www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html CELIA: NEWS! Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Fri, 18 May 2012 01:41:41 -0700 ALL ABOARD! Celia's Yuletide Express 2011! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#38 Dear Yuletide Express!


 


I have missed you so much!  It is time for us to mobilize our giant holiday sing-a-long train!  This message is meant to emphasize 3 main points! 


 


1.  RECRUITMENT!  This year's schedule has events of ALL KINDS for people of ALL AGES!  Anyone is welcome to participate to the extent that they are able, and I'd like to see A MILLION NEW FACES full of Holiday Spirit, so tell anyone you know who loves to sing and have fun with people to hop aboard!  Rehearsals are quite helpful, and I've scheduled 3 with the full band, so hopefully newbies can make it to at least one.  Also, my distinguished teacher and Yuletide Express guitar hero Adam Wilke gave me 40 sets of sleigh bells for my birthday, for a total of A LOT OF SLEIGH BELLS.  We have some excellent opportunities this year to bring our holiday cheer to people who can't necessarily come to us. . .kids, elderly, grocery store shoppers, so this is how we take it to the streets and spread GLAD TIDINGS OF PEACE AND GOOD WILL to all the earth.  In short:  BRING YOUR FRIENDS, SING WITH  YOUR FRIENDS, MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS!


 


 


2.  This year's schedule of events!


 


*MONDAY, NOV. 28, 8 - 10 pm, REHEARSAL @ Utopia Studios


 


*WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 9 - 11 pm, REHEARSAL @ Utopia Studios


 


*MONDAY, DEC. 5, 8 - 10 pm, REHEARSAL @ Utopia Studios


 


^SATURDAY DEC. 3, 11 am @ Soulard Market


 


*^SATURDAY DEC. 3, 7:30 - 8:30 @ The Gatesworth (I-170 @ Delmar)


 


TUESDAY DEC. 6, 6 pm @ Open Spaces Council Holiday Party (Historic Kirkwood train station)


 


^WEDNESDAY DEC. 7, 6 pm @ Family FUN Night @ Hartford Coffee Company (Hartford and Roger, South City)


 


^THURSDAY DEC. 8, 2:30 - 3:30 pm @ Barnes Jewish Extended Care facility (401 Corporate Dr., Clayton)


 


*THURSDAY DEC. 8, 10:30 pm, FIRE DOG's Holiday Throwdown @ Venice Cafe (Lemp and Pestalozzi)


 


*FRIDAY DEC. 9, 10:30 pm @ CJ Muggs with Celia's Big Rock Band (101 W. Lockwood, Webster Groves)


 


^SATURDAY DEC. 10, 12 - 3 pm @ Whole Foods Market Brentwood


 


*SATURDAY DEC. 10, 11 pm @ 3 Monkeys with Celia's Big Rock Band (Morganford and Juniata)


 


*^SUNDAY DEC. 11, 3 pm @ Off Broadway for the Kid's Matinee!  (3305 Lemp)


 


WEDNESDAY DEC. 14, 8 pm @ Foam Coffee and Beer, Ellen and Lang-a-tang's Open Mic Night (Jefferson @ Cherokee)


 


^SATURDAY DEC. 17, 12 -3 pm, Whole Foods Market Town & Country


 


SATURDAY DEC. 17, time TBA @ 3rd Annual Rat Pack Holiday Party, Location TBA


 


SUNDAY DEC. 18, noon - midnight @ my place, Holiday Open House.  Yuletide Express in the HOUSE.


 


* indicates FULL BAND


^ indicates BRING THE KIDS


 


I'm pretty sure there will be a few more events that aren't confirmed at the moment.  All times are meant to indicate actual ALL ABOARDS.  The Whole Foods gigs are long - come when you can and stay as long as you like.  We will do our set 3 times, plus some general merriment like Jingle Bells and Rudolph.  Same with Soulard and Schnuck's.  I also anticipate adding a few more engagements. 


 


 


3.  DRESS CODE AND REHEARSAL DETAILS


 


Dress code is still any combination of red, green, black, and white.  Silver and Gold and sparkles count as homage to all non-X-mas holidays of the season this year.  So bling out if you want to represent for non-X-mas.


 


Rehearsals take place at Utopia Studios.  www.utopiastl.com


3957 Park Ave.


 


DIRECTIONS 


 


From 40/64:  Exit Grand, head south.  Turn west (right) on Park Ave.  Curve behind the hospital and turn (left) at the stop sign (also Park Ave).  Pass through 39th St.  The studio is the third building on your right (north), just past Park Warehouse Services.  


