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City: MINNEAPOLIS
State: Minnesota
Country: US
Signup Date: 9/15/2006
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Friday, April 18, 2008
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Current mood:  mad
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
MAD LOVE - TONIGHT - RED CARPET
That's right! It's Matt Stevens' 30th birthday, and we are rockin' it out with a reunion show at the Red Carpet in St.Cloud TONIGHT!!!!!
Hyentyte and Stevens Family are comin' out to celebrate with us - it's gonna be a HOT SHOW!!!!
Doors open at 9, music starts at 10:15.
It's been a long time since the family's all been together - come out and join the LOVE fest - it shall be MAD!!!!!
LOVE EM
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Monday, November 12, 2007
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Current mood:  grateful
Hey everyone!
Mad Love will be playing our final Minneapolis show this Thursday, 11/15, at the Cabooze. A previous bulletin was sent out with all the details, but many of you have been wondering why we have reached our grand finale....
In the great spirit of our Mad Love for one another, we feel we've reached a crossroads in planning for the season ahead. Some of us are intently planning to keep the winter months warmer with beautiful music and shows, some are heading on vacation to paradise, and some simply need time off to recuperate after a hectic Fall/Winter Wookie tour.
We have all been so grateful for this experience as Mad Love. It has been a vehicle for us to try out our original music with no holds barred - if you've been to a Mad Love show, you know that we've covered a very wide range of styles and sounds. We've also been able to learn more about the music industry and business aspects, which will serve each of us as we continue to pursue our musical ambitions. And most importantly, we've been able to hang with each other every week - which is most likely what we will all miss the most. We are a great group of friends, musicians, family, and although it's hard to see this path come to an end, we bless each other on the new paths which lie before us.
If you can make it out to the show this Thursday, no doubt it will be rife with energy and emotion, and unbelievably beautiful music. We hope to see all of you there who have supported us on this journey, that you can share in the magic of our final moment.
Thank you all - hope to see you Thursday night!
Mad Love
p.s. The grand, grand finale will be on 12/7 at the VFW in Crystal, where we have been welcomed many times and wish to give them our swan song in return.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Current mood:  grateful
Hey all!
It's been awhile since we've given any news and updates,and I felt inspired to reach out to all of our fans and friends today, so... hey!
Well, Mad Love was present at Harvest this past weekend - we didn't gig, but spent some much needed quality time together and it felt so good for all of us. We had been on a little hiatus over the summer, and just had our first gig again a couple Fridays back - got our feet wet with some new tunes, and are workin' hard to bring some more to fruition in the months to come.
It feels so fabulous to be jammin' togteher every week, sharing space with each other, building explosive energy all over again - we can't wait to bust out in the months to come! We're currently trying to get a solid line-up of shows before 2008 lands on us all, and of course, we'll keep you posted!
I just want to say that it's really pretty cool that this band, who is relatively young (despite the elderly-ness about us) has been so lovingly supported by our "family" out there. We really appreciate everyone encouraging us to get out there, do our thing, and to "keep on movin'!"
I still think the whole concept is pretty amazing - to create a space where we can celebrate each other's talents and songwriting, to give voice to each member of the band, to feature the wide variety of styles and genres which we have all been influenced by over the years. I know that I am grateful to have this opportunity, and thank the other Mad Lovers for holding hands (even when we're more mad than loving!)
There are many wonderful things in store, for us, for you, for the world!!!
We'll be in touch - keep your eye out for us!
