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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Q&A with Vanessa Carlton and the Ying Yang Twins

« on: April 18, 2005, 09:06:18 am »

Q&A with Vanessa Carlton and the Ying Yang Twins

After the show, The Mercury had a chance to interview both Vanessa Carlton and the Ying Yang twins.

Kuo: How do you think your show went?

Carlton: It was fun, you know. I don't get to Dallas very often, so it was nice to really kind of get close to the people that were right in front of the stage. It's kind of a big place.

K: What did you think of the UTD audience?

C: I don't know, I haven't met any of them, but they seem like (they're) really fun, a fun crowd that was kind of having a good time listening to music - music fans.

K: You talked pretty personally with the audience. Is that the way you usually conduct your shows?

C: Yeah, it's usually in a theater setting, so it works ideally in that kind of environment.

K: You mentioned that your video "White Houses" was censored. Did it get pulled from MTV and VH1?

C: It was censored. It was just, you know, frustrating sometimes because they can pick and choose, which I don't think is fair if you want to make a statement.

K: What's changed in your music since your first hit ?

C: A lot of things. I think I am melodically more curious. I think I experiment with more chord changes.

Lyrically, I've evolved. I mean, my first couple of songs were written when I was 16, and I think as the years go by, I hope to push myself as an artist and constantly remain curious and interested and inspired.

K: Your "Punk'd" episode is airing April 17.

Any comments on the experience and what to expect?

C: Oh god, I have to see it. I haven't seen it, I'm a little scared to see it, but we'll see how it comes off.

I hope, if I remember correctly, I don't behave too badly.

I was just a little frustrated.

K: What advice do you have for UTD students who are interested in the music industry?

C: They should avoid it at all costs. I'm just kidding.

It is really about tenacity and persistence and believing in yourself no matter how many people reject you.



http://www.theutdmercury.com/news/2005/04/18/LifeArts/Qa.With.Vanessa.Carlton.And.The.Ying.Yang.Twins-927865.shtml

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Live Shows / 4/16/2005: Ritsche Auditorium - Saint Cloud, MN (review)

« on: April 18, 2005, 08:58:51 am »

[discussion]

Carlton sings Ritsche her story

Concerts on campus usually take place in Halenbeck Hall, but that changed on Saturday night when a woman with a big voice and a big piano came to town.

At 9 p.m., headlining act Vanessa Carlton stepped onto Ritsche Auditorium's stage to a round of lavish audience applause.

Carlton performed 15 songs, including her hits "Ordinary Day" and "White Houses."

Taking a page from VH1, Carlton seized the opportunity to intimately connect with her SCSU audience.

"I'm going to turn it into a little 'Storytellers' here and pretend I'm in a living room," Carlton said at one point during the concert.

Along with performing songs from the newly released album Harmonium and her first CD Be Not Nobody, Carlton infused the show with her quirky sense of humor. The show was a mix of Carlton's humorous stories and floating piano melodies.

Carlton said she wrote "Ordinary Day" by herself in one sitting, no small accomplishment for, as Carlton put it, "someone who likes to organize my sock drawer instead of finishing a song."

"Apparently I'm second to Marilyn Manson in ruffling feathers," Carlton said of her song "White Houses."

"'White Houses' was censored on MTV and VH1. MTV thought it was too focused on sex, which I think is hypocritical because all they show is ass. The song is about sex, not completely, but mostly."

Carlton gladly played the uncensored version for the audience of about 500 people; many of whom could be heard singing along throughout the concert.

Carlton also performed songs that are not as well known, such as the unreleased "Swindler" and "Rinse."

"I play it all the time because I feel guilty," Carlton said of "Swindler." "I think of my songs as my children and I feel like this one hates me because it didn't make the album."

Carlton dedicated "Rinse" to "all the ladies in the audience who've ever stalked a man."

Carlton wrote the song for a friend so that she could see how foolish she was behaving, but confessed that it didn't help.

Carlton closed the show with her first hit "A Thousand Miles."

The show concluded around 10:15 P.M. with Carlton receiving a standing ovation and returned to the stage for a brief encore and performed "Twilight."

Amanda Griffith, UPB Concert Coordinator, described how UPB decided to bring Carlton to the campus, and said a main focus was to break the pattern in concert booking.

"The student concert committee decided they wanted to go with something a little bit different than what was done before," Griffith said. "We were trying something new, trying to get a good vibe and our school misses out on a lot of those middle artists. We get the really big ones and we get the smaller Live at Lunches, but we really wanted to hit that middle market."

