anna and her backup vocalist Karen Dinardo will be performing at a free outdoor concert on December 20th celebrating the season and the Inspire Awards! Other performers include John Alcorn, Ori Dagan and Jade Elektra. The event will take place from 4 to 8 PM on the famous Second Cup patio at 544 Church St., Toronto. (Click poster image to enlarge.)

"GLIMMER IN THE DARK"

TheEntertainmentBank"Glimmer In The Dark" has received a strong review from Paul Anderson of The Entertainment Bank! Please see Reviews, Quotes and Press page for complete review.

November 2012

"I AM WHO I AM"

outvoicelogo150x32I Am Who I Am" is back up to Number One on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart!

THIS LOVE IS REAL TO ME

WowLogoWomen on Waves played "This Love Is Real To Me" on November 4th.

IN THE SUN

UnashamedFaithCafeUnashamed Faith Cafe played "In The Sun" on November 3rd.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

OutSmartlogoGregg Shapiro's review of "Glimmer In The Dark" is now in the November 2012 edition of OutSmart Magazine! Read "Fall For Lesbians: Autumn brings new drops from familiar friends" in Gregg's GrooveOut column.

October 2012

TWO AWARD NOMINATIONS!

RightOut-TVAnna has been nominated for 2 RightOUT TV Awards: Best Performance In A Live Video for "People (Got To Get It Together)", and Best Song So Far for "I Am Who I Am"! Anna will also be announcing the award for Best Folk/Country/Jazz Video. See the whole awards show on October 29th athttp://www.rightouttvawards.com/index.html.

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GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Jam-City-AmericaMusic from "Glimmer In The Dark" will be featured on Sunday Tunes At Noon on Jam City America 10/28/12 at noon (central time).

"HELLO AGAIN"

UnashamedFaithCafe"Hello Again" is on the playlist for Unashamed Faith Cafe on their 10/20/2012 show! UFC airs on V109 FM Saturdays 12-1 PM and again Sundays 8-9 PM (EST).

QUEST OF LIFE INTERVIEW

QuestOfLifeThe Quest of Life interview with Anna, "Anna Gutmanis: Her Music and Life", is now available on podcast.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

outvoicelogo150x32Glimmer In The Dark is up a spot to #7 on the latest OutVoice Top 20 CD Chart!

I AM WHO I AM

RainbowWorldRadio150x39"I Am Who I Am" is at the #2 spot on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart! Listen to the Chart Show on Rainbow World Radio.

"FALLING FOR LESBIANS"

bayareareporter_largeGregg Shapiro has written a wonderful review of "Glimmer In The Dark"! Read the article "Falling for Lesbians" in The Bay Area Reporter. Gregg also reviews new albums by Melissa Etheridge, Tanita Tikaram and others.

AN INTERVIEW WITH ANNA!

QuestOfLifeTune into The Quest Of Life on WRPI 91.5 FM on Friday October 12th to hear an interview with Anna! Quest airs Fridays from 12 noon to 2 PM EST, and Anna's interview will be at 12:15 PM. Hosts Harry and Steve will also be also playing more music for Matthew Shepherd, in honour of the 14th anniversary of his death.

"MIDDLE OF THE LINE"

GLIMMER IN THE DARK - FULL-LENGTH CDSugar Camp Music played "Middle of the Line" on October 4th.

September 2012

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Glimmer_album_cover_150Soundwave FM, Jam City America and Dr. Rock and The Medicine Show have all added "Glimmer In The Dark"! Dr. Rock and The Medicine Show can be heard on Jam City America, KZUM 89.3 FM and Live 365.

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"I Am Who I Am" from "Glimmer In The Dark" has hit Number One on the latestOutVoice Top Ten Song Chart!

 

"THIS LOVE IS REAL TO ME"

Pride-Radio-DK"Pride Radio Weekly" will play "This Love Is Real To Me" this week! Listen to the show starting September 20th at http://prideradio.dk/ . "This Love Is Real To Me" and "I Am Who I Am" have also been aired on Pride Radio DK's mainstream FM-radio channel.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

outvoicelogo150x32"Glimmer In The Dark" is up 2 spots to #8 on the latest OutVoice Top Twenty CD Chart!

"THEN CAME YOU"

QuestOfLife"The Quest Of Life" played "Then Came You" on September 14th.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

RadioArcadia"Glimmer In The Dark" is now playlisted on Radio Arcadia Toronto!

