Ali Marcus: News

Ali's been singing up a storm lately, whether it's been with Dar Williams, Catie Curtis, or at Seattle's Triple Door - a bona fide "red curtain" gig! There are several new batches of songs to be heard, so come on out to the upcoming shows to listen in while they are being road-tested in preparation for the next record...happy summertime, all!

This summer is full of fun festival gigs! Also, the farmers market portion of shows has grown as well. Support local produce! Check the "Calendar" page for details as the weeks go by.

Seattle-area folks - come out to the show on June 12 for the NOISE FOR THE NEEDY FESTIVAL! The 2010 festival will benefit Teen Feed! My set is at Retail Therapy in Capitol Hill on Saturday, June 12th! Please come out and support - the ticket price is your donation, and it's only $6! There will be 8 or so songwriters showcasing at the venue. See you then!

-Ali

Winter is Over!

Ali's 2010 summer tour schedule is beginning to take shape. It begins with a dream come true - an opening slot for Dar Williams! Folks in the Northwest, come out to the Tractor for her show with Catie Curtis. Stick around for info about summer shows - they will be plentiful! Visit the calendar page for details.

Whew! it's been a long and fruitful 5 months of touring with the new record. Keep an eye out for a handful of shows this coming fall - all interesting mixes of the band that you hear on the record. Check the Calendar page for details.

Have you seen "The Great Migration," on iTunes?!
go find it, it's pretty cool!

Have you seen it on CD Baby?
http://cdbaby.com/cd/alimarcus3

Thanks for checking in! Summer 2009 is packed full of shows! Check the calendar page or check www.myspace.com/alimarcus (it's a bit easier to read, sorry)
to find out when and where they are.

If you live in Washington or Oregon, there's a good chance Ali is coming to town, and soon!!

Have you seen the new record, "The Great Migration," on iTunes?!
go find it, it's pretty cool!

Have you seen it on CD Baby?
http://cdbaby.com/cd/alimarcus3
party on wayne!

Here are the upcoming tour dates! Come to a show and get your hands on the new CD!

4/14 - SEATTLE - Tractor Tavern - big party!!! 8PM
4/30 - ATLANTA - Eddie's Attic - guest performance with Tom Paxton!
5/1 - CHARLOTTESVILLE - Fridays After Five w/6 Day Bender 5PM
5/3 - CHATTANOOGA - Chattanooga Market
5/4 - NASHVILLE - The Basement - with Max Beizer! 8PM
5/7 - CHARLOTTESVILLE - IS Venue - w/Yarn and the Honey Dewdrops 8PM
5/9 - DC - Velvet Lounge 9PM
5/10 - DARLINGTON MD - Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival 12PM
5/13 - DC - SECRET SHOW 8PM
5/16 - BROOKLYN - The Outpost 8PM
5/19 - NYC - The Living Room Upstairs Sessions 7PM
5/21 - BROOKLYN - SECRET SHOW 8PM

Summer dates in the NW are also now listed in the Calendar page.

xox
ali

Turtle Rock Records cordially invites you to the Tractor Tavern on Tuesday, April 14 for a night of celebration.

Please join Ali, her band, and her band's bands in Ballard for this momentous occasion:

ALI MARCUS CD RELEASE - "The Great Migration"
also playing:
The Whisky Swillers
Spoonshine
Eric Miller
Sean Bendickson

Tractor Tavern
4/14
8PM, $7, 21+

We promise, something will be on special sale, and there will be some food, maybe some bacon chocolate?

...please come in and have a look around.

"The Great Migration" comes out in April. The East Coast tour is slowly being posted on the Calendar page. The mailing list grows and grows. Are you on it! Fill in the box on the upper right hand corner!

Drop me a line. Check out the Links page. Go read my blog on Daily Kos:
http://www.dailykos.com/user/ali%20marcus

Hey, check out this fan's review of the new record!
http://oliverdiplace.blogspot.com/2009/02/ali-marcus-great-migration.html
Also - the Pacific Northwest mega-tour has officially ended, though there are a few last things to wrap up before "The Great Migration" is released.

Guemes Island! Poulsbo! Portland! Silverdale!
check the calendar...

We are so excited that the first review of "The Great Migration" has been written! We supposed this means that a new album is about to come out! We only partly believe it!
http://womenfolk.net/archives/2009/ali-marcus-the-great-migration/

1/03 - MONTARA: Seventh Street Montara - 6PM
1/04 - SANTA CRUZ: Asana Tea w/Amy Obenski and Amanda West - 2PM
1/05 - MONTEREY: East Village w/Amanda West - 7PM
1/07 - SAN FRANCISCO: Makeout Room - Penny Arcade showcase! - 8PM
1/09 - ASHLAND: house concert w/Nature Lindsay - email for details
1/10 - TALENT: Downtowne Coffeehouse w/Nature Lindsay - 10AM
1/24 - PORTLAND: Mississippi Pizza w/Kasey Anderson - 6PM
1/25 - SEATTLE: Le Pichet - 2PM

Until the end of the year, Ali is selling "The Other Side" and "Miles and Miles and Miles" at a GIGANTIC DISCOUNT -

buy one get one free!

That's $12 for not one but two CDs. Looking for presents?
Email alimarcus@alimarcus.com for details.

Today is a big day! Ali finished recording "The Great Migration" a week ago, and the songs have yet to be mastered, much less manufactured and made available for you to buy, but we thought that you might want to have a taste of what to look forward to [hint: BAND]. Here at Turtle Rock Records we are all about customer service.