All the Mad Love in our hearts,
Emily
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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Current mood:  chipper
Category: Music
***************** For immediate release ********************
Minneapolis-based soul-funk-rock-orgy MAD LOVE celebrates the release of self-titled debut EP at "Lovers Ball" party May 18
Formed in the primordial ooze of midwinter 2005, Twin Cities funk force Mad Love debuted live last summer with a memorable outing at HarvestFest at Harmony Park in Geneva, Minnesota. Now Mad Love – whose crazysexyspirituality taps into the primal forces that reside at the core of all great music -- is ready to up its profile on the Twin Cities music scene. Mad Love is comprised of eight young men and women. All the women sing and dance, and the men sing as well as play multiple instruments. "This is Mad Love's EP Release show at the potentially explosive Troc's. It's nice to see great local talent on this stage, which now I believe is one of the best in town. Mad Love evolved as a pick-up band getting together for fun, which quickly gelled into something more once they gauged the impact of their first show. Showing glints of supergroup status, the humble Mad Love continues their fun coalescing now into the world of recording (the EP) and more freakin' gigs to boot. My old friends Matty C and Marcus Schmarcus are vital parts of this up and coming wonder of a local band constantly evolving. My excitement level is high as should be yours. I'll take my love mad. Thank you. Come again." - Timmy "Freak" Smith, The Weekly Freak WHAT: The Lover's Ball - a classy sassy soiree Mad Love EP Release Show WHEN: Friday May 18th, 2007 8pm-2am WHERE: Trocaderos, 107 3rd Ave. N (warehouse district) Minneapolis, MN TICKETS: $10 at the door (reserved V.I.P. seats available for $25; includes champagne, Mad Love CD, private fire performances, and reserved balcony seating; for more info contact madloveviptix@yahoo.com)
"Then I moved to the Cabooze, where this great soul-hippie-funk band, Mad Love , played one of their first-ever shows. The grooves were liquid, the songs' lyrics were blueswoman bad-ass frank and hippie-chick all-loving, and the three female singers were so serpentine, powerful, sensual, sexy, and smart, that if Prince was still talent-prowling the clubs he'd have one of his vampires descend and he'd already be off concocting Vanity '06 or some shit -- though from the looks of things they're too tough, too self-contained, and too sexy-confident, to be bothered with some smart guy's advice. (Did I mention sexy? Dude, it wasn't just me: The four young fellas standing next to me were ready to become the three Sirens' love slaves on the spot. I talked them down, but I left early, and for all I know they got backstage and they may be Mad Love-slave roadkill by now.)"—Jim Walsh, City Pages Members of Mad Love have also played in other local bands including: Wookiefoot, New Primitives, Big Tasty, Groove Union, The Beads, Stevens Brothers, and Ulterior Motive.
"Mad Love comes at ya with nitty-gritty soul music straight out da kitchen, hot as a pot of grits. Headed up by area veteran and dyed-in-the-wool workhorse Nate Stevens (Wookiefoot, The Stevens Brothers, The Beads), this eight-piece ensemble may be his breakout vehicle. There are tastes of Tower of Power, The Pointer Sisters and, if that don't put enough "unk" in the funk, you get shades of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band—all blended into an original sound that picks up where the influences leave off and rocks the house from there."—Dwight Hobbes, Pulse Of The Twin Cities
"I like the new tunes up!! Things look like they are coming together nicely. Thats what happens when love, mixed with mad lovers, get together! awesome! Cant wait to experience THE MAD LOVE EXPERIENCE!!! Peace and Love!"—Erica, Mad Love fan on the Mad Love MySpace page
"Mad Love singer Emily Colay may be the sexiest performer I've seen on a local stage since Prince. Been gypsy dancing on the Renaissance faire circuit since she was 14 (hippie parents). Opera-trained singer. Girl made me wanna smoke cigarettes after damn near every song and I don't even smoke cigarettes."—Jim Walsh, City Pages
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
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Category: Music
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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Current mood:  cheerful
Category: Life
Dear Nate, Miles, Alyssa, Emily, Nicole, Matt, Marcus, Scooter, and Matt:
On behalf of co-producer LHSC President Tim Shank, Dr. Michael Underwood, the LHSC staff, volunteers, members, those in attendance and myself, many thanks to all of you for a very polished, professional, synergistic, loving, original, high-vibration concert in our sacred space under the love dome! You guys are so genuinely happy and loving when you perform, that the audience can't help but pick up your great energy. It's a real chakra opening experience. There is a totally different feel to seeing you perform to an all ages and alcohol free, sober crowd. This was a great experiment in combining two loving collective energies, and it worked. Everyone I talked to had a great time Saturday, they absolutely loved it, and we would also like to do it again when we can. Miles, like his dad, totally rocks! I look forward to your EP release event in May. You folks are on your way to stardom. I can feel it!