August 2012

KEVIN WONG CD RELEASE CONCERT

KevinWongAnnaGutmanisAnna will open for Kevin Wong at the album release concert for his new CD "Songs From The Weekend" on Friday August 24th! Performing with Anna will be Bryn Scott-Grimes. The concert starts at 8 PM at Lower Ossington Theatre, Cabaret Space, 100 A Ossington Avenue. See Kevin's website for more info athttp://www.kevinwongmusic.com.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

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"Glimmer In The Dark" is up to #10 on the latest OutVoice Top Twenty CD Chart!

 

KINGSTON WOMEN'S ART FESTIVAL

WAF-2012-Stage-ScheduleAnna will be performing at the Kingston Women's Art Festival on Sunday August 19th! Anna, Elana Harte and Karen Dinardo will hit the stage at 2:20 PM at City Park.

"GLIMMER IN THE DARK"

lavenderSofaLavender Sofa radio show will play music from "Glimmer In The Dark" on Sunday August 19th to promote Anna's performance at the Kingston Women's Art Festival! Tune in at 12 noon at http://www.91x.fm/

"I AM WHO I AM"

outvoicelogo150x32"I Am Who I Am" the song is up one more spot to #2 on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart! Listen to the July OutVoice Top Ten Song show on Rainbow World Radio starting August 12th.

"GLIMMER IN THE DARK"

Indie-104-LA-logo"Glimmer In The Dark" is now being played on Indie 104 iRadio LA! Request songs from "Glimmer" at http://indie104.serveftp.com/playlistA.html.

ANNA ON YOUTUBE

youtube-anna-peopleCheck out Anna's CD release videos on YouTube!

ANNA ON THE Q TUBE

theQtubeAnna's CD release videos are now up on Q Tube!

July 2012

I AM WHO I AM & GLIMMER IN THE DARK

outvoicelogo150x32Glimmer In The Dark” and “I Am Who I Am” are rising on the OutVoice charts! “I Am Who I Am” is up a spot to #3 on the Top Ten Song Chart and “Glimmer In The Dark” is up 2 spots to #13 on the Top 20 CD Chart!

NEW VIDEOS!

RightOut-TVNew live performance videos from Anna’s CD release concert are now up on RightOUT TV!

SONGWRITERS UNITE SHOWCASE

songwritersunitelogoAnna will be performing at Songwriters Unite Free Times Cafe Blitz on Saturday July 14 at 9 PM. She will perform in the round with songwriters Glen Hornblast and Patrick Perkins. Other songwriters performing are Andrew Frost, Sean Reyes and James Clark. Pay What You Can, $5 suggested. 320 College Street, Toronto.

FREE TIMES CAFE

FreeTimesCafeLogoAnna will headline at Free Times Cafe on Saturday July 21 at 8:30 PM. Performing with her will be Karen Dinardo, Wayne DeAdder and Bryn Scott-Grimes. $6 cover charge, 320 College Street, Toronto.

BANDCAMP!

bandcamp_130x27_whiteTracks from "Glimmer In The Dark" are now available at Bandcamp!

June 2012

RAINBOW WORLD RADIO

rainbowworldradioSmJoin Anna and host Len Rogers as they discuss the erosion of rights in Canada and the United States on "Talk It Out". Go to Rainbow World Radio beginning June 26th at 8 PM ET to listen.

"GLIMMER IN THE DARK"

outvoicelogo150x32"Glimmer In The Dark" is up a spot to #15 on the latest OutVoice Top 20 CD Chart!

"IN THE SUN"

radio_ciutSugar Camp Music on CIUT played "In The Sun" on June 14th. Listen to the episode athttp://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/sc17.html.

SONGWRITERS UNITE SHOWCASE

songwritersunitelogoAnna will perform at the June Songwriters Unite Showcase on June 16th at Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., Kensington Market, Toronto. Performing with Anna will be Karen Dinardo and Bryn Scott-Grimes, who will also do his own set of original music. Other performers include Lily C, James Brand and Howard Gladstone. Doors open at 8, show at 9, PWYC (suggested donation $5-10). Hosted by Russell Leon.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Glimmer_album_cover_150"Glimmer In The Dark" CDs are now available at the following locations in Toronto and Pickering: Sonic Boom (The Annex), Toronto Women’s Bookstore, Carberry Soap Company.