Griffith said from what she had seen and heard, people were positive about Carlton coming.

"Some people weren't sure who she was," Griffith said. "We had to promote it, but we had a really good turnout."

"The concert process is a lengthy one," Griffith explained. "We have our student committee who picks the artist, approval from the board and then you make the offer to the artist and respond from there. It did take a couple weeks but we got it worked out pretty quickly."

Griffith said she hopes there will be chances to do one or two more events like Friday's concert in the future.

Among the pleased fans leaving Ritsche Auditorium Saturday was Elizabeth Groth, a high school senior from Rochester, who came to Saturday's concert with her sister. Groth has been a fan of Carlton since her musical debut and has become an even bigger fan since her sister bought Carlton's latest CD.

"I thought she was hilarious," Groth said. "(I thought) she played really well. I play piano, so I was really impressed by that."

As for McKinley Place's selection for opening act, Frieden said the band's local roots and popularity on campus.

"The concert committee picked (McKinley Place) to play," Frieden said. "They're pretty popular."

Griffith echoed her fellow club member's feelings, saying that McKinley Place was chosen for, among other reasons, their "strong vocal feeling."

The St. Cloud rockers opened Friday's show with a crowd-pleasing performance. The band performed acoustically with three of their five members: Bryan Shackle, Patrick Gibbs and Michael Kropp.

Shackle and Gibbs have known each other for many years and the band has been together for almost a year.

Stephanie Frieden, UPB Special Events Coordinator, said McKinley Place is a local group that plays in both St. Cloud and the Twin Cities area and won SCSU's Battle of the Unsigned Bands two years ago.

Friday wasn't the first big gig for McKinley Place. The band has opened for Train, Tesla and Soul Asylum.

The group triggered squeals from women with their energetic stage presence and showmanship.

The band performed softer songs such as "Rockstar" and "Black Sheep" and songs with more rock like "Simple Pleasure."

Shackle described the band's musical style as, "Rock/pop. Rock music that would be on the radio, so we put pop with it."

"We like to rock it out," bandmate Kropp said. "But the songs are melodic. They're catchy."

The band cites U2, The Black Crowes and Marvelous 3 as their biggest musical influences.

Members of McKinley Place said that aside from performing onstage, writing their own music is their biggest source of pride.

"It's an interesting process," Shackle said.

However interesting the writing process may be, Kropp described how the band's lyrics and music are assembled in a way that incorporates every band member's input and opinion.

"Sometimes we write it together, and sometimes someone will come in with the music, but in the end, everyone is writing it together."

After the show, there was a line to meet McKinley Place and buy their new CD, By Design.


Vanessa Carlton performs Saturday on the open stage in Ritsche Auditorium. Carlton performed for a crowd of more than 500 people.

http://www.universitychronicle.com/news/2005/04/18/Diversions/Carlton.Sings.Ritsche.Her.Story-928424.shtml

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Other Musicians / Sarah Slean

« on: April 16, 2005, 09:33:25 am »

Sarah Slean is awesome. I have been listening to Day One regularly for months and is my favorite CD I have purchased since last November.

I agree that her early work is amazing. Night Bugs, Blue Parade and Universe are all fantastic CD's. She is an unbelievable talent who deserves more recognition than she has received so far.

She needs to tour the US.  

Her old stuff (Universe) is THE BEST. The new stuff is okay, but not nearly as amazing as her old stuff is. She is incredible. I don't know if they are selling Universe anymore.

You can order Universe online at Maplemusic.com.

http://www.maplemusic.com/product.asp?dept%5Fid=126&pf%5Fid=125%2D02&lang=EN

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Live Shows / 4/2/2005: Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT (press review)

« on: April 06, 2005, 07:14:55 am »

Carlton maintains musical integrity despite label pressures of conformity

For the majority of new artists afforded the opportunity to record an album with backing from a big name label the exposure often proves huge. If a second album comes along, artists can consider themselves lucky, as second albums are often produced with uncertain pressure that the artist will either be made or broken in the public eye. Fans and critics who argue that music trends and artist personas are dictated solely by record labels should consider Vanessa Carlton, a nonconformist musician stepping into her own as a female solo artist.

