Hi everyone,

Wow, it's another snow storm in New York City that some people are calling a "snowacane." Such beautiful snowflakes coming down right now!

First of all, the new album, Myth of Solid Ground," is up on itunes and about 30 other digital sites! Here is the itunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/myth-of-solid-ground/id350688510

Next, I have two NYC shows in March. I am very excited to open for an up and coming new artist, Ana Free. Ana is a singer–songwriter from Portugal gaining fame on youtube. We will be performing on Sunday, March 7 at 8pm in NYC. There will be FREE admission for first 250 people to RSVP with first and last name to: rsvpNYC@anafreemusic.com. In addition, I will be playing at one of my favorite Village cafe, Caffe Vivaldi on March 19. Hope you can make it to the shows!

In early April, I will be in San Diego and Los Angeles and will be playing a few shows (TBA). If any interest in setting up a house concert in the San Diego or LA area, feel free to email at info@jodiemanross.com.

Jodie Manross March Shows:

Sunday, March 7, 8pm
Touch (Opening for Ana Free)
240 W. 52nd St.
New York, NY 10019
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=311976062783&ref=mf
Price: $10
Opening for youtube sensation Ana Free!
Doors open at 7:00pm.
Tickets: $10 at the door / $50 VIP
FREE admission for first 250 people to RSVP with first and last name
to: rsvpNYC@anafreemusic.com


Friday, March 19, 8:15-9:15pm
Caffe Vivaldi (Greenwich Village, NYC)
32 Jones Street (off of Bleecker Street near 7th Ave.)
New York, NY 10014
212-691-7538
http://www.caffevivaldi.com
Price: free
playing 8:15-9:15pm solo show

A Million Thanks for the Love and Support, jodie

Happy Halloween everybody! I am super excited that my DVR is taping "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" right now and that all my Halloween decorations are finally up. I hope everyone is having an incredible Fall!
First of all, the new album is now up at CDBaby-here is the link:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jodiemanross5
A million thanks to everyone who came out to the CD Releases in New York and Tennessee. Thank you to Russell and Katie for playing at the NYC CD Release! Thank you to Bennie at UTK Radio, Richard Lloyd of Television and his awesome, sweet band, Amy and Hollis at The Glowing Body (what a lovely, inspiring addition to Knoxville!) and Laith, Greg, Nate, Mark and Deborah for their amazing performances in Knoxville!

If you would still like a signed copy of the new album (a great holiday gift-hint, hint!) and/or a necklace by Laith (with proceeds going to Vanderbilt Cancer Center), here is our paypal link to order a personalized copy: http://jodiemanross.com
If you have not seen Laith's necklaces, they truly are very special and unique gifts.

I have an exciting show this next Tuesday, Nov 3 at the famous folk club The Bitter End. I play from 7:45pm-8:15pm for a benefit that is from 7-9pm. Proceeds will benefit the Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries who do so much for the homeless community in New York City's Hell's Kitchen. The cost is just $10 for the evening-come out for incredible music and to benefit such an important community organization. '

AND, throughout the Fall I will get to travel for shows at two of my favorite venues: Coffee Underground in Greenville, SC and The Cave in Chapel Hill, NC. Yay!

Fall Shows (including NYC, SC and NC shows):

Tuesday, November 3, 7:45pm
The Bitter End (NYC)
147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
New York City, NY 10012
(212) 673-7030
http://bitterend.com
Price: $10
playing 7:45-8:15pm
Benefit for Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries from 7-9pm
Andy Mac and Joey Auch and Josh Peck also performing!

Friday, November 13, 7pm
92Y TriBeCa Emerging Artists Series (NYC)
200 Hudson Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10013
http://www.92YTribeca.org
Price: free

Friday, November 27, 8:30pm
Coffee Underground (Greenville, SC)
1 E. Coffee St.
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 298-0494
http://www.coffeeunderground.biz/
Price: $5
playing with Leslie Berry

Friday, December 11, 8pm
Caffe Vivaldi (Greenwich Village, NYC)
32 Jones Street (off of Bleecker Street near 7th Ave.)
New York, NY 10014
212-691-7538
http://www.caffevivaldi.com
Price: free
8-9:30pm show

Saturday, December 26, 7:30pm
The Cave (Chapel Hill, NC)
452 1/2 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 968-9308
http://caverntavern.com/
Price: $5
playing Early Show, 7:30pm-9:30pm.
Now smoke free. 21 and over only (one of my faves!)

