LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Music by Kaz Hawkins “ Feelin ’ Good ”
It ’ s a New Year … It ’ s a New Day ! Happy 2017 from the entire staff of ION Indie Magazine ! We begin the New Year with new resolve to continue this path of phenomenal growth that this publication has been traveling since our launch in June 2014 . Thank you — our readers — for supporting this “ little engine that could ” and making ION Indie Magazine the fastest growing all genre independent music magazine today . And it ’ s hard to stop a train , you know !
Kicking off this first edition of 2017 is a little rock band with a big sound that is blasting out of Florida — the dynamic duo that is 100 WATT VIPERS ! Journalist BRUCE LENZI conducts the interview with the band in this New Year issue of ION Indie Magazine . Check it out , in these pages .
And there are some BIG names that are bringing in the New Year with a BANG and helping us celebrate another year of music- -STEVE VAI ( by Senior Photojournalist TIMOTHY SCHUMANN ), TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA , EVANESCENCE ( both presented by Senior Photojournalist GARY CAROTA ), FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH , SIXX : A . M . ( both presented by Senior Photojournalist MARK MYERS ), and GOO GOO DOLLS ( by Senior Photojournalist LISA BOEHM )— all of these giants are joining in this January edition . Check out the exceptional live concert photography in this issue !
And speaking of Lisa Boehm … congratulations are in order ! Lisa is nominated for a prestigious award--she is in the running as “ Outstanding Photographer of the Year ” by the Lehigh Valley Music Awards ! The whole ION team is proud of you , Lisa ! Also receiving recognition , is our broadcast partner THE FYRE AND ICE SHOW ( TRACIE LOVETT / AMY DANNER ). Congrats to all of these deserving ladies !
Let ’ s raise our glasses to another year of music ! Here ’ s to the readers of ION for supporting this publication . And a huge shout of gratitude to the absolute BEST staff anywhere — who , without their efforts , ION Indie Magazine would not be the driving force it is in the industry today ! They are : JB BRIDGES , JAY PETSKO , JERE PERRY , MARK MYERS , SHAWN PETERS , DANIEL JOHNSON , TIMOTHY SCHUMANN , LISA BOEHM , GARY CAROTA , KATARZYNA ZAKOLSKA , TIMOTHY CAMPBELL , THOMAS R . JENNEY PH . D , PAUL BORDENKIRCHER , LEE HOFFMAN and BRUCE LENZI . Although ION covers ALL genres … you ROCK !
Kiki Plesha
CEO / Editor-in-Chief The Fairy Rock Mother ION Indie Magazine
“ Music isn ’ t what I do , it ’ s who I am . Music is a life force that beats within . It permeates the senses and encompasses the spirit . Music transcends . It heals the heart , purges the soul and provides refuge from pain . Music is immortal .” ~ The Fairy Rock Mother
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