This 24-year-old, with two albums under her belt backed currently by Interscope Records, is certainly no stranger to the rigors of the industry. Rather than conform to meet label standards and pressures to compete musically with other female artists, Carlton pushed for her own voice to shine through the second time around, meeting much resistance.

At a recent concert at Quinnipiac, Carlton performed for a crowd of students who had certainly heard of her material, but could have been singing along to a few more tunes than they were, had they realized she actually released a second album. After the show, The Chronicle chatted with the performer about the motivation behind her work, and how she maintains her integrity as a female artist in a male-dominated, urban driven music scene.

The campus performance marked the first stop in a string of Connecticut dates included on the "Harmonium" tour, named for her second album. While in the area, Carlton performed at smaller venues, like Mohegan Sun Casino, and has included a few other college dates on her tour roster. The Quinnipiac crowd seemed to impress Carlton, who enjoyed the opportunity to perform for her peer group.

"It's been great," she said, of performing at colleges like Quinnipiac. "It's kind of the demographic that's really suited for what I do and it's kind of nice when people are old enough to get my jokes."

Included in Carlton's stage show are tunes from her first release, "Be Not Nobody," (2002) as well as songs from last year's "Harmonium." Although her debut garnered media attention with the radio worthy "A Thousand Miles" and "Ordinary Day," it is her follow-up disc that Carlton feels should be more readily attached to her name. The singer is optimistic, hoping that by releasing a more layered album, her music will be able to survive the cyclical nature of music today.

"There's a gloss on the first album that I took off (for the second album) in that sense; it's a little more complex of a listen but once you do kind of absorb it, I think it provides more satisfaction over a long period of time and it's definitely more layered in terms of depth.

"I would say if the first album is wearing a dress and going out on a Friday night, this one is kind of dressed down casual and old vintage...the second one is closer to where I'm heading (artistically and personally)," she said.

Carlton admits that she did face resistance prior to the disc's release, but stood firm to make sure she was satisfied with the final product that carried her name. She understands that her initial opinions on the album resulted in reduced sales and flack from industry brass, because she refused to conform to what was "in" at the time of "Harmonium's" release.

"The label wasn't very happy about (my decisions) so I'm kind of suffering from that, but I don't regret the album that I made. I feel like artistically I definitely made the right decision in terms of kind of gaining the kind of attention from press and the credibility that you want to maintain throughout your career so that you can have fans that will follow you for years and years. That's really important to me," she said.

In discussing her contemporaries in today's music scene, Carlton reflected briefly on the Ashlee Simpson lip-synching incident during a Saturday Night Live performance. The 20-year-old Simpson was blasted by critics for performing to a backing track on live television. In contrast, for Carlton, her live performance is what sets her apart, she says, calling the nature of her music 'organic.'

"I think that...it's really an asset that I'm kind of in contrast to most girls and a lot of people in the industry. It's nice that you set yourself apart," Carlton said.

Like many other young performers watching out for their best personal and professional interests, Carlton works hard to always know what she is getting herself into. Regardless of how she fares with radio airplay or concert tickets sales, the most important thing for the singer to do is to make sure she can look back on her career and be satisfied.

"(In the music business) you certainly grow up fast. Suddenly you're the CEO of your own company when you're 21-years-old. It's a lot of responsibility and it's difficult for me in some ways. I'm kind of learning as I go along and trying to balance my career with what's important to me personally. You really have to make sure that you are in control of everything you're putting out there and you can stand behind what you do, and at the end of the day you can really be proud of your career and the way that you shaped it," Carlton said.

For more information on Vanessa Carlton, check out her Web site at www.vanessacarlton.com. She continues touring in support of her second album through April.

http://www.quchronicle.com/news/2005/04/06/Artsentertainment/Carlton.Maintains.Musical.Integrity.Despite.Label.Pressures.Of.Conformity-913429.shtml

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Live Shows / 4/2/2005: Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT (press review)

« on: April 06, 2005, 07:12:42 am »

[discussion]

Not just an 'ordinary night' with Vanessa Carlton

Considering the weather, Alumni Hall was close to full capacity Saturday night as Vanessa Carlton sang about love, life and emotions.

Later than expected, Vanessa Carlton walked on stage with the crowd wildly cheering. She thanked everyone for coming out in the rain and started right away with the song "San Francisco." After introducing herself, she mentioned she likes to talk and tell stories throughout the shows. The crowd was receptive and laughed along as she talked about various aspects of life, including love, loss, fear and sex. She told personal stories about her own experiences, as well as stories about friends.

