Thursday, March 15   10:00 p.m.
The Ale House   (310 E 6th St (Alley Entrance))

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  Stephanie Dosen - This Joy
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Singer/Songwriter Stephanie Dosen's music is featured in the recent DVD releases for Dawson's Creek and Party of Five . In 2003 she was selected by Billboard Magazine as one of the top six independent musicians in the Midwest, performing at the Independent Music World Series held in Chicago. Grammy.com, in partnership with ASCAP, Musictech College and the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI), presented a Demo Review Panel And Contest for the Chicago Chapter of Grammy.com in which Stephanie took home the grand prize for best demo.

As a former resident of Wisconsin she was nominated for five Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards taking home “best new artist” and “song of the year” in 2003, and best female vocalist in 2004. In 2003 she won the Shure Microphone Open Mic contest at Uncommon Ground in Chicago. NPR chose Stephanie's music for their “All Songs Considered” contest and Garageband.com listed her as one of the top female vocalists to date.

Stephanie's debut album, ghosts, mice & vagabonds, has garnered rave reviews. MusicBoom.it called her songwriting "magnificent...the most luminous essence of acoustic music." Her single "Weak" was described as "Infectious and Addictive" by Onmilwaukee.com, was featured in CMJ New Music Monthly magazine and also recognized by the Great American Song contest with an honorary award. Stephanie was chosen to appear in the quarterly CD Baby magazine and her songs were selected for their compilation disc. They also chose the track "weak" to be included in their free gift CD for repeat customers. Stephanie was one of six finalists at Tonos, where a track from her album was repeatedly chosen worldwide for their monthly A+R drop box CD.

Stephanie's vocal quality and lyrics have received critical acclaim in magazines and newspapers such as 23:4 , Lighthouse , 7 Ball , True tunes , Cornerstone , the Milwaukee Journal and the Waukesha Sentinel, the Shepherd Express and CCM, where her lyrical approach was compared to the allegorical literature of C.S. Lewis and her vocals were hailed as "haunting and beautiful." Marquette University Radio says, "Stephanie has the experience, grit and personality to make it. Her music...will make you think, and reward and soothe you." Mundanesounds.com forecasts, "this is a beautiful start to a promising career."

Stephanie has just signed with Bella Union (Cocteau Twins, Midlake, The Dears, Fionn Regan) and is releasing a brand new record in April 2007.