 


An alternate route from 40E is to exit Vandeventer and turn south (right) on Vandeventer. Take your first Left at Chouteau (just before the White Castle), then turn Right onto 39th St. Go 4 blocks down 39th and turn Right on Park Ave.


 


From 44:  Exit Grand, head north.  Turn west (left) on Park Ave (behind the hospital).  Turn west (left) on Park Ave again. The studio is the third building on the north side (right), past 39th St.


 


From 55:  Take 55 to 44 West to Grand, as above. 


 


I pay for this rehearsal space by the hour, and will gratefully accept any donations to offset the cost. 


 


So there you have it.  I hope you read the whole thing.  Pass it along liberally.  Send me email addresses or add people to the facebook group.  Everyone is invited!


 


CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOU SING!


 


Love


 


Celia,


train conductor.

]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#38 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! AWARD WINNING Artist! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#32 It's been TOO LONG, my people.  But I have much good news to share!


 


First, I am delighted to report that Grand Center Inc. in St. Louis MO has seen fit to honor me with one of this year's Visionary Artist Awards.  Your support has shaped that vision, and I humbly thank you for being a part of the community that I get to make music in!  http://www.grandcenter.org/shows_events/?event=57  The awards ceremony is Wednesday, May 19. 


 


That award is in the bag, but you can help me with this one:  The St. Louis Riverfront Times has nominated me for Best Vocalist (Female) this year.  Please, take a minute and vote for your favorites.  Go here and click on "Reader's Poll":  http://microapp.riverfronttimes.com/musicshowcase/2010/


 


Besides that, here are some links to some recent pictures in the papers:


http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=28428951&event=960849&CategoryID=38577#Tabs


 


http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=29401117&event=1000310&CategoryID=38925


This is so fun.  That's when Cherokee Street FOOTBEAT sang in the Cinco De Mayo parade.  I am FOOTBEAT Squad Commander.


http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/05/riverfront_times_2010_music_awards_showcase_washington_avenue_june_5.php?page=4


I know you like to look at pictures.


UPCOMING:  Some fun stuff - This weekend, FIRE DOG hits the road for our favorite stops in KC and Lawrence.  And next weekend, Celia's Big Rock Band plays the Mayor of Kinloch's Birthday Party!  Check out the calendar for more details, and I hope to see you VERY SOON! 


 


LOVE


celia.


 


 

]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#32 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! Riverfront Times Feature! *thanks Christian Schaeffer!* http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#31 Check it out!



Karma Chameleon: Celia Shacklett is a one-woman musical renaissance
By Christian Schaeffer
Published on April 14, 2009 at 11:47am

To call local singer-songwriter Celia Shacklett a musical evangelist might be an understatement. When she's not leading Celia's Big Rock Band, Shacklett plays bass in Fire Dog, performs sing-along songs for kids, and teaches grade-schoolers how to sing and play guitar. Her songs are both positive and wise, and she performs with a style that's magnetic to audiences of all ages. On a sunny spring Friday in a restaurant on the Hill, Celia sat down to discuss her latest record, Transformateurs, as well as her musical friendship with folk icon Bruce Cockburn.


Christian Schaeffer: What was the process involved with making the new record?

Celia Shacklett: I rehearsed with my local band, Celia's Big Rock Band, on these tunes for probably two years. We got this particular sound together. We rehearsed and went down to Arkansas [at East Hall Studios in Fayetteville] and recorded as a band. In October of 2007, I met Bruce Cockburn in New York City and we had a rehearsal day together, and then spent a day in the studio. We had one song we had written together in Memphis in June of 2007. He basically took the beginning of a song and helped me flesh it out.

What was it like working with another songwriter?

I've only cowritten a couple of times, and the cowrite with Bruce ["Things You'll Miss"] was definitely the most — I don't want to say successful — but it made something that is going to be a part of my repertoire. Part of that was that he wasn't doing much actual writing — he was helping me refine something. He helped me more with the chord progression and the melody and a kind of delivery — which to me, when I listen to it, is the "Bruce Cockburn delivery." That's what I love about that song: It sounds like Celia and Bruce Cockburn. It trips me out. I'm a huge fan and have been forever.

How did you hook up with Bruce Cockburn?