Carlton introduced the popular "Ordinary Day" by explaining it has been the only song she's ever written in one sitting. The crowd sang along as Carlton poured out her emotions. Her voice was strong and powerful as she casually brushed her hair behind her ear while playing the piano with one hand.

The audience laughed and clapped as she sang "Who's to Say?" a song about people in relationships that are not approved by parents or the government. When she sang her latest hit, "White Houses," she sang the explicit version and noted she was upset when MTV, VH1 and radio stations censored it, saying it was too explicit in content. Carlton laughed as she said that although other artists can sing explicitly about sex, she thinks hers was censored because of the Janet Jackson "incident" at the Super bowl last year. She sang a few songs, including "Swindler" that have not been on either of her two albums, "Be Not Nobody" and "Harmonium."

During "Afterglow," she powerfully pounded the piano. The song was calming and about being free. "Hold me now and see the sun fill the sky. Let me down and see the day has gone by," she sang with a smile and a sense of release.

Carlton gave the audience a "heads-up" before she sang "Private Radio," because she had to pre-record part of it and did not want anyone to compare her to Ashlee Simpson and say she does not sing at live shows. The crowd laughed and appreciated her honesty as she sang with a grin. Other songs were about break-ups and how to just say you do not care as you try to move on. "Wanted" was dedicated to a guy she had a crush on, who one day over-reciprocated the feeling and turned creepy. The last few songs were eerie, about death and dead people and one was about vampires and unicorns. The majority of Carlton's songs were upbeat and happy, but a few had a very deep, dark tone.

Carlton finished her set after about an hour and a half with the song she dislikes playing the most, but knows she has to play at every show for the rest of her life. The crowd went crazy when she started "1000 Miles" and sang loudly throughout the song. The audience wildly applauded and laughed when she mentioned that if she had not dropped out of school, Quinnipiac would have been a fun place to go.

Quinnipiac Law student Brian Paice opened the show with lead vocals and guitar along with Brandon Thibodeau as a backup vocalist, playing guitar and piano. Paice sang his own songs, about a lost love and also two covers of "Free Falling" and the Counting Crows tune "Mr. Jones." Paice's songs were mellow, and he let the audience understand his feelings as he sang. The audience clapped along with "Free Falling" and sang parts of the chorus. The crowd laughed as he mentioned copying Dave Matthews' style of naming songs when he started to sing his own song, called "24." Paice has a gig at Side Street in Hamden on Thursday, April 14.

http://www.quchronicle.com/news/2005/04/06/Artsentertainment/Not-Just.An.ordinary.Night.With.Vanessa.Carlton-913428.shtml?page=2

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Live Shows / 04/23/2005: Lock Haven University - Lock Haven, PA

« on: April 01, 2005, 08:13:35 am »

Vanessa Carlton, Sugarcult to perform at this year's spring concert

Thomas Field House will once again turn from a sports gymnasium into a concert venue, this time opening up its doors to Vanessa Carlton and Sugarcult.
Jodi Smith, Director of Student Activities announced to The Eagle Eye that the performers will grace the stage on Saturday April 23 beginning at 9 p.m. The doors will open at 8 p.m. Ticket sales information will be announced in the future.
Vanessa Carlton will be the first one to entertain the audience. Carlton released her most recent album, "Harmonium" in November 2004. She gained her popularity through the hit song "A Thousand Miles," which was on her 2002 album, "Be Not Nobody."
"The songs off her new album seem to tell a very personal story," Patti Pangborn, public relations spokesperson for Central Michigan Univeristy's student entertainment group told www.vanessa-carlton.net. "They really display her skills as a pianist and vocalist.
Sugarcult, a punk rock band, is from Santa Barbara, California. Last fall the band toured with Green Day on their Idiot Tour. The group's debut album, Start Static, was issued on the Ultimatum label in August of 2001.
The Launch music website compares Sugarcult's music to that of Blink 182 and Green Day.
Their most recent album, Palm Trees and Power Lines was released in April 2004 by Fearless/ Artemis records.

http://www.lhueagleye.com/news/2005/03/30/News/Vanessa.Carlton.Sugarcult.To.Perform.At.This.Years.Spring.Concert-906927.shtml

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Live Shows / 4/16/2005: Ritsche Auditorium - Saint Cloud, MN

« on: March 31, 2005, 07:58:20 am »

[review]

Carlton to perform 'V.I.P.' concert

Major label acts such as Incubus, Ludacris and Evanescence have all graced Halenbeck Hall in the past few years.