They can also be heard on Ali's Myspace page: www.myspace.com/alimarcus - go listen and post some comments! We want to know what you think! And let's face it, the guestbook on www.alimarcus.com is having some issues.

Ali's been uploading songs to YouTube lately. Some of them are political, so she thought it'd be a good way to get the word out. Others are just fun. Want to watch them?

Minnesota: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ8sPG97GkA Daily News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ym-lZ_duU Hey John: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u020ZbkHRyI Wayfaring Stranger/Summertime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzVC16iFkE Frank Mills: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyYRNAmjsQg

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, chances are you'll be able to catch a show! There are 30-40 shows thru the rest of '08.

The updated tour list is at www.myspace.com/alimarcus
Oh, and check out the music at iTunes.

Dear Listeners:

I wrote a song. Surprise, right? Well this is an anti-war song. It's a protest song. It's a campaigning song for Barack Obama. It's a folk song.

I think it's a little dark but ultimately uplifiting. Like America. Happy 4th!

To be clear, "that's the change we need, Minnesota" was the "chorus" of Obama's speech in Minnesota the night he won the nomination.

Thanks to www.yomamaforobama.com for much of the imagery.

Please share this link with everyone!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ8sPG97GkA
Ali

7/31. PORTLAND: Portland Farmers Market, Ecotrust - 3PM
8/6. SANTA CRUZ: The Crepe Place - 8PM
8/7. SACRAMENTO: Fox 'N' Goose - 8PM
8/10. SAN FRANCISCO: Brainwash Cafe w/Sweetheart Army - 8PM
8/14. PORTLAND: Portland Farmers Market, Eastbank - 3PM
8/14. PORTLAND: McMenamin's White Eagle Saloon - 8PM
8/17. SEATTLE: Le Pichet - 2PM

The insanity of summer has begun! Catch Ali at any of the following shows in the coming weeks, and get ready for the announcement of the August tour dates, too!

6/21. PORTLAND: House Party - email for details [amarcus@alimarcus.com]
6/27. SEATTLE: Phinney Farmer's Market - 3PM
6/28. SEATTLE: Wayward Coffeehouse - 8PM
7/3. SILVERDALE: The Global Bean - 7PM
7/4. SEATTLE: Block Party - 1329 S. Pearl Street
7/5. SEATTLE: Magnolia Farmer's Market - 10AM
7/6. SEATTLE: Le Pichet - 2PM
7/11. YAKIMA: Yakima Folklife Festival - 7PM, Massett Winery
7/12. YAKIMA: Yakima Folklife Festival - 3PM, Memorial Hospital Stage
7/13. WHIDBEY: Choochokam Music and Arts Festival - 4PM, The Shed

check the calendar for full details!

Catch Ali at the Conor Byrne on Ballard Avenue
as part of the Noise For the Needy Festival, a five-day event
featuring local and national acts all over town. Proceeds go to
benefit Urban Rest Stop, a Seattle organization dedicated to
providing showers, restrooms, and laundry for the homeless and their
families.

Ali Marcus
Conor Byrne
June 12
8PM
also playing: Levi Fuller, Star Anna, Carrie Clark

This is a show for charity, folks - so round up the troops and come
out to show your support. Other acts in the festival include Two
Gallants, the Black Angels, Talib Kweli, Common Market, and tons
more.

For a full schedule: www.noisefortheneedy.org
www.urbanreststop.org

Ali's old-time band, The Old Bay Warblers, will be on the Fisher Green Stage at 11AM on Saturday, May 24. The Warblers will have a new EP for sale!
http://www.myspace.com/theoldbaywarblers

I have to say, I am real proud of this little record. If you can make it to the [free!] show on 4/26 at the Station in Seattle, then you can get your hands on a copy. I've only made 50 CDs to sell. Beautiful artwork by Jane Marshall and Kristy Cameron. Limited edition releases are fun! so are pianos!

My band the Sweetheart Army will be performing that night as well. It will be kind of in-the-round, spontaneous, awesome. Be there!

We can't wait to find out what y'all think of the new record!

This is the link:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/alimarcus2
xox
Turtle Rock Records

April 4 - Seattle WA
High Dive, 6PM
w/ the Sweetheart Army and Jeff Cole!

April 5 - Portland OR
Portland Farmer's Market, 8:30 -10AM

April 5 - Portland OR
Mississippi Studios, 6PM
also w/Breanna Paletta and Karli Fairbanks!

April 12 - Port Townsend WA
House Concert, 7PM
also w/ Kristy Cameron and Nature Lindsay!
please email amarcus@alimarcus.com for details.

April 18 - Guemes Island WA
Anderson's General Store, 6PM
also w/ Karl Blau!

April 19 - Bellingham WA
Green Frog Acoustic Tavern, 9PM
also w/Spoonshine!

April 26 - Seattle WA
The Station, 9PM
also with the Sweetheart Army!

for the alt-country fan in you, check out the Sweetheart Army: www.myspace.com/thesweetheartarmy They will be playing in Seattle on 4/4 at the High Dive

for the old-time jams, check out the Old Bay Warblers: www.myspace.com/theoldbaywarblers They will be playing at Northwest Folklife Festival on 5/24

Ali's 7AM blog column at RIVET Magazine:
http://www.rivetmagazine.org/category/blog/7am/
Weekly showcases of new, unreleased music on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/alimarcus
Videos from Ali's last tour:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22ali+marcus%22+nyc&search=Search