I AM WHO I AM

RainbowWorldRadio150x39"I Am Who I Am" rises 2 spots to #4 on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart! Listen to the May 2012 Chart show at Rainbow World Radio.

IN THE SUN

WowLogoWomen On Waves, JOY Melbourne Australia played “In The Sun” on June 10th.

I AM WHO I AM

WomanSong_KKFIWomanSong on KKFI played “I Am Who I Am” on June 2nd.

M FACTOR

M-Factor150Anna will perform at M Factor Monday on June 11th, along with Elana Harte, Karen Dinardo and Lucio Agostini. Also performing will be Courtney Lynn. 7 PM. No cover! M Factor Mondays @ The Old Nick, 123 Danforth Ave, Toronto.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Glimmer_album_cover_1502 more Canadian Campus Stations have added "Glimmer In The Dark": CILU Thunder Bay ON and CFCR Saskatoon SK!

May 2012

SUGAR CAMP MUSIC

radio_ciutSteve Fruitman played Anna's music on Sugar Camp Music episode 15 on May 31st! Tune into Sugar Camp Music on CIUT every Thursday at 3 PM ET.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

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2 new Canadian Campus Radio Stations are now playing tracks from "Glimmer In The Dark": CKMS Waterloo ON and CITR Vancouver BC.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Rainbow-Room-KAOS-150The Rainbow Room's DJ Troy played 2 more tracks from "Glimmer" on May 22nd: "You Won't Be Sorry" and "Another Way Out".

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

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The official “Glimmer In The Dark” album release party took place May 3rd at Toronto’s “C’est What”. Videos of songs performed and more gigs are on the way – check back for updates! Click here to see more photos from the gig.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK & I AM WHO I AM

outvoicelogo150x32Anna's music is once again climbing the OutVoice charts! "Glimmer In The Dark" is up 2 spots to #16 on the April Top 20 CD Chart, and "I Am Who I Am" is up 3 spots to #6 on the April Top Ten Song Chart. Listen to the April Top 20 CD Chart Countdown Show at Rainbow World Radio.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Rainbow-Room-KAOS-150DJ Troy has been playing tracks from "Glimmer In The Dark" on The Rainbow Room: "The Rain" and "This Love Is Real To Me" on May 1st, and "Hello Again" and "People (Got To Get It Together)" on May 8th.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

bearradBear Radio Network continues to play tracks from "Glimmer In The Dark".

I AM WHO I AM

WowLogoWomen on Waves played “I Am Who I Am” on May 6th.

ANOTHER WAY OUT

WomanSong_KKFIWomanSong on KKFI played "Another Way Out" on May 5th.

April 2012

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Glimmer_album_cover_1502 more Canadian Campus Radio stations are playing songs from "Glimmer In The Dark": CIBL Radio Montreal and Radio Laurier!

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

rainbowworldradioSmAnna's music is rising on the OutVoice Charts! "I Am Who I Am" is up a spot to #9 on the March Top Ten Song Chart, and "Glimmer In The Dark" is up 2 spots to #18 on the March Top Twenty CD Chart. Listen to the chart "mash up" show on Rainbow World Radio.

ANOTHER WAY OUT

QuestOfLife"The Quest Of Life" played "Another Way Out" on April 8th.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

radio_cixsCIXS Westmount QC is the newest Canadian Campus Radio station to add "Glimmer In The Dark"!

I AM WHO I AM

mountjoe150"I Am Who I Am" is on Mountman Joe's newest Musical Montage!

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Glimmer_album_cover_1503 more Canadian Campus Radio stations are playing tracks from “Glimmer In The Dark”, for a total of 33!! Welcome Radio Regent Toronto ON, CKCU Ottawa ON, and CFFF Peterborough ON.

WOW ON JOY

WowLogoWomen on Waves, JOY Melbourne has been playing several tracks from “Glimmer In The Dark”: “Hello Again”, “This Love Is Real To Me”, “First In Love”, “When I Get Out Of Bed”, and “Another Way Out”! Tune into WOW on JOY Saturdays 7 – 9 PM EST - Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of Toronto and the show airs Sundays 9 – 11 AM Melbourne time.

QUEST OF LIFE

QuestOfLifeThe Quest of Life played a Triple Cut from “Glimmer In the Dark” on Friday April 6th! Listen to the show Fridays from noon to 2 PM EST at http://www.wrpi.org.