However, this spring, things will be a little different.

For the April 16 spring concert put on by the University Program Board (UPB) Concert Committee, Vanessa Carlton will join the list, but the venue will be moved to Ritsche Auditorium to give students a V.I.P. atmosphere.

"We decided to go for something a little bit smaller and aim it just towards our students," UPB Concert Committee coordinator Amanda Griffith said. "Hopefully this will be a students only show since it's paid for by student activity fees."

Tickets went on sale to SCSU students March 25, the day the concert was announced, and will not be opened to the public until April 8.

"If there are tickets available we'll open them," Program Advisor Angee Bombard said. "Assuming that there will be some, but hopefully not a lot. Hopefully students get the first dibs."

Tickets are general admission for the auditorium venue, which seats approximately 850. Students will get a discounted rate on tickets at $13 in the balcony or $15 on the lower level with their student IDs. The general public will shell out $18 or $23 respectively per ticket.

There is a limit of two tickets per student ID.

The choice of hosting the concert in Ritsche is not a new concept for the concert committee. Griffith and Bombard said that the idea of bringing in more intimate acts has been discussed before. This time, they decided to give it a shot.

"People thought it would be really cool for their experience to be in Ritsche and just something different," Bombard said. "It's a female, it's not a rock band or a rapper, it's just something different."

Carlton brings an intimate, storytelling performance to the stage, Bombard said. She is probably most well known for her number one single "A Thousand Miles" and top-10 single "Ordinary Day," from her 2002 release Be Not Nobody.

Her new CD Harmonium is currently on the shelves and was produced and co-written with boyfriend and Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins.

Harmonium is Carlton's message on bringing difficult, chaotic things, things that have trouble fitting, together to achieve harmony. It has been described as musical landscapes climbing from intimate plains to moving mountains.

Bombard spoke from experience when she said Carlton puts on a worthy performance.

"We know it's quality because we got to see her," Bombard said about seeing Carlton perform for a programming showcase earlier this year. "The whole storytelling aspect of it is neat too."

According to Carlton's biography, she has also found inner release in reclaiming her lyrical dance style, which is featured in her video "White Houses."

Bringing her piano and vocal driven intimacy to SCSU, Carlton's performance is best suited for an acoustics-based performance that would not succeed in Halenbeck's echoing gymnasium.

"Ritsche is way more intimate," Griffith said. "She would just kind of drown in Halenbeck as far as sound goes."

The acoustics of Stewart Hall's auditorium lends itself for a good view whether on the lower or upper deck.

"There's no bad seat in Ritsche Auditorium," Griffith added.

Although there is some concern for selling tickets in three weeks, Griffith and Bombard do not foresee an issue.

"We're going to really push it on campus, but we are leaving the last week of sales open to the public," Bombard said. "We'll see how it goes, but we'll be ready to really push it towards the public."

The concert announcement also came the Friday before Easter, which may have dampered getting the word out to students.

Carlton's opening act has yet to be announced, but will likely be a local performer with a name for themselves. Local or national, the act still has to be approved. The announcement should come later this week.

Griffith said booking this show has been like none before for her at SCSU. The change is welcomed.

"It's a very positive change for the concert committee to go to something they have never tried, different venue, different style of artist, different everything," Griffith said. "It's a good experience to find out how well this is going to work."

Bombard recognized the change as a motion to expand the horizons for UPB.

"Sometimes you feel like you can only bring the big people and with this we're showing we can bring anyone," Bombard added. "Tell us who you guys want and we can see if we can bring them."

MMF Concert Posting

UPB has also announced their line-up for Mississippi Music Fest on May 1. This year's festival, which turns 20, includes headliner Josh Kelley.

Also on the bill is Kip Blackshire, Minnesota favorites Heiruspecs, all female rock/folk group Raining Jane, Diamondback, a cappella emcees Four Shadow and battle of the band winner Doorstep Paradise.

Mississippi Music Fest is free and open to the public.