It's a really sweet story. I'm from western Kansas, from the High Plains, about 250 miles east of Denver and 330 miles west of Kansas City. It's a very remote area. If you're driving out on I-70 and you see all the signs for the World's Largest Prairie Dog, that's where it is — out in the middle of nowhere. And for me, that's the primary miracle of this whole trip is that I ever found Bruce Cockburn's music in the first place. But my brother threw a tape at me, and I listened to it and loved it. I became a disciple and went crazy. I wrote him a bunch of fan mail but never mailed it. I just had this love for him when I was fifteen.

And then when I was eighteen my dad died, and the night before the funeral, I wrote Bruce a letter, thanking him for having this kind of impact and for being a constant in my life. I mailed it the next morning on the way to the funeral, and a few months later he wrote back. We continued to exchange letters for a while, and in 1997 he sent a postcard and said he was coming through Lawrence, and we met for the first time. We knew each other pretty well through the letters, but we really hit it off. Over the years we've gotten together whenever he's in the Midwest, or I'll travel to go see him.

This was when I knew that it was just more [than] in my mind that we were friends: He was driving from Winnipeg to LA, and he cut across Missouri to come spend the night, on the night before Thanksgiving. We stayed up all night drinking bourbon and listening to David Bowie records. It was awesome. He's a really kind man, and I think he took it upon himself to be my friend when my dad died. So for fifteen years he's been a kind and generous friend — he's been a guiding influence in my life.

He really is my most treasured hero, but I just asked him to do this with me and he said, "Oh, sure. If you can make it convenient for me, I'll do what I can." I felt like I needed to offer him some kind of payment for his work, so I called him up and said, "What can I do for you?" He said, "Celia, you can't afford me. Just get me a nice bottle of tequila, and we'll call it even."

You also play alongside Mark Pagano in Fire Dog. How do your different bands intersect?

I've known Mark for thirteen years or so. We've played a lot of music together and been on each other's recordings from when we were learning to express ourselves musically. Fire Dog is kind of a special power trio — that band has a special bond. I learned how to play bass for Fire Dog, and Brandon [drummer] dusted off his chops for the band. Celia's Big Rock Band and Fire Dog has toured together with Love-O-Rama.

The Love-O-Rama tours have a multimedia aspect to them, with films being shown alongside the live bands. What is the impetus behind these tours?

Rebecca Rivas is Mark's girlfriend, and she's made a few different documentaries. She's in South America working on a documentary about the spirit songs of the Amazon rainforest. The one we toured with a few years ago was called At Highest Risk, about health care in the high Peruvian Andes. Along with [video manipulator and Mark's brother] Mike Pagano, we have four people, four brains, four different forces of energy that wanted to travel together. It's a record label and performance/entertainment collective. We aim to spread the love through music, movement and movies.

What does that love entail?

I like to think of the love as being more of a positive message. The overall vibe is meant to be uplifting — it's meant to be a fun, excitement-filled, happy, loving time. For me, it's a simple thing: having a good time together.]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#31 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! April Showers! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#30

Thank you for the honor of informing you of my upcoming musical excursions! It gives me great joy to make music and I love to share it with you!


1/ Upcoming FREE Shows in the St. Louis Area!
2/ New York and Philly, We're Coming!
3/ Express Yourself!


1/ You will find something for everyone in these upcoming shows!


FOR THE KIDS:
Wednesday, April 1
5 - 7 pm
Hartford Coffee Company
at the corner of Hartford and Roger, south of Tower Grove Park
Family FUN Night!
and it's Poisson d'Avril!
FREE


FOR THE COFFEE CLUB:
Friday, April 3
7 - 9 pm
Stone Spiral Coffeehouse
2500 Sutton in Maplewood
with Mama Blue - St. Louis SLAM Poet!
FREE


FOR THE DANCE PARTY:
Saturday, April 4
10 pm - 1 am
3 Monkeys
Morganford just south of Arsenal
Celia's Big Rock Band rocks the Monkeys!
FREE


FOR THE GALLERY PROWLER:
Friday, April 10
6 - 8 pm
FIRE DOG @ Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
On Wash U Campus
Yes, we are going to rock the gallery. This is art, peeps.
Bring an unopened jar of peanut butter or jelly to benefit
LiveFeed.
FREE


2/ Friends in NYC and Philly, the rumors are true. Celia and Mark-O-Polo (of FIRE DOG) are heading out for the first installment of TRANSFORMATOUR '09 later in April. I'll write you again with more details, but here's the rundown:


4/20 Celia @ Red Lion Tavern, NYC
4/22 Celia FIRE DOG @ Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn NY
4/23 FIRE DOG @ Uncle Mike's, NYC
4/24 Celia FIRE DOG @ Fergie's, Philadelphia, PA

Friends in these regions, come see us! We've missed you!

