May 16, 2016
SONiA of Disappear Fear Plays May 17 Benefit Album Release
Winnie McCroy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
On May 17, SONiA of Disappear Fear returns to the U.S. for the American release of her 18th CD, "LiVE at MAXiMAL" which is a double CD of a performance in Germany last year. She will perform in Baltimore, then tour the U.S., including the National Women's Music Festival in Madison, Wisconsin in early July.
The event is a benefit for Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., a group committed to helping shape a more just society by ensuring equal opportunities in housing throughout the state of Maryland. BNI promotes citizens living together as good neighbors without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation.
This concert kicks off the American leg of SONiA's "LiVE at MAXiMAL" CD release tour, with concerts in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and prominent summer folk festivals such as Spring Gulch Festival and the National Women's Music Festival.
SONiA will also perform on Friday, May 20 at 8 p.m. at the Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St. in Phoenixville, PA 19460. On Sunday, May 22, catcher her at 1 p.m. at the Spring Gulch Festival at Spring Gulch Resort Campground, 474 Lynch Rd, New Holland, PA 17557, and on Friday, May 27 at the Virginia Women's Music Festival after sunset, in Kent Store Virginia. Also playing that weekend are Mama's Black Sheep, Tret Fure, Jezebel and more.
SONiA has been�nominated 15 times as a semi-finalist for the Grammies and has�won�the GLAMA (Gay and�Lesbian American�Music�Awards)�for�Female Artist of the year,�as well as several GLAAD and�Out Music Awards, SONiA�received�the Coin of Honor for her Humanitarian Songwriting by the United States Army.�
From the Sydney Opera House in Australia to Palestinian Villages, the Kennedy Center and the Amnesty International Film Festival in Tel Aviv to her favorite Women's Festival --�SONiA continues to flourish in very diverse circles of fans and friends around the world.��
She just released her 18th album -- a double CD recording of a full concert in Germany,�Titled�"LiVE at MAXiMAL" and currently�is in production of her first Musical "Small House, No Secrets"�which will debut November 2016.�
She is endorsed by six international musical instrument manufacturers one of which is the Santa Cruz Guitar Company that released a signature SONiA Model.�As time approaches nearly 30 years as the creator�of disappear fear, SONiA continues to deliver songs that inspire and transform our worlds into one of love based on respect.
SONiA will play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 at Oheb Shalom Temple, 7310 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21208. For information, visit www.bin-maryland.org
Winnie McCroy is the Women on the EDGE Editor, HIV/Health Editor, and Assistant Entertainment Editor for EDGE Media Network, handling all women's news, HIV health stories and theater reviews throughout the U.S. She has contributed to other publications, including The Village Voice, Gay City News, Chelsea Now and The Advocate, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