Vanessa Carlton
If you go...
Where: Ritsche Auditorium
When: April 16
Tickets: $15 (Lower level)
$13 (Upper level)
On sale at the Atwood Help
Desk. Limit two per student.
Public tickets on sale April 8.

http://www.universitychronicle.com/news/2005/03/31/Diversions/Carlton.To.Perform.v.i.p.Concert-908306.shtml

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Live Shows / 3/18/2005: Berklee Theatre - Boston, MA (review)

« on: March 21, 2005, 08:19:20 am »

Captivating Vanessa's 'Not Nobody'

By Linda Laban/ Music Review
Sunday, March 20, 2005 - Updated: 09:12 AM EST

``Am I a pop star?'' Vanessa Carlton asked toward the end of her performance at the Berklee Performance Center on Friday night. Perched at a grand piano, wearing a frou-frou formal frock, the Pennsylvania native didn't look like the usual pouty pop princess.
 
     Bearing up under the strain of a late-winter virus that had caused some recent show cancellations, and chatting away like she had spring fever, Carlton performed solo, mixing songs from her recently released second CD, ``Harmonium,'' and her '02 breakthrough, ``Be Not Nobody,'' and blending her classical piano playing with a pop vocal.
 
     A big part of the bubbly ex-ballerina's performance was personality. Every song came with its own story: some sad (``Annie'' was about a 5-year-old girl braving leukemia), some silly (``She Floats'' was about a ghost) and some bad (``The Wreckage'' was about Carlton imagining driving into oncoming traffic!)
 
     cw2Her dulcet, slightly dusky singing voice was not one deepened by experience, but by education and, better still, a vibrant imagination. It was captivating, and showed little sign of her illness.
 
     Backed by her familiar effervescent piano work, Carlton's stirring debut single ``A Thousand Miles,'' which was a pinnacle toward the end of her set, proved what her avid Boston fans already knew: Carlton is a refreshingly different kind of pop star.

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=74268

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Live Shows / 3/31/2005: Plachta Auditorium (CMU) - Mount Pleasant, MI

« on: March 17, 2005, 04:47:41 pm »

[review]

CLASSICALLY TRAINED PIANIST TO PERFORM ROCK CONCERT AT CMU

MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Silverthorn, (989) 774-3197
PROGRAM CONTACT: Patti Pangborn, (989) 774-3174

Multiplatinum musician Vanessa Carlton uses her classical music training to breathe new life into popular music.

She will perform at Central Michigan University with the folk-rock band Raining Jane, which also includes classically trained musicians who have become rock ‘n’ roll artists, at 8 p.m. March 31 in Warriner Hall’s Plachta Auditorium.

Program Board, CMU’s student entertainment group, decided to bring Carlton to CMU after seeing her perform at a national conference.

“Her performance blew me away,” said Patti Pangborn, public relations spokesperson for Program Board. “After seeing so many performers, I tend to be picky about the ones I like, but Carlton really impressed me.”

Floor seat tickets cost $9 for students, $12 for faculty and staff, and $18 for the general public. Balcony seat tickets cost $6 for students, $9 for faculty and staff, and $12 for the general public. Tickets are available at the Central Box Office on the lower level of the Bovee University Center or by calling (989) 774-3000 or (888) CMU-0111 (toll free).

Carlton’s mother, who was her first piano instructor, began classically training Carlton when she was 2 years old. When she was 8, she composed her first piece of music.

Her new album, “Harmonium,” follows up her multiplatinum debut “Be Not Nobody,” which spawned the number-one single “A Thousand Miles.”

“The songs off her new album seem to tell a very personal story,” Pangborn said. “They really display her skills as a pianist and vocalist.”

Los Angeles-based Raining Jane released its second studio album “Diamond Lane” in January. In November 2003, Music Connection Magazine named the group one of the “Hot 100 Unsigned Artists.”

http://www.news.cmich.edu/news/index.asp?id=567

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Other Musicians / Regina Spektor

« on: March 11, 2005, 12:12:42 pm »

Regina is very talented with a very distrinctive voice and style. I find her music very quirky and interesting. Spektor's songs are like little stories.

Here is a link to a performance by Regina.

http://mms://195.173.73.27/xfm2003/webcasts/regina_spektor_hi.wmv

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Live Shows / 3/13/2005: Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC [cancelled]

« on: March 10, 2005, 07:59:12 am »

Here is a brief blurb about this show from Relish Now.

"Sunday,  March 13
OOPS, THEY'VE (UN)DONE IT AGAIN: Vanessa Carlton first found fame in 2002 as one of the leaders of the "Anti-Britney" brigade, a group of girls who were out to show the world that there was more to being a teen singer than bustiers and belly-buttons. Carlton, Avril Lavigne and Michelle Branch took pride in writing their own songs and going on stage in jeans and T-shirts instead of skin-tight miniskirts.