We're taking our show on the road!


3/ Lastly, my fine fans, I would like to invite you to publish your review of TRANSFORMATEURS on the World Wide Web. Go to my CD Baby site, scroll to the bottom, and let me know what you think! THANKS!



Spring has sprung and there are many exciting events coming up! I hope to see you and I hope you are enjoying peace and prosperity wherever you are! I thank you for your support and interest, and I am committed to this ancient commission to make music for the people of EARTH! You will hear from me again before too long.


THANK YOU

love
celia.


Celia is Rock
the myspace
Love-O-Rama Records]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#30 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! TRANSFORMATEURS: She Lives. http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#29

Recorded and mixed by Denise Barbarita and Chris Moore, TRANSFORMATEURS features a brand-new sound from Celia: a hybrid sound of LOVE-O-RAMA and DANGER: LIVE WIRE!

The result: a new view into the musical and magical world of grooviness. The dusty, derelict prairie meets the mud and decay of the Mississippi River bottoms.

I came to St. Louis in 2001 from Kansas and my musical journey came to new life because I discovered jazz and soul music. Then I re-discovered cowboy songs and realized the essential role of my Kansas roots in my music. TRANSFORMATEURS ranges from new original prairie folk songs to science fiction soul.


TRANSFORMATEURS was made between July 2007 - December 2008 by Celia with some help from her friends:

Celia's Big Rock Band recorded several songs with engineer Chris Moore of East Hall Studio in Fayetteville Arkansas. Celia's Big Rock Band is Celia, Melinda Winifred Jane Tentrees on voice and guitar, Herb James on bass, and Tom Collins on drums. This is Celia's St. Louis band.

Bruce Cockburn guest starred on two tracks, "Armadillo" and "Things You'll Miss", recorded at Kampo Studios in New York City with Denise Barbarita at the helm. This band featured Celia on acoustic guitar, Bruce on electric guitar, Herb James on bass, and Rich Kulsar on drums. This band was formed to make these 2 recordings with Bruce.

Some additional tracking occurred in Denise's Queens apartment and Celia's brother Shack's home studio. The mixing duties were split between Chris Moore and Denise Barbarita.

She is born, my people:

TRANSFORMATEURS.




I believe this is my best work. My music and artistic collaborators on this project are some of the finest in their fields. I am particularly honored to guest star Bruce Cockburn on "Things You'll Miss" and "Armadillo". Bruce is my friend and most treasured musical hero, and his appearance on my record is indeed A DREAM COME TRUE.

My artwork features a one-of-a-kind Times Square street scene, a custom collage, created by Mike Pagano.]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#29 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! TRANSFORMATEURS - Happy New Year! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#28 Dear Friends and Fans, Contents of this transmission: 1/ TRANSFORMATEURS 2/ NYC CD Release Party! 3/ Relay message from a musical friend 1/ TRANSFORMATEURS THANK YOU for your continued love and support! THANK YOU for your pre-orders! TRANSFORMATEURS is here! Packages will begin going out ASAP and with every order, I send my deepest gratitude and best wishes. I hope you love it. I love it. I loved making it and now, I love to look at it and listen to it. In the next few weeks, it will become available online at http://www.cdbaby.com, Rhapsody, iTunes, and more, and at 2400 music shops all over the USA. Of course, many of you will receive your autographed copies in your mailbox. LUCKY YOU! LUCKY ME! THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN! 2/ NYC CD Release Party! Special Thanks to my musical friend Emily Zuzik (http://www.emilyzuzik.com) for providing me with this opportunity to present TRANSFORMATEURS to my friends and fans in the Big Apple! MONDAY JAN. 12 9 pm at The Red Lion (http://www.redlionnyc.com) Bleeker St. @ Thompson with Emily Zuzik! as part of the Bleeker St. Folk Sessions! 3/ Relay message from a musical friend SJ Tucker, aka Skinny White Chick, aka Sooj, has recently undergone emergency medical procedures to treat pain of unknown origin. See http://www.skinnywhitechick.com/announcement.php for the complete, up-to-date information. As I understand it, she had another CT scan yesterday to determine the source of her pain, and they are awaiting results. This ordeal will likely prove very expensive. She and her team are offering music online for a significant discount in order to raise money to cover these surprise medical expenses. I am relaying this message to you because I have known Sooj for several years now and her music is as inspiring and unusual as she is, and my heart goes out to her and her team through this trying situation. This is ALSO a unique opportunity to familiarize yourself with her music and her illustrious career. Please take a look at the above link and consider buying some music or sending a small donation to help. And do include Sooj in your wishings. Earth is better for her being here and doing her good work. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU You are making dreams come true! You are making music! love your musical friend celia. http://www.celiaisrock.com http://www.loveoramarecords.com