Please visit us when you can.
Hugs and waves,
Gary Chisholm
Lake Harriet Spiritual Community
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
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Current mood:  cheerful
Category: Music
We are done tracking!!!!!!!! Yea!!!! Last night Emily, Nicole, and Alyssa were in the studio laying down vocals for our song "Keep On Movin", and we are super excited to get this mixed and mastered and out to everyone. They all did an amazing job laying it down last night. So we finished 4 songs in a total of 5 days in the studio, some of the songs have 40+ tracks on them, with the size of our group, and the vocal arrangements we have done, so we are really stoked with the work we were able to get done in a short amount of time. Now we have to edit, mix and master these tracks, get the artwork done and graphic layout/design in place, and get it to print in time for the EP release on 4-20!! We cant wait to share this project with you all, it has been a blast, and we have learned soooo much about each other and the recording process, and have really had a lot of fun throughout!!! 



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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
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Category: Music
Yea!!!! Another awesome session last night, layed down many vocal parts for the song Tumbler....It sounds AWESOME!!! Last week we completed vocals for the song Daybreaks, another smash hit from Mad Love, and that sounds absolutely beautiful too!! We are really having a blast putting this recording together, it is so fun watching these songs take form and grow and develop into really amazing recordings....we are really excited to share the final product with everyone, and are getting pretty antsy to rap things up. Had a blast in the studio with Emily, Nicole, Alyssa, and Matt last night......It is hard work being in the vocal booth and the studio with your intruments...things that you can get away with playing a live show do not slip by in the studio......basically, you have to be perfect, because the microphone doesnt lie.....I am amazed at the talent and ability of everyone in this group, it has really made this project go by very smoothly and has really been an exciting process, seeing everyone's individual ideas and thoughts and writing and singing and playing come together to form one cohesive wall of sound.......you all are really gonna love these tracks!!! peace
nate stevens
MadLove
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
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-beautiful set design for EP release party
-choir for next recording session
-graphic design, posters for shows
-press release
-biography
-photos or video or audio of any of our shows
If anyone has any ideas or can send anything our way, we love it!!!!! Thanks for all the love and support,
MAD LOVE
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Monday, January 22, 2007
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Category: Music
Just spent another 11 hours in the studio yesterday with Nicole, Emily, and Alyssa ....was AWESOME!!!! Got all the backup vocals completed for "Byron James" by Marcus Schmid - one of the deepest and most emotional songs i have ever heard (cant wait till y'all hear this!!) , and it felt so great to lay it down, it was really fun working all together, cheering each other on, and feeling the love in the room. For this track, we did a few takes of all of us singing together in one room with 2 mics picking up a live stereo track, and then we all layed down our respective parts in the iso booth, and used a hybrid of all those tracks to produce the back-up tracks, and DAMN we sound good!! The vocal presense in Mad Love really rocks my world, I cant wait to get this EP out to y'all!!!
Vocals are so key, sometimes it can get tough when you are on your 3rd or 4th take, and just havnt hit the money shot yet, but that's when having amazing band mates around during the process really kicks in, we know each other, we know how to coach each other, we know how to tell each other "we're done for today" !! which is what we finally had to do last night at about 9pm after being there since 11am, voices just plain tired out, ya know? We had Michelle Dunkirk come in and lay down some violin on "Tumbler", and we got some really amazing tracks from her, THANKS MICHELLE!!!! All in all, the process has gone amazingly well, beyond what we imagined our first foray into the studio would be...as in, we have gotten a lot more done in the time frames that we are working in than we thought.....stay tuned!!!!
Nate Stevens
Mad Love
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