RAINBOW SHOW

rainbowshowRainbow Show has been playing tracks from “Glimmer In The Dark”! Listen toRainbow Show on The Source FM Wednesdays from 1 – 2:30 PM EST – Falmouth is 5 hours ahead of Toronto and the show airs Wednesdays 6 – 7:30 PM Cornwall time.

INDIE CAN

Indie-CanIndie Can Radio played “You Won’t Be Sorry” on their recent Episode 266.

IN THE SUN

lavenderSofaLavender Sofa will play "In The Sun" on April 1st! Tune in at 12 noon athttp://www.91x.fm/

March 2012

C'EST WHAT

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"Glimmer In The Dark" will be launched with a gig on May 3rd at Toronto’s “C'est What”! Anna’s amazing band will feature Carrie Chesnutt, Wayne DeAdder, Karen Dinardo, Jen Gillmor, Dan Neill, and Alyssa Wright. Special Guest Elana Harte will also perform. Doors open at 8:30 PM and admission is $6.00. C’est What is at 67 Front Street East, at Church Street. Advance tickets available athttp://www.cestwhat.com/asp/events.asp?ID=1869 on April 12th.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

Glimmer_album_cover_150Four new Canadian Campus Radio Stations are playing “Glimmer In The Dark”, for a total of 30!! CKUM Moncton NB, CHOQ Montréal QC, CSCR Toronto ON, andCFBX Kamloops BC.

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Amazon Radio played “Glimmer In The Dark” on March 11th.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

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"Glimmer In The Dark" is now being played at 10 more Canadian Campus Radio stations: CRAM Toronto ON, CIUT Toronto ON, CJLX Belleville ON, CFRL London ON, CJUM Winnipeg MB, CKUW Winnipeg MB, CJSF Burnaby BC, CFUR Prince George BC, and CFXU Antigonish NS!

 

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

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6 more Canadian campus radio stations are playing songs from "Glimmer In The Dark": CKJM Chéticamp NS, CJMQ Lennoxville QC, CKLU Sudbury ON, CJSR Edmonton AB, CKUA Edmonton AB, and CJLY Nelson BC!

 

I AM WHO I AM

outvoicelogo150x32"I Am Who I Am" ("Glimmer In The Dark" version) is #10 on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart and "Glimmer In The Dark" debuts on the OutVoice Top Twenty CD Chart at #20! See the charts!

HELLO AGAIN

Mountman Joe has "Hello Again" on his latest Montage! Listen to the Montage.mountjoe150

TIL DOOMSDAY

"Lavender Sofa" played "Til Doomsday" on the March 11 show.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

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7 more Canadian campus radio stations are playing songs from "Glimmer In The Dark": CHMR St. John’s NL, CHMA Sackville NB, CISM Montréal QC, CJSW Calgary AB, CKTI Forest ON, CKMO Victoria BC, and CKDJ Nepean ON!

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

bearradBear Radio Network has added 5 songs from "Glimmer In The Dark: "Another Way Out", "Middle of the Line", "The Rain", "This Love Is Real To Me", and "When I Get Out Of Bed"! To request a song, go to http://bearradio.net/?page_id=160.

YOU WON’T BE SORRY

WomanSong_KKFIWomanSong played "You Won’t Be Sorry" on March 3rd.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

ckrllogo_150The Canadian Campus Radio campaign has begun and CKRL Québec City wins the prize for being first to add "Glimmer In The Dark"!

REVIEW OF GLIMMER IN THE DARK

rainbowworldradioSmLen Rogers of Stonewall Society and Rainbow World Radio has written a stellar review of "Glimmer In The Dark"!

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

thetenthvoiceTom Edmondson will host an interview with Anna and feature new music from "Glimmer In The Dark" on The Tenth Voice, Saturday March 3rd at 1 PM CT.

February 2012

FIRST IN LOVE

PrideShowcaseThe Pride Showcase played "First In Love" on their final show on February 28th. We will all greatly miss the Showcase and QNation FM!

THEN CAME YOU

QuestOfLifeThe Quest of Life played "Then Came You" on February 24th. Tune into The Quest of Life on WRPI Troy 91.5 FM Fridays 12 noon - 2 PM eastern time.

GLIMMER IN THE DARK

rainbowworldradioSmLen Rogers will host an interview with Anna and feature new music from "Glimmer In The Dark" beginning Monday February 27th on Rainbow World Radio.