A Million Thanks for the Love and Support, jodie

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Contact Jodie Manross at jodie@jodiemanross.com
http://www.jodiemanross.com (download our music, buy cds, add or remove an emailfrom the mailing list (really, I understand),write to say hi...)http://www.myspace.com/jodiemanross
http://twitter.com/jodiemanross
 

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Art Salon Party in SoHo last week. It was a huge success!  Here is some press we received after the event:
 
http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2009/08/28/gilles-and-louda-larraine-a-feasting-of-art-art-salon/
 
The new album is being pressed as I write! More updates soon! Love, jodie  

Exclusive Preorder for Myth of Solid Ground Album
 
Starting today, you can preorder a copy of our new album Myth of Solid Ground!  In doing so, you will receive an autographed copy of our new album when it is released in September. You also will have the option of purchasing a necklace which Laith will make for you. The proceeds for the necklace will be going to Vanderbuilt Cancer Center, which has helped Laith so much in his fight against B-cell lymphoma cancer over the last three years.
 
Here is our paypal link in order to pre-order our new album Myth of Solid:
http://jodiemanross.com (on front page and Music Page)
 
Thank you for the support! These pre-orders will help us fund the many costs in creating a new CD!
 
A Million Thanks for the Love and Support, jodie

 
Hi everyone,

Album News: I hope you are having an amazing summer! First of all the album, Myth
of Solid Ground, is almost done! The new tunes are mastered (thank you to Kitchen
Mastering in Chapel Hill, NC) and a million thanks to our incredible producer Greg
Horne for all his work. The new album will be out in September at the latest. I will
keep you posted on an exact release date.

Preordering the Album: If anyone is interested in preordering a copy of "Myth of
Solid Ground", feel free to email me. I will set up a paypal site if there is enough
interest in preordering copies of the new CD.
Essentially, it would be $15 for a copy (which Laith and I would sign) and $20 if
you want a copy of the album and a necklace that Laith would make for you. With each
necklace sold, proceeds would go to the The Vanderbuilt Cancer Center. Email me at
jodie@jodiemanross.com if interested.

Laith News: As many of you know, Laith is now in remission from Stage 4 B-cell
lymphoma. I cannot say thank you enough for all our friends, fans and family's love
and support through so much. Over the past three years, Laith has overcome and
continues to overcome many health challenges. The latest has been that Laith has had
to get numerous operations due to vascular necrosis. He recently had a hip
replacement and will be having a shoulder replacement in August. This album is a
celebration of his overcoming so much and a celebration of creating music together
for the past 12 years.

The New Album: I cannot tell you how proud I am of the music on this album. It has a
rockin' version of The Who's Baba O'Riley, Laith singing on an amazing Peter Case
cover, many originals I hope you will love and a song I wrote about the Darfur
Crisis, which features acclaimed musicians such as Sammy Merendino (drummer for
Cyndi Lauper), Andrew Carillo (Joan Osborn's guitar player), Graham Maby (bass
player for Joe Jackson and Natalie Merchant), Rob Hyman (co-writer of "Time After
Time" with Cyndi Lauper) and Darden Smith (Dual Tone recording artist/Austin
singer-songwriter, ) on back-up vocals. It also features incredible musical
contributions by Knoxville musicians such as Greg Horne, Ben Maney and Nathan
Barrett!

Summer Shows in Knoxville and Oregon I am playing a few shows this summer. I am
opening for Dar Willliams in Knoxville, TN on Saturday, July 25! The show will begin
at 8pm. I am so incredibly excited to open for such an inspiring singer-songwriter,
play in Knoxville again, and perform in such a beautiful setting as the Botanial
Gardens. Knoxvillians--I hope you can make it to the show! Also, I will be
performing in Eugene, Oregon on August 6. I have never even been to Oregon so am
super excited!

Jodie Manross Summer Shows:

Saturday, July 25, 8pm
Opening for Dar Willams (Knoxville, TN)
Knoxville Botanical Gardens
Stone Terrace at the Garden, 2743 Wimpole Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37914
865-862-8718
http://www.knoxgarden.org/events.html
Price: $30-$50
with Laith Keilany
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/70568
for more information and tickets

Thursday, August 6, 8pm
Sam Bonds Garage (Eugene, OR)
407 Blair
Eugene, OR 97405
5414316603
http://www.sambonds.com/
Price: $5
with Russell Tanenbaum on guitar

Thanks again for all the love and support!
I will have more update soon about a CD Release date.

With Love and Joy, jodie