Read below for News about Toby Madigan and his duo Naked Peasants.  Click here for Press Clippings.

CD Release Party!!

CD Release Party!!--EVERYONE INVITED. We are
having a CD Release party for our new album/band "Naked Peasants" on
Saturday, June 12th (next week!) from 7:30 to 10:00 pm. at the recording
studio at 4500 Woodman Ave, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. Free performance
and free champagne while it lasts!! Really, ANYONE can come! ...Street
parking available.

June 7th -- Benefit Concert in LA

The new band, Naked Peasants, will be performing at a benefit concert for the LA Gay and Lesbian Center at 1125 N McCadden, LA, CA 90028 at 8:00 pm on Monday, June 7th!  Tickets are $15 at the door and proceeds go to the center!  Come and enjoy the night with us and a slew of other talented artists!!  See you there!

One NEW Song a Week on YouTube! -- Dec. '09

Toby will be writing one NEW song every week and posting it as a raw, unedited video on his YouTube page. 

This is a chance to see the songwriting process as it unfolds and to get a more intimate look into the way this art form is created.  It's also a big challenge so stay tuned!!

CLICK HERE to go to the ONE SONG A WEEK Video Playlist!!>>

Toby's Video Nominated-Top 10 of 2009! --Nov '09



Toby's music video "Somebody" has just been nominated for the Top 10 videos of 2009 on "The Clicklist"--a video countdown show that airs on Cable TV's LOGO channel (an MTV affiliate). 

To vote for Toby's video (you can watch it there as well), click on this link to take you RIGHT to the VOTING PAGE>>>

http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/the_click_list_2009/video_voting.jhtml



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Video "Somebody" airs on MTV's LOGO -- Nov. 09



Toby Madigan's Music Video for "Somebody" makes its debut on MTV LOGO Channel's show "The Clicklist."  This show features a weekly Top Ten list of videos that are up for voting on by fans through the tv station's website.

This week, Toby's video was ranked number 7 out of 10 on this nationwide TV channel.  If you have cable, look for LOGO and TiVo the show Clicklist!

To go online and vote click this link:  http://www.logoonline.com/shows/dyn/the_click_list/video_voting.jhtml




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Toby's "Stand for Love" LIVE in D.C.!! -- Oct '09

 


Toby performed LIVE at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 11, 2009!!  Toby was the opening act for the entire event and sang his song "Stand for Love" as the crowd of marchers approached the main rally stage at the U.S. Capitol!

Other performers and speakers included Lady Gaga, Billie Myers, Julie Clark, Cynthia Nixon and many more.

Become a facebook friend to see exclusive pictures of the event.


Link: "Stand for Love" on Youtube




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Toby's new song played on KPFK FM Radio! --Aug '09


 
  Toby's new song "Mr. Teacher", an acoustic anthem, was aired twice as a featured song during the broadcast of the weekly show IMRU on KPFK Pacifica Radio on 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara on August 24, 2009.  Click here to go to the archives and download the free podcast for the entire show>>





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Toby is pin-up for SquareHippies.com! --Jul '09



  I was featured on the Website www.SquareHippies.com!  This is a popular weekly blog devoted to a particluar type of guys . . . although I don't know how I ended up on there, it was good publicity!  My website hits went way up!  They did stories on Robbie Williams and Zac Ephron too, so hey, I'm in good company.  Check it out by clicking here!




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Music to be Featured in Documentary --Jul '09

--Two of Toby's new songs "Make an Exception for Me" and "Mr. Teacher" will be featured in a new documentary to be released in November 2009 called "Illegal Love."  The documentary will be about Prop 8 in California and Toby will also be featured as one of the subjects.  It is the first film of French filmmaker Juli Gali.  You can add her on facebook by looking up "Le Protocole Gali".   Click here to watch the video clip that first got the director's attention>>




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Toby's Video is on TV! Nationwide!! -- Jul '09



Great News Friends and Fans! 

My Music Video for my song "Somebody" had it's TV Broadcast Premiere on MTV's LOGO Channel this week! 

Check it out!  The music video is a Top 10 Hot Videos Show called NewNowNext's PopLab!

It aired for the first time at midnight on Wednesday, July 1 and is airing repeatedly throughout this week and next week!  The show was hosted by Right Said Fred ("I'm Too Sexy . . .").

LOGO is available nationwide on most major Cable services (including Time Warner, RCN, Comcast, and many more).  It's also available on Direct TV and DISH Network HD Platinum!!    If you want to find out how to view it in your area, just go to www.LogoOnline.com and click the "About LOGO" tab, then click "TV Channel Lookup", enter your zip code, and BAM!  There you have it!!

I'm so excited to be on TV nationwide, kind of a dream come true, so tell your friends, check out the CD for purchase on iTunes and more, and chat with me on FACEBOOK!

Click here to go to MTV's LOGO Channel Website and Vote for Toby's Song!!>>




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Press Coverage



Toby Madigan featured here on the popular website www.SquareHippies.com! -- July 5, 2009
Click Here to check out the full story>>




Toby featured in this HOT weekly blog about what's new in Hollywood! -- July 6, 2009
Click here to check out the full story!>>




Here Toby is interviewed before giving his much talked-about performance at Meet in the Middle for Equality!
Shewired also interviewed screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and Cleve Jones.--June 5, 2009
Click here to watch>>


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Notable News and Highlights


  --Toby performed for thousands at Meet in the Middle for Equality after the CA Supreme Court decided to uphold Prop 8 in May of 2009.  Click here to watch the video that started it all>>

--Toby's music video "Somebody" aired for the first time on MTV's LOGO channel on July 5, 2009 and was broadcast in over 30 millions homes in America.  Click here to VOTE for Toby's video to appear again>>
(You just gotta keep scrolling down until you see "Somebody" by Toby Madigan, SongFountain Records.)

--Toby was an ardent protesters in the streets of Los Angeles following the passage of Prop 8 in November '08 and the Supreme Court upholding of it in May '09.  He was ARRESTED in Long Beach at one of the Prop 8 protests on November 7, 2008 and spent more than 15 hours in jail.  Add Toby as a friend on facebook to see more protest pictures>>

--Toby has performed for loyal followings in both LA and New York city.  This picture is Toby and friend Carlos Rebeil warming up before the big show at The West Village's legendary Bitter End, where Peter, Paul and Mary, among others got their start.  Click here to watch a video clip of the song that melted New York's Bitterest!!>>

--Toby will be performing at the National Equality March events on the weekend of Oct. 10-11, 1009 in Washington, D.C.  Enter your email below for updates on when and where>>