"That's tired, that marketing of girls in a way to make the audiences and the young people out there kind of drool with envy," Carlton told the Associated Press back then. "I can wear clothing on every part of my body and feel just as sexy as if I was wearing a bra and panties."

Fast forward three years, and hmm ... what is Carlton wearing? Oh well, time and the music industry march on. And all over people. Carlton's fans can see her Sunday at 9 p.m. at Ziggy's. She'll be joined by Ari Hest. Call 748-1064."

http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031781457544&path=!entertainment!nightlife&s=1067263456221

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Harmonium on ebay

« on: March 09, 2005, 04:16:05 pm »

We are sorry to inform you that the VANESSA CARLTON Harmonium Ltd SIGNED CD #1/100 FRAMED (eBay Marketplace #3878659291) that you won was not avaliable for auction. This was an error on our part and we are deeply sorry for the inconvenience this has brought.
Ahhhhhhh they suck!!!!  :cry:

negative feedback!  lol...

I know I am not thrilled with Universal as well. They sent me my signed copy of Harmonium, but they sent it in a flimsy unprotected paper container and the jewel case was smashed in multiple pieces. Luckily the CD and the signed booklet show no signs of damage, but that is not the point.

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Live Shows / 3/2/2005: Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ (review)

« on: March 04, 2005, 10:43:49 pm »

Here is an article about Vanessa's performance.

Songstress plays for charity

As Vanessa Carlton warmed up on her piano, she could only laugh at the random comments yelled out from the audience - the most popular being "I love you, Vanessa" and "Will you marry me?"

Hundreds of students greeted the pop-rock singer-songwriter when she walked on stage for her concert in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus Wednesday night.

Students, staff and relatives of both paid between $5-$7 for the benefit show, with all the proceeds going to The American Red Cross to help aid the earthquake and tsunami victims in Southeast Asia.

The 15-song show included tracks from her debut album 2002's "Be Not Nobody" and her sophomore album, last year's "Harmonium."

Carlton opened the show with "Papa," a song about feeling unloved by a parent or feeling that love is superficial.

Carlton also performed hits like "Ordinary Day," an uncensored version of "White Houses" and the song she said she will be playing for the rest of her life: her debut single, "A Thousand Miles."

Carlton said the show was "very much like 'VH1 Storytellers,' except without VH1." She told stories with each song and made light conversation with the audience.

"She's very down-to-earth and witty," said Douglass College junior Lisa Monroe.

Douglass College first-year student Crystal Myers said Carlton didn't seem like a celebrity.

"You wouldn't know she was famous," she said. "She acts like someone you would be sitting next to on the EE [bus]."

Students were also impressed with her style.

"Her hands are so graceful, they're like water," said Jodi Eisenbergh, a Rutgers College sophomore.

"She is such a wonderful dancer, and you can see her poise and grace through her playing," said Sara Kugel, a Rutgers College sophomore, who dances at the same school as Carlton.

Carlton - who composes her own music - is very grateful for the opportunities she has had thus far.

"I'm 24, and I don't have to waitress anymore," she told The Daily Targum after the show. "I'm doing something that I love."

Carlton said she wants to expand her experiences and is looking to score a movie, or even a Broadway show in the future. She is currently on tour for "Harmonium," and her next show in the area will be on March 15 at Irving Plaza in New York.

The show was sponsored by the Rutgers College Program Council.



http://www.dailytargum.com/news/2005/03/04/University/Songstress.Plays.For.Charity-885431.shtml

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Other Musicians / Toby Lightman (VC & Avril etc)

« on: February 27, 2005, 03:37:12 pm »

Toby is awesome. She just performed at the NBA All Star game last weekend.  

She is currently writing songs for her new CD, so hopefully she will be releasing a new CD before long.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / 2nd single?

« on: January 12, 2005, 12:10:04 pm »

My God I'm so cunfused

TIME IS ON MY SIDE is a Vanessa song? Sinse when? Ahhhh... I want this song... Where can I find it
Help me

 8O

Vanessa is covering a Rolling Stones song. That is interesting. Here is a link to Vanessa's version of the Rolling Stones song.

http://blackvulture.thiscrappyband.com/files/MainPass-TimeIsOnMySide.mp3