PEOPLE (GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER)

glbthalllogo2006lgAnna’s song "People (Got To Get It Together)" is played on the GLBT Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Induction show! Listen to the show!

STILL IN LOVE & IF YOU WANT A LOVER

kaos_logo_whiteDJ Troy from The Rainbow Room on KAOS 89.3 FM played "Still In Love" and "If You Want A Lover" on February 14th! Tune into KAOS Community Radio.

I AM WHO I AM

outvoicelogo150x32"I Am Who I Am" the song is #8 on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart, and "I Am Who I Am" the CD is #12 on the latest Top Twenty CD Chart! See the charts.

OFFICIAL CD RELEASE GIG

cestwhat150C'est What, Toronto's finest small showcase venue, will host Anna's official CD release gig this spring - details TBA!! The club puts the spotlight on Anna.

MOUNTMAN'S MONTAGE

mountjoe150Mountman's Musical Montage is back and Mountman Joe is playing Anna's music! Listen to the Montage.

"GLIMMER IN THE DARK"

RightOut-TVAnna wrote a piece on the making of "Glimmer In The Dark" exclusively for RightOUT TV!

"FIRST IN LOVE"

QNationFM"First In Love" is on QNation FM's current playlist! Listen to QNation FM.

"GLIMMER IN THE DARK"

LesbianFunWorld"Glimmer In The Dark" is on LesbianFunWorld Radio's current playlist! Listen to LFWR.

NEW CD NEWS

lavenderSofa"Lavender Sofa" will play two tracks from Anna's new CD on Sunday February 5th at 12 noon EST! Click here to listen.

"ANOTHER WAY OUT" & "YOU WON'T BE SORRY"

outradio-new150OutRadio for February will feature two of Anna's songs from her new CD, "Another Way Out" and "You Won't Be Sorry"! Listen to the show.

January 2012

"NEW CD"

GLIMMER IN THE DARK - FULL-LENGTH CDAnna’s new CD Glimmer In The Dark is now available on CD Baby. MP3s are now available on iTunes, Amazon.com and Great Indie Music. Anna is pre-releasing her CD to all radio that supported her single "I Am Who I Am". MP3s will also soon be available at Google Music Store, Tradebit, Verizon, 24-7 and 7digital.

"FIRST IN LOVE"

PrideShowcasePride Showcase played "First In Love" on January 31st.

"HELLO AGAIN"

SATWomenSomething About The Women played "Hello Again" on January 28th.

"FIRST IN LOVE"

QNationFMQNation FM played "First In Love" on January 31st! See their playlists and listen live. Visit their home page to find out how to help them keep broadcasting in 2012!

"I AM WHO I AM"

AmazonradioAmazon Radio on WPKN played "I Am Who I Am" on January 29th.

"MIDDLE OF THE LINE"

nette_radio150"Middle Of The Line" is on 'Nette Radio's January 25th playlist! Click to listen to the show, 6-8 PM PST.

VOTE FOR ANNA!

dekalogoround150Anna's new music will be on the "Airtime For Indies" broadcast on Wednesday, January 25 at 6 PM EST. Tune in and vote for Anna at http://www.dekadance-radio.com/index.php?from=index.shtml

READ ABOUT ANNA

QMHblog-graphic150-1JD Doyle of Queer Music Heritage and OutRadio has posted a blog about Anna's new music at http://queermusicheritage-theblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/anna-gutmanis-i-am-who-i-am-glimmer-in.html

AN INTERVIEW WITH ANNA

soundcloud150Tom Edmondson of KKFI FM has posted an interview he did with Anna in 2010 athttp://soundcloud.com/tom-edmondson/interview-anna-gutmanis-by-tom

"PEOPLE (GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER)"

WomanSong_KKFIWomanSong on KKFI FM played "People (Got To Get It Together)" on January 21st, and "Glimmer In The Dark" on January 28th!

"I AM WHO I AM"

rainbowworldradioSm"I Am Who I Am" the CD single is #1 on the OutVoice Top Twenty CD Chart for 2011!! Listen to the countdown show on Rainbow World Radio.

"I AM WHO I AM"

outvoicelogo150x32"I Am Who I Am" the song is #10 on the latest OutVoice Top Ten Song Chart and "I Am Who I Am" the CD single is #9 on the latest OutVoice Top Twenty CD Chart.  

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