]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#28 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! In other news: Celia's Yuletide Express! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#27 http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#27 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! TRANSFORMATEURS Update: Bun is IN the Oven! http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#26
I sent off all the materials to the manufacturer yesterday via Fed Ex Overnight Express and I just recieved word that they HAVE it! That means that it is FINISHED and, before too long, I will be mailing out the pre-orders. I hate to tell you, but I don't think I'll get them to you before Christmas. I LOVE to tell you, though, that arrival is imminent! For those of you who JUST CAN'T WAIT, I have already created at digital store and you can buy a whole album or individual songs, or just hear 30 second clips RIGHT HERE:



And I posted 3 complete songs on my myspace profile, so go have a sample.

What's happening now is the manufacturing company is making sure everything is PERFECT and then they'll press cds, print and construct the packaging, assemble the products, and ship them to me. This is supposed to take place within 15 business days. So you do the math.

I'm counting the minutes, myself.

THANK YOU for your support. I hope you love it. I hope you love just one little part of it. I hope you can tell that I made it for YOU.]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#26 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! TRANSFORMATEURS Update: The Master http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#25
Fall has been so lovely in St. Louis. It seems like every week has memorable, satisfying, and unique experiences to savor. Today I write with GOOD NEWS for you, gentle reader: new MUSIC is on the way to your ears, and the folks making the music love you, and want you to be happy. I have sent TRANSFORMATEURS to the master, Brad Sarno, of St. Louis' Blue Jade Audio, and he will put one more coat of glaze on it before we stick it in the kiln. You have been so patient with me. I am planning to send copies far and wide, in hopes of attracting positive attention to my music, so that I may come in contact with listeners who find comfort and joy in my unique voice. I welcome any suggestions or feedback from you, and I will appreciate your help disseminating my contribution to the world of MUSIC. AND, to top it all off, did you know that FIRE DOGis also working on a new recording? LOVE-O-RAMA records is kicking off 2009 with 2 brand-new releases!

Thank you for your support. I can't wait to have it in my hands to deliver it to yours. Here is the track listing of TRANSFORMATEURS:

It's Not Hard
Day B4
Time Traveler
Vic of Araby
Things You'll Miss (feat. Bruce Cockburn)
Je Me Souviens
Flirting
Big Brother
Armadillo (feat. Bruce Cockburn)
St. Patrick

My graphic designer, Mike Pagano, AKA VJ Evil Che, is putting the finishing touches on the package, and I hope to have it to you by Christmastime.

You're going to LOVE it!]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#25 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS! LOVE-O-RAMA Rocks ARTICA and The Arch http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#24 Fender Passport RIGHT on the center plaza below The Arch and rocked it. I played a set as "Celia" and enjoyed singing and visiting with my presumably international audience. I also loved seeing many familiar faces - some of my fans from way back in the Brown Bear days were there! I played some of my favorite songs and I dedicated "TIME TRAVELER" to YOU, "The Rainbow Medley" to the ARCH, and "Ghost Riders" to Captains Lewis and Clark. What a thrill! Then FIRE DOG played a POSITIVE CHARGE set of brand-new tunes and a couple of hits like "You Don't Know My Momma" and "2004 (May These Changes Make Us Light)"

See the shots page for some visual aids. Thanks to our fave photog, Great Cate Columbatto, for the action shots.

Artica is an outdoor multi-media art festival, parade and workshop series developed to provide the people of the St. Louis metropolitan area with the opportunity to come together as a community through creative self-expression.

The event takes place along the Mississippi riverfront in order to revitalize an area that has been polluted, neglected and abandoned for far too long. Although our audience is primarily all of the citizens of the St. Louis metropolitan area, the whole world is invited to attend and expected to participate as co-creators during the festival.

Artica’s development is as fluid as the river it celebrates, and its scope depends greatly upon the involvement of the community.

Artica happened on the St. Louis riverfront between the Arch and the water, north of the Poplar Street Bridge, and south of, and upon the riverfront main stage.

Artica took place on October 11 & 12 (Saturday and Sunday), 2008.

Find out more about Artica so you can come next year: http://articafest.ning.com]]> http://celiaisrock.com/news.html#24 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 www.celiaisrock.com - CELIA - NEWS!