FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
BONFIRE MADIGAN SHIVE CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY WITH LIMITED EDITION SINGLE RELEASE AND LIVE PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE!
March 2009 San Francisco, CA.
Marking her first 2009 live appearance in the Bay Area, virtuosic composer Bonfire Madigan Shive will perform her otherworldly indie chamber pop with full band Sunday March 29 at Café Du Nord in San Francisco, celebrating both her birthday and a brand new limited edition single. Signed clear vinyl copies of her new single, the Lady Saves EP will debut at this show.
The EP, produced by SF Studio Paradiso engineer Shawn Biggs (Little Echoes), features remixes by London based, Ninja Tune/Mush recording artist Neotropic (Riz Maslen) and SF’s Dub I.D. (a.k.a. DJ Tomas) of Voltage Music. Album and acoustic versions of the title track “Lady Saves The Dragon (From The Evil Prince)” are included featuring Shive on voice and cello with contrabassist Ashley Adams, drums Matt Lucich and vocalist Shelley Doty.
The Lady Saves single EP heralds a forthcoming album expected in autumn 2009.
A noted cellist, vocalist and composer, Shive's songs have been included in the films Better Luck Tomorrow, But I'm a Cheerleader and Chain Camera. She composed and performed the original score for American Conservatory Theater's 2008 production 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, had a busy December performing another original score for a one night only program in NYC off-Broadway called Powerful Voices: Women in Ancient Greek Drama directed by ACT-SF’s artistic director Carey Perloff and starred Academy Award winning actor, Olympia Dukakis. The next day she headed to the UK to feature at London's Barbican Hall Twisted Christmas program alongside Jarvis Cocker, Patrick Wolf, Mary Margaret O’Hara, and concluded 2008 with a solo concert tour of England.
At the Sunday March 29 Café Du Nord show, Bonfire Madigan will perform with Doty, Adams, drummer/percussionist Rob Ahlers (50 Foot Wave, Kristin Hersh), violinist Emily Palen (Dolorata) and surprise guests from BMad's years in the SF Bay Area, NYC and west coast music and art communities.
Preview music from the Lady Saves EP on the audio player at http://bonfiremadigan.com
Bonfire Madigan is a little string outfit led by the dynamic cellist Madigan Shive ... she stirs up a ruckus. — The New Yorker
Madigan in concert is dazzling; she can build a skyscraper of sound with a full-bodied fortissimo and then knock it into dust in one breath. — Bohemian.com
Bonfire Madigan, AKA Madigan Shive, is one of my favorite musicians of all time. She clutches her cello like a life-raft, singing in gorgeous yelps and hums. — The Mercury Portland, OR.
KALX 90.7 FM presents: Bonfire Madigan Birthday Bash & EP Release Party!
Sunday March 29 featuring Bonfire Madigan full band set with performances by all female indie rock ensemble Excuses for Skipping, DJ Tomas, Shelley Doty & special guests. Café Du Nord, 2170 Market Street at Sanchez, San Francisco, 94114. 8 p.m., 21 w/ID $12, http://www.cafedunord.com/
For more information or to schedule an interview with Madigan email bmad@bonfiremadigan.com or visit http://bonfiremadigan.com.
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